The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) will increase its sports sponsorship from 20 to 21 with the inclusion of men’s wrestling beginning in 2016-17, it was announced today by the Conference office. The addition of the league’s 21st sport was formally approved on May 25 by the GLVC Council of Presidents. Source: Maryville News
Georgi Ivanov, a Maryville University assistant wrestling coach, won his semifinal match in the World Olympic Qualifier in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and has qualified to compete as a member of the Bulgarian wrestling team during 2016 Olympics to be held in Brazil this August. Source: Maryville News
The Maryville University wrestling team, fresh off a fifth-place team finish at the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championships, earned the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor. The Saints ranked 17th in the country with a team GPA of 3.157. Source: Maryville News
The Maryville wrestling team garnered a fifth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championships Saturday evening in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Saints finished with six All-Americans and amassed 65.5 team points. Source: Maryville News
After the first day of the NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships, Maryville sits in fourth place in the team standings with 37.5 points. The Saints have five All-Americans who will return to the mat for Saturday’s finals in Sioux Falls, S.D. Source: Maryville News
The top-ranked Maryville wrestling team heads back to Sioux Falls, S.D., where it won the Super Region III tournament, to compete in the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championships. The Saints will bring all 10 wrestlers to the Denny Sanford Premier Center March 11-12. Source: Maryville News
The Maryville University wrestling team moved into the top spot in the final 2015-16 regular-season NCAA Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association poll. The Saints received five first-place votes to earn 152 poll points. Source: Maryville News
The Maryville wrestling team won the Central Super Regional with a team score of 151.5 as all 10 Saints wrestlers advanced to the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championships. The Saints won two weight classifications, and Mike Denney earned the Central Regional Coach of the Year award. Source: Maryville News
The Maryville wrestling team enjoyed a nearly-perfect outing on day one of the Super Regionals as the Saints advanced nine wrestlers to the semifinals and all 10 will be in action in Sunday’s sessions in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Saints have amassed 75.5 points and are six points ahead of defending national champion St. Cloud […]
The No. 4 Maryville wrestling team posted a 2-1 mark at the Dr. Mark Lombardi Duals Sunday afternoon in Moloney Arena. The Saints defeated No. 18 Indianapolis 30-18, downed Augustana 26-13 before a late rally fell short to No. 1 Notre Dame 27-16. Source: Maryville News