▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 2 0 ▁victory ▁at ▁Con cord ▁University . ▁The ▁Card inals ▁finished ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 0 ▁overall ▁record . ▁ ▁Form er ▁sports ▁ ▁Wrestling ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁D anny ▁San comb ▁announced ▁that ▁W heel ing ▁would ▁be ▁adding ▁wrest ling ▁at ▁the ▁school ' s ▁ 2 0 th ▁inter col leg iate ▁sport . ▁W heel ing ▁native ▁and ▁Corn ell ▁gradu ate , ▁Se an ▁Do yle ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁program ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁All - American ▁wrest ler ▁J D ▁Ram sey ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁Gr adu ate ▁Ass istant , ▁while ▁Matt ▁Little ton ▁and ▁B J ▁Hed ger ▁were ▁h ired ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁volunte er ▁assist ants ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year . ▁The ▁first ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 9 , ▁includes ▁wrest lers ▁from ▁ 7 ▁different ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁will ▁comp ete ▁as ▁an ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁program ▁immediately . ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁designed ▁a ▁new ▁wrest ling ▁facility , ▁which ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁position ed ▁to ▁become ▁compet itive ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁The ▁program ' s ▁success ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁when ▁the ▁program