At 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Wisconsin wrestling team gathered for a final practice on campus before departing for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. Wisconsin’s trio of NCAA qualifiers includes redshirt junior Tyler Graff, redshirt junior Jackson Hein and redshirt freshman Connor Medbery. They… Read more »

In the country’s most challenging wrestling conference tournament, the Wisconsin wrestling team finished 10th overall in the team competition at the Big Ten Tournament, but witnessed the Badgers’ top three wrestlers earn NCAA tournament bids. Redshirt junior Tyler Graff, redshirt freshman Connor Medbery and redshirt junior Jackson Hein will compete… Read more »

It’s been a long and monotonous two-and-a-half weeks since the University of Wisconsin wrestling team has felt the pressure of facing an opponent outside of fellow teammates within the confines of the team practice facility. That makes this team (7-8, 4-4 Big Ten) even more ravenous for a chance to… Read more »

It’s pretty rare to have two solid high school wrestlers from the same state decide on the same collegiate wrestling program 1,000 miles away from home. It’s a whole different story when those two wrestlers combined for seven state championships while competing for the same high school and are dominating at… Read more »

In its final dual match of the regular season, the Wisconsin wrestling team suffered a brutal 34-5 loss to No. 4 Minnesota Sunday afternoon on Senior Day in its first and only loss at the UW Field House this season. The No. 18 Badgers (7-6, 4-4 Big Ten) faced eight… Read more »

The perfect storm for a rowdy suburban household may be the combination of three active and athletic brothers living under the same roof. Now imagine all three of those brothers currently wrestling for Division 1 universities with programs ranked in the nation’s top 20. That’s certainly a recipe for plenty… Read more »

After dropping consecutive dual matches against two of the Big Ten’s best just a week ago, the No. 20 Wisconsin wrestling team righted the ship in a solid 26-9 defeat of Indiana Friday night at home. The Badgers (7-4, 4-2 Big Ten) took seven of the 10 individual contests, including… Read more »

Willing oneself to victory in the midst of a mere seven-minute contest will do a wrestler no good when faced with a potentially more talented and likely better prepared opponent. Especially while competing against a multitude of teams in the country’s most elite wrestling conference, Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry… Read more »

The Wisconsin wrestling team will open its Big Ten schedule Friday after a tournament in Las Vegas last weekend. The Badgers open conference play with a 3-2 record and will host Michigan State. Wisconsin is unbeaten at home thus far, and they then travel to Lincoln, Neb., Sunday to take… Read more »

Whether it’s eating a daily dose of Wheaties for breakfast, drinking the recommended daily amount of milk or just being gifted with unusually athletic genes, some kids just grow up big. Wisconsin heavyweight wrestler Connor Medbery was well aware of his unusually large size, due to either genetics or a… Read more »

Tyler Graff always had designs on competing against the best his sport had to offer. He just had to wait for the opportunity to arise. Graff, a member of the Wisconsin wrestling team, decided to sit out the 2011 season in order to attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer… Read more »

After finishing last in the Big Ten a year ago, the Wisconsin wrestling team started off its 2012-13 season with an 18-13 victory over the No. 25 Hofstra Pride. Wisconsin (1-0) suffered its first loss last year against Hofstra (0-2) by a score of 25-12, a loss that ignited a… Read more »

From finishing his high school career as a four-time state champion in his hometown of Loveland, Colo., to being a top placer in the Olympic Trials, senior Wisconsin wrestler Tyler Graff has had experiences not many other collegiate athletes can match. Graff was a starter for the Badgers both his… Read more »

Almost every athlete who makes it to the collegiate level experienced some degree of personal success and achievement in high school, but few Wisconsin athletes had as much pre-collegiate success as wrestler Jesse Thielke. During his high school years, Thielke won not just one, but four individual state titles as… Read more »

Tyler Graff’s insatiable work ethic is starting to turn heads at the world class level of wrestling. The two-time All-American decided to redshirt for his junior season on the Wisconsin wrestling squad to compete for a spot on Team USA in the 2012 London Olympics. After winning the Men’s Freestyle… Read more »

After a long offseason of wrestling against teammates, the Wisconsin wrestling team finally started competition this season with the first annual Badger Duals in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Field House Sunday afternoon. Badger fans were treated to a chance by the format of the dual to see… Read more »

Three members of the Wisconsin wrestling team have chosen to take an Olympic redshirt for the upcoming 2011-2012 season in pursuit of representing the United States in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Seniors Andrew Howe and Travis Rutt join redshirt junior Tyler Graff as they compete in Olympic qualifiers… Read more »

In the mind of Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry Davis, the Big Ten conference tournament is jam-packed with talent this year, including six universities in the top 15 of the coaches’ poll. However, Davis and the rest of the Badgers have an ace up their sleeves, as 2010 NCAA Division… Read more »

Hit rewind. The finish of last year’s 2009-2010 wrestling season was one of the most successful in school history for the Wisconsin wrestling team. Junior Andrew Howe went 37-0 on his way to a national championship in the 165-pound weight class, while the Badgers showcased four All-Americans (Howe, Trevor Branvold,… Read more »

MADISON, Wis. — The body of Martin Davis, 52, the brother of University of Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis, is believed to have been found Friday afternoon in Coralville, Iowa. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office was called to an area in the Coralville Reservoir after an individual in a kayak… Read more »

With both basketball teams falling to lower-seeded competition in the NCAA Tournament and the men’s hockey team falling in its semifinal game in the WCHA Final Five, it would not appear to have been a very good weekend for the Wisconsin Badgers. Fortunately for UW, it has a pretty good… Read more »

Last year, Andrew Howe was the runner-up in the 165 lb. weight class at the NCAA Championships. This weekend, fresh off a Big Ten individual title, he’s hoping to get the five wins he needs to win it all and finish an undefeated season. After a third-place finish at the… Read more »

Coming off a very strong showing at the Big Ten Championships a week ago, the Wisconsin Badgers are looking for continued success this weekend at the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb. When UW traveled to the University of Michigan for the Big Ten Championship March 6-7, two Badgers brought home… Read more »

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For the first time since 1997, the Wisconsin wrestling team has a pair of Big Ten champs. Sophomore Andrew Howe and junior Trevor Brandvold each won Big Ten individual titles on Sunday afternoon at the 2010 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. Howe won at… Read more »

It is postseason tournament time for the Wisconsin wrestling team, with the action beginning this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. This “mini-NCAA tournament,” as coach Barry Davis refers to it, leads up to college wrestling’s version of the big dance, the NCAA Championships March 18… Read more »

With the Big Ten Championships this weekend, Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry Davis looks for the 14th ranked Badgers to use their experience from the upcoming event to help their preparation for the NCAA Championships at the end of the season. The Big Ten Championships will contain some of the… Read more »

After beating Northwestern 32-6 Friday, No. 14 Wisconsin was hoping to ride that momentum Sunday as it faced the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes. Instead, the Badgers fell in a match that nearly perfectly mirrored their victory, as they lost 31-6 in their last match of the regular season. The loss… Read more »

As the University of Wisconsin held its weekly press conference Monday, several head coaches were in attendance to talk about their respective teams. First among them was women’s basketball head coach Lisa Stone, who discussed about her team’s upcoming matchup with Ohio State and the Badgers’ chances of making the… Read more »

After losing in a close 20-18 Big Ten dual Friday with No. 5 Minnesota, the No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team fell short once again Sunday against No. 13 Penn State at the Field House in a 22-15 loss. The afternoon began with Penn State’s Brad Pataky gaining an 11-3 win… Read more »

The No. 12 Wisconsin wrestling team kicks off a fresh new season Friday as they welcome No. 22 Old Dominion to the UW Field House. The Badgers arrive at the dual opener following a successful 2008-09 campaign in which they achieved a 9-8 overall record and a 3-5 mark… Read more »

The Wisconsin wrestling team will welcome five promising redshirt freshmen to the competitive mat this year, all of whom could make a major impact for the Badgers this season. Trey Bertram, Jimmy Duffy, Tyler Graff, Brad Nardick and Cole Schmitt helped comprise the 08-09 recruiting class, which was ranked… Read more »

The No.16 University of Wisconsin men’s wrestling team begins its postseason this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in University Park, Pa. The Badgers, who are 9-8-0 overall and 3-5-0 in the Big Ten, hope to improve on their sixth-place finish last year as they send 10 grapplers to… Read more »

After the release of preliminary seeds, the University of Wisconsin wrestling team turns its attention to this weekend’s Big Ten Wrestling Championships in University Park, Pa. Three Badgers were given No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes, including Zach Tanelli (141 lbs.), Andrew Howe (165 lbs.) and Dallas… Read more »

The No. 16-ranked University of Wisconsin wrestling team fell to No. 6 Ohio State 24-18 Sunday in their last dual meet of the season. The result wasn’t one the Badgers were looking for on Senior Day as the meet was their last dual at the Field House this year… Read more »

Following a 1-4 start in Big Ten dual meets, University of Wisconsin wrestling needed to find a way to get back on track. A weekend homestand was the solution. The 18th-ranked Badgers upset No. 11 Minnesota on Friday and got past 25th-ranked Purdue on Sunday — both by margins… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin wrestling team is set to take on No. 11 Minnesota Friday night and No. 25 Purdue on Sunday afternoon at the Field House. The Gophers bring three ranked grapplers including No. 5 Jayson Ness at 133 pounds, No. 8 Zach Sanders at 125 pounds, and… Read more »

Zach Tanelli, the No. 1 ranked senior wrestler, is putting his season and his career in perspective as he strives to become both the Big Ten and National champion. The Badgers only have five meets remaining in their schedule, and he is taking every one of them in, enjoying… Read more »

The No.17 University of Wisconsin men’s wrestling team fell 24-16 to the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House. The loss dropped the Badgers’ overall record to 7-7-0 and 1-4-0 in the Big Ten as the Illini improved to 10-1-0 overall and 3-1-0 in… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin wrestling team is set to take on No. 7 Illinois this Sunday at the Field House. The Illini have five ranked wrestlers, including No. 2 Mike Poeta at 157 pounds, No. 3 Jimmy Kennedy at 133 pounds, No. 10 John Wise at heavyweight, No. 12… Read more »

The No. 17 ranked University of Wisconsin Badger wrestling team will travel to Michigan State and Penn State this weekend in hopes of earning its first dual victory in Big Ten play this season. After a disappointing start of 0-2 against Iowa and Northwestern, the team has high expectations… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin wrestling team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday as the second-ranked Iowa State Cyclones proved to be too much for the Badgers to handle. The Cyclones featured eight nationally-ranked wrestlers, including all of the top five wrestlers in the country. The dual meet… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin wrestling team will get its first action of the season this weekend as it heads to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the Big Ten/ACC Duals. The team will wrestle three dual meets featuring bouts against Virginia, North Carolina and NC State. The Badgers faced all three of… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin wrestling team kicked off the 2008-09 season Saturday by hosting its annual intra-squad scrimmage. The scrimmage featured five matches, along with one exhibition match. The first match of the night was at 125 pounds and featured two juniors in Drew Hammen and Kyle Reeve. Hammen… Read more »