Women’s wrestling took another big step on Wednesday, officially being approved as an NCAA championship sport by the Division I Council. Women's wrestling is the 91st championship sport and the sixth ...

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 ...

On September 23, 2021, the University of Iowa Athletics announced the addition of women's wrestling to its intercollegiate athletics program. With this move, Iowa became the first NCAA Division I ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — When Clarissa Chun was introduced as the first head coach in the history of the Iowa women’s wrestling program in 2021, her goal was to “build a winning program in Wrestling Town, ...

This story is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ESSENCE. On April 10, 2021, wrestling fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, witnessed history. Performers Bianca Belair and ...