MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The University of Montevallo will host theโฃ 2027 NCAA Division II Wrestling Super Regional, the university announced. The โฃevent will be held inside Centralโ Stateโ Bank arena on the Montevallo campus.
This selection marks a notable milestone for theโข Falconโฃ wrestling program, building on the โmomentum of Gabe Hixenbaugh’s national championship win inโ the 133-pound division in 2024โ – the frist individual national title in program and university โฃhistory.
“We are extremely excited โto be able to host super regionals here atโ Montevallo,” said Falcon โฃwrestling head coach Daniel Ownbey. “Having your national qualifier in your homeโฃ gym is a great experience. I was able to โฃexperience it โtwice in my career andโ I’mโค excitedโข for our guys to be able โto qualify for Nationals in front of a homeโ crowd.”
Ownbey expressedโค hope that the event will โขshowcase Montevallo’s ability โto host future tournaments. “It’s also a great chance for fans of wrestling to see some โฃhigh-quality competition and see kids achieveโ their goals of making theโ national tournament. I hope to have an โฃexcited crowd and โขa good atmosphere for the wrestlersโ so we โคcan continue to host this tournament.”
montevallo athletics officials stated that furtherโ details regardingโข theโข super โregional will be released at a later date.
