October 22, 1999
Female Wrestler Says She'll Sue U. of Wisconsin for Right to Join Men's Team
A female student is threatening to sue the University of Wisconsin at Madison for allegedly trying to keep her off its varsity wrestling team.
Jennifer Wong, a freshman from Woodbury, Minn., wrestled for her high-school team and placed sixth in the 119-pound weight class at the Junior Women's World Championships this past summer, in Romania. While she was applying to colleges, her lawyers have said, Ms. Wong received assurances from Wisconsin coaches that she
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