LEXINGTON, Va. – The Citadel wrestling team closes out the regular season on Feb. 5 as they Bulldogs travel to Lexington, Virginia to face App State and VMI. The Bulldogs and Mountaineers will wrestle at 5:15 p.m., while The Citadel and VMI are set to begin at 7p.m. Both matches can be viewed on ESPN+.
 
The Citadel enters the matches with an overall record of 4-4, 3-3 in Southern Conference action. App State comes in at 5-2 overall and 5-1 in conference action, while VMI is 3-4 overall and 2-3 in SoCon action.
 
The Bulldogs and Mountaineers will be meeting for the 58^th time on the mat with App State holding a 47-8-2 advantage in the series. The Citadel is 20-21 all-time against VMI.
 
Projected Lineup
125 – Jordie White or Jake Simmons
133 –
141 – Tyler Seeley
149 – Selwyn Porter or Sebastian Collazo
157 – Grant Speer or Ethan Willis
165 – Dazjon Casto
174 – Cole Burke
184 – Kyle Kretzer or Cooper Youngblood
197 – Ben Stemmet or Houston Tywater
HWT – Michael McAleavey
 
In The Rankings
The Bulldogs enter the week with four wrestlers ranked national. Selwyn Porter is ranked No. 27 by Trackwrestling, No. 29 by The Open Mat and No. 33 by Wrestlestat. Dazjon Casto is No. 30 by Wrestlestat and No. 32 by Trackwrestling. Kyle Kretzer enters Friday's action ranked No. 33 by Trackwresetling and Wrestlestat. Michael McAleavey joined the rankings this week at No. 32 by Wrestlestat.
 
Staying Unbeaten
Michael McAleavey enters the final two matches with a 6-0 record in Southern Conference matches. He is 8-0 in dual matches and 10-1 overall on the season. McAleavey is looking to become the first Bulldog heavyweight to go undefeated in conference action since Odie Delaney went 7-0 during the 2012-13 season.
 
Up Next
The Southern Conference wrestling championships are set for Feb. 28 in Boone, North Carolina.