NCAA Recommends Women’s Wrestling As An ‘Emerging Sport’

[Tango Two]

The NCAA committee on women’s athletics recommended this week that all three divisions add women’s wrestling as an emerging sport, a key step toward making it a championship-level sport. If the recommendation, which was made on Monday, is approved, women’s wrestling as well as acrobatics and tumbling would be added as emerging sports Aug. 1, 2020.


https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/06...ling-emerging-sport-colorado-state-university

 

[cyrock3]

We really should be working on this ASAP. No reason we can’t win Championships when this becomes an official sport.

 

[bigmatt718]

Adding womens wrestling likely opens the door for RU to add mens crew or swimming again when the time allows for it.

 

[koleszar]

We really should be working on this ASAP. No reason we can’t win Championships when this becomes an official sport.

Rutgers can't even fund what they have now properly and you want them to add sports?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Rutgers can't even fund what they have now properly and you want them to add sports?

By the time this happens just maybe.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

Adding Rutgers wrestling for girls and hockey for guys—make it so.

 

[RUTrack94]

We really should be working on this ASAP. No reason we can’t win Championships when this becomes an official sport.

Double header with the Men’s team a few times a year ... one of the best venues around in the sport!!!!!

 

[Ban Basketball]

Adding Rutgers wrestling for girls and hockey for guys—make it so.

They don't have women's hockey, do they?

 

[Ban Basketball]

Adding womens wrestling likely opens the door for RU to add mens crew or swimming again when the time allows for it.

That's exactly right. New women's programs lead to new men's programs as well.

 

[RU23]

Adding Rutgers wrestling for girls and hockey for guys—make it so.

This. I’m not even a big hockey guy, but I know Rutgers should have a hockey team. NJ fluctuates between 7th/8th in the nation in D1 hockey players. I understand the money/Title IX challenges, but for the love of God figure it out!

 

[rubaseball78]

Until RU adequately funds the sports it has, adding new sports shouldn't even be a consideration.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

RUBaseball, I get what you are saying,but what I would like to see is Pat Hobbs say we have a plan for a hockey program WHEN the money becomes available. A short range plan with the arena in Trenton or Newark as a temporary home and a long range plan with an arena on campus.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

They don't have women's hockey, do they?

Of course they do. About 40 teams IIRC. Wisconsin won the title this season.

 

[cyrock3]

Until RU adequately funds the sports it has, adding new sports shouldn't even be a consideration.

I agree in the case of hockey as that will be a significant investment, not for women’s wrestling which I don’t think will be a significant investment (we already have the facilities).

 

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Adding womens wrestling likely opens the door for RU to add mens crew or swimming again when the time allows for it.

BINGO!!!!

Crew alumni have already said that they are ready willing and able to full fund Men's Crew if it ever comes back.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

BINGO!!!!

Crew alumni have already said that they are ready willing and able to full fund Men's Crew if it ever comes back.

There’s no question whatsoever that crew should be the first men’s sport brought back.

 

[Ban Basketball]

Of course they do. About 40 teams IIRC. Wisconsin won the title this season.

If it was obvious, I wouldn't have asked, but I do know about the Wisconsin women's team, being a former Minnesotan and hockey player myself.

 

[Tango Two]

That's exactly right. New women's programs lead to new men's programs as well.

It could but at Rutgers ya never know