Recent News

Dake Finally Has Chance At Olympic Gold

We proudly display Kyle Dake's singlet from Cornell Sports where he rewrote the record book when he became the first four-time Division I NCAA wrestling champion to win his titles at four different weights.

Burroughs Leaves Lincoln After 15 Years, Begins New Chapter

We display one of Jordan's singlets as we “Celebrate Wrestling in the Olympics.”

In 2015, Jordan became the first African-American wrestler, and only the third wrestler ever, to be named Male Olympic Athlete of the Year by Team USA​ in 2015.

Snyder Would "Love" Rematch With Sadulaev At Olympics

Kyle Snyder has a portrait in our Gold Medalists gallery and we have his singlet and shoes from the 2015 World Championships on display.

We also have the platform he stood on in 2015 to receive his medal and YOU can stand on it for a picture.

July Girls National High School Pound-For-Pound, Top 25 Rankings

Outstanding American Honoree Rumsfeld Passes Away

Donald Rumsfeld wrestled for New Trier High School in Illinois and was captain of his state championship team. At Princeton, he was team captain and a three-time place winner in the Eastern Intercollegiates.

Hall of Fame Celebrates Wrestling In The Olympics

The museum proudly displays the gold medals won by Robin Reed, Bobby Pearce, Jack VanBebber, Frank Lewis, Doug Blubaugh and John Smith. It also has Olympic silver medals won by Danny Hodge and Ross Flood.

U.S. Teams Determined, Busy Preparing For Olympics

The United States has 15 athletes scheduled to compete, trailing only Russia (17) in the number of qualifiers for the Tokyo Games, and will be bringing a larger team to Tokyo than it qualified for Rio 2016 (14).

Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2021

The eight individuals entering the Hall of Fame were initially scheduled to be inducted in 2020 but had their ceremony pushed back over a year due to the pandemic.

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