August 27th, 2008 by CBS College Sports: Wrestling / Arizona State / All
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Arizona State University will welcome eight new members into its Bill and Judy Schaefer athletic Hall of Fame this year, Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love has announced.
The 2008 class includes Hall of Distinction inductee Bruce Snyder (football coach) and student-athletes Pat Tillman (football), Eric Allen (football), Jacinta Bartholomew (track and field), Brandie Burton (golf), Lisa Dacquisto (softball), Markus Mollica (wrestling) and Jeremy Veal (basketball). The inductees will be honored at the Hall of Fame football game on Oct. 25 vs. Oregon at Sun Devil Stadium/Frank Kush Field.
August 27th, 2008 by CBS College Sports: Wrestling / Arizona State / All
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Arizona State University will welcome eight new members into its Bill and Judy Schaefer athletic Hall of Fame this year, Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love has announced.
The 2008 class includes Hall of Distinction inductee Bruce Snyder (football coach) and student-athletes Pat Tillman (football), Eric Allen (football), Jacinta Bartholomew (track and field), Brandie Burton (golf), Lisa Dacquisto (softball), Markus Mollica (wrestling) and Jeremy Veal (basketball). The inductees will be honored at the Hall of Fame football game on Oct. 25 vs. Oregon at Sun Devil Stadium/Frank Kush Field.
August 26th, 2008 by NCAA Wrestling, College Wrestling | Rankings Tournament Videos News Results
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MEDAL MATCHES ON AUGUST 21 – Georgia, Russia,Uzbekistan win final golds in wrestling
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
08/21/2008
The final night of Olympic wrestling completed with three sets of medals awarded in men’s freestyle wrestling. Claiming gold medals were athletes from Georgia, Russia and Uzbekistan.
Claiming the gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. was 2005 World champion Revasi Mindorashvili of Georgia, who defeated 2007 World silver medalist Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0. Abdulsalamov won the first period with a two-point reversal late in the period. From then on, Mindorashvili controlled the action, scoring numerous takedowns in the last two periods.
The champion at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Russia’s Shirvani Muradov, who defeated Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan in the finals, 1-0, 1-0 in a competitive match.
Claiming his second career Olympic gold medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. was Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who defeated 2007 Junior World champion Bakhtiar Akhmedov of Russia, 3-0, 1-0.
Taymazov was also the 2004 Olympic champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Taymazov won the first period with a two-point takedown and a one-point takedown. In the second period, there was no scoring until the final seconds, when Taymazov scored a pushout on Akhmedov.
In the first 84 kg/185 lbs. semifinal, 2005 World bronze medalist Taras Danko of Ukraine defeated Serhat Balci of Turkey, 1-0, 2-0. Danko scored the only takedowns of the match.
2007 World champion Georgy Ketoev of Russia claimed the other 84 kg/185 lbs. bronze medal, beating Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2. The key to the victory was a two-point move by Ketoev in the final period.
The bronze medalists at 96 kg/211.5 pounds were George Gogschelidze of Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan. Gogschelidze, a 2001 World champion for Russia, pinned Michel Batista of Cuba in the second period. Gazyumov scored a solid 5-0, 2-0 shutout of Georgii Tibilov of Ukraine.
In the first 120 kg bronze medal match, David Musulbes of Slovakia defeated Disney Rodriguez of Cuba, 4-0, 4-2. Musulbes scored a three-point takedown in the first period, then broke a 2-2 tie in the final period with an exposure from a cradle. Musulbes won his second career Olympic medal, to go along with an Olympic gold he won for Russia in 2000.
The other bronze at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. went to Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan) who defeated Fardin Masoumi of Iran, 8-3, 1-1. Mutalimov had a three-point lateral drop in the first period. He won the second period by scoring a takedown in the final seconds, winning the tiebreaker by scoring the last point.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Men’s freestyle wrestling
At Beijing, China, August 21
August 25th, 2008 by NCAA Wrestling, College Wrestling | Rankings Tournament Videos News Results
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Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo has had the time of his life in Beijing.
That was evident when the best freestyle wrestler in the World at 55 kg/121 lbs. took part in the U.S. Olympic Committee Closing Press Conference on Friday afternoon at the Olympic Games Main Press Center.
Cejudo joined USOC Chairman of the Board Peter Ueberroth and USOC Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr, and four other Olympic medalists during the 45-minute session in the main press conference room.
Cejudo, 21, became the youngest U.S. Olympic champion in wrestling when he captured the gold medal on Tuesday at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
"The experience here has just been phenomenal," Cejudo said. "It's everything I pictured the Olympic Games to be. The U.S. Olympic Committee did a great job with everything. We had a great facility to practice in and the USOC really took care us. Beijing has been great. I feel really blessed to have had this opportunity."
The session provided a recap of the 2008 Olympics and provided the news media with an opportunity to question the two executives and five athletes about their experience here in China.
Cejudo brought a huge number of fans and relatives with him to Beijing, thanks in large part to sales of his wrestling equipment.
August 25th, 2008 by NCAA Wrestling, College Wrestling | Rankings Tournament Videos News Results
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Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo has had the time of his life in Beijing.
That was evident when the best freestyle wrestler in the World at 55 kg/121 lbs. took part in the U.S. Olympic Committee Closing Press Conference on Friday afternoon at the Olympic Games Main Press Center.
Cejudo joined USOC Chairman of the Board Peter Ueberroth and USOC Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr, and four other Olympic medalists during the 45-minute session in the main press conference room.
Cejudo, 21, became the youngest U.S. Olympic champion in wrestling when he captured the gold medal on Tuesday at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
"The experience here has just been phenomenal," Cejudo said. "It's everything I pictured the Olympic Games to be. The U.S. Olympic Committee did a great job with everything. We had a great facility to practice in and the USOC really took care us. Beijing has been great. I feel really blessed to have had this opportunity."
The session provided a recap of the 2008 Olympics and provided the news media with an opportunity to question the two executives and five athletes about their experience here in China.
Cejudo brought a huge number of fans and relatives with him to Beijing, thanks in large part to sales of his wrestling equipment.
August 20th, 2008 by NCAA Wrestling, College Wrestling | Rankings Tournament Videos News Results
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Schwab eliminated in repechage in 66 kg action on Wednesday
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
08/20/2008
BEIJING, CHINA – Doug Schwab (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC) dropped his first repechage match at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., eliminating him from medal contention at 66 kg/145. lbs in Olympic men’s freestyle wrestling on Wednesday night at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
To say that Doug left everything on the wrestling mats is an understatement. He wrestled hard, but was defeated by Sushil Kumar of India in the repechage match, 4-1, 0-1, 3-2. Kumar scored a takedown and a leg turn early in the first period. Schwab returned in the second period with a takedown with one second left to win the period. In the third and deciding period, Kumar jumped to a 2-0 lead on a pair of takedowns, and held off a strong Schwab attack to secure the win.
Schwab lost his opening match on Wednesday morning to 2006 World bronze medalist Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine, 2-0, 4-0. When Stadnik made the gold-medal finals, it drew Schwab back into the repechage, which determines the bronze medalists.
Schwab is wrestling in his first Olympic Games. Schwab was fifth at the 2007 World Championships. He is a native of Osage, Iowa, and was a NCAA champion for the Univ. of Iowa. He is currently an assistant wrestling coach at Iowa. Schwab was married a few days after the Olympic Trials. He beat 2006 World champion Bill Zadick in the finals of the Olympic Trials. His older brother Mark was a talented freestyle wrestler.
On Wednesday morning, Ben Askren (Columbia, Mo./Sunkist Kids) went 1-1 at 74 kg/163 lbs. and was eliminated from the competition.
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MEDAL MATCHES ON AUGUST 21 – Georgia, Russia,Uzbekistan win final golds in wrestling
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
08/21/2008
The final night of Olympic wrestling completed with three sets of medals awarded in men’s freestyle wrestling. Claiming gold medals were athletes from Georgia, Russia and Uzbekistan.
Claiming the gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. was 2005 World champion Revasi Mindorashvili of Georgia, who defeated 2007 World silver medalist Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0. Abdulsalamov won the first period with a two-point reversal late in the period. From then on, Mindorashvili controlled the action, scoring numerous takedowns in the last two periods.
The champion at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. was Russia’s Shirvani Muradov, who defeated Taimuraz Tigiyev of Kazakhstan in the finals, 1-0, 1-0 in a competitive match.
Claiming his second career Olympic gold medal at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. was Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan, who defeated 2007 Junior World champion Bakhtiar Akhmedov of Russia, 3-0, 1-0.
Taymazov was also the 2004 Olympic champion and 2000 Olympic silver medalist. Taymazov won the first period with a two-point takedown and a one-point takedown. In the second period, there was no scoring until the final seconds, when Taymazov scored a pushout on Akhmedov.
In the first 84 kg/185 lbs. semifinal, 2005 World bronze medalist Taras Danko of Ukraine defeated Serhat Balci of Turkey, 1-0, 2-0. Danko scored the only takedowns of the match.
2007 World champion Georgy Ketoev of Russia claimed the other 84 kg/185 lbs. bronze medal, beating Davyd Bichinashvili of Germany, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2. The key to the victory was a two-point move by Ketoev in the final period.
The bronze medalists at 96 kg/211.5 pounds were George Gogschelidze of Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan. Gogschelidze, a 2001 World champion for Russia, pinned Michel Batista of Cuba in the second period. Gazyumov scored a solid 5-0, 2-0 shutout of Georgii Tibilov of Ukraine.
In the first 120 kg bronze medal match, David Musulbes of Slovakia defeated Disney Rodriguez of Cuba, 4-0, 4-2. Musulbes scored a three-point takedown in the first period, then broke a 2-2 tie in the final period with an exposure from a cradle. Musulbes won his second career Olympic medal, to go along with an Olympic gold he won for Russia in 2000.
The other bronze at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. went to Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan) who defeated Fardin Masoumi of Iran, 8-3, 1-1. Mutalimov had a three-point lateral drop in the first period. He won the second period by scoring a takedown in the final seconds, winning the tiebreaker by scoring the last point.
OLYMPIC GAMES
Men’s freestyle wrestling
At Beijing, China, August 21
Gold-medal final pairings
84 kg/185 lbs.
Gold - Revasi Mindorashvili (Georgia)
Silver - Yusup Abdusalomov (Tajikistan)
Bronze – Taras Danko (Ukraine)
Bronze – Georgy Ketoev (Russia)
5th – Serhat Balci (Turkey)
5th – Davyd Bichinashvili (Germany)
7th – Novruz Temrezov (Azerbaijan)
8th – Hartuyun Yenokyan (Armenia)
9th – Zaurbek Sokhiev (Uzbekistan)
10th – Reineris Salas (Cuba)
12th – Andy Hrovat (USA)
Gold match –Mindorashvili dec. Abdulsalamov, 2-3, 3-0, 4-0
Bronze match – Danko dec. Balci, 1-0, 2-0
Bronze match - Ketoev dec. Bichinashvili, 3-0, 0-2, 2-2
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Gold - Shirvani Muradov (Russia)
Silver - Taimuraz Tigiyev (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – George Gogschelidze (Georgia)
Bronze – Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)
5th – Michel Batista (Cuba)
5th – Georgii Tibilov (Ukraine)
7th- Kurban Kurbanov (Uzbekistan)
8th – Gergely Kiss (Hungary)
9th –Hakan Koc (Turkey)
10th – Saeid Abrahimi (Iran)
19th – Daniel Cormier (USA)
Gold match – Muradov dec. Tigiyev, 1-0, 1-0
Bronze match – Gogschelidze pin Batista
Bronze match – Gazyumov dec. Tibilov, 5-0, 2-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Gold - Artur Taymazov (Uzbekistan)
Silver - Bakhtiyar Akhmedov (Russia)
Bronze – David Musulbes (Slovakia)
Bronze – Marid Mutalimov (Kazakhstan)
5th – Disney Rodriguez (Cuba)
5th – Fardin Masoumi (Iran)
Gold match – Taymazov dec. Akhmedov, 3-0, 1-0
Bronze match –Musulbes dec. Rodriguez, 4-0, 4-2
Bronze match – Mutalimov dec. Masoumi, 8-3, 1-1
Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo has had the time of his life in Beijing.
That was evident when the best freestyle wrestler in the World at 55 kg/121 lbs. took part in the U.S. Olympic Committee Closing Press Conference on Friday afternoon at the Olympic Games Main Press Center.
Cejudo joined USOC Chairman of the Board Peter Ueberroth and USOC Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr, and four other Olympic medalists during the 45-minute session in the main press conference room.
Cejudo, 21, became the youngest U.S. Olympic champion in wrestling when he captured the gold medal on Tuesday at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
"The experience here has just been phenomenal," Cejudo said. "It's everything I pictured the Olympic Games to be. The U.S. Olympic Committee did a great job with everything. We had a great facility to practice in and the USOC really took care us. Beijing has been great. I feel really blessed to have had this opportunity."
The session provided a recap of the 2008 Olympics and provided the news media with an opportunity to question the two executives and five athletes about their experience here in China.
Cejudo brought a huge number of fans and relatives with him to Beijing, thanks in large part to sales of his wrestling equipment.
Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo has had the time of his life in Beijing.
That was evident when the best freestyle wrestler in the World at 55 kg/121 lbs. took part in the U.S. Olympic Committee Closing Press Conference on Friday afternoon at the Olympic Games Main Press Center.
Cejudo joined USOC Chairman of the Board Peter Ueberroth and USOC Chief Executive Officer Jim Scherr, and four other Olympic medalists during the 45-minute session in the main press conference room.
Cejudo, 21, became the youngest U.S. Olympic champion in wrestling when he captured the gold medal on Tuesday at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
"The experience here has just been phenomenal," Cejudo said. "It's everything I pictured the Olympic Games to be. The U.S. Olympic Committee did a great job with everything. We had a great facility to practice in and the USOC really took care us. Beijing has been great. I feel really blessed to have had this opportunity."
The session provided a recap of the 2008 Olympics and provided the news media with an opportunity to question the two executives and five athletes about their experience here in China.
Cejudo brought a huge number of fans and relatives with him to Beijing, thanks in large part to sales of his wrestling equipment.
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Schwab eliminated in repechage in 66 kg action on Wednesday
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
08/20/2008
BEIJING, CHINA – Doug Schwab (Iowa City, Iowa/Gator WC) dropped his first repechage match at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., eliminating him from medal contention at 66 kg/145. lbs in Olympic men’s freestyle wrestling on Wednesday night at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium.
To say that Doug left everything on the wrestling mats is an understatement. He wrestled hard, but was defeated by Sushil Kumar of India in the repechage match, 4-1, 0-1, 3-2. Kumar scored a takedown and a leg turn early in the first period. Schwab returned in the second period with a takedown with one second left to win the period. In the third and deciding period, Kumar jumped to a 2-0 lead on a pair of takedowns, and held off a strong Schwab attack to secure the win.
Schwab lost his opening match on Wednesday morning to 2006 World bronze medalist Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine, 2-0, 4-0. When Stadnik made the gold-medal finals, it drew Schwab back into the repechage, which determines the bronze medalists.
Schwab is wrestling in his first Olympic Games. Schwab was fifth at the 2007 World Championships. He is a native of Osage, Iowa, and was a NCAA champion for the Univ. of Iowa. He is currently an assistant wrestling coach at Iowa. Schwab was married a few days after the Olympic Trials. He beat 2006 World champion Bill Zadick in the finals of the Olympic Trials. His older brother Mark was a talented freestyle wrestler.
On Wednesday morning, Ben Askren (Columbia, Mo./Sunkist Kids) went 1-1 at 74 kg/163 lbs. and was eliminated from the competition.