Iowa is a hotbed for wrestling. The National Wrestling Coaches Association hope to capitalize on it. NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer confirmed the 2014 Cliff Keen/NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals will be held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The dual tournament, featuring teams from NCAA Division II and III, NAIA men and women and NJCAA is [...]
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Ocie Trimble’s passion for running allowed him to make a memorable impression as an athlete and a coach. The Cedar Rapids native’s contributions won’t easily be matched. Trimble, a standout runner and speedskater, who coached Cornell College to multiple Midwest Conference titles, died Monday at the Solon Care Center after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Alex Coolidge joined a select group in Cornell College’s storied wrestling tradition. The junior 197-pounder placed second at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Elmhurst’s Mike Benefiel, a former Northwestern and Oklahoma State wrestler, prevented Coolidge from grabbing a gold medal with a 7-2 [...]
continue »Cornell’s Alex Coolidge did it again. He won another match in overtime – his third straight at the Division-III National Championships in Cedar Rapids – and moved on to Saturday night’s final match. Video of his overtime reversal is above.
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Cornell’s Alex Coolidge has the resume to waltz his way to Saturday night of the national tournament. The Rams’ 197-pounder is ranked second in the country and has never lost to a Division III opponent this season. Coolidge could also make claim to being one of the top 197-pounders in the Big Ten of Division I, [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Wartburg was simply perfect. The top-ranked Knights won all 12 matches in the first session of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Friday at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Wartburg is attempting to win its third straight national team title, fifth in the last six years and 10th overall. The Knights tallied [...]
continue »MOUNT VERNON — A landmark season came to an abrupt end. Sophomore Rikki Mulloy missed a three-pointer with three seconds left Saturday night and 12th-ranked Cornell lost to St. Thomas (Minn.), 53-52, in a second-round NCAA tournament game at the Small Multi-Sport Center. Both teams entered on 10-game win streaks, but Cornell was harassed into [...]
continue »DUBUQUE – Forget the world, Jayden DeVilbiss shocked himself. Luther’s 184-pound sophomore learned something about his ability Saturday, even though it was what his coaches had told him all season. DeVilbiss entered the NCAA Division III Central Regional wrestling tournament as the seventh seed, and then knocked off three straight nationally ranked opponents for the title and Outstanding [...]
continue »MOUNT VERNON – The Cornell home crowd roared as the public address announcer introduced Midwest Conference Player of the Year Camille Marie, only to have senior Kathryn Schilling run out instead. If this introductory mix-up revealed the Rams’ status as NCAA tournament first-timers, their play on the court did not. Host Cornell utilized a dominant [...]
continue »Cornell accomplished something Saturday it hadn’t done before. Cornell defeated Monmouth, 63-52, for the Midwest Conference Tournament championship and earned the school’s first berth in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. The victory also avenged the only loss this season for the 11th-ranked Rams (24-1). Cornell led 39-24 at halftime, then stretched that lead to 26 [...]
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