Filed March 24, 2008 at 1:45 pm under Wrestling by nate.landas
Iowa Head Wrestling Coach Tom Brands was named 2008 NWCA Coach of the Year! Brands led the Hawkeyes to the 2008 NCAA DI National Championship team title, crowned two national champions, and had seven All-Americans.
Brands, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and 4X All-American, just completed his second season as head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. In his first season at Iowa, he coached one national champion & three All-Americans, going 14-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. This season, Brands led Iowa to the school’s 32nd Big Ten team title, earning Big Ten Coach of the Year accolades. The Hawkeyes went 21-1 in dual competition and 8-0 in Big Ten duals. The Hawks also won the 2007 Midlands Championships and the 2008 NWCA / Cliff Keen National Wrestling Duals.
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Filed March 24, 2008 at 10:03 am under Wrestling by nate.landas
The Iowa Hawkeyes won its 21st NCAA wrestling championship since 2000 with 117.5 points, had seven All-Americans, and crowned two individual champions! Ohio State placed second with 79 points and also crowned two individual champions. Below is the Team Standings for the 2008 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships (Top 10)
1) Iowa (Coached by Tom Brands) - 117.5 points
2) Ohio State (Coached by Tom Ryan) - 79 points
3) Penn State - 75 points
4) Nebraska (Coached by Mark Manning) - 74 points
5) Iowa State - 72 points
Oklahoma State (Coached by John Smith) - 72 points
7) Central Michigan - 69 points
Michigan - 69 points
9) Cornell (Coached by Rob Koll)- 67 points
10) Minnesota (Coached by J Robinson) - 61.5 points
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Filed March 24, 2008 at 8:45 am under Basketball by nate.landas
NCAA Tournament Coverage
The #1 seeds (UNC, UCLA, Kansas, & Memphis) survived the first two rounds of tournament play while other top seeds weren’t as fortunate. The following match-ups will take place in the Sweet 16 later this week:
North Carolina (Coached by Roy Williams) vs. Washington State
Tennessee (Coached by Bruce Pearl) vs. Louisville
Kansas (Coached by Bill Self) vs. Villanova (Coached by Jay Wright)
Wisconsin vs. Davidson
Michigan State (Coached by Tom Izzo) vs. Memphis
Stanford (Coached by Trent Johnson) vs. Texas
West Virginia (Coached by Bob Huggins) vs. Xavier (Coached by Sean Miller)
Western Kentucky (Coached by Darrin Horn) vs. UCLA
NIT Tournament Coverage
The following teams have reached the quarterfinal round or will be playing for the spot tonight:
Florida (Coached by Billy Donovan)
Syracuse (Coached by Jim Boeheim)
Virginia Tech (Coached by Seth Greenberg)
Nebraska (Coached by Doc Sadler)
Cal (Coached by Ben Braun)
Dayton (Coached by Brian Gregory)
UMASS
Arizona State
Mississippi
UAB
Illinois State
Ohio State
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Filed March 18, 2008 at 10:17 am under Basketball by nate.landas
The following programs & coaches will be participating in the 2008 Women’s NCAA & NIT Basketball Tournaments. Good luck to all participants!
2008 NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Tennessee - Coached by Pat Summitt
Connecticut - Coached by Geno Auriemma
North Carolina - Coached by Sylvia Hatchell
Maryland - Coached by Brenda Frese
Stanford - Coached by Tara Vanderveer
Rutgers - Coached by C. Vivian Stringer
Duke - Coached by Joanne P. McCallie
Texas - Coached by Gail Goestenkors
Oklahoma - Coached by Sherri Coale
Virginia - Coached by Debbie Ryan
Ohio State - Coached by Jim Foster
Iowa State - Coached by Bill Fennelly
Georgia - Coached by Andy Landers
Depaul - Coached by Doug Bruno
2008 NIT TOURNAMENT
Marquette - Coached by Terri Mitchell
Villanova - Coached by Harry Perretta
N.C. State - Coached by Kay Yow
Texas Tech - Coached by Kristy Curry
Middle Tennessee State - Coached by Rick Insell
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Filed March 17, 2008 at 10:27 am under Basketball by nate.landas
The following programs & coaches will be participating in the 2008 Men’s NCAA and NIT Basketball Tournament. Good luck to all participants!
2008 NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
North Carolina - Coached by Roy Williams
Kansas - Coached by Bill Self
Tennessee - Coached by Bruce Pearl
Duke - Coached by Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)
Stanford - Coached by Trent Johnson
Xavier - Coached by Sean Miller
Pittsburgh - Coached by Jamie Dixon
Connecticut - Coached by Jim Calhoun
Notre Dame - Coached by Mike Brey
Michigan State - Coached by Tom Izzo
Marquette - Coached by Tom Crean
Drake - Coached by Keno Davis
Purdue - Coached by Matt Painter
Gonzaga - Coached by Mark Few
West Virginia - Coached by Bob Huggins
Indiana - Coached by Dan Dakich / Kelvin Sampson
UNLV - Coached by Lon Kruger
Oregon - Coached by Ernie Kent
Arizona - Coached by Lute Olson / Kevin O’Neill
Kentucky - Coached by Billy Gillespie
St. Joseph’s - Coached by Phil Martelli
Villanova - Coached by Jay Wright
George Mason - Coached by Jim Larranaga
Western Kentucky - Coached by Darrin Horn
San Diego - Coached by Bill Grier
Georgia - Coached by Dennis Felton
Austin Peay - Coached by Dave Loos
2008 NIT TOURNAMENT
Syracuse - Coached by Jim Boeheim
Virginia Tech - Coached by Seth Greenberg
Florida - Coached by Billy Donovan
Creighton - Coached by Dana Altman
Nebraska - Coached by Doc Sadler
Minnesota - Coached by Tubby Smith
Southern Illinois - Coached by Chris Lowery
California - Coached by Ben Braun
Maryland - Coached by Gary Williams
New Mexico - Coached by Steve Alford
UNC-Charlotte - Coached by Bobby Lutz
San Diego State - Coached by Steve Fisher
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