USOC Renews Northern Michigan University Contract to Maintain Olympic Training Site

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have extended their contract with Northern Michigan University to maintain an Olympic training site on the NMU campus. 

The training site currently features residential programs for men’s Greco-Roman wrestling and men’s and women’s weightlifting.

“We are pleased to continue playing an important role in the development and education of elite athletes training for the Olympics,” said NMU President David Haynes. “While the training site has changed over the years, the goal to provide high-quality educational opportunities to world-class athletes has not.”

Today, Northern Michigan University is one of 16 U.S. Olympic training sites throughout the nation. NMU’s site currently has 43 Greco-Roman wrestlers and 26 weightlifters who live and train on campus while attending the university.
NMU first became an Olympic training center in 1985 and was then called the United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC). Since its start, the NMU training site has played host to 29 sports, ranging from archery to wrestling that have trained at the center on either a long-term or short-term basis.

“NMU has a long history of supporting the U.S. Olympic movement and we’re happy to have the university continue to play a role in developing American wrestlers and weightlifters for national and international competition,” said Alicia McConnell, USOC Director of Training Sites and Community Partnerships. “Marquette and the university community have been very supportive of the Olympic sports programs and athletes who have trained at Northern over the decades. Additionally, NMU continues to offer an outstanding educational opportunity for young athletes who want to earn a university degree while training at the elite level.”