Mayo Clinic research may bring change to women’s wrestling policies

Minnesota high school wrestler Abby Gindele of the Annandale/Maple Lake Lightning. Photo courtesy of Mary Christen. In 2020, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) approved women’s wrestling as an emerging sport. Since then, athletes, coaches and other leaders have recognized that its policies need to differ from those of men’s wrestling. Wrestling is a sport that divides competitors into weight classes or weight categories; how much athletes weigh at the time of competition is a…