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Page 7: BROTHERLY LOVE BATTLEGROUND
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships return to
Philadelphia for the first time since 2011, where several major storylines await college wrestling fans.
Page 32: TRACKING PAST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
This chart features the team champion, team runner-up, Outstanding
Wrestler, Gorriaran Award, location and attendance figures from every NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship dating back to the inaugural event in 1928.
Page 34: MONDAY MEETINGS
Guest writer Jordan Murphy, the secretary of the Black Wrestling Alliance, details his past encounters meeting and interacting with the legendary
Olympic gold medalist Kenny Monday.
Page 45: BOOK REVIEW: TAKEDOWN!
Guest columnist and Olympic gold medalist Ben Peterson checks in to
advocate for Tom Justice’s book “Takedown!”, a 740-page resource
documenting the many scoring techniques from the neutral position.
Page 46: NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Bill X. Barron tells the story of California brothers Burl and Forest Dull, who have used the sport of wrestling to grow their sibling bond and bring out the best in one another.
Page 53: TAKING ON THE WORLD
Mastermind Frank Popolizio persisted in an effort to create an event that
provided opportunities for the world’s best young wrestlers to compete against one another, overcoming many barriers that once seemed impenetrable.
Page 54: HONORING THE LATE GRAHAM AND MCDONALD
The wrestling world lost two Hall of Famers in recent weeks in highly
successful business leader, philanthropist, and former Bucknell wrestler,
William Graham, as well as award-winning journalist Doug McDonald.
Page 56: CHERTOW CHARGES ON
The 1988 Olympian started running wrestling camps in his mid-20s and now three decades later is still running strong with camps and clinics all over the nation.
USA Wrestling Coach’s Corner Section
Page 12: LIFE’S PURPOSE
Ashley (Sword) Flavin draws on her own experience to provide her
student-athletes with the tools they need for success, on and off the mats.
Page 13: WRESTLING BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT
Dubuque’s Jon McGovern tries to lead his wrestlers spiritually, helping them define their purpose and works to achieve a championship-level buy-in.
Page 14: ABOVE… AND BEYOND
After UNO’s program was terminated, Zac Dominguez found his calling as a club owner and coach, specializing in the Olympic styles in Papillion, Neb.
Page 15: JUST SHOW UP
Hall of Fame coach Erik Burnett has been putting on a lot of miles in Ohio to provide elite training opportunities for the state’s hungriest wrestlers.
Columns and Q&As by:
Bryan Van Kley, Zach Even-Esh, Steve Fraser, John Klessinger, Mike Chapman, Sandy Stevens, Rob Sherrill, Dan Gable, and Tristan Warner.
