Men’s Swimming Set to Begin 2026/27 at Salem as they Set their Sights on Nationwide Stage

The Wheeling Men’s Swimming group get their 2026/27 schedule underway in September this yr, as they journey to Salem on the twenty sixth for a relay meet to kick off what will likely be a giant yr for the Cardinals. Head Coach Will Hughes has added a number of recent Swimmers to the roster this yr, following a document setting yr for the Cardinals final season.

Wheeling took second within the MEC Championships in February, with Segmen Duygun the spotlight of the meet as he knocked 10.68 seconds off his greatest within the 1000 yard freestyle to complete with a time of 9:42.44. He would come third out of the MEC/GMAC within the occasion, and would higher that within the 500 freestyle finals the place he took residence second place with one other private better of 4:39.27. 

Another standout for the Cardinals final yr was Archie Pigott. The Englishman would take first in 9 races final season, together with a hat-trick of firsts within the assembly in opposition to Bethany and Fairmont State. His greatest efficiency of the yr got here within the MEC/GMAC Championships, the place he swam a PB of two:03.96 within the 200 Breaststroke finals to take 4th.

The Cardinals gained 5 out of their 11 meets final yr, and had been ranked 1st within the MEC. Last season marked the fifth yr in a row that the Cardinals have improved their nationwide rankings, and is testomony to the yr on yr enhancements made with robust younger expertise coming by annually. With over 10 new additions to the roster, the Wheeling University Men’s Swimming group will look to breakout on the nationwide stage as they arrive up in opposition to a number of of the nations prime swimmers. The Cardinals will host Lenoir-Rhyne within the McDonough natatorium on October twenty fourth, while Head Coach Will Hughes has additionally added Catawba to the schedule in January, because the Cardinals will make the journey right down to Salisbury, North Carolina. Amongst new additions to the Schedule are Indiana University of Pennsylvania on November seventh, in addition to Shawnee State on January sixteenth.

The Cardinals will open the 2026/27 season in Salem, WV on Saturday, September twenty sixth in a relay meet in opposition to Salem.