Iowa's Barta: Title IX Settlement Led to W. Wrestling

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Athletic director Gary Barta said a number of factors led to the decision to add women's wrestling at the University of Iowa — a rise in women’s wrestling both in Iowa and across the country and the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a Title IX lawsuit settlement from four women’s swimmers.

The Title IX lawsuit settlement — brought on by Sage Ohlensehlen, Kelsey Drake, Christina Kaufman, and Alexa Puccini after Iowa initially cut men's and women's swimming and diving along with two other sports in August 2020 â€” included an agreement that the UI would add another women’s sport.

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