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.