Origins of folkstyle, Starocci vs Keckeisen, Armani sponsorship, catch wrestling, and more...

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Welcome to Week #52 of the Wrestling Snacks Newsletter.

Wrestling season is in the air! Each week, my excitement grows as more programs release their season schedules. I wish I lived closer to more programs to attend college matches—UVU is the closest, and it’s 4 hours away. Be grateful if you have multiple programs nearby. Regardless of the division, being able to easily attend college wrestling matches is a great blessing since not everyone has that luxury. Support those programs and take your kids to watch. Also, don’t forget to support local high school programs—bringing your young wrestlers to these matches is invaluable.

This weekend, I’m hosting a pre-season clinic here in the Magic Valley for middle and high school wrestlers. I’m super excited to see familiar faces! Here’s a link to the clinic flyer and registration if you're a coach and want get some ideas. My site is built with Squarespace, and I use Donorbox.org for registration and payments.

News Bites

• It's official! Carter Starocci and Parker Keckeisen, will square off at the NWCA All-Star Classic on November 16th in Rec Hall.

• 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic Match Lineup

• Abdulrashid Sadulaev Wins Trials, Sets Up Potential Match With David Taylor

• 2024 Senior World Championships Entries

• The DI Wrestling Championships will be hosted in St. Louis, MO in 2027 and Minneapolis, MN in 2028

• NCAA Releases Next Set of National Host Sites

• NCAA Wrestling Set To Move Championships To Football Stadium For First Time

• #9 Overall Junior Toscano Commits to Cornell

• Michael Kemerer Discusses Joining Minnesota Staff

• 2024 Who's Number One Final Results

• Patrovich Steps Down from LIU Head Coaching Position

• CLAW Wrestling: Jordan Oliver and Bryce Andonian set to wrestle on UFC FIGHT PASS during the Campbell vs Nebraska Dual

• Job Opportunity: USA Wrestling is now hiring for a Fundraising Manager

• NCAA Div. III McMurry University of Texas adds men's and women's wrestling

• 2024-25 Preseason National High School Wrestling Rankings

• VIDEO: Austin ISD assistant principal, student seen wrestling at high school

Snacks

This week's Snacks explores the Origin Story of American Folkstyle Wrestling, tracing its roots back to the rough and tough world of Catch Wrestling. Known for its "catch-as-catch-can" rules, Catch Wrestling laid the foundation for what would evolve into modern Folkstyle Wrestling, a distinctly American style seen in schools and colleges today.

Below we uncover how this hybrid style transitioned from carnival circuits to the mats of high school and collegiate wrestling.