PRINTER'S NO. 393
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 47
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL, HUTCHINSON, FONTANA,
ROBINSON AND LAUGHLIN, MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 17, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 8, 2025, as "PIAA Wrestling Day of Champions"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Wrestling instills at a young age and continues to
4 teach athletes at all levels key life skills such as self-
5 reliance, self-discipline and teamwork, all of which apply to
6 one's growth in professional development; and
7 WHEREAS, Wrestling promotes both a physically healthy
8 lifestyle and mental growth; and
9 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a rich history of and unrivaled
10 passion for wrestling as a sport; and
11 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to elite wrestling programs
12 that exist at all age and experience levels of the sport; and
13 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's wrestlers participate at all stages
14 of the sport from professional, international competitors to
15 collegiate-level competitors under the guidance of the
16 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and
17 even younger with local clubs and associations; and
18 WHEREAS, Participation in wrestling has grown in all age
 1 groups and levels of the sport; and
2 WHEREAS, According to the National Federation of State High
3 School Associations, participation in wrestling reached a record
4 356,131 participants nationwide during the 2023-2024 season; and
5 WHEREAS, Boys' wrestling participation grew to 259,431 and
6 girls' wrestling participation grew to 64,257 during the 2023-
7 2024 season; and
8 WHEREAS, The record increase in high school wrestling
9 represents an approximately 16.5% growth in participation year
10 over year; and
11 WHEREAS, The growth in participation can also be attributed
12 to the increase in female participation at all levels of the
13 sport; and
14 WHEREAS, Girls' wrestling has been the fastest-growing high
15 school sport in the country over the past five years; and
16 WHEREAS, The second PIAA Championship Playoff with both boys
17 and girls wrestling in two distinct championship systems is held
18 March 6 through 8, 2025; and
19 WHEREAS, Participation in wrestling continues to grow and
20 leads to invaluable opportunities to compete and succeed in
21 life; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 8, 2025, as "PIAA
23 Wrestling Day of Champions" in Pennsylvania.
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