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GRAPPLING WITH EQUALITY: IS WOMEN’S WRESTLING HEADED TO THE NCAA?

Editor’s Notes; While it is great to see the growth of wrestling with women’s programs on all levels we wonder if the athletic directors and college presidents who dislike wrestling (Boise State is one example) will use this in a negative manner. They could reason that well since we can not have wrestling for both we must drop the men’s team. I hope not but it is something to keep in mind.
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By Matt Foley
In late August, wrestling fans from all corners of the globe descended on Paris to witness greatness at the 2017 world championships. They weren’t disappointed. In a sport of constant grappling, one American proved untouchable in the arena on Boulevard de Bercy. Helen Maroulis captured her third consecutive international title to go along with a world championship in 2015 and Olympic gold at Rio in 2016. In Paris the 25-year-old native of Rockville, Maryland, breezed through five competitors by a combined score of 53-0.
So, why doesn’t the NCAA let her wrestle?
Rest of the story at http://www.ozy.com/the-huddle/grappling-with-equality-is-womens-wrestling-headed-to-the-ncaa/80278

January 8, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized