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 - James Ravannack First Vice President - Greg Strobel Second Vice President - Bruce Baumgartner Treasurer - Duane Morgan Secretary - Van Stokes Past President - Stan Dziedzic Directors
Jon Anderson Dave Black Bob Colgate
Tervel Dlagnev Mike Duroe Patricia Fox Dan Gable
Werner Holzer Mike Juby Mark Krug
Marcie Lane-Van Dusen Kerry McCoy Wynn Michalak Mike Moyer
Louis Rosbottom Nancy Schultz Lee Roy Smith
Sara Bahoura Rob Cate
Jim Considine Zac Dominguez Charles Elvin Dave Foxen William Grant Jordan Holm Chris Kallai
Craig LaMont Jeff Levitetz Brent Metcalf Teague Moore Mark Reiland Bryce Saddoris Iris Smith Rick Tucci
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 AUGUST 2016, VOL. 44 NO. 6 Executive Director
Communications Director Advertising Director Cover Design/Content Copy Editor Copy Editor Printing
Rich Bender Gary Abbott
Kevin Hansen Richard Immel Tony Black Shonna Vest
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USA Wrestler, the official publication of the National Governing Body for amateur wrestling, is published six times a year (October, December, February, May, 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. © 2016
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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PREVIEW OF OTHER WEIGHT CLASSES: USA Wrestler also reviews the four weight classes at the Rio Olympic Games which there will be no USA entry, two in Greco-Roman and two in women’s freestyle.
NBC COVERAGE OF OLYMPIC GAMES: John Smith and Jason Knapp will call the wrestling action at the 2016 Olympic Games, which will be broadcast on the NBC family of platforms, including NBCSN and CNBC.
GREEN ON FIRE AT FREESTYLE WORLD CUP: James Green blistered the field at the Freestyle World Cup, going unbeaten alongside Frank Molinaro and Kyle Snyder, as the USA placed fourth in Los Angeles.
JORDAN BURROUGHS WIN MAGAZINE COLUMN: Check out a sample of Jordan Burrough’s regular WIN Magazine column, which will become a feature in future editions of this magazine.
Featured stories 4 Executive Notes with Rich Bender 30 James Green poster 33 Coaches Corner with Bill Zadick
36 WIN Magazine partnership 39 Photo Contest 40 USA Wrestling Success Story 42 Fun and Games
COVER PHOTO: Jordan Burroughs heads back onto the mat at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, Nev, coached by Mark Manning and Bruce Burnett. Photo by Tony Rotundo. CONTENTS PAGE PHOTO: Action from the 2016 Junior National Duals finals between Team Ohio and Team Illinois. Photo by John Sachs.
USA Wrestling’s Corporate Partners
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WEIGHT BY WEIGHT OLYMPIC PREVIEWS: In-depth previews of each USA Olympic wrestler and the contenders they will face at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August begin on page 7.
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