2021-22 WVU Wrestling Guide by Joe Swan

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MANAGING EDITOR: Joe Swan EDITOR/WRITER: Matt Stainthorpe CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Michael Fragale, Mike Montoro, Tanner Cain, Joe Mitchin, Olivia Sneed CONTRIBUTORS: Lisa Ammons, Natalie Andreyev, John Antonik, Lindsay Auld, Reghan Bailey, Unique Beaver, James Knable, John Keehan, Emma Magruder, Amy Prunty CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Temi Adesokan, Big 12 Conference, Josh Gateley, William Greenblatt, Amanda Mitchell, Ben Powell, Brett Rojo , Amy Salvatore, Seth Seebaugh, WVU Athletic Communications Archives, and WVU Photo Services. DESIGN: Laura Doolittle, Provations Group, and Tyler Schiefelbein, WVU Athletics

A Championship Program �� 2 NCAA Success �� 4 NCAA Champions �� 6 All-Americans �� 7 2020-21 in Review �� 8 Big 12 Conference �� 10 Match Day in Morgantown �� 12 WVU Coliseum �� 14 WVU Wrestling Pavilion �� 16 Strength and Conditioning �� 18 In the Spotlight �� 20 Mountaineer Life �� 22 Student-Athlete Development �� 24 Campus Life �� 26 2022 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Tim Flynn �� 30 Assistant Head Coach Cliff Moore �� 34 Assistant Coach Mitchell Port �� 35 Volunteer Assistant Muhamed McBryde �� 36 Support Staff �� 36

West Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University.

2022 MOUNTAINEER PROFILES Roster �� 38 Weight-By-Weight Breakdown �� 39 Returners �� 40 Newcomers �� 52

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2022 SEASON PREVIEW 2021-22 Season Preview �� 56

2021-22 Schedule �� 58 2021-22 Quick Facts �� 58 2021 SEASON REVIEW 2020-21 Season Review �� 60 2020-21 Match-By-Match Results �� 62 2020-21 Season Stats �� 64 2020-21 Accolades �� 64 RECORD BOOK Individual Season/Career Records �� 66 Team/Individual Honors �� 67 Team/Coaches Records �� 69 SoCon/EWL/Big 12 Tournament History �� 70 NCAA Tournament History �� 71 Year-by-Year Results �� 73 Series Records �� 74 All-Time Scores �� 75 NCAA Champions �� 82 All-Americans �� 84 WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY President Dr. E. Gordon Gee �� 64 Director of Athletics Shane Lyons �� 65 Athletics Senior Staff/Head Coaches �� 66 Athletic Facilities �� 67 What to Know When Covering WVU �� 68

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A CHAMPIONSHIP

PROGRAM Few wrestling programs across the country can equate the level of success the Mountaineers have enjoyed over the years. Widely regarded as one of the most respected programs in the nation, the notoriety does not come without merit.

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SUCCESS West Virginia has earned 16 top-25 finishes at the NCAA Tournament and has produced three national champions who have combined for a total of five titles. Since 1979, 185 WVU grapplers have earned bids to the national tournament. In addition to the success at the NCAA Championships, the Mountaineers also have had 23 different wrestlers earn 32 All-America honors.

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CHAMPIONS SCOTT COLLINS

CLEARFIELD, PA. » 1991 » 142 POUNDS Ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, Scott Collins became WVU’s first national champion in 1991 after posting a stellar 40-1 record in his final year as a Mountaineer. Collins went undefeated in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action and set WVU’s then all-time consecutive win streak (23) as a senior, including five straight at the NCAA Tournament. “He started as a true freshman and competed very successfully. Every year, he was someone who was capable of placing at the national tournament and competing to be in the finals. It never happened for him. It really drew upon him to have some strength of character to not lower his goals and continue to have that dream of wanting to be a national champion.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

DEAN MORRISON

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. » 1994 » 177 POUNDS Dean Morrison entered the 1994 NCAA Championships on a seven-match win streak and finished the tournament with five straight wins to claim a national title at 177 pounds – WVU’s second-ever title in program history. Morrison, ranked No. 2 nationally, defeated three ranked opponents to make the championship match. He defeated Wyoming’s Reese Andy, 3-2, in the finals and finished the season by winning 22-of-23 matches. “Dean being an engineering major and an NCAA champion were equally as unlikely, so it was a testament really to his ability to set goals that were outside of his reach when no one believed they were possible and make them a reality.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

GREG JONES

SLICKVILLE, PA. » THREE-TIME CHAMPION 2002 » 174 POUNDS

It will long be remembered as one of the greatest accomplishments in West Virginia history. Greg Jones became just the 10th freshman since 1970 to win a national championship.

2004 » 184 POUNDS

2005 » 184 POUNDS

Greg Jones capped off one of the greatest collegiate wrestling careers in NCAA history by becoming just the 39th wrestler to win three national championships. He also became the first wrestler from the EWL to ever win the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler award.

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ALL-AMERICANS JIMMIE COX 1929

DOMINIC BLACK 1991

DEAN MORRISON 1994

IAN CHLEBOVE 1998 •’99

VERTUS JONES 1998 •’99 •’00

SAM KLINE 1999

GREG JONES 2002 •’04 •’05

BRANDON LAUER 2003

SHANE CUNAHAN 2003

MATT LEBE 2005

NOAH ADAMS 2020

KILLIAN CARDINALE 2021

Choosing to become a Mountaineer means working your hardest and pushing your body and mind to new heights as well as maximizing your potential on and off the mat. Over the storied history of WVU wrestling, 23 individuals have earned All-America honors, with seven of them earning the honor multiple times.

Jimmie Cox �� 1929 Robert Perry �� 1955 Lewis Guidi �� 1955 Mark Cagle �� 1979 Jim Akerly �� 1987 Michael Carr �� 1988 Mark Banks �� 1990, 1991 Dominic Black �� 1991 Scott Collins ��1991 Doug Taylor ��1993 Dean Morrison ��1994 John Koss ��1997

Mike Mason �� 1997, 1998 Ian “Whitey” Chlebove �� 1998, 1999 Vertus Jones ��1998, 1999, 2000 Sam Kline ��1999 Greg Jones �� 2002, 2004, 2005 Brandon Lauer �� 2003 Shane Cunanan �� 2003 Matt Lebe �� 2005 Brandon Rader �� 2006, 2007 Zeke Moisey �� 2015, 2018 Noah Adams ��2020 Killian Cardinale ��2021

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2020-21 IN

REVIEW

Fourth-year coach Tim Flynn guided the Mountaineers to their first winning season since 2013-14. WVU finished with a 7-3 record after winning four of its last five dual matches, which included a huge 14-point victory (25-11) over No. 17 Northern Colorado on Jan. 31 inside the WVU Coliseum for the Mountaineers first win against a ranked opponent since 201819. That final stretch launched the Mountaineers to No. 22 in the final Dual Meet Rankings by InterMat and FloWrestling, while they received seven votes in the NWCA Coaches Poll. The Mountaineers went on to place nineth at the Big 12 Championship and 31st at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, moving up 12 spots from placing 43rd in 2019-20. Four members of the squad qualified for the NCAA Tournament, including Redshirt juniors Killian Cardinale (125) and Noah Adams (197) and freshman Peyton Hall (165) all earning automatic bids. Redshirt freshman Ryan Sullivan (133) rounded out the group by punching his ticket to St. Louis with an at-large berth into the tournament. In his first year representing the Mountaineers, Cardinale highlighted the tournament by becoming the first wrestler to earn All-America status during Flynn’s tenure and first AllAmerican since former standout Zeke Moisey completed the requirements in the same weight class in 2018. The Bristow, Virginia, native placed seventh after defeating No. 19-seeded Eric Barnett of Wisconsin, 12-7, on the final day. Off the mat, West Virginia checked in at No. 24 out of 30 teams honored as Scholar All-American Teams for the first time since 2009, while Cardinale, Hall and Sullivan were all individually honored as NWCA Scholar All-Americans. WVU also gained 12 Academic All-Big 12 selections, doubling the most recent season-best of six set in 2020 and 2013. Of the NCAA qualifiers, Adams was named to the second team and Hall was named to the rookie team.

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CONFERENCE

Over the last seven years, the Big 12 Conference has gone through many changes to the wrestling landscape. In the summer of 2015, six schools of the Western Wrestling Conference – Air Force, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming – announced its addition to the Big 12’s wrestling competition. Two years later, the Big 12 added Fresno State and Northern Iowa to give the conference a 12-team field. It wouldn’t be any different heading into the 2021-22 season as the conference announced the addition of the University of Missouri due to Fresno State officially eliminating its wrestling program. Missouri joins legacy members Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia along with affiliate programs Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. Across multiple wrestling publications (FloWrestling, InterMat, and WIN Magazine), the Big 12 consistently lands five to six programs within the top 25 of the preseason rankings toward projecting how teams will finish at the NCAA Tournament. InterMat was the only one to produce a dual ranking that had six members on the list, including No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 13 Wyoming, No. 23 South Dakota State, and No. 25 Iowa State.

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MATCH DAY IN

MORGANTOWN Fans throughout the state and the Mountaineer Maniacs come out to cheer on the Old Gold and Blue. Mountaineer fans pack the stands to be the extra man, knowing their voice makes a difference. The atmosphere is unmatched across the country and the playing of “take me home, country roads,” ends the match by celebrating another Mountaineer victory.

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COLISEUM West Virginia wrestles its home matches inside the 14,000-seat WVU Coliseum. Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons, in conjunction with the Mountaineer Athletic Club, continues to make significant progress in the Climbing Higher Campaign with the announcement of a major leadership gift to replace the 50-year-old Coliseum seats in the summer of 2020. Along with the seats, capital funds were provided to replace the video and ribbon boards in the arena that same year.

The Coliseum floor also received a new look in the summer of 2019, in addition to more than $20 million in upgrades in 2016, becoming one of the nation’s supreme showcases for college wrestling. Whether it is during the day, when the sun shines down on the massive structure, or at night, when its golden lights make it an evening showcase, the Coliseum stands as one of the most striking facilities on the WVU campus.

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PAVILION The WVU wrestling program has long been viewed as one of the finest in the country. Now the team has a practice facility of the same caliber as its athletes. The 9,000-square-foot, $1.4 million facility completely engulfs the old practice room. The facility sports four mats, coaching offices, an aerobic room, a study center with computers, and an athletes’ lounge. Besides the practice area, the crown jewel of the complex is the players’ lounge. Built in the shape of a wrestling mat, the lounge features a big screen television for watching film, and plenty of room for relaxing between classes. A drop-down screen in the ceiling is used for studying match film before and after practices. The facility greatly adds to the already impeccable recruiting reputation the Mountaineer wrestling team possesses. Work being done on the new facility has helped bring in some of the best wrestlers from around the country. To top off the project, WVU was home to the United States Olympic Team wrestlers training for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, a feat made possible by USA Wrestling and the Sunkist Kids. Funding for the project was made possible by a benevolent gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Trust, helping the dream complex become a reality.

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STRENGTH AND

CONDITIONING WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures that all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to continue improving the fitness capabilities needed in their sports.

In addition to the Mountaineer weight room located in the Puskar Center at Mountaineer Field, weight rooms also exist in the WVU Coliseum and the WVU Shell Building. These facilities are located directly beside the WVU Wrestling Pavilion, allowing for workouts to be scheduled as needed around practices throughout the year. The wrestling facility also holds strength and conditioning equipment to use for on mat strength training and conditioning. These weight rooms also are located near the outdoor and indoor tracks, providing year-round surfaces for additional conditioning.

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PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM DISCIPLINE STRENGTH RESILIENCY TOUGHNESS

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IN THE

SPOTLIGHT Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special. Without a professional sports team in the state, folks across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics. WVU wrestling is passionate, a point of pride and a way of life.

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MOUNTAINEER

LIFE A Mountaineer’s lifestyle is first-class. Whether it’s top-ofthe-line Nike Elite resources, professional athletic training services or unlimited access to a superb nutrition bar, WVU student-athletes’ needs are always met.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE

DEVELOPMENT West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

The Mountaineer wrestling program has enjoyed great success off the mat since Tim Flynn’s appointment in 2018, with WVU earning 20 Academic All-Big 12 honors. Additionally, rising redshirt junior Noah Adams was named a Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) in 2020. Adams was the first Mountaineer since Jacob A. Smith in 2018 to earn the honor.

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CHARACTER

Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION

R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest research activity as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

ACCREDITATION

WVU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many WVU programs hold specialized accreditation.

GOVERNANCE

The WVU Board of Governors is the governing body of WVU. The Higher Education Policy Commission in West Virginia is responsible for developing, establishing, and overseeing the implementation of a public policy agenda for the state’s four-year colleges and universities. E. Gordon Gee is WVU’s 24th president.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac State College in Keyser to the technologyintensive programs at WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley offers more than 35 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. WVU Potomac State College in Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 65 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes Health Sciences campuses in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as seven farms and five forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres. The Morgantown campus has 245 buildings (11 on the National Register of Historic Places) on 1,892 acres. The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 30,855, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the secondranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

STUDENT PROFILE

Fall 2020 WVU System enrollment was 29,107: • Potomac State College – 1,193 • WVU Tech – 1,645 • Morgantown Campus – 26,269

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 Rhodes Scholars, 25 Truman Scholars, 46 Goldwater Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 6 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 28

Boren Scholars, 75 Gilman Scholars, 70 Fulbright Scholars, 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 36 Critical Language Scholars, one Schwarzman Scholar, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, and 27 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

FACULTY AND STAFF PROFILE

Excellent faculty – 19 of whom have been named Carnegie Foundation Professors of the Year – guide and mentor students. Seventy-nine percent of full-time instructional/ tenure-track faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field, while 66 percent of WVU Morgantown classes are taught by full-time instructional faculty.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Fourteen Morgantown colleges and schools offer 359 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Choose from 450-plus student organizations or participate in an active intramural program or a variety of club sports.

SERVICE AND LEARNING

The Center for Service and Learning develops and organizes service learning and volunteer opportunities for students and faculty. WVU earned the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification – joining only six percent of all universities. It is the only institution in West Virginia the foundation recognizes for its community engagement.

PARENTS CLUB

The Mountaineer Parents Club, with 20,000-plus members in dozens of local clubs, connects parents and families with the student experience.

ALUMNI

Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of over 210,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

PRIVATE SUPPORT

The WVU Foundation recorded $197.8 million in new gifts and pledges in fiscal year 2020, including 42,996 gifts from 20,609 donors. As of 2020, total Foundation assets stood at $1.82 billion, including long-term investments for the benefit of WVU and assets managed by the Foundation for other WVU-affiliated organizations.

ADMISSION AND APPLICATION TIMELINE

Undergraduate admission: Our test optional policy means that you can apply without an ACT or SAT score. However, we do encourage that students submit scores if available, and offer the option to submit after receiving a decision. WVU superscores and offers multiple options for submitting test scores. In place of test scores, emphasis will be placed on the following for test optional applicants: cumulative and core GPA, meeting academic requirements, rigor of high school curriculum, college preparatory coursework, and intended major. Students have until May 1, whether applying regular admission or test optional, to submit updated academic credentials, including test scores and transcripts, for merit eligibility. Applications are processed beginning Aug. 15 for admission the following fall. March 1 is the deadline for West Virginia residents to submit Promise Scholarship applications. WVU has a rolling admissions policy, and there is no official application deadline.

2021-22 COACHES Head Coach Tim Flynn

Assistant Head Coach Cliff Moore

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TIM FLYNN

FOURTH SEASON • PENN STATE, 1990

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Tim Flynn enters his fourth season at the helm after being named the ninth head coach of the West Virginia University wrestling program in April of 2018. Under his guidance, Flynn led the Mountaineers to a 7-3 record for their first winning season since 2014 and a 31st place finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to close out the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign. He also witnessed redshirt junior Killian Cardinale earn All-America status at 125 pounds. Cardinale is the first All-American during Flynn’s tenure and the first following former standout Zeke Moisey (2018) in the same weight class. Overall, Flynn has seen ten Mountaineers qualify for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and WVU enjoy great success off the mat as well, earning 32 Academic All-Big 12 and four NWCA Scholar All-America honors since his appointment. WVU placed 10th at the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Noah Adams’ performances highlighted the 2019-20 season, as he won the 197-pound title at the conference tournament to cap an undefeated season at 32-0. Adams, a two-time NCAA Qualifier, was the nation’s second-seeded wrestler heading into the NCAA Tournament. The 197-pound grappler earned All-America First Team honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), becoming WVU’s first All-American since 2018, and received the 2020 Harman Award, an honor given to West Virginia’s amateur athlete of the year. He also became the first wrestler in program history to be named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year and the second to be picked as a finalist for the WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy.

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Mountaineer Wrestling Additionally, Adams went 5-0 to claim the 197-pound bracket at the prestigious Southern Scuffle. For his efforts, he was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. He gained NWCA Scholar All-America status as well. In his first season guiding the Mountaineers, Flynn led the program to a four-win dual season, which included a 19-17 win over No. 20 North Dakota State at the South Beach Duals on Dec. 30, 2018. The squad would go on to finish ninth at the 2019 Big 12 Championship. WVU also produced five podium finishers at the conference tournament and sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. Four Mountaineers earned automatic bids, while one grappler received an at-large selection to punch his ticket. Adams was one of the five wrestlers to make an appearance, competing on the national stage for the first time in his career. Flynn came to West Virginia from Edinboro, where he spent 21 years building the Fighting Scots into a wrestling powerhouse. He compiled a 223-95-5 career record to become the school’s all-time winningest coach and a member of its Hall of Fame.

His accomplishments at Edinboro totaled 150 national qualifiers, 38 All-Americans, 64 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) champions and 97 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champions. He led the Fighting Scots to five top-10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament, 14 top-20 finishes and 18 top25 finishes. Flynn engineered two of the best seasons in Edinboro wrestling history, with his 201415 squad placing third at nationals – the program’s highest-ever finish – and earning four All-America honors. His 2013-14 squad recorded a fifth-place finish at the national tournament, with three All-Americans. The Fighting Scots ended the year with an 11-3 record, winning 10 of their last 11 duals, including a 17-16 win over No. 6 Pitt. He received NWCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year honors, shared InterMat Coach of the Year honors with Minnesota’s J Robinson and was selected as WIN’s Dan Gable Coach of the Year. He was the EWL Coach of the Year seven times and the PSAC Coach of the Year 13 times. Flynn also coached three national champions (John Koscheck at 174 in 2001, Gregor Gillespie at 149 in 2007 and Jarrod

King at 165 in 2009) and eight NCAA runners-up. Under the former Penn State All-American, Edinboro dominated eastern wrestling circles, winning the EWL Championships 15 times, including eight straight from 2003-10, along with 16 PSAC tournament titles in his 21 campaigns. At one point, Edinboro won 34 of 35 EWL dual matches, which included a 29-match winning streak. Before taking over the head coaching duties, Flynn was an assistant at Edinboro under legendary coach and Olympian Bruce Baumgartner from 1992-97. Flynn assisted Baumgartner to a 56-21 record, including a 14-0 dual-match mark and a sixth-place finish at the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Following three standout seasons at Vista High in Vista, California, Flynn moved east to finish his prep career at Annapolis Senior High in Annapolis, Maryland. He went on to enjoy a stellar career at Penn State, captaining the 1986-87 squad, while earning All-America honors at 134 pounds. He went 30-10-1 as a senior, winning the EWL title and finishing seventh at nationals. The Nittany Lions enjoyed one of their greatest seasons ever with an 18-1-1 record and a third-place finish at the NCAA Tournament. Flynn finished with a 105-32-2 collegiate record, still ranking among the all-time career leaders in victories at Penn State. He also won the EWL 126-pound title as a junior in 1986, finishing with a 30-7-1 mark, and qualified for nationals as a sophomore after finishing second at the EWL Championships. He was a four-time Midlands Championships place winner, a two-time Mat-Town USA champion and was an Espoir National freestyle runner-up in 1984. For all his contributions to the sport through coaching and wrestling in Pennsylvania, Flynn was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association (PWCA) Hall of Fame in October 2021. Flynn, who is currently a member of the NWCA Leadership Group, graduated from Penn State in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He later earned his master’s degree in business administration from Penn State with a concentration in finance in 1990. He and his wife, Tanya, have two children - Logan and Riley.

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CLIFF MOORE

Cliff Moore, a former NCAA champion at 141 pounds for Iowa, is in his fourth season at West Virginia University and was announced as an assistant head coach on April 17, 2018. His responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the West Virginia wrestling program, assisting with the organization of the team’s travel and coordinating community outreach work and fundraising opportunities. Moore also serves as an integral part of the recruiting process and has assisted in bringing in the No. 12-ranked recruiting class via FloWrestling for the upcoming 2020-21 season.

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WVU placed 10th at the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Noah Adams’ performances highlighted the 2019-20 season, as he won the 197-pound title at the conference tournament to cap an undefeated season at 32-0. Adams, a two-time NCAA Qualifier, was the nation’s second-seeded wrestler heading into the NCAA Tournament.

21 All-Americans for the Fighting Scots. In addition, Edinboro has won seven Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championships and 10 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles with Moore on staff.

The 197-pound grappler finished his redshirt sophomore campaign with several postseason accolades, most notably earning National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-America First Team honors, as well as becoming the program’s first Big 12 Wrestler of the Year award winner.

As a Hawkeye, Moore earned All-America status three times in addition to claiming two Big Ten titles. After competing at 133 pounds for three consecutive seasons, Moore moved up to 141 his senior year. He posted a 33-2 record after defeating Matt Murray of Nebraska in a 5-2 decision at the 2004 NCAA Tournament, ending his final season with 20 straight wins and a national title. The Dubuque, Iowa, native notched a 109-24 career record and was named the 2004 Mike Howard Award winner, an honor given to Iowa’s most valuable wrestler.

In Moore’s first season in Morgantown, he helped five Mountaineers qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, marking the first time since 2014 that five grapplers earned themselves a spot at nationals. As a team, West Virginia earned four dual-match wins and placed ninth at the 2019 Big 12 Championship. Moore previously spent 12 seasons at Edinboro, helping coach Tim Flynn build the Fighting Scots into a wrestling powerhouse. His specialty is with the lighter weight classes, as he helped produce two NCAA champions, seven NCAA finalists and

Prior to Edinboro, Moore spent two years with the Iowa wrestling program. After serving as the strength and conditioning coach during the 2004-05 season, he became an administrative assistant in his second year at his alma mater.

After redshirting his freshman year, Moore notched a 17-3 record at 133 pounds. He then took over as the starter during the 2001-02 season, eventually earning All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at nationals. Moore ended the year with a 28-10 record, also placing fifth at the 2002 Big Ten Championships. He gained another sixth-place finish at the 2003 NCAA Championships, earning backto-back All-America honors at 133 pounds. Moore ended his junior season with a 31-9 record, capturing his first Big Ten title with a 3-1 win over Minnesota’s Ryan Lewis in sudden victory. He was named the 2003 John and Dorothy Sill Award winner, an honor given to Iowa’s most dedicated wrestler. Additionally, Moore has been inducted into a pair of Hall of Fames: the Iowa High School Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Hempstead High School Hall of Fame. Moore, a member of the 2006 USA Freestyle National Team, graduated from Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2004. He later received his master’s in educational leadership from Edinboro in 2011. Moore has two sons, Carver and Maddox.

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ASSISTANT COACH FOURTH SEASON EDINBORO 2015

2019-20 season, as he won the 197-pound title at the conference tournament to cap an undefeated season at 32-0. Adams, a two-time NCAA Qualifier, was the nation’s second-seeded wrestler heading into the NCAA Tournament. The 197-pound grappler finished his redshirt sophomore campaign with several postseason accolades, most notably earning National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-America First Team honors, as well as becoming the program’s first Big 12 Wrestler of the Year award winner.

Two-time NCAA finalist Mitchell Port is in his fourth season at West Virginia University and was announced as an assistant coach on April 17, 2018. WVU placed 10th at the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Noah Adams’ performances highlighted the

In Port’s first season in Morgantown, he helped five Mountaineers qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, marking the first time since 2014 that five grapplers earned themselves a spot at nationals. As a team, West Virginia earned four dual-match wins and placed ninth at the 2019 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. Port previously served as an assistant at Edinboro and played an integral part in the Fighting Scots’ success over three seasons, assisting with the production of 12 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) champions, 14 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) champions, 19 NCAA Qualifiers and one NCAA All-American. Port also helped the team to back-to-back PSAC Championships (2016-17), as well as a first-place finish at the 2017 EWL Championships. A three-time All-American for Edinboro, Port concluded his wrestling career with a 132-17 record at 141 pounds, finishing as an NCAA finalist as a sophomore and senior and taking home third place as a junior. Port’s runner-up finish in 2015 helped Tim Flynn’s Fighting Scots to their highest-ever finish at nationals, placing third, with a record-tying four wrestlers earning All-America honors. Port’s senior leadership also garnered him WrestlingReport.com’s Pennsylvania Collegiate Wrestler of the Year accolades. The Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, native became a three-time All-American after reaching the NCAA finals for the second time in three

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years. Seeded second at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Port won his first four matches, including a 9-4 decision over No. 7-seed Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers in the quarterfinals and a 14-2 major decision over No. 11-seed Chris Mecate of Old Dominion in the semifinals. Port then dropped an 11-5 decision to top-seeded, four-time national champion Logan Stieber of Ohio State in the finals. Port capped his senior campaign with a 36-2 record, posting 13 falls, two tech falls and nine major decisions. He won his fourth straight PSAC title, along with a third EWL crown, and picked up his second Midlands Championships title. After redshirting his freshman year, Port enjoyed an outstanding first season as the starter at 141 pounds (2011-12). He ended the year with a 30-10 record, reaching the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships. He also finished second at the EWL Championships and won his first PSAC crown. Port’s second trip to nationals resulted in a run to the title match after a 7-6 upset over top-seeded Hunter Stieber of Ohio State in the semifinals. However, Port suffered a 4-3 setback to No. 2-seed Kendric Maple of Oklahoma in the 141-pound championship match. He ended his redshirt sophomore season with a 34-4 record and was named the EWL and PSAC Wrestler of the Year. He also won his first EWL crown and second PSAC title. In 2013-14, Port became a two-time All-American with a third-place finish at 141 pounds. He ended the year with a 32-1 record, notching 13 falls. He claimed his second EWL and third PSAC title, earning EWL Wrestler of the Year honors for the second time. He also won his first Midlands Championships crown. Port graduated from Edinboro in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in individualized studies. In addition, Port was inducted into the Bellefonte High School Wrestling Hall of Fame on Jan. 10, 2017. He is the winningest wrestler in Red Raider history with 156 career victories.

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MUHAMED MCBRYDE

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT FIRST SEASON IOWA 2004

A native of Buffalo, New York, Muhamed McBryde enters his first season as the volunteer assistant for the Mountaineer wrestling program.

Hungary. McBryde made the most of the opportunity earning a spot in the bronze medal bout before ultimately finishing in fifth place.

McBryde wrestled collegiately in his hometown at the University of Buffalo, where he was a two-year starter for the Bulls. Upon graduation, he joined the Buffalo coaching staff as the volunteer assistant and began training freestyle full-time.

McBryde comes to Morgantown from the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where he was the main training partner for two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox.

In the summer of 2017, McBryde won the United States U23 World Team Trials, earning the right to represent the U.S. at the U23 World Championships in Budapest,

Back in September, he competed at the World Team Trials at 79kg and will continue to compete domestically and internationally while coaching the Mountaineers.

SUPPORT STAFF

Kelly Kessler Athletic Trainer

Greg Featherston Sport Administrator/Associate Athletics Director/Governance & Compliance

Kyle Bratke Director of Operations

Zach Eckert Assistant Athletics Director/ Facilities and Operations

Tanner Kolb Associate Director of Strength & Conditioning for Olympic Sports

Gabrielle Lathrop Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development

Conor McNamara Equipment Manager

Noah Smith Assistant Director of Athletics Marketing

Matthew Stainthorpe Communications Specialist

2021-22 MOUNTAINEER PROFILES

Roster 38 Weight-By-Weight Breakdown

Returners 40 Newcomers 52

Mountaineer Profiles

2021-22

ROSTER NAME

WT.

CLASS

CITY

HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Jack Blumer Jeffrey Boyd Blake Boyers Jace Bradbury Killian Cardinale Anthony Carman Anthony Cicciarelli Anthony D’Alesio Patrick Daum Michael Dolan Caleb Dowling Colton Drousias Peyton Hall Walker Heard Alex Hornfeck Trey Johnson Scott Joll Tristan Kemp Garett Lautzenheiser Harrison Levans Jackson Moomau Kyle Myers Tucker Nadeau Caleb Rea Davin Rhoads Brayden Roberts Dennis Robin Jace Schafer Lucas Seibert Andrew Sharer Jordan Titus Nathan Wickersham Michael Wolfgram

165 149 141 197 125 184 174 184 165 133 157 125 165 157 157 149 174 HWT 133 HWT 197 174 174 141 133 149 174 125 133 174 133 197 HWT

So. r-So. Fr. So. r-Sr. r-So. 5th So. r-So. Fr. So. So. So. r-So. r-Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. r-So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. r-So.

Leechburg, Pa. Erie, Pa. Fairmont, W.Va. Summit Point, W.Va. Bristow, Va. Glen Dale, W.Va. Brownsburg, Ind. Canfield, Ohio Yorkville, Ill. Martinsburg, W.Va. Port Royal, Pa. Cedar Lake, Ind. Chester, W.Va. Marysville, Ohio Mars, Pa. Charlotte, N.C. Belle Vernon, Pa. Oakham, Mass. Louisville, Ohio Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Maysville, W.Va. Bellefonte, Pa. Bigfork, Mont. Weirton, W.Va. Louisville, Ohio Parkersburg, W.Va. Arlington, N.Y. Walworth, N.Y. Westerville, Ohio Penns Valley, Pa. Center Moriches, N.Y. Tamaqua, Pa. York, Pa.

Kiski Area HS McDowell Senior HS East Fairmont HS Washington HS Brentsville District HS/Old Dominion John Marshall HS Brownsburg HS/Wabash College Canfield HS Marmion Academy Spring Mills HS Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy Mount Carmel HS Oak Glen HS Marysville HS Mars Area HS East Mecklenburg HS Belle Vernon Area HS Quabbin Regional HS Louisville HS Germantown Academy Petersburg HS Bellefonte Area HS Flathead HS Weir HS Louisville HS Parkersburg South HS Arlington HS Palmyra-Macedon HS Westerville North HS Penns Valley HS Center Moriches HS Tamaqua Area HS Central York HS

Head Coach: Tim Flynn, Fourth Season (Penn State, 1990) Assistant Head Coach: Cliff Moore, Fourth Season (Iowa, 2004) Assistant Coach: Mitchell Port, Fourth Season (Edinboro, 2015) Volunteer Assistant: Muhamed McBryde, First Season (Buffalo, 2019)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:

Killian Cardinale �� card-in-NELL Anthony Cicciarelli ��SIS-are-relli Anthony D’Alesio ��da-LESS-ee-oh Colton Drousias ��DREW-see-iss Jackson Moomau �� MOO-maw

Tucker Nadeau �� NAY-dew Caleb Rea ��ray Lucas Seibert �� SEE-bert Nathan Wickersham �� Wicker-sham

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WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT

BREAKDOWN BY STATE:

BY WEIGHT:

Illinois ��1 Indiana ��2 Massachusetts ��1 Montana ��1 New York ��3 North Carolina ��1 Ohio ��5 Pennsylvania ��10 Virginia ��1 West Virginia ��8

125 ��Killian Cardinale Colton Drousias Jace Schafer 133 ��Michael Dolan Garett Lautzenheiser Davin Rhoads Lucas Seibert Jordan Titus 141 �� Blake Boyers Caleb Rea 149 �� Jeffrey Boyd Trey Johnson Brayden Roberts 157 �� Caleb Dowling Walker Heard Alex Hornfeck 165 ��Jack Blumer Patrick Daum Peyton Hall

BY CLASS: Freshman ��10 Sophomore ��9 Redshirt Sophomore ��6 Junior ��1 Redshirt Junior ��1 Senior ��4 Redshirt Senior ��1 Fifth-year Senior ��1

174 ��Anthony Cicciarelli Scott Joll Kyler Myers Tucker Nadeau Dennis Robin Andrew Sharer 184 �� Anthony Carman Anthony D’Alesio 197 �� Jace Bradbury Jackson Moomau Nathan Wickersham HWT �� Tristan Kemp Harrison Levans Michael Wolfgram

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2021-22

RETURNERS KILLIAN

CARDINALE r-Sr. | 125 | 5-4 Bristow, Va. Brentsville District HS Old Dominion

2020-21 (R-JR.) » NCAA All-American » NWCA Scholar All-American » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)

» NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds » Placed seventh at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships » Took third at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship » Led the team with a 17-6 record, including eight wins over ranked opponents » Went 9-2 in his first year against Big 12 competition » Recorded two 9-1 major decisions, with the first coming against Cleveland State’s Jake Manley (Jan. 23) and the second coming against Fresno State’s Anthony Molton at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship (March 6) » WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (March 22) » Closed out the season ranked in the top 20 of several wrestling publications » Entered his first season at WVU after spending three seasons at Old Dominion

2019-20 (R-SO.) – AT OLD DOMINION » Mid-American Conference (MAC) All-Academic Team » NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds » National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I All-America Honorable Mention » Finished the season ranked in the top 15 of several wrestling publications » Advanced to the 2020 MAC Championship finals in the 125-pound weight bracket » Led the team in wins with a 25-9 record, including six victories over ranked opponents » Was twice named MAC Wrestler of the Week

2018-19 (R-FR.) – AT OLD DOMINION » MAC All-Academic Team » Competed at 133 pounds for most of the season, posting a 12-18 overall record » Recorded four wins by decision, one major decision, three tech. falls and one pin

2017-18 (FR.) – AT OLD DOMINION » Redshirted and wrestled unattached at 125 pounds in open tournaments » Ended the year with an 18-10 mark » Met eventual 2018 NCAA National Champion Spencer Lee of Iowa at Midlands Prep » Recorded 160+ wins at Brentsville District High » Three-time Virginia state finalist (2015-17) » Two-time state champion (2015 and 2017) » Fargo All-American

PERSONAL » Son of Joshua Cardinale and Jennifer Preston » Father wrestled at George Mason » Mother was a three-year member of the Patriots softball team » Birthday is Dec. 7 » Has two brothers » Majoring in communication science and disorders » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll KILLIAN CARDINALE

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JACKSON MOOMAU

JACKSON

MOOMAU Sr. | 197 | 5-11 Maysville, W.Va. Petersburg HS

2020-21 (JR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Notched four wins at 184 pounds, including one major decision and one forfeit » Won his first match of the year over Ohio’s Carson Brewer by a 3-1 decision in overtime (Jan. 10) » Defeated Oklahoma State’s Christian McCutcheon by a 10-0 major decision at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)

2019-20 (SO.) » Notched eight wins, including four in dual action, a 184 pounds » Registered a pair of bonus victories at the Southeast Open to start the season, claiming a 16-0 tech. fall over VMI’s Colby Tennyson and pinning VMI’s Andrew Allgood in 2:56 (Nov. 3) » Topped Oregon State’s Jackson McKinney in a 3-2 decision at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9) » Recorded a 5-3 decision over Buffalo’s Pete Acciardi (Dec. 8)

» Earned a trio of wins at the Mountaineer Quad, besting VMI’s Max Gallahan in a 3-1 decision in sudden victory, Hofstra’s Charles Small in a 3-2 decision and Edinboro’s Cody Mulligan in a 3-2 decision (Dec. 22) » Participated at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, scoring a 2-1 overtime victory over Appalachian State’s Julian Gorring (Jan. 1-2) » Competed in the 184-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship (March 7-8)

2018-19 (FR.) » Registered a trio of victories, including one major decision, at 184 pounds » Appeared in 12 dual matches » Tallied a 3-2 record in his respective weight bracket at the Hokie Open, most notably topping The Citadel’s Houston Tywater in a 16-0 tech. fall victory (Nov. 4) » Competed at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 11)

PREP » Became the first-ever wrestler at Petersburg High to capture back-to-back state titles (2017-18) » 2015 NHSCA All-American » 2018 FloNationals All-American

PERSONAL » Son of Eric Moomau and Jaime Harper » Birthday is Feb. 29 » Has two brothers » Majoring in energy land management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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TUCKER

CALEB

NADEAU

REA

Sr. | 174 | 5-8 Bigfork, Mont. Flathead HS

2020-21 (JR.)

» Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)

2019-20 (SO.)

» Registered six wins at 174 pounds » Opened the season at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9) » Earned a spot in the starting lineup at Northern Colorado (Nov. 16) » Competed as an unattached wrestler in five open tournaments » Posted a 15-0 tech. fall victory over American’s Connor Bourne at the Patriots Open (Dec. 7) » Pinned Garrett College’s Garrett Beaulieu in 5:00 and defeated Rider’s Corey Connolly in an 8-6 decision in sudden victory at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Jan. 11) » Notched a win by decision at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1) » Picked up a pair of victories at the Mat-Town Open II (Feb. 23)

2018-19 (FR.)

» Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Earned 10 wins, including a pair of major decisions and one tech. fall, at 165 pounds » Scored a pair of bonus victories at the Hokie Open, topping unattached wrestler Kristian Scott in a 14-4 major decision and pinning Limestone’s Leonardo Flores in 6:47 (Nov. 4) » Advanced to the quarterfinals at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open, picking up a 12-3 major decision over Urbana’s Dylan Knotts and a 6-4 decision in sudden victory over John Carroll’s Christian DeDi (Nov. 11) » Topped Limestone’s Parker Grizzle in a 10-3 decision at the Wolfpack Open (Nov. 18) » Defeated Virginia Tech’s Jordan Florence in an 8-7 decision at the Patriots Open (Dec. 9) » Bested Harvard’s Josh Kim in a 6-4 decision at the F&M Open (Jan. 5) » Went 3-2 at the JCU Open and placed fourth, earning wins over John Carroll’s Aidan Whitis, John Carroll Luke McKeon and Norte Dame of Ohio’s Jack Rogan (Feb. 10) » Competed in the 184-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship

PREP

» Finished with a 138-40 record at Flathead High » Was a two-time team captain and four-time state qualifier » Earned a 48-0 record his senior year, winning the 182-pound Class AA State Championship and leading the Braves to their second consecutive team title » Placed fifth in 2016 and third in 2017 at the Montana state championships » Voted the team’s ‘Hardest Worker’ as a junior » NHSCA All-American Honorable Mention » Also competed on the football and rugby teams at Flathead High » Was a National Merit Scholar, scoring a 35 out of 36 on the ACT

PERSONAL

» Son of Marc and Christa Nadeau » Birthday is May 19 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in Spanish and English » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Sr. | 141 | 5-7 Weirton, W.Va. Weir HS

2020-21 (JR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Competed in five matches throughout the season while being ranked in The Open Mat’s top-33 poll

2019-20 (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team » Notched a 17-15 mark at 141 pounds » Earned 11 tournament wins and six dual victories » Registered five wins by fall, three major decisions and one tech. fall » Posted a 4-0 record, including a trio of bonus victories, to win the 141-pound division title at the Southeast Open (Nov. 3) » Finished with a 4-1 mark to place third in his respective weight class at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9) » Went 2-1 at the Mountaineer Quad, claiming a 7-0 decision over VMI’s Noah Ruolo and a 17-1 tech. fall victory over Hofstra’s Vinny Vespa (Dec. 22) » Competed at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, defeating Appalachian State’s Anthony Brito in an 11-4 decision (Jan. 1-2) » Pinned No. 4 Dom Demas of Oklahoma in 2:58 for his first win over a top-five opponent (Jan. 19) » Earned a 2-1 overtime victory over South Dakota State’s Clay Carlson (Feb. 7) » Posted an 11-1 major decision over Trevor Jefferies in WVU’s 17-16 win over Wyoming at University High (Feb. 22) » Pinned Utah Valley’s Kainalu Estrella in 6:10 in the Mountaineers’ regular season finale (Feb. 23) » Placed seventh in the 141-pound pool at the 2020 Big 12 Championship (March 7-8) » Southeast Open Champion (Nov. 3)

2018-19 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Notched a 19-17 record, tying for second on the team in wins » Registered four tech. falls, four major decisions and a pair of pins » Appeared in six dual matches » Wrestled unattached in four open tournaments » Started the season with a 4-2 mark in the 133-pound pool at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) » Went 4-0 in the 133-pound weight bracket at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, posting a trio of tech. fall victories en route to the tournament title (Nov. 11) » Pinned Northern Iowa’s Jacob Schipper in 6:43 for his first career dual victory (Nov. 18) » Earned a fifth-place finish in the 141-pound division at the F&M Open (Jan. 5) » Registered a trio of wins at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2) » Posted a 10-1 major decision over Harvard’s Tucker Ribman at the National Collegiate Open (March 2) » Placed sixth in the 141-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship, narrowly missing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament (March 9-10)

WVUSPORTS.COM PREP » Was a four-time West Virginia state placer, finishing third twice (2015-16) before winning his first state title as a junior (2017) » Earned an OVAC conference title his senior year and was the runner-up at the 2018 state tournament » Three-time regional champion » Posted a fifth-place finish at the 2018 FloNationals » Also was a three-year letterwinner and a senior captain on the Weir High football team

PERSONAL » Son of Terry and Crystal Rea » Birthday is Feb. 17 » Has one brother » Father played football at Muskingum » Majoring in criminology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

LUCAS

SEIBERT

Sr. | 133 | 5-7 Westerville, Ohio Westerville North HS

2020-21 (JR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Wrestled in one match at the Mountaineer Quad to start the season (Jan. 10)

2019-20 (SO.) » Team’s Mountain Man award winner » Registered eight wins, including two in dual action, at 133 pounds » Posted a 4-1 mark in his respective weight bracket at the Southeast Open to earn a fifth-place finish (Nov. 3) » Also competed at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9), as well as the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) » Went 2-1 at the Mountaineer Quad, topping VMI’s Cliff Conway III in a 13-6 decision and Hofstra’s Garrett Lambert in a 9-5 decision (Dec. 22) » Placed eighth in the 133-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship, narrowly missing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament (March 7-8)

» AAU All-American » Two-time freestyle Greco state placer

PERSONAL » Son of Ed and Amy Seibert » Birthday is March 9 » Has two brothers » Majoring in sport and exercise psychology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Juniors (2)

ALEX

HORNFECK r-Jr. | 157 | 6-0 Mars, Pa. Mars Area HS

2020-21 (R-SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Finished sixth at the Big 12 Championship » Earned a berth into the Round of 16 at the Big 12 Championship » Posted an 7-9 record at 157 pounds, including two major decisions » Tallied a 2-1 record to begin the season, including a 11-1 major decision over Kent State’s Ian Senz » Captured a 6-1 decision over Brody Lamb in the team’s victory over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31) » Registered a 11-2 major decision against Oklahoma State’s Daniel Manibog at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14) » Defeated Utah Valley’s Danny Snediker via a 15-0 tech. fall (March 6)

2019-20 (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Team’s Rookie of the Year » Team’s Iron Mountaineer award winner » Posted an 18-16 record at 157 pounds, going 8-8 in dual action

2018-19 (FR.) » Ended the year with a 9-7 record at 133 pounds » Registered a trio of pins and one major decision » Competed in four open tournaments and made his dual debut at Pitt (Dec. 15) » Picked up a pair of wins by decision at the Clarion Open to start the season (Nov. 3) » Topped Indianapolis’ Tylan Tucker to place fifth at the NUWAY College Open (Jan. 4) » Went 2-1 at the JCU Open and placed second (Feb. 10)

PREP » Finished with a 118-23 record and was a two-time team captain at Westerville High » Was a 2018 state qualifier » Four-time district qualifier, placing three times (2016-18) » Two-time first team all-conference (2017-18)

ALEX HORNFECK

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Mountaineer Profiles » Earned eight major decisions, two tech. falls and one pin » Opened the season with a second-place finish in his respective weight bracket at the Southeast Open, picking up a 15-0 tech. fall victory over Appalachian State’s Giuseppi Insera, an 8-0 major decision over VMI’s Will Lawrence, a 10-0 major decision over teammate Walker Heard and a 10-2 major decision over unattached wrestler Tony Negron (Nov. 3) » Went 2-2 in his division at the Mountaineer Invite, earning wins over GardnerWebb’s Taylor Parks and Duke’s Eric Carter, and finished fourth (Nov. 9) » Defeated Jimmy Fate in a 5-2 decision at Northern Colorado (Nov. 16) » Registered a trio of wins at the Mountaineer Quad, topping VMI’s Will Lawrence in a 9-0 major decision, Hofstra’s Holden Heller in a 5-0 decision and Edinboro’s Peter Pappas in a 7-2 decision (Dec. 22) » Notched two wins at the prestigious Southern Scuffle with a 7-5 decision over Campbell’s Ben Barton and an 18-0 tech. fall victory over teammate Hunter Jones (Jan. 1-2) » Bested Northern Iowa’s Paden Moore in a 7-3 decision (Feb. 14) » Earned a 6-4 win in sudden victory over Iowa State’s Grant Stotts (Feb. 15) » Helped WVU defeat Wyoming with a 9-1 major decision over No. 33 Dewey Krueger, his first win over a ranked opponent (Feb. 22) » Posted a 4-1 victory over Utah Valley’s Jed Loveless (Feb. 23) » Placed eighth in the 157-pound pool at the 2020 Big 12 Championship with wins over Air Force’s Trey Brisker and Utah Valley’s Jed Loveless (March 7-8)

2018-19 (FR.) » Redshirtewd and wrestled unattached in six open tournaments at 149 pounds » Posted a 19-9 overall record, racking up six major decisions, three tech. falls and one pin » Opened the season with wins over Gardner-Webb’s Taylor Parks and Kent State’s Hunter Yackee at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) » Scored a 17-2 tech. fall victory over Pitt’s Will Kaldes, a 12-1 major decision over Columbia’s Riley Jacops and a 6-5 decision over Lock Haven’s Brock Port at the Mat Town Open I (Nov. 25) » Went 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open, picking up wins over Michigan’s Nick Lombard, Kent State’s Kody Komara and Finger Lakes Prep’s Tanner Cook (Dec. 15) » Registered a 2-2 record at the F&M Open, defeating Navy’s Chris Hisey in a 7-3 decision and Pitt’s Dallas Bulsak in a 5-2 decision (Jan. 5) » Posted a 6-1 mark, including four bonus victories, at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2) » Went 3-1 at the Mat Town Open II, earning wins over Lock Haven’s Jonathan Ross, unattached wrestler Daniel Colse and Cornell’s Jonathan Furnas (Feb. 24)

PREP

SCOTT

JOLL

Jr. | 174 | 5-10 Belle Vernon, Pa. Belle Vernon Area HS

2020-21 (SO.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Advanced to the round of 16 at the Big 12 Championship » Registered seven victories at 174 pounds, posting a duo of major decisions and a single pin » Opened the season with a 2-1 record, including an 11-2 major decision over Ohio’s Logan Stanley (Jan. 10) » Pulled out a 12-11 decision in overtime against Cleveland State’s Anthony Rice (Jan. 23) » Earned a 13-6 decision over Missouri’s Ellis Pfleger at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)

2019-20 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Registered 11 victories at 174 pounds, posting a trio of pins, two tech. falls and two major decisions » Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Southeast Open, recording five bonus victories in the process (Nov. 3) » Went 2-2 at the Mountaineer Invite and placed fourth with wins over Appalachian State’s Thomas Flitz and Duke’s Mason Eaglin (Nov. 9) » Made his dual debut at No. 24 Army (Nov. 24) » Competed at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, topping Campbell’s Trent Knight in an 18-1 tech. fall victory (Jan. 1-2) » Bested South Dakota State’s Cade King in an 8-1 battle (Feb. 7) » Helped WVU earn the team victory over Wyoming with a 9-7 upset win over No. 12 Hayden Hastings, his first over a ranked opponent (Feb. 22) » Competed in the 174-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship (March 7-8)

PREP » Earned a career record of 117-31 in four years at Belle Vernon Area High » Two-time Pennsylvania state placer

» Was a four-year starter and two-time team captain at Mars Area High » Finished with a 127-21 record, becoming the first wrestler in program history to capture 100 wins » Qualified for three PIAA Class 3A State Championships, earning an eighth-place finish as a senior » Two-time WPIAL sectional champion (2017-18) » Was the 2015 Freshman of the Year at Mars Area HS » Earned MVP recognition at Mars Area High twice (2017-18) » Placed third at the 2014 PAWF Cadet Freestyle Tournament

PERSONAL » Son of William and Kristen Hornfeck » Birthday is Dec. 5 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in civil engineering » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll SCOTT JOLL

WVUSPORTS.COM » Went 37-8 as a senior, recording 25 pins, and placed third in the 182-pound division at the 2019 PIAA AAA State Championships » Finished his junior season with a 42-5 record and finished fifth in the 170-pound pool at the 2018 PIAA AAA State Championships » Claimed a silver medal at the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA Championships at 182 pounds » 2018 WPIAL AAA Champion at 170 pounds » Two-time Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association (WCCA) Tournament champion (2018-19) » 2016 sectional champion; also placed second a trio of times (2017-19) » NHSCA Sophomore All-American » FloNationals All-American

PERSONAL » Son of Scott and Krista Joll » Birthday is April 23 » Has one sister » Majoring in sport management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll » Sophomores (15)

JEFFREY

BOYD

r-So. | 149 | 5-8 Erie, Pa. McDowell Senior HS

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Registered a 7-9 overall record, including six decisions and one pin at 141 pounds » Outlasted No. 24 Chris Sandoval for a 7-1 decision and his first victory over a ranked opponent in WVU’s 36-3 win over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31) » Pinned Missouri’s Ethan Turner in 4:15 at the Cowboy Challenge for the fourth fastest pin on the team (Feb. 14) » Picked up a win in the round of 16 at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship by defeating Air Force’s Lenny Petersen, 5-4 (March 6)

JEFFREY BOYD

» Ended the year with a 4-2 record, including two wins by fall, at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

PREP » Three-time team captain at Erie McDowell Senior High (2017-19) » Capped his high school career with a 99-22 record » Was a four-time Pennsylvania state qualifier, winning the 132-pound title at the 2018 PIAA Class 3A State Championships as a junior » Registered 13 pins and went 36-2 en route to a state title

2018 REGIONAL CHAMPION » Three-time district champion (2016 and 2018-19) » Two-time all-district honoree (2018-19) » Two-time NHSCA All-American (2017-18)

PERSONAL » Son of Tom and Christine Boyd » Birthday is Jan. 5 » Has one brother and one sister » Father wrestled at Gannon, and his mother played volleyball at Gannon » Majoring in health and well-being » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JACK

BLUMER

2019-20 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in six tournaments at 141 pounds » Posted a 22-8 record, including four pins, two tech. falls and two major decisions » Opened the season with a trio of wins at the Clarion Open, earning an 18-3 tech. fall victory over Kent State’s Raphael Rodriguex, a 4-0 decision over Bloomsburg’s Marlon Argueta Diaz and a 6-2 decision over Clarion’s Roshaun Cooley (Nov. 3) » Went 5-1 at the Findlay Open and placed third (Nov. 16) » Claimed a fourth-place finish at the Storm Open, besting Cleveland State’s Jack Gorman in a 7-5 decision and Mercyhurst’s Alexis Soriano in a 4-2 decision (Nov. 24) » Picked up a pair of major decisions and one pin en route to a runner-up finish at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 14) » Registered a 4-1 mark at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Jan. 11)

So. | 165 | 6-0 Leechburg, Pa. Kiski Area HS

2020-21 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Picked up his first collegiate win with a 12-7 decision over No. 17 Northern Colorado’s Jordan Robison (Jan. 31)

PREP » Notched 150 wins at Kiski Area High » Surpassed 100 career pins to break the school record

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PERSONAL » Son of Joe and Lorie Blumer » Mother played softball at Slippery Rock » Birthday is July 10 » Has one brother, Joey, who is a junior on Penn State’s wrestling team » Majoring in business » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

JACE

BRADBURY So. | 197 | 6-0 Summit Point, W.Va. Washington HS

2020-21 (FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Wrestled one match » Made his debut against Virginia Tech’s Stan Smeltzer at 197 pounds (Jan. 10)

PREP » Capped his high school career with a 108-23 record » Four-time West Virginia state qualifier and threetime state medalist (2017-18 and 2020) » Won the 195-pound state title his senior year (2020) » Earned the 2020 Co-Wrestler of the Year award, announced by The Journal » Placed fifth in the 182-pound bracket at the 2018 state tournament » Claimed fourth place at the 2017 state tournament, wrestling at 170 pounds » Three-time regional champion (2017-18 and 2020) » Three-time conference champion (2017-18 and 2020)

PERSONAL » Son of Ronald and Michelle Bradbury » Birthday is Feb. 13 » Has two brothers and one sister » Majoring in criminology

ANTHONY

CARMAN r-So. | 184 | 5-11 Glen Dale, W.Va. John Marshall HS

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Placed eighth at the Big 12 Championship in the 184-pound weight class

ANTHONY CARMAN

» Registered a 7-7 record, including two pins, two major decisions, and one tech. fall » Earned a 7-6 decision over No. 31-ranked Darrien Roberts of Oklahoma (Jan. 17) » Pinned Air Force’s Brock Jennings in 6:40 at the final dual match of the season (Feb. 7) » Went 2-1 against a pair of Oklahoma State wrestlers at the Cowboy Challenge, scoring a tech. fall over JaQuan Jackson and a major decision over Daniel Jezik (Feb. 14)

2019-20 (FR.) » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in a trio of tournaments at 184 pounds » Registered a 7-5 record, including a trio of pins » Pinned Gardner-Webb’s Christian Salter in 2:31 at the Southeast Open (Nov. 3) » Went 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open and placed fourth, picking up a 3-2 decision over Kent State’s Shane Mast, a 4-3 decision over Buffalo’s Lars Schaefle and a win by fall (5:34) over Kent State’s Tyler Bates (Dec. 14) » Earned a trio of victories at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open, scoring decision wins over Princeton’s Kendall Elfstrum (6-4) and Army’s Jed Smith (5-4) and pinning American International’s Isaiah Collins in 3:59 (Jan. 11)

PREP » Posted a 156-25 record, including a 43-3 mark his senior year, at John Marshall High » Three-time West Virginia state placer (2016 and 2018-19) » Won the 182-pound division title at the 2019 West Virginia Class AAA State Championships; also placed second in 2018 and fourth in 2016 » Was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2019 state tournament » 2019 OVAC Winter Sport Athlete of the Year

WVUSPORTS.COM » Two-time OVAC Champion and WVSSAC AAA Region I Champion (2018-19) » Earned a runner-up finish at the 2017 conference tournament » Received all-state honors twice (2018-19) » Garnered all-conference accolades a trio of times (2017-19) » Two-time Elks Athlete of the Month (March 2018 and 2019) » NHSCA All-American » Also was a three-year letterwinner as a member of the boys’ soccer team, earning all-conference recognition his senior year » West Virginia Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL » Son of Mike and Allison Carman » Birthday is Oct. 11 » Has three brothers and two sisters » Majoring in pre-sport management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

ANTHONY

D’ALESIO So. | 184 | 6-0 Canfield, Ohio Canfield HS

2020-21 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Scholar All-American team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Made debut at the Cowboy Challenge in the 174-pound weight class (Feb. 14)

PREP » Was a top-85 recruit out of Canfield High » Capped his high school career with a 123-17 record, including a 22-1 mark his senior year » Four-time Ohio state qualifier and three-time state placer (2017-19) » Won the 182-pound bracket en route to a state title at the 2019 Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division II State Championships » Placed third as a sophomore (2018) and fourth as a freshman (2017) at the Ohio state tournament » Three-time district champion (2018-20) » Two-time Eastern Ohio Wrestling League (EOWL) champion (2019-20) » Two-time Ironman place winner, finishing fourth in 2018 and sixth in 2019 » Four-time all-state, all-district and all-league honoree » Was twice named the team’s Most Valuable Wrestler » Also played on Canfield High’s football team, earning all-league honors three times (2018-20)

PATRICK

DAUM

r-So. | 165 | 5-10 Yorkville, Ill. Marmion Academy

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Scholar All-American team member (WVU: first time since 2009)

2019-20 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in a trio of tournaments at 165 pounds » Ended the year with a 6-6 mark, claiming two major decisions and one pin » Earned a trio of wins and placed sixth at the Storm Open (Nov. 24) » Posted a 14-5 major decision over Ohio’s Shawn Mondello and pinned Akron’s Caiden Fetterman in 2:01 at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 14) » Claimed a 5-4 decision over Notre Dame of Ohio’s Jack Rogan at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

PREP » Helped Marmion Academy qualify for the IHSA Class 3A State Championships every year, placing second in 2016 and finishing third in 2019 » Also guided the Cadets to four consecutive regional and sectional team championships (2016-19) » Was the runner-up in the 170-pound division at the 2019 conference tournament, capping his senior campaign with a 35-8 mark » Qualified for the 2018 IHSA Class 3A State Championships as a junior, posting a 35-10 record » Was awarded all-conference honors twice as a member of the football team

PERSONAL » Son of Andrew and Mary Daum » Birthday is Oct. 12 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in finance » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

CALEB

DOWLING

So. | 157 | 5-8 Port Royal, Pa. Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy

PERSONAL » Son of Nick and Suzan D’Alesio » Birthday is May 16 » Has two brothers and one sister » Majoring in pre-business » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Scholar All-American team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Registered a 6-3 record, including one major decision » Recorded a 6-2 decision over Nick Delph in the team’s 29-3 win against Bucknell (Jan. 17)

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PREP » Four-time Illinois state qualifier and three-time state placer (2018-20) » Captured the 113-pound title at the 2019 Illinois High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 3A State Championships » Moved up one weight class his senior year, earning a third-place finish at 120 pounds » Finished fifth at the 2018 IHSAA Class 3A State Championships » Two-time Chicago Catholic League (CCL) champion (2019-20) » Placed first at the 2019 Al Dvorak Invitational » Three-time Ironman All-American » Was crowned the 100-pound champion at the 2017 USA Cadet Folkstyle Nationals and earned the 106-pound title a year later

PERSONAL » Son of Michael and Tammy Drousias » Birthday is Jan. 3 » Has one brother and two sisters » Majoring in business CALEB DOWLING

» Earned his lone major decision against No. 17 Northern Colorado’s Nick Knutson (Jan. 31) » Went 2-0 against a pair of Northern Colorado wrestlers in Jimmy Fate and Mason Hulse (Feb. 7)

PEYTON

HALL

PREP » Was a top-75 recruit out of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy » Ended his high school career with a 163-20 record » Became the Wolves’ first NCAA Division I wrestling commit and the second grappler in program history to earn over 100 wins » Was a four-time Pennsylvania state medalist, earning a state title at 152 pounds his senior year (2020) » Placed third at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AA State Championships in 2019, second in 2018 and fourth in 2017 » Three-time district and regional champion (2018-20)

PERSONAL » Son of Timothy and Renee Dowling » Birthday is Feb. 23 » Has one brother » Majoring in general business » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

COLTON

DROUSIAS So. | 125 | 5-6 Cedar Lake, Ind. Mount Carmel HS

2020-21 (FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Made his debut at the Mountaineer Quad against Virginia Tech (Jan. 10)

So. | 165 | 5-11 Chester, W.Va. Oak Glen HS

2020-21 (FR.) » NWCA Scholar All-American » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » NCAA Qualifier at 165 pounds » Posted a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships toward a berth into the round of 16 (March 9) » Placed fourth at the Big 12 Championship » Registered a 16-6 record for second on the team, including four major decisions and one pin » Recorded seven wins over ranked opponents for second on the team » Maintained a top-25 ranking throughout his rookie season » Kicked off his rookie campaign with a 3-0 record at the Mountaineer Quad, which included a 13-4 major decision over Virginia Tech’s Jordan Florence and a 9-0 major decision over Ohio’s No. 22-ranked Colt Yinger (Jan. 10) » Recorded an 8-5 decision in the team’s win over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31) » Pinned Missouri’s Martell Boone in 6:28 in the first match of the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)

PREP » Was a top-35 recruit out of Oak Glen High » Racked up 179 wins, with all but 46 of them ending in pins » Became the Golden Bears’ first four-time state champion, winning titles at 120, 132, 138 and 152 pounds, respectively » Was the 19th wrestler in West Virginia history to claim four state titles » Defeated current teammate Caleb Rea in the 132-pound finals at the 2018 state tournament

WVUSPORTS.COM » Was twice named the West Virginia Class A/AA State Championships’ Most Outstanding Wrestler (2018 and 2020) » Four-time Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) finalist and three-time champion (2018-20) » Two-time National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) champion, earning the crown in 2017 and 2019 » Was twice named a Super 32 All-American and was a finalist at the 2019 Super 32 Challenge » Three-time Ironman All-American » Also was coached by Jim Akerly, a former WVU AllAmerican (1985-88), at Quest School of Wrestling

» Was a three-year letterwinner as a member of the Monarchs football team, earning first team all-league honors his junior and senior year (2018-19)

PERSONAL » Son of Jason and Teri Heard » Birthday is Oct. 12 » Has two brothers and two sisters » Father played football at Morehead State » Majoring in agribusiness management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL » Son of James and Treena Hall » Birthday is July 13 » Has one sister » Majoring in pre-sport management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

WALKER

HEARD

r-So. | 157 | 5-8 Marysville, Ohio Marysville HS

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Defeated Bucknell’s Jack Mulay by a 6-1 decision at 157 pounds (Jan. 17) » Won two matches at the UWW Junior Nationals in the offseason (Nov. 14-15)

2019-20 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in four tournaments at 157 pounds » Ended the year with a 10-10 mark, including a trio of major decisions and one pin » Posted a trio of bonus victories at the Southeast Open, scoring an 11-2 major decision over Mount Olive’s Nick Richardson, a 9-1 major decision over Mount Olive’s Colby Teague and a 17-4 major decision over VMI’s Tyler Krause (Nov. 3) » Went 2-2 at the Findlay Open, scoring an 8-2 decision over Tiffin’s Hunter Langeloh and pinning Davenport’s Derek Nicks in 4:14 (Nov. 16) » Bested Penn’s Adam Kirsh in an 8-3 decision at the Patriots Open (Dec. 7) » Earned a fourth-place finish with a pair of decisions at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 19) » Topped Columbia’s Chimenum Tasie-Amadi in an 8-1 decision and Cleveland State’s Caleb Cass in an 8-6 decision at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

PREP » Was named the team captain his senior year » Four-time Ohio state qualifier and three-time state placer (2017-19) » Placed seventh in the 152-pound division at the 2019 state tournament » Also earned a sixth-place finish in 2018 (145 pounds) and a seventh-place finish in 2017 (138 pounds) » Earned four sectional titles, as well as two district titles » 2019 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Wrestling Team honoree

KYLE

MYERS

r-So. | 174 | 5-10 Bellefonte, Pa. Bellefonte Area HS

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)

2019-20 (FR.) » Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in five open tournaments at 184 pounds » Picked up a 9-5 decision over Lock Haven’s Colin Fegley at the Mat Town Open I (Dec. 1)

PREP » Was a three-time team captain of Bellefonte Area High’s wrestling team » Two-time Pennsylvania state qualifier (2017-18) » Placed at regionals a trio of times, finishing second in 2018 and fourth in 2017 and 2019 » Two-time District VI Champion (2018-19) » Eclipsed 100 career wins, totaling 107 victories in four seasons » Also was named team captain as a member of the Red Raiders’ football team (2017-19) » Earned all-conference honors twice » Threw for over 1,2000 yards every year as the team’s quarterback » 2019 Centre Daily Times Snyder Award winner, an honor given to Bellefonte’s standout student-athlete » Two-time PWCA All-Academic Team member (2018-19) » Was a member of the National Honor Society

PERSONAL » Son of David and Dana Myers » Birthday is Oct. 31 » Has one sister » Mother played softball at Penn State » Majoring in organizational leadership » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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ROBERTS

So. | 149 | 5-8 Parkersburg, W.Va. Parkersburg South High

2020-21 (FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Won four matches during his rookie campaign at 149 pounds » Registered a 2-1 record in his debut at the Mountaineer Quad with a 4-3 decision over Kent State’s Kody Kamara and a 4-0 decision over Ohio’s Alex Mosconi (Jan. 10) » Blanked Bucknell’s Logan Sanom in a 4-0 decision (Jan. 17)

» Helped Team Schutt finish second at the 2019 National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) National Duals, claiming the 145-pound weight bracket » Was named Team Schutt’s Most Outstanding Wrestler following the NHSCA National Duals » Competed for the Patriots Wrestling Club at the 2019 Greco Roman World team trials in Akron, Ohio, finishing third at 71 kg (156 pounds) » Became just the second wrestler from West Virginia to earn a Greco National Championship at the 2018 USMC Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota

PERSONAL » Son of John and Deanna Roberts » Birthday is Aug. 5 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in business

DENNIS

PREP » Was a top-50 recruit out of Parkersburg South High » Helped the Patriots claim four consecutive West Virginia Class AAA State Championships » Four-time state finalist and three-time state champion, winning the 152-pound weight class as a senior (2020) » Also captured state titles at 126 pounds (2018) and 145 pounds (2019), respectively » Four-time regional champion (2017-20) » Eight-time All-American

ROBIN

So. | 174 | 6-0 Arlington, N.Y. Arlington HS

2020-21 (FR.) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)

PREP » Had a high school record of 266-45, becoming the winningest wrestler in Arlington High and Dutchess County history » Also ranks No. 2 on Section 1’s all-time wins list » Was a four-time New York state placer, finishing as high as third his senior year » Five-time county finalist » Earned a medal at the Eastern States Classic a trio of times » Took second at the 2020 Eastern States Classic, the first wrestler in school history to reach the finals of the annual tournament

PERSONAL

BRAYDEN ROBERTS

» Son of Dale and Kelly Robin » Father wrestler at Appalachian State » Birthday is Jan. 3 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in communications studies » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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MICHAEL

WOLFGRAM r-So. | HWT | 5-11 York, Pa. Central York HS

2020-21 (R-FR.) » Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championship after defeating Northern Colorado’s Dalton Robertson by a 10-8 decision (March 7) » Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009) » Registered a 10-6 record at heavyweight, including three major decisions and one win over a ranked opponent » Recorded a 2-1 record at the Mountaineer Quad, including a 13-4 major decision over Ohio’s Jordan Earnest (Jan. 10) » Defeated Robert Winters by a 4-3 decision in the team’s win over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31) » Earned a 16-2 major decision over Missouri’s Seth Nitzel at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)

2019-20 (FR.) » Redshirted and wrestled unattached in four tournaments at heavyweight » Posted an 8-8 record with two tech. falls and one pin » Opened the season with a 6-4 win in sudden victory over Cleveland State’s Collin Kelly at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) » Collected a trio of wins at the Findlay Open, earning a 9-6 decision over West Liberty’s Chase Logan, an 18-3 tech. fall victory over Bellarmine’s Gerald Seeney and a win by fall (0:23) over Edinboro’s Shane Noonan (Nov. 16) » Went 3-2 at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open, topping Army’s Brandon Phillips in a 7-3 decision, Greensboro’s Brandon Williams in a 5-2 decision and Navy’s Riley Smith in a 7-4 decision (Jan. 11) » Registered a 16-1 tech. fall victory over Buffalo’s Will Leonard at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

PREP » Posted a 139-16 career record at Central York High » Four-time Pennsylvania state qualifier and two-time state medalist, placing third in 2019 and finishing fourth in 2018 » Three-time sectional and regional champion (2017-19) » 2019 GameTimePa Co-Wrestler of the Year » Two-time NHSCA Duals All-American

MICHAEL WOLFGRAM

» Two-time Junior AAU Olympic Games All-American, placing first and second in the event » Placed seventh at the 2017 Super 32 Challenge, earning All-America honors » FloNationals and Disney Duals All-American

PERSONAL » Son of Damon and Stephanie Cadwallader » Birthday is April 6 » Has one brother and one sister » Majoring in sport management » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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BOYERS Fr. | 141 Fairmont, W.Va. East Fairmont HS

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the East Fairmont Bees » Claimed a 136-18 record in four seasons » Four-time West Virginia state champion, winning titles at four different weight classes (106, 113, 126, and 138) » Became the Bees’ first wrestler to win four state titles » Was the 14th and 21st wrestler in West Virginia to claim state titles in four different weight classes and four state championships in a high school career » Three-time regional champion » Three-time Big 10 Conference champion (WVSC) » 2021 Class AA Outstanding Wrestler award recipient » WV-Mat Academic All-State Team member (2018) » Three-year letterwinner for East Fairmont’s soccer team (2018-20), helping the squad advance to the 2018 state championship game as a team captain

PERSONAL » Son of Adam and Cortney Boyers » Father wrestled at WVU » Birthday is Oct. 20 » Has one brother » Majoring in finance

ANTHONY

CICCIARELLI Fifth year | 174 | 5-9 Brownsburg, Ind. Brownsburg HS Wabash College

2020-21 (SR.) – AT WABASH COLLEGE » NWCA Division III Scholar AllAmerica Team member

2019-20 (JR.) – AT WABASH COLLEGE » NWCA Division III Scholar All-American » Competed in the 174-pound weight class

» Claimed a 17-5 record, including four pins and two tech. falls » Advanced to the 174-pound title match at the MidStates Wrestling Invitational to help Wabash finish first in the standings with 167 points (Feb.16) » Registered a 5-0 win in the Little Giants’ victory over Kentucky Wesleyan (Jan. 31) » Picked up three wins in the Little Giants’ sweep of the Max Services Duals (Jan. 18) » Won a 6-5 decision over Wartburg’s Paul Calo in the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals Meet (Jan. 11) » Finished second in his weight class at the Spartan Mat Classic (Jan. 4)

» Three-year letterwinner and a team captain for the football team in his final three years at Brownsburg, playing defensive line (2014-2015) and linebacker (2016) » Member of the National Honor Society

PERSONAL » Son to Michael and Ann Cicciarelli » Father wrestled at Marquette » Birthday is May 26 » Has one brother » Majoring in finance » Two-time team captain at Wabash

2018-19 (SO.) – AT WABASH COLLEGE » NWCA Division III Scholar All-American » Competed in the 165-pound weight class » Claimed a 19-9 record, including five pins, two tech. falls and two major decisions » Finished fifth at 165 as the Little Giants won the Spartan Classic (Jan. 13) » Went 4-3 to finish eighth in the 165-weight class and help Wabash win back-to-back Adrian Invitational team championships (Nov. 3)

2017-18 (FR.) – AT WABASH COLLEGE » Competed in the 165-pound weight class » Claimed 10 wins, including three pins and one tech. fall » Pinned Heidelberg’s Chris White to advance to the title bout against teammate Ethan Herrin and secure the team MidStates Invitational title (Feb. 11) » Placed fifth with a 6-1 record at the John Summa Invitation to help the Little Giants claim the team championship (Feb. 3) » Recorded a 4-2 showing to assist the Little Giants toward their sixth straight North Central Invitational title (Dec. 9) » Took fourth place with a 3-2 record while helping Wabash capture the Adrian Wrestling Invitational team title (Nov. 4)

PREP » Competed for the Brownsburg Bulldogs » 2017 IHSAA State qualifier » 2017 Indianapolis All-City team » 2017 IHSAA State Championship team member » Placed first at the IHSAA sectionals, fourth at regionals, and third at semi-states (2017) » Team Captain » Mental Attitude Award winner

MICHAEL

DOLAN Fr. | 133 | 5-10 Martinsburg, W.Va. Spring Mills HS

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the Spring Mills Cardinals » Claimed a 167-9 record to end his scholastic career as the school’s all-time wins leader » Four-time West Virginia State qualifier » Became the first individual state champion in program history » Three-time WV AAA State champion (2019-21) » Four-time WV AAA Region 2 champion (2018-21) » Three-time conference champion (2018-20) » Placed third at the WV AAA State Champions as a freshman (2018) » Captured an undefeated season, going 21-0 in his final year (2021) » Helped the team toward a runner-up finish at the WV AAA State Championships (2021) for the farthest finish in program history

PERSONAL » Son of Glen and Christy Dolan » Birthday is June 22 » Has one brother » Majoring in computer engineering

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JOHNSON

ARETT G LAUTZENHEISER

Fr. | 149 | 5-11 Charlotte, N.C. East Mecklenburg HS

Fr. | 133 | 5-3 Louisville, Ohio Louisville HS

PREP

» North Carolina State qualifier at 145 pounds for the East Mecklenburg Eagles » Placed third at the NCHS 4A West Regional championships » Team Captain and Conference champion

» Four-year letterwinner for the Louisville Leopards » Four-time Ohio State qualifier » Posted a 134-11 record in his scholastic career » OHSAA State champion (2019) » Placed third (2021) and fourth (2018) at the OHSAA State championships » Projected state champion (2020), but the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 » Three-time district champion (2019-21) » Three-time Best of Star AllCounty first team selection » 2020 Best of Stark Male Athlete of the Year » Three-year captain » EOWL champion and Outstanding Wrestler of the Year (2020) » Back-to-back EOWL champions (2019-20 and 2020-21) » Set school fastest pin record of six seconds (2019-20) » Set school tech. fall record with 15 in a season (2018) » Ended the 2019-20 campaign on a 42-match win streak

» Son of George and Susan Johnson » Birthday is May 2 » Has one sister » Majoring in marketing

TRISTAN

KEMP

Fr. | HWT | 6-1 Oakham, Mass. Quabbin Regional HS

PREP » Three-year letterwinner for the Quabbin Regional Panthers » Claimed a 109-24 record in his scholastic career without a senior season (canceled) » Two-time Massachusetts State qualifier » Placed seventh (2019) and eighth (2018) at the NHSCA tournament » Won the New England championship (2021) » Took third in both the All-State meet and New England Regional Tournament (2020) » Sectional and Division III champion (2020) » Telegram and Gazette Wrestler of the Year (2021) » Three-time T&G Super Team selection » Two-time team captain (2019-20) » Two-sport athlete (wrestling and football) » Three-year letterwinner for the Panthers football team in the offseason » Two-time conference all-star (2019-20) » Team captain (2020)

PERSONAL » Son of Cyle and Shannen Lautzenheiser » Father wrestled at Edinboro under Bruce Baumgartner for three years » Birthday is Sept. 18 » Has two sisters » Majoring in business » Joins former Leopards teammate Davin Rhoads at WVU

HARRISON

LEVANS

Fr. | HWT | 6-2 Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Germantown Academy

PERSONAL » Son of Scott and Kelly Kemp » Birthday is Dec. 10 » Majoring in civil engineering

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the Germantown Academy Patriots » Posted a 75-31 record in his scholastic career » Two-time National Prep Open AllAmerican (2020-21) » All-Intelligencer/Courier Times AllStar first team (2021)

PERSONAL » Son of Harry and Genevieve Levans » Birthday is Feb. 5 » Majoring in engineering

PREP

PERSONAL

» Two-time Times Herald/Montgomery All-Area second team (2020-21) » Two-time team captain (2020-21)

DAVIN

RHOADS Fr. | 133 | 5-5 Louisville, Ohio Louisville HS

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the Louisville Leopards » Four-time Ohio State qualifier » Recorded a 158-28 record, including a 12-2 record at the state tournament » Two-time OSHAA Division II individual state champion (2018-19 and 2020-21) » First Louisville wrestler in school history to win multiple titles » Placed seventh as a freshman at the OSHAA Division II 2017-18 state champions » Ranked in the top 20 in the country by FloWrestling (2019-20 and 2020-21) » Captured the 2020 OHSAA Division II Team State Championship for the first time in 61 years while recording a 15-0 record, marking their first undefeated season since 1995 » Two-time district champion (2019-20 and 2020-21) » Two-time sectional champion (2017-18 and 2020-21) » 2018-19 Eastern Ohio Wrestling League’s Division I Co-Wrestler of the Year » Three-time All-EOWL first team selection » Three-time All-Stark County first team selections » Back-to-back EOWL champions (2019-20 and 2020-21) » 2019-20 Repository Newspaper Best of the best first team selection » 2017-18 USA Greco National Champion » 2018-19 Team MVP » Three-time team captain of the Leopards » Three-time Desire, Dedication, and Determination Award winner

PERSONAL » Son of Anthony and Jen Rhoads » Birthday is July 26 » Has two brothers » Majoring in education » Joins former Leopards teammate Garett Lautzenheiser at WVU

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JACE

SCHAFER

» Has one brother » Brother plays football at Lebanon Valley College » Majoring in exercise physiology

Fr. | 125 | 5-6 Walworth, N.Y. Palmyra-Macedon HS

JORDAN

TITUS

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders » Posted a 169-10 record in his scholastic career » Four-time New York State qualifier » Two-time NYSPHSAA State champion » Three-time NYSPHSAA Section V Wrestling champions (2018-20) » Three-time NYSPHSAA Class champion (2019-21) » All-Greater Rochester Wrestler of the Year (2021) » Three-time All-Greater Rochester first team selection (2019-21) » Four-time All-Finger Lakes East first team selection (2018-21) » Three-time Finger Lakes champion (2018-20) » NHSCA All-American (2021) » Member of the Section V championship team (2020) » Four-time team captain » Two-sport athlete (wrestling and soccer) » Three-year letterwinner for the Red Raiders soccer team at the striker position » Three-time All-League first team selection » Two-time Section V champion (2018-19) » Team captain (2020)

PERSONAL » Son of Edward Schafer III and Kelly DeFisher » Birthday is May 28 » Has two sisters and one brother » Majoring in business administration

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SHARER So. | 174 | 5-10 Penns Valley, Pa. Penns Valley HS

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Fr. | 133 | 5-6 Center Moriches, N.Y. Center Moriches HS

PREP » Five-year letterwinner for the Center Moriches Red Devils » Five-time Empire State qualifier and finalist » Posted a 168-7 record in his scholastic career, with a 2019-20 undefeated season » Two-time NYSPHSAA State champion (2019 and 2020) » First ever state champion in school history » First ever New Yorker to claim the Ironman championship (2019 » Four-time County champion » Three-time Newsday All-Long Island selection (2019-2021) » Competed at the prestigious “Who’s #1” event in Austin, Texas » Top 10 wrestler in the country by FloWrestling (2019-20) » Journeymen New York State Wrestling champion (2020-21) » Eastern States Wrestling Classic champion (2019-20) » NHSCA National champion (2019-20) » Super 32 All-American (4th) » Fargo All-American (6th) » Flo National All-American (8th) » Suffolk County Coaches Wrester of the Year (2019-20) » Played on the Red Devil’s soccer team in the offseason

PERSONAL » Son of Glenn and Darlene Titus » Birthday is December 12 » Has one sister » Majoring in sport management

» Three-year letterwinner for the Penns Valley Rams » Registered a 66-18 record with 38 wins by fall » 2020 Pennsylvania State qualifier (4th) » 2020 Regional placer (4th) » 2020 District Champion at 182 pounds

PERSONAL » Son of Mark and Amy Sharer » Birthday is May 9

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WICKERSHAM Fr. | 197 | 6-1 Tamaqua, Pa. Tamaqua Area HS

PREP » Four-year letterwinner for the Tamaqua Blue Raiders

» Recorded a 111-47 record, with 66 pins » Three-time Pennsylvania State qualifier » Placed third at the 2021 PIAA State Championships » Placed eighth at the 2020 PIAA State Championships » 2021 South East Regional champion » Claimed three top-five finishes at regionals (2019-2021) » Claimed three top-three finishes at districts (2019-2021) » 2021 Times News/Lehigh Valley Health Network Wrestler of the Year » 2021 Republican Herald Co-Wrestler of the Year » 2021 Morning Call All-Area first team selection » Three-time Times News All-Star » Three-sport athlete (wrestling, football, and baseball) » Competed for the Blue Raiders football program in the offseason » Four-year letterwinner, two-year starter, and team captain at quarterback and linebacker » Accumulated over 1,000 offensive yards while leading the team in tackles and sacks on defense and acting as the punter and place kick holder as well in 2020 » 2020 Schuylkill All-League North first team on offense (athlete) and defense (linebacker) » 2020 Class 3A All-EasternPAFootball. com second team at linebacker » 2019 T-102 Defensive Player of the PIAA State quarterfinal game » 2019 District 11 Class 3A championship team member » 2019 Linebacker of the Year » Finished second on team in tackles with 76 in 2019 » Competed for the Blue Raiders baseball program in the offseason » Two-year letterwinner (2019 and 2021) and starter » Saw time at catcher, pitcher, and outfielder » Hit .328 with a team-leading 21 hits and 14 RBIs » 2021 Schuylkill County Scholar Athlete » Member of the National Honor Society » Class President for three years

PERSONAL » Son to Dennis and Melissa Wickersham » Birthday is July 22 » Has two sisters » Majoring in engineering

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SEASON PREVIEW After going 7-3 and receiving seven votes in the NCAA poll to end the abbreviated 2021 season, West Virginia’s wrestling team is back for a total of 16 events in a march toward another appearance at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Oklahoma in the home opener (Nov. 13), Oklahoma State in the final tri-meet of the season (Jan. 16), and Wyoming to close out the regular season.

“The guys are really excited for this season,” coach Tim Flynn said. “We have a really good group of freshmen together with upperclassman that are a year older, a year stronger and a year better. There has been a lot of optimism since we arrived three seasons ago, and this season shall be no different.”

“It is a real challenging schedule for sure, just with the Big 12 Conference alone,” Flynn explained. “Obviously you have Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State, and the addition of Wyoming becoming a top-20, top-15 program, but now we add two top-10 programs in NC State and Virginia Tech. You put that all together and we probably have one of the toughest schedules in the country.”

Flynn has installed a fourth-season slate filled with many obstacles along the journey to the postseason. Highlighting the 16 dates are seven duals against top-25 competition according to the latest InterMat team dual rankings, which includes home showcases against

The Mountaineers challenge NC State (Nov. 21) on the second day of a four-match road trip and rival Virginia Tech (Jan. 9) in the second week of the new year, followed by South Dakota State (Jan. 28), and Iowa State in a pair of Big 12 duals as part of 11 events away from the Coliseum.

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Here’s what you need to know heading into the new campaign: • West Virginia returns eight starters from its young squad a season ago and will begin the 2021-22 season with a foursome of wrestlers ranked nationally at their respective weight classes, including All-American Killian Cardinale at 125 pounds. • The redshirt senior ranks as high as No. 9 in the FloWrestling rankings, while securing 10th by InterMat and WIN Magazine. He placed seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn WVU’s first All-America honors since Zeke Moisey (2018) became an All-American in the same weight class.

• Wolfgram went 10-6 a season ago, which included three major decisions and a win over a ranked opponent. • After receiving seven votes in the NWCA Coaches Poll to conclude the 2021 season, West Virginia appears in the top 40 of two publications. FloWrestling ranked the Mountaineers 37th, while WIN Magazine put them at 40th. • West Virginia welcomed an eight-man freshmen class to Morgantown this fall. The class includes a duo ranked in the top 25 of their respective weight classes by WIN Magazine.

• Cardinale was also one of three Mountaineers to land on the NWCA Scholar All-American Team alongside sophomore Peyton Hall.

• Freshman Jordan Titus ranked sixth at 132 pounds, while Davin Rhoads ranked 18th at 138 pounds.

• As a freshman, Hall qualified for the NCAA Championship at 165 pounds after finishing the regular season second on team with 16 wins. He ranks in the top 20 all three lists, including No. 14 by FloWrestling and No. 16 by InterMat and WIN Magazine.

• The 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are currently scheduled for March 17-19, in Detroit, Michigan for the first time in NCAA history. It is also the fourth time that the Championships will be held in the state of Michigan, with the last time being in 2007 (Auburn Hills). Additionally, the Big 12 Championship will return to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the sixth consecutive year on March 5-6.

• Sophomore Michael Wolfgram was named a FloWrestling honorable mention among the heavyweight division, which slots him in the top 25.

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Date Opponent Nov. 7 Clarion Open Nov. 13 Oklahoma* Nov. 19 @ Davidson Nov. 21 @ NC State Dec. 5 @ Ohio Dec. 10 Glenville State Dec. 12 @ VMI Dec. 20 Cleveland State Chattanooga Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle Jan. 9 vs. Binghamton @ Virginia Tech Jan. 16 Oklahoma State* Columbia Jan. 28 @ South Dakota State* Jan. 29 @ North Dakota State* Feb. 4 @ Iowa State* Feb. 5 @ Northern Iowa* Feb. 12 Utah Valley* Feb. 18 Wyoming* March 5-6 Big 12 Championship March 17-19 NCAA Championships

Location Clarion, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. Davidson, N.C. Raleigh, N.C. Athens, Ohio Morgantown, W.Va. Lexington, Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Chattanooga, Tenn. Blacksburg, Va. Blacksburg, Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Brookings, S.D. Fargo, N.D. Ames, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Tulsa, Okla. Detroit, Mich.

Time All Day 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Noon All Day 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. TBA TBA

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment 29,107 Nickname Mountaineers Colors Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference Big 12 President Dr. E. Gordon Gee Director of Athletics Shane Lyons (West Virginia 1987) NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Maria Kolar COACHING STAFF Head Coach Alma Mater Record at WVU Career Record Assistant Head Coach Assitant Coach Volunteer Assistant

Tim Flynn (Third Season) Penn State, 1990 15-29 (Fourth) 238-124-5 (24th Season) Cliff Moore (Iowa, 2004) Mitchell Port (Edinboro, 2015) Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo, 2019)

FACILITY INFORMATION Arena WVU Coliseum Capacity 14,000 Opened 1970

WRESTLING HISTORY Season of Wrestling 98th First Year of Wrestling 1921 All-Time Record 624-497-17 Conference Champions 86 NCAA Champions Five All-Americans 33 TEAM INFORMATION 2020-21 Record 7-3 2020-21 Big 12 Record 3-2 2020-21 Neutral Site Record 2-0 2021 Starters Returning/Lost 8/2 2021 Newcomers 13 MEDIA INFORMATION Wrestling Contact Matthew Stainthorpe Email Matthew.Stainthorpe@mail.wvu.edu Office (304) 293-2822 Fax (304) 293-4105 Website WVUsports.com Twitter @WVUWrestling Instagram @WVUWrestling Facebook /WVUWrestling

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SEASON REVIEW » 7-3 overall, 3-2 Big 12; first winning season since 2013-14 » West Virginia finished the 2020-21 season at 7-3 and 3-2 in the Big 12 Conference, winning four of its last five dual meets to end the year ranked No. 22 in the final Dual Meet Rankings by Intermat and FloWrestling » In the postseason, WVU finished ninth (57 points) at the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship and 31st (11.5 points) at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The squad placed 43rd at the 2019 tournament, improving 12 places in this year’s team standings » Four Mountaineer grapplers qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Redshirt juniors Killian Cardinale (125) and Noah Adams (197) and freshman Peyton Hall (165) each earned automatic bids based on their performances at the conference championship, while redshirt freshman Ryan Sullivan (133) received an at-large selection to punch his ticket » Cardinale earned All-America honors to highlight the Mountaineers’ run at this year’s tournament. Despite Adams receiving NWCA All-America First Team honors last season, Cardinale became the first wrestler in the Tim Flynn era to garner All-America accolades at the NCAA Championships » Cardinale finished the three-day tournament with a 12-7 win over No. 19-seed Eric Barnett of Wisconsin to earn a seventh-place finish in his respective weight bracket. The last Mountaineer grappler to finish seventh or higher at the national tournament was 125-pounder Zeke Moisey, as he earned a runner-up finish at the 2015 event » Hall suffered a setback to No. 2-seed Anthony Valencia of Arizona State in the 165-pound blood rounds, just short of earning All-America status » Additionally, six WVU wrestlers finished on the podium at the Big 12 Championship, including two thirdplace finishes from Cardinale and Adams » West Virginia topped its first ranked opponent since the 2018-19 season, defeating No. 17 Northern Colorado in a 25-11 contest on Jan. 31, inside the WVU Coliseum » Adams started the 2021 season on a seven-match win streak before he dropped an 8-7 battle to No. 14 Stephen Buchanan of Wyoming on Feb. 6 to snap his 39-match win streak. Jones was the last Mountaineer grappler to win 39 or more consecutive matches, as he won 51 matches in a row from 2003-05 » Eight Mountaineers earned a spot on the 2021 Academic AllBig 12 Wrestling Teams. The eight honors are a team record and top the previous season-best showing of six, set in 2013 and 2020. All but two of the honorees landed on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, also a program-best showing

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MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS WEST VIRGINIA 22, KENT STATE 9

WEST VIRGINIA 29, BUCKNELL 3

Jan. 10, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

Jan. 17, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: Jake Ferri (Kent State) dec. No. 12/12/13 Killian Cardinale (WVU), 4-3 133: Joey Thomas (WVU) dec. Patrick Gould (Kent State), 4-3 141: Jeffrey Boyd (WVU) dec. Avry Mutschler (Kent State), 9-5 149: Brayden Roberts (WVU) dec. Kody Komara (Kent State), 4-3 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) major dec. Ian Senz (Kent State), 11-1 165: Peyton Hall (WVU) dec. James Limongi (Kent State), 9-3 174: No. 13/11/11 Andrew McNally (Kent State) dec. Scott Joll (WVU), 8-3 184: Tyler Bates (Kent State) dec. Anthony Carman (WVU), 6-4 [SV-1] 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. Colin McCracken (Kent State), 11-5 HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) dec. Jacob Cover (Kent State), 12-6

125: No. 17/17/15 Killian Cardinale (WVU) dec. Brandon Seidman (BU), 11-8 133: Joey Thomas (WVU) dec. Jake Campbell (BU), 4-3 [TB-2] 141: Jeffrey Boyd (WVU) dec. Kurtis Phipps (BU), 8-6 149: Brayden Roberts (WVU) dec. Logan Sanom (BU), 4-0 157: Caleb Dowling (WVU) dec. Nick Delp (BU), 6-2 165: No. 9/9/911 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. No. -/24/30 Peyton Hall (WVU), 5-2 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Frankie Guida (BU), 9-6 184: Anthony Carman (WVU) dec. Sam Barnes (BU), 4-2 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) tech. fall Luke Niemeyer (BU), 17-1 [TF – 7:00] HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) dec. Dorian Crosby (BU), 7-2

WEST VIRGINIA 36, OHIO 3

NO. 19 OKLAHOMA 21, WEST VIRGINIA 9

Jan. 10, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

Jan. 17, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: No. 12/12/13 Killian Cardinale (WVU) wins by forfeit 133: No. -/21/- Mario Guillen (Ohio) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 8-3 141: Jeffrey Boyd (WVU) dec. Conor McCrone (Ohio), 8-3 149: Brayden Roberts (WVU) dec. Alex Mosconi (Ohio), 4-0 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Kamal Adewumi (Ohio), 10-4 165: Peyton Hall (WVU) major dec. No. -/22/22 Colt Yinger (Ohio), 9-0 174: Scott Joll (WVU) major dec. Logan Stanley (Ohio), 11-2 184: Jackson Moomau (WVU) dec. Carson Brewer (Ohio), 3-1 [SV-1] 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) wins by forfeit HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) major dec. Jordan Earnest (Ohio), 13-4

125: Mason Naifeh (OU) dec. No. 17/17/15 Killian Cardinale (WVU), 3-1 133: No. 11/11/11 Tony Madrigal (OU) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 4-1 141: No. 6/6/5 Dom Demas (OU) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 7-3 149: No. 18/13/16 Mitch Moore (OU) dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 4-2 157: No. 9/13/14 Justin Thomas (OU) dec. Walker Heard (WVU), 8-2 165: No. -/24/30 Peyton Hall (WVU) dec. No. -/-/26 Jake Stiles (OU), 2-1 174: No. 11/9/11 Anthony Mantanona (OU) dec. Scott Joll (WVU), 13-7 184: Anthony Carman (WVU) dec. No. -/-/31 Darrien Roberts (OU), 7-6 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. No. 12/13/14 Jake Woodley (OU), 3-2 HWT: No. -/-/29 Josh Heindselman (OU) dec. Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 6-2

NO. 8 VIRGINIA TECH 24, WEST VIRGINIA 10

WEST VIRGINIA 18, CLEVELAND STATE 15

Jan. 10, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

Jan. 23, 2021 | Woodling Gymnasium | Cleveland, Ohio

125: No. 18/9/16 Sam Latona (Tech) dec. No. 12/12/13 Killian Cardinale (WVU), 3-2 133: No. 9/7/10 Korbin Myers (Tech) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 8-2 141: Sam Hillegas (Tech) dec. Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 7-4 149: No. 13/16/12 Bryce Andonian (Tech) major dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 11-3 157: No. -/-/33 Connor Brady (Tech) dec. Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 8-2 165: Peyton Hall (WVU) major dec. Jordan Florence (Tech), 13-4 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Dakota Howard (Tech), 13-8 184: No. 2/2/2 Hunter Bolen (Tech) major dec. Anthony Carman (WVU), 18-6 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. Andy Smith (Tech), 7-4 HWT: Hunter Catka (Tech) major dec. Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 17-3

125: No. -/-/25 Killian Cardinale (WVU) major dec. Jake Manley (CSU), 9-1 133: Logan Heil (CSU) dec. Joey Thomas (WVU), 2-1 141: Jeffrey Boyd (WVU) dec. Joseph Caprella (CSU), 10-4 149: Marcus Robinson (CSU) dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 5-1 157: Daniel Patten (CSU) wins by fall Alex Hornfeck (WVU), F 4:56 165: No. -/24/25 Peyton Hall (WVU) dec. Riley Smucker (CSU), 8-2 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Anthony Rice (CSU), 12-11 [SV-1] 184: DeAndre Nassar (CSU) dec. Anthony Carman (WVU), 8-6 [TB-1] 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) dec. Ben Smith (CSU), 8-2 HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) dec. John Kelbly (CSU), 6-3 *WVU was deducted a team point due to an unsportsmanlike conduct call*

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WEST VIRGINIA 25, NO. 17 NORTHERN COLORADO 11

WEST VIRGINIA 37, FRESNO STATE 3

Jan. 31, 2021 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

Feb. 6, 2021 | Bank of Colorado Arena | Greeley, Colo.

174: No. -/23/24 Jackson Hemauer (UNC) major dec. Scott Joll (WVU), 11-2 184: No. -/24/23 Alan Clothier (UNC) major dec. Jackson Moomau (WVU), 10-2 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) major dec. No. -/16/26 Jacob Seely (UNC), 13-1 HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) dec. Robert Winters (UNC), 5-3 125: No. -/-/24 Killian Cardinale (WVU) dec. Jace Koelzer (UNC), 7-2 133: Ryan Sullivan (WVU) win by fall No. -/20/28 Theorius Robison (UNC), F 3:48 141: Jeffrey Boyd (WVU) dec. No. -/-/24 Chris Sandoval (UNC), 7-1 [SV-2] 149: Nathan Moore (UNC) dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 4-3 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Brody Lamb (UNC), 6-1 165: No. -/24/25 Peyton Hall (WVU) dec. Jordan Robison (UNC), 8-5

125: No. -/-/22 Killian Cardinale (WVU) dec. Anthony Molton (Fresno State), 10-4 133: Ryan Sullivan (WVU) dec. Haiden Drury (Fresno State), 8-4 141: No. 13/13/13 DJ Lloren (Fresno State) dec. No. -/-/32 Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 4-2 149: Brayden Roberts (WVU) dec. Anthony Federico (Fresno State), 6-2 157: Alex Hornfeck (WVU) dec. Chris Gaxiola (Fresno State), 6-1 165: No. -/23/23 Peyton Hall (WVU) wins by forfeit 174: Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Zack Gonzalez (Fresno State), 9-2 184: Jackson Moomau (WVU) wins by forfeit 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) wins by fall Nick Villarreal (Fresno State), F 1:31 HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) major dec. Randy Gonzalez (Fresno State), 11-2

WYOMING 21, WEST VIRGINIA 12

WEST VIRGINIA 20, AIR FORCE 17

Feb. 6, 2021 | Uniwyo Sports Complex | Laramie, Wyo.

Feb. 6, 2021 | Bank of Colorado Arena | Greeley, Colo.

174: No. 10/9/17 Hayden Hastings (WYO) dec. Scott Joll (WVU), 3-1 [SV-1] 184: No. -/23/22 Tate Samuelson (WYO) wins by fall Jackson Moomau (WVU), F 4:47 197: No. 17/14/21 Stephen Buchanan (WYO) dec. No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU), 8-7 HWT: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) dec. Terren Swartz (WYO), 4-0 125: No. -/-/22 Killian Cardinale (WVU) dec. Brendon Garcia (WYO), 7-3 133: Ryan Sullivan (WVU) dec. No. 20/16/20 Job Greenwood (WYO), 4-1 141: Chase Zollmann (WYO) dec. No. -/-/32 Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 5-3 149: Jaron Jensen (WYO) dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 11-5 157: No. 18/20/21 Jacob Wright (WYO) dec. Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 7-3 165: No. -/23/23 Peyton Hall (WVU) dec. No. -/-/22 Cole Moody (WYO), 7-6

125: No. -/-/22 Killian Cardinale (WVU) dec. No. -/-/32 Cody Phippen (Air Force), 3-1 133: Ryan Sullivan (WVU) dec. No. -/17/21 Jared Van Vleet (Air Force), 8-3 141: Bradley Bitting (Air Force) dec. No. -/-/32 Jeffrey Boyd (WVU), 3-1 149: Dylan Martinez (Air Force) major dec. Brayden Roberts (WVU), 9-1 157: Parker Simington (Air Force) dec. Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 3-0 165: No. -/23/23 Peyton Hall (WVU) major dec. Vincent Dolce (Air Force), 11-3 174: Scott Joll (WVU) wins by fall Harlan Steffensmeier (Air Force), F 3:43 184: Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec. Jackson Moomau (WVU), 1-0 197: No. 1/1/1 Noah Adams (WVU) tech. fall Kayne Hutchison (Air Force), 15-0 [TF-3:24] HWT: Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) tech. fall Michael Wolfgram (WVU), 18-3 [TF-5:00] *WVU was deducted a team point due to bench misconduct* *Air Force was deducted a team point due to unsportsmanlike conduct* Rankings are listed as follows: Intermat/FloWrestling/The Open Mat

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SEASON STATS 7-3 OVERALL, 3-2 BIG 12 STARTERS (BY WEIGHT CLASS) Name Wt Killian Cardinale 125 Ryan Sullivan 133/141 Jeffrey Boyd 141 Brayden Roberts 149 Alex Hornfeck 157 Peyton Hall 165 Scott Joll 174 Anthony Carman 184 Noah Adams 197 Michael Wolfgram HWT

Season 17-6 8-5 7-9 4-8 7-9 16-6 7-8 7-7 14-5 10-6

Career 54-33 8-5 7-9 4-8 25-25 16-6 18-27 7-7 65-20 10-6

Dual 7-3 4-0 5-5 4-6 4-4 9-1 6-4 2-3 9-1 7-3

Big 12 9-2 6-2 2-8 1-6 5-7 8-3 2-6 5-4 8-4 5-5

Tourn. 10-3 3-4 2-4 0-2 3-5 7-5 1-4 3-4 5-4 3-3

vs. Ranked 8-4 4-4 2-5 0-2 1-6 6-6 0-7 1-4 5-5 1-3

vs. D1 17-6 8-5 7-9 4-8 7-9 16-6 7-8 7-7 14-5 10-6

MD 2 - - - 2 4 1 2 1 3

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Pin Dual TD - 12 2 9 1 11 - 4 - 10 1 20 1 14 2 4 1 22 - 20

RESERVES (BY LAST NAME) Name Wt Season Career Dual Big 12 Tourn. vs. Ranked vs. D1 MD TF Pin Dual TD Jack Blumer 165 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - - Jace Bradbury 197 0-1 0-1 - - - - 0-1 - - - Anthony D’Alesio 174/184 0-2 0-2 - 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 - - - Patrick Daum 165 - - - - - - - - - - Hunter DeLong 184 - 16-30 - - - - - - - - Caleb Dowling 157 6-3 6-3 1-0 4-2 1-2 - 6-3 1 - - 2 Colton Drousias 125 0-3 0-3 - 0-2 - 0-1 0-3 - - - Brock Godzin 165 - 1-5 - - - - - - - - Walker Heard 157 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 1-1 - - - Seth Hogue 149 - 25-21 - - - - - - - - Liam Lusher 149 2-0 5-13 - 1-0 - - 2-0 - - - Tyler Mileto HWT - - - - - - - - - - Sean Mullican HWT 1-0 13-16 - - - - 1-0 1 - - Kyle Myers 174 - - - - - - - - - - Jackson Moomau 184 4-5 15-41 2-3 3-4 1-2 0-3 4-5 1 - - 1 Tucker Nadeau 174 - 12-21 - - - - - - - - Mitchell Potterf 174 - - - - - - - - - - Caleb Rea 141 0-5 36-37 - 0-3 0-3 0-1 0-5 - - - Casey Recrosio 174 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - - Dennis Robin 165 - - - - - - - - - - Cal Schoffstall 141 - - - - - - - - - - Lucas Seibert 133 0-1 17-31 - - - - 0-1 - - - Luke Sorboro 157 - 4-10 - - - - - - - - Joey Thomas 125/133 3-5 33-34 2-4 1-2 - 0-3 3-5 - - - 2 Jordan Williams 184 - - - - - - - - - - -

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NOAH ADAMS » NCAA Qualifier at 197 pounds » Placed third in the 197-pound pool of the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship » Was nationally ranked in the top 10 throughout the season, ranking as high as No. 1 by several wrestling publications » Led the squad with 38 match points and ranked third on the team with 14 wins » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team JEFFREY BOYD » Appeared at No. 32 nationally by The Open Mat » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

KILLIAN CARDINALE » NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds » NCAA All-American » NWCA Scholar All-American » Placed seventh in the 125-pound pool of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships » Placed third in his respective weight bracket at the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship » Was nationally ranked in the top 25 throughout the season » Led the team with 17 wins » WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (March 22)

PEYTON HALL » NCAA Qualifier at 165 pounds » NWCA Scholar All-American » Earned a 3-2 mark at his first-ever NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships; was one win shy of earning All-America status » Placed fourth in the 165-pound pool of the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship » Was nationally ranked in the top 25 throughout the season » Ranked second on the team with 16 wins

ANTHONY CARMAN » Placed eighth in the 184-pound pool of the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship

ALEX HORNFECK » Placed sixth in the 157-pound pool at the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

HUNTER DELONG » Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

SCOTT JOLL » Academic All-Big 12 First Team

SEAN MULLICAN » Academic All-Big 12 First Team CALEB REA » Academic All-Big 12 First Team RYAN SULLIVAN » NCAA Qualifier at 133 pounds » NWCA Scholar All-American » Was nationally ranked in the top 15 throughout the season JOEY THOMAS » Academic All-Big 12 First Team MICHAEL WOLFGRAM » Placed seventh in the heavyweight division at the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Championship

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INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER RECORDS UNDEFEATED SEASONS 1. Noah Adams 2. Greg Jones 3. Greg Jones WINS LEADER 1. Scott Collins Jim Akerly 3. Mike Mason Dominic Black Michael Carr 6. Matt Lebe 7. Sam Kline Mike Mason 9. Greg Jones 10. Matt Lebe Tom McMath Dean Morrison Jim Akerly PINS LEADER 1. Bubba Scheffel 2. Scott Collins 3. Brandon Lauer 4. Matt Ryan Ryan Kehler Ryan Kehler Matt Blair 8. Colin Johnston R.J. Costello 10. Matt Ryan Michael Morales Sean Hage Whitey Chlebove Whitey Chlebove Bill Nye R.J. Costello Mark Cagle

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2014 1991 2003 2011 2002 2001 1993 2014 1984 2012 2012 2000 1999 1995 1984 1983 1979

SEASON LEADERS BY CLASS FRESHMAN WINS YEAR 1. Greg Jones 34-2 2002 2. Zeke Moisey 32-4 2015 3. Brandon Rader 30-6 2006 4. Seth Lisa 28-8 2003 5. Scott Collins 26-12-1 1987 Jeff Spinetti 26-10-2 1987 7. Kurt Brenner 25-6 2006 Billy Smith 25-12 2000 9. Cory Stainbrook 24-16 2014 Nathan Pennesi 24-8 2011 SOPHOMORE 1. Noah Adams Steve Millward Jim Akerly 4. Matt Lebe 5. Jacob A. Smith Greg Jones 7. Bubba Scheffel Nathan Pennesi Bob Patnesky 10. Shane Young Joe Carr

WINS YEAR 32-0 2020 32-10 1990 32-12-1 1986 31-9 2004 30-10 2016 30-2 2003 29-9 2014 29-10 2012 29-14 1998 28-10 2011 28-10 2000

JUNIOR 1. Jim Akerly 2. Matt Lebe 3. Sam Kline Mike Mason 5. Tom McMath Dominic Black 7. Dean Morrison 8. Vertus Jones 9. Dylan Cottrell Ryan Kehler SENIOR 1. Scott Collins 2. Mike Mason Dominic Black Michael Carr 5. Matt Lebe Dean Morrison Jim Akerly 8. Michael Morales Joe Carr 10. Shane Cunanan Vertus Jones Gordon Taylor

WINS 40-9 37-8 35-8 35-5 33-4 33-5 32-7 31-4 30-9 30-8

YEAR 1987 2006 1998 1997 2002 1990 1993 1999 2016 2001

WINS YEAR 40-1 1991 39-6 1998 39-3 1991 39-6-1 1988 33-5 2006 33-3 1994 33-10-1 1988 31-12 2015 31-5 2002 30-10 2003 30-2 2000 30-11-1 1987

EASON LEADERS BY WEIGHT S 118/125 WINS 1. Zeke Moisey 32-14 Steve Millward 32-10 3. Shane Young 28-10 Seth Lisa 28-8 5. Chad Billy 27-8

YEAR 2015 1990 2011 2003 1996

126/133 1. Bob Patnesky 2. Bob Patnesky 3. Dave Miller 4. Nathan Pennesi Bob Patnesky

WINS YEAR 29-14 1998 26-5 2000 25-8 1990 24-9 2011 24-9 1999

134/141 1. Michael Morales 2. Brandon Rader Shane Cunanan 4. Colin Johnston Joe Clarke Shane Cunanan

WINS YEAR 31-12 2015 30-6 2006 30-10 2003 28-10 2014 28-10 2004 28-10 2002

142/149 1. Scott Collins 2. Matt Blair 3. Scott Collins 4. Scott Collins Scott Collins

WINS YEAR 40-1 1991 29-14 1993 27-9-2 1988 26-6 1990 26-12-1 1987

150/157 1. Jim Akerly 2. Mike Mason 3. Matt Lebe 4. Mike Mason 5. Matt Lebe Jim Akerly

WINS YEAR 40-9 1987 39-6 1998 36-8 2005 35-5 1997 33-5 2006 33-10-1 1988

158/165 1. Mike Carr 2. Sam Kline 3. Greg Jones Gordon Taylor 5. Bubba Scheffel

WINS YEAR 39-6-1 1988 34-2 2002 30-2 2003 30-11-1 1987 29-9 2014

177/184 1. Dean Morrison Dominic Black 3. Dean Morrison 4. Vertus Jones 5. Vertus Jones

WINS YEAR 33-3 1994 33-5 1990 32-7 1993 31-4 1999 30-2 2000

190/197 1. Dominic Black 2. Noah Adams 3. Jacob A. Smith 4. Jared Villers 5. Jake A. Smith

WINS YEAR 39-3 1991 32-0 2020 30-10 2016 27-7 2007 26-13 2015

HWT WINS YEAR 1. Ryan Kehler 30-8 2001 2. Jeff Spinetti 29-10-2 1987 3. Brandon Williamson 28-8 2012 4. Bill Nye 27-5-1 1986 5. Bill Nye 21-4-1 1984 INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS WINS LEADER 1. Greg Jones 126-4 2. Matt Lebe 120-33 3. Scott Collins 119-34-4 Jim Akerly 119-39-4 5. Dominic Black 105-36-2 6. Dean Morrison 103-32-2 7. Joe Carr 101-34 8. Mike Mason 100-24 9. Jeff Spinetti 99-43-9 10. Kurt Brenner 95-32 Vertus Jones 95-21

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PINS LEADER 1. Ryan Kehler 2. Mark Cagle 3. Bubba Scheffel Matt Ryan 5. Sean Hage Matt Blair 7. Brandon Lauer Whitey Chlebove

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TEAM & INDIVIDUAL HONORS TEAM HONORS CLIFF KEEN/NWCA NATIONAL DUALS 1991 8th Place W, Indiana, 21-14 L, Nebraska, 19-21 W, Northwestern, 35-5 L, Northern Iowa, 16-23 L, North Carolina, 15-20 1992 Did Not Place L, Wisconsin, 9-39 L, Augsburg, 8-25 1996 Did Not Place L, Oklahoma State, 15-28 L, Pitt, 15-22 1998 6th Place W, Michigan, 28-10 L, Minnesota, 3-33 W, Penn, 20-19 W, Arizona State, 20-16 L, Penn State, 13-25 L, Nebraska, 8-36 1999 Did Not Place L, Oklahoma State, 10-31 L, CSU Bakersfield, 17-20 2000 Did Not Place L, Penn, 20-23 W, Rider, 29-9 L, Nebraska, 6-35 2003 Did Not Place L, Oklahoma, 18-20 L, Minnesota, 15-20 2004 Did Not Place L, Michigan, 16-29 W, Cleveland State, 21-16 L, Penn, 18-21 2005 Did Not Place L, Illinois, 6-34 L, Penn State, 16-24 2007 Did Not Place L, Northwestern, 14-28 L, Penn, 18-25 2008 Did Not Place L, Minnesota, 9-32 L, Ohio State, 9-29 2009 Did Not Place 2010 23rd Place EASTERN MAT POLL CHAMPIONS 1990 NWCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021 INDIVIDUAL NWCA HONORS NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS 1987 Jim Akerly (L, Iowa’s Jim Heffernan, 6-0) 1991 Scott Collins (W, Oklahoma State’s Chuck Barbee, 10-6) Mark Banks (L, Iowa’s Mark Reiland, 9-8) 1992 Craig Turnbull (Blue Team Coach) 1994 Keith Taylor (L, Cal Poly’s Jake Gaeir, 5-1) Dean Morrison

(L, Oregon State’s Les Gutches, 12-3) 1998 Mike Mason (L, Illinois’ Eric Siebert, 3-2) 1999 Vertus Jones (L, Iowa State’s Cal Sanderson, 6-5) 2001 Ryan Kehler (did not participate due to injury) 2003 Greg Jones (W, Oklahoma State’s Chris Pendleton, 7-3) Craig Turnbull (Blue Team Coach) 2004 Greg Jones (W, Northern Illinois’ Ben Heizer, 10-6) 2005 Greg Jones (W, Iowa’s Paul Bradley, 3-2) 2015 Zeke Moisey (L, Ohio State’s Nathan Tomasello, 7-1) NWCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 1991 Scott Collins 1993 Daniel Staats 1995 Keith Taylor Douglas Verrer 1997 Sam Kline Angelo Zegarelli 1998 Mike Mason Sam Kline Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky 1999 Sam Kline 2001 Ryan Kehler 2002 Ryan Kehler 2003 Shane Cunanan Brandon Lauer 2004 Greg Jones Matt Lebe 2005 Greg Jones Matt Lebe 2006 Matt Lebe 2009 Dustin Rogers 2012 Lance Bryson 2018 Jacob A. Smith 2020 Noah Adams 2021 Killian Cardinale Peyton Hall Ryan Sullivan INDIVIDUAL SOCON HONORS TOURNAMENT OUTSTANDING WRESTLER 1966 John Luckini INDIVIDUAL EWL HONORS FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2002 2006

Greg Jones Brandon Rader

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR 1991 1994 2000 2002 2004 2005

Scott Collins* Dean Morrison Vertus Jones* Greg Jones Greg Jones Greg Jones

*Co-Wrestler of the Year award winners

COACH OF THE YEAR 1990 1998

Craig Turnbull Craig Turnbull

2002 2004

Craig Turnbull Craig Turnbull

TOURNAMENT OUTSTANDING WRESTLER 2000 Vertus Jones 2002 Greg Jones 2005 Greg Jones INDIVIDUAL BIG 12 HONORS BIG 12 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR 2020 Noah Adams BIG 12 WRESTLER OF THE WEEK 2014 Colin Johnston Mike Morales A.J. Vizcarrondo 2015 Zeke Moisey Jacob A. Smith 2016 Jacob A. Smith Dylan Cottrell 2017 Dylan Cottrell Jacob A. Smith Jacob A. Smith Dylan Cottrell 2020 Noah Adams Noah Adams ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM 2013 Amador Ayala Michael Bolash Lance Bryson Philip Mandzik 2017 Dylan Cottrell James Dekrone Ty Millward Joe Wheeling 2018 Hunter Jones Ryan Lopez 2019 Hunter Jones Christian Monserrat David Smith 2020 Alex Hornfeck Sean Mullican David Smith Joey Thomas 2021 Jeffrey Boyd Alex Hornfeck John Joll Sean Mullican Caleb Rea Joey Thomas ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM 2013 Nathan Pennesi Jeffrey Yeatman 2014 Nathan Pennesi 2016 Zeke Moisey Chris Nelson Jakob Scheffel 2017 Jacob A. Smith 2018 Matthew Schmitt 2019 Joe Wheeling 2020 Noah Adams Caleb Rea 2021 Noah Adams Hunter DeLong

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Hunter DeLong Tucker Nadeau Caleb Rea James Wujek Jeffrey Boyd Isaiha Casto Patrick Daum Walker Heard Scott Joll Kyle Myers Sean O’Dwyer Jack Blumer Anthony D’Alesio Caleb Dowling Peyton Hall

INDIVIDUAL WVU HONORS OUTSTANDING WRESTLER AWARD 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Mark Banks Scott Collins Dean Morrison Doug Taylor Dean Morrison Doug Vetter Jason Frable Mike Mason Mike Mason Sam Kline Vertus Jones Vertus Jones Ryan Kehler Greg Jones Shane Cunanan Greg Jones Greg Jones Brandon Rader Brandon Rader Kurt Brenner Dustin Rogers Brandon Williamson Nathan Pennesi Brandon Williamson Nathan Pennesi Colin Johnston Zeke Moisey Dylan Cottrell Dylan Cottrell Zeke Moisey Christian Monserrat Matthew Schmitt Noah Adams Killian Cardinale

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MOUNTAIN MAN AWARD 2019 2020 2021

Dave Miller Dominic Black Steve Millward Tom Onorato Keith Taylor Doug Vetter Scott Hage Sam Kline Mike Mason Sam Kline Bob Patnesky Joe Carr Shane Cunanan Shane Cunanan Matt Lebe Matt Lebe

Tucker Nadeau Lucas Seibert Killian Cardinale

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1990 Dean Morrison 1991 Rich Ginther 1992 Doug Vetter 1993 Scott Hage 1994 Dorian Hager 1995 Whitey Chlebove 1996 O’Dell Tucker 1997 Vertus Jones 1998 Bob Patnesky 1999 Joe Carr 2000 Billy Smith 2001 Brian Floyd 2002 Greg Jones 2003 Seth Lisa, Matt Lebe 2004 Joe Clarke, Zac Fryling 2005 Jared Villers 2006 Brandon Rader 2007 Dustin Rogers 2008 Donnie Jones 2009 Colin Johnston 2010 Brandon Williamson 2011 Nathan Pennesi 2012 Brutus Scheffel 2013 Bubba Scheffel 2014 Cory Stainbrook 2015 Zeke Moisey 2016 Keegan Moore 2017 Devin Brown

COACHES’ AWARD *Discontinued after the 2017-18 season 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Jared Villers Lance Bryson Kyle Rooney Donnie Jones Phil Mandzik Nathan Pennesi Nathan Pennesi Nathan Pennesi Cory Stainbrook Chris Nelson Louis Colonna Ryan Lopez Hunter Jones

1921 FIRST TEAM

2018 2019 2020 2021

Matthew Schmitt Noah Adams Alex Hornfeck Peyton Hall

RED BROWN CUP Presented annually to WVU’s most outstanding all-around student-athlete 1991 2004 2005 2020

Scott Collins Greg Jones Greg Jones Noah Adams

WVU WRESTLING HALL OF FAME The West Virginia University Wrestling Hall of Fame was instituted in 1991 to recognize those athletes who have helped pioneer WVU athletics into one of the most respected programs in the nation. The initial group of inductees was selected from six different time periods; former athletes, coaches and administrators are eligible for selection 10 years following their association with WVU. The following people have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Mountaineer wrestling program. 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 2019-20 EWL HALL OF FAME Mark Banks Dominic Black Whitey Chlebove Scott Collins Vertus Jones Greg Jones Sam Kline Mike Mason Dean Morrison COACHES Nate Carr

Lewis Guidi Steve Harrick Kenny Lindamood George Nedeff Sam Church Roy Sisler Mark Cagle Bob Mendenhall Robert Perry Dan Zottarelli Greg Jones Vertus Jones

WVUSPORTS.COM TEAM RECORDS Most Dual Wins in a Season: 14, 1990 Fewest Losses in a Season: 0, 1936 Most Losses in a Season: 16, 1977 Fewest Wins in a Season: 0, 1947 and 1948 Most Consecutive Wins in a Season: 10, 2002 Most Consecutive Home Wins in a Season: 10, (8 in 1990 and 2 in 1991) Most Consecutive Wins to Start a Season: 7, three times; most recent 1990 Most Consecutive EWL Dual Wins in a Season: 19 (2001-04, ended with 13-25 loss at Edinboro) Most Consecutive Winning Seasons: 11 (1984-1994) Most Individual Matches Without A Loss: Greg Jones, 51, 2003-05 Most Consecutive Losses in a Season: 17, (5 in 1942, 4 in 1947); 7 in 1948 and 1 in 1949) Highest National Ranking: 5th, InterMat (2/18/03-3/04/03) Home Attendance Record: 4,517 (2/18/18 vs. Clarion) West Virginia did not have wrestling from 1943-46 due to World War II.

TOP-10 CROWDS AT THE WVU COLISEUM (2014-PRESENT) DATE CROWD OPPONENT RESULT 2/18/18 4,517 Clarion W, 25-13 1/17/16 2,390 No. 9 Oklahoma L, 11-23 2/23/20 2,250 Utah Valley L, 19-20 2/7/15 1,207 No. 8 Iowa State L, 7-29 2/7/16 1,203 No. 17 Pitt W, 18-12 11/1/18 1,189 Northern Colorado W, 22-14 1/31/16 1,130 No. 3 NC State L, 9-24 11/8/15 1,130 Mountaineer Quad vs. Drexel W, 26-7 vs. Campbell W, 26-14 vs. Arizona State W, 22-14 11/6/16 1,124 Mountaineer Quad vs. Campbell L, 17-29 vs. Ohio L, 11-25 11/13/14 1,112 Arizona State L, 13-19

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(1970-2021, excluding 1971-75 and 1980) Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 6

1-0 2-1 0-1 1-1 4-3 3-0 0-1 2-3 0-1 0-1 1-4 2-2 0-2 2-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 2-3 1-1 0-2 4-0 5-0 0-1 0-1 4-0

Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 11

6-2 3-1 3-3 2-4 4-6 7-0-1 4-2 0-1 2-1 0-1 1-4 1-2 3-1 0-2 1-1 2-3 2-2 5-3 3-1 4-3 5-1-1 1-2 4-7 6-6-1 8-5

Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 16 Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5

7-6 7-6-1 4-4 4-4 4-4 9-10 7-11 1-6 6-3 5-3 8-7 6-4 8-4 7-2 1-3 9-4 1-0 3-6 3-2 7-1 2-2 6-3 7-2 4-5 3-2

Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 March 1 March 3 March 8

9-7 5-5 4-5 5-7 5-3 3-7 3-5 6-5 6-6 6-11 5-2 5-5-1 10-8 8-2 9-6 6-3-1 5-4-1 2-2 4-3 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-3

CAREER COACHES' RECORDS NAME YEARS SEASONS RECORD PCT. R.B. Dayton 1921-23 3 14-8-0 .636 Steve Harrick 1924-32 -- -------- --- 1948-67 29 155-99-4 .609 Denny Myers 1933-34 2 10-4-1 .700 Albert Gwynne 1935-42 9 -------- --- 1947 -- 26-33-0 .441 George Nedeff 1968-74 7 57-35-3 .616 Fred Liechti 1975-78 4 33-36-0 .478 Craig Turnbull 1979-14 36 287-214-9 .563 Sammie Henson 2014-18 4 27-39-0 .409 Tim Flynn 2018-21 3 15-29-0 .340 TOTAL 97 624-497-17 .548

DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT AT HOME: 1/31/21 vs. No. 17 Northern Colorado, 25-11 DEFEATED A RANKED OPPONENT ON THE ROAD: 12/30/18 vs. No. 20 North Dakota State (South Beach Duals), 19-17 SCORED 30 POINTS OR MORE ON THE ROAD: 2/6/21 vs. Fresno State, 37-3 SCORED 40 POINTS OR MORE ON THE ROAD: 1/3/15 at Grand Canyon, 42-0 SCORED 50 POINTS OR MORE ON THE ROAD: 1/18/09 vs. Duquesne, 57-0 SHUTOUT AN OPPONENT: 12/22/19 vs. Hofstra, 38-0 WAS SHUTOUT BY AN OPPONENT: 1/10/86 vs. Iowa State (at Virginia Duals), 0-42 HOME/AWAY RECORD SINCE 1969 Home 184-126-8 Away 148-155-3 Neutral 79-62-3

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SOCON/EWL/BIG 12 TOURNAMENT HISTORY SOCON CHAMPIONS 1951 Don Kniffen (167) Bob Boswell (285) 1952 Bobby Perry (123) 1953 Bobby Perry (123) 1954 Bobby Perry (123) Lew Guidi (130) Bill Pritchard (137) Bryce Kramer (157) 1955 Bobby Perry (123) Bryce Kramer (157) Frank Craze (177) 1956 Lew Guidi (130) 1957 Tom Westfall (123) Mike McClintic (177) 1958 Tom Westfall (123) Charles Sherwood (167) J.D. Miller (285) 1959 Andy Sadie (147) Charles Sherwood (167) J.D. Miller (285) 1960 Phil Hoblitzell (167) Ray Bazzoli (285) 1961 Mike Petres (130) 1962 Roy Sialer (167) 1963 Sam Church (147) Tom Rihn (167) Roy Sisler (177) 1964 Bill Meacci (130) Jim Jioio (157) Mark Biodolillo (167) Roy Sisler (177) Ken Woodeshick (285) 1965 Jerry Gooden (157) Mike George (285) 1966 Don Check (123) Bill Maecci (137) Bill Zimmerman (152) John Luckini (177) Ken Woodeshick (285) 1967 Don Killen (130) Jim Stevens (137) 1968 Gil Reel (191)

EWL CHAMPIONS 1986 Bill Nye (HWT) 1988 Mike Carr (158) 1990 Dirk Cole (150) Mark Banks (167) Dominic Black (177) Jeff Spinetti (190) 1991 Scott Collins (142) Mark Banks (167) Dominic Black (190) 1992 Dean Morrison (177) 1993 Dean Morrison (177) 1994 Dorian Hager (134) Dean Morrison (177) 1996 Jason Frable (158) 1997 Vertus Jones (167) 1998 Mike Mason (150) Vertus Jones (177) 1999 Sam Kline (174) Vertus Jones (184) 2000 Vertus Jones (184) Bob Patnesky (133) Joe Carr (157) 2002 Joe Carr (157) Tom McMath (165) Greg Jones (174) 2003 Billy Smith (149) Greg Jones (174) 2004 Greg Jones (184) 2005 Matt Lebe (157) Greg Jones (184) 2006 Brandon Rader (141) Matt Lebe (157) Kurt Brenner (174) Jared Villers (197) 2007 Brandon Rader (141) Jared Villers (197) 2008 Kurt Brenner (184) Jared Villers (197) 2009 Kurt Brenner (174) 2012 Michael Morales (133) Matt Ryan (184) Brandon Williamson (HWT) EWL TOURNAMENT BESTS TEAM FINISH: 1st, 1996, 2002, 2004 MOST POINTS: 123.5, 2003 MOST FINALISTS: 8, 1996 and 1999 CHAMPIONS: 4 1990 (Banks, Black, Cole and Spinetti) 2006 (Rader, Lebe, Brenner and Villers) EWL TOURNAMENT WINS 1. David Jauregui 13 2006-09 2. Greg Jones 12 2002-05 3. Vertus Jones 11 1997-00 4. Kurt Brenner 10 2006-09 Joe Carr 10 1999-02 Scott Collins 10 1987-88, 1990-91 EWL DUAL-MEET CHAMPIONS 1990 1991 1998 2002 2003

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NCAA YEAR PLACE CHAMPIONS QUALIFIERS

1978 7th 1979 5th 1980 7th 1981 5th 1982 8th 1983 7th 1984 7th 1985 5th 1986 7th 1987 7th 1988 5th 1989 8th 1990 2nd 1991 3rd 1992 4th 1993 3rd 1994 3rd 1995 5th 1996 1st 1997 4th 1998 2nd 1999 2nd 2000 2nd 2001 7th 2002 1st 2003 2nd 2004 1st 2005 4th 2006 2nd 2007 2nd 2008 3rd 2009 2nd 2010 5th 2011 2nd 2012 3rd

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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS 1. Greg Jones 17 (2002-05) 2. Vertus Jones 14 (1997-2000) 3. Matt Lebe 11 (2003-2006) Whitey Chlebove 11 (1995-96, 98-99) 5. Sam Kline 10 (1997-99) Scott Collins 10 (1988, 90-91) NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES John Koss 4 (1994-97) Dorian Hager 4 (1994, 1996-98) Mike Mason 4 (1995-98) Vertus Jones 4 (1997-2000) Angelo Zegarelli 4 (1997-2000) Joe Carr 4 (1999-02) Shane Cunanan 4 (2000-03) Greg Jones 4 (2002-05) Matt Lebe 4 (2003-06) Zac Fryling 4 (2004-05, 2007-08) Jared Villers 4 (2005-08) Kurt Brenner 4 (2006-09) David Jauregui 4 (2006-09) Donnie Jones 4 (2008-11) Jacob A. Smith* 4 (2015-18) Jim Akerly 3 (1986-88) Jeff Spinetti 3 (1988-90) Scott Collins 3 (1988, 1990-91) Dominic Black 3 (1989-91) Dave Onorato 3 (1990-92) Dean Morrison 3 (1992-94) Whitey Chlebove 3 (1996, 1998-99) Sam Kline 3 (1997-99) Bob Patnesky 3 (1997-2000) Billy Smith 3 (2000, 2002-03) Dustin Rogers 3 (2007-09) Shane Young 3 (2010-12) Nathan Pennesi 3 (2011-13) Bubba Scheffel 3 (2014-16) Zeke Moisey* 3 (2015-18)

* Moisey and Smith withdrew from the 2016 and 2017 NCAA Championships, respectively, due to injury

NCAA TOURNAMENT BESTS TEAM FINISH: 6th Place, 1991 MOST POINTS: 54.00, 1999 MOST QUALIFIERS: 9, 2003 INDIVIDUAL FINISH: 1st Scott Collins 1991; Dean Morrison 1994; Greg Jones 2002, 2004 and 2005 ALL-AMERICANS: 3 1991 (Mark Banks, Dominic Black, Scott Collins);

1998 (Whitey Chlebove, Vertus Jones, Mike Mason); 1999 (Whitey Chlebove, Vertus Jones, Sam Kline)

NCAA CHAMPIONS 1991 Scott Collins 1994 Dean Morrison 2002 Greg Jones 2004 Greg Jones 2005 Greg Jones

142 177 174 184 184

NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 1929 Jimmie Cox 1955 Robert Perry Lewis Guidi 1979 Mark Cagle 1987 Jim Akerly 1988 Mike Carr 1990 Mark Banks 1991 Mark Banks Dominic Black Scott Collins 1993 Doug Taylor 1994 Dean Morrison 1997 John Koss Mike Mason 1998 Whitey Chlebove Vertus Jones Mike Mason 1999 Whitey Chlebove Vertus Jones Sam Kline 2000 Vertus Jones 2002 Greg Jones 2003 Shane Cunanan Brandon Lauer 2004 Greg Jones 2005 Matt Lebe Greg Jones 2006 Brandon Rader 2007 Brandon Rader 2015 Zeke Moisey 2018 Zeke Moisey 2020 Noah Adams 2021 Killian Cardinale

Third, 135 Fourth, 115 Second, 123 Eighth, 134 Eighth, 150 Seventh, 158 Fifth, 167 Fifth, 167 Fourth, 190 First, 142 Fifth, 158 First, 177 Sixth, 177 Seventh, 150 Seventh, 134 Second, 177 Third, 150 Sixth, 141 Third, 184 Third, 174 Second, 184 First, 174 Sixth, 141 Eighth, 133 First, 184 Eighth, 133 First, 184 Sixth, 141 Sixth, 141 Second, 125 Eighth, 125 197* Seventh, 125

* 2020 NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

TOP 25 FINISHES AT NCAA TOURNAMENT 1929 T-9th 2.00 points 1937 T-12th 1.00 points 1955 12th 13.00 points 1988 T-22nd 16.50 points 1990 18th 17.50 points 1991 6th 48.75 points 1993 25th 13.25 points 1994 14th 25.00 points 1998 T-7th 48.00 points 1999 9th 54.00 points 2000 22nd 21.00 points 2002 13th 38.00 points 2003 17th 32.50 points 2004 T-16th 31.00 points 2005 18th 34.00 points 2015 20th 23.50 points NCAA QUALIFIERS (SINCE 1979) 1979 Mark Cagle 1980 Mark Cagle 1981 Jeff Roscoe 1984 Wilbur Wolf 1985 Scott Pifer Wilbur Wolf 1986 Scott Pifer Jim Akerly Bill Nye

134 134 190 190 126 190 126 150 HWT

1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

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150 177 134 142 150 158 177 190 167 177 190 HWT 118 126 142 150 158 167 177 190 142 150 158 167 177 190 118 142 158 177 142 158 167 177 190 118 135 142 150 167 177 HWT 142 150 167 177 118 134 142 150 158 167 177 118 142 150 158 167 177 HWT 118 126 134 142

Record Book 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Mike Mason Sam Kline Vertus Jones Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky Whitey Chlebove Joe Carr Richard Taylor Sam Kline Vertus Jones Sean Hage Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky Billy Smith Joe Carr Vertus Jones Sean Hage Joe Carr Ryan Kehler Shane Cunanan Billy Smith Joe Carr Tom McMath Greg Jones Brent Miller Ryan Kehler Seth Lisa Brandon Lauer Shane Cunanan Billy Smith Matt Lebe Tom McMath Greg Jones Ryan Wilman Brent Miller Casey Brewster Joe Clarke Mike Torriero Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Greg Jones Matt Daddino

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150 158 177 125 133 141 149 165 174 184 HWT 125 133 149 157 184 HWT 157 HWT 141 149 157 165 174 197 HWT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT 125 141 149 157 165 184 197

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009* 2010 2011 2012

Shawn Cordell Seth Lisa Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Greg Jones Jared Villers Brandon Rader David Jauregui Matt Lebe Larry Hall Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Mark Anderson Brandon Rader David Jauregui Zac Fryling Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Dustin Rogers David Jauregui Zac Fryling Donnie Jones Chance Litton Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Dustin Rogers David Jauregui Ryan Goodman Donnie Jones Kurt Brenner Dustin Rogers Shane Young Donnie Jones Brandon Williamson Shane Young Nathan Pennesi Brandon Rader Donnie Jones Matt Ryan Shane Young Nathan Pennesi Michael Morales

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125 133 157 165 184 184 141 149 157 165 174 197 133 141 149 157 174 197 HWT 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT 149 157 165 174 HWT 125 165 HWT 125 133 149 165 184 125 133 141

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Lance Bryson Matt Ryan Brandon Williamson Nathan Pennesi Colin Johnston Michael Morales Cory Stainbrook Bubba Scheffel A.J. Vizcarrondo Zeke Moisey Michael Morales Bubba Scheffel Jacob A. Smith Zeke Moisey^ Dylan Cottrell Bubba Scheffel Jacob A. Smith Dylan Cottrell Jacob A. Smith& Zeke Moisey Matthew Schmitt Jacob A. Smith Matthew Schmitt Christian Monseratt Nick Kiussis Noah Adams Brandon Ngati Noah Adams% Noah Adams Killian Cardinale Peyton Hall Ryan Sullivan

174 184 HWT 141 141 149 125 174 HWT 125 141 184 197 125 157 184 197 157 197 125 133 197 133 149 165 197 HWT 197 197 125 165 133

* New system implemented by the NCAA to qualify for the NCAA Tournament ^ Moisey withdrew from the 2016 NCAA Championships due to injury & Smith withdrew from the 2017 NCAA Championships due to injury % 2020 NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR COACH 1921 R.B. Dayton 1922 R.B. Dayton 1923 R.B. Dayton 1924 Steve Harrick 1925 Steve Harrick 1926 Steve Harrick 1927 Steve Harrick 1928 Steve Harrick 1929 Steve Harrick 1930 Steve Harrick 1931 Steve Harrick 1932 Steve Harrick 1933 Denny Myers 1934 Denny Myers 1935 Albert Gwynne 1936 Albert Gwynne 1937 Albert Gwynne 1938 Albert Gwynne 1939 Albert Gwynne 1940 Albert Gwynne 1941 Albert Gwynne 1942 Albert Gwynne 1943 to 1946

1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Albert Gwynne Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick Steve Harrick George Nedeff George Nedeff George Nedeff George Nedeff George Nedeff George Nedeff George Nedeff Fred Liechti Fred Liechti Fred Liechti Fred Liechti Craig Turnbull

CAPTAINS Scotty Hough Scotty Hough Al Millender Tony Suder Ward Wylie Ward Wylie Joe Millender Emil Suder Jimmie Cox Gordon Brill Gordon Meyers J.J. Fletcher Floyd “Ben Schwartzwalder” Albert Gwynne Dick Chittum Charles Sites Robert Kyle Paul Hodges Earle Lancaster Paul Satterfield Robert McArdle Simeon Hall

RECORD 3-3-0 5-3-0 6-2-0 2-1-0 4-3-0 3-1-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 4-5-0 5-3-1 6-2-0 4-2-1 5-3-0 7-0-0 4-4-0 5-3-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 1-5-0 1-6-0

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Jim Mendenhall Bob DeAntonis Bob DeAntonis Bob DeAntonis Gene Brewer Bob Boswell Don Strimble Bob Perry Bob Perry Lewis Guidi Tom Westfall Tom Westfall Tom Westfall Charles Sherwood Paul Hoblitzell Roy Sisler George Nedeff Roy Sisler Jim Jioio Don Check, Francis Pavlovich Bill Zimmerman, Angelo Gianni Angelo Gianni, Don Killen Jeff Flickenger Dave McCandles Bob Vettorel, Steve Orlosky Bob Vettorel, Roger Lamens Bob Vettorel Garrett Breakiron, Tom Oleszewski Tom Oleszewski Rick Pennesi, Pat Lupinetti Mark Durham, Chuck Fordyce Mark Durham Mark Cagle, Cliff Boone

0-4-0 0-7-0 4-3-0 7-1-0 3-5-0 7-2-0 6-2-0 5-4-0 4-2-0 1-6-1 5-6-0 6-4-0 9-2-0 9-2-0 9-3-0 7-3-1 10-3 11-3 9-3-1 4-8-0 9-3-0 8-3-1 9-3-0 4-6-0 11-4-1 10-5-0 8-7-0 7-7-1 9-5-0 14-5-0 3-17-0 7-9-0 9-4-2

YEAR COACH CAPTAINS RECORD 1980 Craig Turnbull Mark Cagle, Nick Ruland 6-10-1 1981 Craig Turnbull Mark Cagle 12-10-0 1982 Craig Turnbull Nick Ruland, Don Tasser 10-9-0 1983 Craig Turnbull Kurt Anderson, Mike Levanduski 6-9-0 1984 Craig Turnbull R.J. Costello, Mike Levanduski 8-8-0 1985 Craig Turnbull R.J. Costello, Mike Levanduski 13-3-0 1986 Craig Turnbull Bill Nye, Thad Turner 12-7-0 1987 Craig Turnbull Jim Akerly Gordon Taylor 10-6-0 1988 Craig Turnbull Jim Akerly, Craig Costello 10-7-0 1989 Craig Turnbull None 7-7-0 1990 Craig Turnbull Dominic Black, Scott Collins 14-1-0* 1991 Craig Turnbull Mark Banks, Dominic Black, 11-5-0* Scott Collins 1992 Craig Turnbull Dave Onorato, Tom Onorato, 7-6-0 Doug Taylor 1993 Craig Turnbull Tom Onorato, Doug Taylor 7-5-0 1994 Craig Turnbull Matt Blair, Dean Morrison, 6-4-0 Keith Taylor 1995 Craig Turnbull Keith Taylor, Doug Vetter 4-6-0 1996 Craig Turnbull Scott Hage, Jim Howard, 7-5-1+ Mike Mason 1997 Craig Turnbull Mike Mason 4-6-0 1998 Craig Turnbull Mike Mason, Sam Kline 11-3-1* 1999 Craig Turnbull Sam Kline 7-4-0 2000 Craig Turnbull Vertus Jones, Bob Patnesky 6-4-1 2001 Craig Turnbull Joe Carr, Billy Smith 4-9-0 2002 Craig Turnbull Shane Cunanan, Tom McMath, 12-2-0*+ Billy Smith 2003 Craig Turnbull Shane Cunanan, Tom McMath, 9-3-0* Billy Smith 2004 Craig Turnbull Joe Clarke, Greg Jones, Matt Lebe, 9-5-0+ Mike Torriero 2005 Craig Turnbull Greg Jones, Matt Lebe 5-6-1* 2006 Craig Turnbull Matt Lebe 6-6-0 2007 Craig Turnbull Zac Fryling, Jared Villers 5-5-0 2008 Craig Turnbull Kurt Brenner, Zac Fryling, 8-5-0 David Jauregui 2009 Craig Turnbull Kurt Brenner, David Jauregui, 8-4-2 Dustin Rogers 2010 Craig Turnbull Brandon Williamson 3-10-0 2011 Craig Turnbull Donnie Jones, Brandon Rader 9-6-0 2012 Craig Turnbull Lance Bryson, Nathan Pennesi, 9-4 Shane Young 2013 Craig Turnbull Nathan Pennesi, Bubba Scheffel, 2-13 Shane Young 2014 Craig Turnbull Colin Johnston and Bubba Scheffel 11-4-7 2015 Sammie Henson Michael Morales 9-9-0 2016 Sammie Henson Bubba Scheffel 8-10-0 2017 Sammie Henson Cory Stainbrook, Dylan Cottrell, 4-13-0 Tony DeAngelo 2018 Sammie Henson Parker VonEgidy, Jacob A. Smith 6-7-0 2019 Tim Flynn Christian Monserrat 4-14 2020 Tim Flynn Noah Adams 4-12 2021 Tim Flynn N/A 7-3 TOTAL 617-494-17 * Eastern Wrestling League Dual Meet Champions + Eastern Wrestling League Tournament Champions

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SERIES RECORDS SERIES OPPONENT W L T Air Force 2 0 0 Akron 3 1 0 Alderson-Broaddus 1 0 0 Anderson 2 0 0 Appalachian State 1 0 0 Arizona State 5 6 0 Army 1 3 0 Augsburg 0 1 0 Baltimore 6 1 0 Binghamton 1 0 0 Bloomsburg 19 13 1 Boise State 1 0 0 Boston 0 1 0 Bowling Green 3 5 0 Bucknell 2 0 0 Buffalo 3 1 0 Cal Poly 1 1 0 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 0 California, Pa. 24 10 1 CSU Bakersfield 1 2 0 Campbell 1 1 0 Carnegie-Mellon 1 0 0 Case 6 7 0 Catonsville 1 0 0 Chattanooga 1 0 0 Chicago 2 2 0 Cincinnati 3 1 0 The Citadel 5 2 0 Clarion 25 14 2 Cleveland State 26 10 0 Columbia 2 0 0 Cornell 0 2 0 Davidson 2 0 0 Delaware 0 1 0 Drexel 2 0 0 Duquesne 9 1 0 East Carolina 3 0 0 East Stroudsburg 2 0 0 Eastern Michigan 0 1 0 Edinboro 12 22 2 Fairmont State 20 8 0 Findlay 0 1 0 Franklin & Marshall 2 4 0 Fresno State 1 0 0 Frostburg State 4 0 0 Gardner-Webb 1 0 0 George Mason 1 1 0 George Washington 1 0 0 Gettysburg 0 2 0 Glenville State 1 0 0 Grand Canyon 1 0 0 Harvard 1 0 0 Hiram 2 0 0 Hofstra 1 2 0 Howard 6 0 0 Illinois 3 7 0 Indiana 4 6 0 Indiana, Pa. 20 10 1 Iowa State 2 19 0 Johns Hopkins 3 0 0 Juniata 1 0 0 Kansas State 0 1 0 Kent State 3 4 0 Kentucky 2 2 0 Kutztown 1 0 0 Liberty 1 0 0 Lehigh 0 3 0 Lock Haven 23 15 0 Lycoming 0 1 0 Malone 4 0 0

SERIES LAST LAST BEGAN MEETING WIN 2018 2021 2021 1969 1980 1980 1976 1976 1976 1976 2014 2014 1985 1985 1985 1984 2016 2015 1932 2020 1932 1992 1992 ---1957 1977 1977 2017 2017 2017 1979 2012 2011 1990 1990 1990 1994 1994 ---1959 1968 1965 2015 2021 2021 2001 2020 2015 2008 2017 2008 2008 2008 2008 1959 1993 1993 1999 2019 2019 2015 2016 2015 1921 1921 1921 1937 1956 1956 1978 1978 1978 2015 2015 2015 1933 1949 1949 1970 1981 1981 1958 1966 1966 1979 2018 2018 1979 2021 2021 2006 2009 2009 2014 2019 --1961 2014 2014 1973 1973 ---2014 2015 2015 1971 2009 2009 1963 1967 1967 1981 1982 1982 1971 1971 ---1977 2020 2020 1957 1977 1972 1940 1940 ---1935 2011 2011 2021 2021 2021 1973 1975 1975 2014 2014 2014 1977 1979 1979 1973 1973 1973 1977 1978 ---1975 1975 1975 2015 2015 2015 2017 2017 2017 1957 1959 1959 2005 2020 2020 1971 1978 1978 1926 2011 2011 1922 2014 2014 1951 1984 1984 1922 2020 2017 2011 2013 2013 1969 1969 1969 1938 1938 ---1941 2021 2021 1923 1983 1983 1982 1982 1982 2010 2010 2010 1921 2010 ---1979 2015 2015 1978 1978 ---1974 1978 1978

SERIES LAST LAST OPPONENT W L T BEGAN MEETING WIN Marshall 8 1 1 1930 1982 1982 Marietta 1 0 0 1979 1979 1979 Maryland 7 11 0 1952 2013 1988 Michigan 2 6 0 1928 2015 1998 Michigan State 1 6 0 1939 2019 2012 Midland 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 Millersville 3 0 0 1982 1984 1984 Minnesota 0 3 0 1998 2008 ---Missouri 0 2 0 2004 2006 ---Morehead State 3 0 0 1971 1976 1976 Morgan State 3 0 0 1974 1976 1976 Muskingum 1 0 0 1979 1979 1979 Navy 6 25 0 1921 1997 1994 Nebraska 1 10 0 1980 2017 2002 North Carolina 12 2 0 1952 2009 2009 North Carolina State 2 4 0 1951 2019 1953 Northern Colorado 4 1 0 2014 2021 2021 North Dakota State 2 0 0 2018 2019 2019 Northern Illinois 0 2 0 1958 2014 ---Northern Iowa 0 5 0 1982 2020 ---Northern Kentucky 1 0 0 1976 1976 1976 Northwestern 1 4 0 1931 2007 1991 Notre Dame 1 0 0 1927 1927 1927 Ohio Northern 2 2 0 1969 1972 1972 Ohio State 8 16 0 1921 2008 1997 Ohio 36 19 1 1922 2021 2021 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 0 1927 1927 1927 Oklahoma 2 10 0 1986 2021 2018 Oklahoma State 0 15 0 1927 2020 ---Old Dominion 2 0 0 1985 1986 1986 Oregon 1 0 0 1987 1987 1987 Oregon State 0 1 0 2015 2015 ---Penn 5 5 0 1921 2007 1998 Penn State 7 29 0 1931 2013 2002 Pitt 27 36 2 1934 2020 2018 Pitt-Johnstown 7 0 0 1975 1992 1992 Princeton 0 1 0 1978 1978 ---Purdue 0 2 0 1954 2019 ---Rider 1 1 0 2006 2017 2006 Rochester Tech 1 0 0 1959 1959 1959 Rutgers 2 3 0 1981 2014 2012 St. Francis 3 1 0 1966 1971 1971 St. Vincent 5 0 0 1969 1973 1973 Sacred Heart 2 0 0 2010 2010 2010 Shippensburg 8 1 1 1957 1987 1987 SIUE 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 Slippery Rock 0 9 0 1970 1978 ---South Dakota State 0 5 0 2016 2020 ---Southern Connecticut 1 0 0 1981 1981 1981 Stanford 1 0 0 2004 2004 2004 Syracuse 1 0 0 1988 1988 1988 Temple 6 4 1 1933 1977 1942 Towson State 3 1 0 1973 1976 1976 Utah Valley 1 2 0 2017 2020 2019 Trenton State 0 1 0 1981 1981 ---Virginia 12 3 0 1921 2019 2002 Virginia Tech 12 12 0 1951 2021 2004 Virginia Military 18 5 0 1925 2020 2014 Wash. & Jefferson 17 3 0 1932 1976 1976 Washington & Lee 16 6 1 1922 1968 1968 Waynesburg 33 11 2 1923 1990 1990 West Liberty 19 5 0 1963 1990 1990 Western Maryland 3 0 0 1924 1928 1928 Western Reserve 7 1 0 1930 1954 1954 Wisconsin 0 3 0 1987 2001 ---William & Mary 1 1 1 1967 1978 1967 Wilmington 1 0 0 1967 1967 1967 Wyoming 1 3 0 2009 2021 2020 Youngstown State 2 1 0 1976 1981 1981 *2021-22 opponents in bold

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ALL-TIME SCORES 1921-2021 1921 (3-3) » R.B. DAYTON

20-13 W 8-21 L 12-17 L 22-10 W 33-0 W 4-26 L

Ohio State Lehigh Penn Virginia Carnegie Tech Navy

1922 (5-3) » R.B. DAYTON

24-4 W 28-5 W 21-4 W 5-17 L 20-3 W 14-15 L 0-27 L 16-12 W

Ohio State Virginia Ohio Iowa State Washington & Lee Indiana Navy Penn

1923 (6-2) » R.B. DAYTON

23-8 W 3-0 W 24-3 W 13-14 L 28-5 W 19-6 W 8-16 L 23-8 W

Ohio Waynesburg Kentucky Iowa State Virginia Indiana Navy Penn

1924 (2-1) » STEVE HARRICK

25-0 W Western Maryland 14-11 W Penn 8-17 L Navy

1925 (4-3) » STEVE HARRICK

28-0 W 22-8 W 16-9 W 22-5 W 5-12 L 6-16 L 3-23 L

Western Maryland VMI Washington & Lee Iowa Iowa State Penn Navy

1926 (3-1) » STEVE HARRICK

19-6 W 6-17 L 14-13 W 23-5 W

Illinois Iowa State Navy Penn

1927 (2-4) » STEVE HARRICK

35-0 W 3-24 L 5-24 L 9-20 L 29-0 W 6-19 L

Ohio Wesleyan Illinois Oklahoma A&M Ohio Notre Dame Navy

1928 (2-4) » STEVE HARRICK

9-14 L 4.5-18.5 L 0-25 L 0-27 L 35-0 W 21-8 W

Indiana Michigan Illinois Oklahoma A&M Western Maryland Navy

1929 (3-3) » STEVE HARRICK

28-5 W 14-12 W 17-11 W 5-25 L 8-24 L 8-17 L

Waynesburg Michigan Ohio State Oklahoma A&M Illinois Navy

1930 (5-3) » STEVE HARRICK

24-10 W 6-22 L 24-6 W 24-6 W 18-11 W 28-10 W 0-28 L 3-31 L

Waynesburg Ohio State Marshall Western Reserve Ohio Waynesburg Navy Oklahoma A&M

1931 (4-5) » STEVE HARRICK

32-0 W 29-3 W 5-27 L 13-19 L 5-27 L 15-23 L 3-33 L 22-8 W 22-10 W

Waynesburg Waynesburg Michigan Indiana Penn State Northwestern Navy Ohio Western Reserve

1932 (5-3-1) » STEVE HARRICK

18-18 T 30-0 W 18-8 W 15-9 W 0-30 L 10-20 L 6-22 L 17-11 W 38-0 W

Waynesburg Waynesburg Army Ohio State Indiana Penn State Michigan Western Reserve Washington & Jefferson

1933 (6-2) » DENNY MYERS

32-0 W 29-3 W 15-9 W 6-18 L 32-0 W 16.5-11.5 W 25-5 W 12-18 L

Waynesburg Waynesburg Ohio State Penn State Washington & Jefferson Chicago Temple Navy

1934 (4-2-1) » DENNY MYERS

22-6 W 30-0 W 3-25 L 16-16 T 28-10 W 24-10 W 1.5-26.5 L

Waynesburg Waynesburg Illinois Temple Pitt Washington & Jefferson Ohio State

1935 (5-3) » ALBERT GWYNNE

21-13 W 22-6 W 3-33 L 24-8 W 8-22 L 6-26 L 22-8 W 24-8 W

Waynesburg Pitt Ohio State Waynesburg Michigan Franklin & Marshall Temple Washington & Jefferson

1936 (7-0) » ALBERT GWYNNE 17-13 W 18-16 W 14-11 W 26.5-1.5 W 15-11 W 34-0 W 36-0 W

Waynesburg Temple Ohio Waynesburg Ohio Washington & Jefferson Pitt

1937 (4-4) » ALBERT GWYNNE

11-21 L 13-21 L 23-13 W 10-22 L 3-29 L 19-11 W 31-3 W 14-12 W

Waynesburg Case Pitt Ohio State Chicago Waynesburg Washington & Jefferson Temple

T-12th at NCAA Championships

1938 (5-3) » ALBERT GWYNNE

17-13 W 4.5-21.5 L 15.5-10.5 W 7.5-20.5 L 6-26 L 22-10 W 18-14 W 34.5-1.5 W

Waynesburg Ohio State Case Waynesburg Kansas State Temple Washington & Jefferson Pitt

1939 (1-4) » ALBERT GWYNNE

11-17 L 8-20 L 3-29 L 26-6 W 9-15 L

Temple Michigan State Ohio State Washington & Jefferson Case

1940 (2-4) » ALBERT GWYNNE

8-28 L 12.5-18.5 L 5-25 L 33-5 W 15-21 L 17-11 W

Washington & Lee Findlay Michigan State Washington & Jefferson Temple Case

1941 (1-5) » ALBERT GWYNNE

8-26 L 5-35 L 8-26 L 16-20 L 23-11 W 10-22 L

Washington & Lee Navy Kent State Temple Waynesburg Case

1942 (1-6) » ALBERT GWYNNE

0-32 L 21-8 W 3-29 L 3-27 L 3-23 L 5-23 L 0-34 L

Ohio State Temple Penn State Waynesburg Case Waynesburg Navy

1943-1946 » NO WRESTLING DUE TO WORLD WAR II 1947 (0-4) » ALBERT GWYNNE

0-38 L Waynesburg 6-28 L Case 6-24 L Washington & Lee 6-26 L Waynesburg

1948 (0-7) » STEVE HARRICK

5-22 L 12-16 L 13-15 L 7-22 L 5-20 L 9-15 L 8-17 L

Washington & Jefferson Chicago Northwestern Ohio Case Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson

T-9th at NCAA Championships

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11-18 L 26-11 W 6-18 L 17-9 W 11-19 L 18-10 W 22-6 W

Western Reserve Washington & Jefferson Case Chicago Northwestern Virginia Washington & Jefferson

1950 (7-1) » STEVE HARRICK

22-8 W 7-25 L 24-8 W 22-5 W 14-12 W 14-12 W 16-14 W 14-12 W

Western Reserve Washington & Lee Ohio Virginia VMI Case Western Reserve Pitt

1951 (3-5) » STEVE HARRICK

12-14 L 17-12 W 38-0 W 27-3 W 13-15 L 9-15 L 6-18 L 11-18 L

North Carolina State Ohio Western Reserve Indiana, Pa. Virginia Tech VMI Pitt Virginia

5th at Southern Conference Championships

1952 (7-2) » STEVE HARRICK

12-14 L 28-0 W 17-9 W 21-3 W 30-0 W 18-6 W 16-10 W 3-25 L 20-6 W

Maryland VMI Virginia Tech North Carolina North Carolina State Ohio Washington & Lee Pitt Virginia

2nd at Southern Conference Championships

1953 (6-2) » STEVE HARRICK

16-11 W 12-16 L 19-11 W 19-9 W 26-7 W 29-5 W 17-9 W 2-27 L

Case Maryland VMI Virginia Tech North Carolina State North Carolina Washington & Lee Pitt

2nd at Southern Conference Championships 12th at NCAA Championships

1954 (5-4) » STEVE HARRICK

28-6 W 19-10 W 13-17 L 9-15 L 27-3 W 27-5 W 16-12 W 0-30 L 13-14 L

Western Reserve Maryland VMI Purdue Virginia Tech North Carolina Washington & Lee Pitt Waynesburg

1st at Southern Conference Championships

1955 (4-2) » STEVE HARRICK

25-10 W 19-13 W 24-6 W 13-15 L 21-13 W 5-26 L

Case VMI Indiana, Pa. Virginia Tech Washington & Lee Pitt

2nd at Southern Conference Championships 12th at NCAA Championships

1956 (1-6-1) » STEVE HARRICK

24-8 W 13-19 L 16-18 L 14-14 T 10-21 L 3-33 L 8-26 L 0-32 L

Case Indiana, Pa. VMI Washington & Lee Franklin & Marshall Navy Virginia Tech Pitt

4th at Southern Conference Championships

1957 (5-6) » STEVE HARRICK

8-26 L 3-29 L 22-10 W 32-0 W 10-24 L 26-7 W 3-31 L 10-26 L 17-15 W 26-6 W 0-30 L

Indiana, Pa. VMI Baltimore Fairmont State Kent State Hiram Virginia Tech Franklin & Marshall Washington & Lee Fairmont State Shippensburg

4th at Southern Conference Championships

1958 (6-4 » STEVE HARRICK

32-0 W 13-15 L 14-11 W 15-19 L 11-16 L 20-8 W 25-3 W 26-5 W 9-19 L 22-6 W

Fairmont State Indiana, Pa. Shippensburg Baltimore Northern Illinois VMI Washington & Lee The Citadel Kent State Fairmont State

2nd at Southern Conference Championships

1959 (9-2) » STEVE HARRICK

25-3 W 27-3 W 15-13 W 10-18 L 30-0 W 23-11 W 18-8 W 19-8 W 22-8 W 11-15 L 27-3 W

Fairmont State Indiana, Pa. Rochester Tech. Bowling Green Hiram California, Pa. VMI North Carolina Washington & Lee Kent State Fairmont State

1st at Southern Conference Championships

1960 (9-2) » STEVE HARRICK

28-6 W 20-6 W 9-17 L 25-9 W 29-5 W 17-13 W 24-10 W 21-11 W 27-3 W 9-21 L 26-5 W

Baltimore Indiana, Pa. Bowling Green Fairmont State California. Pa. Kent State VMI Fairmont State Washington & Lee Ohio State North Carolina

3rd at Southern Conference Championships

1961 (9-3) » STEVE HARRICK 18-8 21-9 4-39 19-13 22-10 18-6 27-3 25-8 5-22 27-2 8-20 25-3

W A W H L H W A W A W N W A W H L H W H L H W H

Baltimore Indiana, Pa. Penn State California, Pa. VMI The Citadel Davidson Fairmont State Virginia Tech Washington & Lee Ohio State Fairmont State

3rd at Southern Conference Championships

1962 (7-3-1) » STEVE HARRICK

17-11 W Baltimore 16-15 W Indiana, Pa. 19-9 W Fairmont State 3-27 L Penn State 16-16 T California, Pa. 14-11 W VMI 11-21 L North Carolina 18-13 W The Citadel 16-12 W Washington & Lee 3-22 L Virginia Tech 29-3 W Fairmont State 4th at Southern Conference Championships

1963 (10-3 » STEVE HARRICK

29-7 W Baltimore 16-12 W Indiana, Pa. 23-3 W VMI 17-10 W West Liberty 13-15 L California, Pa. 24-8 W Bowling Green 21-8 W Virginia Tech 28-0 W North Carolina 22-8 W East Carolina 11-14 L The Citadel 29-5 W Fairmont State 19-10 W Ohio 14-16 L Washington & Lee 2nd at Southern Conference Championships

1964 (11-3) » STEVE HARRICK

27-9 W 33-3 W 19-9 W 26-6 W 8-21 L 26-5 W 22-5 W 2-25 L 21-9 W 19-7 W 18-13 W 8-20 L 19-10 W 26-5 W

Indiana, Pa. West Liberty VMI Washington & Lee Ohio State California, Pa. Bowling Green Pitt Virginia Tech Virginia North Carolina Ohio The Citadel Fairmont State

1st at Southern Conference Championships T-37th at NCAA Championships

1965 (9-3-1) » STEVE HARRICK

8-18 L 24-5 W 14-14 T 22-6 W 19-9 W 14-13 W 28-0 W 12-9 W 14-16 L 22-8 W 11-19 L 17-9 W 31-2 W

Penn State VMI Indiana, Pa. Washington & Lee California, Pa. Bowling Green Virginia East Carolina The Citadel North Carolina Ohio Virginia Tech Fairmont State

1st at Southern Conference Championships

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15-14 W 14-19 L 11-21 L 16-18 L 5-27 L 14-17 L 26-2 W 19-12 W 12-23 L 8-23 L 20-8 W 16-19 L

Washington & Jefferson Indiana, Pa. Washington & Lee California, Pa. Bowling Green VMI North Carolina Fairmont State Ohio Pitt The Citadel Saint Francis, Pa.

1st at Southern Conference Championships

1967 (9-3) » STEVE HARRICK

17-14 W 17-16 W 11-24 L 30-5 W 20-17 W 3-34 L 30-8 W 32-3 W 32-3 W 37-0 W 12-26 L 29-12 W

Washington & Jefferson Indiana, Pa. California, Pa. Virginia VMI Bowling Green East Carolina William and Mary Wilmington Fairmont State Ohio West Liberty

2nd at Southern Conference Championships

1968 (8-3-1) » GEORGE NEDEFF

31-8 W 22-9 W 40-0 W 24-11 W 24-15 W 11-22 L 36-10 W 5-26 L 25-11 W 15-15 T 15-19 L 20-19 W

Washington & Jefferson Indiana, Pa. Washington & Lee California, Pa. VMI Bowling Green West Liberty Ohio Virginia William & Mary Fairmont State North Carolina

4th at Southern Conference Championships

1969 (9-3) » GEORGE NEDEFF 53-79 53-48 53-38 15-13 9-20 28-3 34-10 24-6 25-6 22-9 8-23 23-11

L A W N W N W H L A W A W H W A W H W H L A W H

Waynesburg Juniata Akron Indiana, Pa. Ohio Northern North Carolina West Liberty VMI Saint Vincent Fairmont State California, Pa. Saint Francis, Pa.

1970 (4-6) » GEORGE NEDEFF 15-20 8-32 7-27 24-14 25-8 11-24 27-12 8-20 7-29 26-14

L A L H L H W N W A L H W A L A L H W A

Indiana, Pa. Pitt Ohio Northern Cincinnati West Liberty Slippery Rock Saint Vincent Fairmont State California, Pa. Saint Francis, Pa.

1971 (11-4-1) » GEORGE NEDEFF

15-15 9-21 22-12 25-10 28-5 29-5 21-11 37-2 21-14 24-13 9-27 26-14 29-8 14-24 2-37 22-14

T A L N W N W H W H W H W A W A W A W H L A W H W H L A L A W A

Waynesburg Eastern Michigan Howard Indiana, Pa. Duquesne Saint Vincent West Liberty Washington & Jefferson Ohio Northern West Liberty Slippery Rock Fairmont State Morehead State Pitt California, Pa. Saint Francis, Pa.

1972 (10-5) » GEORGE NEDEFF 23-14 30-9 23-14 26-8 42-6 32-12 33-9 5-36 22-16 38-6 19-28 8-39 21-15 5-33 11-25

W A W A W A W A W H W H W H L H W H W H L A L A W A L H L H

Indiana, Pa. Howard Waynesburg Indiana Saint Vincent Duquesne Washington & Jefferson Pitt Fairmont State Ohio Northern West Liberty Fairmont State Morehead State Slippery Rock California, Pa.

1973 (8-7) » GEORGE NEDEFF 18-21 23-17 9-30 20-17 31-7 18-20 36-6 24-18 6-33 49-0 22-18 18-19 48-0 12-37 17-20

L A W A L A W H W H L H W H W H L A W H W H L A W A L A L H

Delaware Duquesne Waynesburg Indiana, Pa. Saint Vincent Duquesne Frostburg Towson State Pitt Frostburg West Liberty California, Pa. George Washington Slippery Rock Fairmont State

1974 (7-7-1) » GEORGE NEDEFF

38-11 38-11 11-23 15-30 38-0 43-2 14-20 27-12 20-14 19-17 3-39 20-20 12-21 3-43 14-26

W A W A L A L A W H W H L H W H W A W A L H T H L A L H L A

Howard Malone Waynesburg Indiana, Pa. Frostburg Duquesne West Liberty California, Pa. Towson State Morgan State Pitt Marshall West Liberty Slippery Rock Fairmont State

1975 (9-5) » FRED LIECHTI 24-18 43-4 28-6 12-27 33-15 15-21 11-23 0-42 19-14 20-24 29-12 5-36 27-16 45-0

W H W A W A W A W H L H L H L A W A L H W A L A W A W A

Indiana, Pa. Malone Glenville State Waynesburg Morgan State Towson State Fairmont State Pitt Marshall West Liberty Pitt-Johnstown Slippery Rock California, Pa. Frostburg

1976 (14-5) » FRED LIECHTI

18-21 42-9 39-3 26-14 47-6 24-18 25-16 8-30 23-17 42-2 11-20 30-11 24-13 49-0 6-33 20-19 11-25 33-10 24-13

L A W N W N W A W N W N W A L H W N W A L N W A W H W H L H W H L H W N W A

Indiana, Pa. Howard Malone Waynesburg Anderson Northern Kentucky Morehead Ohio State Towson State Morgan State Fairmont State Washington & Jefferson Marshall Alderson-Broaddus Slippery Rock California, Pa. Pitt Youngstown State West Liberty

1977 (3-17) » FRED LIECHTI 19-30 8-26 14-22 32-17 25-19 12-25 7-30 21-27 2-47 15-30 11-27 2-39 12-33 41-3 6-34 5-35 6-31 2-43 15-33 11-34

L H L H L A W N W H L H L H L A L A L A L A L A L H W H L H L H L A L H L A L A

Indiana, Pa. Akron Waynesburg Pitt-Johnstown Baltimore Gettysburg Edinboro Cincinnati Fairmont State California, Pa. Marshall Slippery Rock George Mason Howard Franklin & Marshall Temple Youngstown State Maryland Pitt West Liberty

1978 (7-9) » FRED LIECHTI

20-29 40-9 47-5 51-2 46-2 24-25 16-18 39-8 20-18 12-36 29-12 9-34 6-34 15-21 13-29 3-42

L A W A W N W N W N L N L N W N W H L H W H L H L H L H L A L A

Indiana, Pa. Waynesburg Howard Malone Catonsville Edinboro Gettysburg Cincinnati California, Pa. Slippery Rock Marshall Princeton William and Mary Lycoming Maryland Pitt

7th at EWL Championships - WVU’s first year in the EWL

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W H W N W A W N W H T H W H L A W A W H L A W A L H L A T A

Indiana, Pa. Marietta Waynesburg Muskingum George Mason Ohio Akron Bloomsburg California, Pa. Maryland Clarion State Marshall Cleveland State Lock Haven Pitt

5th at EWL Championships 5th at Eastern Athletic Association Tournament 42nd at NCAA Championships

1980 (6-10-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

21-23 28-3 6-35 15-30 39-9 21-13 13-29 41-10 36-3 17-17 9-28 11-28 17-21 28-11 12-30 11-35 9-31

L A W H L A L N W N W N L A W H W H T H L H L H L H W H L A L A L A

Indiana, Pa. California, Pa. Penn State Navy Akron Illinois Ohio West Liberty Marshall Shippensburg Clarion Bloomsburg Lock Haven Pitt Maryland Nebraska Cleveland State

1982 (10-9) » CRAIG TURNBULL

42-3 31-6 17-27 6-37 12-30 31-9 13-23 14-30 41-5 23-15 23-12 8-40 20-19 3-38 33-12 36-12 35-13 6-34 13-23

W A W A L H L H L H W H L A L A W H W A W H L H W H L N W N W N W H L A L A

Indiana, Pa. Waynesburg Clarion Kentucky Northern Iowa Ohio Maryland Navy Shippensburg Millersville California, Pa. Lock Haven Pitt Bloomsburg Kutztown East Stroudsburg Marshall Penn State Cleveland State

8th at EWL Championships

1983 (6-9) » CRAIG TURNBULL 19-18 17-23 40-6 12-23 28-15 20-19 17-22 10-31 13-29 20-19 3-39 16-22 6-46 27-22 11-36

W A L A W H L A W H W H L A L A L H W H L H L A L H W H L H

Kentucky Clarion Waynesburg Pitt Shippensburg Millersville California, Pa. Lock Haven Maryland Bloomsburg Navy Ohio Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State

7th at EWL Championships T-66th at NCAA Championships

7th at EWL Championships

1981 (12-10) » CRAIG TURNBULL

30-15 10-21 17-20 21-18 19-18 39-9 60-0 18-20 11-33 30-11 9-33 49-0 12-27 9-34 39-4 17-32

44-3 25-17 18-23 12-24 20-19 43-6 25-22 35-6 16-24 13-28 8-33 32-6 23-21 6-32 25-16 22-15 19-25 13-33 10-34 31-15 23-20 15-24

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Indiana, Pa. Waynesburg Nebraska Ohio Youngstown State Cincinnati California, Pa. East Stroudsburg Lock Haven Trenton State Clarion Southern Connecticut Rutgers Navy Shippensburg Pitt Bloomsburg Penn State Kentucky Marshall Maryland Cleveland State

5th at EWL Championships

1984 (8-8) » CRAIG TURNBULL W A L H L H W H W A W A W H L A L A W A L A W H L A L A W A L A

Waynesburg Clarion Arizona State Pitt Shippensburg Millersville Ohio Maryland Navy Indiana, Pa. Bloomsburg California, Pa. Lock Haven Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State

7th at EWL Championships

1985 (13-3) » CRAIG TURNBULL

27-16 38-6 15-28 19-15 35-7 20-24 26-16 32-3 36-9 47-3 20-13 21-19 20-24 39-7 32-9 40-7

W A W H L A W A W N L N W N W H W H W A W H W H L H W H W A W H

Edinboro Waynesburg Clarion Pitt Old Dominion Iowa State Appalachian State Shippensburg Maryland California, Pa. Navy Lock Haven Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State Ohio

5th at EWL Championships 43rd at NCAA Championships

1986 (12-7) » CRAIG TURNBULL

42-6 12-30 13-25 38-6 0-42 28-15 34-11 16-23 30-15 25-17 36-6 19-20 54-2 21-19 16-23 9-32 36-9 27-15 23-20

W A L H L H W N L N W N W N L N W N W A W A L A W H W H L A L A W H W H W A

Waynesburg Clarion Pitt Old Dominion Iowa State Indiana Virginia Northern Iowa Oklahoma Ohio Shippensburg Navy California, Pa. Bloomsburg Lock Haven Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State Maryland

7th at EWL Championships

1987 (10-6) » CRAIG TURNBULL

39-9 14-21 18-15 15-20 34-9 13-23 48-0 23-11 41-5 41-7 15-19 21-19 13-31 31-11 19-18 16-22

W H L A W N L N W N L H W H W H W H W A L A W H L H W A W A L A

Waynesburg Clarion Ohio State Wisconsin Oregon Arizona State Shippensburg Maryland Ohio California, Pa. Bloomsburg Lock Haven Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State Pitt

7th at EWL Championships 40th at NCAA Championships

1988 (10-7) » CRAIG TURNBULL

29-11 20-15 7-33 22-15 17-14 26-14 10-25 38-11 12-22 21-15 26-9 13-24 17-24 16-24 15-20 44-6 25-11

W A W H L N W N W N W N L A W H L A W H W A L H L A L A L H W H W H

Waynesburg Clarion Edinboro Maryland Syracuse Clarion Ohio State California, Pa. Navy Pitt-Johnstown Ohio Bloomsburg Lock Haven Penn State Cleveland State West Liberty Pitt

7th at EWL Championships T-22nd at NCAA Championships

WVUSPORTS.COM 1989 (7-7) » CRAIG TURNBULL

44-2 13-25 6-34 35-12 34-7 25-12 26-15 16-19 14-22 12-29 9-26 14-18 28-6 19-17

W H L A L N W N W A W A W H L A L H L H L H L A W A W A

Waynesburg Clarion Arizona State Ohio California, Pa. Pitt-Johnstown Navy Bloomsburg Edinboro Lock Haven Penn State Cleveland State West Liberty Pitt

8th at EWL Championships T-54th at NCAA Championships

1990 (14-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

52-3 26-13 43-0 27-8 34-3 39-4 19-12 17-25 22-11 25-13 20-13 31-12 35-2 29-3 24-10

W A W H W H W A W H W H W N L N W H W A W H W H W H W H W A

Waynesburg Clarion Boise State Ohio California, Pa. Pitt-Johnstown Navy Arizona State Bloomsburg Lock Haven Penn State West Liberty Cleveland State Pitt Edinboro

2nd at EWL Championships 18th at NCAA Championships

1991 (11-5) » CRAIG TURNBULL

23-9 21-14 19-21 35-5 16-23 15-20 33-9 53-0 16-18 40-2 32-7 18-21 23-17 24-15 32-9 34-10

W A W N L N W N L N L N W H W A L A W H W A L H W H W A W A W H

Clarion Indiana* Nebraska* Northwestern* Northern Iowa* North Carolina* California, Pa. Pitt-Johnstown Navy Ohio Bloomsburg Lock Haven Penn State Cleveland State Pitt Edinboro

1st at EWL Championships 6th at NCAA Championships * NWCA National Duals

1992 (7-6) » CRAIG TURNBULL

20-13 17-13 28-13 28-11 18-16 16-19 12-28 23-21 9-39 18-25 15-21 20-16 14-23

W H W A W H W A W A L H L A W H L N L N L H W A L H

Clarion Lock Haven Pitt-Johnstown California, Pa. Ohio Navy Penn State Bloomsburg Wisconsin Augsburg Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt

4th at EWL Championships 41st at NCAA Championships

1993 (7-5) » CRAIG TURNBULL

22-17 32-15 35-11 28-11 10-21 12-21 19-16 12-19 28-18 21-14 6-27 16-25

W N W A W H W H L A L A W H L H W A W H L A L H

Ohio State Clarion California, Pa. Ohio Navy Bloomsburg Lock Haven Army Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt Penn State

3rd at EWL Championships 25th at NCAA Championships

1994 (6-4) » CRAIG TURNBULL

9-25 22-10 32-6 13-22 15-22 21-12 36-4 15-19 32-3 22-16

L H W H W H L N L N W A W H L A W H W A

Clarion Navy Bloomsburg Boston University Iowa State Lock Haven Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt Penn State

3rd at EWL Championships 14th at NCAA Championships

1995 (4-6) » CRAIG TURNBULL 13-25 15-27 9-24 31-11 21-20 7-28 23-15 15-23 10-26 18-14

L A L H L A W A W A L H W A L H L A W H

Clarion Iowa State Navy Bloomsburg Ohio Lock Haven Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt Penn State

5th at EWL Championships T-39th at NCAA Championships

1996 (7-5-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

33-3 10-24 25-10 19-19 15-28 15-22 30-9 42-12 17-20 30-6 25-15 19-13 16-20

W H L H W H T H L N L N W N W N L A W H W A W H L A

Ohio Nebraska Bloomsburg Clarion Oklahoma State Pitt Duquesne Franklin & Marshall Lock Haven Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt Penn State

1st at EWL Championships 26th at NCAA Championships

1997 (4-6) » CRAIG TURNBULL 12-25 22-15 25-14 15-22 16-23 19-18 42-3 13-27 17-18 16-22

L A W A W A L H L A W H W A L H L A L H

Nebraska Ohio State Clarion Navy Bloomsburg Lock Haven Cleveland State Edinboro Pitt Ohio

1998 (11-3-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

19-19 30-19 28-10 3-33 20-19 20-16 13-25 8-36 26-12 18-13 42-10 48-0 18-14 30-6 25-14

T H W H W N L N W N W N L N L N W A W H W H W H W H W A W A

Clarion Bloomsburg Michigan* Minnesota* Penn* Arizona State* Penn State* Nebraska* Lock Haven Penn State Duquesne Cleveland State Pitt Ohio Edinboro

2nd at EWL Championships T-7th at NCAA Championships * National Duals

1999 (7-4) » CRAIG TURNBULL

22-12 32-7 10-31 17-20 20-12 33-9 41-6 10-21 41-3 13-19 31-7

W A W A L N L N W H W A W H L A W A L H W H

Clarion Bloomsburg Oklahoma State Cal-Bakersfield Lock Haven Cleveland State Virginia Tech Pitt Duquesne Edinboro Ohio

2nd at EWL Championships 9th at NCAA Championships

2000 (6-4-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

35-8 19-19 24-15 20-23 29-9 6-35 28-13 30-6 14-20 9-25 23-13

W H T H W A L N W N L N W N W H L H L A W A

Clarion Bloomsburg Lock Haven Pennsylvania* Rider* Nebraska* Virginia Tech^ Cleveland State Pitt Edinboro Ohio

2nd at EWL Championships 22nd at NCAA Championships * National Duals ^ Grundy, Va.

2001 (4-9) » CRAIG TURNBULL

10-27 22-10 8-38 19-16 22-21 9-28 7-34 24-23 12-33 9-27 12-28 6-38 19-22

L A W H L N W N W N L N L A W H L H L H L A L H L H

Clarion Penn State Indiana& Buffalo& Kent& Wisconsin& Bloomsburg Virginia Tech Lock Haven Ohio Pitt Edinboro Cleveland State

8th at EWL Championships T-48th at NCAA Championships & Virginia Duals

4th at EWL Championships 27th at NCAA Championships

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Record Book 2002 (12-2) » CRAIG TURNBULL 16-24 23-12 23-15 13-26 36-7 31-21 44-3 26-6 19-12 29-9 32-2 23-15 19-14 31-3

L A W H W A L A W H W H W H W H W H W A W H W A W A W A

Iowa State Clarion Penn State Ohio State Bloomsburg Nebraska Virginia Buffalo Lock Haven Virginia Tech Pitt Ohio Cleveland State Edinboro

1st at EWL Championships 13th at NCAA Championships

2003 (9-3) » CRAIG TURNBULL

22-14 14-21 34-0 18-20 15-20 22-14 31-8 36-12 29-8 23-9 19-14 25-16

W H L H W A L N L N W A W A W H W A W H W H W H

Iowa State Ohio State Bloomsburg Oklahoma* Minnesota* Clarion Lock Haven Virginia Tech Pitt Ohio Edinboro Cleveland State

2nd at EWL Championships 17th at NCAA Championships * National Duals

2004 (9-5) » CRAIG TURNBULL

22-14 15-22 13-24 32-7 16-29 21-16 18-21 25-15 21-13 39-13 29-10 23-22 13-25 27-12

W N L N L H W H L N W H L N W H W H W A W H W A L A W A

Stanford Missouri Penn State Bloomsburg Michigan* Cleveland State* Penn* Clarion Pitt Virginia Tech Lock Haven Ohio Edinboro Cleveland State

T-1st at EWL Championships T-16th at NCAA Championships * National Duals

2005 (5-6-1) » CRAIG TURNBULL

15-20 12-34 22-16 43-0 6-34 16-24 18-23 23-15 25-15 19-21 20-20 27-13

L A L A W A W A L N L N L H W A W H L A T H W H

Nebraska Penn State Bloomsburg Clarion Illinois Penn State Hofstra Pitt Ohio Lock Haven Edinboro Cleveland State

4th at EWL Championships 18th at NCAA Championships

2006 (6-6) » CRAIG TURNBULL

16-29 14-28 21-18 15-17 16-20 22-14 37-6 20-13 16-18 25-16 5-40 24-12

L H L A W N L N L N W H W H W H L A W H L A W A

Missouri Hofstra Rider* Ohio State* Columbia* Bloomsburg Clarion Pitt Ohio Lock Haven Edinboro Cleveland State

2nd at EWL Championships 27th at NCAA Championships *Virginia Duals

2007 (5-5) » CRAIG TURNBULL

37-7 14-28 18-25 15-22 38-6 18-16 16-22 25-11 16-21 38-6

W H L N L N L A W A W A L H W A L H W H

Duquesne Northwestern* Penn* Bloomsburg Clarion Pitt Ohio Lock Haven Edinboro Cleveland State

2nd at EWL Championships 28th at NCAA Championships * NWCA National Duals

2008 (8-5-0) » CRAIG TURNBULL

37-3 9-24 27-12 24-12 9-32 9-29 35-3 21-12 30-6 17-18 28-13 16-21 32-2

W N L N W A W A L N L N W H W H W H L H W A L A W A

Sacred Heart @ Iowa State @ Cal State Fullerton Cal Poly Minnesota* Ohio State* Clarion Bloomsburg Lock Haven Pitt Ohio Edinboro Cleveland State

3rd at EWL Championships 31st at NCAA Championships @ Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.) * NWCA National Duals

2009 (8-4-2) » CRAIG TURNBULL

22-15 21-11 10-27 3-35 19-26 15-25 57-0 19-16 22-14 20-16 15-15 37-9 41-0 19-19

W N W N L A L H L H L H W A W A W A W A T A W H W H T H

Columbia * North Carolina * Penn State Lehigh Illinois Michigan State Duquesne Bloomsburg Clarion Lock Haven Pitt Ohio Cleveland State Edinboro

2nd at EWL Championships 47th at NCAA Championships * Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.)

2010 (3-10-0) » CRAIG TURNBULL

18-19 15-23 12-33 9-29 9-24 3-39 14-20 21-18 32-12 15-19 15-27 34-11 6-29

L N L N L H L H L A L A L H W H W H L H L A W A L A

Wyoming * Illinois * Penn State Indiana Michigan State Lehigh Clarion Bloomsburg Lock Haven Pitt Ohio Cleveland State ^ Edinboro

5th at EWL Championships T-47th at NCAA Championships * Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.) ^ Saint Clairsville, Ohio

2011 (9-6-0 » CRAIG TURNBULL

24-12 13-27 38-3 41-0 14-25 3-40 18-15 18-21 19-12 39-4 33-5 14-21 24-13 15-22 46-0

W N L A W N W N L N L N W A L H W A W A W A L A W H L H W H

Liberty* Maryland* Johns Hopkins Sacred Heart^ Rutgers^ Penn State^ Illinois Michigan State Bloomsburg Clarion Lock Haven Pitt Ohio Edinboro Cleveland State

2nd at EWL Championships 51st at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.) ^ Sprawl & Brawl (Vestal, N.Y.)

2012 (9-4-0) » CRAIG TURNBULL 48-0 41-0 6-34 15-22 23-12 10-25 23-20 28-12 21-18 12-26 36-3 18-17 36-6

W N W N L A L H W A L H W H W H W A L H W A W A W A

Johns Hopkins* Franklin & Marshall* Penn State Maryland Michigan State Bloomsburg Clarion Lock Haven Rutgers Pitt Ohio Edinboro Cleveland State

3rd at EWL Championships 43rd at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.

2013 (2-13-0) » CRAIG TURNBULL

43-0 10-24 3-44 15-19 3-36 14-25 10-26 3-30 9-31 9-29 9-29 18-15 0-57 9-33 3-45

W N L A L H L A L A L A L H L H L A L H L H W A L A L N L N

Johns Hopkins* Maryland* Penn State Lock Haven Oklahoma State Oklahoma Rutgers Iowa State Pitt Ohio Edinboro Clarion Oklahoma State# Oklahoma# Iowa State#

4th at Big 12 Championship T-63rd at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.) # Big 12 Duals

WVUSPORTS.COM 2014 (11-7-0) » CRAIG TURNBULL 24-14 46-0 41-6 34-6 22-12 25-8 38-3 27-3 22-21 35-4 18-12 30-6 33-6 19-15 45-0 28-7 26-19 29-6

W N W N L A W N L A W N W N W N W A W N W H L H L H L H W H W H L A L A

Gardner-Webb # Anderson # Virginia # Midland Iowa State* Drexel ! VMI ! SIUE ! Indiana ! Northern Colorado ! Lock Haven Oklahoma State* Pittsburgh Oklahoma* Davidson Clarion Ohio Edinboro

4th at Big 12 Championship T-61st at NCAA Championships #UVA Duals ! Hoosier Duals *Big 12 Conference

2015 (9-9-0) » SAMMIE HENSON 13-19 17-18 16-19 9-26 23-12 42-0 22-12 21-19 16-21 19-15 21-10 3-35 13-25 26-9 7-29 19-16 9-25 24-14

L H L N L N L N W A W A W A W N L N W N W N L A L A W W L H W H L H W A

Arizona State Northern Illinois ! Rutgers ! No. 3 Cornell ! Lock Haven Grand Canyon Arizona State Chattanooga ^ No. 14 Edinboro ^ No. 25 Bucknell ^ Arizona State ^ No. 8 Oklahoma State * Oklahoma * Clarion No. 8 Iowa State Ohio No. 14 Edinboro No. 18 Pitt

4th at Big 12 Championship 20th at NCAA Championships ! Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals ^ Virginia Duals * Big 12 Conference

2016 (8-10) » SAMMIE HENSON 26-7 W H 26-14 W H 22-14 W H 12-21 L N 19-13 W N 9-23 L N 30-3 W H 3-38 L H 11-23 L H 17-18 L A 15-20 L A 3-32 L A 9-24 L H 18-12 W H 15-18 L A 11-28 L A 30-6 W H 18-14 W A

Drexel ^ Campbell ^ Arizona State^ No. 3 Michigan % Buffalo % No. 20 Oregon State % Lock Haven No. 5 Oklahoma State* No. 9 Oklahoma* Arizona State Stanford No. 10 Virginia Tech No. 3 NC State No. 17 Pitt No. 24 South Dakota State* No. 16 Iowa State* Clarion Edinboro

6th at Big 12 Championship 47th at NCAA Championships ^ Mountaineer Quad % Jorneymen/Asics Northeast Duals * Big 12 Conference

2017 (4-13) » SAMMIE HENSON 17-29 11-25 6-42 15-23 4-36 18-19 18-19 22-20 6-28 32-9 3-38 6-37 9-30 9-32 22-20 10-27 22-10

L H L H L A L A L N L A L A W N L N W N L A L A L A L H W H L H W A

Campbell ^ Ohio^ No. 7 Nebraska No. 23 Pitt No. 6 Virginia Tech Cal Poly CSU Bakersfield Binghamton% Rider% Harvard% No. 1 Oklahoma State* No. 14 Oklahoma* No. 8 N.C. State No. 16 South Dakota State* Iowa State* Edinboro Clarion

7th at Big 12 Championship T-57th at NCAA Championships ^ Mountaineer Quad % Pitt Duals * Big 12 Conference

2018 (6-7) » SAMMIE HENSON 9-24 13-28 24-10 6-30 24-12 19-12 6-29 17-25 19-18 24-16 9-24 15-21 25-13

L N L H W H L A W H W H L A L A W A W A L H L A W H

Utah Valley* ^ No. 13 Nebraska No. 25 Pitt No. 10 Virginia Tech No. 18 Oklahoma* No. 25 South Dakota State* No. 5 Oklahoma State* Iowa State* Air Force* Northern Colorado* No. 12 South Dakota State* Edinboro Clarion

9-37 18-22 15-29 6-36 6-34 17-16 19-20

L A L A L H L A L A W H L H

No. 9 Oklahoma State* Oklahoma* South Dakota State* No. 16 Northern Iowa* No. 19 Iowa Sate* Wyoming* Utah Valley*

10th at Big 12 Championship & Mountaineer Quad ^ NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic * Big 12 Conference

2021 (7-3) » TIM FLYNN 22-9 36-3 10-24 29-3 9-21 18-15 25-11 12-21 37-3 20-17

W H W H L H W H L H W A W H L A W N W N

Kent State & Ohio & No. 8 Virginia Tech & Bucknell No. 19 Oklahoma* Cleveland State No. 17 Northern Colorado* Wyoming* Fresno State* Air Force*

9th at Big 12 Championship 31st at NCAA Championships & Mountaineer Quad * Big 12 Conference

9th at Big 12 Championship 30th at NCAA Championships ^ Clarion, Pa. * Big 12 Conference

2019 (4-14) » TIM FLYNN 22-14 15-20 19-27 3-37 9-24 13-26 16-23 19-17 20-23 17-26 10-26 3-40 3-36 21-16 26-13 15-33 10-28 9-25

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Northern Colorado* No. 9 Cornell No. 14 Northern Iowa* No. 24 Pitt No.14 Virginia Tech VirgInia^ Michigan State^ No. 20 North Dakota State*^ No. 13 Purdue^ Oklahoma No. 9 NC State No. 3 Oklahoma State* No. 16 Iowa State* CSU Bakersfield Utah Valley* No. 11 Wyoming* Army South Dakota State*

SAM KLINE

9th at Big 12 Championship 43rd at NCAA Championships ^ South Beach Duals (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) * Big 12 Conference

2020 (4-12) » TIM FLYNN 10-31 4-35 6-29 11-24 13-20 34-8 38-0 22-9 3-36

L A L A L H L H L N W H W H W H L A

Northern Colorado* No. 24 Army No. 10 Pitt Buffalo Ohio VMI & Hofstra & Edinboro & No. 4 Virginia Tech

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NCAA CHAMPIONS

SCOTT COLLINS

DEAN MORRISON

Ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, Scott Collins became WVU’s first national champion in 1991 after posting a stellar 40-1 senior season. Collins went undefeated in EWL action as a senior. In fact, he set WVU’s then-all-time consecutive wins streak with 23-straight victories, including five straight at the NCAA Tournament.

Dean Morrison entered the 1994 NCAA Championships with a sevenmatch win streak and finished the tournament with five-straight wins, plus a national championship, WVU’s second-ever. Ranked No. 2 heading into the tournament, Morrison defeated three ranked opponents to make the finals. He defeated Wyoming’s Reese Andy 3-2 in the finals and finished the season by winning 22 of 23 matches.

CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 1991 » 142 POUNDS

As a member of WVU’s nationally ranked 14-1 team and EWL regular season dual meet champions, Collins turned in an outstanding career; at the time, he was tied for first on WVU’s all-time career wins list with a 119-34-4 record. The three-time NCAA qualifier was the EWL champion as a senior. Collins went on to lead the Mountaineers to a sixth-place national finish. For his efforts, Collins was named co-EWL Wrestler of the Year and is ranked second in EWL history for most dual wins by a 142-pounder. Collins helped the team win two EWL titles. “He started as a true freshman and competed very successfully. Every year, he was someone who was capable of placing in the national tournament and competing to be in the finals. It never happened for him. It really drew upon him to have some strength of character to not lower his goals and continue to have that dream and goal that he wanted to be a national champion. “When we went to Iowa, he was the No. 1 seed and worked himself to the finals. To be in the finals after not placing before is unusual and he found himself wrestling an Iowa wrestler in the finals while we were competing at Iowa. He probably had about 12-13,000 people getting ready to cheer against him. It wasn’t that normal progression of placing several times and really having that seasoned feeling once you got your shot in the finals. I think it took a lot of his internal strength and focus. The match was one of the better ones that evening and it came down to a 6-6 score with 30 seconds left. Scott was the one who scored the winning takedown. It was a very dramatic moment for him and a significant moment for the program. To me, it was a very significant coming-of-age moment for the program.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK 1994 » 177 POUNDS

Morrison posted a 33-3 record his senior season, which tied him for fifth on the all-time senior wins list at WVU, a ranking he still holds today. » Those 33 wins also tied him for most wins by a 177-pounder and put him at 10th on WVU’s top season list. It was his second straight 30-win season. Two of his losses came to future Olympian Les Gutches of Oregon State at the Las Vegas Invitational and the NWCA All-Star Classic. Morrison won his third consecutive EWL championship in 1994, the first Mountaineer to accomplish the feat. During the season, Morrison won the Navy Classic and Great Plains Invitational and placed second at the WVU Open and the Las Vegas Invitational. He ranks sixth on WVU’s all-time wins list with a 103-32-2 record. “Dean is a great success story. He had never won a New York state title. I believe he placed once, but he never placed in a national tournament. He was a very average student out of high school. When he applied to the university – we were recruiting him out of high school – he was denied admission. We took him to a committee to appeal that and they decided to give Dean an opportunity. Dean worked hard enough. It took a while and he had to go at a slow pace. He graduated in engineering, and when he left the university, he was a three-time Eastern Wrestling League champion and an NCAA champion. “Dean, being an engineering major and an NCAA champion, were equally as unlikely, so it was a testament really to his ability to set goals that were outside his reach when no one believed they were possible and make them a reality.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

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SLICKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA THREE-TIME CHAMPION 2002 » 174 POUNDS 2004 » 184 POUNDS 2005 » 84 POUNDS

2005 » 184 POUNDS

Greg Jones capped off one of the greatest collegiate wrestling careers in NCAA history by becoming just the 39th wrestler to ever win three national championships. He also became the first wrestler from the Eastern Wrestling League to ever win the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler title. Jones, a Slickville, Pennsylvania, native took home his third championship with a 5-3 decision against Cornell’s Tyler Baier. Jones dazzled the 16,302 fans in attendance at the Savvis Center. He jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then extended it to 5-1 before Baier earned two points late in the period. The match concluded the story of WVU’s greatest wrestler, as Jones left with a 126-4 career record. In 2004-05, he outscored his opponents, 298-82, and was taken down just 10 times in 130 career matches. For the second-consecutive season, Jones finished 2004-05 with an undefeated season. Only Oklahoma State’s Steve Mocco and Jones finished the year undefeated.

2004 » 184 POUNDS

Jones turned in one of the finest individual seasons by a WVU wrestler in school history, going a perfect 26-0. He also became the first Mountaineer to win multiple national titles with his 184-pound championship in St. Louis. Jones posted his third victory of the tournament over Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois and won his second crown, 10-5, in front of 15,081 fans at the Savvis Center. Jones’ performance was so dominant that he did not give up an offensive point during the entire 2004 NCAA Tournament, going 5-0. He opened the season by winning the prestigious Midlands Classic title in late December. Jones’ unblemished start led to WVU’s first undefeated season. He won his third-consecutive EWL crown, leading the Mountaineers to a share of the 2004 EWL Championship title. His 7-0 record in league contests earned him the EWL Points Champion award. Jones was then named the EWL Wrestler of the Year for the second time in his career.

2002 » 174 POUNDS

It will long be remembered as one of the greatest accomplishments in West Virginia history. Greg Jones became just the 10th freshman since 1970 to win a national championship. Coming off a tiebreaker win over Edinboro’s Josh Koscheck in the EWL finals, Jones entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed. Jones showed two losses entering the tournament, one of them coming to

top-seeded Otto Olson of Michigan and the other coming by way of injury default, meaning that the last time Jones was outscored in a match was Dec. 1. Although he battled nerves in his first appearance at the NCAA Championships in Albany, New York, he quickly got into a comfort zone. He won by scores of 17-10, 8-3, 10-4, 15-5 and 12-5 and was not taken down after the first round. In the finals, Jones went up against Greg Parker of Princeton. Jones scored the first takedown of the match and dictated the tempo from there. Parker was no match for Jones’ speed and strength, and Jones went on to the title. “Greg was given advice often that ‘you should probably go somewhere else because you don’t want to be in the shadow of your brother (Vertus). How are you going to match what he accomplished? He won four EWL titles, was in the NCAA finals twice and was third the other time.’ “I think having an older brother is a tremendous help. His title match in the EWL Championships as a freshman was against a defending national champion from Edinboro. It was an overtime win, and I think it provided Greg with a lot of confidence going into the national tournament. He really took it one match at a time and wrestled a very confident semifinal match and made the finals as a freshman. It really was a credit to Greg and also his background, family support and brothers’ support. “People, when they look at a career like Greg’s, they just think he did really well and everything came easy. There were tremendous challenges, especially coming from that second season and going into the next two, learning the things that he needed to from that year and coming back with a new perspective of what he had to bring to the practice and his preparation. He won the next two and was named the Outstanding Wrestler his senior year. In the three national tournaments that he won, he was only scored on once with offensive points and that was his first match – as a freshman, he gave a takedown up and was never scored on again offensively. I think historians will put Greg into a category of one of the greatest wrestlers in NCAA history.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

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ALL-AMERICANS 1929 » 135 POUNDS WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA The first WVU wrestler to attain All-America honors, Jimmie Cox, placed third at the 1929 NCAA Championships at Ohio State. Cox won three matches at 135 pounds in guiding West Virginia to a ninth-place team finish.

top-20 finishes. During his four-year association with the Mountaineer wrestling program, Akerly was a driving force behind a 45-23 team record. The Erie, Pennsylvania, native earned All-America status in 1987 at the NCAA Championships at Maryland, where he finished eighth at 150 pounds.

1988 » 158 POUNDS ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

JIMMIE COX

1955 » 115 POUNDS GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA Robert Perry was one of two Mountaineers to earn All-America honors in 1955 at Cornell. Perry won his opening round match, via fall, over Syracuse’s Don Clark at 115 pounds. He won two more matches before taking fourth-place honors to become WVU’s second All-American.

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1955 » 123 POUNDS MCMURRAY, PENNSYLVANIA

LEWIS GUIDI

Mountaineer Lewis “Lou” Guidi was the second WVU wrestler to earn All-America status at the 1955 NCAA Championships with a second-place finish. WVU’s 123-pounder posted a 4-1 record before falling in the championship match to Pitt’s Ed Peery. Guidi’s runner-up finish, along with teammate Robert Perry’s fourth-place result, pushed West Virginia to a 12th-place team finish. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

1979 » 134 POUNDS PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Mark Cagle placed eighth out of 32 competitors at the 1979 NCAA Championships at Iowa State. Wrestling at 134 pounds, the sophomore posted a 21-5 record, with all five losses coming to grapplers who also had qualified for NCAAs, including eventual national champion Darryl Burley of Lehigh. Cagle became the Mountaineers’ fourth All-American. MARK CAGLE

1987 » 150 POUNDS ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA West Virginia’s fifth All-American wrestler, Jim Akerly, brought the program national publicity with his back-to-back national rankings (ranked No. 3 as a sophomore and a junior). The first Mountaineer invited to participate in the East-West All-Star Classic, Akerly collected more wins (119) than any previous WVU grappler, leading the Mountaineers to four-consecutive JIM AKERLY

MICHAEL CARR

Wrestling only one season at WVU, Michael Carr, an Iowa State transfer, set a Mountaineer record at the time for most takedowns in a season with 70. Posting 39 wins, Carr became West Virginia’s second Eastern Wrestling League individual champion. He also won titles at the Navy Turkey Bowl, Hoosier Invitational and the WVU Open. Carr earned All-America honors for his seventhplace finish in the 158-pound weight class at the 1988 NCAA Championships at Iowa.

1990, 1991 » 167 POUNDS YORK, PENNSYLVANIA Wrestling for West Virginia from 1990-91, Mark Banks was one of the most accomplished wrestlers in Mountaineer history. Banks earned back-to-back fifth-place finishes at the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and 1991 at 167 pounds to become the Mountaineers’ first two-time All-American. Banks, who competed in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star MARK BANKS Classic in 1991, also won consecutive 167-pound EWL titles with the Mountaineers, West Virginia’s first two-time league titlist. Throughout his four-year career, which included two years at Bloomsburg, Banks compiled a 22-1 record in EWL dual matches. During his stay in Morgantown, Banks never lost a league match in 13 decisions, helping WVU win two league titles and earn a sixth-place finish at the 1991 NCAA Championships.

1991 » 177 POUNDS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Enjoying a banner collegiate career with the Mountaineers, Dominic Black finished as one of only five wrestlers in school history at the time to amass more than 100 career victories. Black capped his career with stellar seasons in 1990 and 1991. As a junior, he went 33-5 to establish a record for wins in a season by a Mountaineer 177-pounder, won an EWL title and competed in his second-consecutive DOMINIC BLACK NCAA Tournament. The following year, Black posted a 39-win season (third-best in school history), earned his second-consecutive EWL title and had a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 1995, Black became the first West Virginia wrestler to ever represent the United States in an international event, as he won a gold medal in the 198-pound weight class at the World Cup of Freestyle. In 1999, Black made the U.S. World Wrestling Team. He won a national title and was a gold medalist at the 1999 Pan-American Games. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

WVUSPORTS.COM 1994 » 177 POUNDS AMITYVILLE, NEW YORK In 1994, Dean Morrison concluded his outstanding career by becoming the second West Virginia wrestler to win an NCAA title. Morrison defeated Wyoming’s Reese Andy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to claim national supremacy and lead the Mountaineers to a 14th-place team finish. During his career, Morrison became the first wrestler in school history to win three Eastern Wrestling DEAN MORRISON League titles (1992-94) and just the fourth to win more than 100 career matches (103). Named the 1994 EWL Wrestler of the Year, Morrison competed in the prestigious National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic in Pittsburgh. Morrison’s 33 wins in 1994 also tied him with Dominic Black for the most wins by a Mountaineer 177-pounder in a season.

1997 » 177 POUNDS COLLINGSWOOD, NEW JERSEY A powerful wrestler, John Koss became the first four-time NCAA qualifier in WVU history. Koss capped off a brilliant campaign by advancing to the semifinals of the 1997 NCAA Championships. He recorded an impressive 87 wins as a Mountaineer, which was seventh best at the time in school history. Koss wrestled to an 8-0 dualmeet record at 177 pounds his senior season to top JOHN KOSS off a career 23 wins in the EWL. After his first NCAA appearance as a freshman, Koss was named a fifth-team selection to the Amateur Wrestling News’ all-rookie team. DEAN MORRISON

1991 » 142 POUNDS CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA Scott Collins was one of the greatest wrestlers in West Virginia history. The two-time EWL finalist became the first Mountaineer to win a national title when he claimed first-place honors at the 1991 NCAA Championships at Iowa City. By becoming the EWL’s 12th national champion, Collins was named co-EWL Wrestler of the Year. The 142-pounder also captured the 1991 EWL title. SCOTT COLLINS Collins, who went undefeated in EWL action during his national title season in 1991, ranked second in EWL history for most dual wins by a 142-pounder. Collins finished his career as the school’s all-time wins leader, helping the Mountaineers win two EWL titles. Collins registered a sixth-place finish at the 1991 NCAA Championships. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

1993 » 158 POUNDS MILESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

DOUG TAYLOR

Making his first NCAA appearance, Doug Taylor became West Virginia’s seventh All-American at the 1993 NCAA Championships in Ames, Iowa. Taylor, who battled an injury-plagued season, finished fifth at 158 pounds. Taylor lost a controversial overtime decision in the semifinals, trying to become only the second Mountaineer wrestler to reach the NCAA final round. Taylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of his second-place finish at the EWL Championships.

1997, 1998 » 150 POUNDS WILLIAMSTOWN, WEST VIGINIA Mike Mason is remembered as one of the most diligent and hard-working wrestlers in the history of the program. The second WVU wrestler to be a two-time All-American – both at 150 pounds – and the first All-American from the state of West Virginia, Mason earned his first All-America honors in 1997 when he was seeded eighth and wrestled to the quarterfinal round. He posted a 35-5 record MIKE MASON his junior year, including a 10-0 dual meet record. As a senior, Mason advanced to the NCAA semifinals, losing a controversial double-overtime decision, then came back to win two hard-fought matches and finish third for his second All-America honor. He competed in the NWCA All-Star Classic, won an EWL title and was the fifth WVU wrestler to reach 100 career wins.

1998, 1999 » 134, 141 POUNDS NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA A dangerous force at 134 pounds his junior year and 141 pounds his senior year, Whitey Chlebove became a two-time All-American with his seventh-place finish at the 1998 NCAA Championships in Cleveland and his sixth-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State. As a senior, Chlebove was ranked as high as fourth nationally during the season. As a IAN “WHITEY” CHEBLOVE junior, he was ranked as high as third. In 1996, Chlebove was one win away from All-America honors with a 3-2 finish at the tournament. After a redshirt season in 1997, he posted a 27-8 record in 1998 to set a WVU record at 134 pounds.

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Record Book 2002, 2004, 2005 » 174 POUNDS SLICKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Greg Jones became the first Mountaineer to win multiple national titles with his 184-pound championship in St. Louis as a junior. He added to his legacy as a senior after blowing through competition yet again for his third national championship in four years. During his senior year, Jones posted a perfect 25-0 record and was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding GREG JONES Wrestler. He became just the 20th wrestler in NCAA history to win multiple national titles at different weight classes. As a junior, Jones posted his third victory of the tournament over Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois in winning his second crown, 10-5. Jones’ performance was so dominant that he did not give up an offensive point during the entire 2004 NCAA Tournament, going 5-0. In one of the most remarkable performances in the history of West Virginia athletics, freshman Jones cruised through the 174-pound bracket en route to the NCAA Championships. Jones was 34-2 and raked in numerous honors in his rookie campaign. At the NCAA Championships, Jones dominated the field by outscoring his opponents 62-27 and only allowing a takedown in the first round. He defeated Greg Parker of Princeton 12-5 in the finals. A four-time EWL champion, he was twice named EWL Wrestler of the Year and was named the 2004 EWL Points Champion. In 2002, he was the EWL Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and the EWL Freshman of the Year.

2003 » 133 POUNDS HIGHLAND, MARYLAND

GREG JONES

1998, 1999, 2000 » 184 POUNDS SLICKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA One of the finest athletes to come through the WVU program, Vertus Jones became the Mountaineers’ first three-time All-American with his second-place finish at the 2000 NCAA Championships in St. Louis. His first All-America honor came with a second-place finish at 177 pounds at the 1998 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. His second All-America honor came with VERTUS JONES a third-place finish at the 184-pound weight class at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State. As a sophomore, Jones was the youngest of 20 finalists at the 1998 tournament and the youngest in WVU history to reach the NCAA finals. He is the first Mountaineer to be a four-time EWL champion and only the third EWL wrestler to be a four-time champion. He was the second WVU wrestler to win the EWLs as a freshman. Jones posted a stellar 30-2 senior season at 184 pounds, setting the all-time West Virginia consecutive-wins streak at 24 and finishing his career with a 95-21 mark, which was sixth best at the time at WVU.

Despite missing portions of the season to injury, Brandon Lauer fought his way to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Kansas City. Lauer trailed early in his first-round match, but went on to stun fifth-seeded Zach Roberson of Iowa State by pinning him at 4:21. He continued to roll with another fall in the second round, this time finishing off Jason Cuocolo of Sacred Heart BRANDON LAUER in 2:19. After a narrow loss in the championship quarterfinals, Lauer needed one more win to assure himself of All-America status. He seemingly had the match in hand, but a late rally by Tom Clum of Wisconsin forced the match into overtime. Lauer was able to collect himself, finishing off the match with a takedown four seconds into the extra session for the sudden victory. Nursing an ailing knee, Lauer dropped his last two matches to finish eighth in the nation at 133 pounds.

1999 » 174 POUNDS ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA A master of using his speed and size at 174 pounds, Sam Kline finished third at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State to garner All-America honors, defeating three ranked opponents along the way. Kline capped off a stellar career with a 28-5 senior campaign, finishing with 84 wins to 22 losses. Kline won the 1999 EWL Tournament, the 1997 and 1998 WVU SAM KLINE Open, and the 1997 and 1998 Navy Classic. He finished eighth at the 1998 Las Vegas Invitational. During his career, Kline qualified for three NCAA Championships.

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WVUSPORTS.COM 2003 » 141 POUNDS SPOKANE, WASHINGTON Using intensity, determination and superior conditioning, Shane Cunanan willed himself to the national semifinals and All-America honors in 2003. After cruising to a first-round victory, he scored one of the tournament’s biggest upsets at 141 pounds by shocking fifth-seeded Zach Esposito of Oklahoma State, 3-1, in overtime. Cunanan controlled most of the match, but could not SHANE CUNAHAN convert on several opportunities. Finally, his tireless effort produced a takedown. In the national quarterfinals, the story was again the same as Cunanan controlled the match and wore his opponent down before taking the 5-3 victory over the tournament’s seventh seed, Dana Holland of Arizona State. His roll ended with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in the national semifinals, eventually finishing sixth. Cunanan, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times, finally was able to finish his career as an NCAA All-American.

2005 » 157 POUNDS JEANNETTE, PENNSYLVANIA Matt Lebe became WVU’s 20th All-American the hard way by fighting through the 157-pound consolation bracket after losing his opening match of the NCAA Tournament. Lebe pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2005 tournament when he knocked off Stanford’s defending national champion, Matt Gentry, 5-3. The Jeannette, Pennsylvania, native then faced MATT LEBE Clarion’s Chris Horning, whom he had beaten twice before earlier in the season. Lebe jumped out to a 4-1 lead and held off Horning for the rest of the match to escape with a 6-5 win. He later was knocked out of the tournament by Arizona State’s Brian Smith and finished seventh overall.

2006, 2007 » 141 POUNDS PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA No WVU true freshman had ever wrestled his way to All-America status before Parkersburg native Brandon Rader did so at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Parkersburg High graduate finished sixth in the tournament to become just the fourth West Virginia native to earn All-America status. Rader, seeded ninth in the 141-pound weight class, got BRANDON RADER off to a blistering pace, as he pinned his first two opponents. In his third bout, the freshman faced No. 1 seeded and undefeated Nate Gallick of Iowa State and lost a very close 3-0 decision. Rader rebounded in the consolation bracket by defeating Pitt’s Ron Tarquinio for the third time in 2006. He then defeated Virginia Tech’s Dave Hoffman, 11-7, in the consolation quarterfinals. In 2007 Rader repeated his All-America status by finishing sixth for the secondconsecutive year. This time, he rebounded from a second-round loss, which forced him to win four-consecutive matches to get back to the NCAA platform. His defining match occurred in the consolation semifinals against No. 4-seeded Manny Rivera of Minnesota when he came away victorious, 9-5. The win for Rader made him just the sixth Mountaineer wrestler in school history to earn multiple All-America honors when he did so during the third session of the NCAA Championships in Detroit.

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2015, 2018 » 125 POUNDS NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA Zeke Moisey started the season as a redshirt freshman and went on to end it as the NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds. After competing unattached for the first few weeks of the season, Moisey’s redshirt was pulled on Nov. 13, 2015, when first-year head coach Sammie Henson inserted him into the lineup against Arizona State, where Moisey claimed a major decision. He ZEKE MOISEY topped several ranked opponents during the season before taking the runner-up spot at the 2015 Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa, dropping a 5-3 decision to No. 9 Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma State. Moisey earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, entering the tournament unseeded. He then upset No. 15 Chasen Tolbert of Utah Valley in a 14-6 major decision before knocking off No. 2 seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell in a 5-3 decision. Moisey got his revenge on No. 7 seed Klimara in the quarterfinals, winning a 5-2 decision. However, his most impressive feat came in the semifinals when he used a cradle to pin No. 6 seed Thomas Gilman of Iowa in just 52 seconds, advancing to the NCAA finals, where he lost a 9-5 decision to No. 4 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State to end his magical run. Though he did not come away with a national title, Moisey made his way into several record books. He became the first WVU All-American since 2007 and the 30th overall and was the first Mountaineer to wrestle for a national championship since Greg Jones did so in 2005. Moisey also was the first unseeded wrestler to make it to the NCAA finals since 2003. Moisey returned to the national spotlight in 2018 following an injury, upsetting No. 7 seed Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in the fourth round of wrestle-backs to earn All-America status for the second time in his career.

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Record Book 2020 » 197 POUNDS COAL CITY, WEST VIRGINIA COVID-19 took away the Mountaineers opportunity, including two-time NCAA Qualifier Noah Adams, to compete at the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and there was a very good chance the Coal City, West Virginia, native could have gone through the entire season undefeated and been standing at the top of the podium at NCAAs. Leading up to NOAH ADAMS nationals, Adams defeated South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan in a 5-1 decision to capture the 197-pound title at the 2020 Big 12 Wrestling Championship. He completed the 2019-20 season with a perfect 32-0 record, as well as a 13-0 mark against conference opponents, tying for the most wins by a WVU sophomore. In an impressive sophomore campaign, Adams was the first wrestler in program history to be named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year and the second to be picked as a finalist for the WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy. Adams, a No. 2 seed in the 197-pound bracket at NCAAs, also earned WVU’s Red Brown Cup, an award given to the University’s most outstanding student-athlete, and received the 2020 Hardman Award, an honor given to West Virginia’s amateur athlete of the year, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Additionally, Adams was crowned the 197-pound champion at the prestigious Southern Schuffle and was awarded the event’s Most Outstanding Wrestler after going 5-0 with three wins over ranked opponents at the two-day tournament.

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2021 » 125 POUNDS BRISTOW, VIRGINIA After transferring from Old Dominion, redshirt junior Killian Cardinale came out of the 2020-21 campaign standing on the podium of the NCAA Championships in his first season representing West Virginia University. No. 17-seeded Cardinale captured a seventh-place finish at 125 pounds after defeating No. 19-seeded Eric Barnett by a 12-7 decision. The win launched him to AllKILLIAN CARDINALE America status and the first Mountaineer to grab the honor since Zeke Moisey (2018) earned a runner-up finish in the same weight class. Cardinale led the Mountaineers with a 17-6 record, which included eight wins over ranked opponents and a five-match winning streak to close out the abbreviated regular season. He continued his winning ways into the postseason as the Bistrow, Virginia, native placed third in his first Big 12 Championship appearance. An automatic bid to the NCAA Championships followed and that is where Cardinale earned a place in WVU History forever. He was also named a NWCA Scholar All-American, while WVU captured a spot on the Scholar All-America Team for the first time since 2009 and 11th time in program history.

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E. GORDON GEE, J.D., ED.D

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having helmed universities for more than three decades. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Recently, the website Great Value Colleges named him the nation’s top university president.

In 2014, Gee returned to West Virginia University, where his career as a university president began. His leadership goals include putting students first, advancing the university’s research agenda, partnering with West Virginia communities and making sure that 1.8 million West Virginians know in their hearts and minds that West Virginia University is their university. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the West Virginia University College of Law, and, in 1980, was named West Virginia University president. He served in that role until 1985. He went on to lead the University of Colorado (1985-1990), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-2007). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990 to 1997 and again from 2007 to 2013. Gee has been a member of several education-governance organizations and committees including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business-Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, Gee was

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invited to join the International Advisory Board of King Adbulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, and he currently serves on the Board of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain. Active in many national professional and service organizations during his tenures, he has served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. and Limited Brands. In 2011, Gee was appointed to serve as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-2012, he was asked by Governor Kasich to chair both the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In March 2015, he was elected to the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization. And he served as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Gee presently serves on the council of presidents for the Southern University Research Association. Mentoring and inspiring youth is one of Gee’s highest priorities. He serves on the National Executive Board for Boy Scouts of America and on the Board of Trustees for the National 4-H Council. Through his leadership, West Virginia University has created a Youth Development Initiative office to expand its partnering

relationships with Boy Scouts, 4-H and similar organizations. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and received the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This year, Boy Scouts of America gave him the Silver Buffalo Award, Scouting’s top honor for adult volunteers. Gee is the co-author of over a dozen books, including his two most recent, “Leading Colleges and Universities” and “Land-Grant Universities for the Future.” In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

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SHANE LYONS

In his seventh year as the director of athletics at West Virginia University, Shane Lyons’ vison for the athletic program is crystal clear and working. It’s a vision that focuses on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes and the dayto-day needs that will help them succeed in the classroom and in competition. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes and coaches. His honest, fair and caring approach has energized an entire department, which has led to great success on and off the field. Whether it’s regularly scheduled meetings with the student-athletes or his open-door office policy, Lyons has his finger on the pulse of his student-athletes, coaches and staff. He devotes endless energy to his Climbing Higher facilities master plan that will keep West Virginia a strong Power 5 institution and position his department for growth and continued success. Lyons’ Climbing Higher facilities master plan isn’t about keeping up with the Joneses, it’s about taking what his department has, improving it and making it complete for the student-athlete. It’s an aggressive $100 million fundraising campaign centered on one of his core values, which is enhancing the student-athlete experience. From training, nutrition, medical and competitiveness, Lyons’ vision is for future success, building winning programs and growing WVU’s strong reputation across the country. He is about results, and he has already left a great deal of accomplishments in his rear-view mirror. In 2019, West Virginia recorded its highest APR score ever at 985 and again finished higher than the national average. The overall athletics department GPA was its highest at 3.26 with 13 teams over a 3.0 GPA for the year. Lyons commissioned and announced an Economic Impact study that showed Mountaineer Athletics produced more than $300 million to the state’s economy and more than $78 million to the local economy. And with the local economy in mind, Lyons’s department will assist with the formal opening of a new $45 million aquatic and track facility that will not only benefit WVU’s swimming and diving program, but also local high schools and the entire community. Among the Mountaineer highlights in the 2019 campaign were 43 All-Americans, 81 All-Conference performers, three conference championships, 159 Academic All-Conference selections, seven teams to the NCAA postseason, a fourthplace finish for the Heisman Trophy and 22 professional draft picks among all sports. In addition, Lyons’ department hosted for the first time in history both the NCAA Rifle Championships and the Big 12 golf championship as well as the NCAA baseball regionals for the first time since 1955. In total, WVU athletics hosted more than 160 events during the 2018-19 season. From 2015-18, he spearheaded and finished more than $100 million in fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum, completed a second phase Coliseum renovations, bringing the arena up to current ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, introduced a second video board to Milan Puskar Stadium to provide information and improve fan entertainment. Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $93 million and 250 employees, under Lyons’ leadership, WVU athletics has implemented a Clinical and Sport Psychology unit with a full-time director and professional interns, added specialized learning assistants to the Student-Athlete Development unit and entered into a

partnership with WVU Medicine’s Neuroscience Department to assist in the training and recovery of student-athletes, all emphasizing his overall commitment to the well-being and performance of Mountaineer student-athletes. Ask him and he’ll tell you it’s not his department, but West Virginia’s department, and he can tell you his vision to improve it not only for the coming year, but for three, five, seven and 10 years down the road. He cares, and the proof lies in what he has already accomplished in four years. The director hates to be last, and he rolls up his sleeves every day to make sure WVU is not last in anything. Additionally, his work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees, has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. In 2018, he chaired the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12, was named again to the NCAA Division I Council and will serve as chair of the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee. He is also a member of the college football competition committee and locally serves on the board of directors for Mylan Park in Morgantown. Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program. During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million. The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters. In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events, including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events. Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive moni-

The Lyons Family – Brooke, Shane, Emily, Cameron and the family dog Zoey. toring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units. Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules and interpretations for the 25 membership service representatives and was the staff liaison to various NCAA standing committees. Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke. Cameron is a member of the football team at Akron and Brooke attends Morgantown High School.

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2000-01 Division I Satisfactory Progress Waivers Committee 2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-06 Recruiting Subcommittee (Chair 1 year) 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee (Chair 2 years) 2005-07 Legislative Review Committee (Chair 2 years) 2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council (Chair 1 year) 2010-11 Division I Communications and Coordination Committee 2015-present Big 12 Administration Committee 2015-present Big 12 Finance and Budget Committee 2015-present Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee 2017-present Big 12 Athletic Directors Council (Chair) 2018-present Division I Council 2018-present Division I Football Oversight Committee (Chair) 2018-present Division I Football Competition Committee

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KELI ZINN Chief Operating Officer Deputy Director of Athletics

STEVE URYASZ Deputy Director of Athletics

SIMON DOVER Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, Business Operations/CFO

MATT WELLS Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director, External Affairs

GREG FEATHERSTON Senior Associate Athletics Director, Internal Affairs

MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications

PATRICK GRAY Senior Associate Athletics Director, MAC Executive Director

APRIL MESSERLY Senior Associate Athletics Director, Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management

NEAL BROWN Head Football Coach

JASON BUTTS Head Gymnastics Coach

MIKE CAREY Head Women’s Basketball Coach

SEAN CLEARY Head Cross Country/Track Coach

SEAN COVICH Head Golf Coach

TIM FLYNN Head Wrestling Coach

JON HAMMOND Head Rifle Coach

BOB HUGGINS Head Men’s Basketball Coach

NIKKI IZZO-BROWN Head Women’s Soccer Coach

JIMMY KING Head Rowing Coach

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RANDY MAZEY Head Baseball Coach

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General Information

WHAT TO KNOW

WHEN COVERING WVU CREDENTIALS

Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at the WVU Coliseum should contact WVU wrestling contact/ assistant director of athletic communications/operations Matthew Stainthorpe, via email (matthew.stainthorpe@ mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2822), at least 24 hours in advance.

DURING THE WEEK

MEDIA SERVICES The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office will be available throughout the 2021-22 wrestling season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia wrestling team. Any additional questions should be directed to wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications/operations Matthew Stainthorpe.

GAMEDAY Parking is free for all home wrestling matches. Requested team members and fourth-year coach Tim Flynn will be available for interviews inside the theater of the WVU Coliseum following a 15-minute grace period. Please see WVU wrestling contact/ assistant director of athletic communications /operations Matthew Stainthorpe at the scorers’ table following the match for all interview requests.

GAME SERVICES The athletics communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. All working media will be provided with a game program, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated scores will be available at the conclusion of the match. Press seating is located at the top of the concourse, and wireless internet access is available for working media members.

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

The West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office is located inside the WVU Coliseum near the Country Roads Gate. The main athletics communications office is upstairs in Room 214.

MAILING ADDRESS Athletics Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877 OVERNIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS WVU Athletics Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd. Room 217 Coliseum Morgantown, WV 26506

PHONE INFORMATION Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105 WRESTLING CONTACT Matthew Stainthorpe Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/Operations Office: (304) 293-2822

E-mail: matthew.stainthorpe@mail.wvu.edu

Any member of the media wishing to interview a wrestler or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications/operations Matthew Stainthorpe, via email (matthew.stainthorpe@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2822), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session at the WVU Wrestling Pavilion throughout the season, and proper media alerts will be emailed in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive wrestling press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU wrestling contact/ assistant director of athletic communications/ operations Matthew Stainthorpe (matthew.stainthorpe@mail.wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list.

WVUSPORTS.COM WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer wrestling. In 2021, streamed audio and video broadcast will be available on WVU’s official athletics website. Wrestler and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com. Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer wrestling. Not only will you find this season’s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

SOCIAL MEDIA The WVU wrestling team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook.com/WVUWrestling to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter, visit Twitter.com/WVUWrestling. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/WVUWrestling.

WVU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF MICHAEL FRAGALE Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Communications BRYAN MESSERLY Associate Athletics Director/ Communications MIKE MONTORO Assistant Athletics Director/Football Communications JOHN ANTONIK Director of Athletics Content JOE SWAN Director of Athletics Publications KRISTIN COLDSNOW Lead Designer TYLER SCHIEFELBEIN Athletics Graphic Designer

TANNER CAIN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications JOE MITCHIN Assistant Director of Athletics Communications OLIVIA SNEED Assistant Director of Athletics Communications LISA AMMONS Business Manager AMY PRUNTY Program Assistant LINDSAY AULD Graduate Assistant REGHAN BAILEY Graduate Assistant

2021-22 WVU Wrestling Guide

Articles inside

Year-by-Year Results

NCAA Tournament History

NCAA Champions

All-Time Scores

2020-21 Match-By-Match Results

2020-21 Season Review

Mountaineer Life

2021-22 Season Preview

Head Coach Tim Flynn

Assistant Coach Mitchell Port

Student-Athlete Development

Newcomers

Assistant Head Coach Cliff Moore

In the Spotlight

Strength and Conditioning

NCAA Champions

2020-21 in Review

Big 12 Conference

WVU Coliseum

Match Day in Morgantown

A Championship Program

WVU Wrestling Pavilion

NCAA Success