No. 17 West Virginia Drops Final Road Dual to No. 18 Northern Iowa
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (February 4, 2024) – In its final road and Big 12 dual of the regular season, the No. 17 West Virginia University wrestling team (9-5, 2-5 Big 12) fell to No. 18 Northern Iowa (5-5, 4-1 Big 12) by a score of 26-12 inside the McLeod Center on...
WVU Wrestling Improves to No. 17 Ranking in Coaches’ Poll
With a current record of 9-3, the West Virginia wrestling team has moved up to No. 17 in the NWCA DI Coaches' Poll. This is the highest the Mountaineer wrestling team has been ranked since 2005, when they were No. 16 and the first time being ranked in the teens since...
Titus and Watters pick up ranked wins as No. 20 WVU falls to No. 2 Missouri
In a top-20 matchup between Big 12 opponents No. 2 Missouri and No. 20 West Virginia, the Tigers came on top by a score of 30-6, but at 165 the No. 1 Keegan O'Toole vs No. 9 Peyton Hall rematch did not disappoint. Mountaineers head coach Tim Flynn wrestled three...
Eight Mountaineers listed in first coaches rankings for 2024 Wrestling Championships
The NCAA released its first coaches' rankings for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, to which the No. 21 West Virginia wrestling team was well represented, including four wrestlers ranked in the top 25 in their respective weight classes. WVU is...
Hall and Watters rank in top 10 for pins in NCAA wrestling
The No. 21 ranked West Virginia wrestling team has built off positive team success from last season, currently sitting at 8-2, but has also seen individual success with No. 9 Peyton Hall and No. 9 Ty Watters being prime examples. Both Hall and Watters are in the top...
Jordan Titus becomes Big 12 WOTW with historic Midlands performance
West Virginia's 141-pounder, Jordan Titus, has been named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week following an impressive showing at the 59th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships held at Northwestern. Titus was the 141-pound champion at Midlands, becoming the first Mountaineer to do...
Jett Strickenberger earns Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors
Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia's 125, has been named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week. Strickenberger, back wrestling in his home state (Colorado), claimed two victories this weekend. In a WVU win over Air Force, Strickenberger scored a 10-8 decision over then No. 27...
No. 21 WVU gets second straight Big 12 win in victory over N. Colorado
The Mountaineers defeated Northern Colorado 31-9 on Sunday in their second Big 12 win in Colorado this weekend. The match started with a bang for West Virginia, with No. 25 Jett Strickenberger upsetting No. 6 Stevo Poulin 11-6. The Bears would take the lead after the...
No. 21 West Virginia wrestling cruises in win over Air Force
The No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers defeated Air Force 27-11 on the road, in a dual match on Friday, bringing their team record to 4-1. WVU got on the board first at 125 with No. 25 Jett Strickenberger defeating No. 27 Tucker Owens by decision 10-8. Air Force would...
No. 21 West Virginia falls to No. 18 Oklahoma in wrestling
Sunday inside the WVU Collesium, the No.18 Sooners narrowly defeated the Mountaineerswrestling team by a score of 21-19. The dual started with a tight match-up in the 125-pound bout where No. 19 Jett Strickenbergerwould be deafted 6-4 by Oklahoma’s Conrad Hendriksen....