National Wrestling Hall of Fame Search
People:
W. 'Austin' Bishop
Year: 1994
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Joe Cesari
Year: 1996
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Jack Duncan
Year: 1996
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Earl Fuller
Year: 1996
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Ned Blass
Year: 1997
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Jack Sinnott
Year: 2001
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Frank Lipoli
Year: 2001
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Wilbur Nead
Year: 1998
Award: Lifetime Service to Wrestling
News:
Five World Medalists Highlight Junior Women's Freestyle Squad
Alara Boyd, Claire DiCugno, Jaslynn Gallegos, Mia Macaluso and Emily Shilson are all winners of our Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award.

Strong Men's Freestyle Squad Set For Junior Worlds In Russia, August 16-22
Braxton Amos, Rocky Elam, Richard Figueroa II, Wyatt Hendrickson and Keegan O'Toole are all winners of our Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award while Kevin Jackson is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member.

USA Wrestling To Pay Record $950,000 In "Living The Dream Medal Fund" Bonuses To 2020 Olympic Medalists
The $950,000 in bonus payments far exceeds the payouts from the two previous Olympics, since the Living the Dream Medal Fund was created. The payouts were $575,000 for the 2012 Olympic Games and $525,000 for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Oklahoma’s Olivia Brown Named Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award National Winner
The daughter of Michael T. Brown and Suzanne M. Caruso, Brown was an Oklahoma state girls champion in 2021 and 2020 for Broken Arrow High School. The top-ranked 200-pound wrestler in the country, she will continue her career at Grand View University.

Michigan’s Alex Facundo Named Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award National Winner
The son of Pablo and Julie Facundo, Alex Facundo is a four-time Michigan state champion who helped Davison High School capture the state team title in 2021. Alex will continue his wrestling career at Penn State University.

Rodney Smith - Back to Massachusetts
Rodney Smith is one of the preeminent wrestlers that Massachusetts has ever produced. He progressed from a very good high school wrestler to an outstanding collegiate wrestler to one of the finest amateur wrestlers in the world.

Olympic Wrestling And The Singlet
In a fun and informative article for Uni Watch, wrestling enthusiast Ross Bendik takes a quick look at the history of Olympic singlets and the current rules that dictate the styles worn on the mat.

Gable Steveson Reserves Space In Gold Medalists Gallery
Congratulations to Gable Steveson on reserving his space in our Gold Medalists Gallery by winning Olympic gold!
Gable was the Minnesota winner of our Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2018.
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