Wheeling, W. Va. - Crossover season has officially begun, with winter sports beginning as fall sports begin their postseason push. On Tuesday, the Wheeling University Athletic Department announced their weekly Cardinal High Flyer of the Week awards, and it was a split of the two seasons that took home the first awards of November. Wheeling University Men's Golfer Cormac Pearson earned the Male High Flyer of the Week, while Women's Wrestler Anastasia Curitti took home the Female High Flyer of the Week Award.
The Cardinals would close out October with a big week of action, with the Men's and Women's Golf teams starting things at the Ohio Dominican University. The Men would finish second overall at the tournament, while the women took 7th to start a big week. Wheeling Volleyball would follow with a Monday road contest against Frostburg State, where they earned a 3-0 sweep over Frostburg State. As the midweek approached, the Cardinal Soccer seasons would come to an end, with Men's and Women's Soccer traveling to West Liberty. The men earned a 1-1 tie that would ultimately eliminate them from MEC contention, while the Women would take down West Liberty 1-0 to end their season. As the weekend approached, Wheeling Volleyball would head on the road for another MEC match, earning a 3-0 sweep over Point Park.
Cormac Pearson is earning his first Cardinal High Flyer of the Week award of the season, coming off his first collegiate tournament win. He would put together his best two-round score of the season, shooting a 135 (-9) across the 18 holes of competition, including a team-leading two Eagles. He would start the tournament strong, picking up his first eagle and three birdies in round one as he put together a 70 (-2) to open things up. As he came back in round two, starting things off with a birdie and knocking down eight birdies throughout the round. His biggest performance would come on hole 12, when he knocked down his second eagle of the tournament, and it culminated into a career-best 65 (-7) for Pearson. It would end up tying the program's single-round record, and capped off a strong fall that saw him earn the MEC Freshman of the Year award and a First Team All-MEC honor.
Anastasia Curitti is also earning her first Cardinal High Flyer of the Week award of the season, and the first ever for the Wheeling Women's Wrestling program. She would become the highest placer in program history for Women's Wrestling, taking 7th in the 124LB weight class with a big bounce back day. After dropping her opening match in a Tech Fall shutout, she would bounce back with her first pinfall of the season. It would be the first of four pinfalls on the day for Curitti, with her fastest coming in 28 seconds against Davenport's Adji-Marem Ba. After transferring from Waynesburg University this season, Curitti looks to continue being a leader for the Cardinal's women's wrestling program as they navigate their first season.
Cormac Pearson takes home the second Cardinal High Flyer of the Week award of the season, while Anastasia Curitti earns the first for the Women's Wrestling program. Pearson is joining teammate Sean Dobson in being honored, while Women's Wrestling joins Swimming as the only two winter programs to be honored. Last week, the athletic department honored football player Solo Love and women's swimmer Grace Moorley.
The next Wheeling University athletic event is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, when the Wheeling Volleyball team travels to West Liberty with first serve at 7 PM.
