..well you can thank title 9 for that, they need to abolish that stupid law. Since inception many D-1, D-2 and Juco's had to terminate thier wrestling programs to accomidate title 9 for women. (Title 9 was designed that there would have to be the same number of college womens programs equaled to men's programs) so that women could participate in more sports i.e. waterpolo, field hockey, synchronized swimming, underwater basket weaving or whatever.
Its affirmative action at its worst! It runied college athletics, especially men's college wrestling. which most D-1 schools elminated to accomdiate for women's synchronized swimming.
I believe KU use to have a wrestling program at one time. wouldnt it be cool to have K-State and K-U incorporate or re-instated its wrestling Programs?
Ft. Hays, D-2, is the only 4 year school to offer wrestling. Others are Colby CC, Neosho CC, and Labette CC(?) other schools that terminated thier wrestling programs are Dodge City CC, Garden City CC (which terminated its program right after winning the Juco Nationals!)
On the flip side, Kansas does represent itself fairly well on the schoolastic level in national duals, and in Fargo.
All we can do is to promote our sport in the most positive way possible, encourage others to compete
to go out for the sport and to make it a postive experience for everyone involved so it can perpetuate itself, so it not to become extinct.