Wrestling Press Conference Scheduled for Tomorrow

So Jamie sees the opportunity for a one year pause where what was gymnastics funding can be used to renovate spaces to prepare properly to get women's wrestling off the ground on a good foot as a smart approach, and he is probably right there.

He basically says women's gymnastics (particularly the athlete's families) didn't know their place in the heirarchy of athletics at ISU which was bad for cohesion in the department. Possibly true, but I don't know if I buy that totally. Regardless, ISU is a place that needs truly women's wrestling as a varsity sport and I am glad this is the moment they are able to make it happen, even if it comes at the ultimate expense of a struggling sport here.
No one, and I mean ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, outside of friends and families of former gymnasts will even know gymnastics is gone. This state in particular is blowing off the charts in terms of growth in women's wrestling. There will be 10 fold the amount of casual fans at a women's wrestling meets than there was at a gymnastics meet that wasn't named "Beauty and the Beast"

This was 1000% the right decision for this state and university.
 
Gymnastics parents and Cheer parents are a whole level of headache, I used to sit at competitions and be amazed by how they act. I can only imagine that gets magnified once they get to competing at college level.

Not to be a jerk here but have you been around wrestling parents at a meet?
 
Interesting they’re just converting the old gymnastics facility in Beyer for the women. Seems like the perfect time to do something else
Unluckily it comes down to dollars. I'm guessing Dresser might get working on that type of project. The question is where do you size it? ISU wrestling in its prime did a great job of filling Hilton do you plan on that or do you go for current average attendance? Nice thing about Hilton you can rope of the balcony if you need to
 
Not that I care one way or the other, but we don't have a director of men's and women's basketball so why do we need one for wrestling?
Because Dresser is the face of ISU wrestling. His attitude and willingness to meet people gas gotten ISU wrestling back to where it is. I'm guessing fund raising and helping the staffs are going to keep him busy.
 
Forgive my total ignorance on women’s wrestling details - what are the weight classes? How many on scholarship?
 
Forgive my total ignorance on women’s wrestling details - what are the weight classes? How many on scholarship?

Women's College weight classes
103
110
117
124
131
138
145
160
180
207

Women's Olympic weight classes (for comparison)
50 kg (110 lbs)
53 kg (116.6 lbs)
57 kg (125.4 lbs)
62 kg (136.4 lbs)
68 kg (149.6 lbs)
76 kg (167.2 lbs)