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dougie_fresh

Glad those small schools are still thriving and are options for high school kids to continue wrestling at the next level. A few VA / Carolina smaller programs got axed in the late 80’s / early 90’s ( JMU, Elon and maybe a couple others).

Posted: 07/20/2025 at 04:29 PM ET

(In response to this post by JoesterVT)

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A little OT: Ferrum College hired a new wrestling coach. -- Wilmington Hokie Jul 18, 2025 at 08:09 AM ET

Wilmington Hokie • 07/18/25 08:09 AM ET

Ferrum goes D2 next year, right?** -- AirborneHokie96 Jul 19, 2025 at 09:30 PM ET

AirborneHokie96 • 07/19/25 09:30 PM ET

I thinks so... -- JoesterVT Jul 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/20/25 12:21 PM ET

The good academic schools don't need to move from D3 to D2 -- UpperQuad Jul 20, 2025 at 03:46 PM ET

UpperQuad • 07/20/25 03:46 PM ET

Is newberry still D2?** -- dougie_fresh Jul 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM ET

dougie_fresh • 07/20/25 12:51 PM ET

Yeah....Conference Carolinas -- JoesterVT Jul 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/20/25 12:54 PM ET

That’s good to hear ◄ -- dougie_fresh Jul 20, 2025 at 04:29 PM ET

dougie_fresh • 07/20/25 04:29 PM ET

Yeah, and I've seen first hand that gets kids into school who might not... -- JoesterVT Jul 20, 2025 at 06:15 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/20/25 06:15 PM ET

My son probably wrestled at least ten averett wrestlers in college, and has -- jofus13 Jul 18, 2025 at 07:25 PM ET

jofus13 • 07/18/25 07:25 PM ET

Kind of a strange move for Roulo -- JoesterVT Jul 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM ET

JoesterVT • 07/18/25 11:11 AM ET

@JoesterVT -- formerwrestler143160 Feb 19, 2026 at 09:38 AM ET

formerwrestler143160 • 02/19/26 09:38 AM ET

Averett is having a lot of financial challenges these days. I don't know -- Wilmington Hokie Jul 18, 2025 at 01:28 PM ET

Wilmington Hokie • 07/18/25 01:28 PM ET

I knew Roulo back in high school -- Hikinghokie Jul 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM ET

Hikinghokie • 07/18/25 11:18 AM ET

Yea... -- Nafeikoh Jul 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM ET

Nafeikoh • 07/18/25 12:44 PM ET

I would like to think that he's matured since then -- Hikinghokie Jul 18, 2025 at 01:05 PM ET

Hikinghokie • 07/18/25 01:05 PM ET

Well ...I wasn't going to overshare...but...lol... -- JoesterVT Jul 18, 2025 at 02:23 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/18/25 02:23 PM ET

Sounds About Right! -- ForgeHokie Jul 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM ET

ForgeHokie • 07/19/25 10:06 AM ET

Small colleges are using sports as a financial survival tool -- UpperQuad Jul 18, 2025 at 02:39 PM ET

UpperQuad • 07/18/25 02:39 PM ET

Here's a blurb from the Ferrum site that illustrates my point re: numbers -- JoesterVT Jul 18, 2025 at 05:16 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/18/25 05:16 PM ET

50-60 a year? That's wild! I wonder how many wrestled outside practice. -- UpperQuad Jul 18, 2025 at 06:37 PM ET

UpperQuad • 07/18/25 06:37 PM ET

I think those must be total numbers on the team... -- JoesterVT Jul 18, 2025 at 06:42 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/18/25 06:42 PM ET

D-2 wrestling -- Hokie havoc Jul 18, 2025 at 03:10 PM ET

Hokie havoc • 07/18/25 03:10 PM ET

No doubt...some even (much) higher percentages** -- JoesterVT Jul 18, 2025 at 02:45 PM ET

JoesterVT • 07/18/25 02:45 PM ET