Post by crossface on Mar 1, 2007 18:32:35 GMT -5
It took a State Senator to have a son to wrestle at the High School level. Anyone know any state senators or assembly in nevada that they can pass this story on to?
It took a while to get Baseball at the JC level and now there are 2 VERY good JC programs....One in the north and One in the south to go along with 2 GREAT D1 programs.
Please pass this on to whomever has influence as the legislature is in session right now.
Heres the link:
www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20070301/localnews/159074.shtml
Heres the story
House measure may give college wrestling a boost
By HARRIS BLACKWOOD
The Times
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The Georgia House is scheduled today to consider a resolution encouraging the Board of Regents to establish intercollegiate wrestling programs in Georgia's public colleges.
The resolution, which was authored by Rep. James Mills, R-Chestnut Mountain, contends that students who want to compete at the college level must go out of state.
"It's phenomenal how many athletes we have in Georgia involved in wrestling," Mills said.
Among them, is his son, Micah, a member of the Johnson High School wrestling team.
"There are some schools, I'm told that Georgia Tech is one, that need more male scholarships and this would work into their program well," Mills said. "I just see some of our greatest and best athletes going out of state."
Most of the NCAA division 1 wrestling programs are in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which Georgia Tech is a member, schools with wrestling programs include Duke, N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Mills' efforts were applauded by Doug Thurmond, wrestling coach at Jefferson High School.
Jefferson is a perennial powerhouse in high school wrestling. Last month, the Dragons won their seventh consecutive state Class A traditional wrestling title and sixth duals title.
This year, the school fielded 45 high school and 52 middle school wrestlers. The school is also connected to a youth wrestling program with an additional 64 participants.
"I've got four former students who are wrestling out of state," Thurmond said.
A primary destination for Jefferson wrestlers has been Anderson University, just across the state line in Anderson, S.C.
One student, Kyle Baird, has signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. Baird, who captured a state title in each of his four years at Jefferson, will begin his college career this fall.
"The Southeastern Conference had great wresting in the 1970s," Thurmond said. "The University of Georgia dropped wresting in 1980 because Title IX came in and they couldn't afford to keep all the men's sports.
"I really don't think that's what Title IX was all about."
Title IX is a 1972 federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in any program that receives federal funds. While the law applies to all educational programs, it is most often identified with high school and college athletics.
Mills said the resolution was met with enthusiasm when it went before the House Committee on Higher Education, which recommended the resolution for passage by the full House, which is expected today.
While the resolution does not have the impact of law, he said he has been encouraged by the response from regents with whom he has discussed the proposal.
Contact: hblackwood@gainesvilletimes.com, (770) 718-3423
Originally published Thursday, March 1, 2007
It took a while to get Baseball at the JC level and now there are 2 VERY good JC programs....One in the north and One in the south to go along with 2 GREAT D1 programs.
Please pass this on to whomever has influence as the legislature is in session right now.
Heres the link:
www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20070301/localnews/159074.shtml
Heres the story
House measure may give college wrestling a boost
By HARRIS BLACKWOOD
The Times
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Georgia House is scheduled today to consider a resolution encouraging the Board of Regents to establish intercollegiate wrestling programs in Georgia's public colleges.
The resolution, which was authored by Rep. James Mills, R-Chestnut Mountain, contends that students who want to compete at the college level must go out of state.
"It's phenomenal how many athletes we have in Georgia involved in wrestling," Mills said.
Among them, is his son, Micah, a member of the Johnson High School wrestling team.
"There are some schools, I'm told that Georgia Tech is one, that need more male scholarships and this would work into their program well," Mills said. "I just see some of our greatest and best athletes going out of state."
Most of the NCAA division 1 wrestling programs are in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which Georgia Tech is a member, schools with wrestling programs include Duke, N.C. State, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
Mills' efforts were applauded by Doug Thurmond, wrestling coach at Jefferson High School.
Jefferson is a perennial powerhouse in high school wrestling. Last month, the Dragons won their seventh consecutive state Class A traditional wrestling title and sixth duals title.
This year, the school fielded 45 high school and 52 middle school wrestlers. The school is also connected to a youth wrestling program with an additional 64 participants.
"I've got four former students who are wrestling out of state," Thurmond said.
A primary destination for Jefferson wrestlers has been Anderson University, just across the state line in Anderson, S.C.
One student, Kyle Baird, has signed a letter of intent to wrestle for Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. Baird, who captured a state title in each of his four years at Jefferson, will begin his college career this fall.
"The Southeastern Conference had great wresting in the 1970s," Thurmond said. "The University of Georgia dropped wresting in 1980 because Title IX came in and they couldn't afford to keep all the men's sports.
"I really don't think that's what Title IX was all about."
Title IX is a 1972 federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in any program that receives federal funds. While the law applies to all educational programs, it is most often identified with high school and college athletics.
Mills said the resolution was met with enthusiasm when it went before the House Committee on Higher Education, which recommended the resolution for passage by the full House, which is expected today.
While the resolution does not have the impact of law, he said he has been encouraged by the response from regents with whom he has discussed the proposal.
Contact: hblackwood@gainesvilletimes.com, (770) 718-3423
Originally published Thursday, March 1, 2007