The University of Maryland wrestling team earned its third consecutive top-20 finish at the NCAA Championships Saturday as Josh Asper, Mike Letts and Spencer Myers earned All-America status, placing seventh or better at their respective weight classes.
“This weekend was very special for our program,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “It was our third top-20 finish in a row as well as well as our third consecutive year with multiple All-Americans. Our guys wrestled well and … Read More »
Six University of Maryland wrestlers are heading to this week’s NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The tournament begins on Thursday and ends with the championship finals, to be televised live on ESPN, on Saturday night. Coach Kerry McCoy and the Terps are ready to earn a third top-20 finish at the championship. In 2009, McCoy’s first year at Maryland, the Terrapins finished in 10th-place overall, the second-best in program history. Last season, Maryland … Read More »
Fifteenth-ranked senior captain Mike Letts was named 2011 ACC Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler for his 4-2 victory over No. 4 Chris Henrich in the 174-pound title bout and five other Terps won their respective weight classes as Maryland won the conference championship Saturday at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena. After finishing the regular season with a 4-1 conference record, the Terps won five title matches to win their third ACC championship in the last four years and conference-best … Read More »
The University of Maryland wrestling team earned a combined 10 wins by pin and technical fall as it clinched second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with dual wins on the road against Duke and North Carolina State Saturday. “Today was a great day,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “The guys wrestled well and looked great. We scored a lot of bonus points which is important at this time. … Read More »
Freshman Spencer Myers shut out Ben brooks via a 12-0 major decision and the University of Maryland wrestling team countered back-to-back North Carolina pin-falls for a 20-18 win Saturday night at the Comcast Pavilion. The Terps earned their first conference win of the season after falling to No. 23 Virginia Tech 18-17 on Sunday. “Our guys are wrestling hard and they’re wrestling tough,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “They wrestled with intensity and that is exactly what we need … Read More »
The seventh-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team fell 19-14 to Navy in front of 2,825 fans at Halsey Field House in Annaplis, Md., on Friday night. The Terps, ranked seventh in the newly released National Wrestling Coaches Association/USA Today/Coaches Poll and eighth in Intermat’s rankings, were wrestling without several starters (Alex Krom, Steven Bell, and Mike Letts) and were … Read More »
The No. 7 University of Maryland wrestling team, competing for the first time in school history at the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals, defeated Northern Iowa and Buffalo, while falling to No. 2 Iowa State Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Terps cruised to a victory over host Northern Iowa. That set up a match with powerhouse Iowa State. Maryland kept nearly every match close, but was unable to get over the hump, falling in eight of 10 matches. … Read More »
Alex Krom won the individual championship at 141 pounds and the University of Maryland wrestling team finished sixth at the Midlands Championships, its best finish ever at the prestigious tournament.
The Terps had three wrestlers place, as Steven Bell finished runner-up at 133 pounds andHudson Taylor took fifth at 197 pounds. Maryland finished sixth despite wrestling with eight entrants rather than 10, as Mike Letts and Patrick Gilmore were unable to compete.
“It’s a pretty … Read More »
After a more than two-week break from competition, the University of Maryland wrestling team returns to action Tuesday at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill. The two day tournament features some of the best competition from across the country, including wrestlers from the top two ranked teams in Iowa and Iowa State. The 47th edition of the competition features wrestlers from 11 top-25 teams in all, as well as four individual NCAA Champions and three NCAA runners-up. All ten Maryland starters … Read More »
The 10th-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team opened the 2009-10 season in dominant fashion, winning a pair of duals against Drexel and York in a tri-meet Saturday at Comcast Pavilion. The Terrapins (2-0) opened the day with a 35-6 victory against Drexel (1-1) and returned shortly after with a 57-0 shutout of York (0-2) that lasted less than 45 minutes and featured eight pins. All 4 of Maryland’s ranked wrestlers (Steven Bell, Mike Letts, Alex Krom, Hudson Taylor) won both of … Read More »
