Illinois wrestling head coach Mike Poeta’s new contract extension, announced on Thursday, keeps him in Champaign-Urbana until 2029. In four seasons with the Illini, Poeta has led the team to a 23-27 ...

Mike Poeta has high expectations for what Illinois wrestling can eventually be, but he the first-year coach has more modest goals for the short-term At the NCAA tournament last season, Lucas Bryd told ...

Pennsville Township resident Bobby Poeta has been playing drums since middle school. Even though his pre-teen years are long gone, his love of music is not. After stints in several bands, Poeta has ...

Illinois athletics has seemingly been on a mission of late to lock up its most successful program leaders, and on Thursday it was Mike Poeta's turn, with the Illini athletic director Josh Whitman ...

Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman has placed head wrestling coach Mike Poeta on indefinite administrative leave, the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Friday afternoon. In a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Illinois kept its head wrestling coach position in the family with the announced hiring of Mike Poeta to replace the recently retired Jim Heffernan. Poeta will receive a four-year ...

CHAMPAIGN — Mike Poeta’s first lessons in wrestling weren’t easy. His older brother and cousin made sure of it. The new Illinois wrestling coach joked his parents waited until after he completed potty ...

Austin's young, but highly regarded Italian restaurant Poeta is returning to its hotel days after some time away. Poeta will start taking reservations for a soft opening the first week of January, ...