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Cadet & Junior Nationals Coverage

Posted by admin on Monday, July 21, 2008

Follow Team Illinois at the 2008 USA Wrestling Cadet & Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

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T.C. has it all together

Posted by admin on Friday, July 25, 2008

Dantzler is a husband, father, businessman -- and Olympian

BY GREG COUCH | Sun-Times Columnist

After two days trying to reach T.C. Dantzler, the Olympic wrestler from Harvey, the phone rang Thursday, and it was him. I got off the treadmill, out of breath, and answered.

''Call me back,'' he said. ''I hate to interrupt a guy during his cardio.''

And he was gone. Just like that.

Gone.

Normal athlete would have seen that as an ideal getaway from talking. Instead, 20 minutes later, there he was, waiting to answer his phone and talk.

And talk.

And talk, and laugh. Even if you've never met him, he makes you feel like a longtime friend.

''That's normal to me,'' he said. ''I need to have balance in my life.''

Yes, this is about what normal is for today's athletes. When Michael Phelps, the swimmer who will be the superstar of the Beijing Games, was in town recently, he said his life is boring. He swims, listens to music, sleeps and watches TV.

This is the way now. So many athletes isolate their experiences, ...

Cadet & Junior Freestyle Photos

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Over 800 pictures from the Cadet & Junior Freestyle Nationals have been added to our Photo Gallery. Special thanks to Gene Lee for taking the photos and Mike Urwin for uploading them to our server. Check back daily for more photos of Team Illinois in Fargo.

Greco National Champion Interviews

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Videos courtesy of USA Wrestling.

Junior 98 - Jake Bellis

Junior 105 - Max Nowry

Cadet 160 - Jahwon Akui

Cadet 215 - Michael Sojka

2008 Junior Greco All-Americans

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

12 All-Americans
4 Finalists
2 Champions

98 - Jake Bellis - 1st
98 - Jake Schramm - 4th
98 - Michael Banuelos - 8th
105 - Max Nowry - 1st
112 - Kent Williams - 3rd
125 - Lillashawn Coleman - 6th
130 - Ellis Coleman - 2nd
135 - Tanner Andrews - 3rd
160 - Mark Stenberg - 3rd
171 - Robert Barbour - 5th
189 - Clayton Kendall - 2nd
215 - Preston Poyner - 3rd

Latest Daily Newspaper Articles

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» Area wrestlers hold their own against Bulgarians
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» Extending their reach
Naperville Sun - 2008-06-19
» Vandiver's second chance takes him to Olympic Trials
Rockford Register Star - 2008-06-10
» Broncos' Goebel ranks as one of best in wrestling, football
Chicago Sun-Times - 2008-06-09
» Carmel coach dies
Lake County News-Sun - 2008-05-18
» Viewpoint: Wrestler Burk now has tough decision to ponder
DeKalb Daily Chronicle - 2008-04-23

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