Returners

2022-23 RETURNERS

Killian Cardinale

Fifth year | 125 Bristow, Va./Brentsville District HS/Old Dominion

2021-22 (r-Sr.)

• NWCA Scholar All-American • Top-12 finisher at the NCAA

Division I Championships • NCAA Qualifier • Big 12 Champion • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started and recorded a 16-3 overall record at 125 pounds, including a 9-1 record against Big 12 competition • Led the team with 10 wins over ranked opponents • Defeated No. 21 Taylor LaMont of Utah

Valley, 10-8, in sudden victory to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals (March 18) • Claimed an 8-3 decision over 2021 Big 12

Champion Brody Teske of Northern Iowa in the finals of the Big 12 Championship (March 6) • Collected four straight wins, including three bonus-point victories, en route to a runner-up finish at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) • Earned the No. 5 seed in the 125-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division

I Wrestling Championships • Closed out the season ranked in the top 15 of several wrestling publications • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (March 7) • Team’s Mountain Man Award winner • Team Captain • Earned his bachelor’s degree in

Communication Sciences and Disorder as part of the WVU School of Medicine

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

Alex Hornfeck

r-Sr. | 157 Mars, Pa./Mars Area HS

2021-22 (r-Jr.)

• Seventh-place finisher at Big 12 Championship • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Started in every dual and recorded 14 wins at 157 pounds • Took eighth at the prestigious

Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) • Generated a tech. fall over the Citadel’s

Alden Lenz on day one of the prestigious

Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1) • Recorded a 12-1 major decision over

VMI’s Riley Simon (Dec. 12) • Finished fourth at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Registered back-to-back tech. falls over Slippery

Rock’s Dylan Mullen (T - 4:09) and Clarion’s

Jalin Hankerson (T - 3:21) to open the season

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 • 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 Gardner-Webb’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.)

• Redshirted 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

• 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 High • 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

Sr. | 174 | Belle Vernon, Pa./ Belle Vernon Area HS

2021-22 (Jr.)

• U23 Greco-Roman WTT All-American • Sixth-place finisher at the U23 World

Team Trials (191 pounds - 87kg) • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started half the season and recorded a 16-7 record at 174 pounds, including four dual wins • Pinned Northern Iowa’s Pat Schoenfelder in 2:45 in an exhibition (Feb. 5) • Pinned Binghamton’s Jacob Nolan in 6:20 at Virginia Tech’s round robin (Jan. 9) • Claimed a 11-1 major decision over

Chattanooga’s Carial Tarter (Dec. 20) • Took fifth in the 174 Gold Division at the

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Placed third at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Registered a 18-6 major decision over

Maryland’s Dominic Solis to begin the season

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 • 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 • Juniors (12)

Jeffrey Boyd

r-Jr. | 149 | Erie, Pa./McDowell Senior HS

2021-22 (r-So.)

• NWCA Scholar All-American • Eighth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started in every dual but one and recorded 16 wins at 149 pounds, including three over ranked opponents • Knocked off No. 6 seed Jaron Jensen of

Wyoming at Big 12s (March 5) • Registered a 12-4 major decision over Cameron

Hunsaker of Utah Valley at Big 12s • Placed eighth at the prestigious

Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) • Defeated No. 29 Zach Price of South

Dakota State at Scuffle • Pulled off a 15-4 major decision against

VMI’s Luke Hart (Dec. 12) • Claimed a 13-3 major decision over

Davidson’s Garrett Stewart (Nov. 19) • Placed sixth and recorded a 5-2 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Pinned Clarion’s John Altieri in 5:36 and registered a tech. fall over Cristiaan Dailey of F&M in back-to-back bouts in Clarion

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)

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) • 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

Jr. | 165 | Leechburg, Pa./Kiski Area HS

2021-22 (So.)

• Registered a 9-7 record as a reserve at 165 pounds • Took fourth with a 4-2 record at the

John Carroll Open (Feb. 14) • Pinned Bucknell’s Nick Arbes in 1:41 and

Kent State’s Aidan Faria in 6:10 at the JCO • Placed third after going 3-1 at the Ohio

Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Blanked Austin Lamb of Rochester

Institute of Technology, 12-0, in Ohio • Competed in the 165-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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 • Helped the Cavaliers capture three straight

Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic

League (WPIAL) titles (2017-19) • Two-time Pennsylvania state medalist, placing third in 2019 and fourth in 2020 • Two-time WPIAL champion (2018-19)

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

Anthony Carman

r-Jr. | 184 | Glen Dale, W.Va./ John Marshall HS

2021-22 (r-So.)

• Eighth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championships • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Started and recorded a 17-15 record at 184 pounds, including two over ranked opponents • Claimed three bonus-point victories in as many matches, including two pins, at the Virginia

Tech/Binghamton Round Robin (Jan. 9) • Pinned No. 14 Cole Houser of

Glenville State in 1:44 (Dec. 10) • Placed sixth and registered a 5-1 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Knocked off No. 17 David Key of Navy by a 10-5 decision in Clarion • Pinned F&M’s James Conway with a second to go in his first match of the season in Clarion • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 10)

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 • 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 • 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

Patrick Daum

r-Jr. | 165 | Yorkville, Ill./ Marmion Academy

2021-22 (r-So.)

• Registered a 7-5 record as a reserve at 165 pounds • Runner-up after a 3-1 record at the

John Carroll Open (Feb. 14) • Recorded a 2-2 record at the

Cleveland State Open (Dec. 13) • Competed and recorded a 2-2 record in the 165-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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

Jr. | 157 | Port Royal, Pa./Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy

2021-22 (So.)

• Placed fifth and recorded a 6-1 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Picked up a 16-0 tech. fall over

Bloomsburg’s Josh Bonomo in Clarion • Recorded a 10-2 major decision over Pitt’s

Collin Mccorkle and 11-2 major decision against Kent State’s Aaron Ferguson

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) • 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)

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

Jr. | 125 | Cedar Lake, Ind./ Mount Carmel HS

2021-22 (So.)

• Registered six wins overall and a 3-3 record as a starter at 125 pounds • Scored a 11-2 major decision over Duke’s Ty

Naquin at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) • Blanked VMI’s Samuel Congleton by an 11-0 major decision (Dec. 12) • Picked up a 13-2 major decision over

Glenville State’s Kevin Meloni (Dec. 10) • Record a 2-2 record in the 125-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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) • Wrestled in two other matches against Oklahoma (Jan. 17) and No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31)

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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Peyton Hall

Jr. | 165 | Chester, W.Va./Oak Glen HS

2021-22 (So.)

• U23 Men’s Freestyle WTT All-American • Runner-up at U23 World Team

Trials (163 pounds - 74kg) • NCAA All-American • NWCA Scholar All-American • Eighth-place finisher at the NCAA

Division I Championships • First WVU grappler to reach All-

America status at 165 pounds • Sixth wrestler from the state of West

Virginia to be named an All-American • NCAA Qualifier • Big 12 Runner-up • Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Led the team with a 28-6 overall record at 165 pounds, including a 10-3 record against Big 12 competition while getting the start in every dual • Picked up nine wins in 15 opportunities against ranked opponents • Claimed an 11-3 major decision over Virginia’s

No. 19-ranked Justin McCoy to secure his spot on the podium to close out the NCAA Tournament • Posted a 3-0 record, including two major decisions, to seal a spot in the finals of the

Big 12 Championship (March 5-6) • Outlasted No. 9 Austin Yant of Northern

Iowa for a 4-2 sudden victory (Feb. 5) • Southern Scuffle Runner-up (Jan.1-2) • Knocked off No. 7 Luke Weber of North

Dakota State by a 13-5 major decision in the semifinals of the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2) • Rattled off 17 consecutive wins heading into the finals of the 165-pound bracket on day two of the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2) • Recorded a 5-0 record to capture the 165-pound crown at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Earned the No. 9 seed in the 165-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division

I Wrestling Championships • Closed out the season ranked in the top 10 of several wrestling publications • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 6, Dec.13, & March 21) • Team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler • Team Captain • WVU’s Big 12 Champions for

Life representative (Marvel)

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 12 (March 19) • 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 a 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 • 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 All-

American (1985-88), at Quest School of Wrestling

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-Jr. | 157 | Marysville, Ohio/Marysville HS

2021-22 (r-So.)

• Registered three wins as a reserve at 149 pounds • Took fourth with a 2-2 record at the

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Pinned Ashland’s Josh Jaeckin in 4:20 in Ohio • Competed in the 149-pound weight bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • 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 threetime 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 seventhplace finish in 2017 (138 pounds) • Earned four sectional titles, as well as two district titles • 2019 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro

Wrestling Team honoree • Was a three-year letterwinner as a member of the

Monarchs football team, earning first team allleague 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

Kyle Myers

r-Jr. | 184 | Bellefonte, Pa./ Bellefonte Area HS

2021-22 (r-So.)

• Wrestled in five total matches at 184 pounds • Made a start for the Mountaineers against Cleveland State (Dec. 20) • Competed in the 184-pound weight bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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

Brayden Roberts

Jr. | 157 | Parkersburg, W.Va./ Parkersburg South High

2021-22 (So.)

• Registered a 24-13 record and ten pins among reserves at 149 pounds • Made one start at Ohio (Dec. 5) • Captured first place with 4-0 record, include three bonus-point victories at the John Carroll Open (Feb. 14) • Participated at the prestigious

Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) • Finished third after going 4-1 at the

Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11) • Placed fourth with a 3-2 record at the Mat-Town I Open (Npv.18) • Took third with a 2-1 record at the Ohio

Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Competed and went 4-2 in the 149-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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)

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 • 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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Dennis Robin

Jr. | 184 | Arlington, N.Y./Arlington HS

2021-22 (So.)

• NCAA Qualifier • Eighth-place finisher at Big 12

Championship in this postseason debut • Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Recorded 13 wins at 174 pounds, including four against ranked opponents • Won by a 4-2 decision over Air Force’s Sam

Wolf at the Big 12 Championship to clinch an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships • Pinned No. 33 Kekana Fouret of

Utah Valley in 2:06 (Feb. 12) • Pinned No. 17 Joel Devine of Iowa

State in 1:09 (Feb. 4) • Defeated No. 32 Triston Wills of Little Rock Arkansas at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2) • Registered a 10-8 decision over

Davidson’s Steven Newell (Nov. 19) • Earned the No. 31 seed in the 174-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division

I Wrestling Championships

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

• 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

Michael Wolfgram

r-Jr. | HWT | York, Pa./Central York HS

2021-22 (r-So.)

• NCAA Qualifier • Seventh-place finisher for the second straight year at the Big 12 Championship • Started in every dual and posted a 20-11 record at heavyweight, including a 7-5 record against Big 12 competition • Led the team with 35 dual takedowns • Third on the team with five victories over ranked opponents • Pinned No. 18 Brandon Metz of North

Dakota State in 1:28 (Jan. 29) • Defeated No. 20 Owen Trephan of NC

State by a 6-5 decision (No. 21) • Outlasted No. 17 Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma, 3-2, in the first dual of the season (Nov. 13) • Placed sixth after going 5-1 at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7) • Earned the No. 27 seed as an at-large berth in the heavyweight bracket at the NCAA

Division I Wrestling Championships • Closed out the season ranked in the top 30 of several wrestling publications • Team’s Most Improved Wrestler • Team Captain

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 • 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 • Sophomores (6)

Blake Boyers

So. | 141 | Fairmont, W.Va./ East Fairmont HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Competed in five opens at 141 pounds • Made debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Michael Dolan

So. | 141 | Martinsburg, W.Va./Spring Mills HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Registered a 24-16 record and nine bonus-point victories among reserves at 133 pounds • Wrestled in seven opens during his first year at WVU • Started two duals and went 2-0 against

Glenville State (Dec. 10) and at VMI (Dec. 12) • Placed third with 4-1 record, including three shutouts, at the John Carroll Open (Feb. 13) • Recorded a 4-2 record at the Shorty

Hitchcock Memorial Open (Nov. 20) • Took fifth with a 5-1 record at the Ohio

Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Made debut and went 3-2 in the 133-pound bracket at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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 a 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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Trey Johnson

So. | 157 | Charlotte, N.C./ East Mecklenburg HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Registered three wins and competed in ten events as a rookie at 149 pounds • Claimed a pin over Slippery Rock’s Caden Reamer in 4:42 at the John Carroll Open (Feb. 13) • Outlasted Bloomsburg’s Marco Macrino in a 1-0 decision at the Mat Town Open II (Jan. 29) • Made debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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

Personal

• Son of George and Susan Johnson • Birthday is May 2 • Has one sister • Majoring in marketing • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Tristan Kemp

So. | HWT | Oakham, Mass./ Quabbin Regional HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Registered eight wins and competed in four opens as a rookie at Heavyweight • Claimed a 3-2 sudden victory over

Binghamton’s Collins Burns (Jan. 9)

• Took fifth with a 4-1 record, including three pins, at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Made debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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 Scott and Kelly Kemp • Birthday is Dec. 10 • Majoring in civil engineering • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Andrew Sharer

r-So. | 174 | Penns Valley, Pa./ Penns Valley HS

2021-22 (r-Fr.)

• Wrestled in four opens and competed unattached in his first year at WVU • Registered three wins (all pins) as a reserve at 149 pounds • Pinned Ashland’s Sevi Garza in 1:08 at the John Carroll Open (Feb. 13) • Pinned Edinboro’s Joey Arnold in 4:17 at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6) • Scored his first win at WVU by fall over

Gannon’s Cole Casilio in 4:37 at the

Cleveland State Open (Dec. 11)

Prep

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

Nathan Wickersham

So. | 197 Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Registered two wins and competed in four opens at 197 pounds • Claimed a 11-1 major decision over

Heidelberg’s Aidan Belgiorno at the Ohio

Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14) • Made debut at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)

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 • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Freshman (3)

Davin Rhoads

r-Fr. | 133 Louisville, Ohio/Louisville HS

2021-22 (Fr.)

• Wrestled unattached and competed in one open at 141 pounds • Made debut at the Mat-Town II Open (Jan. 29) • Placed fourth after going 5-2, including a 14-5 major decision over Bloomsburg’s Aaron Coleman

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)