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At long last college wrestling has come to Texas. In a press conference this afternoon Wayland Baptist University announced the addition of intercollegiate varsity wrestling for both men and women. The text of the press release is below.

“Wayland Baptist University will add men’s and women’s wrestling as intercollegiate sports, Athletic Director Dr. Greg Feris officially announced at a press conference today.

“Intercollegiate wrestling is a win-win situation for the university. It will generate additional students while providing an additional competitive sport for the university community.”

The WBU wrestling program will compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) beginning with the 2010-11 school year. Thirty-seven NAIA schools currently sponsor wrestling for men, ten for women.

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