SALEM, Va. – The Roanoke College wrestling team announced its 2026-27 schedule Monday, with the season starting November 1.

The Maroons are looking to follow up on a highly successful campaign last year, finishing the season as the nation's No. 1 dual meet team after compiling a 15-0 dual meet record. The Maroons claimed their first National Duals title in January, knocking off Division III wrestling power Wartburg in the finals, 19-16. Roanoke claimed its fourth-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title and two weeks later, Roanoke became the first ODAC team to win a regional title since 1953. Five Maroons won Region IV titles and qualified nine wrestlers for the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Roanoke capped off its season at the Nationals with a program-best sixth place finish and four All-Americans. Head coach Nate Yetzer was named NCAA Division III Wrestling Coach of the Year by the Open Mat and the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).

The schedule opens with the Southeast Open (unattached) at the Creger Center November 1. The ODAC portion of the slate begins Nov. 12 at home against the University of Lynchburg. RC hosts top competition at the Military Duals November 21 and will compete again at the NWCA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa Jan. 8-9.

The ODAC Championships are set for Feb. 13 at Averett University, followed by the Regional Championships Feb. 26-27. The NCAA Championships will be held in Lacrosse, Wis. March 12-13.

"I'm really excited about this year's schedule," said Yetzer. "It is very similar to last year's, but with a few new challenges, including what looks like the best ODAC talent we have had since wrestling was reinstated as a championship sport."

"This is the deepest our team has ever been and we wanted to provide plenty of opportunities where we can showcase that. I am especially excited for the inaugural Military Duals in the first semester. We return to defend our National Title at the Nationals Duals in Iowa in the second semester as well as once again attending the Pete Wilson Invitational in Wheaton – the perennial toughest tournament in the country. The ODAC Championships take on extra meaning as this will determine the champions unlike years past."

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