The match was over in seconds. New Trier High School junior Jillian Giller, 16, yanked her opponent to the ground, wrapped her right arm under the girl’s right leg and, with a few quick thrusts, ...

Bettendorf's Jake Knight committed to wrestle for Illinois. He is a two-time state champion in Iowa high school wrestling. | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Bettendorf ...

After the disappointments of last season, Illinois (3-0) had high hopes for its wrestling team this year after starting the season ranked No. 12 in the InterMat’s preseason rankings. So far, behind a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois wrestling is 3-0 in dual action for the first time since 2020. The Illini have earned a top 15 national ranking, checking in at No. 13, and brought home five first ...

The road trip continues for No. 11 Illinois (7-2, 2-2) as it heads to College Park, Maryland, for a showdown against No. 29 Maryland (8-5, 3-0) on Friday. Following that, the Illini will travel to ...

Warren senior Aaron Stewart is up for the school’s male athlete of the year award. A recent award by the National Wrestling ...

The Illinois individual state wrestling championships are Saturday evening at the State Farm Center in Champaign and we are taking another quick look at the nationally-ranked wrestlers to watch. The ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois wrestling is promoting acting head coach Jeremy Hunter to permanent head coach. The Illini named Hunter, previously an Illini assistant, interim head coach in ...

The "March of Champions" during the Illinois boys state wrestling tournament on February 17, 2024 at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Paul Halfacre, Post-Dispatch Belleville East's Jonathan ...

Illinois athletics has seemingly been on a mission of late to lock up its most successful program leaders, and on Thursday it was Mike Poeta's turn, with the Illini athletic director Josh Whitman ...

Illinois hosted No. 2 Iowa in a wrestling match at Huff Hall in Champaign on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. 1578- —Illinois Joe Roberts and Iowas Jared Franek in a wrestling meet at Huff Hall in Champaign on ...

Iowa men's wrestling is making a road trip to the state of Illinois, beginning with a dual against the Fighting Illini in Champaign on Friday. Illinois brings a pair of top-10 wrestlers to the table ...