NCAA adds women’s wrestling

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.
Women's Wrestling Officially Added as the 91st NCAA Championship Sport
NCAA Convention, women's wrestling was voted to become an official NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III championship sport. The vote comes after several seasons of participation in the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
NCAA adds women’s wrestling as 91st championship
The NCAA added women’s wrestling as its 91st championship sport, providing another athletics opportunity for female athletes to compete. Divisions I, II and III approved the addition at the Association’s annual Convention this week in Nashville,
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.
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.
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