July 25, 2000

College Park, Md. - The 2000-2001 Maryland wrestling schedule is highlighted by seven home dual meets as released today by head coach John McHugh. The Terps will host local rivals Navy and George Mason in January before heading south in February to square off against ACC powerhouses Virginia and North Carolina. The Terps will also compete against local teams at the Congressional Cup at American University on February 3. The ACC tournament will be held in Chapel Hill on March 3.

Maryland posted a 7-4 overall dual record last season with wins against non-conference opponents Coppin State, American, Howard and Old Dominion. The Terps also defeated ACC rivals NC State and Duke. Leading the Terps will be two-time ACC champ junior Brandon York (Gaithersburg, Md.) at 133 and junior Joe Guzzio (Greensboro, N.C.) at 125 who sat out last season as a redshirt. Looking to make a second trip to the NCAA tournament will be juniors Mark Mansueto at 141 (West Chester, Pa.), Rob Booth at 157 (Atco, N.J.) and Josh Weidman at 165 (Hershey, Pa.). Coach McHugh is entering his 23rd season at the helm of the Maryland wrestling program with a 233-126-8 overall record.

All home dual meets will be held in the Ritchie Coliseum in College Park and admission is free.

DAY	DATE	OPPONENT	                 SITE	                TIME
Sat.	Nov. 18	at East Stroudsburg Open	East Stroudsburg, Pa.	All Day
Sun.	Dec. 3	at Penn State Open	        University Park, Pa.	All Day
Sat.	Dec. 9	at Coppin State	                Baltimore, Md.	        TBA
Wed.	D29-30	at Wilkes Open	                Wilkes-Barre, Pa.	All Day
		at Midlands	                Chicago, Ill.	        All Day
Sat.	Jan. 6	at Millersville Invitational	Millersville, Pa.	All Day
Wed.	Jan. 17	NAVY	                        College Park, Md.	7:30 p.m.
Sat.	Jan. 20	NC STATE*	                College Park, Md.	1:00 p.m.
Wed.	Jan. 24	GEORGE MASON	                College Park, Md.	7:30 p.m.
Sat.	Jan. 27	BUCKNELL	                College Park, Md.	1:00 p.m.
Sun.	Jan. 31	at Rutgers	                Camden, N.J.	        7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Feb. 3	at Congressional Cup	        Washington, D.C.	All Day
Wed.	Feb. 7	at American 	                Washington, D.C. 	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Feb. 10	at Duke*	                Durham, N.C.	        8:00 p.m.
Sun.	Feb. 11	at North Carolina*	        Chapel Hill, N.C.	2:00 p.m.
Wed.	Feb. 14	VIRGINIA*	                College Park, Md.	7:30 p.m.
Fri. 	Feb. 16	OLD DOMINION	                College Park, Md.	7:00 p.m.
		HOWARD	                        College Park, Md.	9:00 p.m.
Sat.	Mar. 3	ACC Tournament	                Chapel Hill, N.C.	All Day
Th.-Sat.M15-17	NCAA Tournament	                Iowa City, Iowa	        All Day

*Denotes ACC match.
All home meets in bold.