BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State Wrestling opens the 2018-19 season ranked No. 25 in the initial NWCA Division I Wrestling Coaches Poll that was released Wednesday.
The Mountaineers return eight of their 10 primary starters from a 9-4 team that went unbeaten against its 2017-18 league schedule en route to a third straight Southern Conference title and secured a championship sweep by winning the conference tournament. Additionally, App State has two more returning wrestlers with multiple dual team starts in the last two seasons for head coach JohnMark Bentley, who takes an 88-59-1 record into this year after being a National Coach of the Year finalist last season.