Wheeling, W. Va. – Following their run at the 2026 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Men's Golf Championship, the Wheeling University Men's Golf team now has their sights set on finishing the regular season strong. On Thursday, Clippd (The official scoring website of the NCAA) released their first regional rankings, and Wheeling found themselves among the top teams in the Atlantic Region for the second year in a row. The Cardinals would finish #2 in the Atlantic Region, and #81 nationally, both setting program records for the highest team ranking in program history.
The Cardinals are coming off a record setting performance at the 2026 Mountain East Conference (MEC) Men's Golf Championships, where they finished second overall with a three-round score of 887 for the competition. Wheeling would finish the first round in second place, and would remain in that spot through the entirety of the three rounds. The Cardinals nearly toppled Glenville State in the final round, getting to within two strokes of the Pioneers on the back nine of round three. When all was said and done, the Cardinals would place two golfers on the All-Tournament team and had four players earn All-MEC honors for the event. Along with the team finishing their highest team score at the event, the Cardinals also had a record number of All-MEC honorees at the championship event.
As a team, the Cardinals have a scoring average of 290.62 points per tournament across nine rounds played this season. They have finished top two in two of their three tournaments during the fall and never shot more than +27 at any of their fall tournaments during the year. Their best performance of the fall came at the Sunnehanna Invitational, where they finished 7th overall and shot 860 (+20) over the three rounds of competition. The program would also set their single-round record at the opening event of the season, when they shot a 273 (-7) in the first round of the Golden Eagle Invitational. The Cardinals rounded out the fall with two individuals ranked in the region, with Cormac Pearson (#4) and Sean Dobson (#10) each finishing in the top 10 in the region.
Leading the first round of Atlantic Region rankings was Glenville State, who ranked #72 nationally and scored an average of 27.68 points per tournament. Wheeling would take the second spot in the rankings, while Gannon rounded things out in the #3 spot with 25.37 points per tournament. The complete list of Atlantic Region Top 10 teams can be found by clicking HERE.
The Wheeling University Men's Golf team returns to action on Monday, October 19, when they compete on day one of the Findlay Invitational.
