ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The National Wrestling Media Association, the national professional organization for wrestling journalists, has named the recipients of its Annual Wrestling Journalist Awards. The NWMA has honored the top wrestling journalists in the following categories: Broadcaster of the Year, Print Journalist of the Year, Photographer of the  [ Read More ]

The St. Louis Sports Commission is hosting a media social at J Buck’s at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, the day prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Championships. All members of the media are welcome. J Bucks 1000 Clark Avenue St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 436-0394  [ Read More ]

All active members of the National Wrestling Media Association are allowed to submit nominations for the annual awards presented at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, March 17. Only one submission per member. Winners from the previous five years are not eligible to win  [ Read More ]

Please forward this note to any additional media members who may be interested in covering the 2012 EIWA Championships, held March 3-4 at Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. Please send all credential requests for the EIWA Championships by Friday, Feb. 24. They should be emailed to me with name and affiliation, and  [ Read More ]

Attached is the 2012 Big 12 Wrestling Championship credential application. The Championship will take place Saturday, March 3 at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo. If you plan on covering this event, please fill out the attached form and return to me via email (sdoerre@big12sports.com) or fax (469.524.1045) by Friday,  [ Read More ]

Please see the attached forms regarding credential requests to the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship, scheduled for Saturday, March 3 at the University of North Carolina’s Carmichael Arena. The deadline for submitting requests by fax or email is Friday, Feb. 24. I have attached a PDF and a word  [ Read More ]

For Big Tens through Tanner Lipsett at Purdue: Please email the following information to Big10WrestlingCred@purdue.edu. Name Email Phone Affiliation (Newspaper, magazine, website, etc.) Type of Media (Print, Web, Photo, Radio, etc.) Number of seats requested in press row For NCAAs through Laurie Cannon: Media/SID credential applications for the 2012 NCAA  [ Read More ]

We had several matches go to criteria during the second weekend of January and we saw a few things inaccurately reported. For clarification purposes, here is the college tie-breaking criteria. 1. Greater number of victories. (Including falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications) 2. Combined total of falls and technical falls. 3.  [ Read More ]

USA Wrestling has started its media accreditation process for the major events on its schedule for the 2012 year. A media accreditation application is available for journalists to download: Click here to download 2012 media credentials application This form is also being sent via email to selected journalists. A copy  [ Read More ]

Using Twitter has been increasingly popular among major news outlets and sports information offices. Within college wrestling, there was once a question about what hashtags could or should be used. The National Wrestling Media Association, along with the NCAA, NAIA and NWCA have fashioned a list of wrestling-specific hashtags for  [ Read More ]