NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Bethany College men's wrestling team has been picked to finish fourth 2025-26 Presidents' Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. 

The Bison enter their first season after being predicted to finish fourth with 17 points. The defending conference champion Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) College and Saint Vincent (Pa.) College tied at the top of the poll with 28 points and three first-place votes each. Thiel (Pa.) College was picked third just ahead of the Bison with 22 points. Hiram (Ohio) College and Waynesburg (Pa.) University round out the poll with 14 points and 11 points, respectively. 

Junior Jonathan Braun (Kenilworth, N.J./David Brearley), junior Angelo Di Pol (Paulsboro, N.J.), graduate Zach Kuneff (Martins Ferry, Ohio/Bridgeport), and freshman Cameron Mockbee (Conover, Ohio) were all named to the PAC Wrestlers to Watch list ahead of the 2025-26 season.

Second-year Head Coach Pete Di Pol brings in 20 new wrestlers for the men's team that will compete for the first time in over 30 years. The Bison will be one of six teams in the Presidents' Athletic Conference in 2025-26 and will be contending for their first PAC title and for a spot at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Championships on March 13-14, 2026 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

2025-26 PAC Men's Wrestling Preseason Poll
School - Points (First Place Votes)

        T-1. Washington & Jefferson - 28 (3)
        T-1. Saint Vincent - 28 (3)
        3. Thiel - 22
        4. Bethany - 17
        5. Hiram - 14
        6. Waynesburg - 11

The Bison open the 2025 season on Saturday, November 1 as they travel to Reading, Pennsylvania to compete at the Tonee Ellis Invite hosted by Alvernia (Pa.) University at 10:30 a.m. at the Tom and Helen Flynn Plex.