Jun 28, 2019
First, Best or Different - How Ouachita Baptist paved the way
for college wrestling in Arkansas
This entire series has been telling you one story to set up
another. On Episode 3, we look back at the impact of the first
college wrestling program in Arkansas in nearly 50 years, Ouachita
Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Ouachita Baptist started wrestling in 2010. The nearest opponent
within Division II was six hours west in Oklahoma. We meet with Rex
Horne, then the President of OBU, to find out why his university
was the place to start and the impact recurring figures Greg
Hatcher and Mike Moyer had in the process.
Moyer, Executive Director of the NWCA, explains the broader plan
for college wrestling and how Ouachita Baptist was a crucial step
to allow more schools to start the sport at the college level in
Arkansas.
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