UHD Wrestling Club Hosts Tri-Meet Nov. 23
This weekend, the UHD Wrestling Club Team is competing in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), at the UHD campus in a Tri-Meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 in the UHD Jesse H. Jones Student Life Center.
The UHD Tri-Meet will feature UHD wrestling competing versus Schreiner University and Richland College in a three-team round robin wrestling meet. UHD head coach Tim Sykes is in his third season as leading the club team after serving two years as a volunteer assistant coach. The talented group this season will be competing for a conference championship spring 2020 in the NCWA Southwest Conference.
The meet also will be live streamed on Facebook Live on the UHD Sports & Fitness Facebook page starting at 10 a.m.
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.
U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions: No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.
