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NCAA women’s wrestling: Understanding recent milestones

WOMEN’S WRESTLING is not recognized by the NCAA as a championship sport, yet.
Like minded individuals and organizations have laid the foundation—Wrestle Like A Girl, the National Wrestling Coaches Association, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association and other key stakeholders. These organizations have synced up and continue to collaborate on the multifaceted initiative of bringing women’s wrestling into the NCAA.
The distinction of being named a championship sport under the NCAA umbrella supports the growth of the sport and expands opportunities for women wrestlers.
Sally Roberts, Founder and Executive Director of Wrestle Like A Girl, has largely spearheaded and coordinated the NCAA efforts in conjunction with efforts to sanction girls wrestling at the interscholastic level—two vastly different initiatives with great reliance upon one another.
This article takes a 10,000-foot view of the details behind the recent steps toward championship status, the development of the NCWWC tournament and the steps required to obtain championship status. Rest of the details and story at https://www.transitionwrestling.com/ncaa-womens-wrestling-understanding-recent-milestones/?mc_cid=348e5c372c&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

October 17, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized