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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 The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized