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Past adversity helps Kent State’s Andrew McNally cope with NCAA cancellation

UNIONTOWN - The news that ended Andrew McNally's junior season wrestling at Kent State University didn't come as a surprise. That didn't mean he wasn't disappointed, either.

McNally had earned his second consecutive bid to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. It was the second consecutive year both he and his former Lake High School and Eastern Michigan University teammate Zac Carson, now at Ohio University, had qualified for the tournament.

However, on March 12, the NCAA announced the tournament would be canceled due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Thus McNally, Carson and the other 328 wrestlers saw their season ended in an instant.