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Shane Griffith won an NCAA wrestling national championship this past weekend.

The interesting part?

He wore a plain black singlet, refusing to represent Stanford Athletics.

Here's why...

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1) First, some history...

Despite having a ~$30B endowment, Stanford University announced in July that they were eliminating 11 of their 36 sports teams due to โ€œfinances and competitive excellence."

As for the wrestling team?

They've decided to fight.
2) Since the decision was announced last July, the Stanford wrestling team has raised more than $12M.

That's enough money to fund the team for multiple decades, but also enough to start a women's program โ€” fulfilling Title IX requirements.

Still, the university has stood firm.
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