LEXINGTON, Va. – The Presbyterian College men's wrestling team properly starts the 2026-27 campaign tomorrow afternoon at a neutral venue, making up one slice of a four-way held on the campus of VMI.

After getting a solid warm-up with a friendly round-robin tournament against Coker, the Blue Hose will wrestle LIU at 11:00 AM tomorrow followed by D-II Salem University at 1:00 and wrapping up the triple threat with the Southern Conference opener versus VMI at approximately 3:00.

Live results will be posted via Track Wrestling as PC dives into their first three duals of the season and their first league opponent as the main event.

Presbyterian has never faced either LIU or Salem in their seven-year history, and they'll be looking for payback on the Keydets after falling to VMI nine months ago by a 32-13 count.


 
GAMEDAY INFO – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Presbyterian (0-0) vs. LIU (0-2) – 11:00 AM

Presbyterian (0-0) vs. Salem (0-2) – 1:00 PM

Presbyterian (0-0) at VMI (0-1) – 3:00 PM

WHERE: Cormack Hall (Lexington, Va.)

LIVE RESULTS: Track Wrestling


 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION

 
- PC will start up the multi-team event versus LIU (or, Long Island University). The Sharks were on the receiving end of a close dual loss and then a blowout on the same day, losing to Sacred Heart 20-17 and Rutgers 51-0 at a neutral gym in Pennsylvania.

- Long Island did not defeat a Division I institution last year, with their lone win in dual play coming over Nassau Community College.

- Salem (located in West Virginia) will be the second team to tangle with the Blue Hose, still in the early stages of their third-ever season.

- The Tigers have similarly gotten off to a slow start, dropping successive duals to Glenville State and Fairmont State by a combined overall score of 90-6.

- Presby will turn their attention to VMI to complete the trifecta, a SoCon opponent who PC has yet to defeat in six attempts.

- The Keydets were blanked by the #14 Michigan Wolverines in their only dual thus far, but VMI rebounded in their next event just six days later: a Michigan State tournament where 174-pounder Beau Lewis earned bronze and two others placed 5^th.


 
LAST TIME OUT

 
- Although not countable from a dual perspective, PC's first event of the season was an unquestionable success against nearby Coker as they won 20 out of 23 matches against them over a two-hour period.

- Seven Blue Hose wrestlers appeared in multiple matches without any losses, led by true freshman Preston Crone (157) who went 4-0 individually.

- Joshua Henderson and Alex Schweitzer posted a 6-0 combined record with three wins apiece, while four others in PC singlets won twice with no hiccups.

- PC won three of the 10 bouts against VMI last winter, with all three of those victors back for another go.

- In that dual (which was held at Templeton Gymnasium), both Reed Douglass and Ryland Whitworth acquired technical falls in class 184 and 285 respectively. That was the collegiate debut for Whitworth, while Douglass went on to place silver at the SoCon Championships as he never lost a regular-season match against a league opponent.

- Also notable in the VMI dual last year was then-freshman Jayden Morris picking up a 9-6 standard decision opposite Kyle Gibson in class 133.