Wrestling

Wrestling Travels to EIU, Central Oklahoma
         SIUE wrestling will conclude its regular season this week with duals at Eastern Illinois and Central Oklahoma. It is the last competition before the Midwest Regional on Feb. 29.
         The Cougars, who are 7-11 in dual matches, travel to EIU Wednesday before heading to Central Oklahoma on Saturday.
         The NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association currently ranks Central Oklahoma second in the nation.
         “The Central Oklahoma match is important because they are in our region,” Coach Booker Benford said. “It is important to bump off some of those guys to get higher seeds in the regional.”
         Eastern Illinois, who competes in NCAA Division I, will come into the match with a 4-9 dual record.
         “EIU is very stacked this year,” Benford said. “We have competed well with them these past few years, but had to give up points because of forfeits.”
         SIUE is coming off the CMSU Dual Jamboree, where it went 1-3 as a team. Steve Chico (Hammond, Ind.) was the only Cougar to win all four matches.
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