NCAA adds women’s wrestling

NCAA Sets Inaugural Women's Wrestling Championship for 2025-26 Academic Year
In the 2025-26 academic year, a new national championship will join the NCAA tree of sports tournaments. The NCAA will sanction a wrestling tournament for women at the Division I, II and III levels, it announced Friday in the midst of the college sports governing body's annual convention in Nashville.
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.
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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,
NCAA votes to make women's wrestling an official championship sport for 2025-26 season
On Friday, the NCAA voted to make women's wrestling an official NCAA championship sport, beginning in the 2025-26 season. In February of 2024, the Committee on Women's Athletics recommended Division I,
Here's the timeline of how women’s wrestling became the 91st NCAA championship sport
Adding new championship sports is a complex process and requires a commitment from NCAA administrators as well as key activists and leaders in the sport. Here are a few of the most notable moments in the timeline of women’s NCAA wrestling’s path to championship status.
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