College wrestling to follow this weekend, Oct. 26 & 27
Women’s wrestling is ramping up into full swing as five programs are set to compete for the very first time, the first open tournaments of the season get underway and the upward trend of duals continues.
October 26
King Duals
Hosted by King University in Bristol, TN
Starts at 9am EDT
Teams & Dual Records: King University (0-0), Ferrum College (0-2), Presbyterian College (1-1) and Tiffin University (0-0).
Notables
– All four programs are NCAA member institutions
– King has 10 returning All-Americans on their roster, and placed 2nd at the NWCA National Duals during the 2018-19 season
– Tiffin is headed out for the first time under new coaching staff led by Nick Goebel
California-Oregon Duals
Starts at 10am PDT
Hosted by Simpson University in Redding, CA
Teams & Dual Records: Life Pacific University (0-0), Simpson University (0-0), Southern Oregon University (0-0), Warner Pacific University (0-0) and Umpqua Community College (0-0).
Notables
– Warner Pacific’s senior Kiera Gabaldon (170) placed 2nd at the 2019 WCWA National Championships
– The California-Oregon Duals are new this season
– Simpson is making history with their first-ever event led by Head Coach Fan Zhang
– All programs with the exception of UCC are NAIA member institutions
– LPU & SOU are led by new head coaches, Javier Gonzalez and Joel Gibson, respectively
Adrian College Women’s Open
Starts at 10am
Hosted by Adrian College in Adrian, MI
Teams: Adrian College, Gannon University, Lakeland University, Lindenwood University, MacMurray College, North Central College, UW-Stevens Point and University of Guelph
Notables
– Gannon has an undefeated dual record of 3-0
– NCC and UWSP are marking program history with their first competition ever, led by head coaches Joe Norton and Johnny Johnson, respectively
– MacMurrary, Lakeland and Lindenwood are all headed out on the road under the direction of new head coaching staffs, Graham Karwath, Jake Calhoun and Mike Mena, respectively
– All programs with the exception of the University of Guelph are NCAA member institutions
– TrackWrestling
NCAA & NAIA member schools competing in Canada
University of Providence, Simon Fraser University: Dinos Invitational
Hosted by the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta
Notables
– SFU has 7 returning All-Americans on their roster, including Final X runner-up Alyvia Fiske
– UP spent the week training with the University of Alberta, and this is Carlene Sluberski’s first full year as the Argonauts head coach
October 27
East Stroudsburg University will make program history at their first ever competition under head coach Anibal Nieves. The Concordia Open is hosted by Concordia University in Montreal, Canada
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