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2017 NWCA All-Star Classic

TDR Editor’s Notes; Have had the pleasure and experience attending two All Star meets in 1995 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and then in 2001 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Great events. If you are a serious wrestling fan and ever have the chance to attend one then by all means go to the All Star meet.
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It’s an annual event that’s been on the college wrestling calendar since the era of miniskirts and Mustangs, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Supremes, and the Summer of Love. Since it first made the scene in 1967, the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic has been one of the major events in college wrestling, featuring the top athletes in the sport in head-to-head competition. (Among the participants at that first All-Stars: Rick Sanders, Mike Caruso, and Curley Culp.) The All-Star Classic once was the capstone event of the season, held in late March or early April, after the NCAA championships … however, for more than a decade, the All-Star Classic has served as the kickoff event for the college wrestling season. This year is no exception. The 2017 NWCA All-Star Classic takes place Sunday, Nov. 5 at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. Rest of the story at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18803

November 1, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

York College adds women’s wrestling program

TDR Editor’s Notes: This is York College in Nebraska not Pennsylvania but it is always great to see more opportunities for wrestlers to continue.
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YORK — York College has announced that it is expanding the wrestling program to include collegiate competition for women, starting with the fall 2018 season. York College men’s wrestling has developed a national reputation as a strong NAIA team with numerous student-athletes finishing as All-Americans and a team that has had a presence in the top 25 of the NAIA. The new program will build on York College’s reputation for excellence in wrestling, while expanding offerings for female representation in the sport. Women’s wrestling has experienced notable growth nationally and within the Midwest at the high school level, but colleges and universities have been slow to respond to the demand for next-level women’s wrestling opportunities. The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is an NAIA leader in the sport. Currently the conference has two member schools who compete, and with associate members, host a conference championship. The statistics for the amount of participants on the high school level, especially when compared to the scarcity of collegiate programs, indicates an opportunity for York College to differentiate its offerings and provide a home for many new female athletes. Rest of the story at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/18806

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