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Morgan State hires Kenny Monday, first Black wrestler to win Olympic gold medal, as head coach

Kenny Monday, the first Black wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport, was named the coach of the Morgan State wrestling program — the only historically Black college or university to offer the sport at the NCAA Division I level. Monday, a 60-year-old, three-time Olympian, takes over a program that has been dormant since the 1996-97 season due to a lack of resources. The plan is for the Bears to debut in 2023.