Below is a list of participation in Arkansas girls' wrestling: 2021: 86 2022: 211 2023: 274 2024: 443 2025: 520 Arkansas USA Wrestling State Chairwoman, Kristi Mann, has advocated on Capitol Hill ...

The advocates were starting from a low baseline but had muscular backers: Women’s wrestling had been in the Olympics since 2004, and UFC had been a major sponsor of Wrestle Like a Girl since 2018.

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 ...

Women’s wrestling, an Olympic sport since 2004, becomes the NCAA’s 91st championship sport, with 2026 booked for the first National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship.

Wrestling did not make the top 10 for high school women’s sports. The Levittown, Farmingdale, and Bellmore-Merrick school districts have all formally signed paperwork for the joint team.

One of the grittiest sports in the world will be on full display at the youth level in the Arkansas Youth State Wrestling Tournament in front of nearly 4,000 spectators, coaches and wrestlers ...

— 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 convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

The NCAA is adding women’s wrestling as a championship sport. Division I voted in favor on Wednesday, followed by Divisions II and III on Friday. Women’s wrestling, which has been on the Olympic ...

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 convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Women’s wrestling was added to the Olympics in 2004 and by adding NCAA programs it should help elevate the sport. Kennedy Blades, a 2024 Olympic silver medalist, is a student at Iowa.