Free Monday Zoom · Tonight, Nov 2 · 5:30 PM PT
Welcome back to the Full Circle Weekly. The U.S. women are World team champions, and a California-raised wrestler won gold at the buzzer. Tonight's free Zoom: Professionalism, with special guest Andy Aichele.
Click to joinLast week · Oct 26
Stalling in Referee's Position, with George Dixon (recap below)
This week · Nov 2
Professionalism · Special guest: Andy Aichele
Next week · Nov 9
Control: Crotch Locks & Beating the Shoulder
Calendar
Week at a Glance
Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8. All times Pacific.
- Mon Nov 2, 5:30 PM: FREE FCW Zoom for officials: Professionalism, with special guest Andy Aichele.
- Tue Nov 3: New podcast: Cal Poly Wrestling.
- Wed Nov 4: Palomar at Mt. SAC (7 PM).
- Fri Nov 6: Menlo vs. Hope International (7 PM).
- Sat Nov 7: CIF-SDS practice starts; Menlo College Open; Bill Musick Memorial (Fresno City).
- Sun Nov 8: Menlo Open (women).
Results Roundup
Weekend Results
Senior Worlds · Astana
For the first time since 1999, the U.S. women won the World team title, 137 points to Japan's 135. Everest Leydecker clinched it in the 55 kg final.
USA Women's Freestyle
| GOLD | Everest Leydecker, 55 kg |
| GOLD | Adaugo Nwachukwu, 62 kg |
| SILVER | Abby Nette, 59 kg |
| BRONZE | Helen Maroulis, Kennedy Blades, Dymond Guilford |
| 5th | Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler; Precious Wieser (Menlo alum) |
Men's freestyle: Team USA also won the men's World team title, 194 to Russia's 185, with five champions and nine medals, both U.S. records. No country had ever won the men's and women's freestyle titles at the same Worlds.
USA Men's Freestyle
| GOLD | Spencer Lee, 57 kg; Bo Bassett, 65 kg; Levi Haines, 79 kg; Kyle Dake, 86 kg; Kyle Snyder, 97 kg |
| SILVER | Trent Hidlay, 92 kg |
| BRONZE | Marcus Blaze, 61 kg; Zain Retherford, 70 kg; Wyatt Hendrickson, 125 kg |
| 9th | James Green, 74 kg |
Sources: USA Wrestling (women), USA Wrestling (men), FloWrestling
Cowboy Invitational · Sun Nov 1
California's Rocklin Zinkin (125) won his Oklahoma State debut, going 4-0 with bonus points in every match: two tech falls, then majors over Little Rock's Tyson Roach (19-11) and SIUE's Drew Davis (21-7) in the final. OSU won nine of ten titles; the only other champion was Little Rock's Stephen Little at 197.
Source: Oklahoma State Athletics
More Results
| Lemoore 33, Cuesta 24 | Friday |
| Mission 33, Chabot 18 | Wednesday |
Sources: California Sports Blog, Tech-Fall.
Wrestler of the Week
Adaugo Nwachukwu · World Champion, 62 kg
Adaugo trailed two-time World champion Nonoka Ozaki of Japan 11-9 with 13 seconds left, then scored a takedown as time expired to win 12-11.
Born in Nigeria, she moved to California in her youth and is a U.S. Army Specialist in the World Class Athlete Program. California strong. Congratulations, Adaugo!
Graphic: FloWrestling
California Wrestling · Feature
California's Prep Level Elite
TIER 4: California's Prep Level Elite [Part I]
By Al Fontes, NWHOF writer · Simple Man Wrestling
Part of Coach Fontes' California Top 100: CIF State champions who wrestled in college. With 35,000+ high school wrestlers and under 1% earning a State medal, even this tier is loaded. San Diego fans will spot Valhalla's Mark Gerardi, Vista's Anthony Meza and Poway's Brody Barrios.
Read the full storyUsed with permission from Simple Man Wrestling and Al Fontes. Image: Simple Man Wrestling.
Ask Dale
Should the assistant call all the stalling?
Mike, an official, asked: Should the assistant official have total responsibility for calling stalling? The assistant sees what the lead can't.
My answer: I like dividing responsibilities, but most officials don't yet truly understand how to work as a pair, so my first priority is good two-man mechanics. And if my partner calls stalling, the coach is still yelling at me. My solution: headsets, like college. Only the whistle makes the call, but communication is 100% better. San Diego bought 8 sets this year.
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Last Week's Zoom
Stalling in Referee's Position: Recap
George Dixon joined me to break down stalling on top and bottom with real match clips.
- Watch both wrestlers for repeated failure to improve position. (5-24-1)
- Be consistent: same action, same call, both wrestlers.
- Don't fear the call: warning, 1, 1, 2, DQ. (8-1-4)
More from George on his podcast episode. No replays, so join live.
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Official of the Week
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Tough Calls on the Mat
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Official's Tip
Professionalism starts before the first whistle
Coaches size you up before your first whistle, so look the part: striped or gray pinstripe knit shirt, black trousers, belt, socks and shoes, a black whistle, the disk, red band left wrist, green right. (3-1-1)
Habit: Pack the night before from a checklist, then do a mirror check.
NFHS 2026-27 Rules Book 3-1-1, paraphrased. NFHS rules material © NFHS, used with permission.
Free Zoom Tonight
Professionalism
Special guest: Andy Aichele
Tonight, Mon Nov 2 · 5:30 PM PT (6:30 MT · 7:30 CT · 8:30 ET) · Free
We'll cover appearance, coach communication and conferences, and handling pressure. Everyone's welcome.
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