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Iowa State announces addition of women's wrestling program
The Cyclones will add 30 roster spots and 10 scholarships as they expand women’s wrestling and reorganize their wrestling leadership.
- On Thursday, Iowa State University Athletics Director Jamie Pollard announced the addition of women's wrestling as a varsity sport, marking the university's 18th intercollegiate athletics program.
- This decision follows the discontinuation of the school's 50-year-old gymnastics program last month, prompting ISU to identify women's wrestling as offering the best strategic fit and growth potential.
- Pollard named Alli St. John, a two-time World Wrestling Championships silver medalist, as the program's first head coach. St. John said the appointment is "a historic moment not only for Iowa State University, but for the sport of wrestling, too."
- Competition will begin in the 2027-28 season with a 30-woman roster and 10 scholarships, providing new athletic opportunities for women at ISU.
- Recognized as one of the nation's fastest-growing sports, women's wrestling is now offered at 113 universities following the NCAA's addition of the sport to its championship lineup last year.
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Iowa State adding women's wrestling in 2027, making changes to men's coaching staff
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State announced on Thursday that it will be bringing women's wrestling to the university for the 2027-28 season. The program will be replacing the women's gymnastics program, which was eliminated in March due to "unreconcilable" conflicts amongst coaching staff and parents, ISU Athletics Director Jamie Pollard said at the time. During [...]
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