TULSA, OK • Illinois’ finest ladies took the mats this past week and came away with a great deal of success, some areas for improvement, and a fourth-place finish at the National Duals inside of Cox Business Convention Center. For the Ladies of Illinois, three would come out of the National Duals unscathed. Gabriella Gomez (115) […] 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
TULSA, OK • The ladies of Illinois came into Pool D as the number-one seed—and deservingly so. However, a tight match in the final of their pool against a solid Team California Blue that resulted in a 35-31 loss, Illinois will have to regroup as they still enter the “Gold and Silver” Pool, on Friday, needing […] 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
HERRIMAN, UTAH • After a strong third place showing in Greco-Roman at the National Duals, Illinois had high hopes coming into day one of the Freestyle National Duals. However, even though they felt good and had an abundance of talent on their Freestyle team, they ran into some very strong opposition, and in one day, lost […] 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 • 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
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
Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.
To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. %privacy_policy%
AcceptHere you'll find all collections you've created before.
Illinois Matmen