Wheeling, W. Va. - On Tuesday, the Wheeling University Men's Wrestling team announced that their upcoming Tri-Meet against Seton Hill and Lake Erie College originally scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed. The team is dealing with a sickness going around the locker room that forced them to call off the Wednesday night event. The team will look to reschedule the home tri-meet for a date in the second semester that is to be determined. 

The Cardinals started the season strong at the Mount Union Invitational, where they would place eighth out of 17 teams in the field, while having four placers on the mat. Leading the effort was redshirt senior heavyweight Gavin Harper, who took the individual title in the 285-pound weight class.  He would finish a perfect 4-0 on the night, including his first two tech falls of the season. A pair of Cardinals would add fifth place finishes on the day, with Liam Lusher (157) and Jake Taylor (174) each taking fifth overall in their respective weight classes. Lusher would be making his Cardinal debut, going 4-2 across the six matches he wrestled, while Taylor finished out the night 5-1, with all five wins coming in a row throughout the consolation rounds. The final placer for the Cardinals would be Jaxon Burcher, who took sixth in the 197-pound weight class. 

After the postponement, the Wheeling University Wrestling team will return to the mat on Wednesday, November 18, when they take on Fairmont State in dual meet action at 7 PM.