USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for amateur wrestling in the United States and a United States Olympic Committee member organization.
USA WRESTLING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers
President - Jim Ravannack First Vice President - Bruce Baumgartner Second Vice President - Greg Strobel Treasurer - Van Stokes Secretary - Duane Morgan Past President - Stan Dziedzic Directors
Wayne Baughman Dave Black
Jim Considine Mike Dowden Chuck Elvin Jason Ford
Sara Fulp-Allen Bill Grant
Werner Holzer Mike Juby Mark Krug Marco Lara Jeff Levitetz Jim Medley
Archie Randall Mark Reiland
Louis Rosbottom Tricia Saunders Iris Smith
Bill Stecklein
J.D. Bergman Bob Colgate
Tervel Dlagnev Mike Duroe Nate Engel Patricia Fox Dan Gable
Sonny Greenhalgh Jeff Jarnecke Jim Keen
Craig Lamont Justin Lester Kerry McCoy Mike Moyer Jon Reader Paul Rohler Joe Russell
Nancy Schultz Lee Roy Smith Rick Tucci
Marcie Van Dusen USA Wrestler is published at:
USA WRESTLING NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
6155 Lehman Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918-3439 (719) 598-8181 - (719) 598-9440 (FAX)
web site address:
http://www.usawrestling.org http://www.themat.com USA WRESTLER
DECEMBER 2013, VOL. 42 NO. 2 Communications Director Advertising Director
Executive Director Editor
Copy Editor Copy Editor Printing
Rich Bender Gary Abbott Craig Sesker Kevin Hansen Tony Black Shonna Vest
Quad Graphics
USA Wrestler, the official publication of the National Governing Body for amateur wrestling, is published six times a year (October, December, February, April, June, August) by USA Wrestling. Each issue is mailed to approx- imately 140,000 households of members and supporters of the organization. Non-member subscriptions are available for $30.00; inquire for foreign subscriptions. © 2013 USA WRESTLING'S MISSION
USA Wrestling, guided by the Olympic spirit, provides qual- ity opportunities for its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential.
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KEEP WRESTLING IN THE OLYMPICS: FILA’s decision to hire former U.S. Olympic Committee communications guru Bob Condron provided a critical boost in helping wrestling maintain its spot on the Olympic Games program.
COLLEGE WRESTLING PREVIEW: The powerful Penn State Nittany Lions, led by superstar seniors Ed Ruth and David Taylor, are favored to capture their fourth straight NCAA title as the 2013-14 season is ready to kick off.
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO EXCEL: Sacramento City College standout Alex Campos has delivered with a dominating season on the California wrestling mats this fall despite being born without a right hand.
VETERANS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jason Goldman was among the United States wrestlers to capture medals in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling at the Veterans World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
Featured stories 4 Executive Notes with Rich Bender 16 Images of returning NCAA champs 21 20 questions with Veronica Carlson 24 Q and A with Kerry McCoy 28 Poster from NCAA Championships
30 Star of the Future: Kyle Snyder 32 Where are they now? 34 Coaches Corner with Steve Fraser 40 Fun and Games by Richard Immel 41 Photo Contest 42 The Last Word: Craig Sesker
USA Wrestling’s Corporate Partners COVER PHOTO: Oklahoma State University senior Chris Perry is one of seven
wrestlers looking to repeat as NCAA champions this season. (Tony Rotundo photo). CONTENTS PAGE PHOTO: Minnesota heavyweight Tony Nelson is looking to capture his third straight NCAA title this season for the Golden Gophers. (Larry Slater photo).
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