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Waynesburg adds Women’s Wrestling for 2024-25; names Karli Thomas head coach TDR # 31-73

TDR Editor’s Note; The new Women’s team at Waynesburg is in addition to other Women’s programs that were previously declared. New program at Tarleton State in Texas will join the handful of teams in Division I. Felican University in New Jersey, Ft. Hays State in Kansas, Newberry College in South Carolina and West Liberty State are Division II schools that will start at Women’s wrestling team this fall. Baldwin-Wallace in Ohio, Bethany College in West Virginia, Centenary College (N.J.), Elmhurst University (Illinois), Maine Maritime Academy, Manchester University (Ind.), McDaniel College (Md.), Misericordia University (Penna.), Mount Union University (Ohio), Muhlenberg College (Penna), Otterbein University (Ohio), Penn State-Altoona, Randolph College (Virginia), Buffalo State (NY), Upper Iowa University and Wisconsin-Oshkosh will be new teams in Division III. In addition to these schools are Rio Grande University in Ohio in the NAIA and Junior Colleges such as Big Bend Comm. Coll. in Washington (moving from NCWA to NJCAA), Minnesota North College Itasca, and Northern Oklahoma College. Over 25 new teams will be the new additions to the fastest growing sport in the country. That is Women’s wrestling! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (March 27) – Waynesburg University Director of Athletics Tim Fusina announced the addition of women’s wrestling as a varsity sport starting in 2024-25 and named Karli Thomas the program’s head coach on Wednesday.
When the Jackets hit the mats in 2024, Waynesburg will become the eighth collegiate institution to field a women’s wrestling team in Pennsylvania and the first in southwestern PA. “We are excited to announce the addition of women’s wrestling as our next varsity sport beginning this coming winter,” said Fusina. “We have seen a great deal of interest in this sport over the last few years and it is a natural fit to our athletic department. With women’s wrestling being designated as an emerging sport and the popularity the sport has in our region, we are looking forward to providing female student-athletes the opportunity to compete at our institution.” … story at … Waynesburgsports.com/Waynesburg-adds-womens-wrestling-for-2024-25

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