Men’s wrestling enters 2026-27 season with competitive schedule
DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men's wrestling has released its tentative schedule for the 2026-27 season, featuring a competitive slate of tournaments, dual meets and championship opportunities, highlighted by hosting the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament in February.
The Cougars open the season Sunday, Nov. 1, at the East Stroudsburg University Open in Pennsylvania before returning to Danville for the Averett University Cougar Open on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the E. Stuart James Grant Center. Averett then travels to former ODAC and now Division-II foe Ferrum College for a dual meet on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., before hosting Southern Virginia University on Thursday, Nov. 19, for Alumni Night.
Averett continues its November schedule at the Shenandoah University Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 21, in Winchester, Virginia. The Cougars then travel to Pennsylvania for the Messiah University Petrofes Invitational on Dec. 4-5.
The Cougars return home to host the Averett University Cougar Duals on Saturday, Dec. 12, before heading to Nashville, Tennessee, for the Music City Duals on Saturday, Dec. 19.
Averett opens the new year with a road dual against Roanoke College on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m., before competing at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Virginia, on Jan. 8-9.
Averett returns to the Grant Center on Thursday, Jan. 14, to host Greensboro College for Senior Day. The Cougars then travel to Newport News, Virginia, for the Apprentice School Builder Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 16, before returning to conference competition with road duals against Shenandoah University on Jan. 21 and Washington and Lee University on Jan. 23.
The regular-season tournament slate continues with the Marymount University Duals on Saturday, Jan. 30, in Arlington, Virginia, before the Cougars turn their attention to postseason competition.
Averett will host the ODAC Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the E. Stuart James Grant Center. The NCAA Division III Region IV Championships are scheduled for Feb. 27-28, with the NCAA Division III National Championships following March 13-14 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
All Averett men's wrestling duals and tournaments can be streamed on FloCollege.
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