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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 The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized