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96-495: The Wildcats won an NCAA national championship in 1985 (women's lacrosse) and the American Women's College Hockey Alliance national title in 1998 (women's ice hockey, pre-NCAA). UNH won the women's lacrosse national championship game 6–5 over, and the women's hockey national championship 4–1 over Brown Bears women's ice hockey . The ice hockey teams are both perennial national powerhouses. Former Wildcat standout Rod Langway '79

192-422: A football and track and field athlete at Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University ), launched wrestling as an official varsity sport just before World War I and with his team launched a dynasty, with undefeated matches from 1921 to 1931. In 1928, the first NCAA Wrestling Championships took place on March 30 to 31 on the campus of Iowa State College . The rules of collegiate wrestling marked

288-413: A full-back suplex from a rear standing position . However, many collegiate wrestlers still incorporate some throws into their repertoire of moves because a thrown opponent often lands on his back or shoulders and thus in a position more conducive to producing near fall points or securing a fall. Generally, rather than lifting the opponent or throwing him for grand amplitude in order to win the period as in

384-681: A 12-4-2, 4-2-1, 15-2-3, 5-1-1, and 8-1-1, 5-0-1 record [2] . During their 2021 season, the Wildcats were honored by the New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, and his family, as the team embarked on their quest to round 16 of the NCAA Tournament game versus No. 1 ranked Oregon State in the Patriots private plane [3] . With a loss against Oregon State, the UNH Wildcats end their 2021 season with

480-529: A 2-inch-thick (51 mm) hair-felt mat. Inside the outer circle is usually an inner circle about 10 feet in diameter, designated by the use of contrasting colors or a 2-inch-wide (51 mm) line, although this is no longer specified by the NCAA Wrestling Rules and Interpretations . Wrestlers are encouraged to stay near the center of the mat within the inner circle, or else they risk being penalized for stalling (that is, deliberately attempting to slow down

576-700: A 7-0-2 streak to start the 2015 campaign. At the end of the season, the team finished with a RPI of 52nd in the nation, improving on the ranking of 164 just a year before. The team was first in the America East Conference in goals per game (1.56) and were issued the fewest yellow cards and second fewest fouls in the conference. The Wildcats also recorded the second lowest goals against average (1.00), allowing 19 goals in 18 games. New Hampshire keepers recorded five shutouts, including four straight games. Under Hubbard's tutelage, junior co-captain Chris Wingate earned

672-404: A blood clot. When having cauliflower ear it is important to get the ear drained of fluid that has built up, otherwise it will harden. Once the cauliflower ear has hardened, the ear will require surgery to return to normal shape and size. The best way to prevent cauliflower is to wear protective headgear. Ligament injuries Knee ligament injuries are a common injury in wrestling. One common one

768-554: A bull. The first live mascot of the university was "Mazie," a cat who was captured by a farmer in Meredith, New Hampshire . Maizie made her first appearance at the 1927 Homecoming game, and died in 1929. The second mascot, "Bozo", was purchased in 1932 but disappeared in Spring 1933. The third cat was purchased in 1934, and was to be named for the first New Hampshire player to score in the historical football game against Maine . Charles scored

864-423: A conference, regional, or national championship). Normally, wrestling teams from two different colleges or universities would compete in what is known as a dual meet . It is possible for there also to be a multiple dual , where more than two wrestling teams compete against each other at the same event on the same day. For example, one college wrestling team may face another wrestling team for the first dual, and then

960-530: A dual meet, the top varsity wrestlers usually compete against each other. There can also be junior varsity matches, such as in Iowa , which are rare, that would take place immediately before the varsity matches. Also, before both varsity (and junior varsity) competition, there can also be an exhibition match in one or more weight classes. The exhibition matches do not count towards the varsity (or junior varsity) team score, but such matches allow wrestlers, especially at

1056-448: A fall. Failing to gain a fall could still result in an advantage in riding time and potential nearfall points. The defensive wrestler could counter such attempts for a takedown, or when once taken down try to escape his opponent's control or reverse control altogether. In a last-ditch attempt to foil a fall, the defensive wrestler could also "bridge" out of his opponent's control (that is, pry his head, his back, and both of his feet up from

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1152-521: A former UNH assistant coach, the fish-tossing tradition began in the early 1970s. "It goes back to when we were playing a Division II team, and our program had gone way past theirs. I remember (the UNH fans) threw out this little dinky thing and they called it a Division II fish. I guess they were trying to tell them they weren't worthy of a first-rate fish." This tradition caught on as the Zeta Chi fraternity made it

1248-421: A hard blow to the skull. Every year nearly 135,000 children ranging from age 5 to 18 are treated for concussions and other head injures from sports or other recreational activities. Many concussions come from sports such as wrestling, football, boxing and any other sport that risks getting hit in the head. Wearing headgear can help prevent concussions. Also wearing a frontal pad that protects the forehead and top of

1344-643: A long-standing reputation for futility even though the team has improved significantly in recent years. UNH was one of the first schools to take up the sport, but since 1903, no Wildcats team has made it to the NCAA or NIT tournaments and no ex-Wildcat player has made it to the NBA. (However, a former Wildcats coach, Jim Boylan , later became the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Milwaukee Bucks ) The Wildcats' rivalry with

1440-525: A member of the institution's athletics medical staff (e.g. a physician, certified athletic trainer, or registered dietician) before the first official team practice. The weight assessed is then his minimum weight class. The athletics medical staff member and the head coach then review all of the assessed weights of the wrestling team members and certify them online at the website of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). After

1536-491: A popular pastime. Soon, there were local champions in every settlement, with contests between them on a regional level. The colonists in what would become the United States started out with something more akin to Greco-Roman wrestling, but soon found that style too restrictive in favor of a style with a greater allowance of holds. The Irish were known for their " collar-and-elbow " style, a variant of jacket wrestling (which

1632-399: A recent resurgence under the guidance of Marc Hubbard. Hubbard is assisted by Associate head coach Rich Winrebe, Assistant Coach Joe Dincecco, and Goalkeeper Coach David Williams. [1] Hubbard completed his first season as head coach of the UNH Wildcats with one of the best seasons in program history. The Granite State native took the team from a 6-10-1 mark in 2014 to a 10-5-3 record, including

1728-405: A record of 17-2-2, 7-0-1. In 1991, New Hampshire cut it's wrestling and women's tennis teams as they had the subsidy to the athletic department cut to $ 309,000 from the university. In 1997, the university cut baseball , softball , men's and women's golf, and men's lacrosse from its program. On January 31, 2006, Athletics Director Marty Scarano announced in the 2006 academic year the university

1824-600: A rectangle in the middle of the wrestling area. This rectangle designates the starting positions for the three periods. Additional padding may be added under the mat to protect the wrestlers, especially if the wrestlers are competing on a concrete floor. All mats that are in sections are secured together. Injuries and infections are not uncommon in the sport of wrestling since there is so much contact. Also, infections occur frequently due to body secretions (sweat, saliva, and blood). Concussions Common ways of getting concussions are any head-to-head hits or any hits that involve

1920-417: A ritual to throw out the fish after UNH's first goal. The fish was used to resemble the visiting team, "fishing the puck out of the net." One of Umile's favorite fish incidents occurred in the early 1990s. At that time, the home team received a penalty if fans threw objects on the ice. "At all these different rinks people were throwing things – tennis balls, newspapers – and it was really holding up

2016-723: A sharp contrast to the freestyle wrestling rules of the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF)]. From then on, collegiate wrestling emerged as a distinctly American sport. College and high school wrestling grew especially after the standardization of the NCAA wrestling rules, which applied early on to both collegiate and scholastic wrestling (with high school modifications). More colleges, universities, and junior colleges began offering dual meets and tournaments, including championships and having organized wrestling seasons. There were breaks in wrestling seasons because of World War I and World War II , but in

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2112-756: A soccer and lacrosse facility, known as Tucker Field, which is adjacent to Wildcat Stadium. The Lundholm Gymnasium in the Field House is home to basketball, gymnastics and volleyball. The Field House also contains the Henry C. Swasey Pool, home to the women's swim team, as well as the Paul Sweet Oval, which is home to indoor track and field and as a winter training facility for other sports. The outdoor track team holds its meets at Reggie F. Atkins Track & Field Facility in Wildcat Stadium. Jerry Azumah Performance Center at

2208-511: A third wrestling team for the second dual. Also, those two wrestling teams may compete against each other in a dual meet as well. Colleges and universities often compete within their particular athletic conference; though competition outside a team's conference or even outside its division within the NCAA is not uncommon. Dual meets usually take place on evenings during the school week (Monday through Friday); on Saturday mornings, afternoons, or evenings; or even on Sunday mornings or afternoons during

2304-573: A whole, such as a conference or regional championship, or the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships . A tournament committee usually administers the event and after individual and team entries have been verified, the officials then determine the order of the matches, called "drawing", by certain brackets, such as brackets of eight or 16. When doing this, the tournament officials doing the drawing take into account each wrestler's win–loss record, previous tournament placements, and other factors that indicate

2400-423: A wrestler for simply forcing the opponent's shoulders to quickly rotate and be exposed to the mat. Instead, for example, a wrestler must control one of the opponent's shoulders on the mat and have the opponent's other shoulder forced to the mat at an angle of 45 degrees or less for two to five seconds to score. The points generated in this situation are called "near fall" points. This shows a difference in focus: while

2496-441: A wrestler's takedowns increase with the level of explosiveness seen in the throws. Well-executed throws can even win a period in the international styles, especially when a throw is of grand amplitude (a throw in which a wrestler takes an opponent off of the mat and controls his opponent so that his feet go directly above his head). In collegiate wrestling, some of the throws seen in the international styles may even be illegal, such as

2592-459: Is " On to Victory ," with the most current version arranged by former Director of Athletic Bands Tom Keck (1998–2003). In 2003, "UNH Cheer (originally "Cheer Boys")" was resurrected from the University archives by former Director of Athletic Bands Erika Svanoe (2003-2006). "UNH Cheer" currently serves as a secondary fight song and is often performed immediately following "On to Victory." It is based on

2688-402: Is a ground for disqualification. The wrestler's coach or athletic trainer can provide written documentation from a physician that a skin infection of a wrestler would not be communicable. The final judgement for whether a wrestler would be allowed to compete lies with the meet physician or athletic trainer on site. In all cases, after determining the sequence of weight classes for the dual meet,

2784-576: Is a portrait of each member in the UNH Field House. The university's athletic facilities are concentrated on the west side of the campus, near Durham's Amtrak station . The football team plays on Mooradian Field in Wildcat Stadium (formerly Cowell Stadium), which is attached to the Field House. men's soccer, women's soccer and women's lacrosse also compete in Wildcat Stadium, as well as men's and women's track. UNH Athletics has also recently built

2880-484: Is also 235 lb weight class, which only the National Collegiate Wrestling Association, the organization that governs college wrestling for institutions outside the NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA, currently allows that ranges from 174 lb to 235 lb. The NCWA also allows eight weight classes for women ranging from 105 lb to 200 lb. A wrestler must normally have his weight assessed by

2976-426: Is an additional position to commence wrestling after the first period, and also to resume wrestling after various other situations. All three styles begin a match with both wrestlers facing each other on their feet; known as the neutral position with the opportunity given to both to score a takedown and thus gain control over the opponent. In collegiate wrestling, once a takedown is scored, the wrestler under control in

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3072-431: Is at least five inches in width that helps prevent serious injury. The mat area is designated by the use of contrasting colors or a 2-inch-wide (51 mm) line, which is part of the wrestling area and included in bounds. The wrestlers are within bounds when any part of either wrestler is on or inside this boundary line. The mat can be no thicker than four inches nor thinner than a mat with the shock-absorbing qualities of

3168-594: Is being injury to the Medial collateral ligament which is also known as the MCL and is located on the inside. Another common injury to the knee is on the outside Lateral Collateral Ligament which is known as the LCL. Leg or knee injuries are commonly caused by over twisting the leg outward from the middle of the body. Sprains and strains Ankle sprains and wrist sprains are common in wrestling. Ankle sprains typically occur from twisting

3264-575: Is occasionally used for larger gymnastics competitions. The hockey teams' former home, Snively Arena, was incorporated into the Hamel Recreation Center. Memorial Field, located in front of the "Whitt," is home to field hockey. Updates have been made in regards to the athletic facilities spectators and guest policies. The official mascot and nickname is the Wildcats . The Athletic Department holds annual mascot try-outs to select men and women to wear

3360-552: The Maine Black Bears is the longest continuous basketball rivalry between any two non- Ivy League schools: the men's teams have played each other 115 seasons in a row, from 1904 to 1905 thru 2018–2019. The university has invested greatly in both the men's and women's basketball programs since the hiring of Bill Herrion but they have yet to achieve the campus wide attention of the Hockey or Football teams. The men's soccer team has had

3456-542: The National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) have also adopted them, with some modifications. The NCAA generally sets the standard for weight classes for college-level dual meets, multiple duals, and tournaments. There are 10 main weight classes currently open to college-level competition, ranging from 125 lb to the Heavyweight division that ranges from 183 lb to 285 lb. There

3552-530: The post-secondary level in the United States. This style of wrestling is also practiced at the high school , middle school , and elementary levels with some modifications . The rules and style of collegiate/folkstyle wrestling differ from the Olympic styles of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling . There are collegiate wrestling programs in almost all US states, and one university in Canada . Women's wrestling at

3648-442: The weekend . Admission is often charged to cover costs and make a small profit for the host. A tournament begins with weigh-ins starting two hours or less before competition begins on the first day or one hour or less before competitions begins on any subsequent day. An allowance of one pound is granted for each subsequent day of the tournament. With the drawing and weigh-ins completed, wrestlers then compete in two brackets in each of

3744-519: The " Wild E. Cat " and "Gnarlz" costumes at various sporting events and occasional university functions. Those selected as the athletic department's icon are cheerleaders. The Wildcat became the official college mascot and nickname in February 1926. Students cast their votes using a ballot which appeared in The New Hampshire . The "Durham Bulls," a nickname given to the Hockey team by the local media,

3840-452: The 10 weight classes. If there are not enough wrestlers to fill up the bracket in a weight class, a bye will be awarded to a wrestler who does not have to compete against another wrestler in his pairing. After taking account the number of byes, the first round in each weight class then begins. Most college wrestling tournaments are in double elimination format. The last two wrestlers in the upper (championship) bracket wrestle for first place in

3936-604: The 157 lb weight class competes first, the succeeding wrestling matches will follow until the heavyweight class. Then, beginning at 125 lb, the rest of the matches will follow until the 149 lb match. Often, many colleges and universities in the United States will compete with their teams in what is known as a tournament. In the tournament, from eight, 16, 32, 64, 75, or more individual wrestlers/teams can compete in each bracket. This allows many schools to establish their rankings, not only for individual student-wrestlers, but also for college and university wrestling teams as

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4032-458: The 18th century, wrestling soon became recognized as a legitimate spectator sport, despite its roughness. Among those who were well known for their wrestling techniques were several U.S. Presidents. Since "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling was very similar, it gained great popularity in fairs and festivals in the United States during the 19th century. The collar-and-elbow style was also refined by later Irish immigrants, and gained great ground because of

4128-399: The 1970s to present day coach Dick Umile, it has had great support and is a figurehead among the university community. A prominent tradition within the program has been the throwing of the fish. After UNH scores its first goal, all fans turn their attention to the opposing teams net. Up and over the boards, a fish is thrown onto the ice. The crowd erupts in excitement. According to Bob Norton,

4224-745: The 2007/2008 season, but announced in June 2008 that they would no longer do so due to budgetary considerations. Some Wildcats telecasts have aired on WMUR-TV in the past. American Women%27s College Hockey Alliance The American Women's College Hockey Alliance (AWCHA) debuted in 1997–98. It was a program funded through the United States Olympic Committee / NCAA Conference Grant Program. The AWCHA organized and developed activities with collegiate women's varsity ice hockey teams, and helped to promote women's ice hockey at all NCAA levels. The first AWCHA Division I national ice hockey championship

4320-619: The 20th century, collegiate wrestling was the most popular form of amateur wrestling in the United States, especially in the Midwest and the Southwest regions. The 1960s and 1970s saw major developments in collegiate wrestling, with the emergence of the United States Wrestling Federation (USWF) (now known as USA Wrestling (USAW)). The USWF, with its membership of coaches, educators, and officials, became recognized eventually as

4416-490: The America East Conference. The team was formerly coached my NCAA Champion and Team USA member, Sarah Albrecht. Now, the team is coached by Kacie Lewis (previously associate head coach at Bryant University) with assistance from Jenny Simpson and Kelsey Fee. On May 19, 1985 the team defeated Maryland 6-5 for the National Championship title. In July 2022, 90% of the team was places on America East Academic Honor roll. After

4512-717: The America East Midfielder of the Year Award and was an All-Conference First Team selection along with four additional Wildcats receiving All-Conference status. Wingate was also named a NSCAA Division I Men's All-East Region First Team selection while senior co-captain Andrew Chaput was tabbed a NSCAA Division I Men's All-East Region Third Team honoree. The men's soccer program is heavily involved in Soccer Sphere which provides training programs to youth soccer players throughout

4608-475: The Atlantic Ocean. New Hampshire Colors written by E Y Blewett '26 We'll take our stand for New Hampshire Loyal to colors true White from ever lasting hill and from the ocean blue wherever college men gather long her worth we'll tell All your sons and your daughters stand to Sing your praises Alma Mater Hail. UNH has a long history of successful hockey programs. Dating back to Charlie Holt in

4704-484: The College Football Hall of Fame. During their 2020 season, the team was unable to host spectators at their home field, Wildcat Stadium. The team ended the 2021 season with an overall record of 3-8. The longtime coach of the UNH Wildcats, Sean McDonnell , retired after the 2021 season after being with the team since 1999 and leading the Wildcats to over 100 wins during his tenure. The men's basketball program has

4800-485: The Field House is named after Chicago Bears player Jerry Azumah who played college football for UNH. Bremner Field, located behind Wildcat Stadium, is the home to the soccer teams. The tennis courts are used for recreational tennis and are managed by Campus Recreation as tennis is not a sponsored intercollegiate sport at UNH. Men's and women's ice hockey play on Towse Rink at the Whittemore Center Arena , which

4896-513: The U.S. college level uses two different rulesets. The National Wrestling Coaches Association, whose women's division is now recognized by the NCAA as part of its Emerging Sports for Women program, uses the freestyle ruleset as defined by the sport's international governing body, United World Wrestling . The National Collegiate Wrestling Association , a separate governing body that conducts competition for colleges and universities parallel to but outside

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4992-606: The US, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and South Africa. Many world champions came from the US, such as Jack Carkeek . Other British wrestling included the backhold styles ( Cumberland Wrestling and Scottish Backhold ) and what became known as "catch-as-catch-can" wrestling, which had a particular following in Great Britain and the variant developed in Lancashire had a particular effect on future freestyle wrestling in particular. By

5088-503: The Wildcats are carried by a network of radio stations (Known as The UNH Sports Network ) across New Hampshire, anchored by WGIR in Manchester and WPKX and WQSO in Rochester . Games are also carried by student radio station WUNH . Games are seen on television on NESN , and WWJE-DT . New Hampshire Public Television broadcast UNH men's hockey games from the 1972/1973 season through

5184-435: The action of the match or backing away from the opponent so they cannot score). Each wrestler begins action at one of two one-inch starting lines inside the inner circle that is three feet long. Two one-inch lines close the ends of the starting lines and are marked red for the wrestler from the visiting team and green for the wrestler from the home team. The two starting lines are 10 inches apart from each other and form

5280-724: The best varsity wrestlers from their area to compete against each other. Many elite tournaments last two or even three days. For this reason, elite tournaments are often scheduled during the college's or university's winter break. Between one season and the next, postseason tournaments and preseason tournaments are often held in collegiate wrestling and also in freestyle and Greco-Roman. The most active wrestlers often take part in those to sharpen their skills and techniques. Also, clinics and camps are often held for both wrestlers and their coaches to help refresh old techniques and gain new strategies. College wrestlers often serve as referees, volunteer coaches, assistants, or as counselors during many of

5376-414: The camps, clinics, and tournaments held during the off-season. The match takes place on a thick rubber mat that is shock-absorbing to ensure safety. A large outer circle between 32 and 42 feet in diameter that designates the wrestling area is marked on the mat. The circumference line of that circle is called the boundary line. The wrestling area is surrounded by a mat area or apron (or protection area) that

5472-484: The cat was found in a garage in Woburn, Massachusetts with "HARVARD 60, N.H. 0," written on the top of the cage. "Butch Watson II" was the fourth mascot and was purchased in 1940, but lived only a week. In 1970, a fan's pet wildcat appeared at some football games. Since 1940, the only live mascot has been "Wild E. Cat" and "Gnarlz," a cheerleader dressed in a wildcat costume. The Athletic Department "Gnarlz" made its debut at

5568-532: The certification, the wrestler may not compete below that weight class and may only compete at one weight class higher than his minimum weight. If a wrestler does gain weight over his certified weight class and wrestles at two weight classes above it, he forfeits his previous lowest weight class for the one weight class below where he wrestled. If a contestant wishes to weigh-in and wrestle at only one weight class above his certified weight class and later return to his lowest certified weight class, he may do so. However,

5664-450: The championship, the tournament could continue well past midnight before finishing. After the first match of the round of 16 in a championship bracket in each weight class, the wrestle-back rounds would then commence, beginning among all of the wrestlers who lost to the winners of the round of 16. The winner of the wrestle-back finals would then win third place, with the loser winning fourth place. In tournaments where six places are awarded,

5760-530: The closing of the frontier provided the necessary avenue for sports such as wrestling to increase in popularity. In 1903, the first intercollegiate dual meet took place between Yale and Columbia University . Two years later, in 1905, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association held its first tournament, which sparked many more wrestling tournaments at both the collegiate and high school levels. Edward C. Gallagher ,

5856-439: The disk toss may choose the even or odd weight classes. That is, he may choose the weight classes, from lowest to highest, that are numbered evenly or oddly. For example, the 125 lb, 141 lb, 157 lb, etc. weight classes would be odd, and the 133 lb, 149 lb, 165 lb, etc. weight classes would be even. This order would work in the traditional sequence until the last even weight class of 285 lb. During

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5952-400: The finals, with the loser winning second place. A wrestler cannot place higher than third if he is knocked down to the lower (wrestle-back) bracket by losing in the championship semi-finals. This is largely the result of time constraints: one-day tournaments often last into the evening. If the winner of the wrestle-back bracket were allowed to challenge the winner of the championship bracket in

6048-513: The first NCAA national championship, defeating the St. Lawrence Saints by a 4–2 tally on March 25, 2001. Prior to the NCAA establishing a women's ice hockey championship, the AWCHA held a championship from 1997–98 season to 1999–2000 season. Below are those champions. Collegiate Wrestling Collegiate wrestling , commonly referred to as folkstyle wrestling , is the form of wrestling practiced at

6144-429: The first non-American NCAA member school, with their wrestling program participating in U Sports for Olympic styles and NAIA for collegiate. Collegiate wrestling teams compete in the NCAA national wrestling championships every year in each of the three divisions. The NAIA , NJCAA , and NCWA hold annual national wrestling championships as well. National Champion and All-American individual honors are awarded at

6240-476: The first touchdown, but Henry kicked the first field goal; neither name was chosen and the cat was named "Butch Watson." Butch Watson lived behind the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house in a cage and was the only mascot to be stolen by a rival school. Butch Watson was stolen in 1939, a week before a football game against Harvard and just after the Wildcats beat Tufts. There were no claims of responsibility, but

6336-410: The football team's 2008 home opener against Albany on September 20. "Gnarlz" was named via an online poll and was designed to have a "more athletic physique" and "more student-friendly look." They are also well known lovers. With lots of fan fiction related to their relationship. Gnarlz is considered the superior cat by students, due to the mascot's amazing physique and charisma. The official colors of

6432-399: The freshmen level, to gain more competitive experience. Wrestling matches usually proceed in each of the 10 weight classes. The order the matches occur in is determined after the weigh-ins either by a mutual decision of the coaches or by a random draw choosing a particular weight class to be featured first. In either case, the succeeding wrestling matches will follow in sequence. For example, if

6528-480: The game," Umile recalls. "It's the Maine weekend, and the cops won't let the kid in with the fish. I'm in the office before the game, and the students come to get me. So I go down there, get the fish from the cops, and we're walking in with the fish in the bag. The kids say, 'But coach, we're going to get a penalty.' I say, 'Don't worry about it. We'll kill the penalty. Just throw the fish.'" The recognized school fight song

6624-423: The head is very effective in protecting the head from a hit that may cause a concussion. Wearing a mouth piece can help prevent concussions as well. Cauliflower ear Cauliflower ear is a blood clot that forms under the skin in the ear, causing there to be a large bump in the ear; the bump tends to be extremely hard. To develop cauliflower ear one must be hit in the ear many times or hit hard for it to form into

6720-453: The high schools especially, state association wrestling championships sprung up in different regions throughout the 1930s and 1940s. As amateur wrestling grew after World War II, various collegiate athletic conferences also increased the number and quality of their wrestling competition, with more wrestlers making the progression of wrestling in high school, being recruited by college coaches, and then entering collegiate competition. For most of

6816-407: The highest placements. Precise rules for tournaments may vary from one event to the next. Each intercollegiate athletic conference or geographic area features two or three "elite" tournaments every year. These events are by invitation only. Hence, the commonly used name for them, Invitationals. Tournament sponsors (which are usually colleges and universities, but sometimes other organizations) invite

6912-403: The inferior (defensive or bottom) position remains there until he escapes the move, until he reverses the position, until the period ends, or until various penalty situations occur. The inferior position is one possible choice for a starting position in the second and third periods, known as the referee's position . The referee's position is roughly analogous to the "par terre" starting position in

7008-411: The international styles encourage explosive action and risk, collegiate wrestling encourages and rewards control over the opponent. This emphasis on control was present in collegiate wrestling from its earliest days. Since 1915, collegiate wrestling officials have recorded the time that each participant had in controlling his opponent on the mat (known as "time advantage" or "riding time"). Early on, this

7104-443: The international styles, the collegiate wrestler most often seeks to take his opponent down to the mat and perform a "breakdown" (that is, to get his opponent in the defensive position flat on his stomach or side). With the opponent off of his base of support (that is, off of his hands and knees), the collegiate wrestler in the offensive position would then seek to run pinning combinations, or combinations of techniques designed to secure

7200-422: The international wrestling styles. In the international styles, the "par terre" starting position is not utilized as often as the referee's position is in collegiate wrestling. In the two international styles, the inferior position in the "par terre" starting position is now used to penalize a wrestler who has committed an illegal act. In collegiate wrestling, there is a de-emphasis on " throws ", or maneuvers where

7296-430: The losers of the wrestle-back semi-finals would wrestle for fifth place, with the loser winning sixth place. If eight places are awarded, the losers of the wrestle-back quarterfinals would wrestle for seventh place, with the loser winning eighth place, and so on. After the championships finals, the awards ceremony usually takes place with plaques, medals, trophies, or other awards given to the individual and team winners with

7392-487: The mat and then turn toward his stomach). Overall, a collegiate wrestler in his techniques would most likely emphasize physical control and dominance over the opponent on the mat. There were already wrestling styles among Native Americans varying from tribe and nation by the 15th and 16th centuries, when the first Europeans settled. The English and French who settled on the North American continent sought out wrestling as

7488-518: The most recent season, in May of 2022, three players (Mackenzie MacEahern, Kelsey Macallum and Allie Connerty) received America East all-conference awards. The football program was introduced at UNH in 1893 as a varsity team, and today they compete in the NCAA Division I . The team has had over 20 players drafted to the National Football League and has had one coach, Bill Bowes , be inducted into

7584-589: The national championships in each of the 10 college weight classes, as well as a team title. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the organization that regulates collegiate wrestling. The wrestling rules developed by the NCAA are followed by each of the NCAA's three divisions. In addition, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and

7680-589: The official governing body of American wrestling and as the official representative to the United States Olympic Committee , in place of the Amateur Athletic Union . Simon Fraser University in British Columbia , Canada has competed in NAIA wrestling since 1977, consistently producing individual champions, All-Americans , and winning the team title twice (1988, 1993). SFU made history in 2009 by becoming

7776-425: The other wrestler is taken off his feet, taken through the air, and lands on his back or shoulders. This lack of emphasis on throws is another example of how collegiate wrestling emphasizes dominance or control, as opposed to the element of risk and explosive action. A legal throw in collegiate wrestling is awarded the same number of points as any other takedown. In freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, points awarded for

7872-423: The referee will call the wrestlers from each team who have been designated as captains. One of the visiting captains will call a disk toss. The colored disk will then fall to the floor and determine: 1) which team has the choice of position at the start of the second period and 2) which one of the team's members is to appear first on the mat when called by the referee for each weight class. The wrestler-captain who won

7968-539: The school song "Old New Hampshire", not to be confused with the New Hampshire state song of the same name. "New Hampshire Hymn" is the official fight song, but generally goes unused (but the Wildcat Marching Band did incorporate the official song into their pre-game show beginning in the 2010 football season). The school also has another secondary fight song, "New Hampshire Colors" E. Y. Blewett '26. Currently

8064-414: The scope of the NCAA, uses collegiate rules in its women's division. Collegiate and freestyle wrestling, unlike Greco-Roman, also both allow the use of the wrestler's or his opponent's legs in offense and defense. Collegiate wrestling differs in a number of ways from freestyle and Greco-Roman . There are some scoring differences. For example, in collegiate wrestling, "exposure" points are not given to

8160-443: The state of New Hampshire. In 2017 UNH received an at large bid to NCAA Tournament, its first tournament appearance since 1994. On November 16, 2017, UNH defeated Fairfield 3–0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament advancing to the second round for the first time in school history. The Wildcats have claimed the title of America East Champions during their 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons. Their cumulative records for these seasons include

8256-695: The success of George William Flagg from Vermont , the wrestling champion of the Army of the Potomac . After the Civil War , freestyle wrestling began to emerge as a distinct sport, and soon spread rapidly in the United States. Professional wrestling also emerged in the late 19th century (not like the "sports-entertainment" seen today). By the 1880s, American wrestling became organized, with matches often being conducted alongside gymnastic meets and boxing tournaments in athletic clubs. The growth of cities, industrialization, and

8352-573: The university and used by the athletic teams are UNH Blue and white. UNH Blue is a dark blue matching Pantone color 287. New Hampshire is known as the "Granite State." White resembles the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located an hour north of Durham . The University of New Hampshire campus is located about a mile from the Great Bay estuary, which runs out to the Atlantic Ocean . Blue resembles

8448-658: The wrestler may only return to that certified weight class according to the weight-loss plan of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. This weight loss plan takes into account potential dehydration during the wrestling season and minimum amounts of body fat . All of this has been done in order to protect the wrestler's health and safety. The collegiate wrestling season customarily runs from October or November to March. Regular season competition begins in late October or early November and continues until February. Post-season competition usually continues from February to March (depending on, if individual wrestlers or teams qualify for

8544-400: The wrestler's ability. With that in mind, wrestlers who are noticed as having the most superior records are bracketed so that two top-ranked superior wrestlers in each weight class do not compete against each other in an early round. This is called seeding. Tournaments are often sponsored by a college or university and are usually held on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or over any of two days within

8640-435: The wrestling season and begin with weigh-ins at a maximum of one hour before the meet begins. No weight allowances are made for dual meets and multiple-day dual meets. Wrestlers are also examined by a physician or a certified athletic trainer for any communicable skin diseases. If a student-wrestler does not make weight, he is ineligible for that weight class and a forfeit is scored. If there are any communicable skin diseases, it

8736-504: Was a close runner-up. Other votes for the mascot included a husky, an eagle and even a unicorn. It was argued in an opinion piece in The New Hampshire , in part that: The wildcat is small and aggressive—like New Hampshire. The actions of the wildcat are more symbolic of a New Hampshire team on the field than those of the sluggish bull. Furthermore, the actual mascot, if a wildcat, could be more easily transported from place to place than

8832-466: Was cutting women's crew, men's swimming & diving, and men's and women's tennis at the varsity level, and trimming the size of the men's ski team from 27 to 12. The reason given was the Athletic Department would save $ 500,000 towards a $ 1,000,000 budget shortfall and be in compliance with Title IX for the first time. The University of New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame began in 1982. There

8928-516: Was held in March 1998. The New Hampshire Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears by a 4–1 score, to become the first recognized national champion in women's college ice hockey. There were two more AWCHA National Championships and then the NCAA became involved. In August 2000, the NCAA announced it would hold its first Division I women's ice hockey national championship . The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs captured

9024-596: Was popular across Europe), in which wrestlers at the start of the match would grasp each other by the collar with one hand and by the elbow with the other. From this position, wrestlers sought to achieve a fall. If no fall occurred, the wrestlers would continue grappling both standing on their feet and on the ground until a fall was made. Irish immigrants later brought this style to the United States where it soon became widespread. The Cornish were well known for their style of wrestling (another variant of jacket wrestling ), Cornish wrestling , and this style became very popular in

9120-780: Was the first Wildcat ever to receive hockey's highest honor when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . He won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1979 and joined the Washington Capitals in 1982, where he was captain for 11 years and was known to Capitals fans as the "Secretary of Defense". Langway was the first American in NHL history to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. The lacrosse team at UNH competes in

9216-439: Was the major way to determine the winner in the absence of a fall. Over time, the significance of such timekeeping has declined, and now such "time advantage" only counts for one point in college competition at the most. As in both of the international styles, a wrestler can win the match by pinning both of his opponent's shoulders or both of his opponent's scapulae (shoulder blades) to the mat. In collegiate wrestling, there

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