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SAC to add men’s wrestling

Editor’s Note; Another conference adds wrestling as a recognized sport. The NAIA is ahead of the SEC in D-I.
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Men’s wrestling has been approved as an official conference sport in the Sooner Athletic Conference, effective immediately, and the SAC is set to crown its first-ever champion this winter. Approval for the decision came Monday in a conference call vote by the league’s Council of Presidents. SAC Presidents also were unanimous in approving Indiana Tech and Lourdes (Ohio) University as associate members in wrestling, a move that instantly strengthens the SAC’s wrestling profile and helps the league meet minimum NAIA standards with six teams. “With four full-time members that sponsor men’s wrestling and the NAIA’s recent decision to give conferences a bigger role in determining national qualifiers, now is the perfect time that we begin to recognize wrestling in the Sooner Athletic Conference,” SAC Commissioner Stan Wagnon said. “It’s especially gratifying to add a national contender like Indiana Tech and an up-and-coming program in Lourdes to help us carry the SAC banner in this new endeavor.” Rest of the story at http://www.soonerathletic.org/article/3662.php?mc_cid=4a9c1b9cc2&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 6, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized