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Join us in supporting Olympic Hopefuls training right here in Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio Regional Training Center

Oct 18

The Greater Columbus Sports Commission aggressively went after the 2012 Olympic Team Wrestling Trials and with the help of many, including Ohio Regional Training Center (RTC) Director Tommy Rowlands, was named a finalist. Unfortunately, Columbus will not be hosting the event in 2012 but we still are very much in support of our Olympic hopefuls training right here in Columbus at the Ohio RTC.

Recently, Henry Cejundo, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, and Angel Escobedo, 2010 University World Team Member, became members of already stellar team training at the Center.

Posted in: Events, Wrestling | Tagged: 2012 Olympic Team Wrestling Trials, Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Greater Columbus Sports Commission, Henry Cejudo, J.D. Bergman, James Yonushonis, Jim Tressel, Lou Rosselli, Ohio, Ohio Regional Training Center, Shawn Bunch, Tervel Dlagnev, Tommy Rowlands | Leave a comment

Support Olympic Wrestling in Ohio

Apr 22

The Ohio Regional Training Center cordially invites you to the Central Ohio Spring Fundraiser. The Ohio Regional Training Center has a goal of supporting 7 Olympic Hopefuls (one in each weight category) in the sport of wrestling at the 2012 Olympic Trials. Additionally, our organization provides world-class training opportunities for elite developmental athletes in the area, along with a very strong and consistent community service initiative. We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization that exists in Columbus, Ohio to fuel the Olympic Dream.

Come be a part of this annual event! Register online here.

Posted in: Events, Wrestling | Tagged: Central Ohio Spring Fundraiser, Columbus Marriott Northwest, Dublin, Ohio, Ohio Regional Training Center, Ohio RTC, Olympics, Russ Hellickson, wrestling | Leave a comment

Google: High School Wrestling in Ohio World “Re-Known”

Mar 07

According to Cleveland.com’s Tim Warsinskey, who is a standout reporter on wrestling, Google, at some point during last Friday (March 4th) had “OHSAA Wrestling” as the No. 20 most-searched phrase in the world (look for “Google this” down some in the article).

This is just another example of how much of a wrestling hot-bed Columbus is. The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s State Wrestling Championships at the Jerome Schottenstein Center annually draws record crowds to the 19,200-seat arena.

Posted in: Events, OHSAA, Wrestling | Tagged: Big Ten Conference, Cleveland.com, college wrestling, Columbus, Google, high school wrestling, NCAA, Ohio, Ohio State, OHSAA, Schottemstein Center, St. John Arena, Tim Warsinskey, wrestling | Leave a comment

The Columbus International Film + Video Festival presents: Pinned

Feb 14

Posted in: Events, Wrestling | Tagged: Columbus, Gateway Film Center, Lakewood, Lakewood Rangers, Lance Palmer, Matt Curley, Ohio, Pinned, St. Edward Eagles, The Columbus International Film + Video Festival, wrestling | Leave a comment

GCSC Trip to USOC Training Center in Colorado Springs

Jan 14

Half of our GCSC Team made the trip to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. to present to USA Wrestling on behalf of Columbus hosting the 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling. It was an adventure!

It took over 12 hours for our group to get there. We were supposed to fly from Houston to Colorado Springs, but ended up stopping in Memphis, because of strong winds, to refuel and that made us miss our flight from Houston. We ended up flying from Houston to Denver and then rented a van to complete the journey to the USOC Training Center.

Posted in: Events, Wrestling | Tagged: Bruce Maurer, Greater Columbus Sports Commission, Jim Lorimer, John O’Grady, Michael Coleman, Olympics, Tom Ryan, Tommy Rowlands, US Olympic Training Center, USA Wrestling, wrestling | Leave a comment

Columbus Named Finalist for 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling & Weightlifting Trials

Dec 22

Columbus has been named one of three finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling & Weightlifting Trials! Joining Columbus are Council Bluffs, Iowa and Iowa City, Iowa. The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is proud to be named a finalist and we really feel strongly about our bid being the most competitive because of the city’s wrestling and weightlifting heritage, our first-class facilities and the support we’ve been able to garner. We will get the chance to showcase Columbus’ “strong match” with wrestling and weightlifting and we also feel that there are some ways to make our bid even stronger when we go to Colorado Springs in January to present to the United States Olympic Committee.

Columbus’ wrestling heritage includes, going way back, hosting the 1967 U.S. Senior National AAU Weightlifting Championships and the 1970 World Weightlifting Championships. Fast forwarding, in 2008, the National Weightlifting Championships were held in Columbus in conjunction with the Arnold Weightlifting Championships as a qualifying event for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting.

Posted in: Events, Weightlifting, Wrestling | Tagged: Columbus, Ohio, Olympics, USA Wrestling, weightlifting, wrestling | Leave a comment

Columbus Bids on U.S. Olympic Wrestling and Weightlifting Trials

Dec 01

Columbus is proud to be one of seven cities that bid on the 2012 Olympic Trials for Wrestling & Weightlifting along with Council Bluffs (IA), Greensboro (NC), Hampton (VA), Iowa City (IA), Oklahoma City (OK) and Pontiac (MI). We are excited to potentially host this event in partnership with the 19,700-seat Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center with target date for the event being the weekend of April 20-21, 2012.