USA Wrestler Feb 2011

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provide short news and notes on the organization and the wrestling scene for those who may have missed what&#x2019;s going on.

TANNER HALL COMMITS TO OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER Tanner Hall of Meridian, Idaho, one of

the nation&#x2019;s most respected high school senior student-athletes, has announced his wrestling plans for after high school. Hall will become a resident athlete in freestyle wrestling at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will continue to live and train there during the next academic year in 2011-12, focusing on training and compe- tition in international freestyle wrestling. Hall, a 2010 Junior Nationals champion

in freestyle, has not yet made a decision about where he will attend college. &#x201C;I had heard about it, and I went to the

U.S. Olympic Training Center for a train- ing camp a month or so ago. I enjoyed it, and felt it was an amazing opportunity,&#x201D; said Hall. &#x201C;There are some of the best coaches in the world there and a never- ending supply of great workout partners. I will get to compete in plenty of tourna- ments. It is anything you would ever want and a huge honor to be selected for this program.&#x201D; He becomes the second 2010 Junior National freestyle champion who is com- pleting high school this year to make this commitment, joining Destin McCauley of Minnesota in the USOTC program. &#x201C;I definitely have a goal to win an Olympic gold medal, but I also have a goal to win NCAA titles as well,&#x201D; said Hall. The USA Wrestling freestyle coaching

staff looks forward to helping Hall to achieve his high goals. &#x201C;We are very excited to have Tanner

Hall join our program,&#x201D; said USA Wrestling National Freestyle Developmental Coach Bill Zadick. &#x201C;He has shown great potential for success in his career. We look forward to helping

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him on the path to success in his college wrestling career and at the World Championships and Olympic Games. We are pleased to work with somebody with his abilities.&#x201D; Hall won the 2009 Junior Nationals freestyle title at 215 pounds, and was second at the Junior Nationals in Greco- Roman in Fargo, N.D. This performance was part of a very successful spring sea- son for Hall in the international wrestling styles. He was a 2010 FILA Cadet Nationals champion in both freestyle and Greco- Roman in Akron, Ohio. Hall was also sec- ond at the 2010 Pan American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Monterrey, Mexico in freestyle. He was third at the 2010 FILA Junior World Team Trials in both freestyle and Greco-Roman in Colorado Springs, Colo. At the 2010 FILA Junior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, Hall was third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle. Hall has won two Idaho state high

school titles for Meridian High School, heading into his senior season. In 2009, he was also a Cadet Nationals Greco- Roman champion.

COLLEGE WRESTLING NETWORK CREATES FACEBOOK PAGE The College Wrestling Network, a part-

nership of featuring leading wrestling media organizations, have launched a new Facebook page. Those interested in college wrestling

are encouraged to check out the new Facebook page and add themselves as a friend. The new College Wrestling Network Facebook Page can be located at: http://www.facebook.com/col- legewrestlingnetwork Entering its third full season of exis-

tence, the College Wtestling Network has worked to expand the amount of cover- age of college wrestling and make it more available to the public through the use of technology. The current members of the College

Wrestling Network, listed alphabetically, are: Arizona Wrestler; Buckeye Wrestling.com; Dan Gable Museum (NWHOF), D1CollegeWrestling.net; D3wrestle; InterMat, Lighthouse

Wrestling; Michigan Grappler.com, National Wrestling Media Association; NWCA Online, Takedown Wrestling Media, Tech-Fall, TheMat.com, The Open Mat; View from Section GG; WIN Magazine These organizations have agreed to cooperate on scheduling of college wrestling coverage, as well as to regularly contribute content for the network. These media outlets are respected for

their coverage of wrestling, and all pro- vide original college wrestling content on a regular basis. For those who want more information on all of the College Wrestling Network members, including links to their websites and individual Facebook pages, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/col- legewrestlingnetwork?v=app_494975287 8

There are many ways to receive the exceptional coverage from the College Wrestling Network. 1. Visit the College Wrestling Network

portal, a website which has the most updated college wrestling features, at the following address:

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