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Alumni and students urge council to press California Baptist University to save CBU wrestling program
Summary
Students, alumni and local organizers told the Riverside City Council that terminating California Baptist University's Division I wrestling program will remove mentorship and education pathways for city youth and asked the council to use its influence to encourage the university to reconsider.
Students, alumni and community organizers told the Riverside City Council on Feb. 24 that the city is losing an important pipeline for local youth with California Baptist University's decision to end its Division I wrestling program.
Logan Tan, captain of the Martin Luther King High School wrestling team, said CBU wrestling provided opportunities that kept talented students in Riverside and offered mentorship and access to higher education. “When the mats at CBU are rolled up…
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