PITTSBURGH – Point Park men's wrestling will open its second NCAA season on Saturday at the annual Mount Union Invitational in Alliance, Ohio. A season ago, the Pioneers finished 11th at the event.
 
The second-year program returns Liam Hein, a 2025-26 NCWA All-American at 149 pounds. Hein earned All-America honors after finishing eighth at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) National Championships in Shreveport, La. Hein went 5-2 at the championship event.
 
In all, four wrestlers qualified for the NCWA National Championships last spring, including Aiden Burford, Jacob Kehrer, Charles Perkins and Hein. All four return to Point Park's lineup this season. Burford (141) and Hein (149) both turned in first-place finishes at the NCWA Mideast Tournament qualifier in mid-March.
 
Another returner, Preston Chandler, headlined Point Park's performance at the MEC Wrestling Championships a season ago, finishing fourth in the 133 bracket.
 
Below is a projected lineup for Point Park's season opener on Saturday.

125- Raydn Thomas
133- Javeon Chambers
141- Preston Chandler
149- Jacob Kehrer, Aiden Burford
157- Liam Hein
165- Owen Layhew, Jake Kandis
174- Keith Brubach, Carter Morvay
184- Tye Weathersby
197- Ian Tumi