Henry Ford College in Michigan to add wrestling, volleyball in 2016
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by Henry Ford College
Henry Ford College of Dearborn, Mich. is adding wrestling and volleyball to its athletics program and will begin competition in fall 2016.
Wrestling will join golf as a coed varsity sport after participating as a Club Team for the past two years. As members of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), the HFC Wrestling Club has experienced success at local, regional and national levels and has fielding participants in the NCWA National Championships each year.
Head Coach Grant Mackenzie will remain on staff and is poised to lead the wrestling team in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) competition next year. The college hopes to introduce a volleyball coach in November.
Volleyball will join basketball and softball as the third women's sport offered at the college and marks a return of the sport after a three-year hiatus. "It was always our intention to bring our volleyball program back. We are excited that the budget deficit experienced at the college several years ago has been resolved and that our administration supports year-round opportunities for women student-athletes on our campus," said Athletics Director Rochelle Taylor.
With the addition of the new sport teams, the Hawks will offer seven NJCAA sports in 2016-17: baseball, men's and women's basketball, golf, softball, volleyball and wrestling.
"Through the growth of the HFC athletics program, the college demonstrates to current and prospective students its commitment to the comprehensive educational welfare of student-athletes. We have an opportunity to foster athletic competitiveness, leadership development, community involvement and campus integration on a larger scale, creating a well-rounded and successful student-athlete, " said Taylor.
Wrestling will join golf as a coed varsity sport after participating as a Club Team for the past two years. As members of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), the HFC Wrestling Club has experienced success at local, regional and national levels and has fielding participants in the NCWA National Championships each year.
Head Coach Grant Mackenzie will remain on staff and is poised to lead the wrestling team in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) competition next year. The college hopes to introduce a volleyball coach in November.
Volleyball will join basketball and softball as the third women's sport offered at the college and marks a return of the sport after a three-year hiatus. "It was always our intention to bring our volleyball program back. We are excited that the budget deficit experienced at the college several years ago has been resolved and that our administration supports year-round opportunities for women student-athletes on our campus," said Athletics Director Rochelle Taylor.
With the addition of the new sport teams, the Hawks will offer seven NJCAA sports in 2016-17: baseball, men's and women's basketball, golf, softball, volleyball and wrestling.
"Through the growth of the HFC athletics program, the college demonstrates to current and prospective students its commitment to the comprehensive educational welfare of student-athletes. We have an opportunity to foster athletic competitiveness, leadership development, community involvement and campus integration on a larger scale, creating a well-rounded and successful student-athlete, " said Taylor.
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