Columbia & Gold Intersquad Dual

The University of Great Falls wrestling team held there annual alumni and inter squad wrestling dual this weekend in Great Falls, Montana.

The weekend started with alumni vs current team members on Saturday the 9th. With over 20 matches, the alumni team walked away with a dual win for the night.

Sunday offered 13 Argo matches that included two of the four returning All- Americans. The wrestlers come from Montana, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, New York, and Texas.

Here are the results for sunday's dual:

125 pounds, Brian Borst won over Patrick Neal

133 pounds, Scott Schlosser won over Luis Carranza

133 Pounds, Clayton Vermulum won over Eric Bergerson

141/149 Pounds, Myles Mazurkiewicz won over Anthony Varnell

141 Pounds, Ryan Martin won over Chase Burns

141 Pounds, Robert Spackman won over Kyler Briggs

149 Pounds, David Hayes won over Kent Pattison

157 Pounds, Clark Hensley won over Shawn lau

165 Pounds, Ross Mosher won over Adam Wolfe

174 Pounds, Noah Hatton won over John Burns

184 Pounds, Levi Morgan won over Brock Picard

197 Pounds, Matt Cable won over Kodie Kenfield

133 Pounds, Ryan Major won over Eric Bergerson

There were many close and exciting matches throughout the weekend. Parents and friends were invited to come and see the University of Great Falls campus and meet the coaching staff. This is an annual event that current and past wrestlers look forward to each year. 

Intersquad and Alumni wrestling action

On Saturday the 9th, 2010, the University of Great Falls will be hosting the annual Argo Alumni wrestling dual.

This is the wrestling teams biggest Alumni dual in Argo history. The dual will start at 3 p.m. at the University of Great Falls Gym.

There will be 22 matches against the current Argo wrestling team and Alumni. The Alumni team is loaded with 20 past All- American wrestlers from the Argos and four All-Americans representing the current Argo team.

Here is a list of the matches that will take place on Saturday afternoon:

Alumni                   Current

Forest Bouge vs Akmal Adilov

Ryan Montang vs Luis Carranza

Jeremy Montang vs Shawn Lau

Jason harrington vs Ryan Major

Spencer Griffiths vs Chase Burns

Brad Fraser vs Juan Enriquez

Jason Costello vs Miles Mazurkiewicz

Jeff Trafelet vs Chad Cebulski

Justin Jones vs Will McLaughlin

Eddie Bush vs Kent Pattison

Wayne French vs Michael Hader

Jon Muri vs Ryan Martin

Alex Calvi vs Sheldon Page

Brendon DeCock vs Zach Wichman

Joe Casey vs Adam Wolfe

Luke Roberts vs Cole Amende

Ryan Smith vs Scott Lucas

Justin Gardner vs Clark Hensley

Jason Pence vs Levi Morgan

Robert Hazenberg vs Brock Picard

Matt Pea vs Colt Ewing

Michael Kummer vs Michael french

These matches are subject to change, but it should be a solid performance by both sides. The alumni side includes current coaches, teachers, dads, and college students. This is a time for past friends and teammates to gather and have some fun.

Life first, wrestling second

I was not a big part of the wrestling team this week. My wife and I are remodeling our kitchen and time is hard to come by. Coach Schaeffer told me to take the week off and finish my kitchen.

So I guess this weeks blog is about me, homework, and remodeling. 18 credits are a handful, and adding a full remodel is a bit over whelming. This juggling act needs to stop so that I can focus on my wife, school, and wrestling.

I finished the laying the tile last week and worked on the cabinets this weekend. It was all going so well, except for the part where I got electrocuted around midnight on Saturday. I guess when you get sleepy, you get sloppy.

Sunday was going great as well, and then accident number two of the weekend happened. I was sitting on the ground working on some wiring, I then jumped up to meet a cabinet right in the top of my head. After a few minutes of stars and a trip to our school trainer, I was glued and back to new.

This pretty well sums up the last week, and I thought the wrestlers were getting sore and beat up! I am sitting here with a pounding headache and super glue on my scalp, does it get any better?

Pre-season is on!

The University of Great Falls wrestlers have now had a taste of pre-season, and I am absolutely impressed with the new recruits.

This is a class of hard working and focused individuals. They are proving that they want to be successful by working hard and doing the right things. This pre-season consists of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday lifting workouts with runs that follow.

The runs are not just runs, they are lung burning aerobic and anaerobic exercises that would make anyone question their purpose.

Tuesdays and Thursdays consists of wrestling practices where technique is drilled into their vocabulary. The new wrestlers will find out at even the collegiate level, you can't get the cart ahead of the horse.

This season thus far, has shown an extremely talented bunch of young adults.

University of Great Falls wrestling pre-season begins

Although the University of Great Falls wrestling team has not officially began practices yet, the wrestlers are out and about training.Pre-season is the time that all collegiate athletes look to knock off the rust, or to gain the edge on your future opponent.

This time is crucial for developing those skills and getting back into shape. With preseason starting this week, many young wrestlers will be welcomed to the team with sweat and tears as "Hell week" is fast approaching.

This is a week where wrestlers are put through many vigorous activities throughout the city of Great Falls. This is where the boys become men and the men become tougher! This preseason will consists of many hill runs, buddy carries, weight lifting, plate workouts, and team bonding exercises.

This part of the season builds mental toughness as well as physical toughness. As any team develops, they must realize that your only as tough as your weakest member. Although wrestling is more of an individual sport, there is a lot of team work involved.

I wish you all the best of luck in this upcoming week!

University of Great Falls Wrestling

The University Of Great Falls wrestling team kicked off their season on September ninth with their first team meeting. The Argo wrestling team is looking powerful as ever with forty five wrestlers and four returning with All-American Status.

The Four All- American returners are looking forward to leading the team throughout the long season which comes to an end in early March. The Argos took third in the country at the NAIA division in the 2009-2010 season in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Argos have also added 18 new recruits and transfers to their roster. There are some pretty big shoes to be filled among the team with twelve seniors graduating in the 2009-2010 season. This season looks to bring a young and powerful force to the table.

The Argos wrestling team is led by head coach Caleb Schaeffer who is in his sixth year coaching for the Argos and fourth year as the head coach.