Chaminade’s Patrick Rowland Signs LOI with Duke University
Rest of the story and pictures at http://thecaliforniawrestler.com/chaminades-patrick-rowland-signs-loi-with-duke-university/
Iowa Wesleyan to add men’s, women’s wrestling
TDR Editor’s Notes ; Great to see expanding collegiate opportunities. These teams will be the 10th and 11th wrestling team starting or re-starting at a Wesleyan school since 2016. It will be the third Women’s team and the 8th Men’s team. Wrestling is now offered or will be soon started at Wesleyan schools in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas in addition to Iowa.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Iowa Wesleyan University Athletic Director Derek Zander is pleased to announce that men’s and women’s wrestling will be added to the slate of athletic programs offered at Iowa Wesleyan University during the 2020-21 academic year. The search for a head coach will begin immediately.
Within the Tiger Athletics strategic plan, “Committing to Excellence,” a significant focus is the growth and expansion of the athletic department. The athletic department has expanded from 10 NCAA Division III intercollegiate programs to 14 over the past two years – with men’s and women’s wrestling being the 5th and 6th programs added in three years. IW will be the first NCAA Division III University in the State of Iowa to sponsor women’s wrestling. “This is a historic development for IW intercollegiate athletics department during a significant time in the life of the University,” said IW President Steve Titus. “IW is relentless in its pursuit to create the best and most dynamic student experience possible. The addition of women’s and men’s wrestling provides exceptional opportunities for students and responds to a growing demand. IW is committed to leading the movement to provide female student-athletes the opportunity to compete in wrestling at the collegiate level.” Rest of the story at
http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/21901?fbclid=IwAR2jDBbbtQ46tJhsW6L0oCqymHc46xHO-RhxbqxZED-EZZSR1IV5uBwRYlo
Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award State, Regional Winners Announced
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Monday announced the state and regional winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA). The award recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior female wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service. Regional winners are selected from state winners, and the national winner will be chosen from the regional winners. The national winner of the TSHSEA will be announced on Wednesday while the national winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award will be announced on Tuesday. The national winners will be presented with their awards during the 43rd Annual Honors Weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum on May 31-June 1 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. For information on Honors Weekend, visit nwhof.ticketleap.com/ or telephone (405) 377-5243.
First presented in 2014, the TSHSEA is named for Tricia Saunders, a four-time World Champion and women’s wrestling pioneer. Saunders was the first woman to be inducted as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011. “We are excited that the rapid growth of girls wrestling has allowed us to recognize 35 state winners this year, which is up from 32 a year ago and 24 in 2017. This outstanding group is comprised of young women who excel on the wrestling mat, in the classroom and in their community,” said Executive Director Lee Roy Smith. “I want to thank our selection committee for the diligent work that they have done, and we are excited to follow the progress of these young women as they achieve their goals not only in wrestling, but in their lives and careers.” Kansas recently voted to make girls wrestling a sanctioned high school sport, becoming the 16th state in the country to sanction girls wrestling and the ninth to do so in the last six months. Rest of the story at
https://nwhof.org/blog/tricia-saunders-high-school-excellence-award-state-regional-winners-announced/
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