Wrestling Releases 2025-26 Schedule – University of Maryland Athletics

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Wrestling head coach Alex Clemsen introduced the 2025–26 schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule options eight house occasions, a powerful slate of Big Ten duals, and aggressive non-conference matchups.

“This year’s schedule is a great blend of nonconference opponents, great conference wrestling as always, and a few marquee events, with the Southern Scuffle back in the mix,” Clemsen stated. “Lots of great opportunities for our team to compete at a high level and for our fans to see some of the best wrestling in the nation. Hope everyone shows up and packs the Pav all year long. Go Terps!”

The season begins on Wednesday, October 23, with the annual Red/Black Intrasquad meet in College Park. The Terps then hit the highway for 3 consecutive open tournaments to start out November: the Southeast Open in Roanoke, VA, on November 2, the Journeyman Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, PA, on November 9, and the Throwdown on the Yorktown in Charleston, SC, on November 15.

Maryland continues non-conference motion with a pair of regional duals in late November and early December. The Terps will face Morgan State in Baltimore on November 21 earlier than taking over American University in Washington, D.C., on December 5. The workforce then travels to Fairfax, VA, to compete within the GMU Open on December 7 and returns house to host Pittsburgh on December 13 in its closing look of the calendar 12 months.

The Terps will start the 2026 portion of the schedule on the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on January 3-4, one of many nation’s prime midseason tournaments. The Big Ten season opens shortly after, with a highway journey to face Northwestern in Evanston on January 9 and Wisconsin in Madison on January 11.

Maryland hosts Purdue on January 16 after which heads to Indiana for a January 18 twin in Bloomington. The Terps return house for a matchup with Penn State on January 25 earlier than closing out the month with a highway twin at Rutgers on January 30.

February contains three extra house duals as Maryland welcomes Minnesota on February 8, Ohio State on February 15, and Drexel on February 20 to conclude the common season.

In 2024–25, the Terps delivered their greatest season within the nation’s best convention. Maryland recorded its highest level whole and most placers ever on the Big Ten Championships, together with its greatest workforce end. At the NCAA Championships, the Terps posted their highest level whole and greatest end since 2014. Jaxon Smith turned this system’s first All-American since 2019 with a sixth-place end at 184 lbs. The Terps additionally certified six wrestlers for the NCAA Championships — their most since 2012 — and recorded their most Big Ten twin wins in program historical past.

Maryland returns a powerful core for the 2025–26 season, together with 4 NCAA qualifiers: Braxton Brown, Kal Miller, Branson John, and Smith.

Interested in season tickets? Fans can now buy a Maryland Athletics Pride Pass for the upcoming athletic season for $99. The Pride Pass is an all-Olympic sports activities season ticket that grants entry to all common season house occasions for the next sports activities: Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, Wrestling, Baseball, Men’s Lacrosse, and Women’s Lacrosse. Click here to buy! Terrapin Club members should purchase a Pride Pass for a reduced worth of $89. To obtain this provide, click the link here to log in, and the discounted worth shall be displayed. 

2025–26 Matside Season Ticket Holders will obtain communication throughout the subsequent two weeks with data on renewing their matside seats for the 2025–26 season. Single match tickets will go on sale in mid-November.