October 22, 2026 | Wrestling
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Gardner-Webb wrestling tam has been picked fourth in the Southern Conference preseason poll as voted on by the league's coaches as the poll was announced Thursday afternoon. Redshirt junior and reigning Southern Conference Wrestler of the Year T.K. Davis was named to the preseason All-SoCon team at 133 pounds for the second consecutive year.
Appalachian State was selected as the preseason favorite with 64 points and eight of the nine first-place votes. Chattanooga was second with 56 points and received the other first-place vote. Bellarmine was third with 51 points followed by Gardner-Webb (40 points), Davidson (37) and The Citadel (31). VMI (20), Campbell (17) and Presbyterian (8) rounded out the poll.
Davis enters the 2026-27 season coming off one of the greatest season in school history. He finished with a 26-3 record that included 21 consecutive wins between Thanksgiving and the second round of the NCAA Championship. He's made an appearance at the Championships in each of his last two seasons.
The Runnin' Bulldogs open the 2026-27 season at the Cowboy Classic in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 1.
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Appalachian State was selected as the preseason favorite with 64 points and eight of the nine first-place votes. Chattanooga was second with 56 points and received the other first-place vote. Bellarmine was third with 51 points followed by Gardner-Webb (40 points), Davidson (37) and The Citadel (31). VMI (20), Campbell (17) and Presbyterian (8) rounded out the poll.
Davis enters the 2026-27 season coming off one of the greatest season in school history. He finished with a 26-3 record that included 21 consecutive wins between Thanksgiving and the second round of the NCAA Championship. He's made an appearance at the Championships in each of his last two seasons.
The Runnin' Bulldogs open the 2026-27 season at the Cowboy Classic in Stillwater, Oklahoma on November 1.
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