NCAA adds women’s wrestling

NCAA adds women’s wrestling as championship sport
The NCAA Division I has voted in favor of adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport, according to USA Wrestling. Divisions II and III will vote Friday. Women’s wrestling, which has been on the Olympic program since 2004, would become the NCAA’s 91st championship sport.
NCAA adds women’s wrestling as championship sport, opening doors for more athletes
The NCAA approved the addition of women’s wrestling at the Division I, II and III levels as a championship sport, it announced Friday. The sport’s first NCAA women’s championship will take place in 2026.
NCAA votes to make women's wrestling an official championship sport for 2025-26 season
The NCAA voted this week to make women's wrestling an official NCAA championship sport, beginning in the 2025-26 season. In February 2024, the Committee on Women's Athletics recommended Division I, Division II and Division III sponsor the addition of women's wrestling,
NCAA adds women’s wrestling as its 91st and latest championship sport
The NCAA added women’s wrestling as a sport Friday, bringing its total number of championships to 91. The sanctioning body approved the addition at the annual
NCAA Division I votes in favor of adding women's wrestling as championship sport
The NCAA Division I has voted in favor of adding women's wrestling as a championship sport, according to USA Wrestling. Divisions II and III will vote Friday. Women's wrestling, which has been on the Olympic program since 2004,
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