CHARLESTON, S.C. – The George Mason Wrestling opens the 2023-24 season at the annual Battle of the Citadel, an all-day affair slated for Sunday, Nov. 5 at McAlister Field House, first match start set for 9 am.

Five programs will descend upon Charleston for The Battle at The Citadel, including Indiana, Drexel, George Mason, American and Appalachian State.
 
The Patriots will send 23 wrestlers to South Carolina for the tournament. Mason will have three wrestlers in five weight classes, 125, 133, 141, 157, and 285.
 
Brandon Wittenberg is currently ranked top 33 nationally on Intermat at 133 pounds.
 
Two wrestlers will represent the Patriots at 149-pounds, led by Kaden Cassidy. The redshirt sophomore was a MAC place winner during the 2021-22 season.
 
Malachi DuVall, ranked preseason third in the MAC, is the lone Patriot at 184 pounds. Tyler Kocak will wrestle at 197.

WRESTLERS COMPETING
125
Benjamin Monn 
JB Dragovich 
Gunner Chambers   
                            
133
Brandon Wittenberg            
Shawn Nonaka                    
Patrick Schellpfeffer  
           
141
Michael Rapuano              
Dominic Hargrove              
Ethan Renager    
                
149
Kaden Cassidy                    
Cale Roggie     
                 
157
DJ McGee                             
JT Chance                       
Loranzo Rajaonarivelo     
   
165
Evan Maag                           
Nick Foster  
                          
174
Paul Pierce                          
Sean Coughlin
                  
184
Malachi DuVall 
                 
197
Tyler Kocak     
                    
285
Chad Nix                            
Donovan Sprouse                
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