Men's Wrestling Picked Eighth in CCIW Preseason Poll

NAPERVILLE - The Carthage men's wrestling team has been selected to finish eighth in the 2026 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Wrestling Preseason Poll, the conference announced Wednesday.

POLL RESULTS
1. North Central - 81 (9 first-place votes)
2. Millikin - 71 (1 first-place vote)
3. Elmhurst - 63
4. MSOE - 54
5. Aurora - 51
6. Augustana - 41
7. Wheaton - 31
8. Carthage - 26
9. Illinois Wesleyan - 21
10. Concordia Wis. - 11

The Firebirds will begin the 2026-27 season on the road at the Pointer Open in Stevens Point, Wis. on Nov. 7-8. The team's home opener is set for Thursday, Nov. 19 as Carthage hosts MSOE in Tarble Arena at 7 p.m. The rest of the Firebirds home schedule includes Wheaton on Jan. 7, 2027, Aurora on Jan. 14, and Lakeland on Jan. 29. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.

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