NBCSN, Trackwrestling to present
NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series
By Andy Hamilton
Trackwrestling
NBCSN and Trackwrestling will present exclusive live coverage of the NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series Presented by the United States Marine Corps and Theraworx on Sunday, Feb. 19. The championship dual will be televised live at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with all eight duals in the series live streamed on Trackwrestling.com.
“One of the guiding principles of why we have this championship is to create another premier event for wrestling,” NWCA president and chair of the duals committee Tom Ryan said. “We have the individual Division I Championships, but this provides us with another opportunity to promote another premier championship, and what better way to grow the fan base than through a live telecast of the national championship on NBCSN. Through our partnership with Trackwrestling and NBC Sports Group, we have an opportunity to feed the appetite of our passionate fans.”
For the second year, the format for the NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series will consist of eight teams from the Big Ten taking on conference dual meet champions, and possibly a few at-large selections, from six other leagues. Big Ten squads will travel this year on the third weekend in February to take on teams from the ACC, Big 12, Big 12 affiliate, EIWA, EWL, Ivy League, Patriot League, MAC and SoCon.
The championship dual will pit the Big Ten’s dual champion against the highest-nationally ranked school from another conference. If the current rankings hold, second-ranked Penn State would take on No. 1 Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
The nationally televised championship dual will be presented by BATS-TOI, an innovative sports technology company.
“We couldn’t be more excited to deliver the livestream and archived video for all the Dual Championship Series matches through Trackwrestling,” Trackwrestling founder and general manager Justin Tritz said. “February is an exciting month for us with nearly 40 high school state championships and now the opportunity to deliver Division I college wrestling at the highest level to fans across the country during that same time frame.”
Trackwrestling
NBCSN and Trackwrestling will present exclusive live coverage of the NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series Presented by the United States Marine Corps and Theraworx on Sunday, Feb. 19. The championship dual will be televised live at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with all eight duals in the series live streamed on Trackwrestling.com.
“One of the guiding principles of why we have this championship is to create another premier event for wrestling,” NWCA president and chair of the duals committee Tom Ryan said. “We have the individual Division I Championships, but this provides us with another opportunity to promote another premier championship, and what better way to grow the fan base than through a live telecast of the national championship on NBCSN. Through our partnership with Trackwrestling and NBC Sports Group, we have an opportunity to feed the appetite of our passionate fans.”
For the second year, the format for the NWCA Division I Dual Championship Series will consist of eight teams from the Big Ten taking on conference dual meet champions, and possibly a few at-large selections, from six other leagues. Big Ten squads will travel this year on the third weekend in February to take on teams from the ACC, Big 12, Big 12 affiliate, EIWA, EWL, Ivy League, Patriot League, MAC and SoCon.
The championship dual will pit the Big Ten’s dual champion against the highest-nationally ranked school from another conference. If the current rankings hold, second-ranked Penn State would take on No. 1 Oklahoma State at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
The nationally televised championship dual will be presented by BATS-TOI, an innovative sports technology company.
“We couldn’t be more excited to deliver the livestream and archived video for all the Dual Championship Series matches through Trackwrestling,” Trackwrestling founder and general manager Justin Tritz said. “February is an exciting month for us with nearly 40 high school state championships and now the opportunity to deliver Division I college wrestling at the highest level to fans across the country during that same time frame.”
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