Current College Wrestling

[IowaBison]

Of all the sports that I am most excited about for NDSU over the next few years, wrestling definitely stands out.

There are fewer and fewer teams each year due to Title 9.

NDSU has a program that is clearly competitive top 25 week in and week out in DI IMHO.

If we continue to recruit top grapplers in the Dakotas and Minnesota, while competing with Minnesota, Iowa and the Big 12 schools (that offer wrestling), we should be set.

The best thing about wresting is that one all-American can make your program for 4 years.

[tony]

Coincidentally, NDSU signed three more wrestlers today.

gobison.com: Bison Ink Three

So far I count five wrestlers, 3 men's basketball players, 5 women's basketball players, 2 women's tracksters, I've heard of a goalie for the soccer team (not on gobison.com yet though), and two baseball players. That is more people signing than I can ever remember before.

[BisonMav]

author=tony
That is more people signing than I can ever remember before.

Had the same conversation with a SDSU alum at work today. More recruits, and recruits with Division I resume's.

[IowaBison]

I don't think the recruiting can all be attributable to NDSU going DI. I think recruiting has become much more formal in the last twenty years and as athletics has become big business, much more important.

[BisonMav]

There is a big difference from even last year though.

[somebison]

Coincidentally, NDSU signed three more wrestlers today.

gobison.com: Bison Ink Three

So far I count five wrestlers, 3 men's basketball players, 5 women's basketball players, 2 women's tracksters, I've heard of a goalie for the soccer team (not on gobison.com yet though), and two baseball players. That is more people signing than I can ever remember before.

Looks like the NCAA may reduce the probation period for "olympic sports", wrestling track etc... which will be huge in recruiting as wrestlers and tracksters will be eligible for nationals two years from now

http://www.in-forum.com/columnists/i...st=jeffkolpack

[IowaBison]

There it is, a guy who knows more about collegiate wrestling (Mooney) thinking that we could be a top 10 DI program. And UND's squad went the way of the Dodo.

[wfduck]

There it is, a guy who knows more about collegiate wrestling (Mooney) thinking that we could be a top 10 DI program. *And UND's squad went the way of the Dodo.

whoaaaa
easy on the dodo
i KNEW the dodo
don't through the dodo in
with the SUE---they suck

[JBB]

This seems to be a lot different than the dire predictions that local and regional student/athletes would be left out if NDSU went D1. I think its attracting more of them. I also agree with an earlier post that I read. NDSU moving to DI will in fact improve the skills of the local student/athletes because they will set their sights higher and achieve more.

[somebison]

The wrestling team had some good finishes over the weekend in a tournament that included d1 powerhouses, (iowa state and minnesota, etc)
http://gobison.jumpinteractive.com/n...dex.cgi?id=820