INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA announced Thursday that the NCAA Division II
Wrestling Championship finals on March 10 in Kearney, Nebraska, will be
televised on CSTV: College Sports Television (channel 610 on
DirecTV/channel 152 on DISH Network). The championship finals will also
be available live for free online at www.NCAAsports.com/dii.
The show will air tape-delayed Sunday, March 11, 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.,
Eastern time. The two-day championship will be held at the Health and
Sports Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Kearney,
March 9-10.
“We are extremely excited and pleased to have the national
exposure that CSTV will provide to our great championship, it is such a
great statement for all Division II athletes that CSTV has given us
this opportunity” said Tony Cipollone, chair of the NCAA Division II
Wrestling Committee and assistant athletics director at Mercyhurst
College. “We are looking forward to a great championship and the
opportunity to showcase the balance of Division II student-athletes to
the nation.”
This will mark the first year of national television coverage for the
Division II Wrestling Championship. Altitude Sports Network (channel
644 on DirecTV/channel 410 on DISH Network) will also broadcast the
event, same-day tape-delayed at 11:30 p.m., Eastern time. The event
will be syndicated and all clearances will be listed on www.NCAASports.com/broadcast
as agreements are reached.
Tickets for the event are available via the Nebraska-Kearney ticket
office at 308/865-1563.