Virginia’s Snyder named ACC Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year
May 10th, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Virginia junior Matt Snyder has been named the 2011-12 Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year and heads up the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.

 Eight of the student-athletes named to the 19-member 2011-12 All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team earned spots on the squad on at least one previous occasion. This year’s team includes six student-athletes that also earned All-ACC teams honors in 2012, including ACC Wrestler of the Year Devin Carter of Virginia Tech and Freshman of the Year Nick Brascetta, also of the Hokies.

 Six members of the team – Snyder, Carter, Maryland’s Kyle John and Virginia’s Jon Fausey, Matt Nelson and Nick Nelson – were also named to the 2011-12 NWCA All-Academic Division I team announced earlier this week.

 Snyder, a Kinesiology major from Lewistown, Pa., is a three-time All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team honoree who plans to enter the medical field upon graduation. Snyder was assigned a room on The Lawn at Virginia, one of the most prestigious honors at the University. In addition to this year’s classroom achievements, Snyder earned the Cavaliers’ Mike Krafchick Academic Achievement Award last season and was a Capital One Academic All-District Second Team honoree. .. read more »




GMU Gets Transfer From Minnesota
May 6th, 2012

George Mason University picks up a transfer from the University of Minnesota. Jake Kettler, a Minnesota high school state champion and double All-American at Fargo has committed to wrestle for Joe Russell and the Patriots.

Kettler has been at the U of M for the last three seasons, with the most recent being an Olympic redshirt year while placing sixth at the US Open and competed at the Olympic team trials in Greco.

Jake has been a back-up to NCAA Champion Tony Nelson and competed solely in open tournaments while at the U of M.

“I’m very excited about wrestling for George Mason. I’ve known Coach Russell since I started wrestling my freshman year of high school. I know that Joe is an incredible coach as well as an amazing person. I feel that he will be able to help me accomplish my goal of becoming an NCAA champion” says Jake Kettler about transferring to GMU.

Kids/Cadets Freestyle and Greco State Championships This Weekend
May 1st, 2012

This Friday and Saturday the Kids/Cadet Freestyle and Greco State Championships will take place at
Hermitage High School located at 8301 Hungary Spring Road in Henrico. The cost $30 for one style or $40 for both styles if preregistered.
The direct link to the Trackwrestling PreRegistration site is located here which will be open until 12 Midnight Thursday, May 3rd.
At the door the cost is $35 for one style, $45 for both styles. Make checks payable to VAWA.

Also May 19-20 the Junior Freestyle and Greco State Championships will be held at Henrico High School. More information can be found here.

Jeff “peanut” Bowyer to be Inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
April 18th, 2012

Press release from Brute

Jeff “peanut” Bowyer, National Sales Manager for Brute Wrestling and Co-Founder, Executive Director for R.E.A.C.H.E.S., a national non-profit will be inducted into the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in April 2012, receiving the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. The Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award recognizes individuals who have devoted a lifetime of service to wrestling, their communities and most importantly the young wrestlers they have coached, taught, motivated and inspired throughout their careers as coaches, officials and contributors. All of the honorees have more than twenty years of service to the sport of wrestling. In addition to being honored at the banquet, the recipients will have their names permanently enshrined in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Oklahoma. .. read more »

197 Ohio Top Recruit Matt Meadows Selects George Mason
April 16th, 2012

The 9th ranked 220 lber from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Ohio, Matt Meadows, has give a verbal commitment to Joe Russell and his program at George Mason.

Meadows finished his senior year 46-1, with his only loss coming from the #1 ranked Kyle Snyder 3-2. He was a state champion his senior year and a 3 time state placer in his career.

Meadows also placed 3rd at the Ironman and took second recently at Flow Nationals. He is projected to wrestle 197 for Russell and Patriots.

Special Edition of EagleHawk Academy
April 12th, 2012

For: Advanced CAWL Wrestlers
Where: South Lakes High School, Reston, VA
When: June 18-22, 2012
Prerequisites: Two or more years CAWL experience required, open mat & travel team involvement preferred
Price: $300.00 per person
Why EagleHawk: As Iron Sharpens Iron

Overview: this advanced summer camp will combine “live wrestling with heavy-hand drilling in a fast paced, individualized attention, instructional environment.” This isn’t a camp for the first year wrestler or the faint of heart but rather advanced athletes who already understand the fundamentals of wrestling. Rest assured that each athlete will be paired with others of similar experience and talent levels so development is all but assured.

From an instructor perspective the camp will have several World Class pinners helping the academy students move to the next level. Scott Moore – 2 time Schalles Award winner as the nations best collegiate pinner. Hudson Taylor – 3-time All American and one of the nations Top 5 collegiate pinners his senior year at Maryland. Steve Fittery – 4-time All American and record holder at American University for pinning. Quentin Wright – current NCAA Champion for Penn State and pinning legend. Plus camp Director Wade Schalles, NCAA record holder and Guinness Book of World Records for most pins.

* Just added to make the week even more special . . . Naval Academy graduate and World Champion Lloyd “Butch” Keaser will be joining us.

More information on EagleHawk Academy camps can be found here.

National Wrestling HOF VA Chapter Banquet in Glen Allen, VA April 21st.
April 2nd, 2012

Saturday, April 21st the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be holding it’s annual banquet to honor the Virginia class of 2012. The banquet will begin with a reception at 4:30 and dinner at 6:00 PM at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center in Glen Allen, VA.

This years inductees include Joe Boone III from Poquoson HS, Jeff Bowyer from James Madison Univ, Jay Copp from James Wood HS, Jim Wayne Childress from Grundy HS, Mitch Sutterfield from Fairfax HS, and Michael Moore from Matoaca HS.

In addition, the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, will be honoring a Coach of the Year, an Official of the Year, and four Student-Athlete of the Year awards; one for each class plus the private schools.

For more information on how to purchase tickets for this event, click here.

George Mason Patriot Elite Wrestling Club
March 29th, 2012

Patriot Elite Wrestling Club will be run and coached by current and former George Mason University wrestlers and coaches. The club will be formed around all three styles of wrestling, collegiate and the two Olympic styles Greco Roman and Freestyle. Our goal is to improve in all aspects of wrestling and implant the highest quality of training, technique and work ethic into each individual.
We will prepare you to face your goals head on and achieve the results you desire. We will not only strive to become champions on the mat but champions off the mat as well.
Patriot Elite Wrestling Club will not stop at just providing the highest level of training, but will also include other important aspects of the sport such as: nutrition and supplementation, weight training, weight management, video critique, etc.

Click here for more information on the Patriot Elite Wrestling Club.
George Mason will also be running camps this summer. Click here for more information on camps.

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