OSHKOSH, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is offering women’s wrestling for the first time in its program history.
What You Need To Know
- UWO’s first women’s wrestling competition will be at the UW- Stevens Point, Pointer Open
- The team is made up of one junior and the rest are freshmen
- Coach Jared Costa has spent seven years as a wrestling coach, but it’s his first time as head coach
- Savannah Danielson, who is on the team, competed against boys and girls growing up
Savannah Danielson has been wrestling for over a decade. She competed in the boy’s division as a freshman at Wausau West High School. That’s because the girls didn’t have a division of their own.
She said when she heard the Oshkosh Titans were starting a women’s wrestling program, she wanted to be a part of it.
“I feel like the practices are definitely different from high school,” said Danielson. “There is more push to you and to the team. You just got to push past your mindset. Everything’s in your mindset. So if you can just push past that, then you’ll be okay. And just to keep fighting, keep going.”…