WVU Teams to Honor Jerry West Throughout 2024-25
Announced earlier this afternoon, West Virginia's 18 varsity sports will all wear a commemorative logo on their uniforms to honor Jerry West. There will also be a culminating weekend with a men's basketball game that will be dedicated in his memory....
Big 12 Conference’s four-team expansion becomes official
Members of the Pac-12 have officially landed in WVU territory, as the Big 12's expansion to 16 teams was successfully completed on Friday. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah are the new additions to the Big 12, which now applies in all of the conference's...
2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team Features 762
A total of 762 student-athletes have been named to the 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, which honors conference competitors who are new, including freshmen, at their respective league institution. Texas led the way with 81 honorees, while BYU followed with...
WVU Sets Program Record with Six NWCA Scholar All-Americans
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 29, 2024) – Six members of the West Virginia University wrestling team received 2024 Division I Scholar All-America awards from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Friday afternoon. The Mountaineers eclipsed the school...
Despite being a freshman, WVU’s Ty Watters put together impressive first year
After going 39-0, winning his second state championship, Ty Watters was riding high going into his freshman year at WVU, but very few could have predicted the success he would have in his first season of collegiate wrestling. Watters posted a 98-8 overall record,...
Hall and Watters end 2024 season with podium finishes at NCAA Championships
West Virginia wrestling season wrapped up in the medal rounds of the 2024 NCAA championships on Saturday, with true freshman Ty Watters placing fourth at 149 and senior Peyton Hall placing seventh at 165. In the consolation, semifinals Watters would knock of the No. 2...
Hall and Watters secure All-American status on Day Two of NCAA Championships
Day two of wrestling at the 2024 NCAA Championships has concluded for West Virginia, with Peyton Hall and Ty Watters being the only two Mountaineer wrestlers advancing to day three, becoming All-Americans. Entering the day, WVU had three wrestlers competing, with Jett...
How Mountaineer Wrestlers Fared at Day One of the NCAA Championships
Day One of wrestling for the 2024 NCAA Championships has concluded on Thursday in Kansas City. West Virginia was represented by five wrestlers, Jett Strickenberger (125), Jordan Titus (141), Ty Watters (149), Peyton Hall (165) and Brody Conley (174). In the first...
Five Mountaineer Wrestlers to Compete at 2024 NCAA Championships Starting Today
Jett Strickenberger (125), Jordan Titus (141), Ty Watters (149), Peyton Hall (165) and Brody Conley (174) will represent West Virginia in the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City. Strickenberger, a Junior transfer from Northwest Kansas Technical College, won a JUCO...
West Virginia Captures Five Top-20 Seeds for NCAA Championships
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 13, 2024) – The West Virginia University wrestling team’s five NCAA qualifiers have been seeded for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday night. West Virginia sends half or more of its...
