Overview
- Iowa State, which announced Thursday, will add women's wrestling with competition set for the 2027-28 season.
- Alli St. John was appointed the inaugural head coach, as Kevin Dresser becomes Director of Wrestling and Brent Metcalf is promoted to lead the men's team.
- The new program will field 30 athletes with 10 scholarship equivalents, host meets at Hilton Coliseum, and practice in Beyer Hall.
- The addition follows the March 3 decision to discontinue women's gymnastics, which the athletic director attributed to internal issues.
- Iowa State joins Iowa as only the second Power Four school with varsity women's wrestling and becomes the 12th NCAA program in the state, a step coaches and high school wrestlers say will grow opportunities and crowds.