ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb wrestling team finished sixth as a group on Saturday at the 2026 Southern Conference Championship, while redshirt sophomore T.K. Davis punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships for the second season in a row, repeating as league champion at 133 pounds

On Friday, Davis made quick work at 133, defeating Cody Tanner of VMI by tech fall 22-4 (3:54) in the quarterfinals by major decision over Logan Heil of Campbell, 25-12 in the semifinal round. On to Saturday's action, Davis defeated Ethan Uhorchuck of Chattanooga by 12-4 major decision, taking home his second straight SoCon Individual Championship. With the result, Davis lands an automatic qualifier spot at the 2026 NCAA Division I National Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

Davis also ends the conference season a perfect 11-0 mark in the SoCon matches and will arrive at nationals with a 24-1 overall record, ranked previously as No. 14 in the division

Elsewhere for the Runnin' Bulldogs, senior Joseph Giordano and senior Josh McCutchen each finished fourth place in respective weight classes, with Giordano 2-2 for the weekend at 157 pounds and McCutchen 2-2 at 285 pounds