GREENWOOD - For the second time in three seasons, the road to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship will run through Greenwood, South Carolina as the NCAA announced that Lander University and Finis Horne Arena will be the site of the 2026 NCAA Super Region II Tournament. The event will be held the weekend of Feburary 28th, 2026 with a specific date and start time to be determined at a later date.

"We are excited to host the NCAA Super Regional Tournament for the second time," said Athletic Director Brian Reese. "To host it twice in three years shows how much not only the Lander Wrestling program has grown but also the high quality of our arena, campus, staff, as well as the town of Greenwood."

The tournament will consist of 13 teams from around the southeast, up from the 11 that competed in Greenwood in 2024, with wrestlers from each team competing in ten weight classes. The top-three wrestlers in each weight class will earn a bid to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship in Sioux Falls, S.D. where they will compete against qualifiers from the five other Super Region tournaments being held that same weekend.

"We are extremely excited to once again host the NCAA Super Regional here at Lander," said Head Wrestling Coach R.C. LaHaye. "Horne Arena provides an awesome wrestling atmosphere and our administration always puts on a first class event. We hope to once again pack the arena with Bearcat fans from across the country."

Lander has won the last two Super Region II Tournaments, setting the all-time scoring record in 2023 with 164 points. The 2025 Super Region tournament will be held in Pembroke, N.C. with the National Championship being held in Indianapolis, Ind.