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Iowa moves to the top spot in the NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll

MANHEIM, PA – There is a new top-ranked team in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Poll. The University of Iowa sits atop the poll, dropping North Central College to second.
The Hawkeyes top the poll for the first time in program history with 114 points and 13 ranked individuals. North Central has the most individuals ranked with 16, checking in at second. The Cardinals have four individuals ranked at No. 1 while the Iowa has three top-ranked wrestlers. King University is ranked third with 89 points and 12 individuals ranked, while Colorado Mesa University holds steady at fourth with 56 points and eight ranked individuals.
There is a tie for fifth with McKendree University, which is the third team with at least ten ranked individuals with 10. Sacred Heart University has 32 points as well and has eight individuals ranked. Simon Fraser comes into the poll at seventh with 23 points and four ranked individuals.
Lock Haven University and New Jersey City University are eighth and ninth, with 22 and 17 points, respectively. Lock Haven has three ranked individuals, while New Jersey City has two. There is a tie for the final spot in the top 10 with East Stroudsburg University and Aurora University, who both have 16 points. East Stroudsburg has four individuals ranked, while Aurora’s one ranked wrestler is ranked No. 1. … rest of story at … NWCAonline.com/National-wrestling-coaches-association-iowa-moves-to-the-top-spot-in-ncaa-womens-coaches-poll

Kentucky H.S.A.A. announces winter sports championship formats, adds girls wrestling and indoor track
At its Board of Control meeting Wednesday, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association approved changes to the swimming and diving championship format and event implementation plans for the inaugural indoor track and field and girls wrestling state championships coming this winter.
The board approved the selection of Russell County High School (Regions 1-3), the University of Louisville (Regions 4-6) and Scott High School (Regions 7-9) as 2024 state first-round sites for swimming. Scott has opened its remodeled pool for this season.  
The board also approved the increase of the total number of qualifiers advancing from the regional meets to the first round to 48 per event statewide, including approval of the format structure for those three first-round events. This will result in 24 competitors advancing from the first-round sites to the final round of the state tournament in each event. …
The board approved the 12 existing girls wrestling weight classes recognized by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), as well as a one-year trial of a 13th class of 285 pounds. This implementation will allow the continuation of girls wrestling by some of the students from the past years who exceeded the newly adopted NFHS classes. … rest of story at … Cincinnati.com/story/high-school-sports/2023/11/15/khsaa-adds-girls-wrestling-and-indoor-track-changes-swimming-format

How The White House’s Decision Not To Include Women Athletes In College Athletic Panel Shows Blind Spot
The White House just hosted a panel of six former college football players to talk about NCAA student-athletes’ issues. The President even attended the event for an hour. Laudable, perhaps, but why in the world would the White House think former football players can speak for all student-athletes, especially the nearly 88,000 women who play Division I sports?
Football players make up only 16% of all of Division I’s more than 188,000 student-athletes.

College Football Makes The Money

When Front Office Sports posted about a “roundtable on college athlete rights” on X (formerly Twitter), a number of posters questioned the absence of women from the group. Others were quick to point out the roundtable was for football players.
Of course, many people seem to equate college sports with football and justify football’s dominance because it earns most of the generated revenue through ticket sales, NCAA conference distributions, donors, concessions, advertising, royalties, sports camps, and media rights. In fact, about 45% of generated revenue in the Power 5 schools comes from broadcasts and bowl games.
Equating football with college sports has already created trouble for precisely this reason. Recent conference realignment destroyed the Pac-12 as all schools except for Oregon State and Washington State universities left the century-old conference in pursuit of more lucrative media contracts. … rest of story at … Forbes.com/sites/susanmshaw/How-the-white-houses-decision-not-to-include-women-athletes-in-college-athletic-panel-shows-blind-spot

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