Wisconsin Mulls Sanctioned HS Girls Wrestling Division

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As girls wrestling continues to gain traction across the country, some in Wisconsin are proposing the creation of a girls division with individual state tournament title opportunities.

“There is a push that would like to see gender equality for girls who wrestle,” Mel Dow, who is involved with an ad hoc committee drafting a proposal that then would go to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletics Association, told the Wisconsin State Journal. “Currently, we provide girls an opportunity to win a state title in individual sports like cross country, swimming, track and golf because it is nearly impossible for them to have a reasonable chance at a title competing against same-aged male athletes.”

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