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App State Wrestling Announces 2026-27 Schedule, Season Ticket Details

BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling has announced its 2026-27 schedule, and season tickets are now available for the seven home dates in Varsity Gym.
Led by head coach JohnMark Bentley, who is entering his 18th season, the Mountaineers return three NCAA Championships qualifiers and the seven other wrestlers who were starters in the 10-man lineup for 2025-26 team that earned a share of another SoCon regular-season title and won a fourth straight SoCon tournament title.
In addition to home tournaments on Nov. 15 (Mountaineer Invitational for the home debut) and Jan. 30 (Appalachian Open), App State hosts duals against Duke (first home dual on Friday, Nov. 20), Campbell (Thursday, Dec. 10), national power Virginia Tech (Friday, Dec. 18) and SoCon regular-season co-champion Chattanooga (Sunday, Feb. 7) before welcoming Presbyterian and Davidson to Boone for a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 14.
App State’s nonconference road schedule also includes two ACC opponents, with visits to North Carolina (at Chapel Hill High School) on Dec. 20 and NC State on Jan. 22. In between those duals, the Mountaineers travel to face SoCon foes VMI (Jan. 8), The Citadel (Jan. 10) and Bellarmine (Jan. 17). The regular season ends with a Feb. 21 match at Gardner-Webb. … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/9/17/wrestling-announces-2026-27-schedule-season-ticket-details.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

October 4, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized