Yellow
Jacket
grit
and
glory
are
being
expanded
to
a
new
varsity
sport
-
women's
wrestling
-
as
a
growing
number
of
athletes
are
embracing
this
powerhouse
sport.
Baldwin
Wallace
University
Director
of
Athletics
Steve
Thompson
announced
the
addition
of
women's
wrestling
as
a
varsity
sport
for
2024-25.
"We
are
excited
and
thrilled
to
add
another
women's
sport
to
our
growing
athletics
department,"
stated
Thompson.
"Men's
wrestling
has
had
a
long
and
great
tradition
at
BW,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
women's
program
becoming
one
of
the
best
in
Division
III.
Men's
wrestling
head
coach
Jamie
Gibbs,
who
has
provided
tremendous
leadership
over
the
last
11
years,
will
provide
oversight
to
the
launch
of
the
women's
program."
Women's
wrestling
becomes
the
third
women's
sport
and
fourth
overall
sport
added
this
year
by
the
University
after
the
addition
of
men's
and
women's
bowling
and
STUNT
was
rolled
out
earlier
this
fall.
BW
becomes
the
41st
NCAA
Division
III
school,
the
fourth
in
the
state
of
Ohio
and
second
in
the
Ohio
Athletic
Conference
to
offer
women's
wrestling.
New,
State-of-the-Art
Wrestling
Facility
to
be
Built
In
addition
to
the
announcement
of
women's
wrestling,
BW
is
excited
to
announce
that
a
new
facility
will
be
built
to
house
the
new
program
along
with
the
successful
Yellow
Jacket
men's
wrestling
team.
The
facility
will
include
a
state-of-the-art
practice
space,
locker
and
meeting
rooms,
and
offices.
Women's
wrestling
is
rapidly
expanding
as
a
sport
in
Division
III
and
in
the
state
of
Ohio,
which
will
sponsor
its
first
State
Championship
this
winter.
A
national
search
to
identify
a
full-time
head
coach
for
BW's
28th
sport
and
14th
women's
program
will
begin
immediately.
