Tiny North Central enjoying moment at top of women’s wrestling with change on horizon as sport grows
Associated PressNAPERVILLE, Ill. — Joe Norton was plenty busy leading a successful men’s wrestling team at his alma mater when a conversation with his boss in the weight room changed things in a flash. I’d get 40 women’s wrestlers.” North Central women’s wrestling team’s Maddie Avila holds a 2023 national collegiate women’s wrestling champions ring during a practice at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Norton now oversees one of the nation’s most successful programs in a growing sport poised for NCAA championship recognition as the women’s wrestling coach at North Central College, a Division III school in the Chicago suburbs. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print North Central women’s wrestling team’s Maddie Avila, left, works with Janessa George, right, during a practice at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., Tuesday, March 5, 2024. 1 team in the country.” North Central women’s wrestling head coach Joe Norton holds singlets as he talks with his team after a practice at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., Monday, March 4, 2024.
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