Wrestling Team

Wrestling Returns to Snow College

By Janie Harris

Snow College is thrilled to add men’s and women’s wrestling to its athletics lineup. The wrestling program will be housed on the Richfield campus, and home matches will be held at the Sevier Valley Center. Recruiting begins this fall, and competition is set to begin in 2022. President Brad Cook is excited to establish the wrestling program in Richfield and believes it will help further build campus life and provide exciting new opportunities for growth to the campus. He expressed, "Central Utah is the center of gravity for top-notch high school wrestling programs, and we look forward to building national-championship caliber teams.”

There will be 30 athletes on both the men’s and women’s wrestling teams, for a total of 60 athletes. The addition of these teams will provide an incredible opportunity to attract and retain talented Utah high school wrestlers. Snow College Athletics Director Rob Nielson stated, “Wrestling for both men and women is a very popular sport here in the state of Utah. With only limited collegiate level opportunities in Utah, it made sense for us to add wrestling to our lineup of highly competitive sports."

With the addition of wrestling, Snow College, a Division-I member of the NJCAA, will now sponsor 14 different teams, including football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, softball, e-sports, men's and women's rodeo, the Badgerettes (dance team), and the cheer team.

As many friends, alumni, and supporters know, Snow College sports are an integral component of the College’s history. Student-athletes learn teamwork, responsibility, and hard work, among many other skills that help shape their future. Friendships formed with teammates last a lifetime, and the camaraderie among student-athletes and fans alike bring the Spirit of Snow to the field and in the courts.

Photo Caption: Snow College’s 1963 wrestling team. Front row, left to right: Ralph Mickelson, Milo Erekson, Larry Swalburg, Bill Belcher, Norman Yost, and Michael Northington. Back row, left to right: Joe McDonough, Thomas Kodama, Tom Palmer, Jeff Aagard, Kirk Dahlke, Cliff Whitehead, and Bill Pickard.