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Snow College is pleased to announce the hiring of a women’s wrestling coach to begin an intercollegiate wrestling program based from the Richfield, Utah Campus. After an extensive search and interview process Ross Taylor has accepted the position to lead Badger Athletics in this new direction.
“My wife and I are really excited about this new chapter of our lives,” said Taylor. “The new challenges it comes with, and the increased ability it offers us to give back to the community of wrestling and Utah.”
The wrestling program at Snow College has been funded by various private donations and will include both men’s and women’s wrestling.
“Wrestling has always been a large part of my life,” said Taylor. “After college I had to stay involved so I started coaching high school and even got a teaching job to make it work. Close friends of mine know that being a college coach has always been a distant dream of mine. After my sister Launa started wrestling in high school, I have been a huge advocate for girls wrestling. Girls wrestling has brought a lot of good to the sport. I feel honored to be a part of its growth.”
Snow College plans to begin competitive wrestling in the Fall of 2022 with a schedule against various NJCAA opponents and also some four year schools.
“This is a big challenge, but we feel there is a need in this area to provide an opportunity for more local kids to both get a quality education and have a chance to compete nationally,” said Snow College Athletic Director Rob Nielson. “We see this as a win-win situation for the community, the college and the students that will be involved in the program.”
There will be plenty of challenges to start this new program, but Taylor believes Snow College is up to the task.
“We are starting from scratch. There are a lot of unanswered variables logistically that we need to work through or setup for the first time,” said Taylor “There is going to be some natural growing pains through the norming process. The bright side here is that we have an overwhelming amount of support and community members that want to see this program succeed.”
The Snow College Athletics website snowbadgers.com
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