Several top college wrestlers, including Wyatt Hendrickson and Keegan Moore, recently showed their support for the wrestling program at California Baptist University (CBU). As a sign of protest, they wore ‘Keep CBU Wrestling’ T-shirts during the Big 12 Conference wrestling tournament.
The tournament began on Friday and will conclude Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On Day 1 of the championships, the wrestlers protested against the California Baptist University. The main reason for the protest is the decision by the university to end several sports programs, including wrestling, men’s golf, and men’s swimming and diving.
The school said that the move was part of a plan to adjust its athletic programs to meet its priorities at the Division I level. The athletes revealed that they were not given much warning about the situation, and as a result, the wrestling community started a campaign to save the program…