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Frayer, Hrovat, Steele earn wins as Team USA falls 4-3 to Russia in New York City dual meet

Jared Frayer (pictured in the 2009 World Team Trials) rallied for a tough win as the United States team battled Russia on Friday night before a packed house at the New York Athletic Club....

PREVIEW: NWCA All-Star Classic set for Fullerton, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 22

The 44th annual NWCA All-Star Classic is coming to California for the first time in its history on Sunday. USA Wrestling's Jason Bryant breaks down the importance of the event and previews the bouts. ...

William & Mary alumni support All-Star Classic in battle to save wrestling

Alumni from William & Mary, which dropped wrestling, is sponsoring the NWCA All-Star Classic at Cal-State Fullerton on Sunday. The group is hoping to expand its effort to help all endangered sports....

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It is not the wild, or "off the top rope", stuff you might have seen on television. The many programs and activities conducted by USA Wrestling or the hundreds of chartered clubs, provide opportunities for youth and adults alike to gain an understanding and appreciation for the international styles of wrestling, Freestyle and Greco-Roman, and folkstyle (scholastic and collegiate) which is the style practiced at high schools and colleges across the country.

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