NWCA To Sponsor Cael Sanderson Fundraising Dinner

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Pat Tocci (NWCA)
07/12/2002


The National Wrestling Coaches Association is proud to sponsor a fundraising  dinner with NCAA wrestling great Cael Sanderson on July 17 in Lancaster, PA.  "A night with Cael" will be held at the Comfort Inn-Sherwood Knolls at  6:00 pm and tickets are available to the general public to this memorable affair.    Sanderson recently completed one of the most storied careers in all of  college athletics by capturing four NCAA titles while going undefeated at  159-0.  He was voted the outstanding wrestler four times at the NCAA  Championships and was a three-time winner of the Hodge Award, which is given  annually to the nation's top collegiate wrestler.  A two-time Academic  All-American, Sanderson graduated from Iowa State University with a degree  in Art and Design. In June, he made his second US National Freestyle Team  after winning the US World Team Trials and will represent the United States  at the World Championships in Tehran, Iran in September.  Sanderson recently  signed a long-term contract with the ASICS TIGER Corporation and Cliff Keen  Athletics.    The NWCA is emerging as a nationally recognized leader in Title IX reform  and coaching education.  The revenue generated from "A Night with Cael" will  be used to help fund the implementation and development of NWCA initiatives  which include: A federal lawsuit against the Department of Education over  the interpretation of Title IX, a leadership development program in  conjunction with the United States Marines Corps, a 450 page administrative  coaches manual for high school and college coaches, a web based diet program  will be available to the collegiate and scholastic wrestling programs for  the 2002-03 season and the NWCA Wt. Certification Program currently serves  as a clearinghouse for the NCAA, NJCAA, NAIA, and CA Junior Colleges.  The  NWCA has a set a goal of raising over a $100,000 to completely fund these  initiatives and programs.    Tickets for this event are still available and can be purchased individually  for a $100 a plate.  The NWCA is also selling tables to groups for a $1000 a  piece, which would include plates for ten guests.  For more information  about attending this event or purchasing tickets, please contact Jeff Bowyer  at the NWCA office at 717-653-8009.