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Indiana HSAA Approves Girls Wrestling as a Varsity Sport

In an 18-0 decision the IHSAA has moved forward with fully sanctioning girls wrestling as a varsity sport in Indiana. The sport was officially approved this afternoon after running as a separate event under the IHSGW since 2017 and two years under the IHSAA’s Emerging Sport status.

Indiana has been a training ground for many of the top women’s wrestlers in the country with Olympians Sarah Hildebrandt and Kayla Miracle leading the way. Indiana has a strong tradition in women’s wrestling and as a fully sanctioned sport it will continue to produce wrestlers with national and world level success. … more at … Indianamat.comIHSAA-approves-girls-wrestling-as-a-varsity-sport

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‘A long time coming’: Evansville area girls wrestling coaches excited for IHSAA future
EVANSVILLE — Girls wrestling coaches across the state were excited to hear some long-anticipated news from the IHSAA.
The IHSAA’s board of directors last Monday approved girls wrestling and boys volleyball as fully recognized sports starting next school year. They had each been classified as emerging sports with the IHSAA since 2022. While Evansville area school officials said there will be no boys volleyball teams starting up for the 2025 spring season, the rapid growth of girls wrestling should continue.
There were over 1,400 girls wrestlers across 177 high schools last winter, surpassing the required threshold of 100 schools required to make it a fully recognized sport.
Evansville sports:As more high schools start teams, girls wrestling is ‘just getting better’ in SW Indiana
“It’s awesome to finally have girls wrestling sanctioned,” Mount Vernon coach Ashton Forzley said. “A lot of people across the state have put in countless hours of hard work and dedication to get to this point. The team was excited to hear the news. They finally get to compete for an IHSAA state championship.” … more at … Courierpress.com/Evansville-area-girls-wrestling-coaches-excited-for-ihsaa-future

May 3, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized