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News, stories, and voices from the wrestling community in and around Philadelphia — home to an Olympic-level regional training center, NCAA Division 1 programs, and so much more.
Latest in the Philly Wrestling community
Philly Wrestling Book Club: Tyler Berger’s October Recommendation
The scene
From first practices to Olympic dreams, Philly Wrestling includes multiple levels and it’s all within reach from City Hall and out to fifty miles in all directions.
Eighteen college and university programs compete within fifty miles of City Hall, including two NCAA Division 1 rooms inside the city itself.
Sixteen clubs, academies, and regional training centers, among them the Pennsylvania RTC, where senior-level athletes chase world and Olympic medals.
Over 200 high school programs across the Philadelphia region feed the next generation looking to make their mark on the mat.
Beat the Streets Philadelphia alters life's trajectory through wrestling while the Wrestlers in Business Network keeps athletes connected long after the last whistle. Just two examples of the many organizations making a difference in and around Philadelphia.
Within 50 miles of City Hall
Eighteen programs across four governing bodies. Whatever the level, there’s a room nearby.
Two D1 rooms inside city limits, three more up the road.
Five rooms — four also field women's teams.
Club wrestling with a national championship path.
The two-year college route.
From the mat
Philly Wrestling Book Club: Tyler Berger’s October Recommendation
There’s a quiet battle happening inside the mind of every serious competitor. It’s played out long before the lights dim, the ref calls you to the center, or the bell rings. It’s the battle against immediate comfort…against the easy exit, the quick fix, and the constant noise of a world designed to keep you soft.
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Three Minutemen Reunite at Drexel Driven by Coach Eric Ring’s Culture
There is an undeniable energy that flows through a wrestling room when something genuine is being built. It’s not something you can buy, and you certainly can’t fake it. It is created brick by brick, practice by practice, through sweat, consistency, and an uncompromising set of expectations.
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Chasing March: Inside the 2026-27 Season for Philly’s D1 Programs
Draw a 50 mile radius around Philadelphia’s City Hall and you’re looking at one of the densest pockets of wrestling talent, tradition, and pure grit in the country. Within that tight circle sit five NCAA Division I wrestling programs: Drexel, Lehigh, Princeton, Rider, and Penn. Each carries its own distinct identity, but collectively, they make for a local crucible of high level college wrestling.
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On the calendar
Duals, tournaments, clinics, and cards coming up in the Philly Wrestling community.
The rooms
Sixteen places to train, give back, or stay in the sport — each logo links out to the program.
The Philly Wrestling Podcast
Conversations with the athletes, coaches, and builders of the Philadelphia wrestling community. Hosted by Kevin McGuigan.
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Latest episode
Matt McConnell is the Head Wrestling Coach for the club team at Temple University. His enthusiasm for the sport and all things Philly shines through in all he does for young people. As an Academic…
The feeders
Every scholastic program we could find within about fifty miles of City Hall — 207 teams across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Each logo links to the program.
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About
Philly Wrestling exists to create excitement around the sport in and around the city of Philadelphia — the news, the programs, the athletes, and the people who keep the things moving and growing.
The community here is thriving. A world-class regional training center, Division 1 rooms, packed youth clubs, and a network of wrestling alumni who never really left the sport. Our job is simple: tell the stories and point you to the mat nearest you.
Philly Wrestling is the work of Kevin McGuigan, a former high school and college wrestler and a lifelong coach. A walk-on at an NCAA Division 1 program who will tell you he was a better coach than athlete, Kevin has coached at the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state championships, at NCAA Division 1 championships, and at the US Olympic Team Trials, with stops at the Dave Schultz, Sunkist Kids, and Patriot wrestling clubs along the way.
This is Philly Wrestling.
