Week 4 Assignment Gender Issues Essay

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Northwest Kansas Technical College
Location: Goodland, Kansas, USA
Study Body Population: 500
Study Athletes Population: 250
Sports Teams on Campus: 12 Athletic Teams
School Motto: Make it Happen!
School Colors: Red & Black
School Mascot: Maverick
Athletic Division: National Junior College Athletic Association
MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY AT THE TECH

Athletics at Northwest
Athletics
Wrestling
Basketball
Soccer
Cross Country
Track & Field
Golf

Women’s Wrestling


Women’s wrestling at Northwest Kansas Technical
College makes up 18 percent of the student body in athletics. 

Women’s athletes participate in a wide variety of degree programs on campus.



All women scholarship athletes live on campus.

*Scholarship funding is based off of on campus living for our athletes.*

Current Demographics of Women
Wrestlers
at Northwest


California: 12



Texas:6



Washington: 4



Kansas: 3

FACTS: WOMENS WRESTLING


Growth in High School wrestling in the U.S. is increasing. 

California, Oregon, Guam, Hawaii,
Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, Hawaii and
Washington sponsor a state sanction high school championship. Since 2000, the number of women who wrestle in high school has grown from 2474 to over
8727. Since 2000, the number of female teams in high school has grown from 734 to 1602.

YEAR

FEMALE WRESTLERS

YEAR

FEMALE TEAMS

2000

2474

2000

734

2001

3032

2001

896

2002

3405

2002

798

2003

3769

2003

805

2004

4008

2004

808

2005

4334

2005

941

2006

4975

2006

1081

2007

5048

2007

1227

2008

5527

2008

1287

2009

6025

2009

1126

2010

6134

2010

1009

2011

7351

2011

1215

2012

8235

2012

1441

2013

8727

2013

1602

Our Program at the Northwest
Organizations associated with our program.
 Growth of female students at Northwest Kansas
Technical College
 Review of Benefits/Importance of Women’s
Wrestling


Organizations Associated with
Women’s Wrestling at the
Northwest


USA WRESTLING Organization
Mission: USA Wrestling, guided by the Olympic Spirit, provides quality opportunities for its members to achieve their full human and athletic potential.
Vision: USA Wrestling will strive to be the worlds best sports organization. Values
Responsibility,