The 2019-20 preseason rankings for all three divisions of NCAA wrestling have been released. Sixty-five percent of the teams that appear in the preseason rankings, including all three returning national championship teams, use MatBoss, wrestling's premier videostats app.
Sixty-five percent of ranked NCAA wrestling teams use MatBoss
Topics: College
Episode 33 of The MatBoss Podcast is with second-year Edinboro head coach Matt Hill. Host Chad Dennis visits with Hill to talk about the first year at the helm, the pride of the Edinboro program and what he's looking forward to as he heads into year two and the first year in the expanded Mid-American Conference, which absorbed the Eastern Wrestling League.
Hill will also talk about the dynamic of the school, where Edinboro is recruiting and the rebuilding process that's going on in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
Topics: College
NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves shorts, removes language on hair length
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved allowing wrestlers to compete in shorts designed for the sport and removing all language in the sport's rules book regarding the length of a wrestler's hair.
The changes are effective for the 2019-20 academic year.
NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee members wanted to make the rules for hair less rigid and provide an additional option for the competition uniform.
Topics: College
National championship teams from all three NCAA divisions used MatBoss during 2018-19 season
National championship teams from all three NCAA divisions used MataBoss, wrestling's premier videostats app, during the 2018-19 season.
Topics: College
NCAA proposals address video review, medical forfeits, hands to the face, more
The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee offered some proposed rule changes Monday to address some hot-button issues that have made headlines -- and rankled some athletes, coaches and fans.
Topics: College
Nation's top college wrestling programs across all divisions use MatBoss
Oklahoma State has won more national championships in wrestling than any other program in Division I wrestling history.
St. Cloud State has captured more NCAA Division II national championships in the past five years than any other program.
Augsburg has finished among the top two teams at the NCAA Division III level 25 times since 1975, winning national titles 12 times and earning runner-up honors 13 times.
All three wrestling programs use MatBoss, wrestling's premier videostats app.
Topics: College
New Chattanooga head wrestling coach Kyle Ruschell joins The MatBoss Podcast. Host Chad Dennis talks to Ruschell about leading the UTC program, his coaching staff, recruiting, Barry Davis, importance of drill partners and more.
Topics: College
In the second episode of The Mat Boss Podcast, Chad Dennis talks with South Dakota State head wrestling coach Damion Hahn. They discuss what attracted Hahn to SDSU, what he looks for in recruits, how top recruits deal with pressure, as well as how he views youth results, wrestlers being held back, showing emotion on the mat and more.
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Topics: College, Recruiting
Shyloh Seaver, Samantha Biermann selected as recipients of MatBoss scholarships
Shyloh and Samantha were selected from a large pool of candidates across 18 different states. Each will receive $500 scholarships.
To be eligible for a MatBoss scholarship, the student's team must have been a MatBoss customer during the 2017-2018 season. She/he must have served an active role as a manager on her/his team and be a high school senior or currently enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution.
Recipients were chosen based on their service to the sport of wrestling, academic achievement, honors and awards, as well as their involvement in outside activities and community.
Nation's top college wrestling programs using MatBoss
Many of the nation's top college wrestling programs are using MatBoss, wrestling's premier video and statistics app, for the 2017-18 season.