Cornell to Host DIII Wrestling Championships

Courtesy: Cornell College Athletics

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By James Steward

Story Created: Jun 21, 2011 at 3:19 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jun 21, 2011 at 3:19 PM CDT

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships are coming back to eastern Iowa with Cornell College serving as tournament host.

Cornell earned a bid to host the 2013 and 2014 Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. The move was approved during the Division III Championships Committee's May 31-June 1 meeting.

"The City of Cedar Rapids is honored to be chosen as the host city for the Division III Wrestling Championships," said Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a 1983 Cornell College graduate. "We're proud to offer the use of our new Cedar Rapids Convention Complex and its renovated arena to the NCAA, which will be complete in early 2013."

The 2012 Championships are at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, which also hosted this year's event.

Cornell hosted the Division III Wrestling Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in Cedar Rapids, partnering with Coe College and the Iowa Conference.

Cornell Associate Director of Athletics Dick R. Simmons was Championships Director of the past three national tournaments held in Cedar Rapids. He'll take on the same role when the event returns to the area in 2013.
"Cornell College is excited to have the Wrestling Championships back in Cedar Rapids at the newly-renovated U.S. Cellular Center. It is a great wrestling venue," said Simmons, who was recently selected to serve as a member of the Division III Wrestling Committee. "We had a positive response from hosting the 2008-10 Championships. This is great for the sport of wrestling to have it back in the state of Iowa."

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