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Lehigh adds women’s wrestling, making it the sixth Division I school to sponsor the sport

Where does this position NCAA women’s wrestling heading into its first season as an NCAA championship sport?
The release had been worked through, massaged, updated and ready to deploy – the question was the timing.
On Tuesday morning, Lehigh University elevated its successful women’s club wrestling program to varsity status, making it the 26th varsity sport at the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania school. The move makes Lehigh the sixth full Division I school to offer women’s wrestling as a varsity sport, joining Iowa, Sacred Heart, Presbyterian, Lindenwood and Delaware State, which announced the addition in November of 2024.
As of May 27, there are 116 NCAA schools with women’s wrestling as a varsity sport.
With already a strong roster in place and a vibrant head coach already there, the question for Lehigh wasn’t if, but when.
Head coach Brazel Marquez landed some of the top high school talent for the incoming class, recently highlighted in Kyle Klingman’s story on Flowrestling on May 8. … more at …

May 27, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized