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Baker University Adds Women’s Wrestling

Editor’s Note; Another school in the mid-west has recognized the growth potential for their school enrollment by adding additional sports programs. We applaud their efforts and are eager to pass along the news so all fans can be connected to the big world of wrestling and wrestling fans.
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BALDWIN CITY, Kansas – The Baker University athletics department is excited to announce the creation of two new varsity sports starting in the fall of 2018.
Baker will increase its varsity sports to 22 with the addition of women’s wrestling and men’s bowling programs. The men’s and women’s wrestling programs will be led by current head wrestling coach Cody Garcia and his staff, while the men’s and women’s bowling programs will be continually led by head coach Cheryl Keslar. “The opportunity for Coach Garcia to start our women’s wrestling program is something we are excited about,” said Baker Director of Athletics, Nate Houser. “We know he will take his success that he has already garnered for us on and off the mat and mold that same success into both of our programs.” Garcia is currently in his third year as the head men’s wrestling coach at Baker and has produced two NAIA National Champions in his tenure with the ‘Cats. Rest of the story at http://www.nwcaonline.com/baker-university-adds-womens-wrestling/?mc_cid=2853b148f4&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 15, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Lakeland to add women’s wrestling as a varsity sport

Editor’s Notes; The state of Wisconsin is considering adding women’s wrestling as a varsity sport on the high school level as well.
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Lakeland University will become Wisconsin’s first college or university to field a team in one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports – women’s wrestling. Lakeland will become a member of the Women’s Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA), the national governing body for women’s college wrestling. The Muskies will field their first team in the fall of 2018. Head men’s wrestling coach Ben Chapman will also coach the women’s program, and Jared Schaaf, assistant coach for Lakeland’s men’s team, will serve as assistant coach. Women’s wrestling has seen steady growth, and today almost 15,000 females wrestle at the high school level, according to the National Collegiate Wrestling Association. Since 2004, women’s wrestling has been recognized as an Olympic sport. The sport’s growth is especially evident in Wisconsin. This February, Wisconsin will host its first girls state wrestling tournament, joining a handful of states who hold a state tournament for females. This past year, the Wisconsin Women’s National Team took second in the high school junior division at the nation’s largest girls wrestling tournament. Rest of the story at http://lakelandmuskies.com/news/2017/11/29/11-29-17WWrestling.aspx?mc_cid=bd6399c090&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 15, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment