Arlington's Commitment to Wrestling

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Kudos to the Arlington School District.  They just cut the ribbon on the high school's new dedicated wrestling facility.  It's an annex to the school building that includes a huge wrestling room.  I don't know the exact square footage but I'd guess it to be in the 4-5K square foot ball park; just an eyeball guess.  It can easily hold two full size mats with room for about 6-7 rows of rollout bleachers.  I imagine home duals will be held there going forward.  It has its own lobby with a concession stand.  It also includes a nice locker room, weight room, coach's office, laundry room, mat storage room and showers.  The school system has definitely committed to supporting its most accomplished sports program.  Maybe the biggest benefactor of the new facility will be the youth program which can now easily mat the 70 or so kids in the program.  Although going through a lean time at the moment, this shows the commitment Arlington has to wrestling and how it bodes well for the idea that the Tigers are well positioned to be a consistently top program for decades to come.