GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State Wrestling has a busy week ahead, as the top-ranked Pioneers will wrestle Salem and Fairmont State in Salem tomorrow (Nov. 11) at 5 p.m. before welcoming Western Colorado to the Waco Center on Friday (Nov. 13) for a 6 p.m. dual. GSU will also head to Case Western Reserve on Saturday (Nov. 14) for the Ohio Collegiate Open.
 
Wednesday's action will be streaming live on the USCAA Sports Network and Friday's dual will be on the Mountain East Conference TV.
 
The Tigers come in (0-0) after beginning the season at the Pioneer Open in Glenville last Sunday (Nov. 1). Salem went (2-7) last season with wins over Davis & Elkins and Wheeling, and are under the direction of former GSU All-American, Cole Houser.
 
SALEM PROBABLES
125 - CJ Carroudus
133 - David Makupson
141- Jaden Allred
149 - Riley Curran
157 - N/A
165 - Michael Ochoa
174 - Clayton Downs
184 - Ladon Ristoff
197 - Terrel Coefield
285 - Tashawn Coefield
 
Rival Fairmont State enters the week (1-0) following a season-opening victory over Frostburg State on Friday (Nov. 6). The Pioneers saw a glimpse of the Fighting Falcons at the Pioneer Open after FSU went (6-8, 3-3 MEC) a season ago. Familiar faces reside with Fairmont State, as former Pioneers Moses Eads, Joseph High and Lucas Talley all wrestle for the maroon and white.
 
FAIRMONT STATE PROBABLES
125 - Kai Plinski or Jorden Williams 
133 - Trace Ragland or Austin Wood
141 - Blake Ringer or Shane Hatfield 
149 - Moses Eads or Shawn Young
157 - Carter Pauley
165 - Brock Evans or Cole Turner 
174 - Josh Woyan 
184 - Cooper Durst 
197 - Jake Stephenson 
285 - Eli Makel 
 
Western Colorado makes the long cross country trip to West Virginia to take on the Pioneers on Friday and West Liberty on Saturday. The Mountaineers went (10-5, 4-2 RMAC) last season, picking up two nationally-ranked wins and finishing 7^th at the NCAA DII Super Region VI Championship. WCU features three grapplers who entered the season ranked nationally, including Devin Gomez (5^th).

WESTERN COLORADO PROBABLES
125 - Devin Gomez
133 - Zack Bates
141 - Hunter Bogner
149 - Miles Harris
157 - Vinny Cabral
165 - Ryan Dirksen
174 - Hunter Richardson
184 - Sam Johnson
197 - Gabe Cox
285 - Josiah Aldinger
 
The No. 1 Pioneers won the Pioneer Open to start the 2026-27 season with impressive performances from Cal Baptist transfer Cooper Shore and WVU import Shawn Taylor. GSU competed at the Pembroke Open over the weekend as well as facing off with Division 1 Virginia aboard the USS Yorktown CV-10 at Throwdown on the Yorktown. The Pioneers fell, 41-3, to the ACC wrestling squad.
 
GLENVILLE STATE PROBABLES
125 - Garrett Johnson or Malachi O'Leary 
133 - Cooper Shore or Luke Acuna 
141 - Ethan Mitchell or Mannix Wasco 
149 - Egidio DiFazio or Jason Walker 
157 - Nico Taddy or Wyatt Wolanski 
165 - Connor Holm or Leo Hess III
174 - Shawn Taylor or Chris Olah 
184 - David Pento or Andrew Reed or Zach Meisenzahl
197 - Ryder Hastings 
285 - Max Borton or TJ Fulgham Jr.
 
MEDIA
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