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Lexington High wrestling coach asks board for dedicated wrestling room, cites safety and program growth
Summary
Coach Michael McKay told the Lexington City Schools Board of Education that the wrestling program needs a dedicated practice space — ideally 1,600 square feet — to address safety, overcrowding and to support continued growth.
Michael McKay, speaking during the Appearance by Citizens portion of the Lexington City Schools Board of Education meeting on April 1, asked the board to provide a dedicated wrestling room for Lexington Senior High School.
“Currently, we are forced to share the field house,” McKay said. He described cramped, crowded conditions that he said compromise student safety and limit the program’s ability to teach technique safely. McKay asked the board to consider “a room inside the school building to be the wrestling room or the minimum, a 1,600 square foot building built for us.”
McKay told the board the wrestling program has grown and that other county schools already have dedicated wrestling rooms. He said a dedicated space would improve safety for takedowns and throws, foster pride and ownership among athletes and aid program development up to the regional and state competition level.
The request came as part of public comments and did not include an immediate staff recommendation or action by the board. Board members did not take a vote on the request during the public-comment period; no timeline for follow-up was announced on the record.
The coach framed the ask as both a safety and program-development issue, saying a dedicated room would allow the program to “train safely, grow as athletes, and develop pride in the program.”
