National Collegiate Wrestling Association
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The National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) is a post secondary athletic association built to help the promotion of collegiate wrestling
. The organization is composed of wrestling teams and clubs from across the United States and Canada; many of these were formerly NCAA scholarship programs which were affected by Title IX
legislation, which has resulted in many colleges being forced to give up their wrestling programs in the name of gender equity. The variety of institutions competing in the NCWA is wide and unrestricted as junior colleges, trade schools and post secondary prep institutions which compete in the same national championship as four year colleges and universities.
The NCWA is divided into seven regional conferences and two divisions. Division I teams are funded by the university and many give athletic scholarships, Division II teams are clubs and may operate on campuses where there are established NCAA DI Teams.
Women's College Wrestling Cahmpionships
In 2007 the NCWA become the only collegiate association in the U.S. to officially recognize women's collegiate wrestling (matches were done using collegiate/folkstyle rules unlike freestyle, which was the norm for previous competitions). The NCWA sponsored the first women's collegiate national championship in Lakeland, Florida
in March 2008, where nine women's teams were represented. The Inaugural women's national champion was Canadian powerhouse the Simon Fraser Clan
. The NCWA continues to sponsor women's collegiate wrestling.
Collegiate wrestling
Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...
. The organization is composed of wrestling teams and clubs from across the United States and Canada; many of these were formerly NCAA scholarship programs which were affected by Title IX
Title IX
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...
legislation, which has resulted in many colleges being forced to give up their wrestling programs in the name of gender equity. The variety of institutions competing in the NCWA is wide and unrestricted as junior colleges, trade schools and post secondary prep institutions which compete in the same national championship as four year colleges and universities.
The NCWA is divided into seven regional conferences and two divisions. Division I teams are funded by the university and many give athletic scholarships, Division II teams are clubs and may operate on campuses where there are established NCAA DI Teams.
Women's College Wrestling Cahmpionships
In 2007 the NCWA become the only collegiate association in the U.S. to officially recognize women's collegiate wrestling (matches were done using collegiate/folkstyle rules unlike freestyle, which was the norm for previous competitions). The NCWA sponsored the first women's collegiate national championship in Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
in March 2008, where nine women's teams were represented. The Inaugural women's national champion was Canadian powerhouse the Simon Fraser Clan
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
. The NCWA continues to sponsor women's collegiate wrestling.
Conferences
- Westcoast
- Southwest
- North Central
- Southeast
- Mid-Atlantic
- Northeast
- Mid-East
Advantages of the NCWA
- The organization and its members encourage wrestlers to compete no matter what the experience level.
- Several NCWA members have gone on to become scholarship athletes at NCAA DI and DII institutions.
- Several NCWA All Americans have gone on to be NCAA All Americans
- Its a good format for the average wrestlers who still have the passion to compete in the sport they love.
- Gives smaller colleges and universities the opportunity to begin a collegiate-level program.
See also
- NCWA women's wrestling champions
External links
- Mens Division-NCWA website
- Women's Division - NCWA website