Mount Olive To Add Wrestling For 2019-20 Season
Editor’s Notes; This is a great development as another college in North Carolina will be adding wrestling as part of their athletic opportunities. Very encouraging news that all wrestling fans in eastern North Carolina should find exciting.
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — University of Mount Olive will add men’s wrestling to the 20 NCAA Division II varsity sports currently being offered by the university, announced Vice President for Athletics Jeff Eisen.
The program will begin competition in the 2019-2020 academic year. UMO is a member of Conference Carolinas for its current sport offerings and will participate in wrestling under the umbrella of Conference Carolinas. Conference Carolinas and the South Atlantic Conference have joined forces to sponsor wrestling, with Conference Carolinas administering the championship. UMO will be the eighth school in the conference to participate in wrestling. The other schools are Belmont Abbey, Emmanuel, King, and Limestone from Conference Carolinas and Coker, Newberry, and Queens from the South Atlantic Conference. There are 62 schools nationally competing in wrestling at the NCAA Division II level. Plans are underway to hire a head coach as soon as possible, with a full-time assistant coach to be hired prior to the start of the season. The University will provide a site near campus for training and conditioning. Home competitions will be held in Kornegay Arena.
“Wrestling is a conference sport with ready-made competition and the ability to compete for a championship. North Carolina ranks in the top 10 nationally in terms of the number of high school participants in wrestling and there is a void in opportunities to compete on the collegiate level in the Southeast. We want to help fill that void,” said Eisen. I want to thank the National Wrestling Coaches Association for its assistance in the planning process,” added Eisen.
Rest of the story at http://www.umotrojans.com/general/2018-19/releases/20180904hvmigt?mc_cid=b6c167c754&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Jamestown (N.D.) to host 2019 Women’s Wrestling National Invitational
Editor’s Notes; The details on this inaugural women’s championship tournament are included in this announcement. Jamestown is stepping forward to host this tournament in a classy manner. Look over the details and see that this will be an event to look forward to in March.
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Jamestown named host of inaugural NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Invitational
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jamestown will host the 2019 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational, the national office announced on Wednesday. The invitational will be held on March 15-16, 2019. The NAIA added women’s wrestling as an invitational sport beginning the 2018-2019 academic year after the National Administrative Council (NAC) unanimously approved the motion at the NAIA National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., in April 2018. The NAIA is the first intercollegiate athletics association to officially recognize women’s wrestling.
“The NAIA is thrilled to have the University of Jamestown host the 2019 Women’s Wrestling National Invitational,” said Jim Carr, NAIA president and CEO. “This is a milestone event for women’s wrestling and we are confident that Jamestown will deliver an exceptional experience for student-athletes, coaches, and fans.”
“The University of Jamestown looks forward to hosting this tournament,” University of Jamestown President Dr. Polly Peterson said. “We have been committed to women’s wrestling for a decade and are pleased that it is now an NAIA sport. The University and the Jamestown community look forward to welcoming the athletes and their fans. The University is appreciative of the support and participation that it received from the community as we moved through the site selection process.”
Rest of the story at http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211770717&mc_cid=833e56e30a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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