Recent News

Hall of Fame Executive Director Smith Selected For Induction Into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

From the brink of bankruptcy, Smith has steered the Hall of Fame to financial solvency, including spearheading capital campaigns for state-of-the-art renovations of $3.8 million in Stillwater and $1.5 million in Waterloo.

Top 10 Teams Get Busy; Oklahoma State Moves Into Top 5

Top-ranked Iowa opened its season with a 32-12 win over No. 21 Princeton before a sellout crowd at iconic Carver-Hawkeye Arena while Oklahoma State (2-0) moved to No. 5 after dispensing with then-No. 11 Minnesota 23-10 in Minneapolis.

Clarissa Chun Named Iowa Women's Wrestling Head Coach

Clarissa Chun and Sara McMann will be inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as Distinguished Members in the Class of 2022, joining Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018).

National Girls High School Rankings updated heading into regular season, with four new No. 1 ranked athletes

National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling, and FloWrestling published the Nov. 2021 rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2021-22 season. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12 and all 50 states.

Garrett, O'Connor, Sculley, Simpson Named To EIWA Hall of Fame Class of 2022

The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is Nahshon Garrett of Cornell University, J.P. O'Connor of Harvard University, Tom Sculley of Lehigh University and Phillip Simpson of Army West Point.

Final Episode of Etched In Stone Podcast Featuring World Champion, Distinguished Member Lloyd “Butch” Keaser Available Tuesday

Final episode of the “Etched In Stone - Stories of Wrestling Legends” podcast featuring World Champion, Olympic silver medalist and Distinguished Member Lloyd "Butch" Keaser will be available Tuesday at etchedinstonepodcast.com.

Shilson Becomes First U.S. Woman To Win U23 World Gold Medal

Emily Shilson, the national winner of the Hall of Fame's Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award in 2019, became the first U.S. woman to win a U23 World gold medal.

Generous Gift Helps Return of Wrestling to Grand Valley

The $3 million gift from National Wrestling Hall of Fame Board of Governors member John and Diane Harris, and the Harris family provides substantial financial support toward a men's and women's wrestling, beginning in 2023.

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