TULSA, OK• Team Illinois came into the Greco-Roman National Duals with solid group of young men who have all wrestled in high-level matches and been in high-level duals—and, so far, all of their experience has shown as Illinois cleanly moved through their Preliminary Pool D bracket on Wednesday with very little drama and very little […] More
GENEVA, IL • This past weekend’s Test of the Best 3 was nothing short of spectacular. The bouts had everything a wrestling fan could hope for: tight matches that were one takedown away in the closing seconds; the top man having to ride his opponent out for the win; high-scoring matches; comebacks; slick moves; and the […] More
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR • Tommy Banas was coming off a Pan-American gold in Greco before he took to the Freestyle bracket at 57kg. And even though would be in the preliminary round mix of wrestlers with an opening round match, he would once again prove that no matter where he was positioned, he was the […] More
OAKS, PENNSYLVANIA • After a strong Greco showing that ended in a runner-up finish, Illinois’ future stepped into the Freestyle Preliminary Pool C with some confidence, and it showed. With three straight wins and a pool championship under their belts, they walked into the “Gold and Silver” championship pool for the second time in two days […] More
OAKS, PENNSYLVANIA • Illinois’ 14U National Team looked very good and came out and represented Team Illinois Greco in a manner befitting Illinois Greco. The future stars of Illinois wrestling showed great resolve and battled hard in earning their runner-up finish at the National Duals this past weekend inside of Zions Bank Stadium. Coming in as […] More
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR • Tommy Banas came into the eight-man 57kg Greco-Roman Pan-American Championship bracket with the sixth-most seeding point ranking; however, it would only take the Providence Catholic sophomore three matches to prove to all the Americas that he was, undeniably, the best wrestler in the field. For his opening bout, the quarterfinals of […] More
HERRIMAN, UTAH • Inside of Zions Bank Stadium on day two of the 16U Greco-Roan National Duals, Illinois found itself in Pool A where they would have to contend with Minnesota Blue, Missouri, and Iowa before being placed in the final pool for place matches. As expected, Illinois and Iowa met up in the finals of […] More
HERRIMAN, UTAH • Team Illinois, who came into the 16U Greco-Roman National Duals as the fourth seed, the number one seed in Pool D, did what they were expected to do—they advanced into the Finals. Now in the “Gold and Silver Pool,” they will face off against Team Minnesota Blue (Round 1), Team Missouri (Round 2), […] More
SYCAMORE • Inside the Sycamore High School fieldhouse, Team Illinois hosted its “Second Chance” National Qualifier for this summer’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. And, although it may take a few days to sort out all the qualifiers via the ILUSA-WR State Championships, all the Regional Championships, and the US Open and […] More
SYCAMORE • Inside the Sycamore High School fieldhouse, Team Illinois hosted its “Second Chance” National Qualifier for this summer’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. And, although it may take a few days to sort out all the qualifiers via the ILUSA-WR State Championships, all the Regional Championships, and the US Open and […] More
MULVANE, KS • Inside of the Kansas Star Drive Event Center, Illinois marched twenty more wrestlers onto Team Illinois and will add to the total of Illinoisians now headed to Fargo for a chance at All-American honors come July. In the Junior Division, four Freestylers and three Greco-goers qualified for this summer’s National Championships. On the […] More
MULVANE, KS • Inside of the Kansas Star Drive Event Center, Illinois marched nine more wrestlers onto Team Illinois and will add to the total of Illinoisians now headed to Fargo for a chance at All-American honors come July. In the Junior division, three Freestylers qualified for this summer’s National Championships. On the 16U side, three […] More
FORT WAYNE, IN • With the conclusion of the Central Regional this past weekend, all that is available for those who still seek a qualification for the National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, will be Illinois’ “Second Chance” tournament at Sycamore High School on June 1, and the Southern Plains Regional in Mulvane, Kansas, from May […] More
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