BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's wrestling team closed out the run to a third straight Southern Conference regular season championship in Charleston, S.C.
The Mountaineers are returning to Charleston this weekend in hopes of securing a SoCon tournament title.
Wrestlers from the eight schools with SoCon wrestling programs will compete Saturday for championships and NCAA berths in 10 weight classes, with the action beginning at 10 a.m. in McAlister Field House and the finals scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
Eight of the 10 weight classes in the Southern Conference receive one automatic NCAA bid, with the SoCon runners-up at 184 pounds and 197 pounds also qualifying automatically, based on how the NCAA has gauged the strength of every weight class within the nation's eight conferences.