CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Fighting Illini wrestling team has withdrawn from a scheduled appearance at the Mountaineer Invitational in Boone, North Carolina, on Sunday, Nov. 14, due to COVID-19 issues within the Illinois program. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of the tournament's participants.

Of note, since the return of collegiate sports in the fall of 2020, this is the first time any Illinois team has needed to cancel a competition because of internal COVID-19 concerns – it concludes a streak of more than 400 consecutive Fighting Illini athletic events without self-imposed COVID-19 disruption. Illinois wrestlers are next scheduled to compete Nov. 20 at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Missouri.