In the face of declining participation levels, Wilmington College is discontinuing three of its varsity sports programs, effective immediately.

The affected sports are wrestling and men and women’s golf.

“These were extremely difficult decisions that were made after careful consideration of many factors,” said Terry Rupert, Wilmington College’s vice-president for athletics administration/director of athletics. “Our golf and wrestling teams have brought us local, regional and national acclaim, but in recent years we have seen a declining number of participants in these sports. In today’s economic climate it is imperative that we make sound decisions based on the cost effectiveness of our sports programs. Those factors weighed heavily in our decision to discontinue the sports.”

Wilmington College is an NCAA Division III member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.