CLEVELAND, Ohio - Lock Haven men's wrestling is ranked second in the 2026-27 preseason Mid-American Conference (MAC) team rankings, one point behind first-place Southern Illinois Edwardsville (SIUE), according to rankings released by the conference office on Friday morning.

SIUE leads with 116 points and the Bald Eagles slide in just a single point behind with 115. Edinboro is third with 101 points, followed by Kent State with 74 and Central Michigan with 67 to round out the top five.

Lock Haven has a wrestler ranked in the top eight in nine of 10 weight classes with three wrestlers ranked in the top or runner-up spot.

Senior Lucas Kapusta is ranked first at 149 pounds. Kapusta took home the MAC Championship a season ago and returns looking to become a two-time MAC champion after finishing last season with a 25-6 record and a 14-2 mark in dual action.

Junior Sam Gautreau is ranked first at 184 pounds after finishing fourth last season at the MAC Championships. Gautreau was stellar in his opening season in the Crimson and White singlet with a 24-10 overall record and a 12-3 mark in dual meets.

Junior Tucker Hogan is ranked second at 197 pounds after finishing just off the podium in fourth place a season ago in Buffalo, N.Y. Hogan wrapped up the 2025-26 campaign with a 19-12 overall record and a 9-6 campaign in dual meet action.

Graduate student Nick Stampoulos is ranked third at 165 pounds, and fellow graduate student Kade Sottolano is ranked third at 285 pounds after both wrestlers finished sixth a season ago at the MAC Championships.

The Bald Eagles finished in the runner-up spot at the 2026 MAC Wrestling Championships behind Rider after charging back on the final day to nearly pick up the program's second straight and fourth overall team title in five years.   

SIUE will be the host for the 2027 MAC Wrestling Championship at its First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Ill., on March 5-6, 2027. 

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Lock Haven opens the season on Sunday, November 1 when it travels to Navy for the Navy Classic.