Aurora University Wrestling Announcement
As reported earlier this week, Aurora University is restarting its men’s wrestling program after 35 years and adding women’s wrestling for the 2021-22 season. Here is the official announcement from the Chicago-area school.
Aurora University announces addition of Men’s and Women’s Wrestling
March 27, 2020 – Aurora University, an NCAA Division III institution, announced the return men’s wrestling and addition of women’s wrestling to the varsity sport offerings at AU. The Spartan wrestling program’s will begin in the 2021-2022 season and become AU’s 23rd and 24th collegiate sport.
“We are thrilled that women’s and men’s wrestling will be the newest programs at AU,” said Assistant Vice President / Director of Athletics Jim Hamad. “It is exciting to be a part of both the rapid growth of women’s wrestling and the steady resurgence of men’s wrestling. We have been able to start new programs that quickly find success in recent years and we are confident that our wrestling programs will follow a similar timeline. Our goal is to become successful in the competitive national wrestling landscape.”