Gentry Wins Pan Am Qualifier to Earn Olympics Bid
Matt Gentry captured the 74kg gold medal at the 2012 FILA Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament to qualify his weight class for Canada and punch his ticket to the 2012 London Games.
Matt Gentry captured the 74kg gold medal at the 2012 FILA Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament to qualify his weight class for Canada and punch his ticket to the 2012 London Games.
On the heels of a week-long, elite-level training camp at the Bahna Wrestling Center, Andy writes about the CKWC training cycle and stresses the importance of supporting our Olympic-level athletes.
The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, in partnership with Michigan Wrestling Camps, has released its first batch of videos in a new series of technique instruction.
Now back stateside after two-and-a-half weeks in Ukraine, Andy reflects on the overseas training camp and the regimented structure of the daily pre-tournament schedule.
Andrew Howe went 4-1 en route to the 74/kg/163-pound silver medal to headline the CKWC's appearance at the Outstanding Ukrainian Athletes and Coaches Memorial in Kiev, Ukraine.
On the eve of the Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial tournament in Kiev, Andy provides insight into the wrestlers' final preparation and identifies the three characteristics that separate the world's elite.
Matt Gentry posted a 6-0 record en route to the 74kg/163-pound gold medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Ankara, Turkey.
Tyrel Todd, one of four CKWC wrestlers participating in the two-week training camp in Ukraine, writes about his first overseas experience in this travel blog.
Andy writes from Ukraine, where he is participating in a two-week training with CKWC wrestlers, and touches on their training schedule and how the United States can incorporate lessons learned from overseas.
Tyrel Todd (84kg) and Mike Poeta (74kg) represented the CKWC at the annual Dave Schultz Memorial International.