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Fairmont State University Adds Wrestling As 17th Sport

TDR Editor’s Notes ; Big News! Love to see schools adding wrestling opportunities. Another Division II school which has been a growing group of wrestling teams. Look forward to soon hearing about others
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. — For the first time in more than 30 years, Fairmont State University will offer wrestling as part of its intercollegiate athletics program beginning in the fall of 2019. “I am excited to welcome wrestling back home to the Falcon Nation as our 17th sport,” said Dr. Mirta M. Martin, President at Fairmont State University. “This region has an abundance of talented student-athletes who wrestle, and adding wrestling allows Fairmont State to give these hard-working students access to a quality higher education. “Adding wrestling also gives us one more activity through which we can share with the world how Fairmont State transforms passion and effort into excellence,” Dr. Martin added.

The program is set to begin competition during the 2019-20 athletics season as a member of NCAA Division II and the Mountain East Conference. The search for Fairmont State’s head wrestling coach will begin immediately.
Wrestling will return to Fairmont State University for the first time since the 1982-83 season. “We are extremely excited to bring the wrestling program back to Fairmont State University and the Fairmont community,” said Director of Athletics Chad Fowler. “In my six years as a member of the athletics administration at Fairmont State, we have received plenty of community and alumni support to bring the program back and today is a very special day for the entire community. Rest of the story at https://fightingfalcons.com/news/2019/3/20/general-fairmont-state-university-adds-wrestling-as-17th-sport.aspx

March 21, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized