Chicago, Ill. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Austin Gomez earned a decisive 9-1 win against Austin O'Connor in the Lightweight (155 pounds) bout at RAF03, on Saturday night (Nov. 29) at Wintrust Arena. Gomez trailed 1-1 on the last-score criteria after the first period but scored eight unanswered points to pull away from O'Connor, a [...]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Mason Parris of the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club cruised in his first wrestling match in eight months, earning an 11-0 technical superiority against Modova's Alexandr Romanov at the Real American Freestyle's second event, dubbed RAF02, on Saturday (Oct. 25) at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. Competing in the unlimited weight division, Parris [...]
ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Real Woods capped his incredible 2025 run with a 65kg freestyle bronze medal at the Senior World Championships on Tuesday (Sept. 17) at the Arena Zagreb. Woods, who is in just his first full year of freestyle competition, posted a 4-1 record en route to bronze in his [...]
2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sat-Tue., Sept. 13-21 Arena Zagreb • Zagreb, Croatia • Live Video | Live Results/Mat Assignments | UWW | FloWrestling Event Hub | Cliff Keen WC Twitter The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club will have a pair of representatives vying for freestyle gold at the 2025 UWW Senior World Championships this week (Sat-Tue., Sept. 13-16) [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Austin Gomez and Real Woods were among the 10 winners to put on a show in the first-ever Real American Freestyle event, dubbed RAF01, on Saturday night (Aug. 30) at the Wolstein Center. The new professional organization, headed by Chad Bronstein, Eric Bischoff, Izzy Martinez and the late [...]
NEWARK, N.J. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Real Woods swept Joey McKenna in the 65kg best-of-three-series at Final X on Saturday evening (June 14) at the Prudential Center to earn his spot on the 2025 U.S. senior freestyle world team. Woods earned wins of 7-3 and 5-4 in the championship series. He rallied late in [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Real Woods claimed the 65kg title at the U.S. Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on Saturday (May 17) at Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center. Woods will now face Joey McKenna in the best-of-three series at Final X, slated for Saturday, June 14, at the Prudential Center [...]
MONTERREY, Mexico -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Austin Gomez captured the 70kg freestyle title at the 2025 Pan American Championships on Sunday (May 11) at the Gimnasio Nuevo León Unido. Gomez spent just 2:11 on the mat in posting a 3-0 record with three consecutive first-period tech falls. He defeated former Iowa State teammate Ian [...]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club has added Wolverine alum Jacob Cardenas to its freestyle roster, the club announced on Tuesday (May 6). Cardenas is a three-time NCAA All-American and three-time U23 world medalist. "Jacob has been a terrific addition to our room over the last year," said CKWC head coach Alex Dieringer. [...]
TIRANA, Albania -- The Cliff Keen Wrestling Club's Real Woods and Will Lewan captured bronze medals and 65kg and 70kg, respectively, at the Muhament Malo tournament on Wednesday (Feb. 26) at the Feti Borova Venue. Woods posted a 4-1 record en route to his second senior-level medal in his CKWC competitive debut. He earned a 9-1 [...]