Six Mountaineer Wrestlers Rank in Top 25
After a successful season last year, WVU wrestling is ready to compete on the national stage again this fall and winter with six wrestlers ranked in FloWrestling's top 25 of their respective weight classes. West Virginia's 125-pounder Jett Strickenberger ranks at No....
West Virginia Ranked No. 19 in NWCA Preseason Poll
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 30, 2024) – The West Virginia University wrestling team opens the 2024-25 campaign ranked No. 19 in the Preseason NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, the organization announced on Wednesday. This marks West Virginia’s first appearance in the...
Wrestling Announces 2024-25 Schedule
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 4, 2024) – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the 2024-25 wrestling schedule. Coming off back-to-back double-digit win seasons for the first time since 1990 and 1991, Mountaineer Wrestling’s...
Hall and Watters to Represent WVU at 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 2, 2024) – Two-time All-American and fifth-year senior Peyton Hall (165) and sophomore All-American Ty Watters (149) have been selected to represent the West Virginia University wrestling program at the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic in State...
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...
