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University of Jamestown to host 1st NAIA national women’s wrestling tourney ‘JUST FOR US’

Editor’s Notes; Another expansion of opportunities for women to wrestle in college.
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University of Jamestown’s Liliana Cortes could not stop smiling at the thought of Jamestown possibly hosting the first NAIA women’s wrestling national competition.
The senior from Chicago, like most female wrestlers, grew up competing with mostly boys and navigated a challenging path to eventually end up as a Jimmie in the sport she loves. The NAIA’s decision this year to adopt women’s wrestling as an invitational sport was a monumental moment in the lives of wrestlers like Cortes, who will now have an independent home at the collegiate level. Jamestown has been tabbed as a finalist to host the inaugural NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational this winter. The tournament will be held March 15-16 at a site yet to be determined.
“Most people don’t know about women’s wrestling, they just assume it’s all men’s wrestling,” Cortes said. “Having a tournament just for us is so cool.” Having it in Jamestown also makes pretty good sense. The 1-year-old, 61,000-square-foot Harold Newman Arena was built on the UJ campus with hosting such events in mind. The arena floor is able to accommodate the required six mats of action, and can also house the entire competition under one roof, according to Jimmie women’s wrestling coach Shauna Kemp. Rest of the story at https://www.jamestownsun.com/sports/wrestling/4492399-just-us-uj-finalist-host-national-womens-wrestling-tourney?mc_cid=a3636d3d9a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

September 6, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Camels announce 2018-19 wrestling schedule

Editor’s Notes; Only one home meet before the holiday break yet some interesting conference matches late in the season. Coach Kolat is doing well in improving the Camels’ wrestling program. Look forward to seeing them wrestling this winter.
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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell has announced its 2018-19 wrestling schedule, featuring four home dates and a full Southern Conference slate. “We are looking forward to the changes we made this season in regard to our schedule,” said head coach Cary Kolat, entering his fifth year leading the Camels. “We will be competing in two events that will feature many ranked wrestlers from around the country, starting with the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December. This event has featured the highest ranked teams and wrestlers consistently each year. Later in the same month, we will compete in the prestigious Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern University.”
“This year’s schedule will focus more on building our athletes individually during the front half of the season, and the back half will move us into team building with our conference schedule,” added Kolat.
Rest of the story at https://gocamels.com/news/2018/8/20/camels-announce-2018-19-wrestling-schedule.aspx?mc_cid=921a9df120&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

September 6, 2018 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment