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Wheeling, W. Va. \u2013 Following a successful run at the 2026 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Wrestling Championships, the Wheeling University Wrestling team has announced changes to its upcoming schedule. The team will no longer be making the trip to the Lake Erie\u00a0Tri Meet this\u00a0week,\u00a0after several injuries to the starting lineup\u00a0would have forced\u00a0the Cardinals to\u00a0forfeit\u00a0weight classes. The Cardinals will use the week to rest before they return to the NCAA Regional Run next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Cardinals last competed at the 2026 MEC Wrestling Championships on Saturday, where they sent 10 wrestlers with all but two having competed in the event previously.\u00a0The young wrestlers took it\u00a0all in\u00a0inside the\u00a0Waco Center, and\u00a0then went to work on the mat.\u00a0Across 10 weight classes,\u00a0five advanced to the Championship Semifinals and three would go on to wrestle in at least third place matches.\u00a0As a team, the Cardinals would finish 5th\u00a0in the field, racking up 67.5 points,\u00a0finishing just one spot lower than they did a season ago. However, the Cardinals would continue to build on their success from\u00a0previous\u00a0seasons, advancing their first ever wrestlers to the championship matches of their respective weight classes.\u00a0Jaxon Burcher<\/a> would wrestle in the 197-pound weight\u00a0class\u00a0and Gavin Harper<\/a> would\u00a0represent\u00a0the team at 285, with both earning Second Team All-MEC finishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Wheeling University Wrestling team returns to action on\u00a0Thursday, February 12th, when they head to the Salem Quad Meet at 6 PM.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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