Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information High School Wrestling John Lockhart and Adam Tirapelle both were national champions at the collegiate level, and wrestled for who? High School Wrestling Illinois. Rulon Gardner was the Olympic champion in _______ ? High School Wrestling 2000 Sydney. What does this signal by the ref mean: He puts a hand behind his head and stops the match briefly? High School Wrestling Potentially dangerous. The article of clothing that a wrestler wears is called what? High School Wrestling singlet. If there are women wrestlers and have hair below their sholders, then they must wear what? High School Wrestling special hair holder. How many points is a escape worth? High School Wrestling 1. How many points is a reversal worth? High School Wrestling two. The green in a tournament on the wrestlers ankle indicates what? High School Wrestling home. What is a takedown worth? High School Wrestling 2. Wrestling is mans oldest sport and started in ancient Greece. Who set the record for most pins in a season in 1988? High School Wrestling Toby Heaton, MI. Toby Heaton, of Detroit Catholic Central, MI, pinned 53 opponents 1988. 8 of the top 10 people on this list are from Michigan. What school held a record for most takedowns in a season, set in 1989? High School Wrestling St. Edwards, OH. 1,905 in one season by St. Edwards OH. Tops the record books by almost 400. What was the record for consecutive team state titles, held by Coventry, RI? High School Wrestling 17. Conventry, RI, won 17 in a row from 1982-98. Winning its 30th state title in 2002, which school held the record for team state championships? High School Wrestling Perry, OK. Perry, OK had won 30 state titles since 1959. Who set the national record for wins in a career in 2002? High School Wrestling Roger Kish, MI. Roger Kish of Lapeer West, Michigan went 252-2 in a four year career. He won 4 state championships as well. Upon retirement, which Temperance-Bedford coach set a state record for coaching victories? High School Wrestling Bill Regnier. Bill Regnier had a then record 500 dual meet wins. He led Temperance-Bedford to 9 team state championships. Denny Brighton took over as head coach from Regnier. Bankowski was a junior high coach, and coached at a few other high schools but was never a head coach for Temperance-Bedford. Whittenburg was a JV coach during the 1980s for Temperance-Bedford. In the 2003-04 season, which Michigan had the most wrestling state championships with 11? High School Wrestling Temperance-Bedford. Temperance-Bedford is widely considered to be the greatest wrestling school in the state of Michigan. They were the only team to ever go to the team state tournament every year since the team format was adopted in 1988, until Monroe pulled off a 30-29 upset in the 2003 District tournament. Nick and Andy Simmons were both 4-time undefeated state champions. How many combined victories did they have in high school? High School Wrestling 430. Nick had 211 wins from 1998-2001, and Andy had 219 wins from 1999-2002. They led Williamston to a team state championship in 1999. Finishing his career with only 2 losses, both coming as a freshman Roger Kish of Lapeer West, MI had how many career victories? High School Wrestling 252. Roger and his brother James both recieved full scholarships to Minnesota to continue their careers. Chase Metcalf was an undefeated state champion for Davison High School his senior year. His brother Brent was a freshman that year. Did Chase win more matches than Brent during that year? High School Wrestling No. Chase went an amazing 55-0 winning his second straight state championship. Brent however went 56-0 beating another previously undefested wrestler (Tom Nowitzke of Monroe) 11-2 in the finals. The University of Michigan had the Churrella brothers (Ryan and Mark), both under full scholarship. What Michigan high school did they both win multiple state championships for? High School Wrestling Novi. Ryan was a 3-time state champion and his brother Mark was a 2-time champion himself. While attending high school together, they led Novi to the team state finals two years in a row. Michigan State University had a pair of brothers (Nick and Andy Simmons) that were both four-time undefeated state champions. What Michigan high school did the Simmons Brothers attend? High School Wrestling Williamston. Both brothers went to MSU on full scholarships. Their father was also an undefeated state champion at Williamston while in high school. Who won the Goodrich Tournament of Champions in 2004? High School Wrestling Dundee, MI. With Davison attending the Medina Tournament in Ohio, the same weekend the Goodrich Tournament of Champions was still a hotly contested tournament. Goodrich invited most of the top ten ranked teams in each of the four divisions in Michigan. The 32 team field included three teams that were ranked number 1, and four teams ranked number 2. No team that was entered was ranked lower than 10th in its respected division. Dundee won the tournament for the second consecutive year. Who won the Medina (Ohio) Tournament in 2004? High School Wrestling Davison, MI. Davison won the tourament by 4 1/2 points over St. Edward. St. Edward, Massilon Perry, Blair Academy, and Davison entered the tournament ranked first through fourth (in that order) in the country by Wrestling USA magazine. What is the the highest weight class? High School Wrestling: The Basics 285. 285 is the highest weight class. It was changed from 275 to give more of a gap for bigger wrestlers. How many weight classes are there? High School Wrestling: The Basics 14. The 14 weight classes are 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, and 285. How many near falls are there, and what are the point values? High School Wrestling: The Basics 3 near falls - 2,3,4. There are 3 near falls. They are the 2 pt, 3pt, and the 4pt. The 2pt and 3pt are the most common, and the 4pt is very unlikely to happen, but once in a while it does. What are the people called that tell the referee when time is up? High School Wrestling: The Basics Referee beaters. They hit the referee, usually with a towel, to tell the referee that the period is over. What is the sign the referee gives for a reversal? High School Wrestling: The Basics Moves both hands in a circular motion. This is the sign because the hands reverse positions. There is a move called a bulldozer? High School Wrestling: The Basics true. The bulldozer is when the wrestler in control is trying to flip the other from his stomach to his back. How many points are pins worth? High School Wrestling: The Basics 6. A pin is a move with the most points. Both shoulders of the oppenent must be touching the mat. The referee will then count to 5. How many points is a takedown worth? High School Wrestling: The Basics 2. Takedowns are when the wrestler in control brings the other wrestler down on to the mat. All content is (C)opyright 1995-2006 FunTrivia. Content may NOT be copied, reprinted, or distributed without our written consent. Feel free to link to any page you wish. While we try to keep trivia as accurate as possible through a regular volunteer editing process, FunTrivia cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. FunTrivia offers no professional advice, and you take all responsibility for your use of anything contained herein.
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