2003-04 Prospectus

AU Head Wrestling Coach Mark Cody to Help Prepare Olympic Team for Athens Games
Cody to lead one team practice and several individual practices at Olympic training camp

June 17, 2004

American University Head Wrestling Coach Mark Cody will lead one team and several individual practices at the Olympic training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.

WASHINGTON - American University Head Wrestling Coach Mark Cody will watch the Olympics in August, but for him it will be a little bit different- three of his former wrestlers from his tenure at Oklahoma State University and Nebraska will be competing for the Gold, including Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Rulon Gardner.

Cody, who coached Gardner for six years, will spend time before the Games helping the 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2001 World Champion train, as he oversees an Olympic Team practice and several individual practices in Colorado Springs, Colo. ...

American University Wrestling Signs Top National Recruit
Abdurakhmanov to join the Eagles in the fall

Daniel Waters to be Featured on NCAA On-Campus
Former Navy SEAL's story to be told on national television

Pelligrino Selected as a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Finalist
Senior wrestler leads both on and off the mat

Hyman Takes Home Only First-Round Victory For Eagles At EIWA's
Pelligrino moves on to second round of consolations

AU Wrestlers Prepare for EIWA's
Waters and Hyman look to qualify for NCAA's

AU Wrestling Falls to Campbell, 23-20
Hyman and Waters increase winning streak to seven

AU Wrestling Struggles Against Patriots
Waters and Hyman win sixth straight dual

Eagles Drop Two Matches at Davidson Duals
Hyman, Waters take home double victories

Waters and Hyman Victories Not Enough For The Eagles
Eagles fall to Franklin and Marshall, 16-31

AU Wrestling Falls in Quad-Dual
Hyman and Waters take only victories for the Eagles

American Wrestling Captures First Victory of the Season
The Eagles defeat Wagner, 30-12

Waters Takes Home Another Victory For The Eagles
Junior ranked third on NCAA Division I win leaders list

Waters Takes Home Only Victory For The Eagles Against Slippery Rock
The Eagles fall to 0-3 overall in dual meets

Kniezewski, Waters and Hyman Take Home Only Victories of Va. Duals
Waters ranked No. 19 in 184 weight class

Eagles Fall at the Sun Devil Duals
Waters takes home two individual wins

Waters Takes Home Outstanding Wrestler Award at Wilkes Open
Waters wins second major open title of the season

Eagles Fall to Lehigh 38-9 at Sheridan Duals
AU takes home three individual wins

Hyman Captures Third Place at Keystone Classic
Waters places seventh in the 174 weight class

Eagles fall to Binghamton, 28-19
Eagles split 10 bouts against Bearcats

Waters Finals at Cortland Open
Hyman finishes fifth overall

Waters Wins Respective Weight Class at W. Virginia Open
AU wrestling looks promising upcoming season

American Wrestling Opens Season at Keydet Invitational
Kniezewski and Hash-Barberis win respective weight classes

Cael Sanderson and Pat Smith to be Featured at the First Annual Coach's Clinic
Clinic will be held November 14 & 15

USA Wrestling Hosts Germany at American University
International wrestling showcase set for Bender Arena

American Caps Season at 2002-03 EIWA Qualifiers
Pelligrino knocked out of second round in consolations

American Finishes Day 1 at EIWA Qualifiers
Pelligrino advances through consolation round

AU Wrestling Heads to EIWA Championships
Eagles fight to earn spot at NCAAs in Kansas City

Virginia Defeats American Wrestling, 34-7
Bercovicz wins second straight match for Eagles

Eagles in Flight: Kniezewski Wrestles to Get AU on the Map
Freshman a leading force of rebuilding American program

February 10, 2003

Tom Kniezewski

WASHINGTON -- Tom Kniezewski walks around like he’s got nothing but time to kill. His walk is slow but deliberate and there’s not a hint of anxiety or excitement in his face. His black and gold parka is bundled up so that the collar just grazes his ears to protect them from the ice and snow that is freshly fallen one February Friday afternoon. While the rest of the student population has this winter day off, he’s come to practice prepared, and there’s no reason to hurry.

A freshman on the American University wrestling team, Kniezewski, by label of a Division 1 student-athlete, is a very busy individual. The starting 141-lbs. wrestler for the Eagles, he has proved to be a steadying force on a team that earned its first win four months into the season on a wrestling team with just 10 practicing members competing in the nation’s oldest wrestling conference, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. ...

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