ILLINI WRESTLING RECRUITS, BYRD, OTHER NEWS AND ILLINI RTC DONATIONS


 



 

The graphic folks in the University of ILLINOIS Athletic Department have been churning out some sweet promos for the ILLINI Wrestling team. This one certainly is an eye-catcher and an attention-grabber:



 

RECRUITING

 

ILLINI Wrestling recruits watched the recent ILLINI football win over Iowa, getting down on the field with the coaches. Here are some cool pictures that I stole from the internet:




And that work bore fruit for the ILLINI coaching staff. This is HUGE! Look at the commits in the image at the top of this story. I'm going to do a video about this. What a force!




LUCAS BYRD

 

The Athletic Department is publicizing Lucas Byrd’s upcoming NWCA All-Star match against Michael McGee, which will take place on November 22, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Here's a promo for the ILLINI wrestler:

 



 

ILLINI RTC DONATIONS

 

When it comes to donations to the IRTC, I am the smallest minnow. Truly, a baby minnow. Thankfully, there are whales and other folks who can afford to keep this glorious unit intact and running at top efficiency. Are you one of them? I recently sent off another pitiful donation—what I can afford at this time—and they still sent some pretty sweet swag, along with another hand-written and signed card from a member of the IRTC:

 



I believe in you guys.

When you think about what this group has accomplished in such a short amount of time, you realize the hard work that they do. Four of their athletes made Team USA. Two of those wrestled in the World Championships. Max Nowry again proved that he’s the most reliable and consistent member of America’s Greco team. Kamal Bey’s day is coming. We all know that. Tanner Farmer made it to Final X even with an injury. What can he do injury-free?

 And, of course, nothing made me smile as much as Zane Richards making the world team after putting in so much effort. He’s now in Azerbaijan honing his craft against some of the best in the world. Here's a picture from Twitter:




NEW VIDEOS

We at the ILLINI Wrestling Blog and Forum and Beyond have been busy making videos of some great ILLINI moments, takedowns, scrambles, recruits, new starters, &tc. Do not miss them!

Hudson Goebel, the ILLINI Recruit and Two-Sport Athlete



The Greatest Takedown in ILLINI Wrestling History



The New ILLINI Wrestling Starters


The Coolest NCAA Championship Wrestling Scramble


The World's Most Tricksy-est Trip Takedown


The World's Most Brutally Elegant Takedown


We will present a new video about Matt Lackey's legendary NCAA Championship footsweep in the next couple of days, and don't miss out on the ILLINI Legends series!


ILLINI Legends: The Adam Tirapelle Story


ILLINI Legends: The Jordan Blanton Story:


Becoming Legend: The Lucas Byrd Story:



THIS YEAR'S ILLINI ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES INCLUDE ...

Werner Holzer had a distinguished college career and holds a pair of distinctions that are pretty damn cool. First, he wrestled in a World Championship or an Olympics in both Freestyle and Greco. That alone should merit induction into the Hall of Fame, but secondly, Holzer created USA Wrestling. That's right. The big one. 

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Picture credits: University of ILLINOIS Athletic Department, Kannon Webster, Logan Shaw and Zane Richards.

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