Wednesday, November 9
Charleston, SC
7PM
The Citadel
vs
Coker College
Bulldogs Host Coker College on Wednesday
11/7/2016 3:45:00 PM | Wrestling
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel wrestling team will host Coker College for its first dual meet of the season Wednesday at 7 p.m. at McAlister Field House.
The Bulldogs opened the 2016-17 campaign on Sunday at the Southeast Open, where they were led by four top-six finishes.
Sawyer Root placed fourth at 197-lbs after winning his first two matches to advance to the semifinals. Michael McAleavey came back from a first-round loss in the heavyweight division to win his final five matches and claim fifth place.
Ty Buckiso won four of six matches to place sixth at 149 pounds and Douglas Gudenburr won six straight matches after a first round loss to also take sixth place at 141 pounds.
The Bulldogs will meet up with Coker, a Division II program, for the first time in program history.
The Cobras enter the season ranked 10th in the Super Region II, with six wrestlers ranked in the top eight in their respective weight classes. They finished 2015-16 with a 14-3 overall record. In their first tournament of the season at the Pembroke Classic, the Cobras had 11 wrestlers place, led by a first place finish by Rashad Cunningham at 157 pounds.
Live results will be available during the meet while a full video replay of the dual can be found after its completion at CitadelSports.com.
For more information on The Citadel wrestling follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com.
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The Bulldogs opened the 2016-17 campaign on Sunday at the Southeast Open, where they were led by four top-six finishes.
Sawyer Root placed fourth at 197-lbs after winning his first two matches to advance to the semifinals. Michael McAleavey came back from a first-round loss in the heavyweight division to win his final five matches and claim fifth place.
Ty Buckiso won four of six matches to place sixth at 149 pounds and Douglas Gudenburr won six straight matches after a first round loss to also take sixth place at 141 pounds.
The Bulldogs will meet up with Coker, a Division II program, for the first time in program history.
The Cobras enter the season ranked 10th in the Super Region II, with six wrestlers ranked in the top eight in their respective weight classes. They finished 2015-16 with a 14-3 overall record. In their first tournament of the season at the Pembroke Classic, the Cobras had 11 wrestlers place, led by a first place finish by Rashad Cunningham at 157 pounds.
Live results will be available during the meet while a full video replay of the dual can be found after its completion at CitadelSports.com.
For more information on The Citadel wrestling follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com.
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