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The plan to save Truman State wrestling

Over the years, wrestling mats have been littered with the remains of far too many college wrestling programs that were unceremoniously eliminated by school presidents and athletic directors, too many times without any clear explanation … and no real opportunity for wrestlers, coaches and alumni to reverse the decision.  In early May, Truman State University administrators announced their Bulldog NCAA Division II wrestling program would be eliminated, effective immediately.   Now there is a plan — a written memorandum of understanding — put together by school administrators, head wrestling coach Dave Schutter, and wrestling team captain Samuel Reeves, which is described as “a proposal to provide possible funding for the wrestling program.” The plan was signed by the participants just last week.  Originally, Truman State had planned for its more-than-a-half-century-old wrestling program to shut down at the time of the announcement in early May. Upon receiving word that the school located in northeast Missouri had planned to axe the mat program right away, coach Schutter and his wrestlers requested an opportunity to develop a strategy to compete for one more season, and, also, a strategy for the wrestling program to continue as an intercollegiate sport at Truman State into the future.  Rest of the story at http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20186

October 13, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized