ERIE, Pa. - The eighth-ranked Gannon wrestling team travels to Ashland (Ohio) for a tri-meet Saturday, February 6. The Golden Knights square off with East Stroudsburg at 10 a.m. and then the host AU at noon. 

GU is ranked eighth in the latest NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association Top 20 poll. Gannon (5-3) stands fourth in the East regional rankings. 

Frank McGrath (Hammonton, N.J./St. Augustine Prep) is fifth in the individual rankings for the heavyweight division. Corey Bowers (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) ranks fifth in the 133-pound class and Zack McKendree (Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area) is seventh as a 157-pounder. Kevin McElhaney (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) is ranked eighth in the 149-pound division. 

AU is 4-9 in dual action this season and East Stroudsburg is 8-7. ESU is among others receiving votes in the NWCA Top 20 poll and ranks seventh in the East region. Stroudsburg's Ken Monarque is tabbed fourth in the 174-pound individual rankings for the East. Gannon beat Ashland 25-9 last season, as McElhaney and McGrath each won matches for the Knights.