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Emory & Henry College adds men’s, women’s wrestling programs

EMORY, Va. — Emory & Henry College Director of Athletics Anne Crutchfield has announced the addition of men’s and women’s wrestling as intercollegiate sports which will begin competition during the 2020-21 academic year. The teams expand the College’s varsity sports offerings to 22 NCAA Division III programs, IDA and IHSA equestrian teams and competitive cheer and dance squads.

“The popularity of wrestling in the region, as well as across the country, will provide Emory & Henry with a new pool of student-athletes to join our athletic programs,” said Crutchfield. “We are in the process of hiring our coaching staff, and we are excited to grow our department. Our new programs will allow these dedicated student-athletes to continue their career and sport they’re passionate about while in college.” According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and its 2018-19 High School Participation Survey, girls’ wrestling has climbed to the 17th-most popular high school sport and boys’ wrestling remains seventh at the high school level in terms of participants. The combined number of high school wrestlers nationwide, including both boys and girls, grew to 268,565 — an increase of 6,439 athletes (or 2.5%) — in 2018-19. Wrestling has become a growing sport in NCAA Division III for both men and women. However, … Rest of the story at https://www.gowasps.com/general/2019-20/releases/20200109i5dcf7

January 9, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized