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MIAA to Sponsor Men’s Wrestling Starting with 2018-19 Academic Year

Editor’s Note; Another encouraging step to encourage schools to add or re-instate wrestling as a collegiate sport.
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FREELAND, Mich. – After a 35-year hiatus, men’s wrestling will resume as a sponsored sport by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the 2018-19 academic year. The MIAA Presidents Council voted in favor of adding men’s wrestling during their December 5, 2017 meeting. “The MIAA is excited to reinstate wrestling as a sponsored sport,” MIAA Commissioner Penny Allen-Cook said. “This opportunity allows our member institutions to provide a championship experience for student-athletes currently competing at the intercollegiate level. It is a priority for the MIAA to foster the Division III experience on our member campuses, and adding wrestling will allow us to do so. We are thrilled to be able to celebrate the successes of over 100 student-athletes both on the mat and in the classroom.” Currently, four MIAA schools sponsor wrestling: Adrian, Alma, Olivet, and Trine. Of the four, Olivet is the lone institution that has continually sponsored wrestling and has not dropped the program since first offering the sport for the 1964-65 campaign. Adrian’s first season was in 1959, with the program halting in 1984 before resuming for the 2015-16 academic year. Alma first sponsored wrestling in 1969 before discontinuing in 1984; the Scots resumed for the 2011-12 season. Trine has offered wrestling since the 2004-05 academic year. Rest of the story at http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-wrestl/2017-18/releases/20180112k3x437?mc_cid=4a38be88db&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 24, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized