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Issued: March 13, 2008

ANDY MILLER NAMED NWCA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – UW-Eau Claire junior wrestler Andy Miller (Jr.-Appleton, Wis./North) has recently been recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association as a Scholar All-American.


Issued: March 8, 2008

HOLFORTY TAKES SIXTH AT NATIONALS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – As the UW-Eau Claire wrestling squad’s lone representative at the NCAA Division III Championships, Josh Holforty (Jr.-Bloomington, MN/Kennedy) took sixth place at the 197-pound weight class today.


Issued: March 7, 2008

HOLFORTY MAKES IT TO SEMIFINALS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The only member of the UW-Eau Claire wrestling squad to make it to nationals, seventh-seeded and seventh-ranked Josh Holforty (Jr.-Bloomington, MN/Kennedy) took both his matches today in the NCAA Division III Championships and will now advance to the semifinals tomorrow.


Issued: March 5, 2008

HOLFORTY HEADED TO NATIONALS THIS WEEKEND

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – UW-Eau Claire wrestler Josh Holforty (Jr.-Bloomington, MN/Kennedy) will compete at the 2008 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships this Friday and Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


Issued: February 24, 2008

WRESTLING FINISHES FIFTH AT WIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

APPLETON, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team took fifth place out of seven teams at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships held at Appleton West High School today.


Issued: February 21, 2008

WRESTLING TRAVELS TO WIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team is set for this year’s Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Wrestling Championships, hosted by Lawrence University in Appleton. The meet will begin at 10 a.m. at Appleton West High School.


Issued: February 16, 2008

WRESTLING DROPS MEET TO NO. 7 STEVENS POINT

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team fell 44-6 to No. 7 UW-Stevens Point in the regular season finale in the Ade Olson Addition of the McPhee Physical Education Center this afternoon.


Issued: February 12, 2008

WRESTLING FALLS TO NO. 3 LA CROSSE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team was unable to its groove and fell to No. 3 UW-La Crosse 44-5 at the McPhee Physical Education Center tonight.


Issued: February 11, 2008

WRESTLING FINISHES REGULAR SEASON WITH TWO HOME MEETS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team will face two more Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opponents this week before heading to the WIAC Championships next weekend.


Issued: February 9, 2008

WRESTLING DROPS FIRST WIAC DUAL MEET OF THE SEASON

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team was unable to win its fourth straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) dual meet of the season, falling 17-25 to UW-Whitewater at the McPhee Physical Education Center tonight.


Issued: February 6, 2008

BLUGOLDS WIN MEET IN FINAL MATCH

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – On Wednesday night, the UW – Eau Claire wrestling team topped St. Olaf College (Minn.) 23-22. The meet was decided in the final match of the night when heavy weight Nick Hoeft (Sr.-Merrill, WI) won a major decision over Justin Luthey.


Issued: February 5, 2008

WRESTLING TO HOST TWO DUAL MEETS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team will be back in action this week, taking on St. Olaf on Wednesday and UW-Whitewater on Saturday.


Issued: February 2, 2008

HOLFORTY OUTSTANDING WRESTLER AT HOME INVITE

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Behind a strong performance by Josh Holforty (Jr.-Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy), the UW-Eau Claire wrestling team took fifth place out of nine teams with 75 points at the 30th Annual UW-Eau Claire Invitational today.


Issued: February 1, 2008

WRESTLING TOPS OSHKOSH IN WIAC DUAL MEET

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Recording three pins, two major decisions and one decision, the UW-Eau Claire wrestling team defeated UW-Oshkosh 29-19 in the McPhee Physical Education Center tonight.


Issued: January 31, 2008

WRESTLING SET FOR TWO HOME EVENTS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team will be in action at the McPhee Gymnasium this weekend, hosting UW-Oshkosh on Friday and the 30th Annual Blugold Invitational on Saturday.


Issued: January 20, 2008

BLUGOLD WRESTLERS COMPETE AT DAN GABLE COLLEGIATE OPEN

OSHKOSH, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire grapplers competed at the Fifth Annual Dan Gable Colligate Open put on by the UW-Oshkosh wrestling team. The tournament was an individual competition which brought together wresters from all around the Midwest. There were representatives from Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University (Ill.), Purdue University (Ind.), University of Wisconsin, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Parkside.


Issued: January 11, 2008

ST. CLOUD BLANKS BLUGOLD WRESTLERS

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team fell to St. Cloud State at Halenbeck Hall yesterday by the score of 42-0. St. Cloud is undefeated (6-0) in dual matches this season.


Issued: January 8, 2008

WRESTLERS GO DOWN TO WIRE IN WIN

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team took home a 22-20 victory in a close fought battle against UW-Platteville at Williams Fieldhouse tonight.


Issued: January 5, 2008

WRESTLERS FINISH IN SEVENTH PLACE AT MATMAN INVITATIONAL

MT. VERNON, Iowa – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team competed today in the Matman Invitational, hosted by Cornell College. The Blugolds finished in seventh place out of 13 teams with 61 points. Coe College won the event with 164.5 points. Buena Vista came in second with 129.5 points, and Cornell finished in third with 96.5 points.


Issued: December 11, 2007

WRESTLING ROLLS AGAINST LAWRENCE

APPLETON, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team lost just one match today while winning 42-4 over Lawrence University.


Issued: December 10, 2007

WRESTLERS COMPETE IN ST. CLOUD OPEN

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team competed in the St. Cloud Open today in St. Cloud, Minn. The event was hosted by St. Cloud State University.


Issued: November 30, 2007

WRESTLERS WIN FIRST MEET AGAINST ITASCA

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team got its first win of the season against Itasca Community College 26-16 last night.


Issued: November 20, 2007

NATIONALLY RANKED LUTHER HANDLES WRESTLERS

Eau Claire, Wis. – Nationally-ranked Luther College kept the UW-Eau Claire wrestling team from gaining its first victory of the season with a 30-13 triumph at the McPhee Phy Ed Center Tuesday night.


Issued: November 19, 2007

WRESTLING READY FOR FIRST HOME MEET

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team will host Luther College (IA) Tuesday in a non-conference duel meet. This is one of six meets the Blugolds will host in McPhee Physical Education Building this season.


Issued: November 17, 2007

HOLFORTY WINS AT AUGSBURG OPEN

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team competed in the Augsburg Open on Saturday. They had several noticeable individual finishers.


Issued: November 10, 2007

WRESTLING LOSES ALL THREE AT LAKELAND DUALS

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team lost three dual matches today as it kicked off its season at the Lakeland Duals at Lakeland College


Issued: November 7, 2007

WRESTLING TEAM RETURNS 14 LETTERWINNERS

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The UW-Eau Claire 2007-08 wrestling team includes 14 letterwinners on its squad. Last year the Blugolds finished with an overall record of 26-20 and went 4-2 in WIAC dual meets. The 2006-07 team finished fourth at the WIAC Championships. The Blugolds have expanded their roster from 18 to 30 this season.



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