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And in other Iowa-related news, we told you that Iowa artists only worked in the butter and animal fat medium. Well, below is additional proof, a butter statue of Caitlin Clark. We swear we did not do anything to this photo. It is 100% original. If I were Spencer Lee, I'd beg them not to make a butter statue of me. Either pony up for some metal or marble, or just forget about it:
IRTC Fundraiser, Tom Jones Challenger League & a Late Sunday Funnies
IRTC FUNDRAISER The IRTC can celebrate an unbelievable year! They also need to fundraise for the next one. They help themselves each year with a golf outing at Mahomet's Lake of the Woods course, which we have to say is hard and treacherous, but they have big pavilions for food and rejoicing afterwards. It's never too late to donate to the ILLINOIS Regional Training Center . The IRTC had support from individuals and companies for the outing, and had a bunch of sponsors last year as you can see on this page. The sponsors for the 2024 event included this pair recognized Dan Stelter: It seems that there were a lot of new faces along with the veterans. Legends walk among those at the IRTC! Here are some pictures courtesy of Friends of ILLINOIS Wrestling: TOM JONES CHALLENGER LEAGUE One of our favorite things ILLINI Wrestling does (besides beat Iowa) is the Tom Jones Challenger League. Giving back is so important. And it looks like the guys gave some kids a day they won't soo...
ILLINI AT FARGO 2024
The ILLINI had two incoming Freshmen in Anthony "Joey" Ruzic and Marko Ivanisevic, along with Wyatt Medlin, wrestling both styles at Fargo this year. Their best results were in Greco, so we'll start with those. ANTHONY "JOEY" RUZIC This is what USA Wrestling wrote about Ruzic in an article on their main website: Illinois was led by individual champion Michael Rundell (100) and Anthony Ruzic (126), both who have won previous Junior titles. ... Ruzic, who is heading to the University of Illinois this fall, shut out Jackson Heslin of Connecticut, 6-0 in the finals. It is Ruzic’s third Fargo title, having won the Junior Greco-Roman crown in 2022 and a 16U Greco-Roman title in 2021. At this link , Ruzic explains in his post-match interview how you have to get matches to jump levels, which is what he wants to do to be able to face tough Big Ten opponents. In talking about the University of ILLINOIS, he said that "I wanted to wrestle there since I was a littl...
ILLINI LEGENDS: THE ALEX TIRAPELLE STORY
ILLINI Wrestling legend Alex Tirapelle is the top-of-the-ladder career winner at the University of ILLINOIS. He was an NCAA Finalist, 2x All American and a 2x Big Ten Champion. He discusses his wrestling career and his coaching career. Tirapelle is currently coaching at American University in Washington, D.C., where a lot of lucky young wrestlers are learning life and sport lessons from one of the great technicians. Video credits to Marvel Entertainment, FloWrestling, stardust9094 and Dirrudy. Intro and outro music by Audio Beats. Photo credits in the body of the video to ILLINOIS Athletics, National Wrestling Hall of Fame, American University Athletics, California Wrestling Hall of Fame, ESPN, Stanford University, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Twitter, Photo credits in the intro and outro sequences to FightingILLINI.com, NCAA.com, uiaa.org, wrestlingchangedmylife.com, ILLINOISMatmen.com, flowrestling.com, intermatwrestle.com. This video is not to be monetized. This is the trai...