GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles are set to host their first ever dual tournament in the short program's history as they will host eight teams in a four-mat tournament on Friday and Saturday. Action will begin on Friday at 11 a.m. in pool play with bracket play to take place all day Saturday starting at 9 a.m. For more information on this weekend's action visit the tournament program link below. 
 
TOURNAMENT PROGRAM
 
Team's Competing
Cornerstone will have eight teams in competition this weekend including themselves. Fellow WHAC team Siena Heights will join while UW-Eau Claire, Liberty, Defiance College, St. Ambrose, Albion, and Wheaton will also all be in attendance. 
 
Schedule of Events
Starting on Friday at 11 a.m. the eight teams will be split in to two pools of four for dual tournament action. In pool A will be Cornerstone, Liberty, Siena Heights and Wheaton. Pool B will consist of UW-Eau Claire, St. Ambrose, Albion, and Defiance. Each team will have one dual against each opponent in their pool which will determine seeding for Saturday's bracket play that starts at 9 a.m. For more information on the schedule of events, visit the tournament page above. 
 
Why Blithe Memorial?
The Blithe Memorial Duals get their name from a tragic but life changing event in the family of Head Coach Chris Williamson. On September 14, 2021, Christopher Blithe Williamson was born and taken to be with the Lord after a perfectly healthy full-term pregnancy. The tragic event has taught so many lessons that have been brought into the Golden Eagle wrestling program and Cornerstone University. Williamson and the Golden Eagle wrestling program are proud to honor the life of Christopher Blithe and use this event as an opportunity to share the love of Christ through the sport of wrestling to the community surrounding the event. For more information on the Cornerstone wrestling program and the story behind the Blithe Memorial Duals, check out the program above. 
 
Last Time Out
Cornerstone competed in two events before Thanksgiving with their first WHAC dual vs. Lourdes and the Albion Invite. In the dual vs. Lourdes the match came down to the heavy weights after the young Golden Eagle squad scrapped their way into the match with some big upsets through the lower weight classes. CU would fall by a mere two points to drop to 0-1 in WHAC play in their first conference dual of 2022-23. 
 
CU responded in the Albion Invite with Trevor Marsman winning the 125 weight class and Joe Lashuay winning the 174 weight class. 
 
Contact: Jesse Campbell | nathan-jesse.campbell@cornerstone.edu | 616-222-1505
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