Winners Circle Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 https://www.mercyhurst.edu/news/mercyhurst-university-marks-new-era-athletics-move-division-I LFG!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Nice.... I love this... but with hesitiation....do they end up like a lot of others that go D1 then get axed or sent back to middle school? 1 1 Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRef Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 5 minutes ago, Idaho said: Nice.... I love this... but with hesitiation....do they end up like a lot of others that go D1 then get axed or sent back to middle school? It doesn't look like they have a conference for wrestling...sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Do they have to transition for a couple years? Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerouac Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 2 minutes ago, Idaho said: Do they have to transition for a couple years? Yes. Believe a situation that Bellarmine is just now coming out of into the SoCon. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winners Circle Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, Idaho said: Nice.... I love this... but with hesitiation....do they end up like a lot of others that go D1 then get axed or sent back to middle school? I think we're all holding our breath on this aspect of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanOfPurdueWrestling Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Very small school, being in PA I’m hopeful they will stick around with all the talent and competition to be had in state. I will be happy for the news, rather than pessimistic for their future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestle87 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Sweeet, more the merrier, let's keep it going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macwoodfleet Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 I know for a fact that Mercyhurst funded their scholarships for other olympic sports at a pretty high rate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanOfPurdueWrestling Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, macwoodfleet said: I know for a fact that Mercyhurst funded their scholarships for other olympic sports at a pretty high rate. What does this mean? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winners Circle Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, FanOfPurdueWrestling said: What does this mean? On the surface it means they 'care' about the olympic sports, at least enough to be aggressive about making sure they have scholarships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNwrestling Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 6 hours ago, Idaho said: Nice.... I love this... but with hesitiation....do they end up like a lot of others that go D1 then get axed or sent back to middle school? Hopefully, with them being in PA, they're able to recruit better than other schools who've made this jump then got dumped not long after. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 They can be really good, I wish them the best. Sucks they have to wait 4 years to get in the tournament. Great news for PA wrestling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 16 hours ago, TNwrestling said: Hopefully, with them being in PA, they're able to recruit better than other schools who've made this jump then got dumped not long after. I agree.... there are plenty of good kids in the East that could improve the roster. 2 Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I hope it works for them. Mike Wehler seems like a really good dude. However, with them being a Catholic University, what is the cost for a school to move from Division II to Division I? Mercyhurst has an enrollment of somewhere between 2,500 to 4,500 (the data isn't clear), and with an all-in cost of just south of $60,000 a year (this year), and an endowment of around $40 million, they may have to look at "trimming the fat." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointTakedown Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Aren't they a D3 school? Do they offer scholarships at all? If not, would if, that, or how they fund scholarships even make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bryant Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Aren't they a D3 school? Do they offer scholarships at all? If not, would if, that, or how they fund scholarships even make sense? The school’s athletics department is going from D2 to D1. Yes, they have been offering scholarships. 1 Insert catchy tagline here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanOfPurdueWrestling Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 13 hours ago, Tom formerly Tofurky said: I hope it works for them. Mike Wehler seems like a really good dude. However, with them being a Catholic University, what is the cost for a school to move from Division II to Division I? Mercyhurst has an enrollment of somewhere between 2,500 to 4,500 (the data isn't clear), and with an all-in cost of just south of $60,000 a year (this year), and an endowment of around $40 million, they may have to look at "trimming the fat." I’m biased, but they can remove 2 men rowing teams, a women’s rowing team, men+ women’s water polo, and women’s bowling before they start to look at wrestling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenwave Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Will they be looking to bring in a D1 coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winners Circle Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Greenwave said: Will they be looking to bring in a D1 coach Not sure. But seems like the coach they have is doing a pretty good job. They finished 4th at D2s and had a Natty Champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 4/4/2024 at 12:24 PM, TexRef said: It doesn't look like they have a conference for wrestling...sad. EIWA with the Ivies leaving? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winners Circle Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 5 minutes ago, 1032004 said: EIWA with the Ivies leaving? Either that or MAC you'd have to assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointTakedown Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 6 hours ago, Jason Bryant said: The school’s athletics department is going from D2 to D1. Yes, they have been offering scholarships. Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Greenwave said: Will they be looking to bring in a D1 coach Mike wrestled for Lock Haven back in the day. He's a well respected guy in the sport and is able to coach student-athletes beyond D2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom formerly Tofurky Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Winners Circle said: Not sure. But seems like the coach they have is doing a pretty good job. They finished 4th at D2s and had a Natty Champ. https://hurstathletics.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/mike-wehler/2762 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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