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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee emphasized risk minimization and standardized procedures to assist both coaches and referees through 16 wrestling rules changes for the 2008-09 school year.

Rules changes were made by the committee at its April 5-7 meeting in Indianapolis and subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. To view a summary of all the changes click here.

Want to Become a VAWA National Team Coach?
April 30th, 2008

In order to be selected to the VAWA Coaching staff, there are some criteria that must be met.
Click Here to find out what it takes.

VAWA is now taking online applications. Clck here to submit an application and be considered for a coaching position on the Virginia National Team.

2008 VAWA JR Freestyle Dual Championships
April 28nd, 2008

Several Virginia Clubs wrestled this past weekend in the 2008 VAWA JR Freestyle Dual Championships. For all the action including dual meets, weight class and custom results from Track Wrestling Click Here. You can also access the link from the Results section.

NCAA Facts and Statistics
April 22nd, 2008

Mike Johnson has compiled facts and statistics from the 2008 NCAA DI Championships in St. Louis, MO. His work includes stats by conference, school and hometown.

Which state brings home the most NCAA All-Americans? Which conference stands out? Who will be returning for next year?
Find out by clicking here.
Thank you Mike for spending the time to put this together.

Three Mason Wrestlers Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team
Bucher, Byers and McLaughlin all earn conference All-Rookie honors
April 8, 2008

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (April 8, 2008) The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced today its awards for the 2007-08 wrestling season, including the Coach of the Year, Wrestler of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the All-Rookie Team. George Mason’s strong rookie class, which helped the team make the jump from eighth place to a fourth-place finish at the CAA Championships, was recognized with three members making the CAA All-Rookie team. The three All-Rookie selections – Brandon Bucher (149), Frankie McLaughlin (157) and Cayle Byers (197) – were the most of any team in the conference. Read More...

ODU Coach Steve Martin Named CAA Coach of the Year
RS FR James Nicholson Named CAA Rookie of the Year
April 8, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. - Old Dominion University wrestling coach Steve Martin has been selected the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year and red shirt freshman James Nicholson has been honored as the CAA Rookie of the year today as the CAA announced its 2007-08 wrestling awards.

Martin was named CAA Coach of the Year for the first time in his four years at ODU, after guiding the Monarchs to the highest national ranking in school history. Nicholson (Des Moines, Iowa) became Old Dominion's first All-American since 1995, winning his first CAA championship and finishing 8th at the NCAA Tournament. Read More...

Bubba Jenkins, NCAA Runner-Up
The Virginia Beach Native takes 2nd in NCAA's
March 23th, 2008,

Congratulations to Virginia Native Bubba Jenkins for his runner-up finish in the NCAA National Championships at 149 lbs. Bubba lost to Iowa's Brent Metcalf in the finals 14-8.
Old Dominion also picked up an All-American in James Nicholson as he finished the tournament in 8th place at 125 lbs. Congratulations! For a review of the National Championships and bout by bout matches, you can visit intermat's championship headquarters by clicking here.

VA Wins Senior All Star Classic 38-24
Virginia wins 8 of the14 matches
March 15th, 2008,

Congratulations to the Virginia Senior All-Star Team for winning the battle of the beltway as they down Maryland 38-24. The dual was wrestled March 14th at Langley High School. To see match results click here

Christiansburg, Manassas Park Win State Titles
March 13th, 2008

Congratulations to Christiansburg for winning their 7th AA state title. Grundy finished second, while Poquoson, Millbrook and William Byrd finished out the top 5. On the A side, Manassas Park won another title with Glenvar, Strasburg, Lancaster and Mathews finishing out their top 5. Results and brackets can be found here.

Mason Grapplers Set to Scuffle at the CAA Championships
Byers enters the conference tournament nationally ranked
March 6, 2008

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – George Mason will travel to Hofstra University this weekend to compete at the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships at the David S. Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, N.Y. The two-day event will begin on Friday and conclude the next day. The CAA boasts 18 nationally-ranked individuals and two nationally-ranked teams in Hofstra and Old Dominion.

The Patriots wrapped up their 2007-08 schedule with a 13-5 overall record and a 5-3 mark in conference dual meets. Under the tutelage of Head Coach Mark Weader and Assistant Coach James Torres, a young and talented Mason team earned its most dual victories since the 1991-92 season, when the team won its first of five CAA titles.
Read More...

College Tournament Time!
February 28th, 2008

Catch all the action of Virginia colleges at the various conference tournaments.

ACC Wrestling Tournament - March 8 at the Univ. of Maryland

SoCon Wrestling Championships - March 8 at Chattanooga

CAA Wrestling Championships - March 7-8 at Hofstra

East Region Wrestling Championships - March 9 at Liberty University

Colonial Forge Wins AAA State Championships
February, 24th, 2008

Congratulations to Colonial Forge for their second straight Virginia AAA state championship. Rounding out the top 5 teams scores were Great Bridge, Fauquier, Cox and Langley. For all the team scores, and individual bouts click here. Finals play by play action can be found in the AAA Forum. Congratuations to all AAA State Champions and All-State wrestlers.

VISAA State Championships
February 17th, 2008

Congratulations to St. Christopher's for winning the private school state championships. St. Chris finished with 281.5 points, 35 more than second place Woodberry Forest. For all the team scores and placewinners click here.

AAA Region Tournaments
February 17th, 2008

Congratulations to Westfield for winning the Northern Region and Colonial Forge for winning the Northwest. Great Bridge won the Eastern Region and Thomas Dale won the Central Region.

Northern, Central and Northwest Region results can be found under RESULTS.

AAA District Champions
February 10th, 2008

Congratulations to all AAA District Champions. Below is a list according to regions. Click here for results from Virginia A, AA and AAA post season tournaments. Select the Post Season Tournaments link on the right for schedules.
AAA Central Region Central – Thomas Dale Capital – Lee-Davis Dominion – Cosby Colonial – Douglas S. Freeman	AAA Eastern Region Beach – Frank W. Cox Eastern – Granby Southeastern – Great Bridge Peninsula – Hampton
AAA Northern Region Concorde – Westfield Patriot – Hayfield Liberty – Langley National – Edison and Mount Vernon	AAA Northwest Region Commonwealth – Colonial Forge Cardinal – Hylton Cedar Run – Fauquier Western Valley – Franklin County

Other Stuff

National Rankings
Individual rankings from Amateur Wrestling News - April 18, 2008
Individual rankings from Wrestling USA - February 2008
Individual rankings from Intermat - May 8, 2008

NCAA Incoming Freshmen Eligibility
Reference Sheet on Freshmen Eligibility Standards.

National Records
Various high school wrestling records from Wrestling USA.

VHSL - Virginia State Records
Various High School sports records

Weight Control Program
Virginia High School League's 2005-06 program.

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