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National Champions are crowned at the 2024 USA Beach Nationals in California

Beach Nationals Land in California

Ed Duncan August 20, 2024 No Comments

West Coast is Host for First Time Ever Huntington Beach, CA– While America was watching the Olympic torch being passed to Los Angeles, another torch of sorts was also being passed from Carolina Beach to Huntington Beach. For eighteen years USA Beach Nationals has been an event hosted on the east coast. The event was first held in 2006 in Florida, then spent several years in Rochester, NY, and finally landed in Carolina Beach, NC for the past decade. The 2024 edition marked the first time in USA Wrestling’s history that the event has been hosted on the West Coast. Judging from the tremendous support and turnout, it certainly won’t be the last. Over two hundred and fifty competitors from nearly twenty-five states turned out for what proved to be a perfect day for beach wrestling action. There were lots

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2024 Beach Wrestling Tour Of America Is Set!

Ed Duncan June 23, 2024 No Comments

New Stops Join Familiar Faces! The list of 2024 USA Beach Wrestling Tour of America events is now set, and this year’s series sees several new stops joining some of the original tour events. Participants will earn points at each stop along the series. NEW for 2024 any wrestler who participates in at least two tour events during the season will have any points earned at the 2024 Beach Nationals doubled! Iowa has been a beach wrestling tour stop from the beginning, but this year the Iowa event moves to Independence, Iowa July 3rd. Independence hosts one of the most exciting 4th of July celebrations in America, and beach wrestling will add even more excitement this year. Both individual AND dual team competitions are scheduled for what promises to be an All-American Beach Bash. Also new this year will be

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North Carolina To Become First to Sanction Beach Wrestling as HS Sport!

Ed Duncan April 1, 2024 No Comments

NCHSAA Agrees to Pilot Beach Wrestling as Emerging Spring Sport For over a decade North Carolina has hosted the USA Beach Nationals in Carolina Beach, drawing wrestlers from across the country as well as international competitors. Lots of North Carolina kids have been showing up too, and now, the increased interest from schools across the state is leading to an exciting development. Beginning in 2025 in conjunction with NCHSAA realignment, the state has agreed to pilot Beach Wrestling as a spring sport for both men and women. Teams will consist of seven wrestlers for each gender. Weight classes will simply group two of the existing weight classes for men (ex. 106 and 113 would be combined), while the women would combine the existing twelve weights to make six weight classes, plus the addition of a 235+ category. Schools in Eastern

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Beach Wrestling Kicks Off on Both Coasts!

Ed Duncan April 1, 2024 No Comments

Both East and West Coast Host First Events of the ’24 Season Beach Wrestling is BACK, as the 2024 season kicked off Saturday with the 2nd Annual Atlantic Beach Championships in Atlantic Beach, NC. The event drew competitors from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, and featured a spectacular day of perfect weather and great beach wrestling action. First time participants were well represented, but there were also some “celebrity” sightings, including 2023 U17 World Champion Kennedie Snow, and 2023 World Team Member Jamel Johnson. Full results can be found HERE. Coach Harrison Smith of Undertow Wrestling Club said he was thrilled with the increased turnout and is already planing year three for the last week of March again next season. West Coast Calling… Beach wrestling is also set to kick off on the west coast this weekend with two

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’23 Tour Tee’s Now Available !!!

Ed Duncan September 20, 2023 No Comments

The softest, HOTTEST Beach Wrestling T-Shirt is Back for 2023! USA Beach Wrestling is proud to partner with RUDIS to bring you the “official” 2023 Beach Wrestling Tour of America T-shirt! Whether you participated in one stop, or all eleven, or perhaps just want to join in the celebration of American Beach Wrestilng’s continued growth, THIS IS FOR YOU! The Rudis Store will be open through October 19th for orders. Choose from black, blue, or red, and NEW this year, the Rudis cut-off hoodie! Perfect for staying warm on those cool fall nights on the beach. CLICK HERE TO ORDER TODAY! ORDERS WILL BE PROCESSED WHEN THE STORE CLOSES ON OCTOBER 19TH.

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