SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Great Lakes Valley Conference approved the 2020-21 wrestling schedule, and Drury University will open its fifth season of intercollegiate competition on Jan. 10. The schedule was adjusted due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the start of the season pushed back more than two months, and the slate moved to 11 duals eliminating regular season tournaments.
 
The Panthers will open the year on Jan. 10 with GLVC duals at Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Drury will take on Indianapolis, then Ouachita Baptist later that afternoon.
 
Drury's first home event of the year will be Jan. 23 when they host a series of GLVC duals at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Lindenwood will face Ouachita Baptist to start the event at 10 am, and then the Panthers will take on Lindenwood at 11:30 am. In the second half of the day, Maryville will wrestle Ouachita Baptist at 1 pm, and the event concludes with Drury against Maryville at 2:30 pm.
 
The Panthers have one other home match on the schedule when they take on Central Missouri in a non-conference dual on Feb. 7 at 1 pm.
 
The GLVC has seven teams competing in wrestling this season, with Ouachita Baptist and Davenport University in Michigan participating as affiliate members.
 
The postseason starts on Feb. 27 with the NCAA-II SuperRegional tournament hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. The NCAA-II National Championship is currently scheduled for March 12-13 in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Drury head coach James Reynolds has been at the program's helm since its inception in the 2016-17 season. He returns 16 lettermen from last year's team, including national tournament qualifiers heavyweight Jared Rennick and Peter Kuster at 141 pounds.
 
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