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Riverton community urges district to fix crowded wrestling room; board asks facilities committee to study bond options
Summary
Coaches, parents and student-athletes from Riverton High told the board they have safety and access concerns in an undersized wrestling room. The board directed the facilities committee to study whether a bond to build field houses across district high schools is feasible.
Dozens of Riverton High School parents, coaches and student-athletes used the Jordan School District board meeting on March 25 to press for improved athletic facilities after repeated injuries and strained practice schedules in the school's small wrestling room.
Joe Gorman, Riverton’s head wrestling coach, told the board the program had grown from about 25 athletes to roughly 60 and that “our wrestling room can only fit 30 athletes safely.” Gorman described safety incidents and infections tied to crowded conditions and said families were leaving district boundaries for schools with larger facilities.…
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