2021-22 WVU Wrestling Guide

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Mountaineer Profiles

2021-22

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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

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» 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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