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By adding sports like lacrosse or wrestling, small St. Louis area colleges getting bigger

Editor’s Note; Interesting article about the trend of smaller schools adding sport teams, including wrestling, as they seek to grow their school’s enrollment. Someday the bigger universities will resume expanding opportunities.
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The addition of wrestling to the menu of sports at Maryville University in 2011 occurred without fanfare but turned out to be a significant moment on the West County campus. A Hall of Fame coach was hired. The team became the first at the university to earn a No. 1 ranking. And the program has produced two individual Division II national champions. That decision also was the launching point for a massive transformation as Maryville has added numerous sports since that time, following a national trend that has seen many small colleges and universities expand their athletic offerings. Rest of the story at http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/smaller-schools-are-getting-bigger-through-sports/article_6d2cc10e-c6dd-5f1d-ac03-d5f56b554cc7.html?mc_cid=2197838b4d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 7, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Eight very cool and iconic locations to see great college wrestling this season

Editor’s Notes; This article is from at the start of the college season yet we include it as it shows some of the creative ideas coaches and wrestling fans are using to broaden positive exposure of wrestling.
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By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling |
You can credit Mike Novogratz and his Beat the Streets gang in New York City for this. Novogratz took a risk that people would like to watch wrestling in historic and well-known public places, and he created a buzz with the Beat the Streets Gala events in New York City. He started with the U.S.S. Intrepid Aircraft Carrier, then moved the event to Times Square and during the Keep Olympic Wrestling year, held international dual meets in Grand Central Terminal. Others were soon inspired. On November 14, 2016, the University of Iowa invited Oklahoma State to compete in historic Kinnick Stadium on the Iowa campus, and set the NCAA attendance record with a reported 42,287 in attendance. (I was there, and think it may have been even more). Other schools, such as Rutgers and Cornell College, have had matches in football stadiums. Many other colleges have hosted outdoor practices, wrestle-offs and dual meets. This has turned into a very fun way to enjoy college wrestling, and expose new people to the sport. A look at this year’s eight “non-traditional” locations to see college wrestling this year.
Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2017/November/01/eight-cool-iconic-places-to-see-college-wrestling-this-year?mc_cid=0d94883612&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 7, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment