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Proposal would let wrestlers compete in shorts

Committee also calls for unsuccessful video challenge to result in a stall warning

April 29, 2019 By Greg Johnson
The NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee recommended allowing wrestlers to compete in shorts designed for the sport and removing all language in the rules book regarding the length of a wrestler’s hair. If approved, the changes would take effect in the 2019-20 academic year. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel is scheduled to discuss all wrestling rules proposals via teleconference June 13. Committee members, who met in Indianapolis earlier this month, wanted to make the rules for hair less rigid and provide an additional option for the competition uniform.

“We’re opening up to be more progressive in the sport,” said Matt Valenti, committee chair and the associate athletics director of student development at Pennsylvania. “This should give everyone more freedom of expression, and hopefully, make the sport more inclusive. We have our eye on the future with the thought that this could help the sport grow.” Rest of the story and proposals at https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/proposal-would-let-wrestlers-compete-shorts?mc_cid=885885512f&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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