Profiles of Army's Matt Kyler, Stanford's Dylan Rush

October 25, 9:47 PMCollege Wrestling ExaminerMark Palmer

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Army's Matt Kyler (Photo/d1collegewrestling.net)

Wrestling fans aren't the only folks eagerly awaiting the start of the college wrestling season. Wrestlers themselves are more than ready to rumble...

Recently, two amateur wrestling websites -- d1collegewrestling.net (D1CW) , and TheOpenMat (TOM) -- each conducted interviews with two top college matmen.

Army's Matt Kyler profiled on d1collegewrestling.net:  In the summer of 2006, Matt Kyler enrolled at the US Military Academy at West Point expecting to be the Black Knights' 125-pound starter. Fast forward three years and a couple of growth spurts later and Kyler is now Army's 149. The rapid weight gain has not affected Kyler's wrestling abilities, as he is a 3x EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) finalist and a 2008 NCAA Division I All-American. Kyler enters his senior season ranked #10 in the nation by D1CW.  In a wide-ranging interview with D1CW, Kyler talks about what happened last year, what his expectations are for the 2009-2010 season, and how he came to choose West Point.

Stanford's Dylan Rush (Photo/
Rivals.com)

Stanford's Dylan Rush goes "7 Minutes on the Mat with TOM":  Three- time Hawaii high school state champion Dylan Rush is ready to make a name for himself at Stanford University. A football transfer from UCLA, Rush is excited about getting back on the mat. In an interview with TheOpenMat, Rush answers questions such as "Which wrestling style do you prefer: folkstyle, freestyle or Greco-Roman?" and "If you could wrestle anyone from history, who would it be?"

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