WRESTLING NEWS. . .

2005

Mark Moos  and his michigan wolverine teammates finished the season as national runners-ups.  mark was one of wolverines who represented them at nationals.

Ryan Hurley (Cleveland State), Joe Dennis (Cleveland State and Jared Villars (West Virginia) all qualified for the NCAA Div. I National Championships.  Ryan and Joe both won two matches before bowing out.  Jared was injured and could not wrestle.

Harry Lester won the 145.5lb. weight class at the Greco-Roman World Team Trials, qualifying him for the World Championships in Budapest.  For his world championship results, Sept. 26th - Oct. 2nd, click here

mike hurley has recovered completely from january surgery on his back and is healthy for the 2005-06 season.

Several Cleveland State wrestlers have formed a weekly Bible Study that meets at the Hurley's apartment.  Most of the team has met at one time or another.  Several have given their lives to christ.  Watch this page for their testimonies once they begin to mature in their christian walk.

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DAVID ARMSTRONG 133 LBS.

CLEVELAND STATE

CLEVELAND ST. UNIVERSITY

141

Mike is expected to start at 141 for the Cleveland State Vikings during this 2005-06 season, as a redshirt soph. He finished at 13-9 before back surgery finished his season.

     
      I knew that I needed Christ through my every day life, not just in sports, even though it helps a lot in sports.  I think I need to be a role model because a lot of kids look up to me.  But, I want them to look up to me for more than wrestling, like for my relationship with God. 
     One day I was walking the hall at school during my senior year at Akron St. V-St. Mary, and my friend, Chad Mraz, asked me to come to meet with a friend of his at lunch time to talk about God.  His friend, John Saucier from TEAM JAM, would visit each week at lunch time to explain how to get closer to Christ.  Once we began talking I knew that was exactly what I was looking for.  It came at the perfect time in my life.  I didn’t even wait once it was explained to me how I could have Him as my Savior.  I prayed right there at lunch time the first time we met.
     I was so excited I told my brother Ryan and most of my best friends. I wanted to do what ever I could to find an excuse to get my friends together to talk about how they could know him to. Ryan made the same decision a week later.
     I know now that I can’t live without God. I know what gifts and abilities that He’s given me and I can’t let Him down.  I have a responsibility to keep Him first and make sure that God knows He’s first and that I am grateful for what He’s given me. 
 

Ryan Hurley

CLEVELAND ST. UNIVERSITY

149

Ryan will return at 149. During his  sophomore season, Ryan qualified for the NCAA National tournament.  His overall record was 21-19 with 3 pins.
 

NORTHERN MICHIGAN

United states olympic education center
greco roman

2-time University champion, 5th place at the 2004 Olympic Trials, 2005 Greco World Team member and 1st place at the 2003 FILA Jr. Championships. 
Named the USOEC athlete of the year for 2004-05 by unanimous decision.
MORE ON THE NEXT AMERICAN GRECO-ROMAN GREAT!
Read the article here.

JOE DENNIS

 197 LBS.

CLEVELAND STATE

University of michigan

125

Wrestled 119 as a freshman, finishing 6th in the Big Ten and qualifying for nationals. Completed season with 22-7 record.  As a soph Mark wrestled at 125 and again finished 6th in the Big Ten and qualified for nationals.  Completed season with 21-9 record.

RYAN RIGGS

CLEVELAND STATE
UNIVERSITY

125

Ryan is a high school All-American out of Massillon Perry (Oh).  His first year of wrestling resulted in a 6-6 record for Cleveland State, while wrestling at both 133 and 141.
 

WEST VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY

197

Freestyle
211

Jared placed sixth at 2004 FILA Junior Freestyle National Championships ... two-time Ohio state champion at St. Vincent St. Mary's High. . . Third at National High School Championships  . . . had a great season after transferring from Illinois State where he was playing football . . named to All-Rookie team by Amateur Wrestling News, named top rookie for West Virginia and qualified for the Nationals at 197.

I was in the summer of my fifth grade year and my mom wanted to send me to our local church's kids camp. It was called Round Lake. Anyway I was not really looking forward to going because I wasn't going to know anyone, so I talked my friend Keith into going. I was glad a friend was with me but that changed when two days into the camp, Keith got home sick and had his mother come pick him up.
   That night I cried to my mom to come pick me up but she refused and told me to wait until the next day to see what happened and to just meet some kids. I got to know a few kids and a few days past.  On the second to last day I remember them doing baptisms in the lake. The next night (the last night) we had a Christian band in to play, and towards the end of the show I remember we were all on our feet singing along with the chorus.  Then the band and the camp director came to the microphone and asked for anyone who would like to confess there will to God to come forward. No one was walking up to him, but something came over me and I got goosebumbs running down my back and felt a jolt or confidence in my faith rise. I went up to the front of the room and that's when I prayed to ask Christ to be my Savior.  A few others then followed me up too. That next week at church I was baptized in front of my friends and family.
   Since that time there have been many times that I have recommitted my life to Christ.   Lately I have been trying to grow in my faith and have been reading out of the Bible more. One of the verses I read was Phillippians 4:13.  I love that verse.