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MOUNTAINEER PROFILES 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roster 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seniors 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juniors 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophomores 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freshmen SEASON PREVIEW 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Outlook 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule & Quick Facts SEASON REVIEW 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Review 54 . . . . . . . . . . . Match-by-Match Results 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Season Results

TABLE OF CONTENTS RECORD BOOK

58 ������������������������������ WVU Record Book 60 ��������� SoCon-EWL-Big12 Record Book 61 ����������������������������� NCAA Record Book 63 �������������������������� Year-By-Year Results 64 ���������������������������������� Series Records 65 ��������������� All-Time Scores 1921-2017 72 ������������������������������� NCAA Champions 74 ������������������������������������ All-Americans WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 82 . . . . . . . . . . . President E. Gordon Gee 83 . . . . Director of Athletics Shane Lyons 84 . . . . . . . . Intercollegiate Athletics Staff 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVU Head Coaches 85 . . WVU Intercollegiate Athletics 2016-17 86 . . . . . . . What to Know Covering WVU 87 . . . Contact Information /Communications Staff 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Facilities

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The Big 12 enters its 22nd year in 2017-18, as it continues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of sixth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

Big 12 institutions create a league that encompasses five states and nearly 38 million people. Nearly 5,000 student-athletes from across the United States and around the world compete annually in the sports sponsored by the conference.

West Virginia and TCU joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech.

In the summer of 2017, the Big 12 added Fresno State and Northern Iowa as affiliate members in the sport of wrestling to give the Conference a 12-team field. The new additions will join Air Force, Iowa State, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, West Virginia and Wyoming at the 2018 Big 12 Wrestling Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Big 12 remains as the only autonomy conference to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule. The conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 21 years. Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 58 NCAA team titles and 645 individual national championships.

The Big 12 has been at the forefront in college athletics reform, specifically with student-athlete welfare issues to include cost of attendance, student-athlete time demands and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums to examine the issues facing college athletics. Two were conducted in Washington, D.C and one in New York City. Panelists included respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university leadership and sports journalism. The third forum featured a special session comprised of student-athletes. The Big 12 continued the “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums the past three seasons with Dallas serving as the host site for two events and the most recent in Atlanta.

The Big 12 claimed four national championships in 2016-17, as Oklahoma brought home trophies in women’s gymnastics, men’s golf and softball, while Texas won men’s swimming & diving.

West Virginia played for the national championship in soccer, while Texas advanced to the volleyball title match for the second-consecutive season. TCU baseball made its fourthconsecutive appearance in the College World Series. Oklahoma football won its 10th Big 12 title to advance to the Sugar Bowl. It marked the conference’s fifth appearance in a College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowl in the three years of the structure.

The Sooners also had two Heisman Trophy finalists, giving the Conference 18 since 1996, and two finalists for the fifth time. Texas’ Courtney Okolo won the Bowerman Award, which is track & field’s equivalent to the Heisman.

The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage.

Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.

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IN THE

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Choosing to become a Mountaineer is special.

Without a professional sports team in the state, folks across the state and throughout the region love West Virginia University athletics.

Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news, media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. Your interaction with these groups also is part of your educational process.

If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on your career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue.

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TRADITION OF

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Few wrestling programs across the country can equate the level of success the Mountaineers have enjoyed over the years. Widely regarded as one of the most respected programs in the nation, the notoriety does not come without merit.

The Mountaineers have earned 16 top-25 finishes at the NCAA Championships and have claimed three national champions who have combined for a total of five titles. Since 1979, 176 WVU wrestlers have earned bids to the national tournament.

In addition to the success at the NCAA Championships, West Virginia has had 22 different wrestlers earn 30 All-America honors. Furthermore, Mountaineer grapplers have been crowned conference champions of their weight class an impressive 85 times. Most notably, Dylan Cottrell became the first WVU wrestler to win a Big 12 title, defeating Oklahoma State’s Chandler Rogers in the 165-pound finals of the 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Mountaineers also have succeeded in the classroom, earning nine National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-America Team accolades.

In May of 2014, West Virginia announced Sammie Henson as the eighth head coach in program history. An accomplished athlete and coach, Henson is a former Olympic Medalist and World Champion who brings 17 years of coaching experience to Morgantown. Throughout his coaching tenure, he has produced 20 All-Americans and five national champions. In his first season at the helm of the Mountaineers, Henson helped then-freshman Zeke Moisey become the first WVU wrestler to earn All-America honors since 2007 and the first unseeded wrestler to reach the NCAA finals since 2003. Moisey, who finished as the NCAA runner-up, was the first Mountaineer to wrestle for a national championship since 2005.

With a proud tradition of success on the wrestling mat and in academics, the Mountaineers look to continue the quest for excellence based upon the foundation laid before them.

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CHAMPIONS SCOTT COLLINS CLEARFIELD, PA. | 1991 | 142 POUNDS Ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, Scott Collins became WVU’s first national champion in 1991 after posting a stellar 40-1 senior season. Collins went undefeated in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action as a senior. In fact, he set WVU’s then all-time consecutive wins streak with 23 straight victories, including five straight at the NCAA Tournament.

“He’s started as a true freshman and competed very successfully. Every year, he was someone who was capable of placing in the national tournament and competing to be in the finals. It never happened for him.

It really drew upon him to have some strength of character to not lower his goals and continue to have that dream and goal that he wanted to be a national champion.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

DEAN MORRISON AMITYVILLE, N.Y. | 1994 | 177 POUNDS Dean Morrison entered the 1994 NCAA Championships with a seven-match win streak and finished the tournament with five straight wins, plus a national championship – WVU’s second-ever NCAA title. Ranked No. 2 heading into the tournament, Morrison defeated three ranked opponents to make the finals. He defeated Wyoming’s Reese Andy, 3-2, in the finals and finished the season by winning 22-of-23 matches.

“Dean being an engineering major and an NCAA champion were equally as unlikely, so it was a testament really to his ability to set goals that were outside of his reach when no one believed they were possible and make them a reality.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

GREG JONES SLICKVILLE, PA. | THREE-TIME CHAMPION 2002 | 174 Pounds It will long be remembered as one of the greatest accomplishments in West Virginia history. Greg Jones became just the 10th freshman since 1970 to win a national championship.

2004 | 184 Pounds Jones turned in one of the finest individual seasons by a WVU wrestler in school history, going a perfect 26-0. He also became the first Mountaineer to win multiple national titles with his 184-pound championship in St. Louis.

2005 | 184 Pounds Greg Jones capped off one of the greatest collegiate wrestling careers in NCAA history by becoming just the 39th wrestler to win three national championships. He also became the first wrestler from the EWL to ever win the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.

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Choosing to become a Mountaineer means working your hardest and pushing your body and mind to new heights as well as maximizing your potential on and off the mat.

Over the storied history of WVU wrestling, 22 individuals have earned All-America honors, with six of them earning the honor multiple times.

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Scott Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991

Greg Jones . . . . . . . 2002, 2004, 2005

Robert Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955

Doug Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Brandon Lauer . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003

Lewis Guidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955

Dean Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . 1994

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Mark Cagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979

John Koss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997

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Mike Mason . . . . . . . . . . . 1997, 1998

Brandon Rader . . . . . . . . . 2006, 2007

Michael Carr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1988

Ian “Whitey” Chlebove . . . . 1998, 1999

Zeke Moisey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015

Mark Banks . . . . . . . . . . 1990, 1991

Vertus Jones . . . . . . 1998, 1999, 2000

Dominic Black . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991

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In 2014, the facility became the home base of the Mountaineer Regional Training Center (MRTC). The MRTC will attract top wrestlers with both national and international experience, as they train in Morgantown under head coach Sammie Henson through Sunkist Kids. Olympian Clarissa Chun, World Team member Nick Marable and U.S. National Team member Jessica Medina are a few of the athletes who have trained through the MRTC.

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The WVU wrestling program has long been viewed as one of the finest in the country, and the team has a practice facility to match the level of its athletes in the WVU Wrestling Pavilion.

The 9,000-square foot, $1.4 million facility completely engulfs the old practice room that contained two mats and a handful of aerobic equipment. The facility now boasts four mats, coaching offices and an aerobic room, as well as a study center and a student-lounge.

Aside from the practice area, the crown jewel of the complex is the student-athlete lounge. Built in the shape of a wrestling mat, the lounge features a big screen television for watching film and plenty of room for relaxing between classes. A drop-down screen in the ceiling is used for studying match film before and after practices.

“In addition to the wrestling room, we have a team room, which is where we do our study hall,” said fourth-year coach Sammie Henson. “We also have our offices and our team locker room as well. A lot of teams don’t have that all in one building, but we do.”

The facility greatly adds to the impeccable recruiting reputation that the Mountaineer wrestling program already possess. Over the past years, the facility has helped bring in some of the best wrestlers from around the country.

The center is no stranger to top talent, as WVU previously served as the home to the United States’ wrestlers training for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, made possible by USA Wrestling. Mylan Pharmaceuticals pledged four full-time jobs to Olympic hopefuls training in Morgantown.

The funding was made possible by a benevolent gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Trust, which helped this dream complex become a reality. Former and current Mountaineer wrestlers, as well as fans and supporters of the program, played a large role in creating a wrestling-specific facility.

“Cosmetically, we’re fixing up the entryway,” Henson said. “We’ve changed a lot since 2014. We have our philosophy ‘consistency wins’ on the wall as well as other photographs of national champions, past coaches and All-Americans.”

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TRAINING The West Virginia University athletic training program looks to get its student-athletes back on the mat in a timely manner, while providing quality health care for its studentathletes and coaches.

The scope of the athletic training services encompasses various domains, which include injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education and counseling that enables the athlete to maintain optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.

Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes, as the rooms are furnished with the latest technology and equipment.

The athletic training staff works side by side with the team physicians and athletic administration to assure that the studentathletes receive quality care throughout their career at WVU.

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Erin Asbury serves as the primary athletic trainer for the wrestling team after coming to West Virginia University in the summer of 2016.

In addition to wrestling, Asbury oversees and assists a graduate assistant working with the Mountaineer swimming and diving programs. She also serves as an instructor in the WVU athletic training education program.

Asbury’s responsibilities include day-to-day care, rehabilitation and injury prevention. She also supervises weighins and medical checks for both home and away meets for the Mountaineer wrestling program.

Asbury spent the 2015-16 season at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, where she worked with the women’s lacrosse and men’s basketball programs. The White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, native also assisted with the football team.

As a graduate assistant at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, Asbury worked with both the wrestling and tennis teams for two seasons (2013-15), earning a master’s degree in human performance in 2015. While at Lindenwood, she assisted with the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.

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Asbury graduated from Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, with a bachelor’s in athletic training in 2013. While at Concord, she was a member of the volleyball team.

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CONDITIONING STRENGTH AND

Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go hand-in-hand at West Virginia University. WVU’s strength and conditioning staff ensures that all student-athletes are on year-long programs designed to continue improving the fitness capabilities needed in their sports.

To keep athletes improving and in peak physical condition, WVU offers a variety of training areas and an array of strength programs designed to increase performance. Student-athletes will have their own program individually calculated and updated throughout the year.

At WVU, student-athletes can rest assured that their strength staff is monitoring their performance on a daily basis.

Equipped with excellent amenities and staffed by some of the finest strength coaches in the nation, athletes who come to WVU know that they are in good hands when it comes to their athletic capacity.

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FACILITIES Housing almost 15 tons of total weight, the Mountaineer weight room is located in the Puskar Center at Mountaineer Field. The 22,000-square foot weight room features 14 weightlifting platforms, a dumbbell collection up to 180 pounds and virtually every piece of strength training equipment the Mountaineers will require to be successful. Student-athletes also will use medicine balls, low- and high-resistance elastic bands, plyometric boxes, weighted vests, sleds, tires and more in planned phases throughout their yearly workouts.

Weight rooms also exist in the WVU Coliseum and Shell Building facilities. These weight rooms are located directly beside the WVU Wrestling Pavilion, allowing for workouts to be scheduled as needed around practices throughout the year. The wrestling facility also holds strength and conditioning equipment to use for on mat strength training and conditioning.

These weight rooms also are located near the outdoor and indoor tracks, providing year-round surfaces for additional conditioning.

PILLARS OF THE PROGRAM DISCIPLINE • STRENGTH • RESILIENCY • TOUGHNESS

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West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults.

While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the mat, WVU student-athletes also have made some noteworthy strides in the classroom.

To help its student athletes achieve academic success, one of the nation’s finest facilities resides in the WVU Coliseum – The Athletic Academic Performance Center. The 8,000-square foot facility provides individual and group study areas, a plethora of computer stations and the latest in fingerprint technology used when signing in.

Student-athletes are honored annually for their classroom achievements at the Blue & Golden Globe Awards, presented by the WVU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Recipients of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll are acknowledged at the event each spring. Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was created to recognize student-athletes who have achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better. Since the program began, nearly 4,000 student-athletes have earned a place on the honor roll. Ford retired in 2011 after 44 years of service with the WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Additionally, a total of 510 student-athletes were represented in 2016-17 on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall and spring), of which 108 of them registered a 4.0 GPA. Six student-athletes also were named recipients of the fifth annual Dr. Gerald Large Academic Achievement Award, the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor.

WVU’s combined varsity athletic teams had an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 982 for the 2015-16 academic year. The 982 score is WVU’s highest in the 13 years of the NCAA Academic Performance Program. WVU’s average APR score of 982 also is higher than the NCAA’s overall four-year APR average score of 981. WVU’s score is up three points from last year’s average and eight points from two years ago.

The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement. Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution.

A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.

For the 2015-16 academic year, West Virginia had a school-record 10 teams with perfect 1,000 scores: men’s basketball, golf, men’s soccer, wrestling, women’s basketball, cross country, women’s soccer, tennis, volleyball and rifle.

Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition).

The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2012-13 to 2015-16) all exceed that mark.

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CAMPUS

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CAMPUS LOCATIONS West Virginia University is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to student-centered focus of WVU-Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU-Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world.

The WVU-Beckley campus offers 40+ majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

WVU-Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all of the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 50 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university.

The WVU System also includes divisions of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp.

The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 31,073, also was rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other recent rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.

STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2016 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 31,287, including 28,488 in Morgantown.

WVU System enrollment included: 15,907 West Virginia residents and 15,380 nonresidents 25,149 undergraduates 4,510 graduate and 1,628 professional students ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 44 Goldwater Scholars, two British Marshall Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 22 Boren Scholars, 37 Gilman Scholars, 49 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 28 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and four National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

MAJOR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS Fourteen colleges and schools offering 341 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; and public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available. wvu.edu/academics STUDENT LIVING EXPERIENCE WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including Project 168, an undergraduate curriculum that helps students to enrich every moment on campus; Welcome Week, which launches the academic year with academic, service and recreational activities; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun and healthy activities; the Campus Read, which involves first-year students in a common reading experience to promote dialog and critical thinking; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and the Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. Living and Learning Communities are student communities in certain residence halls formed around a theme or specific field of study. Students can live with others who share their academic and social interests. studentlife.wvu.edu SAFETY WVU offers 24-hour campus security protection. Students can download LiveSafe, a free app that is an on-the-go way to connect with authorities. The University also sends urgent news through WVU Alert text messages. alert.wvu.edu STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from more than 460 student organizations and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. studentengagement.wvu.edu ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations. alumni.wvu.edu ADMISSIONS Information is available from the Office of Admissions, PO Box 6090, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6090; or call 304-293-2121; email:wvuadmissions@mail.wvu.edu or on the web at admissions.wvu.edu.

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Staff

Head Coach Sammie Henson ���������������� Assistant Coach Danny Felix ������������������ Assistant Coach Nick Marable ���������������� Volunteer Assistant Tolly Thompson �������� Operations Assistant Tony DeAngelo ������ Support Staff ������������������������������������������

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Sammie Henson was named the eighth head coach of the West Virginia University wrestling program in May of 2014, and has since helped elevate the Mountaineers’ profile in each of his first three seasons.

Since his arrival in Morgantown, the Mountaineers have gone on to win their first-ever Big 12 match, garnered their first-ever individual Big 12 title and collected the program’s 600th all-time win since the program began in 1921. In fact, all three happened just last season.

Heavyweight Brandon Ngati pinned Iowa State’s Joe Scanlan in the final bout of the match to claim a thrilling comeback win over the Cyclones, 22-20, inside the WVU Coliseum, earning the Mountaineers’ first-ever Big 12 victory on Feb. 12, 2017.

A month later, Dylan Cottrell, seeded No. 2 in the 165-pound bout at the 2017 Big 12 Championship, became the first-ever WVU wrestler to win a Big 12 title, as he defeated No. 1 seed Chandler Rogers of Oklahoma State in a hard-fought 5-4 decision. With Cottrell’s first-place finish, the Mountaineers completed the two-day event in seventh place with 50 points.

However, the turnaround of the WVU wrestling program started long before the 2016-17 season. Since 2015, Henson has produced 10 national qualifiers in addition to coaching a true-freshman to a runner-up finish at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

In Henson’s first season at the helm of the Mountaineers in 2014-15, pulling then-freshman Zeke Moisey’s redshirt two weeks into the season proved to be one of the most crucial decisions of his career. Unseeded Moisey put together a historic run at the NCAA Championships, upsetting the No. 15, No. 2 and No. 7 seeds to become WVU’s first All-American since Brandon Rader in 2007.

He then went on to pin No. 6 Thomas Gilman of Iowa in 52 seconds in the semifinals to become the first unseeded wrestler to advance to the finals since 2003.

Moisey dropped a 9-5 decision to No. 4 Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State to cap his freshman campaign as the NCAA runner-up.

Along with Moisey, Michael Morales (141), Bubba Scheffel (184) and Jacob A. Smith (197) earned at-large bids to nationals. The four combined to post eight wins, marking WVU’s best NCAA finish in 10 years. The Mountaineers finished in 20th place with 23.5 points, their first top-25 finish since 2005, helping Henson earn Amateur Wrestling News Rookie Coach of the Year accolades.

In 2015-16, Henson guided a pair of in-state natives to the 2016 NCAA Championships. Smith of Charleston and Cottrell of Morgantown spent the season inside the nation’s top 20 of their respective weights. The duo, along with Scheffel, qualified for nationals at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition, the Mountaineers knocked off nationally-ranked rival Pitt for the second straight year and picked up a win over Edinboro to cap the regular season.

The Henson era opened in Morgantown on Nov. 13, 2014, when the Mountaineers played host to Arizona State at the WVU Coliseum. Though the Sun Devils took the 19-13 victory in Morgantown, the match in front of 1,200 fans rejuvenated interest in the WVU wrestling program, which still holds true to this day.

In addition to his work with the Mountaineers, Henson started the Mountaineer Regional Training Center (MRTC), drawing a number of national and international-level wrestlers to Morgantown to train. In the summer of 2014, he guided assistant coach Nick Marable to a spot on the U.S. World Team. He also assisted former Olympian Clarissa Chun and national team member Jessica Medina through the MRTC. A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Henson came to WVU from Missouri, where he spent two seasons as the assistant head coach. In just two seasons at Mizzou, he assisted in producing the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the nation in 2013 in addition to leading the Tigers to two consecutive conference titles and seven All-America finishes, including one national champion in 2014.

Prior to Missouri, Henson was the assistant head coach at Oklahoma from 2009-11. While there, he helped secure the No. 2-ranked recruiting class in the country, coached seven wrestlers to All-America status at the NCAA Championships and helped the program become the top academic squad in the Big 12 during his tenure.

Before Henson arrived at Oklahoma, the Sooners hadn’t had an All-American in two years.

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Prior to his stint with Oklahoma, Henson served as the head assistant at Cal Poly (2007-09), a volunteer assistant at Nebraska (2006-07), along with stops at Army (2002-03) and Penn State (2000-02).

During his time at Penn State, Henson assisted head coach Troy Sunderland in taking the Nittany Lions from 35th in the country to sixth with a pair of top-five recruiting classes in just two years. He has mentored numerous national champions, such as Michael Lightner (Oklahoma), Byron Tucker (Oklahoma), Paul Donahoe (Nebraska) and J’den Cox (Missouri), along with several All-Americans, Big 12 Champions, Big 10 Champions and Pac 12 Champions, including: Shane and Dane Valdez (Oklahoma), Witt Durden (Oklahoma), Josh and Scott Moore (Penn State), Chad Mendes (Cal Poly), Chase Pami (Cal Poly), Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly), Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma), Zach Bailey (Oklahoma), Kyle Terry (Oklahoma), Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma) and Eric Lapotsky (Oklahoma).

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rated him as the best in the nation in an article from 2010, stating that “Henson’s intensity is legendary and seemingly always transferred to his grapplers. There is nothing coincidental about his arrival in Norman and the Sooners impressive 2009-10 turnaround.”

Along with collegiate coaching, Henson also is the current head coach for the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club, which has more current world and Olympic wrestlers than any other wrestling club in the United States. Out of the seven freestyle wrestlers who represented Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, three came from the Sunkist Kids. Included in that group is Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs at 74 kilograms (163 pounds). Also representing the United States in the Olympics in 2012 were Sam Hazewenkil (55 kg/121.3 lbs.) and Tervel Dlagnev (120 kg/264.6 lbs.).

Henson’s resume as a competitor speaks for itself. He went on to become one of the most celebrated wrestlers in the history of the United States, as he was one of just a few wrestlers in USA history to earn three world medals. In 1998, Henson became a world champion for

Team USA at the World Wrestling Championships, in Tehran, Iran, which eventually led to him winning the John Smith Award for USA Wrestler of the Year. He earned a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games at 55 kg (121 lbs.) in Sydney, Australia, and won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships at 35 years of age.

Additionally, Henson was named USOC Athlete of the Month in September of 1998, and was a finalist for the Sullivan Award in 1999 for his efforts in the World Championships. In all, Henson has won more than 15 freestyle titles at the international level.

Henson started his collegiate wrestling career at Missouri, where he was a Big Eight champion and All-American in 1991. He then transferred to Clemson, where he became a two-time NCAA champion, finishing his career with a 71-0 record. He was named Clemson’s Male Athlete of the Year in 1994 and was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. Henson returned to Missouri in 1995 to earn a degree in parks, recreation and tourism management.

Henson and his wife, Stephanie, have four children: Jackson, Wyatt, Ruby and Georgia-Kate. They also have two dogs, Biggie Smalls and Nelly.

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ASSISTANT COACH

DANNY

Felix

10th Season / Arizona State, 1998

After joining the Mountaineers in 2005 as a volunteer assistant, Danny Felix enters his 10th season as a member of the West Virginia University wrestling staff in 2017-18.

Felix’s specialty is with the lighter weight classes, as he has been a great asset to the resurgence of the program under head coach Sammie Henson, helping produce 10 NCAA qualifiers and an NCAA All-American.

Felix was an integral part of then-freshman Zeke Moisey’s NCAA campaign in 2015, first serving as the coach who recruited the future All-American out of high school. Felix was mat-side, as Moisey upset four straight opponents – including a pin of No. 6 Thomas Gilman of Iowa in the semifinals – on his way to a runner-up finish in the 125-pound bout at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Moisey was joined by Michael Morales (149), Bubba Scheffel (184) and Jacob A. Smith (197), as the crew combined for WVU’s first top-25 finish at the tournament since 2005.

That same year, WVU defeated a pair of ranked opponents in then-No. 25 Bucknell and then-No. 18 Pitt, briefly making an appearance in the top-25 rankings for the first time in years. The squads win over the rival Panthers was its first since 2007. In addition, the team posted its best-ever showing at the 2015 Big 12 Championship, with four Mountaineers making the finals. Heavyweight wrestler A.J. Vizcarrondo became the program’s first-ever two-time Big 12 finalist, as the squad finished the two-day event with 35 points for a fourth-place finish.

Since then, the Mountaineers have progressed significantly.

West Virginia won its first-ever Big 12 match two years later, defeating Iowa State, 22-20, in a thrilling comeback win on Feb. 12, 2017, inside the WVU Coliseum. Dylan Cottrell also became the first WVU wrestler to win a Big 12 title, defeating Oklahoma State’s Chandler Rogers in the 165-pound finals of the 2017 Big 12 Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Felix jumped into the coaching ranks in 1998 at the University of Oklahoma, serving as the Sooners’ club coach for three seasons before moving back East for most of his coaching career.

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Prior to his arrival in Morgantown, Felix was named the club wrestling coach at Penn State in 2001. He also coached the club team at the University of Virginia from 2003-05.

Through his nine years of club wrestling, he has worked with kids as young as five years old to teenagers at the high school level. Felix, in charge of the freestyle programs, has taught everything from the step-by-step fundamentals to the more intricate wrestling moves.

Most recently, Felix founded the Gold & Blue Elite Wrestling Club in the Greater Morgantown Area.

Professionally, he worked his way on to one of the most prestigious teams – the U.S. World Team. Felix was one of seven freestyle wrestlers to earn a spot on the team, as he competed in Herning, Denmark, at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships. He garnered a bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Open. A year prior, he wrestled in the 121-pound weight class at the NYAC Holiday International Wrestling Championships and finished as a silver medalist. That same year, he was crowned the 2007 Sunkist International Champion.

In 1995, Felix earned All-America status at Arizona State in the 118-pound weight class. To add to his stellar college career, he also was a three-time Pac-10 champion.

He earned his bachelor of fine arts degree from Arizona State in 1998.

Felix and his wife, Cheri, have a son, Luca.

ASSISTANT COACH

NICK

Marable

Fourth Season / Missouri, 2010

Two-time All-American Nick Marable came to Morgantown in the summer of 2014 and has helped coach Sammie Henson bring the program to new heights in his three seasons with the team.

He is an integral part of the recruiting process and specializes in coaching the upper weight classes.

Marable helped in getting one of the top recruiting classes in the nation in 2015. He also has assisted in producing 10 NCAA qualifiers and an All-American in his tenure with the Mountaineers.

With Marable’s guidance, Dylan Cottrell (165) and Jacob A. Smith (197) spent the majority of the 2016-17 season nationally ranked in their respective weight classes, as both in-state wrestlers advanced to the finals of the 2017 Big 12 Championship. Cottrell, seeded No. 2 in the 165-pound bout, became the first-ever WVU wrestler to win a Big 12 title, as he defeated No. 1 seed Chandler Rogers of Oklahoma State in a hard-fought 5-4 decision. With Cottrell’s first-place finish, the Mountaineers completed the two-day event in seventh place with 50 points.

The Mountaineers also won their first-ever Big 12 match that same year, as heavyweight wrestler Brandon Ngati pinned Iowa State’s Joe Scanlan in the final bout of the match to claim a thrilling comeback win over the Cyclones, 22-20, inside the WVU Coliseum, on Feb. 12, 2017.

In 2015-16, Cottrell and Bubba Scheffel (184) each earned a third-place finish at the 2016 Big 12 Championship, as the Mountaineers placed sixth with 65.5 points. Two weeks later, a trio of Mountaineers qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, with Cottrell missing All-America honors by one round.

During the 2014-15 season, the Mountaineers made numerous strides in moving the program forward. WVU defeated a pair of ranked opponents in then-No. 25 Bucknell and then-No. 18 Pitt, briefly making an appearance in the top-25 rankings for the first time in years. The squads win over the rival Panthers was its first since 2007. In addition, the team posted its best-ever showing at the 2015 Big 12 Championship, with four Mountaineers making the finals. Heavyweight wrestler A.J. Vizcarrondo became the program’s first-ever two-time Big 12 finalist, as the squad finished the two-day event with 35 points for a fourth-place finish.

Zeke Moisey (125), Michael Morales (141), Scheffel and Smith all earned at-large bids to the 2015 NCAA Championships in St.

Louis, where the Mountaineers became the story of the tournament.

True-freshman Moisey, who had started the season as a redshirt, upset four seeded grapplers to become the first unseeded wrestler to compete in the national championship finals since 2003. Moisey was the first Mountaineer to make the finals since Greg Jones in 2005 and was WVU’s first All-American since 2007.

Within weeks of joining the staff, Marable put West Virginia wrestling on the international map by competing in the 2014 United World Wrestling World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His spot on Team U.S.A. meant that every member of the WVU wrestling staff had competed in the World Championships. Marable balanced coaching and competing throughout the year, winning the 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International as well as the 2015 U.S. Open.

Marable joined the Mountaineers’ staff after spending the 2013-14 season as the volunteer assistant coach at Missouri, lending a hand in the Tigers’ 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and helping two Missouri Tigers earn All-America honors, including true-freshman J’den Cox, who claimed the National Championship at 197 pounds.

Prior to his time as a volunteer assistant, Marable spent three years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tigers’ grapplers.

Professionally, Marable was one of the United States’ top-ranked men’s freestyle wrestlers at 70 kilograms (154 pounds). He was named TheMat.com’s Wrestler of the Week in February of 2014 after claiming Gold at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. Marable defeated the 2012 Olympic champion and two-time world champion Jordan Burroughs on his way to the title.

The victory snapped Burrough’s 69-match win streak and was his first loss in his career at the senior level. Marable also won Gold at the 2014 Grand Prix in Paris, France, and Gold at the 2013 New York Athletic Club International.

A two-time All-American at 165 pounds for Missouri, Marable was a three-time NCAA qualifier and wrestled to a third-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships. Marable also garnered the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award in 2008 to cap off his run at the NCAA Championships. As a senior, he posted a 35-5 record, which included a 13-1 mark in dual matches, and became the 17th Missouri wrestler in program history to join the elite 100-win club.

Winner of three consecutive Big 12 titles, Marable finished his career with 116 wins, the eighth-most in Missouri history, and was awarded Missouri’s Hap Whitney Coaches Award honor in 2007 as well as Most Improved Wrestler accolades in 2008.

The Collierville, Tennessee, native graduated from Missouri in the spring of 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

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VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT

TOLLY

Thompson

First Season / Nebraska, 1997

Tolly Thompson joined the West Virginia wrestling program as a volunteer assistant in the summer of 2017.

Thompson’s primary responsibilities include coaching the heavier weight classes. He also coordinates the team’s camps throughout the year.

Before joining the Mountaineer wrestling staff, Thompson spent 11 seasons at Northern Iowa. He was the Panthers’ volunteer assistant from 1999-00 before embarking on a three-year stint at the University of Nebraska as the strength and conditioning coach for the Huskers’ wrestling program.

He returned to Northern Iowa in 2003, spending another six years with the team before taking two years off from coaching. Thompson returned to UNI again in 2011 and was the Panthers’ volunteer assistant for the next five seasons.

Over the course of 11 years, Thompson helped the Panthers produce 28 NCAA qualifiers and six All-Americans.

Thompson earned the 2005 John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. He also won the 2005 and 2006 U.S. World Team Trials to represent the United States at the World Championships.

He placed third at the 2005 World Championships (264.5 lbs.) in Budapest, Hungary, and was a member of the USA Wrestling Freestyle National Team. Following a first-round loss, Thompson won three straight matches to claim his first world medal. He capped his medalwinning performance with a 1-0, 1-0 win over 1997 world champion Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov of Russia.

Thompson’s rally to bronze propelled the United States to an eighth-place finish in the freestyle competition.

Overall, the U.S. team ended the competition with two bronze medals.

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Along with taking bronze at the 2005 World Cup, Thompson placed second at the Cerro Pelado International and was the 2005 Dave Schultz Memorial International Champion.

In March of 2004, Thompson placed fourth at the Acropolis Tournament in Athens, Greece, in the 264.5-pound weight class. He then continued his run for an Olympic bid at the U.S. National Championships a month later, putting together a top finish to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. At the trials, Thompson rolled through the competition to win the mini-tournament, which placed him in the title bout for an automatic Olympic bid. In a best of three series, Thompson was defeated by Kerry McCoy, 5-3 and 8-0, finishing his 2004 Olympic run with a second-place finish.

In 2003, he placed second at the U.S. Open and World Team Trials. Thompson also was the 2002 Sunkist International Open champion and the New York Athletic Club champion. In his quest to qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics, he was defeated at the team trials in the semifinal round by world and national champion Stephen Neal of Bakersfield, California.

During his collegiate tenure, he compiled a career record of 157-21, including 54 falls, from 1993 to 1997 at Nebraska. His 157 wins placed him on the NCAA’s all-time wins list. As a Husker, he became Nebraska’s sixth national champion as a sophomore in 1995 by defeating UNI’s Justin Greenlee. He finished third at the 1996 and 1997 championships while also winning the Gorrarian Award for the most falls in the least time at the 1997 championships. A three-time Big Eight/Big 12 champion, Thompson also was a three-time NWCA All-Star.

Thompson was inducted into the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.

A native of Janesville, Iowa, he and his wife, Tracy, have three daughters, Payton, Bree and Kendall.

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT

TONY

De Angelo

First Season / West Virginia, 2017

Tony DeAngelo joined the West Virginia wrestling program as the operations assistant in the summer of 2017.

Prior to his current role, DeAngelo worked as a student assistant following a career ending injury in November of 2017.

DeAngelo’s responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the wrestling program, assisting with the organization of the team’s travel and coordinating community outreach work and fundraising opportunities.

A former WVU wrestler under coach Sammie Henson, DeAngelo transferred to West Virginia in the fall of 2014 and joined the WVU lineup at 141 pounds the following season. He was named a team captain his senior year, earning a podium finish at the 2016 Big 12 Championship.

Prior to transferring to WVU, DeAngelo spent two seasons at Missouri. He wrestled in six tournaments for the Tigers and posted four top-four finishes, recording a 27-10 record as a redshirt freshman. He also notched a 14-8 record as an unattached wrestler in his first season at Missouri.

A native of Mebane, North Carolina, DeAngelo earned his bachelor’s degree in multiple disciplinary studies from WVU in 2017, with minors in athletic coaching education, sports psychology and communications.

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Staff

SUPPORT

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TerriHOWES

ZachECKERT

ErinMcCLAFFERTY

AmySALVATORE

Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Sports Administration SWA

Assistant Athletic Director/ Facilities and Operations

Director of Marketing

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

SamanthaSPURLOCK

NettiePUGLISI FRESHOUR

ErinASBURY

TannerKOLB

Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development

Director of Sports Nutrition

Athletic Trainer

Strength Coach

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ConorMcNAMARA

Director of Equipment Operations

Assistant Equipment Manager

Profiles

MOUNTAINEER

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2017-18 ROSTER Name

Weight

Class

City

High School

Noah Adams

197

Fr.

Coal City, W.Va.

Independence High

Devin Brown

125

So.

Export, Pa.

Franklin Regional High

Trevor Brown

141

Fr.

Memphis, Tenn.

Christian Brothers High

Hunter DeLong

197

Fr.

Parkersburg, W.Va.

Parkersburg South High

JD Gregory

157

So.

Hanover, Va.

Hanover High

Hunter Jones

157

R-Fr.

Charleston, W.Va.

George Washington High

Nick Kiussis

165

Fr.

Brunswick, Ohio

Brunswick High

Ryan Lopez

157

So.

Morgantown, W.Va.

University High

Kyle Marshall

174

Fr.

San Clemente, Calif.

San Clemente High

Brenden McRill

184

Fr.

Davison, Mich.

Davison High

Cade Moisey

165

Fr.

Northampton, Pa.

Northampton High

Zeke Moisey

125

R-Jr.

Northampton, Pa.

Bethlehem Catholic High

Christian Monserrat

141

Jr.

Methuen, Mass.

Methuen High

Keegan Moore

141

R-So.

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Putnam City High

Zachary Moore

157

R-So.

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Putnam City High

Sean Mullican

197

Fr.

Myersville, Md.

Middletown High

Brandon Ngati

285

So.

Gaithersburg, Md.

South Hagerstown High

Kyler Rea

149

R-Fr.

Neosho, Mo.

Neosho High

Kyle Rogers

174

So.

Jane Lew, W.Va.

Lewis County High

Matthew Schmitt

133

R-Fr.

Platte City, Mo.

Platte County High

David Smith

285

Jr.

Charleston, W.Va.

George Washington High

Jake Smith

197

Sr.

Charleston W.Va.

George Washington High

Luke Sorboro

157

Fr.

Rootstown, Ohio

Rootstown High

Joey Thomas

125

Fr.

Mount Airy, Md.

South Carroll High

Parker VonEgidy

174

Sr.

Marshville, N.C.

Piedmont High

Joe Wheeling

141

Jr.

Waterford, Pa.

General Mclane High

Logan Wilson

149

R-Fr.

Bethesda, Md.

Walter Johnson High

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sammie Henson (Fourth Season, Missouri ‘95) Assistant Coach: Danny Felix (10th Season, Arizona State, ’98)) Assistant Coach: Nick Marable (Fourth Season, Missouri ‘10) Volunteer Assistant: Tolly Thompson (First Season, Nebraska ’97) Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning: Tanner Kolb Athletic Trainer: Erin Asbury Director of Sports Nutrition: Nettie Freshour

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149

165

197

Devin Brown

Kyler Rea

Nick Kiussis

Noah Adams

Zeke Moisey

Logan Wilson

Cade Moisey

Hunter DeLong

Joey Thomas

Sean Mullican

157

174

133

JD Gregory

Kyle Marshall

Matthew Schmitt

Hunter Jones

Kyle Rogers

285

Ryan Lopez

Parker VonEgidy

Brandon Ngati

141

Zachary Moore

Trevor Brown

Luke Sorboro

Christian Monserrat

Jake Smith

David Smith

184 Brenden McRill

Keegan Moore Joe Wheeling

2017-18 MOUNTAINEERS

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JAKE

Smith

SENIOR

197 | 6-0 CHARLESTON, W.VA. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH | (CLEVELAND STATE) 2016-17 (r-Jr.) ■■ NCAA Qualifier – did not compete due to injury ■■ Was named the runner-up at the Big 12 Championship, suffering a season-ending injury in the championship match ■■ Nationally ranked in the top 10 throughout the season ■■ Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week ■■ Posted a 20-5 mark overall, going 14-2 in duals and 6-1 in Big 12 action ■■ Ended the regular season on a 12-match win streak ■■ Finished the season with a pair of major decisions and one fall ■■ Defeated No. 6 Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska in a 2-0 decision (Nov. 11) ■■ Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, recording four decisions and topping No. 16 Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) and No. 15 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) in the process (Dec. 2-3) ■■ Pinned Pitt’s Jacob Parker in 2:01 (Dec. 11) ■■ Downed No. 18 Matt Williams of CSU Bakersfield in a 6-2 decision (Jan. 3) ■■ Went 3-0 at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 14), including a 5-4 decision over Rider’s No. 14 Ryan Wolfe ■■ Won a 3-1 decision over No. 20 Brad Johnson of Oklahoma (Jan. 22) ■■ Claimed a win by injury default over No. 7 Nate Rotert of SDSU (Feb. 9) 2015-16 (Jr.) ■■ Received a medical hardship waiver for 2013-14 following the season ■■ NCAA Qualifier, entering the tournament seeded at No. 13 ■■ Entered the Big 12 Championship as the No. 1 seed ■■ Ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation ■■ Posted a 30-10 mark overall ■■ Posted five falls and a pair of major decisions throughout the season ■■ Went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 8), including a pin of Josh Dasilveira (6:38) to lead WVU past Arizona State ■■ Posted wins vs. Oregon State (vs. Cory Crawford, 4-2 Dec.) and Buffalo (vs. James Benjamin, 9-8 Dec.) at the Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) ■■ Went 4-1 with a pin over OSU’s Andrew Marsden (4:54) and a 3-1 decision vs. the Cowboys’ Preston Weigel to take second at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21) ■■ Posted a 5-2 mark for fourth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5), including a 2-0 decision over Virginia Tech’s Jared Haught ■■ Went 4-2 to take fourth place at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2), pinning Virginia’s Zach Nye (8:30), OSU’s Preston Weigel (6:36) and Gardner-Webb’s Gray Jones (2:49) ■■ Defeated Oklahoma State’s Preston Weigel, 4-2, in sudden victory (Jan. 15) ■■ Took a 13-4 major decision over Brad Johnson of Oklahoma (Jan. 17) ■■ Won a 2-0 decision over No. 25 Nick Bonaccorsi to help WVU upset No. 18 Pitt (Feb. 7) ■■ Topped No. 14 Nate Rotert in a 5-3 decision vs. South Dakota (Feb. 12) ■■ Won a 9-2 decision vs. Marcus Harrington of Iowa State (Feb. 14) ■■ Went 2-3 at the Big 12 Championship ■■ Posted a 1-3 mark at NCAAs, defeating Cornell’s Owen Scott in a 3-2 decision

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2014-15 (So.) ■■ Was the Big 12 runner-up as well as an NCAA Qualifier ■■ Went 28-13 overall with a 15-3 record in dual matches ■■ Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 23) ■■ Went 5-2 to take fifth at the Navy Classic (Nov. 22), recording a 15-3 major decision over Bucknell’s Tyler Greene and pinning Chattanooga’s Scottie Boykin in 4:37 ■■ Upset No. 14 Jace Bennett of Cornell in a 6-1 decision at the Northeast Duals (Nov. 29) ■■ Compiled a 4-3 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6) to take sixth ■■ Won 10 bouts in a row from Dec. 19 to Feb. 6 ■■ Went 2-1 in Big 12 action, defeating Oklahoma’s Andrew Dixon in a 4-0 decision (Jan. 18) and topping Oklahoma State’s Luke Bean in a 3-1 decision (Jan. 16) ■■ Pinned Nick Bonaccorsi of Pitt in 1:45 to lead the Mountaineers to their first Backyard Brawl victory since 2007 (Feb. 22) ■■ Went 1-1 at the Big 12 Championship, defeating Oklahoma State’s Austin Schafer in a 2-1 decision before dropping a 10-2 major decision to No. 2 Kyven Gadson of Iowa State to take second ■■ Posted a 2-2 mark at the NCAA Championships (March 21) 2013-14 (Fr.) ■■ Went 1-6 with a major decision as a true freshman ■■ Would later receive a medical hardship waiver for the season Prep ■■ Wrestled for Mark Samples at George Washington High and Competitive Edge ■■ Went 51-0 as a senior ■■ Two-time NHSCA All-American after taking third in 2012-13 and sixth in 2010-11 ■■ Two-time WVSSAC State Champion (2012-13) ■■ 2011 WVSSAC runner-up ■■ Took third at the 2010 WVSSAC Tournament Personal ■■ Son of Jim and Tracey Smith ■■ Birthday is July 10 ■■ Has two sisters ■■ Earned a bachelor’s in communication studies and is currently pursuing a master’s in communication studies

JakeSMITH

PARKER

VonEgidy SENIOR

174 | 5-10 MARSHVILLE, N.C. PIEDMONT HIGH | (MISSOURI) 2016-17 (Jr.) ■■ Placed fourth at 184 pounds at the Big 12 Championship ■■ Compiled a 9-15 overall mark and went 4-4 in Big 12 action ■■ Claimed an 8-4 win over Oklahoma’s Andrew Dixon and defeated UNC’s Elijah Kerr-Brown, 11-9, at the Journeymen Northeast Collegiate Classic (Nov. 13) ■■ Topped Cam Jacobson of rival Pitt in a 10-7 decision (Dec. 11) ■■ Won a 5-3 decision against Iowa State’s Carson Powell in sudden victory to help WVU to its first-ever Big 12 win (Feb. 12) ■■ Defeated Zen Ikehara of Air Force, 5-2, and Powell, 4-2, before dropping the third-place match at the Big 12 Championship (March 4-5)

Prep ■■ Ended his high school career with a record of 227-15 ■■ Won three state titles – at 152 pounds his sophomore year, 170 pounds his junior year and 182 pounds his senior year ■■ Took sixth place at state his freshman year ■■ Helped his team win the North Carolina state title his junior season after finishing as the runner-up his freshman and sophomore year ■■ Placed second in the freestyle bracket at the 2011 Fargo Asics Nations in the 170-pound division ■■ Was a six-time high school all-American and four-time all-conference selection ■■ A four-time letterwinner for the wrestling program as well as a one-year letterwinner for the football team Personal ■■ Full name is Weston Parker VonEgidy ■■ Son of Wesley and Cheryle VonEgidy ■■ Birthday is March 29 ■■ Has on brother, Cory ■■ Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

2015-16 (So.) ■■ Went 8-4 as the starter at 174 pounds ■■ Was 5-1 in dual matches before suffering a season-ending injury in December ■■ Recorded a trio of major decisions over Drexel’s Nicholas Elmer (9-1), Campbell’s Matt Olauson (12-4) and Arizona State’s Preston McCalm (11-2) at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 8) ■■ Won a 9-7 decision over No. 19 Davonte Mahomes of Michigan and defeated Muhamed McBryde in a 7-5 decision at the Northeast Duals (No. 15) ■■ Went 3-3 to finish sixth at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21) 2014-15 (r-Fr.) ■■ Sat out the fall semester after transferring to WVU from Missouri ■■ Compiled a 7-12 mark at 174 pounds ■■ Finished the season with three major decisions and one pin ■■ Won a 9-7 decision over Lock Haven’s Tyler Wood in his debut with the Mountaineers (Dec. 19) ■■ Recorded an 18-5 major decision over Grand Canyon’s Austin Trujillo (Jan. 3) ■■ Topped Arizona State’s Ray Waters in a 14-4 major decision (Jan. 4) ■■ Went 3-0 to win the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 25), pinning Missouri Valley’s Riley Boomer in 3:03 to take first 2013-14 (Fr.) – at Missouri ■■ Competed in six tournaments at 174 pounds in his redshirt season ■■ Finished seventh at the Warren Williams/Daktronics Open after picking up his first three wins of his collegiate career, the first of which came by a pin at 1:57 ■■ Was named the champion of the freshman/sophomore division at the Joe Parisi Open, winning all four of his matches ■■ Lost only one match at the Kaufman-Brand Open, finishing third overall ■■ Took fifth and sixth place at the UNI and Grand View Opens, respectively, going 5-5 throughout both tournaments ■■ Picked up 18 wins overall on the season, including two pins and six major decisions

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Took eighth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6) Pinned No. 10 Sean Boyle of Chattanooga in 2:27 at the Virginia Duals (Jan. 9) ■■ Went 2-1 in Big 12 action, winning a 13-5 major decision over Iowa State’s Kyle Larson (Feb. 7) and topping Oklahoma’s Ryan Millhof 7-3 in tiebreaker one (Jan. 18) ■■ Was the runner-up at 125 pounds at the Big 12 Championship (March 7), defeating Millhof in a 5-0 decision before dropping a 5-3 decision to No. 9 Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma State ■■ Upset four seeded wrestlers to advance to the finals of the NCAA Championships in St. Louis (March 21) ■■ Opened the tournament with a 14-6 major decision over No. 15 seed Chasen Tolbert of Utah Valley ■■ Upset No. 2 seed Nahshohn Garrett of Cornell in a 5-2 decision in the second round ■■ Advanced to the semifinals with a 5-2 decision over Big 12 foe Klimara, the seventh seed, in the quarterfinals ■■ Pinned No. 6 seed Thomas Gilman of Iowa in 52 seconds in the quarterfinals ■■ Dropped a 9-5 decision to No. 4 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State in the finals ■■ ■■

ZEKE

Moisey

r-JUNIOR

125 | 5-5 NORTHAMPTON, PA. BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC HIGH 2016-17 (Jr.) ■■ Took a medical redshirt and did not compete 2015-16 (So.) ■■ Spent the season nationally ranked at 125 pounds ■■ Posted a 26-11 mark on the year ■■ Qualified for the NCAA Championships, but was forced to withdraw due to injury ■■ Faced Nathan Tomasello at the NWCA All-Star Classic to start the season ■■ Had four falls, three major decisions and a pair of tech falls ■■ Went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 8), including a 16-4 major decision over Campbell’s Tyler Walker ■■ Defeated No. 11 Conor Youtsey of Michigan in a 6-4 decision at the Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) ■■ Was the runner-up at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21), notching a 4-1 mark at the event ■■ Went 4-2 with a pin over Western Wyoming’s Cole Verner (0:53) and a tech. fall of Columbia’s Vince Pallone, 20-4, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5) ■■ Defeated No. 15 Drew Templeman of Wyoming in a 5-2 decision, No. 19 Dalton Macri of Cornell in a 3-1 decision and high school teammate No. 13 Darien Cruz of Lehigh in a 6-4 decision on his way to a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2) ■■ Won a 3-1 decision in sudden victory against No. 20 Connor Schram vs. Stanford (Jan. 23) ■■ Topped No. 24 Sean Fausz in a 7-2 decision against NC State (Jan. 31) ■■ Defeated No. 26 LJ Bentley, 3-2, to help WVU upset rival No. 18 Pitt (Feb. 7) ■■ Won a 4-1 decision over South Dakota State’s Ben Gillette (Feb. 12) ■■ Suffered a season-ending injury against Iowa State (Feb. 14) 2014-15 (Fr.) ■■ NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds as a true freshman ■■ NCAA All-American, WVU’s first since 2017 ■■ First unseeded wrestler to make the NCAA finals since 2003 ■■ Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 9) ■■ Two-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week ■■ Led the team with a 32-14 mark overall ■■ Scored six pins, two tech. falls and eight major decisions ■■ Defeated six ranked opponents over the course of the season ■■ Ranked inside the top 25 via FloWrestling and InterMat at various points in the season ■■ Took third place at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) while wrestling unattached, topping then-No. 19 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) in an 11-8 decision ■■ Placed fourth at the Hokie Open (Nov. 9), wrestling unattached ■■ Won a 12-2 major decision over Arizona State’s Judson Preskitt (Nov. 13) in his first official bout for the Mountaineers ■■ Went 6-1 to take third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 22), winning a 5-2 decision over No. 18 Ben Willeford (Cleveland State)

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Prep ■■ Competed for Jeff Karam at Bethlehem Catholic High ■■ Finished in the top five at the state tournament all four years ■■ Boasted a career record of 141-14 ■■ Took first at the Beast of the East ■■ Dapper Dan All-Star Team honoree ■■ Dreamteam USA ■■ Also wrestled for Randy Cruz at Weaver Elite Personal ■■ Son of Scott and Kelly Moisey ■■ Birthday is August 14 ■■ Has two brothers ■■ Brother Cade is a freshman on the WVU wrestling team ■■ Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

ZekeMOISEY

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CHRISTIAN

Monserrat

JUNIOR

141 | 5-10 METHUEN, MASS. METHUEN HIGH

2016-17 (So.) ■■ Started at 149 pounds as a sophomore ■■ Put together a 15-12 overall mark and went 3-4 in Big 12 play ■■ Led the squad with four wins by fall ■■ Also had a pair of major decisions ■■ Pinned Campbell’s Lucas Stewart in 2:14 in his first career start (Nov. 6) ■■ Posted a 10-2 major decision over Ohio’s Cullen Cummings (Nov. 6) ■■ Picked up his second pin of the season over Lehigh’s Jon Mele in 3:34 at the Journeymen Asics Collegiate Open (Nov. 13) ■■ Avenged an earlier loss by pinning USC Bakersfield’s Coleman Hammond in 3:34 (Jan. 4) ■■ Went 2-1 at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 14) with wins over Harvard’s Colby Knight (Dec. 7-3) and Rider’s Jesse Rodgers (Dec. 3-2) ■■ Defeated Gabe Moreno of Iowa State in a 9-6 decision (Feb. 12) 2015-16 (r-Fr.) ■■ Competed at five tournaments at 141 pounds ■■ Finished the season with a 14-8 record ■■ Went 4-2 with a pin of Darren Trujillo (Missouri Valley) and a tech. fall of Dakota Clark (Club Blue) at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21) ■■ Posted a 4-2 mark at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) ■■ Defeated Zehlin Storr of Michigan in a 19-10 major decision at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1)

Went 4-2 with a tech. fall over Zach Gwinn (Alderson-Broaddus) and an 8-0 major decision over Navy’s John Keyon at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6)

2014-15 (Fr.) ■■ Wrestled in four tournaments for the Mountaineers as a redshirt ■■ Compiled an 8-6 mark at 133 pounds ■■ Won a 10-6 decision vs. Ezekial Salvo of Brown at the ESU Open (Nov. 16) ■■ Pinned Kutztown’s Zach Ulerick in 1:58 at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 7) ■■ Defeated Army’s Austin Harry in a 6-2 decision and Appalachian State’s Payton Shuford in an 11-6 decision at the National Collegiate Open (March 1) Prep ■■ Wrestled for Bill James at Methuen High ■■ Went 212-2 in his career ■■ Four-time state champion ■■ Four-time sectional champion ■■ Four-time New England finalist ■■ Two-time New England champion ■■ Was named a NHSCA All-American as a freshman, after placing third ■■ Also wrestled for Matt Smith at Smitty’s Wrestling Barn ■■ Four-time Pop N’ Flo National Dual Team placer ■■ Four-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic All-Star ■■ Four-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic All-Star ■■ Also a three-year starter for the football team Personal ■■ Son of Roberto Monserrat and Maria Coco ■■ Birthday is August 24 ■■ Has one brother and one sister ■■ Majoring in sport management

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JOE

Wheeling JUNIOR

141 | 5-6 WATERFORD, PA. GENERAL MCLANE HIGH 2016-17 (So.) ■■ WVU Student-Athlete of the Week ■■ Big 12 All-Academic Team ■■ Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championship ■■ Earned the starting spot at 141 in mid-November, posting an 11-6 overall mark ■■ Recorded a pair of major decisions ■■ Earned a 3-2 decision over Pitt’s Robert Lee (Dec. 11) ■■ Posted a 13-2 major decision over Virginia Tech’s Brendan Ryan (Dec. 18) ■■ Topped Robbie Rizzolino of NC State in a 4-2 decision (Feb. 5) ■■ Earned a Big 12 win over South Dakota State’s Isaac Andrade with a 12-5 decision (Feb. 9)

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2015-16 (r-Fr.) ■■ Went 8-5 on the season at 133 pounds ■■ Competed in both the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21) and the Edinboro Open (Feb. 6) ■■ Earned a tech. fall over Bethany’s Ty Kolterman, 15-0, in the second period at Joe Parisi ■■ Also won a 15-3 major decision over Lindenwood’s Hunter Haralson ■■ Defeated Cleveland State’s Evan Cheek in an 11-2 major decision at the Edinboro Open ■■ Won a 5-0 decision over North Carolina’s Sonny Simonetti 2014-15 (Fr.) ■■ Wrestled at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) ■■ Suffered an injury and redshirted the season Prep ■■ Wrestled for Ryan Cook at General McLane High ■■ Three-time state qualifier ■■ PIAA state runner-up ■■ Two-time regional champion ■■ Also competed for Jason Locke and the Ragin’ Raising Personal ■■ Son of Mike and Theresa Wheeling ■■ Birthday is October 6 ■■ Has a brother, Tim, and a sister, Becca ■■ Tim wrestled at WVU, while Becca ran cross country at Mercyhurst ■■ Double majoring in geology and civil engineering

DEVIN

Brown

RYAN

Lopez

SOPHOMORE

SOPHOMORE

157 | 5-9 MORGANTOWN, W.VA. UNIVERSITY HIGH

125 | 5-2 EXPORT, PA. FRANKLIN REGIONAL HIGH 2016-17 (r-Fr.) ■■ Took over as the starter at 125 pounds ■■ Went 7-17 with two tech. falls and a major decision ■■ Won a 12-4 major decision over Cal Poly’s David Gonzalez (Jan. 3) ■■ Scored a takedown in sudden victory to defeat CSU Bakersfield’s Sean Nickell, 6-4 (Jan. 4) ■■ Went 2-1 at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 14), recording tech. falls over Binghamton’s Steve Bulzomi (18-0) and Harvard’s Matthew Rodriguez (17-0) 2015-16 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted his first season in Morgantown ■■ Posted a 10-9 mark as an unattached wrestler ■■ Competed at the Clarion Open, Hokie Open, Mat-Town Open and Nittany Lion Open ■■ Won a 9-4 decision vs. Columbia’s Brian Carter at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) ■■ Pinned Lock Haven’s Derek Gulotta at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 22) ■■ Posted a 16-3 major decision over Michael Shankles of Edinboro at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) Prep ■■ Ranked third at 113 pounds and No. 96 overall ■■ Wrestled at Dapper Dan ■■ Wrestled for Eric Mousser at Franklin Regional High after transferring from Stuebenville ■■ Recorded a 28-2 record as a junior ■■ Two-time Powerade Champion and Cadet World Team Member ■■ Wrestled for Jody Strittmatter and Young Guns

2016-17 (r-Fr.) ■■ Saw action at both 165 and 174, recording a 2-12 overall mark on the year ■■ Earned an 8-1 decision over Gardner-Webb’s Joshua Walker at the App. State Open (Jan. 28) ■■ Also defeated Ohio’s William Miller in a 7-3 decision at the event ■■ Made five dual-match starts throughout the season 2015-16 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Wrestled unattached at five tournaments, posting a 3-10 record ■■ Recorded a 10-6 decision over Spencer Rich of Army Prep at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) ■■ Also earned a 12-3 major decision vs. Kent State’s Jacob Spino at the event Prep ■■ 2015 WVSSAC State Champion ■■ Took third at the 2017 WVSSAC State Tournament ■■ Also played lacrosse at University High Personal ■■ Son of Paul and Beth Lopez ■■ Birthday is October 29 ■■ Majoring in world language, literature and linguistics as well as management

Personal ■■ Son of Michael and Theresa Brown ■■ Birthday is September 17 ■■ One of four children ■■ Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

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KEEGAN

Moore

r-SOPHOMORE

141 | 5-5 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. PUTNAM CITY HIGH

2016-17 (So.) ■■ Took a redshirt season 2015-16 (Fr.) ■■ Went 20-13 at 133 pounds, taking over as the starter in December ■■ Record four falls, five major decisions and a pair of tech. falls ■■ Went 5-3 at the Big 12 Championship, placing sixth ■■ Pinned North Dakota State’s Nicolas Colunga in 3:53 and registered a 12-3 major decision over Wyoming’s Drake Foster at the Big 12 Championship ■■ Defeated No. 6 Rossi Bruno of Michigan in a 12-9 decision in his first official collegiate match after having his redshirt pulled at Cliff Keen (Dec. 4) ■■ Also won a 15-4 major decision over CSU Bakersfield’s Carlos Herrera at Cliff Keen ■■ Downed Andrew Clayton of the Citadel in a 9-1 major decision at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1) ■■ Won an 18-3 tech. fall over Arizona S tate’s Tyree Owens (Jan. 23) ■■ Defeated Brian Rossi of Stanford in a 5-3 decision (Jan. 23) Prep ■■ Ranked No. 25 in the nation and third at 132 pounds ■■ Competed for Mike Walkup at Putnam City High ■■ 2013 Oklahoma State Champion ■■ 2014 state runner-up ■■ Finished third at the state tournament his freshman year ■■ Placed third at the 2014 FloWrestling Nationals and was fourth at the 2014 Fargo National Prep ■■ Son of Harvey and Kelli Moore ■■ Birthday is November 13 ■■ Has three sisters ■■ Twin brother, Zachary, also wrestles for West Virginia ■■ Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

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ZACHARY

Moore

r-SOPHOMORE

157 | 5-5 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. PUTNAM CITY HIGH

2016-17 (So.) ■■ Took a redshirt season ■■ Competed as an unattached wrestler at 149 pounds at a trio of tournaments, earning a 6-4 mark 2015-16 (Fr.) ■■ Had his redshirt pulled in December ■■ Went 14-16, taking over as the starter at 149 pounds ■■ Posted a trio of major decisions and a tech. fall ■■ Won a 12-4 major decision vs. Cody Wheeler of Lock Haven in his first dual-match start (Dec. 12) ■■ Topped Tommy Pawelski of Stanford in a 10-5 decision (Jan. 23) ■■ Defeated Pitt’s Robert Lee in a 6-1 decision (Feb. 7) ■■ Won a 13-11 decision against Blayne Briceno at Iowa State (Feb. 14) ■■ Defeated Clarion’s Brodie Zacherl on nearfall points for a 7-1 decision in sudden victory (Feb. 19) Prep ■■ Competed for Mike Walkup at Putnam City High ■■ Was the runner-up at the 2014 Oklahoma State Championship ■■ Went 28-2 as a junior Personal ■■ Son of Harvey and Kelli Moore ■■ Birthday is November 13 ■■ Has three sisters ■■ Twin brother, Keegan, also wrestles for West Virginia ■■ Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

BRANDON

KYLE

Rogers

Ngati

SOPHOMORE

SOPHOMORE

174 | 5-10 JANE LEW, W.VA. LEWIS COUNTY HIGH

HWT | 5-10 GAITHERSBURG, MD. SOUTH HAGERSTOWN HIGH 2016-17 (Fr.) ■■ Started at heavyweight as a true freshman ■■ Went 2-23 with a win by fall ■■ Pinned Iowa State’s Jon Scanlon in 4:28 to lead WVU to its first ever Big 12 win (Feb. 12) ■■ Was named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13) ■■ His pin was named an NCAA top-10 play as well as a top-10 pin for the 2016-17 season Prep ■■ Two-time captain at South Hagerstown High ■■ 2016 Maryland 4A-3A State Champion at 285 pounds ■■ 2016 Herald Mail Wrestler of the Year ■■ Two-time all-state selection ■■ Placed fourth at the 2015 Maryland State Tournament ■■ Two-time all-county selection ■■ Regional champion ■■ Competed for Hagerstown PAL ■■ Represented Team Maryland at Pin Cancer’s Border Brawl ■■ 2015 Disney Duals All-American ■■ 2016 Senior All-Star Classic Team ■■ Two-time all-academic team selection Personal ■■ Son of Alexander and Hannah Ngati ■■ Birthday is March 20 ■■ Has two sisters and one brother ■■ Majoring in engineering

2016-17 (r-Fr.) ■■ Made a pair of Big 12 dual match starts at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State ■■ Defeated Mercyhurst’s Zach Breeden in an 8-2 decision (Jan. 15) 2015-16 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Competed unattached in six tournaments, earning a 4-12 overall mark with three pins ■■ Won by fall in 6:49 vs. Joe Guzzo of Middlesex Community College at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) ■■ Later defeated Guzzo by pin in 6:37 at the ESU Open (Nov. 15) ■■ Pinned Navy’s Steven Vaughan in 1:39 at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) Prep ■■ 2014 WVSSAC State Champion ■■ Placed fourth at the 2013 WVSSAC State Tournament Personal ■■ Son of Steve and Melissa Rogers ■■ Birthday is May 15 ■■ Has two brothers ■■ Majoring in exercise physiology ■■ Majoring in Business ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

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HUNTER

Jones

r-FRESHMAN

157 | 5-7 CHARLESTON, W.VA. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH 2016-17 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Competed at the Wolfpack Open as an unattached wrestler at 157 pounds Prep ■■ Two-time All-American at George Washington High ■■ Was crowned a state champion as a senior ■■ Three-time state finalist Personal ■■ Birthday is July 25 ■■ Has two brothers and one sister ■■ Majoring in business

KYLER

Rea

r-FRESHMAN

149 | 5-5 NEOSHO, MO. NEOSHO HIGH

2016-17 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Competed as an unattached wrestler at five tournaments ■■ Posted a 7-10 overall mark, collecting six decisions and one pin throughout the course of the season Prep ■■ Ranked No. 10/14 at 152 pounds ■■ Two-time state champion at Neosho High ■■ Four-time conference and district champion ■■ Went 58-0 as a senior to rank among the all-time wins leader in Missouri ■■ Helped the Wildcats win the COC-Large Conference Tournament title ■■ Led Neosho High to a Class 3 Missouri State Title in 2016 ■■ Four-time state medalist ■■ Four-time academic all-state honoree Personal ■■ Son of Rob and Tiffany Rea ■■ Birthday is December 25 ■■ Has two sisters ■■ Mother Tiffany played both basketball and softball at Missouri Southern ■■ Majoring in marketing

KylerREA

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MATTHEW

Schmitt

LOGAN

Wilson

r-FRESHMAN

r-FRESHMAN

133 | 5-7 PLATTE CITY, MO. PLATTE COUNTY HIGH

2016-17 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Competed at a pair of tournaments as an unattached wrestler at 125 pounds, posting a 6-1 overall mark ■■ Placed first at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open, winning by tech. fall, decision and major decision, respectively, to go 3-0 at the event ■■ Finished second at the Wolfpack Open, dropping a 5-0 decision to Josh Terao of American in the championship Prep ■■ Ranked No. 13 at 126 pounds ■■ 2016 Fargo Greco Junior National Champion ■■ Three-time MSHSAA Class 3 State Champion ■■ 2015 MSHSAA Class 3 Wrestler of the Year ■■ MSHSAA Class 3 District 4 Wrestler of the Year as a freshman ■■ Eight-time Fargo All-American ■■ Runner-up at Junior Nationals at 113 pounds (freestyle) and 120 pounds (Greco) ■■ Took second at Cadet Nationals at 100 pounds (freestyle) ■■ Registered a trio of third-place finishes at Cadet and Junior Nationals ■■ Two-time Tulsa Nationals champion ■■ Three-time youth state champion ■■ USJOC Champion

149 | 5-6 BETHESDA, MD. WALTER JOHNSON HIGH 2016-17 (Fr.) ■■ Redshirted the season ■■ Competed as an unattached wrestler at four tournaments, winning by major decision at the Wolfpack Open and by decision at the Clarion Open Prep ■■ Finished on the podium four years in a row at the Maryland Wrestling Championships ■■ Was a Greco state finalist and Freestyle state champion ■■ Made the Maryland National Team Personal ■■ Son of David and Terri Wilson ■■ Birthday is April 21 ■■ Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism resources

Personal ■■ Son of David and Annette Schmitt ■■ Birthday is October 21 ■■ Has one brother, Myles, and one sister, Mycah ■■ Father wrestled at Southwest Missouri State – now Missouri State ■■ Majoring in business

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NOAH

Adams

FRESHMAN

197 | 6-1 COAL CITY, W.VA. INDEPENDENCE HIGH

Prep ■■ Ranked No. 2 in the nation at 220 pounds ■■ Three-time national champion at both FloNationals and NHSCA Nationals ■■ Three-time West Virginia state champion ■■ Posted third-place finishes in both Greco and Freestyle at Cadet Nationals ■■ Won a pair of Gold medals at the 2016 Cadet Pan American Games in Peru ■■ Named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week ■■ Earned the Golden Boot as the Most Outstanding Wrestler ■■ Also competed for Young Guns Personal ■■ Son of Kevin and Jenifer Adams ■■ Birthday is February 24 ■■ Has three sisters and two brothers ■■ Majoring in occupational therapy

TREVOR

Brown

FRESHMAN

141 | 5-5 MEMPHIS, TENN. CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH Prep ■■ Wrestled for Christian Brothers High and Wave Wrestling Club ■■ 2017 Tennessee state champion ■■ Two-time state runner-up ■■ Four-time state medalist ■■ Two-time West Regional champion ■■ Two-time runner-up at the event ■■ Finished fourth at the 2017 Prep Nationals ■■ Earned a trio of appearances on Commercial Appeal’s All-Metro Team Personal ■■ Son of Terrence and Treina Brown ■■ Birthday is June 3 ■■ Has five brothers and two sisters ■■ Majoring in engineering

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HUNTER

DeLong

FRESHMAN

197 | 5-11 PARKERSBURG, W.VA. PARKERSBURG SOUTH HIGH Prep ■■ Competed for Shawn Smith at Parkersburg South High and Tim Amos with the Junior Patriots ■■ A 2017 West Virginia state champion and a four-time OVAC champion ■■ 2016 state runner-up ■■ 2017 regional champion ■■ Earned NHSCA All-America honors ■■ Three-time junior state champion ■■ Two-time Tulsa Nationals runner-up ■■ Tulsa Kickoff champion Personal ■■ Son of Chris and Paula DeLong ■■ Birthday is October 30 ■■ Has one brother, Dakota ■■ Father played football at Wake Forest, and his mother played volleyball at Marshall ■■ Majoring in occupational therapy

NICK

Kiussiss

FRESHMAN

165 | 5-11 BRUNSWICK, OHIO BRUNSWICK HIGH

Prep ■■ Ranked No. 14 in the nation at 170 pounds ■■ A three-time conference champion for Brunswick High ■■ Three-time state runner-up, district finalist, sectional finalist and all-county honoree ■■ Two-time sectional and district champion ■■ Earned team MVP honors for three seasons ■■ Claimed titles at the Medina Invitational, Grappler Fall Classic and the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open ■■ Also competed for the Wrestling Factory of Cleveland Personal ■■ Son of Nick and Pam Kiussis ■■ Birthday is August 8 ■■ Has one brother ■■ Chose WVU over NC State, Central Michigan, CSU, Ohio and Campbell ■■ Majoring in university studies

BRENDEN

CADE

McRill

Moisey

FRESHMAN

FRESHMAN

184 | 6-2 DAVISON, MICH. DAVISON HIGH

Prep ■■ Three-time MHSAA Division I state placer ■■ 2016 MHSAA Division I state champion ■■ 2016 Saginaw Valley League Champion at 189 pounds ■■ 2015 Genesee County Champion ■■ Claimed the 2015 Brecksville (OH) Holiday Tournament Championship at 182 pounds ■■ Also was a member of Team Donahoe Personal ■■ Son of Nick and Angie McRill ■■ Birthday is December 16 ■■ Has one brother, Cameron, and one sister, Riley ■■ Chose West Virginia over Michigan and Central Michigan ■■ Majoring in university studies

165 | 5-9 NORTHAMPTON, PA. NORTHAMPTON HIGH

Prep ■■ PIAA AAA State Medalist ■■ Three-time Division II finalist ■■ Northeast Regional Champion Personal ■■ Son of Scott and Kelly Moisey ■■ Birthday is July 21 ■■ Has two brothers ■■ Brother Zeke is a junior on the WVU wrestling team ■■ Majoring in university studies

KYLE

SEAN

Marshall

Mullican

FRESHMAN

FRESHMAN

174 | 6-1 SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. SAN CLEMENTE HIGH

197 | 6-1 MYERSVILLE, MD. MIDDLETOWN HIGH

Prep ■■ Three-time MHSAA Division I state placer ■■ 2016 MHSAA Division I state champion ■■ 2016 Saginaw Valley League Champion at 189 pounds ■■ 2015 Genesee County Champion ■■ Claimed the 2015 Brecksville (OH) Holiday Tournament Championship at 182 pounds ■■ Also was a member of Team Donahoe

Prep ■■ Two-time MPSSAA state champion (2016-17) ■■ Two-time all-county honoree ■■ Two-time team captain on the wrestling team ■■ Also was a team captain as a member of the football team ■■ Named to the all-county list as a defensive lineman ■■ Was a member of the National Honor Society ■■ Landed on the MSWA All-Academic First Team

Personal ■■ Son of Nick and Angie McRill ■■ Birthday is December 16 ■■ Has one brother, Cameron, and one sister, Riley ■■ Chose West Virginia over Michigan and Central Michigan ■■ Majoring in university studies

Personal ■■ Son of Keith and Debra Mullican ■■ Birthday is September 15 ■■ Has one brother ■■ Majoring in university studies

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DAVID

JOEY

Smith

Thomas

JUNIOR

FRESHMAN

HWT | 6-5 CHARLESTON, W.VA. GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH Prep ■■ Back-to-back WVSSAC State Champion (2014-15) ■■ Went 54-0 as a senior, recording 50 pins in the process ■■ Placed third at the 2013 WVSSAC State Tournament ■■ Two-time all-state first team honoree as a member of the football team ■■ Placed on the podium twice at the WVSSAC Track and Field Championships Personal ■■ Son of Benjamin and Karen Smith ■■ Birthday is June 5 ■■ Has one sister ■■ Played football at Kent State as a freshman ■■ Majoring in biology

LUKE

Sorboro

FRESHMAN

157 | 5-8 ROOTSTOWN, OHIO ROOTSTOWN HIGH

Prep ■■ Four-time team captain at Rootstown High under the direction of Craig Wise ■■ Earned MVP team honors three years in a row ■■ Three-time all-state honoree ■■ Disney Duals Gold Medalist, earning all-America honors Personal ■■ Son of Mike and Malinda Sorboro ■■ Birthday is July 29 ■■ Has two brothers ■■ Chose West Virginia over Cleveland State ■■ Majoring in health profession

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125 | 5-5 MOUNT AIRY, MD. SOUTH CARROLL HIGH

Prep ■■ Was a three-time Maryland state champion ■■ Earned a spot on the Maryland National Team ■■ Three-time Fargo and NHSCA All-American ■■ Earned All-America honors via FloWrestling Personal ■■ Son of Joe and Leslie Thomas ■■ Birthday is April 7 ■■ Has two brothers and two sisters ■■ Majoring in athletic coaching

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SEASON

In his fourth season at the helm of the Mountaineers, West Virginia University wrestling coach Sammie Henson will look to blend seasoned veterans with talented newcomers for the 2017-18 season. A pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers return to lead the team, as Henson also looks for veterans to take over starting roles. In addition, several true freshmen could see early action in Gold and Blue singlets.

“We are really excited about the season,” Henson said. “There are a lot of new faces, and there are a lot of old faces. It’s a good mixture, and we are excited about the group we have. We have some guys that aren’t ranked right now that will be ranked fairly soon. How high? We don’t know, but we have some guys that will do some damage early.”

Senior Jacob A. Smith and junior Zeke Moisey will start off the season nationally ranked by a trio of media outlets, appearing in the top 10 of their respective weight classes. Smith appears at No. 6 according to FloWrestling and is ranked No. 7 via Intermat and The Open Mat at 197 pounds.

Moisey is ranked No. 7 according to FloWrestling at his weight of 125 pounds.

He also comes in at No. 8 in both Intermat and Open Mat preseason polls.

“They are both ranked high,” Henson added.

“Anything can happen. It is a long season, but we expect big things from them and their leadership. They are older. Jake is a senior, and Zeke is a junior. We are looking for them to lead us, especially at the duals.

Having that big presence in Zeke at 125 to start and getting that win right away is huge in a dual meet. It gets the momentum going.

Then having Jake at the book-end of things definitely helps as well.”

WVU finished the 2016-17 season with a 4-13 record and a 1-3 mark against Big 12 Conference opponents. The Mountaineers earned their first Big 12 win in program history last season, as now-sophomore heavyweight Brandon Ngati pinned Iowa State’s Joe Scanlan in the final bout of the day to claim a thrilling comeback win over the Cyclones, 22-20, on Feb. 12 inside the WVU Coliseum. Dylan Cottrell also became the first-ever WVU wrestler to win a Big 12 title, as he defeated Oklahoma State’s Chandler

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Rogers in the 165-pound finals of the 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 5.

“We have to build off that,” Henson said. “It’s not an option for us as a team. We have the people and the staff in place to do just that.

We added Tolly [Thompson] as a volunteer, which is a huge asset for the bigger guys. We are very well rounded as a coaching staff and as a group. It’s on us, and we are looking to have a good season.”

Read on, as Henson discusses each weight class and the team’s keys to success for the upcoming season.

125

Moisey, a native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, returns to the lineup after redshirting last season. He qualified for the 2016 NCAA Championships, but was forced to withdraw due to ZekeMOISEY injury. The highlight of his collegiate career came during his freshman campaign, when he finished second at the 2015 Big 12 Championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. Unseeded Moisey knocked out four seeded foes and finished as the NCAA runner-up at 125. He became WVU’s first NCAA All-American since 2007 and was the first unseeded wrestler to make the NCAA finals since 2003. Moisey led the team with a 32-14 mark on the year, defeating six ranked opponents over the course of the 2014-15 season.

Sophomore Devin Brown also is in the mix at 125, as he took over as the starter for Moisey last season. Brown gained valuable experience in his starting role, wrestling nationallyranked opponents DevinBROWN throughout the year to go 7-17 as a redshirt freshman.

“Devin Brown definitely challenged Zeke at 125,” Henson said. “Zeke got his weight back down for the first time in a year, so that was a challenge for him. Devin’s a competitor. He pushed Zeke, and we needed that.”

133

Matthew Schmitt redshirted his first season in Morgantown, gaining valuable experience while wrestling unattached in several tournaments.

Schmitt, a native of Platte City, Missouri, MatthewSCHMITT came to West Virginia as a three-time MSHSAA Class 3 state champion. He also was named the 2016 Fargo Greco Junior National Champion and earned MSHSAA Class 3 Wrestler of the Year honors back in 2015.

“Schmitt wrestled up at 141 against [Joe] Wheeling,” Henson said. “We knew that they would challenge each other a little bit more, and we wanted both of those guys to go seven minutes. Schmitt had an early preseason wrestle-off and it didn’t go that well, so we wanted him to have a little bit harder match.”

141

With the graduation of Tony DeAngelo, Joe Wheeling has earned himself the starting role at 141 this season.

Although, the Waterford, Pennsylvania, native has proven JoeWHEELING himself to be a tough competitor in years past, as he earned the starting spot midway through the 2016-17 season to post an 11-6 mark at 141 pounds. Wheeling notched a pair of major decisions and placed fifth at 141 at the 2017 Big 12 Championship.

“Joe Wheeling is a veteran,” Henson added. “He’s a tough-nosed guy, and we are excited for his upcoming season.”

149

Junior Christian Monserrat boasts the most experience at this weight class, but redshirt freshman Kyler Rea also has worked hard in the offseason to put himself in the mix at 149.

ChristianMONSERRAT Monserrat, a native of Methuen, Massachusetts, put together a 15-12 overall mark last season and went 3-4 in Big 12 play, leading the squad with four wins by fall. Rea, who sat out last year, has competed in several tournaments unattached and will look to crack into the lineup at some point this year.

“The big matchup last week was between Christian Monserrat and Kyler Rea,” Henson said. “They go back-and-forth, so that was a good matchup. That’s going to happen throughout the year. We will see how they wrestle in a dual meet, and we’ll make that decision there. I’m going to decide who is going to wrestle in a dual. Then when we go to a tournament, hopefully, they will run into each other in the finals.”

157

Henson will look at redshirt sophomore Zachary Moore to step into the 157-pound slot, as he took a redshirt last season. A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Moore competed at ZacharyMOORE 149 pounds as a freshman and recorded a 14-16 overall mark with a trio of major decisions and a technical fall. Sophomore Ryan Lopez also will look to make a break in the lineup at 157 this season.

“We have Zach Moore who redshirted last year,” Henson said. “We expect big things with him being from Oklahoma.”

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With Cottrell finishing up his collegiate career last season, Henson turns to true freshman Nick Kiussis to take over at 165 pounds. The Brunswick, Ohio, native arrives in Morgantown as a

three-time conference champion from Brunswick High and was a three-time state runner-up, district finalist, sectional finalist and all-county honoree.

“We are looking at big things from him as well,” Henson said. “He is a tough kid. He’s a state champion from Ohio. He is a threeor four-time finalist and has a great feel for wrestling. He’s going to be exciting to watch. The fans will like him.”

174

Redshirt senior Parker VonEgidy moves down from 184 pounds to take over the starting slot at 174. The Marshville, North Carolina, native is in his fifth season and has made the ParkerVonEFIDY decision to wrestle one weight class down. Last season, he compiled a 9-15 overall mark and placed fourth at 184 pounds at the Big 12 Championship. Looking back at his sophomore year, VonEgidy wrestled at his current weight class, going 5-1 in dual matches before suffering a season-ending injury in December.

“Parker made a commitment this summer to drop from 184 to 174,” Henson said. “He was at ‘84 last year, and I felt like it was too big of a weight for him. He decided it was, and he made his own decision to go ‘74.

He looks great. I thought he did a great job in the wrestle-off, and the shape is the best shape I’ve ever seen him. We were at Missouri together, so this is the best I’ve ever seen him in preseason.”

184

Brenden McRill also will enter the starting lineup as a true freshman this season, as Henson looks for him to take over at 184 with VonEgidy moving down a weight class. A native of BrendenMcRILL Davison, Michigan, McRill comes to Morgantown as a threetime MHSAA Division I state placer and the 2016 MHSAA Division I state champion.

really knows about him. He played football in high school, so he didn’t wrestle all the time. Most people wrestle year-round, and he didn’t.”

197

Smith, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, spent the majority of the 2016-17 season in the top 10 before suffering a season-ending injury in the Big 12 Championship JakeSMITH match. Smith still earned an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as the Big 12 runner-up, but did not compete due to injury. Over the course of the season, he posted a 20-5 overall mark to go 14-2 in dual matches and 6-1 in Big 12 action. He also ended the regular season on a 12-match win streak. True freshman Hunter DeLong also will look to make a break in the lineup at 197 this season.

“Jake Smith’s numbers can speak for themself,” Henson said. “We just need to close the deal this year and make a run for a Big 12 title and all-America honors.”

Heavyweight

Sophomore Brandon Ngati will be held to a higher standard this season, as he enters the year with a wealth of experience after starting as a true freshman last year.

BrandonNGATI Most notably, he pinned Iowa State’s Jon Scanlon in 4:28 to lead WVU to its first ever Big 12 win on Feb. 12 in Morgantown.

“I’m impressed with Ngati,” Henson said “I’m proud of him. I’m proud of the work he has done this summer. He has grown into a young man, and it’s showing. Last year, he was still a boy, and now, he’s becoming a man.”

“Brenden McRill is another freshman from Michigan,” Henson said. “He is a tough competitor. He is hard-nosed and hates to lose. We just have to make sure we keep him calm, but he wants to win. No one

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QuickFacts

SCHEDULE/

Date Opponent Oct. 27 vs. Gold/Blue Match Nov. 3 vs. Utah Valley* Nov. 5 at Clarion Open Nov. 18 at Lindenwood Open Nov. 25 vs. Nebraska Dec. 1-2 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 9 vs. Pitt Dec. 22 at Virginia Tech Jan. 4 vs. Oklahoma* Jan. 7 vs. North Dakota State* Jan. 19 at Oklahoma State* Jan. 21 at Iowa State* Feb. 2 at Air Force* Feb. 3 at Northern Colorado* Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota State* Feb. 15 at Edinboro Feb. 18 vs. Clarion March 3-4 Big 12 Championships March 15-17 NCAA Championships

Location Morgantown, W.Va. Clarion, Pa. Clarion, Pa. St. Charles, Mo. Morgantown, W.Va. Las Vegas, Nev. Morgantown, W.Va. Blacksburg, Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. Stillwater, Okla.

Ames, Iowa USAF Academy, Colo.

Greeley, Colo.

Morgantown, W.Va. Edinboro, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. Tulsa, Okla.

Cleveland, Ohio

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Morgantown, W.Va. Enrollment 31,287 Founded 1867 Nickname Mountaineers Colors Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference Big 12 President Dr. E. Gordon Gee Alma Mater Utah ‘68 Director of Athletics Shane Lyons Ama Mater West Virginia ‘87 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Alma Mater Record at WVU Career Record Assistant Coach Alma Mater Assistant Coach Alma Mater Volunteer Assistant Alma Mater

Sammie Henson (Fourth) Missouri ‘95 21-32 (Fourth) 21-32 (Fourth) Danny Felix (10th) Arizona State ‘98 Nick Marable (Fourth) Missouri ‘10 Tolly Thompson (First) Nebraska ‘97

FACILITY INFORMATION Arena WVU Coliseum Capacity 14,000 Opened 1970

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WRESTLING HISTORY Season of Wrestling 92nd First Year of Wrestling 1921 All-Time Record 603-461-17 Conference Champions 56 NCAA Champions Five All-Americans 30 TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Record 4-13 2016-17 Big 12 Record 1-3 2016-17 Neutral Site Record 2-2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/8 Newcomers 11 MEDIA INFORMATION Wrestling Contact Amy Salvatore Email alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu Office (304) 293-9901 Fax: (304) 293-4105 Website WVUsports.com Twitter @WVUWrestling Instagram @WVUWrestling Facebook /WVUWrestling

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SeasonReview 2016-17

THE MOUNTAINEERS EARNED THEIR FIRST BIG 12 WIN IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN 2017, AS TRUE FRESHMAN BRANDON NGATI PINNED IOWA STATE’S JOE SCANLAN IN THE FINAL BOUT OF THE DAY TO CLAIM A THRILLING COMEBACK WIN OVER THE CYCLONES, 22-20, ON FEB. 12, INSIDE THE WVU COLISEUM.

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DYLAN COTTRELL BECAME THE FIRST-EVER WVU WRESTLER TO WIN A BIG 12 TITLE, AS HE DEFEATED OKLAHOMA STATE’S CHANDLER ROGERS IN THE 165-POUND FINALS OF THE 2017 BIG 12 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP, AT THE BOK CENTER, IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, ON MARCH 5. JUNIOR PARKER VONEGIDY ALSO EARNED A FOURTH-PLACE FINISH IN THE 184-POUND BOUT, AND SOPHOMORE JOE WHEELING TOOK FIFTH IN THE 141-POUND BRACKET.

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Results

MATCH-BY-MATCH

CAMPBELL 29, WEST VIRGINIA 17

Sunday, Nov. 6 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: Nathan Kraisser (CU) by fall over Devin Brown (WVU), 2:43 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) by fall over Jonathan Ryan (CU), 5:41 141: Tony DeAngelo (WVU) dec. Joshua Heil (CU), 6-2 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) by fall over Lucas Stewart (CU), 2:14 157: Austin Kraisser (CU) by fall over Dayton Garrett (WVU), 4:07 165: No. 15 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. Quentin Perez (CU), 5-2 174: Alex Herringshaw (CU) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 3-1 184: Ville Heino (CU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 6-4 197: Willie Bevins (CU) def. No. 9/10 Jacob A. Smith (WVU), DQ – flagrant misconduct HWT: Jere Heino (CU) tech. fall Bryson Begley (WVU), 21-6 (7:00)

*WVU assessed a one-point penalty due to flagrant misconduct at 197

OHIO 25, WEST VIRGINIA 11

Sunday, Nov. 6 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: Shakur Laney (OU) major dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 13-5 133: Cameron Kelly (OU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 6-5 141: Noah Forrider (OU) dec. Tony DeAngelo (WVU), 4-2 (SV-1) 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) major dec. Cullen Cummings (OU), 10-2 157: Kade Kowalski (OU) dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 2-1 165: No. 15 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) major dec. No. 17/19 Austin Reese (OU), 15-1 174: Arsen Arshughyan (OU) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 4-1 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Hunter Yeargan (OU), 9-6 197: Bailey Faust (OU) wins by forfeit HWT: Zak Parker (OU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 5-2

NO. 7 NEBRASKA 42, WEST VIRGINIA 6 Friday, Nov. 18 | Devaney Center | Lincoln, Neb.

165: Dustin Williams (NU) wins by forfeit 174: No. 17 Micah Barnes (NU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 20-4 (5:52) 184: No. 4 T.J. Dudley (NU) fall Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 2:58 197: No. 9/10 Jacob A. Smith dec. No. 6 Aaron Studebaker (NU), 2-0 HWT: No. 15 Collin Jensen (NU) fall Bryson Begley (WVU), 2:43 125: No. 9 Tim Lambert (NU) tech. fall Devin Brown (WVU), 19-1 (4:48) 133: No. 4 Eric Montoya (NU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 7-3 141: No. 15 Colton McCrystal (NU) fall Joe Wheeling (WVU), 4:07 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Jordan Shearer (NU), 9-7 157: No. 8 Tyler Berger (NU) tech. fall Dayton Garrett (WVU), 17-1 (2:41)

NO. 23 PITT 23, WEST VIRGINIA 15

Sunday, Dec. 11 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh, Pa.

125: LJ Bentley (UP) major dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 12-3 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Ben Ross (UP), 7-3 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Robert Lee (UP), 3-2 149: Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Christian Monserrat (UP), 11-8 157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) pins Dayton Garrett (WVU), 0:56 165: No. 11 Te’Shan Campbell (UP) dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), 4-1 174: Austin Bell (UP) major dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 9-0 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Cam Jacobson (UP), 10-7 197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) pins Jacob Parker (UP), 2:01 HWT: John Rizzo (UP) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2-1

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NO. 6 VIRGINIA TECH 36, WEST VIRGINIA 4

Sunday, Dec. 18 | Parkersburg High | Parkersburg, W.Va.

HWT: No. 3 Ty Walz (Tech) tech. fall Brandon Ngati (WVU), 24-7 (6:46) 125: Joey Dance (Tech) pins Devin Brown (WVU), 4:32 133: Dom Latona (Tech) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 6-2 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) major dec. Brenden Ryan (Tech), 13-2 149: No. 8 Solomon Chishko (Tech) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 10-5 157: Ryan Blees (Tech) major dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 11-2 165: David Bergida (Tech) dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), 10-4 174: No. 2 Zach Epperly (Tech) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 21-6 (5:35) 184: No. 4 Zack Zavatsky (Tech) major dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 16-8 197: No. 3 Jared Haught (Tech) dec. No. 7 Jacob A. Smith (WVU), 3-2 TB-1

CAL POLY 19, WEST VIRGINIA 18

Tuesday, Jan. 3 | Mott Athletics Center | San Luis Obispo, Calif.

125: Devin Brown (WVU) major dec. David Gonzalez (Cal Poly), 12-4 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly), 7-4 141: Colton Schilling (Cal Poly) wins by fall Joe Wheeling (WVU), 1:49 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 6-1 157: Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) major dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 11-3 165: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) tech. fall Luke Wilson (Cal Poly), 19-4 (6:33) 174: Xavier Johnson (Cal Poly) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 3-1 184: Mitchell Woods (Cal Poly) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 8-7 197: Jake Smith (WVU) dec. JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), 8-3 HWT: Spencer Empey (Cal Poly) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2-0

CSU BAKERSFIELD 19, WEST VIRGINIA 18

Wednesday, Jan. 4 | Icardo Center | Bakersfield, Calif.

141: No. 17 Russell Rohlfing (CSUB) major dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 13-3 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) pins Coleman Hammond (CSUB), 3:34 157: Jacob Thalin (CSUB) dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 8-3 165: No. 13 Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB) dec. No. 4 Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 9-6 174: Matt Penyacsek (CSUB) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 8-2 184: Bryan Battisto (CSUB) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 8-6 197: No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Matt Williams (CSUB), 6-2 HWT: Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (CSUB) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 6-4 125: Devin Brown (WVU) dec. No. 17 Sean Nickell (CSUB), 6-4 SV-1 133: Cory Stainbrook (133) pins Carlos Herrera (CSUB), 2:55

WEST VIRGINIA 22, BINGHAMTON 20

Saturday, Jan. 14 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh, Pa.

125: Devin Brown (WVU) tech. fall Steve Bulzomi (BU), 18-0 (6:27) 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) pins Ian Lupole (BU), 1:32 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Dylan Caruana (BU), 5-2 149: Parker Kropman (BU) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 11-6 157: Tristan Rifanburg (BU) tech. fall Dayton Garrett (WVU), 16-0 (4:39) 165: No. 8/12 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) tech. fall Jake Einbinder (BU), 19-2 (4:39) 174: Anthony Deprez (BU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 17-0 (4:17) 184: No. 12 Steven Schneider (BU) major dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 12-4 197: No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Mark Tracy (BU), 6-1 HWT: Connor Calkins (BU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 4-0

RIDER 28, WEST VIRGINIA 6

NO. 16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 32, WEST VIRGINIA 9

Saturday, Jan. 14 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh, Pa.

Thursday, Feb. 9 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: JR Wert (RU) dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 4-1 133: Anthony Cefelo (RU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 7-6 141: Evam Fidelibus (RU) major dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 11-3 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Jesse Rodgers (RU), 3-2 157: BJ Clagon (RU) dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 14-8 165: No. 5 Chad Walsh (RU) dec. No. 8/12 Dayton Garrett (WVU), 7-4 174: Dean Sherry (RU) pins Ryan Lopez (WVU), 3:08 184: Michale Fagg-Daves (RU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 2-1 197: No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Ryan Wolfe (RU), 5-4 HWT: Mauro Correnti (RU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2-0

141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Isaac Andrade (SDSU), 12-5 149: No. 19 Alex Kocer (SDSU) pins Christian Monserrat (WVU), 2:33 157: Logan Peterson (SDSU) major dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 9-0 165: Luke Zilverburg (SDSU) major dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), 17-4 174: No. 16 David Kocer (SDSU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 22-7 (7:00) 184: Martin Mueller (SDSU) major dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 13-2 197: No. 5 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) def. No. 7 Nate Rotert (SDSU), inj. def. (4:18) HWT: Alex Macki (SDSU) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 1-0 125: Ben Gillette (SDSU) dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 7-2 133: No. 2 Seth Gross (SDSU) major dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 9-1

WEST VIRGINIA 32, HARVARD 9

Saturday, Jan. 14 | Fitzgerald Field House | Pittsburgh, Pa.

125: Devin Brown (WVU) tech. fall Matthew Rodriguez (H), 17-0 (3:46) 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Jeff Ott (H), 2-1 141: AJ Jaffe (H) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 8-4 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Colby Knight (H), 7-3 157: Dayton Garrett (WVU) pins Zeth Dean (H), 1:47 165: No. 8/12 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) pins Peter Bearse (H), 4:00 174: Josef Johnson (H) dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 5-0 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Kanon Dean (H), 6-3 197: Jacob A. Smith (H) wins by forfeit, HWT: Nick Gajdzik (H) dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 1-0

NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE 38, WEST VIRGINIA 3 Friday, Jan. 20 | Gallagher Iba Arena | Stillwater, Okla.

125: No. 11 Nick Piccininni (OSU) tech. fall Devin Brown (WVU), 20-2 (4:03) 133: No. 2 Kaid Brock (OSU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 11-5 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) major dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 14-4 149: No. 2 Anthony Collica (OSU) major dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 13-5 157: No. 6 Joseph Smith (OSU) dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 3-0 165: No. 6 Chandler Rogers (OSU) dec. No. 8/10 Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 6-4 174: No. 5 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU) pins Ty Millward (WVU), 1:39 184: No. 6 Nolan Boyd (OSU) tech. fall Kyle Rogers (WVU), 20-3 (4:09) 197: No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Derek White (OSU), 2-1 HWT: No. 7 Austin Schafer (OSU) tech. fall Brandon Ngati (WVU), 16-0 (2:56)

NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 37, WEST VIRGINIA 6

Sunday, Jan. 22 | MacCasland Field House | Norman, Okla.

125: Christian Moody (OU) pins Devin Brown (WVU), 6:13 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) dec. Jacob Rubio (OU), 4-2 141: Mike Longo (OU) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 7-2 149: No. 13 Davion Jeffries (OU) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 8-6 157: No. 15 Clark Glass (OU) tech. fall Dayton Garrett (WVU), 18-2 (6:38) 165: No. 13 Yonase Mejia (OU) dec. No. Dylan Cottrell (WVU), 8-5 174: Matt Reed (OU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 18-0 (3:00) 184: Andrew Dixon (OU) pins Kyle Rogers (WVU), 6:24 197: No. 6 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. No. 20 Brad Johnson (WVU), 3-1 HWT: Ross Larson (OU) pins Brandon Ngati (WVU), 2:05

NO. 8 N.C. STATE 30, WEST VIRGINIA 9

*SDSU deducted a team point during the 125-pound match

WEST VIRGINIA 22, IOWA STATE 20

Sunday, Feb. 12 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: Kyle Larson (ISU) dec. Devin Brown (WVU), 4-2 133: No. 11 Earl Hall, Jr. (ISU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 2-1 141: John Meeks (ISU) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 16-9 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Gabe Moreno (WVU), 9-6 157: Colston DiBlasi (ISU) pinned Dayton Garrett (WVU), 1:04 165: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) pinned Logan Breitenbach (ISU), 4:43 174: No. 10 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 19-4 (5:54) 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Carson Powell (ISU), 5-3 SV-1 197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) major dec. Marcus Harrington (ISU), 12-0 HWT: Brandon Ngati (WVU) pinned Joe Scanlan (ISU), 4:28

NO. 23 EDINBORO 27, WEST VIRGINIA 10

Friday, Feb. 17 | WVU Coliseum | Morgantown, W.Va.

125: No. 9 Sean Russell (EU) pinned Devin Brown (WVU), 4:47 133: No. 19/18 Korbin Myers (EU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 5-4 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Nate Hagan (EU), 4-1 149: No. 11/8 Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Christian Monserrat (WVU), 12-6 157: Chase Delande (EU) dec. Dayton Garrett (WVU), 11-4 165: No. 11/19 Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. No. 13/9 Austin Matthews (EU), 9-3 174: Ty Schoffstall (EU) tech. fall Ty Millward (WVU), 22-7 (5:48) 184: No. 17/16 Dakota Geer (EU) dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 5-1 197: No. 5 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) major dec. Dylan Reynolds (EU), 17-5 HWT: No. 13/14 Billy Miller (ED) major dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 14-2

WEST VIRGINIA 22, CLARION 10

Sunday, Feb. 19 | Tippin Gym | Clarion, Pa.

165: Dylan Cottrell (WVU) dec. Evan Delong (Clarion), 5-1 174: Dom Rigous (Clarion) major dec. Ty Millward (WVU), 9-0 184: Parker VonEgidy (WVU) dec. Scott Marmoll (Clarion), 7-2 197: Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Terrell Fields (Clarion), 7-2 HWT: Evan Daley (Clarion) dec. Brandon Nagti (WVU), 3-0 125: Devin Brown (WVU) dec. Cameron Butler (Clarion), 9-2 133: Cory Stainbrook (WVU) major decision Roshaun Cooley (Clarion), 13-4 141: Brock Zacherl (Clarion) dec. Joe Wheeling (WVU), 4-2 149: Christian Monserrat (WVU) dec. Jake Keller (Clarion), 10-3 157: Dayton Garrett (WVU) dec. Mac Tanner (Clarion), 4-0

Sunday, Feb. 5 | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, N.C.

125: Devin Brown (WVU) dec. Tommy Cox (NCSU), 8-4 133: No. 14 Jamal Morris (NCSU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU), 8-4 141: Joe Wheeling (WVU) dec. Robbie Rizzolino (NCSU), 4-2 149: No. 11 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Christian Monserrat, 4-2 157: Thomas Bullard (NCSU) pins Dayton Garrett (WVU), 4:41 165: Brian Hamann (NCSU) major dec. Ryan Lopez (WVU), 8-0 174: Nick Reenan (NCSU) pins Ty Millward (WVU), 2:25 184: No.10 Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) major dec. Parker VonEgidy (WVU), 12-4 197: No. 5 Jacob A. Smith (WVU) dec. Malik McDonald (NCSU), 8-5 HWT: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) major dec. Brandon Ngati (WVU), 10-2

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4-13 OVERALL | 1-3 BIG 12

NAME

WT

SEASON CAREER

DUAL

BIG 12

TOURN. MD TF PIN TD

Devin Brown

125 7-17 7-17 6-11 0-7 1-7 1 2 0 17

Cory Stainbrook

133

13-15

47-61

8-9

2-5

5-5

1

0

3

20

Tony DeAngelo 141 2-3 – 1-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 – Joe Wheeling

141

11-16

19-21

6-9

5-6

5-7

2

0

0

10

Christian Monserrat

149

15-12

29-20

9-8

3-5

6-4

2

0

4

25

Dayton Garrett

157 3-21 3-21 2-15 0-6

1-6 0 0 1 3

Dylan Cottrell

165

8-4

5-2

6-0

0-5

0-2

0-5 0 0 0 0

Ty Millward

174 2-22 8-38 0-16 0-7

2-6 0 0 0 0

Parker VonEgidy

184 9-15 24-31 5-10 4-4 4-5 0 0 0 15

Kyle Rogers

184

0-2

Jacob A. Smith

197

20-5

Ryan Lopez

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18-4

48-13

165/174 0-10 0-10

0-2 75-28

1

2

3

23

0-2

0-2

0-0 0 0 0 0

14-2

6-1

6-3

2

0

1

18

RECORD

Book

WVU Record Book ��������������������������� 58 SoCon-EWL-Big 12 Record Book ����� 60 NCAA Record Book ������������������������� 61 Year-By-Year Results ����������������������� 63 Series Records ������������������������������� 64 All-Time Scores 1921-2017 ����������� 65 NCAA Champions ��������������������������� 72 All-Americans ��������������������������������� 74

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UNDEFEATED SEASONS 1. Greg Jones 2. Greg Jones

T OP SEASONS BY WINS 1. Jim Akerly Scott Collins 3. Michael Carr Dominic Black Mike Mason 6. Matt Lebe 7. Mike Mason Sam Kline 9. Greg Jones 10. Jim Akerly Dean Morrison Tom McMath Matt Lebe

MOST WINS BY CLASS Freshman 1. Greg Jones 2. Zeke Moisey 3. Brandon Rader 4. Seth Lisa 5. Scott Collins Jeff Spinetti 7. Billy Smith 8. Kurt Brenner 9. Nathan Pennesi Cory Stainbrook

Sophomore 1. Jim Akerly Steve Millward 3. Matt Lebe 4. Greg Jones Jacob A. Smith 6. Bubba Scheffel Nathan Pennesi Bob Patnesky 9. Joe Carr Shane Young

Junior 1. Jim Akerly 2. Matt Lebe 3. Mike Mason Sam Kline 5. Dominic Black Tom McMath 7. Dean Morrison 8. Vertus Jones 9. Ryan Kehler Dylan Cottrell

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26-0 25-0

2004 2005

40-9 40-1 39-6-1 39-3 39-6 37-8 35-5 35-8 34-2 33-10-1 33-3 33-4 33-5

1987 1991 1988 1991 1998 2005 1997 1998 2002 1988 1994 2002 2006

34-2 32-4 30-6 28-8 26-12-1 26-10-2 25-12 25-6 24-8 24-16

2002 2015 2006 2003 1987 1987 2000 2006 2011 2014

32-12-1 32-10 31-9 30-2 30-10 29-9 29-10 29-14 28-10 28-10

1986 1990 2004 2003 2016 2014 2012 1998 2000 2011

40-9 37-8 35-5 35-8 33-5 33-4 32-7 31-4 30-8 30-9

1987 2006 1997 1998 1990 2002 1993 1999 2001 2016

Senior 1. Scott Collins 40-1 2. Michael Carr 39-6-1 Dominic Black 39-3 Mike Mason 39-6 5. Jim Akerly 33-10-1 Dean Morrison 33-3 Matt Lebe 33-5 7. Joe Carr 31-5 Michael Morales 9. Vertus Jones 30-2 Gordon Taylor 30-11-1 Shane Cunanan 30-10

MOST WINS BY WEIGHT CLASS 118/125 1. Steve Millward 32-10 Zeke Moisey 32-14 2. Seth Lisa 28-8 Shane Young 28-10 4. Chad Billy 27-8 5. Zeke Moisey 26-11 126/133 1. Bob Patnesky 2. Bob Patnesky 3. Dave Miller 4. Bob Patnesky Nathan Pennesi

134/141 1. Michael Morales 2. Brandon Rader Shane Cunanan 4. Colin Johnston Joe Clarke Shane Cunanan

142/149 1. Scott Collins 2. Matt Blair 3. Scott Collins 4. Scott Collins 5. Scott Collins

150/157 1. Jim Akerly 2. Mike Mason 3. Matt Lebe 4. Mike Mason 5. Jim Akerly Matt Lebe

158/165 1. Mike Carr 2. Sam Kline

1991 1988 1991 1998 1988 1994 2006 2002 2000 1987 2003

1990 2015 2003 2011 1996 2016

29-14 26-5 25-8 24-9 24-9

1998 2000 1990 1999 2011

31-12 30-6 30-10 28-10 28-10 28-10

2015 2006 2003 2014 2004 2002

40-1 29-14 27-9-2 26-6 26-12-1

1991 1993 1988 1990 1987

40-9 39-6 36-8 35-5 33-10-1 33-5

1987 1998 2005 1997 1988 2006

39-6-1 35-8

1988 1998

3. Tom McMath 4. Dave Onorato 5. Doug Taylor

167/174

33-4 29-11 24-9

2002 1991 1992

1. Greg Jones 34-2 2002 2. Greg Jones 30-2 2003 Gordon Taylor 30-11-1 1987 4. Bubba Scheffel 29-9 2014 5. Sam Kline 28-5 1999 6. Kurt Brenner 25-8 2006 Greg Jones 25-0 2005 Mark Banks 25-5 1990 Mark Banks 25-5 1991 Lance Bryson 25-16 2012

177/184 1. Dominic Black 33-5 1990 2. Dean Morrison 33-3 1994 3. Dean Morrison 32-7 1993 4. Vertus Jones 31-4 1999 5. Vertus Jones 30-2 2000

190/197 1. Dominic Black 39-3 1991 2. Jacob A. Smith 30-10 2016 Jared Villers 27-7 2007 3. Jake A. Smith 26-13 2015 4. Sean Hage 24-12 1998 5. Doug Vetter 23-8 1995

HWT 1. Ryan Kehler 30-8 2001 2. Jeff Spinetti 29-10-2 1987 3. Brandon Williamson 28-8 2012 4. Bill Nye 27-5-1 1986 5. Bill Nye 21-4-1 1984

ALL-TIME WIN LEADERS 1. Greg Jones 126-4 (2002-05) 2. Matt Lebe 120-33 (2003-06) 3. Jim Akerly 119-39-4 (1985-88) Scott Collins 119-34-4 (1987-91) 5. Dominic Black 105-36-2 (1988-91) 6. Dean Morrison 103-32-2 (1990-94) 7. Joe Carr 101-34 (1999-2002) 8. Mike Mason 100-24 (1995-98) 9. Jeff Spinetti 99-43-9 (1986-90) 10. Vertus Jones 95-21 (1997-2000) Kurt Brenner 95-32 (2005-09)

CAREER PIN LEADERS 1. Ryan Kehler 29 (1999-2002) 2. Mark Cagle 24 (1978-81) 3. Matt Ryan 23 (2009-12) Bubba Scheffel 23 (2013-15)

RECORD BY DECADE

4. Matt Blair 22 (1990-94) Sean Hage 22 (1997-2000) 6. Whitey Chlebove 21 (1995-96, (1998-99) Brandon Lauer 21 (2002-05)

SEASON PIN LEADERS 1. Bubba Scheffel 15 2014 2. Scott Collins 13 1991 3. Brandon Lauer 11 2003 4. Matt Blair 10 1993 Ryan Kehler 10 2001 Ryan Kehler 10 2002 Matt Ryan 10 2011 8. Colin Johnston 9 2014 R.J. Costello 9 1984 10. Mark Cagle 8 1979 R.J. Costello 8 1983 Bill Nye 8 1984 Whitey Chlebove 8 1995 Whitey Chlebove 8 1999 Sean Hage 8 2000 Michael Morales 8 2012 Matt Ryan 8 2012

1921-29 30-24-0 1930-39

46-29-2

1940-49 8-29-0 1950-59 53-34-1 1960-69 85-34-3 1970-79 82-69-4 1980-89 94-76-1 1990-99 78-45-2 2000-09 72-49-4 2010- 55-72-0 Totals 603-461-17 BubbaSCHEFFEL

TEAM RECORDS

Most Dual Wins Season: 14, 1990 Fewest Losses Season: 0, 1936 Most Losses Season: 16, 1977 Fewest Wins Season: 0, 1947 and 1948 Most Consecutive Wins: 10, 2002 Most Consecutive Home Wins: 10, (8 in 1990 and 2 in 1991) Most Consecutive Wins to Start a Season: 7, three times;

most recent 1990 Most Consecutive EWL Dual Wins: 19 (2001-04, ended with

13-25 loss at Edinboro) Most Consecutive Winning Seasons: 11 (1984-1994)

Most Individual Matches Without A Loss: Greg Jones, 51, 2003-05 Most Consecutive Losses: 17, (5 in 1942, 4 in 1947,

7 in 1948 and 1 in 1949) Highest National Ranking: 5th, InterMat (2/18/03-3/04/03) Home Attendance Record: 3,206 (1/14/11 vs. Michigan State) West Virginia did not have wrestling from 1943-46 due to World War II.

RECORD BY DATE

(1970-2017, excluding, 1971-75 and 1980) Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Nov. 25 Nov. 27 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10

2-1 1-1 4-3 3-0 0-1 2-3 1-3 2-2 0-2 2-0 0-1 1-1 2-3 1-1 0-2 4-0 5-0 0-1 4-0 6-2 3-0 2-3 2-4

Dec. 11 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Dec. 20 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Jan. 16

4-6 7-0-1 4-2 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-3 2-2 4-2 3-1 4-3 4-1-1 1-2 4-7 4-5-1 8-4 7-6 7-5-1 4-4 4-4 4-4

Jan. 17 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 24 Jan. 25 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8

8-8 7-10 1-4 6-5 5-2 8-7 5-4 8-4 5-2 1-3 9-3 1-0 3-6 3-2 6-1 2-1 5-3 6-2 4-5 3-2 7-6 5-4 4-5

Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Feb. 25 March 1 March 3 March 8

5-7 5-3 3-6 3-5 6-5 6-5 6-9 5-2 5-5-1 9-8 8-2 9-6 6-3-1 4-4-1 2-1 4-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-3

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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, OUTSTANDING WRESTLER 1966 John Luckini

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1951 1951 1952 1953 1954 1954 1954 1954 1955 1955 1955 1956 1957 1957 1958 1958 1958 1959 1959 1959 1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1963 1963 1964 1964 1964 1964 1964 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1966 1966 1967 1967 1968

Don Kniffen (167) Bob Boswell (285) Bobby Perry (123) Bobby Perry (123) Bobby Perry (123) Lew Guidi (130) Bill Pritchard (137) Bryce Kramer (157) Bobby Perry (123) Bryce Kramer (157) Frank Craze (177) Lew Guidi (130) Tom Westfall (123) Mike McClintic (177) Tom Westfall (123) Charles Sherwood (167) J.D. Miller (285) Andy Sadie (147) Charles Sherwood (167) J.D. Miller (285) Phil Hoblitzell (167) Ray Bazzoli (285) Mike Petres (130) Roy Sialer (167) Sam Church (147) Tom Rihn (167) Roy Sisler (177) Bill Meacci (130) Jim Jioio (157) Mark Biodolillo (167) Roy Sisler (177) Ken Woodeshick (285) Jerry Gooden (157) Mike George (285) Don Check (123) Bill Maecci (137) Bill Zimmerman (152) John Luckini (177) Ken Woodeshick (285) Don Killen (130) Jim Stevens (137) Gil Reel (191)

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT, OUTSTANDING WRESTLER Vertus Jones – 2000 Greg Jones – 2002, 2005

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1986 1988 1990 1990 1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1992 1993

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Bill Nye (HWT) Mike Carr (158) Dirk Cole (150) Mark Banks (167) Dominic Black (177) Jeff Spinetti (190) Scott Collins (142) Mark Banks (167) Dominic Black (190) Dean Morrison (177) Dean Morrison (177)

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1994 1994 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2012 2012 2012

Dorian Hager (134) Dean Morrison (177) Jason Frable (158) Vertus Jones (167) Mike Mason (150) Vertus Jones (177) Sam Kline (174) Vertus Jones (184) Vertus Jones (184) Bob Patnesky (133) Joe Carr (157) Joe Carr (157) Tom McMath (165) Greg Jones (174) Billy Smith (149) Greg Jones (174) Greg Jones (184) Matt Lebe (157) Greg Jones (184) Brandon Rader (141) Matt Lebe (157) Kurt Brenner (174) Jared Villers (197) Brandon Rader (141) Jared Villers (197) Kurt Brenner (184) Jared Villers (197) Kurt Brenner (174) Michael Morales (133) Matt Ryan (184) Brandon Williamson (HWT)

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT BESTS

BEST TEAM FINISH: 1st, 1996, 2002, 2004 Most Points: 123.5, 2003 Most Finalists: 8, 1996 and 1999 MOST CHAMPIONS: 4, 1990 (Banks, Black, Cole and Spinetti) and 2006 (Rader, Lebe, Brenner and Villers

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT WINS 1.

2.

3.

4.

David Jauregui, 13 (2006-09) Greg Jones, 12 (2002-05) Vertus Jones, 11 (1997-00) Scott Collins, 10 (1987-88, 1990-91) Joe Carr, 10 (1999-2002) Kurt Brenner, 10 (2006-09)

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE DUAL-MEET CHAMPIONS 1990 1991

1998 2002

2003 2005

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS COACH OF THE YEAR

Craig Turnbull – 1990, 1998, 2002, 2004 WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Dean Morrison – 1994 Greg Jones – 2002, 2004, 2005 CO-WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Scott Collins – 1991 Vertus Jones – 2000

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Greg Jones – 2002 Brandon Rader – 2006

MOUNTAINEERS EWL CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY NCAA Year Place Champions Qualifiers 1978 7th 0 0 1979 5th 0 1 1980 7th 0 1 1981 5th 0 1 1982 8th 0 0 1983 7th 0 0 1984 7th 0 1 1985 5th 0 2 1986 7th 1 3 1987 7th 0 2 1988 5th 1 6 1989 8th 0 4 1990 2nd 4 8 1991 3rd 3 6 1992 4th 1 4 1993 3rd 1 5 1994 3rd 2 7 1995 5th 0 4 1996 1st 1 8 1997 4th 1 7 1998 2nd 2 7 1999 2nd 2 8 2000 2nd 3 6 2001 7th 0 2 2002 1st 3 7 2003 2nd 2 9 2004 1st 1 7 2005 4th 2 6 2006 2nd 4 6 2007 2nd 2 7 2008 3rd 2 7 2009 2nd 1 5 2010 5th 0 3 2011 2nd 0 5 2012 3rd 3 6

MOUNTAINEER BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY 2013 4th 2014 4th 2015 4th 2016 6th 2017 7th

0 0 0 0 1

1 5 4 4 2

BIG 12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2017 Dylan Cottrell (165)

EWL HALL OF FAMERS WRESTLERS

Mark Banks Dominic Black Ian “Whitey” Chlebove Scott Collins Vertus Jones

Greg Jones Same Kline Mike Mason Dean Morrison

COACHES

Nate Carr

MOST POINTS AWARD

Vertus Jones – 1999 Jared Villers – 2008 Greg Jones – 2004, 2005

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NCAA

NCAA TOURNAMENT WINS

1.

2.

3.

4.

Greg Jones Vertus Jones Whitey Chlebove Matt Lebe Scott Collins Sam Kline

17 14 11 11 10 10

(2002-05) (1997-2000) (1995-96, 98-99) (2003-2006) (1988, 90-91) (1997-99)

NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES John Koss Dorian Hager Mike Mason Vertus Jones Angelo Zegarelli Joe Carr Shane Cunanan Greg Jones Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Jared Villers Kurt Brenner David Jauregui Donnie Jones Jim Akerly Jeff Spinetti Scott Collins Dominic Black Dave Onorato Dean Morrison Whitey Chlebove Sam Kline Bob Patnesky Billy Smith Dustin Rogers Shane Young Nathan Pennesi Bubba Scheffel Jacob A. Smith*

4 (1994-97) 4 (1994, 1996-98) 4 (1995-98) 4 (1997-2000) 4 (1997-2000) 4 (1999-02) 4 (2000-03) 4 (2002-05) 4 (2003-06) 4 (2004-05, 2007-08) 4 (2005-08) 4 (2006-09) 4 (2006-09) 4 (2008-11) 3 (1986-88) 3 (1988-90) 3 (1988, 1990-91) 3 (1989-91) 3 (1990-92) 3 (1992-94) 3 (1996, 1998-99) 3 (1997-99) 3 (1997-2000) 3 (2000, 2002-03) 3 (2007-09) 3 (2010-12) 3 (2011-13) 3 (2014-16) 3 (2015-Present)

* Smith withdrew from the 2017 NCAA Championships due to injury

NCAA TOURNAMENT BESTS

Best Team Finish: 6th, 1991 Most Points: 54.00, 1999 Most Qualifiers: 9, 2003 Highest Individual Finish: 1st, Scott Collins 1991; Dean Morrison 1994; Greg Jones 2002, 2004 & 2005 Most All-Americans: 3, 1991 (Mark Banks, Dominic Black, Scott Collins); 1998 (Whitey Chlebove, Vertus Jones, Mike Mason); 1999 (Whitey Chlebove, Vertus Jones, Sam Kline)

NCAA Champions 1991 1994 2002 2004 2005

Scott Collins Dean Morrison Greg Jones Greg Jones Greg Jones

NCAA ALL-AMERICANS 1929 1955 1955 1979 1987 1988 1990 1991 1991 1991 1993 1994 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 2000 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 2015

Jimmie Cox Robert Perry Lewis Guidi Mark Cagle Jim Akerly Mike Carr Mark Banks Mark Banks Dominic Black Scott Collins Doug Taylor Dean Morrison John Koss Mike Mason Whitey Chlebove Vertus Jones Mike Mason Whitey Chlebove Vertus Jones Sam Kline Vertus Jones Greg Jones Shane Cunanan Brandon Lauer Greg Jones Matt Lebe Greg Jones Brandon Rader Brandon Rader Zeke Moisey

142 177 174 184 184

Third, 135 Fourth, 115 Second, 123 Eighth, 134 Eighth, 150 Seventh, 158 Fifth, 167 Fifth, 167 Fourth, 190 First, 142 Fifth, 158 First, 177 Sixth, 177 Seventh, 150 Seventh, 134 Second, 177 Third, 150 Sixth, 141 Third, 184 Third, 174 Second, 184 First, 174 Sixth, 141 Eighth, 133 First, 184 Eighth, 133 First, 184 Sixth, 141 Sixth, 141 Second, 125

TOP 25 FINISHES AT NCAA TOURNAMENT 1929 1937 1955 1988 1990 1991 1993 1994 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2015

T-9th T-12th 12th T-22nd 18th 6th 25th 14th T-7th 9th 22nd 13th 17th T-16th 18th 20th

02.00 points 01.00 points 13.00 points 16.50 points 17.50 points 48.75 points 13.25 points 25.00 points 48.00 points 54.00 points 21.00 points 38.00 points 32.50 points 31.00 points 34.00 points 23.50 points

NCAA Qualifiers (since 1979) 1979 1980 1981 1984 1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

Mark Cagle Mark Cagle Jeff Roscoe Wilbur Wolf Scott Pifer Wilbur Wolf Scott Pifer Jim Akerly Bill Nye Jim Akerly Craig Costello Chris Mary Scott Collins Jim Akerly Mike Carr Craig Costello Jeff Spinetti Jay Schwartz Dominic Black Jeff Spinetti Frank Jezorio Steve Millward Dave Miller Scott Collins Dirk Cole Dave Onorato Mark Banks Dominic Black Jeff Spinetti Scott Collins Tom Onorato Dave Onorato Mark Banks Dan Staats Dominic Black Steve Millward Tom Onorato Dave Onorato Dean Morrison Matt Blair Doug Taylor Scott Hage Dean Morrison Dan Staats Chad Billy Dorian Hager Matt Blair Keith Taylor John Koss Dean Morrison Jim Howard Keith Taylor Mike Mason Scott Hage John Koss

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1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Chad Billy Whitey Chlebove Dorian Hager Mike Mason Jason Frable Scott Hage John Koss Angelo Zegarelli Dorian Hager Mike Mason Sam Kline Vertus Jones John Koss Vince Pellis Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky Whitey Chlebove Dorian Hager Mike Mason Sam Kline Vertus Jones Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky Whitey Chlebove Joe Carr Richard Taylor Sam Kline Vertus Jones Sean Hage Angelo Zegarelli Bob Patnesky Billy Smith Joe Carr Vertus Jones Sean Hage Joe Carr Ryan Kehler Shane Cunanan Billy Smith Joe Carr Tom McMath Greg Jones Brent Miller Ryan Kehler

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118 134 142 150 158 167 177 118 142 150 158 167 177 HWT 118 126 134 142 150 158 177 125 133 141 149 165 174 184 HWT 125 133 149 157 184 HWT 157 HWT 141 149 157 165 174 197 HWT

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009*

Seth Lisa Brandon Lauer Shane Cunanan Billy Smith Matt Lebe Tom McMath Greg Jones Ryan Wilman Brent Miller Casey Brewster Joe Clarke Mike Torriero Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Greg Jones Matt Daddino Shawn Cordell Seth Lisa Matt Lebe Zac Fryling Greg Jones Jared Villers Brandon Rader David Jauregui Matt Lebe Larry Hall Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Mark Anderson Brandon Rader David Jauregui Zac Fryling Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Dustin Rogers David Jauregui Zac Fryling Donnie Jones Chance Litton Kurt Brenner Jared Villers Dustin Rogers David Jauregui Ryan Goodman

125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 HWT 125 141 149 157 165 184 197 125 133 157 165 184 184 141 149 157 165 174 197 133 141 149 157 174 197 HWT 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT 149 157

2010

2011

2012

2013 2014

2015

2016

2017

Donnie Jones Kurt Brenner Dustin Rogers Shane Young Donnie Jones Brandon Williamson Shane Young Nathan Pennesi Brandon Rader Donnie Jones Matt Ryan Shane Young Nathan Pennesi Michael Morales Lance Bryson Matt Ryan Brandon Williamson Nathan Pennesi Colin Johnston Michael Morales Cory Stainbrook Bubba Scheffel A.J. Vizcarrondo Zeke Moisey Michael Morales Bubba Scheffel Jacob A. Smith Zeke Moisey Dylan Cottrell Bubba Scheffel Jacob A. Smith Dylan Cottrell Jacob A. Smith

165 174 HWT 125 165 HWT 125 133 149 165 184 125 133 141 174 184 HWT 141 141 149 125 174 HWT 125 141 184 197 125^ 157 184 197 157 197^

* New system implemented by the NCAA to qualify for the NCAA Tournament ^ Moisey withdrew from the 2016 NCAA Championships due to injury ^ Smith withdrew from the 2017 NCAA Championships due to injury

YEAR-BY-YEAR

Results

YEAR COACH CAPTAINS RECORD 1921 R.B. Dayton Scotty Hough 3-3-0 1922 R.B. Dayton Scotty Hough 5-3-0 1923 R.B. Dayton Al Millender 6-2-0 1924 Steve Harrick Tony Suder 2-1-0 1925 Steve Harrick Ward Wylie 4-3-0 1926 Steve Harrick Ward Wylie 3-1-0 1927 Steve Harrick Joe Millender 2-4-0 1928 Steve Harrick Emil Suder 2-4-0 1929 Steve Harrick Jimmie Cox 3-3-0 1930 Steve Harrick Gordon Brill 5-3-0 1931 Steve Harrick Gordon Meyers 4-5-0 1932 Steve Harrick J.J. Fletcher 5-3-1 1933 Denny Myers Floyd “Ben Schwartzwalder�

6-2-0 1934 Denny Myers Albert Gwynne 4-2-1 1935 Albert Gwynne Dick Chittum 5-3-0 1936 Albert Gwynne Charles Sites 7-0-0 1937 Albert Gwynne Robert Kyle 4-4-0 1938 Albert Gwynne Paul Hodges 5-3-0 1939 Albert Gwynne Earle Lancaster 1-4-0 1940 Albert Gwynne Paul Satterfield 2-4-0 1941 Albert Gwynne Robert McArdle 1-5-0 1942 Albert Gwynne Simeon Hall 1-6-0 1943 to 1946 - no wrestling due to World War II 1947 Albert Gwynne Jim Mendenhall 0-4-0 1948 Steve Harrick Bob DeAntonis 0-7-0 1949 Steve Harrick Bob DeAntonis 4-3-0 1950 Steve Harrick Bob DeAntonis 7-1-0 1951 Steve Harrick Gene Brewer 3-5-0 1952 Steve Harrick Bob Boswell 7-2-0 1953 Steve Harrick Don Strimble 6-2-0 1954 Steve Harrick Bob Perry 5-4-0 1955 Steve Harrick Bob Perry 4-2-0 1956 Steve Harrick Lewis Guidi 1-6-1 1957 Steve Harrick Tom Westfall 5-6-0 1958 Steve Harrick Tom Westfall 6-4-0 1959 Steve Harrick Tom Westfall 9-2-0 1960 Steve Harrick Charles Sherwood 9-2-0 1961 Steve Harrick Paul Hoblitzell 9-3-0 1962 Steve Harrick Roy Sisler 7-3-1 1963 Steve Harrick George Nedeff 10-3 1964 Steve Harrick Roy Sisler 11-3 1965 Steve Harrick Jim Jioio 9-3-1 1966 Steve Harrick Don Check, Francis Pavlovich 4-8-0 1967 Steve Harrick Bill Zimmerman, Angelo Gianni 9-3-0 1968 George Nedeff Angelo Gianni, Don Killen 8-3-1 1969 George Nedeff Jeff Flickenger 9-3-0 1970 George Nedeff Dave McCandles 4-6-0 1971 George Nedeff Bob Vettorel, Steve Orlosky 11-4-1 1972 George Nedeff Bob Vettorel, Roger Lamens 10-5-0 1973 George Nedeff Bob Vettorel 8-7-0 1974 George Nedeff Garrett Breakiron, Tom Oleszewski 7-7-1 1975 Fred Liechti Tom Oleszewski 9-5-0 1976 Fred Liechti Rick Pennesi, Pat Lupinetti 14-5-0 1977 Fred Liechti Mark Durham, Chuck Fordyce 3-17-0 1978 Fred Liechti Mark Durham 7-9-0

YEAR COACH CAPTAINS RECORD 1979 Craig Turnbull Mark Cagle, Cliff Boone 9-4-2 1980 Craig Turnbull Mark Cagle, Nick Ruland 6-10-1 1981 Craig Turnbull Mark Cagle 12-10-0 1982 Craig Turnbull Nick Ruland, Don Tasser 10-9-0 1983 Craig Turnbull Kurt Anderson, Mike Levanduski 6-9-0 1984 Craig Turnbull R.J. Costello, Mike Levanduski 8-8-0 1985 Craig Turnbull R.J. Costello, Mike Levanduski 13-3-0 1986 Craig Turnbull Bill Nye, Thad Turner 12-7-0 1987 Craig Turnbull Jim Akerly Gordon Taylor 10-6-0 1988 Craig Turnbull Jim Akerly, Craig Costello 10-7-0 1989 Craig Turnbull None 7-7-0 1990 Craig Turnbull Dominic Black, Scott Collins 14-1-0* 1991 Craig Turnbull Mark Banks, Dominic Black, 11-5-0* Scott Collins 1992 Craig Turnbull Dave Onorato, Tom Onorato, 7-6-0 Doug Taylor 1993 Craig Turnbull Tom Onorato, Doug Taylor 7-5-0 1994 Craig Turnbull Matt Blair, Dean Morrison, 6-4-0 Keith Taylor 1995 Craig Turnbull Keith Taylor, Doug Vetter 4-6-0 1996 Craig Turnbull Scott Hage, Jim Howard, 7-5-1+ Mike Mason 1997 Craig Turnbull Mike Mason 4-6-0 1998 Craig Turnbull Mike Mason, Sam Kline 11-3-1* 1999 Craig Turnbull Sam Kline 7-4-0 2000 Craig Turnbull Vertus Jones, Bob Patnesky 6-4-1 2001 Craig Turnbull Joe Carr, Billy Smith 4-9-0 2002 Craig Turnbull Shane Cunanan, Tom McMath, 12-2-0*+ Billy Smith 2003 Craig Turnbull Shane Cunanan, Tom McMath, 9-3-0* Billy Smith 2004 Craig Turnbull Joe Clarke, Greg Jones, Matt Lebe, 9-5-0+ Mike Torriero 2005 Craig Turnbull Greg Jones, Matt Lebe 5-6-1* 2006 Craig Turnbull Matt Lebe 6-6-0 2007 Craig Turnbull Zac Fryling, Jared Villers 5-5-0 2008 Craig Turnbull Kurt Brenner, Zac Fryling, 8-5-0 David Jauregui 2009 Craig Turnbull Kurt Brenner, David Jauregui, 8-4-2 Dustin Rogers 2010 Craig Turnbull Brandon Williamson 3-10-0 2011 Craig Turnbull Donnie Jones, Brandon Rader 9-6-0 2012 Craig Turnbull Lance Bryson, Nathan Pennesi, 9-4 Shane Young 2013 Craig Turnbull Nathan Pennesi, Bubba Scheffel, 2-13 Shane Young 2014 Craig Turnbull Colin Johnston and Bubba Scheffel 11-4-7 2015 Sammie Henson Michael Morales 9-9-0 2016 Sammie Henson Bubba Scheffel 8-10-0 2017 Sammie Henson Cory Stainbrook, Dylan Cottrell, 4-13-0 Tony DeAngelo TOTAL 603-461-17 * Eastern Wrestling League Dual Meet Champions + Eastern Wrestling League Tournament Champions

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SERIES

SERIES LAST LAST OPPONENT W L T BEGAN MEETING WIN Akron 3 1 0 1969 1980 1980 Alderson-Broaddus 1 0 0 1976 1976 1976 Anderson 2 0 0 1976 2014 2014 Appalachian State 1 0 0 1985 1985 1985 Arizona State 5 6 0 1984 2016 2015 Army 1 1 0 1932 1993 1932 Augsburg 0 1 0 1992 1992 ---Baltimore 6 1 0 1957 1977 1977 Binghamton 1 0 0 2017 2017 2017 Bloomsburg 19 13 1 1979 2012 2011 Boise State 1 0 0 1990 1990 1990 Boston 0 1 0 1994 1994 ---Bowling Green 3 5 0 1959 1968 1965 Bucknell 1 0 0 2015 2015 2015 Buffalo 3 0 0 2001 2015 2015 Cal Poly 1 1 0 2008 2017 2008 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 0 2008 2008 2008 California, Pa. 24 10 1 1959 1993 1993 Cal-Bakersfield 0 2 0 1999 2017 ---Campbell 1 1 0 2015 2016 2015 Carnegie-Mellon 1 0 0 1921 1921 1921 Case 6 7 0 1937 1956 1956 Catonsville 1 0 0 1978 1978 1978 Chattanooga 1 0 0 2015 2015 2015 Chicago 2 2 0 1933 1949 1949 Cincinnati 3 1 0 1970 1981 1981 The Citadel 5 2 0 1958 1966 1966 Clarion 24 14 2 1979 2017 2017 Cleveland State 25 10 0 1979 2012 2012 Columbia 2 0 0 2006 2009 2009 Cornell 0 1 0 2014 2014 --Davidson 2 0 0 1961 2014 2014 Delaware 0 1 0 1973 1973 ---Drexel 2 0 0 2014 2015 2015 Duquesne 9 1 0 1971 2009 2009 East Carolina 3 0 0 1963 1967 1967 East Stroudsburg 2 0 0 1981 1982 1982 Eastern Michigan 0 1 0 1971 1971 ---Edinboro 11 21 2 1977 2017 2016 Fairmont State 20 8 0 1957 1977 1972 Findlay 0 1 0 1940 1940 ---Franklin & Marshall 2 4 0 1935 2011 2011 Frostburg State 4 0 0 1973 1975 1975 Gardner-Webb 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 George Mason 1 1 0 1977 1979 1979 George Washington 1 0 0 1973 1973 1973 Gettysburg 0 2 0 1977 1978 ---Glenville State 1 0 0 1975 1975 1975 Grand Canyon 1 0 0 2015 2015 2015 Harvard 1 0 0 2017 2017 2017 Hiram 2 0 0 1957 1959 1959 Hofstra 0 2 0 2005 2006 ---Howard 6 0 0 1971 1978 1978 Illinois 3 7 0 1926 2011 2011 Indiana 4 6 0 1922 2014 2014 Indiana, Pa. 20 10 1 1951 1984 1984 Iowa State 2 16 0 1922 2017 2017 Johns Hopkins 3 0 0 2011 2013 2013 Juniata 1 0 0 1969 1969 1969 Kansas State 0 1 0 1938 1938 ---Kent 2 4 0 1941 2001 2001 Kentucky 2 2 0 1923 1983 1983 Kutztown 1 0 0 1982 1982 1982 Liberty 1 0 0 2010 2010 2010 Lehigh 0 3 0 1921 2010 ---Lock Haven 23 15 0 1979 2015 2015 Lycoming 0 1 0 1978 1978 ---Malone 4 0 0 1974 1978 1978

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SERIES LAST LAST OPPONENT W L T BEGAN MEETING WIN Marshall 8 1 1 1930 1982 1982 Marietta 1 0 0 1979 1979 1979 Maryland 7 11 0 1952 2013 1988 Michigan 2 6 0 1928 2015 1998 Michigan State 1 5 0 1939 2012 2012 Midland 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 Millersville 3 0 0 1982 1984 1984 Minnesota 0 3 0 1998 2008 ---Missouri 0 2 0 2004 2006 ---Morehead State 3 0 0 1971 1976 1976 Morgan State 3 0 0 1974 1976 1976 Muskingum 1 0 0 1979 1979 1979 Navy 6 25 0 1921 1997 1994 Nebraska 1 9 0 1980 2016 2002 North Carolina 12 2 0 1952 2009 2009 North Carolina State 2 3 0 1951 2017 1953 Northern Colorado 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 Northern Illinois 0 2 0 1958 2014 ---Northern Iowa 0 3 0 1982 1991 ---Northern Kentucky 1 0 0 1976 1976 1976 Northwestern 1 4 0 1931 2007 1991 Notre Dame 1 0 0 1927 1927 1927 Ohio Northern 2 2 0 1969 1972 1972 Ohio State 8 16 0 1921 2008 1997 Ohio 35 18 1 1922 2016 2015 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 0 1927 1927 1927 Oklahoma 1 7 0 1986 2017 1986 Oklahoma State 0 12 0 1927 2017 ---Old Dominion 2 0 0 1985 1986 1986 Oregon 1 0 0 1987 1987 1987 Oregon State 0 1 0 2015 2015 ---Penn 5 5 0 1921 2007 1998 Penn State 7 29 0 1931 2013 2002 Pitt 26 34 2 1934 2016 2016 Pitt-Johnstown 7 0 0 1975 1992 1992 Princeton 0 1 0 1978 1978 ---Purdue 0 1 0 1954 1954 ---Rider 1 1 0 2006 2017 2006 Rochester Tech 1 0 0 1959 1959 1959 Rutgers 2 3 0 1981 2014 2012 St. Francis 3 1 0 1966 1971 1971 St. Vincent 5 0 0 1969 1973 1973 Sacred Heart 2 0 0 2010 2010 2010 Shippensburg 8 1 1 1957 1987 1987 SIUE 1 0 0 2014 2014 2014 Slippery Rock 0 9 0 1970 1978 ---South Dakota State 0 2 0 2016 2017 ---Southern Connecticut 1 0 0 1981 1981 1981 Stanford 1 0 0 2004 2004 2004 Syracuse 1 0 0 1988 1988 1988 Temple 6 4 1 1933 1977 1942 Towson State 3 1 0 1973 1976 1976 Trenton State 0 1 0 1981 1981 ---Virginia 12 2 0 1921 2014 2002 Virginia Tech 12 8 0 1951 2016 2004 Virginia Military 17 5 0 1925 2014 2014 Wash. & Jefferson 17 3 0 1932 1976 1976 Washington & Lee 16 6 1 1922 1968 1968 Waynesburg 33 11 2 1923 1990 1990 West Liberty 19 5 0 1963 1990 1990 Western Maryland 3 0 0 1924 1928 1928 Western Reserve 7 1 0 1930 1954 1954 Wisconsin 0 3 0 1987 2001 ---William & Mary 1 1 1 1967 1978 1967 Wilmington 1 0 0 1967 1967 1967 Wyoming 0 1 0 2009 2009 Youngstown State 2 1 0 1976 1981 1981

Scores 1921-2017

ALL-TIME 1921 (3-3) I R.B. 20-13 W 8-21 L 12-17 L 22-10 W 33-0 W 4-26 L

DAYTON Ohio State Lehigh Penn Virginia Carnegie Tech Navy

1922 (5-3) I R.B. 24-4 W 28-5 W 21-4 W 5-17 L 20-3 W 14-15 L 0-27 L 16-12 W

DAYTON Ohio State Virginia Ohio Iowa State Washington & Lee Indiana Navy Penn

1923 (6-2) I R.B. 23-8 W 3-0 W 24-3 W 13-14 L 28-5 W 19-6 W 8-16 L 23-8 W

DAYTON Ohio Waynesburg Kentucky Iowa State Virginia Indiana Navy Penn

1924 (2-1) I STEVE HARRICK 25-0 W Western Maryland 14-11 W Penn 8-17 L Navy 1925 (4-3) I STEVE HARRICK 28-0 W Western Maryland 22-8 W VMI 16-9 W Washington & Lee 22-5 W Iowa 5-12 L Iowa State 6-16 L Penn 3-23 L Navy 1926 (3-1) I STEVE HARRICK 19-6 W Illinois 6-17 L Iowa State 14-13 W Navy 23-5 W Penn 1927 (2-4) I STEVE HARRICK 35-0 W Ohio Wesleyan 3-24 L Illinois 5-24 L Oklahoma A&M 9-20 L Ohio 29-0 W Notre Dame 6-19 L Navy 1928 (2-4) I STEVE HARRICK 9-14 L Indiana 4.5-18.5 L Michigan 0-25 L Illinois 0-27 L Oklahoma A&M 35-0 W Western Maryland 21-8 W Navy

1929 (3-3) I STEVE HARRICK 28-5 W Waynesburg 14-12 W Michigan 17-11 W Ohio State 5-25 L Oklahoma A&M 8-24 L Illinois 8-17 L Navy T-9th at NCAA Championships

1930 (5-3) I STEVE HARRICK 24-10 W Waynesburg 6-22 L Ohio State 24-6 W Marshall 24-6 W Western Reserve 18-11 W Ohio 28-10 W Waynesburg 0-28 L Navy 3-31 L Oklahoma A&M 1931 (4-5) I STEVE HARRICK 32-0 W Waynesburg 29-3 W Waynesburg 5-27 L Michigan 13-19 L Indiana 5-27 L Penn State 15-23 L Northwestern 3-33 L Navy 22-8 W Ohio 22-10 W Western Reserve 1932 (5-3-1) I STEVE HARRICK 18-18 T Waynesburg 30-0 W Waynesburg 18-8 W Army 15-9 W Ohio State 0-30 L Indiana 10-20 L Penn State 6-22 L Michigan 17-11 W Western Reserve 38-0 W Washington & Jefferson 1933 (6-2) I DENNY MYERS 32-0 W Waynesburg 29-3 W Waynesburg 15-9 W Ohio State 6-18 L Penn State 32-0 W Washington & Jefferson 16.5-11.5 W Chicago 25-5 W Temple 12-18 L Navy 1934 (4-2-1) I DENNY MYERS 22-6 W Waynesburg 30-0 W Waynesburg 3-25 L Illinois 16-16 T Temple 28-10 W Pitt 24-10 W Washington & Jefferson 1.5-26.5 L Ohio State 1935 (5-3) I ALBERT GWYNNE 21-13 W Waynesburg 22-6 W Pitt 3-33 L Ohio State 24-8 W Waynesburg 8-22 L Michigan

6-26 L 22-8 W 24-8 W

Franklin & Marshall Temple Washington & Jefferson

1936 (7-0) I ALBERT GWYNNE 17-13 W Waynesburg 18-16 W Temple 14-11 W Ohio 26.5-1.5 W Waynesburg 15-11 W Ohio 34-0 W Washington & Jefferson 36-0 W Pitt

1937 (4-4) I ALBERT GWYNNE 11-21 L Waynesburg 13-21 L Case 23-13 W Pitt 10-22 L Ohio State 3-29 L Chicago 19-11 W Waynesburg 31-3 W Washington & Jefferson 14-12 W Temple T-12th at NCAA Championships 1938 (5-3) I ALBERT GWYNNE 17-13 W Waynesburg 4.5-21.5 L Ohio State 15.5-10.5 W Case 7.5-20.5 L Waynesburg 6-26 L Kansas State 22-10 W Temple 18-14 W Washington & Jefferson 34.5-1.5 W Pitt 1939 (1-4) I ALBERT GWYNNE 11-17 L Temple 8-20 L Michigan State 3-29 L Ohio State 26-6 W Washington & Jefferson 9-15 L Case 1940 (2-4) I ALBERT GWYNNE 8-28 L Washington & Lee 12.5-18.5 L Findlay 5-25 L Michigan State 33-5 W Washington & Jefferson 15-21 L Temple 17-11 W Case 1941 (1-5) I ALBERT GWYNNE 8-26 L Washington & Lee 5-35 L Navy 8-26 L Kent State 16-20 L Temple 23-11 W Waynesburg 10-22 L Case 1942 (1-6) I ALBERT GWYNNE 0-32 L Ohio State 21-8 W Temple 3-29 L Penn State 3-27 L Waynesburg 3-23 L Case 5-23 L Waynesburg 0-34 L Navy

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1943-1946 - no wrestling ued to World War II 1947 (0-4) I ALBERT GWYNNE 0-38 L Waynesburg 6-28 L Case 6-24 L Washington & Lee 6-26 L Waynesburg 1948 (0-7) I STEVE HARRICK 5-22 L Washington & Jefferson 12-16 L Chicago 13-15 L Northwestern 7-22 L Ohio 5-20 L Case 9-15 L Washington & Jefferson 8-17 L Washington & Jefferson 1949 (4-3) I STEVE HARRICK 11-18 L Western Reserve 26-11 W Washington & Jefferson 6-18 L Case 17-9 W Chicago 11-19 L Northwestern 18-10 W Virginia 22-6 W Washington & Jefferson 1950 (7-1) I STEVE HARRICK 22-8 W Western Reserve 7-25 L Washington & Lee 24-8 W Ohio 22-5 W Virginia 14-12 W VMI 14-12 W Case 16-14 W Western Reserve 14-12 W Pitt 1951 (3-5) I STEVE HARRICK 12-14 L North Carolina State 17-12 W Ohio 38-0 W Western Reserve 27-3 W Indiana, Pa. 13-15 L Virginia Tech 9-15 L VMI 6-18 L Pitt 11-18 L Virginia 5th at Southern Conference Championships 1952 (7-2) I STEVE HARRICK 12-14 L Maryland 28-0 W VMI 17-9 W Virginia Tech 21-3 W North Carolina 30-0 W North Carolina State 18-6 W Ohio 16-10 W Washington & Lee 3-25 L Pitt 20-6 W Virginia 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 1953 (6-2) I STEVE HARRICK 16-11 W Case 12-16 L Maryland 19-11 W VMI 19-9 W Virginia Tech 26-7 W North Carolina State 29-5 W North Carolina 17-9 W Washington & Lee 2-27 L Pitt 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 12th at NCAA Championships

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1954 (5-4) I STEVE HARRICK 28-6 W Western Reserve 19-10 W Maryland 13-17 L VMI 9-15 L Purdue 27-3 W Virginia Tech 27-5 W North Carolina 16-12 W Washington & Lee 0-30 L Pitt 13-14 L Waynesburg 1st at Southern Conference Championships 1955 (4-2) I STEVE HARRICK 25-10 W Case 19-13 W VMI 24-6 W Indiana, Pa. 13-15 L Virginia Tech 21-13 W Washington & Lee 5-26 L Pitt 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 12th at NCAA Championships 1956 (1-6-1) I STEVE HARRICK 24-8 W Case 13-19 L Indiana, Pa. 16-18 L VMI 14-14 T Washington & Lee 10-21 L Franklin & Marshall 3-33 L Navy 8-26 L Virginia Tech 0-32 L Pitt 4th at Southern Conference Championships 1957 (5-6) I STEVE HARRICK 8-26 L Indiana, Pa. 3-29 L VMI 22-10 W Baltimore 32-0 W Fairmont State 10-24 L Kent State 26-7 W Hiram 3-31 L Virginia Tech 10-26 L Franklin & Marshall 17-15 W Washington & Lee 26-6 W Fairmont State 0-30 L Shippensburg 4th at Southern Conference Championships 1958 (6-4) I STEVE HARRICK 32-0 W Fairmont State 13-15 L Indiana, Pa. 14-11 W Shippensburg 15-19 L Baltimore 11-16 L Northern Illinois 20-8 W VMI 25-3 W Washington & Lee 26-5 W The Citadel 9-19 L Kent State 22-6 W Fairmont State 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 1959 (9-2) I STEVE HARRICK 25-3 W Fairmont State 27-3 W Indiana, Pa. 15-13 W Rochester Tech.

10-18 L Bowling Green 30-0 W Hiram 23-11 W California, Pa. 18-8 W VMI 19-8 W North Carolina 22-8 W Washington & Lee 11-15 L Kent State 27-3 W Fairmont State 1st at Southern Conference Championships

1960 (9-2) I STEVE HARRICK 28-6 W Baltimore 20-6 W Indiana, Pa. 9-17 L Bowling Green 25-9 W Fairmont State 29-5 W California. Pa. 17-13 W Kent State 24-10 W VMI 21-11 W Fairmont State 27-3 W Washington & Lee 9-21 L Ohio State 26-5 W North Carolina 3rd at Southern Conference Championships 1961 (9-3) I STEVE HARRICK 18-8 W A Baltimore 21-9 W H Indiana, Pa. 4-39 L H Penn State 19-13 W A California, Pa. 22-10 W A VMI 18-6 W N The Citadel 27-3 W A Davidson 25-8 W H Fairmont State 5-22 L H Virginia Tech 27-2 W H Washington & Lee 8-20 L H Ohio State 25-3 W H Fairmont State 3rd at Southern Conference Championships 1962 (7-3-1) I STEVE HARRICK 17-11 W Baltimore 16-15 W Indiana, Pa. 19-9 W Fairmont State 3-27 L Penn State 16-16 T California, Pa. 14-11 W VMI 11-21 L North Carolina 18-13 W The Citadel 16-12 W Washington & Lee 3-22 L Virginia Tech 29-3 W Fairmont State 4th at Southern Conference Championships 1963 (10-3) I STEVE HARRICK 29-7 W Baltimore 16-12 W Indiana, Pa. 23-3 W VMI 17-10 W West Liberty 13-15 L California, Pa. 24-8 W Bowling Green 21-8 W Virginia Tech 28-0 W North Carolina 22-8 W East Carolina 11-14 L The Citadel 29-5 W Fairmont State 19-10 W Ohio 14-16 L Washington & Lee 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 1964 (11-3) I STEVE HARRICK 27-9 W Indiana, Pa. 33-3 W West Liberty 19-9 W VMI 26-6 W Washington & Lee 8-21 L Ohio State 26-5 W California, Pa. 22-5 W Bowling Green 2-25 L Pitt 21-9 W Virginia Tech 19-7 W Virginia 18-13 W North Carolina 8-20 L Ohio 19-10 W The Citadel

26-5 W Fairmont State 1st at Southern Conference Championships T-37th at NCAA Championships 1965 (9-3-1) I STEVE HARRICK 8-18 L Penn State 24-5 W VMI 14-14 T Indiana, Pa. 22-6 W Washington & Lee 19-9 W California, Pa. 14-13 W Bowling Green 28-0 W Virginia 12-9 W East Carolina 14-16 L The Citadel 22-8 W North Carolina 11-19 L Ohio 17-9 W Virginia Tech 31-2 W Fairmont State 1st at Southern Conference Championships 1966 (4-8) I STEVE HARRICK 15-14 W Washington & Jefferson 14-19 L Indiana, Pa. 11-21 L Washington & Lee 16-18 L California, Pa. 5-27 L Bowling Green 14-17 L VMI 26-2 W North Carolina 19-12 W Fairmont State 12-23 L Ohio 8-23 L Pitt 20-8 W The Citadel 16-19 L Saint Francis, Pa. 1st at Southern Conference Championships 1967 (9-3) I STEVE HARRICK 17-14 W Washington & Jefferson 17-16 W Indiana, Pa. 11-24 L California, Pa. 30-5 W Virginia 20-17 W VMI 3-34 L Bowling Green 30-8 W East Carolina 32-3 W William and Mary 32-3 W Wilmington 37-0 W Fairmont State 12-26 L Ohio 29-12 W West Liberty 2nd at Southern Conference Championships 1968 (8-3-1) I GEORGE NEDEFF 31-8 W Washington & Jefferson 22-9 W Indiana, Pa. 40-0 W Washington & Lee 24-11 W California, Pa. 24-15 W VMI 11-22 L Bowling Green 36-10 W West Liberty 5-26 L Ohio 25-11 W Virginia 15-15 T William & Mary 15-19 L Fairmont State 20-19 W North Carolina 4th at Southern Conference Championships 1969 (9-3) I GEORGE NEDEFF 53-79 L A Waynesburg 53-48 W N Juniata 53-38 W N Akron 15-13 W H Indiana, Pa. 9-20 L A Ohio Northern 28-3 W A North Carolina

34-10 24-6 25-6 22-9 8-23 23-11

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West Liberty VMI Saint Vincent Fairmont State California, Pa. Saint Francis, Pa.

1970 (4-6) I GEORGE NEDEFF 15-20 L A Indiana, Pa. 8-32 L H Pitt 7-27 L H Ohio Northern 24-14 W N Cincinnati 25-8 W A West Liberty 11-24 L H Slippery Rock 27-12 W A Saint Vincent 8-20 L A Fairmont State 7-29 L H California, Pa. 26-14 W A Saint Francis, Pa. 1971 (11-4-1) I GEORGE NEDEFF 15-15 T A Waynesburg 9-21 L N Eastern Michigan 22-12 W N Howard 25-10 W H Indiana, Pa. 28-5 W H Duquesne 29-5 W H Saint Vincent 21-11 W A West Liberty 37-2 W A Washington & Jefferson 21-14 W A Ohio Northern 24-13 W H West Liberty 9-27 L A Slippery Rock 26-14 W H Fairmont State 29-8 W H Morehead State 14-24 L A Pitt 2-37 L A California, Pa. 22-14 W A Saint Francis, Pa. 1972 (10-5) I GEORGE NEDEFF 23-14 W A Indiana, Pa. 30-9 W A Howard 23-14 W A Waynesburg 26-8 W A Indiana 42-6 W H Saint Vincent 32-12 W H Duquesne 33-9 W H Washington & Jefferson 5-36 L H Pitt 22-16 W H Fairmont State 38-6 W H Ohio Northern 19-28 L A West Liberty 8-39 L A Fairmont State 21-15 W A Morehead State 5-33 L H Slippery Rock 11-25 L H California, Pa. 1973 (8-7) I GEORGE NEDEFF 18-21 L A Delaware 23-17 W A Duquesne 9-30 L A Waynesburg 20-17 W H Indiana, Pa. 31-7 W H Saint Vincent 18-20 L H Duquesne 36-6 W H Frostburg 24-18 W H Towson State 6-33 L A Pitt 49-0 W H Frostburg 22-18 W H West Liberty 18-19 L A California, Pa. 48-0 W A George Washington 12-37 L A Slippery Rock 17-20 L H Fairmont State

1974 (7-7-1) I GEORGE NEDEFF 38-11 W A Howard 38-11 W A Malone 11-23 L A Waynesburg 15-30 L A Indiana, Pa. 38-0 W H Frostburg 43-2 W H Duquesne 14-20 L H West Liberty 27-12 W H California, Pa. 20-14 W A Towson State 19-17 W A Morgan State 3-39 L H Pitt 20-20 T H Marshall 12-21 L A West Liberty 3-43 L H Slippery Rock 14-26 L A Fairmont State 1975 (9-5) I FRED LIECHTI 24-18 W H Indiana, Pa. 43-4 W A Malone 28-6 W A Glenville State 12-27 W A Waynesburg 33-15 W H Morgan State 15-21 L H Towson State 11-23 L H Fairmont State 0-42 L A Pitt 19-14 W A Marshall 20-24 L H West Liberty 29-12 W A Pitt-Johnstown 5-36 L A Slippery Rock 27-16 W A California, Pa. 45-0 W A Frostburg 1976 (14-5) I FRED LIECHTI 18-21 L A Indiana, Pa. 42-9 W N Howard 39-3 W N Malone 26-14 W A Waynesburg 47-6 W N Anderson 24-18 W N Northern Kentucky 25-16 W A Morehead 8-30 L H Ohio State 23-17 W N Towson State 42-2 W A Morgan State 11-20 L N Fairmont State 30-11 W A Washington & Jefferson 24-13 W H Marshall 49-0 W H Alderson-Broaddus 6-33 L H Slippery Rock 20-19 W H California, Pa. 11-25 L H Pitt 33-10 W N Youngstown State 24-13 W A West Liberty 1977 (3-17) I FRED LIECHTI 19-30 L H Indiana, Pa. 8-26 L H Akron 14-22 L A Waynesburg 32-17 W N Pitt-Johnstown 25-19 W H Baltimore 12-25 L H Gettysburg 7-30 L H Edinboro 21-27 L A Cincinnati 2-47 L A Fairmont State 15-30 L A California, Pa. 11-27 L A Marshall 2-39 L A Slippery Rock 12-33 L H George Mason 41-3 W H Howard 6-34 L H Franklin & Marshall 5-35 L H Temple 6-31 L A Youngstown State

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2-43 L H Maryland 15-33 L A Pitt 11-34 L A West Liberty 1978 (7-9) I FRED LIECHTI 20-29 L A Indiana, Pa. 40-9 W A Waynesburg 47-5 W N Howard 51-2 W N Malone 46-2 W N Catonsville 24-25 L N Edinboro 16-18 L N Gettysburg 39-8 W N Cincinnati 20-18 W H California, Pa. 12-36 L H Slippery Rock 29-12 W H Marshall 9-34 L H Princeton 6-34 L H William and Mary 15-21 L H Lycoming 13-29 L A Maryland 3-42 L A Pitt 7th at EWL Championships - WVU’s first year in the EWL 1979 (9-4-2) I CRAIG TURNBULL 35-8 W H Indiana, Pa. 36-6 W N Marietta 26-12 W A Waynesburg 31-11 W N Muskingum 42-9 W H George Mason 20-20 T H Ohio 28-10 W H Akron 6-32 L A Bloomsburg 17-16 W A California, Pa. 27-15 W H Maryland 4-36 L A Clarion State 37-11 W A Marshall 12-30 L H Cleveland State 12-20 L A Lock Haven 21-21 T A Pitt 5th at EWL Championships 5th at Eastern Athletic Association Tournament 42nd at NCAA Championships 1980 (6-10-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 21-23 L A Indiana, Pa. 28-3 W H California, Pa. 6-35 L A Penn State 15-30 L N Navy 39-9 W N Akron 21-13 W N Illinois 13-29 L A Ohio 41-10 W H West Liberty 36-3 W H Marshall 17-17 T H Shippensburg 9-28 L H Clarion 11-28 L H Bloomsburg 17-21 L H Lock Haven 28-11 W H Pitt 12-30 L A Maryland 11-35 L A Nebraska 9-31 L A Cleveland State 7th at EWL Championships T-66th at NCAA Championships 1981 (12-10) I CRAIG TURNBULL 44-3 W H Indiana, Pa. 25-17 W H Waynesburg 18-23 L H Nebraska 12-24 L N Ohio 20-19 W N Youngstown State 43-6 W N Cincinnati

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25-22 W A California, Pa. 35-6 W A East Stroudsburg 16-24 L A Lock Haven 13-28 L N Trenton State 8-33 L A Clarion 32-6 W N Southern Connecticut 23-21 W N Rutgers 6-32 L N Navy 25-16 W A Shippensburg 22-15 W A Pitt 19-25 L H Bloomsburg 13-33 L H Penn State 10-34 L A Kentucky 31-15 W A Marshall 23-20 W H Maryland 15-24 L H Cleveland State 5th at EWL Championships 1982 (10-9) I CRAIG TURNBULL 42-3 W A Indiana, Pa. 31-6 W A Waynesburg 17-27 L H Clarion 6-37 L H Kentucky 12-30 L H Northern Iowa 31-9 W H Ohio 13-23 L A Maryland 14-30 L A Navy 41-5 W H Shippensburg 23-15 W A Millersville 23-12 W H California, Pa. 8-40 L H Lock Haven 20-19 W H Pitt 3-38 L N Bloomsburg 33-12 W N Kutztown 36-12 W N East Stroudsburg 35-13 W H Marshall 6-34 L A Penn State 13-23 L A Cleveland State 8th at EWL Championships 1983 (6-9) I CRAIG TURNBULL 19-18 W A Kentucky 17-23 L A Clarion 40-6 W H Waynesburg 12-23 L A Pitt 28-15 W H Shippensburg 20-19 W H Millersville 17-22 L A California, Pa. 10-31 L A Lock Haven 13-29 L H Maryland 20-19 W H Bloomsburg 3-39 L H Navy 16-22 L A Ohio 6-46 L H Penn State 27-22 W H West Liberty 11-36 L H Cleveland State 7th at EWL Championships 1984 (8-8) I CRAIG TURNBULL 30-15 W A Waynesburg 10-21 L H Clarion 17-20 L H Arizona State 21-18 W H Pitt 19-18 W A Shippensburg 39-9 W A Millersville 60-0 W H Ohio 18-20 L A Maryland 11-33 L A Navy 30-11 W A Indiana, Pa. 9-33 L A Bloomsburg 49-0 W H California, Pa. 12-27 L A Lock Haven

9-34 L A Penn State 39-4 W A West Liberty 17-32 L A Cleveland State 7th at EWL Championships 1985 (13-3) I CRAIG TURNBULL 27-16 W A Edinboro 38-6 W H Waynesburg 15-28 L A Clarion 19-15 W A Pitt 35-7 W N Old Dominion 20-24 L N Iowa State 26-16 W N Appalachian State 32-3 W H Shippensburg 36-9 W H Maryland 47-3 W A California, Pa. 20-13 W H Navy 21-19 W H Lock Haven 20-24 L H Penn State 39-7 W H West Liberty 32-9 W A Cleveland State 40-7 W H Ohio 5th at EWL Championships 43rd at NCAA Championships 1986 (12-7) I CRAIG TURNBULL 42-6 W A Waynesburg 12-30 L H Clarion 13-25 L H Pitt 38-6 W N Old Dominion 0-42 L N Iowa State 28-15 W N Indiana 34-11 W N Virginia 16-23 L N Northern Iowa 30-15 W N Oklahoma 25-17 W A Ohio 36-6 W A Shippensburg 19-20 L A Navy 54-2 W H California, Pa. 21-19 W H Bloomsburg 16-23 L A Lock Haven 9-32 L A Penn State 36-9 W H West Liberty 27-15 W H Cleveland State 23-20 W A Maryland 7th at EWL Championships 1987 (10-6) I CRAIG TURNBULL 39-9 W H Waynesburg 14-21 L A Clarion 18-15 W N Ohio State 15-20 L N Wisconsin 34-9 W N Oregon 13-23 L H Arizona State 48-0 W H Shippensburg 23-11 W H Maryland 41-5 W H Ohio 41-7 W A California, Pa. 15-19 L A Bloomsburg 21-19 W H Lock Haven 13-31 L H Penn State 31-11 W A West Liberty 19-18 W A Cleveland State 16-22 L A Pitt 7th at EWL Championships 40th at NCAA Championships 1988 (10-7) I CRAIG TURNBULL 29-11 W A Waynesburg 20-15 W H Clarion 7-33 L N Edinboro 22-15 W N Maryland

17-14 W N Syracuse 26-14 W N Clarion 10-25 L A Ohio State 38-11 W H California, Pa. 12-22 L A Navy 21-15 W H Pitt-Johnstown 26-9 W A Ohio 13-24 L H Bloomsburg 17-24 L A Lock Haven 16-24 L A Penn State 15-20 L H Cleveland State 44-6 W H West Liberty 25-11 W H Pitt 7th at EWL Championships T-22nd at NCAA Championships 1989 (7-7) I CRAIG TURNBULL 44-2 W H Waynesburg 13-25 L A Clarion 6-34 L N Arizona State 35-12 W N Ohio 34-7 W A California, Pa. 25-12 W A Pitt-Johnstown 26-15 W H Navy 16-19 L A Bloomsburg 14-22 L H Edinboro 12-29 L H Lock Haven 9-26 L H Penn State 14-18 L A Cleveland State 28-6 W A West Liberty 19-17 W A Pitt 8th at EWL Championships T-54th at NCAA Championships 1990 (14-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 52-3 W A Waynesburg 26-13 W H Clarion 43-0 W H Boise State 27-8 W A Ohio 34-3 W H California, Pa. 39-4 W H Pitt-Johnstown 19-12 W N Navy 17-25 L N Arizona State 22-11 W H Bloomsburg 25-13 W A Lock Haven 20-13 W H Penn State 31-12 W H West Liberty 35-2 W H Cleveland State 29-3 W H Pitt 24-10 W A Edinboro 2nd at EWL Championships 18th at NCAA Championships 1991 (11-5) I CRAIG TURNBULL 23-9 W A Clarion 21-14 W N Indiana* 19-21 L N Nebraska* 35-5 W N Northwestern* 16-23 L N Northern Iowa* 15-20 L N North Carolina* 33-9 W H California, Pa. 53-0 W A Pitt-Johnstown 16-18 L A Navy 40-2 W H Ohio 32-7 W A Bloomsburg 18-21 L H Lock Haven 23-17 W H Penn State 24-15 W A Cleveland State 32-9 W A Pitt 34-10 W H Edinboro 1st at EWL Championships 6th at NCAA Championships * NWCA National Duals

1992 (7-6) I CRAIG TURNBULL 20-13 W H Clarion 17-13 W A Lock Haven 28-13 W H Pitt-Johnstown 28-11 W A California, Pa. 18-16 W A Ohio 16-19 L H Navy 12-28 L A Penn State 23-21 W H Bloomsburg 9-39 L N Wisconsin 18-25 L N Augsburg 15-21 L H Cleveland State 20-16 W A Edinboro 14-23 L H Pitt 4th at EWL Championships 41st at NCAA Championships 1993 (7-5) I CRAIG TURNBULL 22-17 W N Ohio State 32-15 W A Clarion 35-11 W H California, Pa. 28-11 W H Ohio 10-21 L A Navy 12-21 L A Bloomsburg 19-16 W H Lock Haven 12-19 L H Army 28-18 W A Cleveland State 21-14 W H Edinboro 6-27 L A Pitt 16-25 L H Penn State 3rd at EWL Championships 25th at NCAA Championships 1994 (6-4) I CRAIG TURNBULL 9-25 L H Clarion 22-10 W H Navy 32-6 W H Bloomsburg 13-22 L N Boston University 15-22 L N Iowa State 21-12 W A Lock Haven 36-4 W H Cleveland State 15-19 L A Edinboro 32-3 W H Pitt 22-16 W A Penn State 3rd at EWL Championships 14th at NCAA Championships 1995 (4-6) I CRAIG TURNBULL 13-25 L A Clarion 15-27 L H Iowa State 9-24 L A Navy 31-11 W A Bloomsburg 21-20 W A Ohio 7-28 L H Lock Haven 23-15 W A Cleveland State 15-23 L H Edinboro 10-26 L A Pitt 18-14 W H Penn State 5th at EWL Championships T-39th at NCAA Championships 1996 (7-5-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 33-3 W H Ohio 10-24 L H Nebraska 25-10 W H Bloomsburg 19-19 T H Clarion 15-28 L N Oklahoma State 15-22 L N Pitt 30-9 W N Duquesne 42-12 W N Franklin & Marshall 17-20 L A Lock Haven 30-6 W H Cleveland State 25-15 W A Edinboro

19-13 W H Pitt 16-20 L A Penn State 1st at EWL Championships 26th at NCAA Championships 1997 (4-6) I CRAIG TURNBULL 12-25 L A Nebraska 22-15 W A Ohio State 25-14 W A Clarion 15-22 L H Navy 16-23 L A Bloomsburg 19-18 W H Lock Haven 42-3 W A Cleveland State 13-27 L H Edinboro 17-18 L A Pitt 16-22 L H Ohio 4th at EWL Championships 27th at NCAA Championships 1998 (11-3-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 19-19 T H Clarion 30-19 W H Bloomsburg 28-10 W N Michigan* 3-33 L N Minnesota* 20-19 W N Penn* 20-16 W N Arizona State* 13-25 L N Penn State* 8-36 L N Nebraska* 26-12 W A Lock Haven 18-13 W H Penn State 42-10 W H Duquesne 48-0 W H Cleveland State 18-14 W H Pitt 30-6 W A Ohio 25-14 W A Edinboro 2nd at EWL Championships T-7th at NCAA Championships * National Duals 1999 (7-4) I CRAIG TURNBULL 22-12 W A Clarion 32-7 W A Bloomsburg 10-31 L N Oklahoma State 17-20 L N Cal-Bakersfield 20-12 W H Lock Haven 33-9 W A Cleveland State 41-6 W H Virginia Tech 10-21 L A Pitt 41-3 W A Duquesne 13-19 L H Edinboro 31-7 W H Ohio 2nd at EWL Championships 9th at NCAA Championships 2000 (6-4-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 35-8 W H Clarion 19-19 T H Bloomsburg 24-15 W A Lock Haven 20-23 L N Pennsylvania* 29-9 W N Rider* 6-35 L N Nebraska* 28-13 W N Virginia Tech^ 30-6 W H Cleveland State 14-20 L H Pitt 9-25 L A Edinboro 23-13 W A Ohio 2nd at EWL Championships 22nd at NCAA Championships * National Duals ^ Grundy, Va.

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2001 (4-9) I CRAIG TURNBULL 10-27 L A Clarion 22-10 W H Penn State 8-38 L N Indiana& 19-16 W N Buffalo& 22-21 W N Kent& 9-28 L N Wisconsin& 7-34 L A Bloomsburg 24-23 W H Virginia Tech 12-33 L H Lock Haven 9-27 L H Ohio 12-28 L A Pitt 6-38 L H Edinboro 19-22 L H Cleveland State 8th at EWL Championships T-48th at NCAA Championships & Virginia Duals 2002 (12-2) I CRAIG TURNBULL 16-24 L A Iowa State 23-12 W H Clarion 23-15 W A Penn State 13-26 L A Ohio State 36-7 W H Bloomsburg 31-21 W H Nebraska 44-3 W H Virginia 26-6 W H Buffalo 19-12 W H Lock Haven 29-9 W A Virginia Tech 32-2 W H Pitt 23-15 W A Ohio 19-14 W A Cleveland State 31-3 W A Edinboro 1st at EWL Championships 13th at NCAA Championships 2003 (9-3) I CRAIG TURNBULL 22-14 W H Iowa State 14-21 L H Ohio State 34-0 W A Bloomsburg 18-20 L N Oklahoma* 15-20 L N Minnesota* 22-14 W A Clarion 31-8 W A Lock Haven 36-12 W H Virginia Tech 29-8 W A Pitt 23-9 W H Ohio 19-14 W H Edinboro 25-16 W H Cleveland State 2nd at EWL Championships 17th at NCAA Championships * National Duals 2004 (9-5) I CRAIG TURNBULL 22-14 W N Stanford 15-22 L N Missouri 13-24 L H Penn State 32-7 W H Bloomsburg 16-29 L N Michigan* 21-16 W H Cleveland State* 18-21 L N Penn* 25-15 W H Clarion 21-13 W H Pitt 39-13 W A Virginia Tech 29-10 W H Lock Haven 23-22 W A Ohio 13-25 L A Edinboro 27-12 W A Cleveland State T-1st at EWL Championships T-16th at NCAA Championships * National Duals

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2005 (5-6-1) I CRAIG TURNBULL 15-20 L A Nebraska 12-34 L A Penn State 22-16 W A Bloomsburg 43-0 W A Clarion 6-34 L N Illinois 16-24 L N Penn State 18-23 L H Hofstra 23-15 W A Pitt 25-15 W H Ohio 19-21 L A Lock Haven 20-20 T H Edinboro 27-13 W H Cleveland State 4th at EWL Championships 18th at NCAA Championships 2006 (6-6) I CRAIG TURNBULL 16-29 L H Missouri 14-28 L A Hofstra 21-18 W N Rider* 15-17 L N Ohio State* 16-20 L N Columbia* 22-14 W H Bloomsburg 37-6 W H Clarion 20-13 W H Pitt 16-18 L A Ohio 25-16 W H Lock Haven 5-40 L A Edinboro 24-12 W A Cleveland State 2nd at EWL Championships 27th at NCAA Championships *Virginia Duals 2007 (5-5) I CRAIG TURNBULL 37-7 W H Duquesne 14-28 L N Northwestern* 18-25 L N Penn* 15-22 L A Bloomsburg 38-6 W A Clarion 18-16 W A Pitt 16-22 L H Ohio 25-11 W A Lock Haven 16-21 L H Edinboro 38-6 W H Cleveland State 2nd at EWL Championships 28th at NCAA Championships * NWCA National Duals 2008 (8-5-0) I CRAIG TURNBULL 37-3 W N Sacred Heart @ 9-24 L N Iowa State @ 27-12 W A Cal State Fullerton 24-12 W A Cal Poly 9-32 L N Minnesota* 9-29 L N Ohio State* 35-3 W H Clarion 21-12 W H Bloomsburg 30-6 W H Lock Haven 17-18 L H Pitt 28-13 W A Ohio 16-21 L A Edinboro 32-2 W A Cleveland State 3rd at EWL Championships 31st at NCAA Championships @ Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.) * NWCA National Duals 2009 (8-4-2) I CRAIG TURNBULL 22-15 W N Columbia * 21-11 W N North Carolina * 10-27 L A Penn State 3-35 L H Lehigh

19-26 L H Illinois 15-25 L H Michigan State 57-0 W A Duquesne 19-16 W A Bloomsburg 22-14 W A Clarion 20-16 W A Lock Haven 15-15 T A Pitt 37-9 W H Ohio 41-0 W H Cleveland State 19-19 T H Edinboro 2nd at EWL Championships 47th at NCAA Championships * Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.) 2010 (3-10-0) I CRAIG TURNBULL 18-19 L N Wyoming * 15-23 L N Illinois * 12-33 L H Penn State 9-29 L H Indiana 9-24 L A Michigan State 3-39 L A Lehigh 14-20 L H Clarion 21-18 W H Bloomsburg 32-12 W H Lock Haven 15-19 L H Pitt 15-27 L A Ohio 34-11 W A Cleveland State ^ 6-29 L A Edinboro 5th at EWL Championships T-47th at NCAA Championships * Sprawl & Brawl Meet (Vestal, N.Y.) ^ Saint Clairsville, Ohio 2011 (9-6-0) I CRAIG TURNBULL 24-12 W N Liberty* 13-27 L A Maryland* 38-3 W N Johns Hopkins 41-0 W N Sacred Heart^ 14-25 L N Rutgers^ 3-40 L N Penn State^ 18-15 W A Illinois 18-21 L H Michigan State 19-12 W A Bloomsburg 39-4 W A Clarion 33-5 W A Lock Haven 14-21 L A Pitt 24-13 W H Ohio 15-22 L H Edinboro 46-0 W H Cleveland State 2nd at EWL Championships 51st at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.) ^ Sprawl & Brawl (Vestal, N.Y.) 2012 (9-4-0) | CRAIG TURNBULL 48-0 W N Johns Hopkins* 41-0 W N Franklin & Marshall* 6-34 L A Penn State 15-22 L H Maryland 23-12 W A Michigan State 10-25 L H Bloomsburg 23-20 W H Clarion 28-12 W H Lock Haven 21-18 W A Rutgers 12-26 L H Pitt 36-3 W A Ohio 18-17 W A Edinboro 36-6 W A Cleveland State 3rd at EWL Championships 43rd at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.)

2013 (2-13-0) I CRAIG TURNBULL 43-0 W N Johns Hopkins* 10-24 L A Maryland* 3-44 L H Penn State 15-19 L A Lock Haven 3-36 L A Oklahoma State 14-25 L A Oklahoma 10-26 L H Rutgers 3-30 L H Iowa State 9-31 L A Pitt 9-29 L H Ohio 9-29 L H Edinboro 18-15 W A Clarion 0-57 L A Oklahoma State# 9-33 L N Oklahoma# 3-45 L N Iowa State# 4th at Big 12 Championship T-63rd at NCAA Championships * Terrapin Duals (College Park, Md.) # Big 12 Duals 2014 (11-7-0) I CRAIG TURNBULL 24-14 W N Garnder-Webb # 46-0 W N Anderson # 41-6 L A Virginia # 34-6 W N Midland 22-12 L A Iowa State* 25-8 W N Drexel !

38-3 W N VMI !

27-3 W N SIUE !

22-21 W A Indiana !

35-4 W N Northern Colorado !

18-12 W H Lock Haven 30-6 L H Oklahoma State* 33-6 L H Pittsburgh 19-15 L H Oklahoma* 45-0 W H Davidson 28-7 W H Clarion 26-19 L A Ohio 29-6 L A Edinboro

4th at Big 12 Championship T-61st at NCAA Championships #UVA Duals ! Hoosier Duals *Big 12 Conference 2015 (9-9-0) I SAMMIE HENSON 13-19 L H Arizona State 17-18 L N Northern Illinois !

16-19 L N Rutgers !

9-26 L N No. 3 Cornell !

23-12 W A Lock Haven 42-0 W A Grand Canyon 22-12 W A Arizona State 21-19 W N Chattanooga ^ 16-21 L N No. 14 Edinboro ^ 19-15 W N No. 25 Bucknell ^ 21-10 W N Arizona State ^ 3-35 L A No. 8 Oklahoma State * 13-25 L A Oklahoma * 26-9 W W Clarion 7-29 L H No. 8 Iowa State 19-16 W H Ohio 9-25 L H No. 14 Edinboro 24-14 W A No. 18 Pitt 4th at Big 12 Championships 20th at NCAA Championships ! Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals ^ Virginia Duals * Big 12 Conference 2016 (8-10) I SAMMIE HENSON 26-7 W Drexel ^ 26-14 W Campbell ^ 22-14 W Arizona State^ 12-21 L No. 3 Michigan % 19-13 W Buffalo % 9-23 L No. 20 Oregon State % 30-3 W Lock Haven 3-38 L No. 5 Oklahoma State*

11-23 L No. 9 Oklahoma* 17-18 L Arizona State 15-20 L Stanford 3-32 L No. 10 Virginia Tech 9-24 L No. 3 NC State 15-18 L No.24SouthDakotaState* 11-28 L No. 16 Iowa State* 30-6 W Clarion 18-14 W Edinboro 6th at Big 12 Championship 47th at NCAA Championships ^ Mountaineer Quad % Northeast Duals * Big 12 Conference 2017 (4-13) I SAMMIE HENSON 17-29 L Campbell ^ 11-25 L Ohio^ 6-42 L No. 7 Nebraska 15-23 L No. 23 Pitt 4-36 L No. 6 Virginia Tech 18-19 L Cal Poly 18-19 L CSU Bakersfield 22-20 W Binghamton& 6-28 L Rider% 32-9 W Harvard% 3-38 L No. 1 Oklahoma State* 6-37 L No. 14 Oklahoma* 9-30 L No. 8 N.C. State 9-32 L No. 16 South Dakota State* 22-20 W Iowa State* 10-27 L Edinboro 22-10 W Clarion 7th at Big 12 Championship T-57th at NCAA Championships ^ Mountaineer Quad % Pitt Duals * Big 12 Conference

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Defeated a Ranked Opponent at Home: 2/7/16 vs. No. 17 Pitt, 18-12 Defeated a Ranked Opponent on the Road: 2/22/15 at No. 18 Pitt, 24-14 Scored 30 Points or More on the Road: 2/19/12 vs. Cleveland State, 36-6 Scored 40 Points or More on the Road: 1/3/15 at Grand Canyon, 42-0 Scored 50 Points or More on the Road: 1/18/09 vs. Duquesne, 57-0 Shutout an Opponent: 1/3/15 at Grand Canyon, 42-0 Was Shutout by an Opponent: 1/10/86 vs. Iowa State (at Virginia Duals), 0-42 SamKLINE

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NCAA

Collins

Morrison

SCOTT

DEAN

AMITYVILLE, N.Y.

SPENCER, W.VA.

1991 I 142 POUNDS

Ranked No. 1 in the nation all season, Scott Collins became WVU’s first national champion in 1991 after posting a stellar 40-1 senior season.

Collins went undefeated in EWL action as a senior. In fact, he set WVU’s then-all-time consecutive wins streak with 23-straight victories, including five straight at the NCAA Tournament.

As a member of WVU’s nationally ranked 14-1 team and EWL regular season dual meet champions, Collins turned in an outstanding career; at the time, he was tied for first on WVU’s all-time career wins list with a 11934-4 record. The three-time NCAA qualifier was the EWL champion as a senior. Collins went on to lead the Mountaineers to a sixth-place national finish.

For his efforts, Collins was named co-EWL Wrestler of the Year and is ranked second in EWL history for most dual wins by a 142-pounder.

Collins helped the team win two EWL titles.

“He started as a true freshman and competed very successfully. Every year, he was someone who was capable of placing in the national tournament and competing to be in the finals. It never happened for him. It really drew upon him to have some strength of character to not lower his goals and continue to have that dream and goal that he wanted to be a national champion.

“When we went to Iowa, he was the No. 1 seed and worked himself to the finals. To be in the finals after not placing before is unusual and he found himself wrestling an Iowa wrestler in the finals while we were competing at Iowa. He probably had about 12-13,000 people getting ready to cheer against him. It wasn’t that normal progression of placing several times and really having that seasoned feeling once you got your shot in the finals. I think it took a lot of his internal strength and focus. The match was one of the better ones that evening and it came down to a 6-6 score with 30 seconds left.

Scott was the one who scored the winning takedown. It was a very dramatic moment for him and a significant moment for the program. To me, it was a very significant coming-of-age moment for the program.” – Coach Craig Turnbull ScottCOLLINS

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1994 I 177 POUNDS

Dean Morrison entered the 1994 NCAA Championships with a sevenmatch win streak and finished the tournament with five-straight wins, plus a national championship, WVU’s second-ever. Ranked No. 2 heading into the tournament, Morrison defeated three ranked opponents to make the finals. He defeated Wyoming’s Reese Andy 3-2 in the finals and finished the season by winning 22 of 23 matches.

Morrison posted a 33-3 record his senior season, which tied him for fifth on the all-time senior wins list at WVU, a ranking he still holds today. Those 33 wins also tied him for most wins by a 177-pounder and put him at 10th on WVU’s top season list. It was his second straight 30-win season.

Two of his losses came to future Olympian Les Gutches of Oregon State at the Las Vegas Invitational and the NWCA All-Star Classic.

Morrison won his third consecutive EWL championship in 1994, the first Mountaineer to accomplish the feat. During the season, Morrison won the Navy Classic and Great Plains Invitational and placed second at the WVU Open and the Las Vegas Invitational.

He ranks sixth on WVU’s all-time wins list with a 103-32-2 record.

“Dean is a great success story. He had never won a New York state title.

I believe he placed once, but he never placed in a national tournament. He was a very average student out of high school. When he applied to the university – we were recruiting him out of high school – he was denied admission. We took him to a committee to appeal that and they decided to give Dean an opportunity. Dean worked hard enough. It took a while and he had to go at a slow pace. He graduated in engineering, and when he left the university, he was a three-time Eastern Wrestling League champion and an NCAA champion.

“Dean, being an engineering major and an NCAA champion, were equally as unlikely, so it was a testament really to his ability to set goals that were outside his reach when no one believed they were possible and make them a reality.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

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GREG

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SLICKVILLE, PA. THREE-TIME CHAMPION 2005 I 184 POUNDS

Greg Jones capped off one of the greatest collegiate wrestling careers in NCAA history by becoming just the 39th wrestler to ever win three national championships. He also became the first wrestler from the Eastern Wrestling League to ever win the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler title.

Jones, a Slickville, Pa., native, took home his third championship with a 5-3 decision against Cornell’s Tyler Baier. Jones dazzled the 16,302 fans in attendance at the Savvis Center. He jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then extended it to 5-1 before Baier earned two points late.

The match concluded the story of WVU’s greatest wrestler as Jones left with a 126-4 career record. In 2004-05, he outscored his opponents 298-82 and was taken down just 10 times in 130 career matches.

For the second-consecutive season, Jones finished 2004-05 with an undefeated season. Only Oklahoma State’s Steve Mocco and Jones finished the year undefeated.

2004 I 184 POUNDS

Jones turned in one of the finest individual seasons by a WVU wrestler in school history, going a perfect 26-0. He also became the first Mountaineer to win multiple national titles with his 184-pound championship in St. Louis.

Jones posted his third victory of the tournament over Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois and won his second crown, 10-5, in front of 15,081 fans at the Savvis Center. Jones’ performance was so dominant that he did not give up an offensive point during the entire 2004 NCAA Tournament in going 5-0.

He opened the season by winning the prestigious Midlands Classic title in late December. Jones’ unblemished start led to WVU’s first undefeated season.

He won his third-consecutive EWL crown in leading the Mountaineers to a share of the 2004 EWL Championship title. His 7-0 record in league contests earned him the EWL Points Champion award. Jones was then named EWL Wrestler of the Year for the second time in his career.

dictated the tempo from there. Parker was no match for Jones’ speed and strength, and Jones went on to the title.

“Greg was given advice often that ‘you should probably go somewhere else because you don’t want to be in the shadow of your brother (Vertus). How are you going to match what he accomplished?

He won four EWL titles, was in the NCAA finals twice and was third the other time.’ I think having an older brother is a tremendous help.

His title match in the EWL Championships as a freshman was against a defending national champion from Edinboro. It was an overtime win and I think it provided Greg with a lot of confidence going into the national tournament. He really took it one match at a time and wrestled a very confident semifinal match and made the finals as a freshman. At the time, he won and became the 10th freshman since 1970 who has won an NCAA Championship. It really was a credit to Greg and also his background, family support and brothers’ support. I don’t think people recognize it until they live it the stresses that are on someone in an individual sport to achieve your goal or pinnacle of your sport early.

“People, when they look at a career like Greg’s, they just think he did really well and everything came easy. There were tremendous challenges, especially coming from that second season and going into the next two, learning the things that he needed to from that year and coming back with a new perspective of what he had to bring to the practice and his preparation. He won the next two and was named the Outstanding Wrestler his senior year. In the three national tournaments that he won, he was only scored on once with offensive points and that was his first match – as a freshman, he gave a takedown up and was never scored on again offensively. I think historians will put Greg into a category of one of the greatest wrestlers in NCAA history.” – Coach Craig Turnbull

2002 I 174 POUNDS

It will long be remembered as one of the greatest accomplishments in West Virginia history. Greg Jones became just the 10th freshman since 1970 to win a national championship.

Coming off a tiebreaker win over Edinboro’s Josh Koscheck in the EWL finals, Jones entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed. Jones showed two losses entering the tournament, one of them coming to top-seeded Otto Olson of Michigan and the other coming by way of injury default, meaning that the last time Jones was outscored in a match was Dec. 1.

Although he battled nerves in his first appearance at the NCAA Championships in Albany, N.Y., he quickly got into a comfort zone. He won by scores of 17-10, 8-3, 10-4, 15-5 and 12-5 and was not taken down after the first round.

In the finals, Jones went up against Greg Parker of Princeton. As was standard, Jones scored the first takedown of the match and

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Americans

ALL-

1929 I WHEELING, W.VA. The first WVU wrestler to attain All-America honors, Jimmie Cox placed third at the 1929 NCAA Championships at Ohio State. Cox won three matches at 135 pounds in guiding West Virginia to a ninthplace team finish.

Jimmie COX

1955 I GROVE CITY, PA. Robert Perry was one of two Mountaineers to earn All-America honors in 1955 at Cornell. Perry won his opening round match via fall over Syracuse’s Don Clark at 115 pounds.

He won two more matches before taking fourth-place honors to become WVU’s second All-American.

Robert PERRY

1955 I McMURRAY, PA. Mountaineer Lewis “Lou” Guidi was the second WVU wrestler to earn All-America status at the 1955 NCAA Championships with a second-place finish. WVU’s 123-pounder posted a 4-1 record before falling in the championship match to Pitt’s Ed Peery. Guidi’s runner-up finish, along with Lewis GUIDI teammate Robert Perry’s fourthplace result, pushed West Virginia to a 12th-place team finish.

He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

1979 I PHOENIXVILLE, PA. Mark Cagle placed eighth out of 32 competitors at the 1979 NCAA Championships at Iowa State.

Wrestling at 134 pounds, the sophomore posted a 21-5 season record, with all five losses coming to grapplers who had also qualified for the NCAAs, including eventual national champion Darryl Burley of Mark GAGLE Lehigh. Cagle became the Mountaineers’ fourth All-American.

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1987 I ERIE, PA. West Virginia's fifth All-American wrestler, Jim Akerly brought the program national publicity with his back-to-back national rankings (ranked No. 3 as a sophomore and a junior). The first Mountaineer invited to participate in the EastWest All-Star Classic, Akerly collected more wins (119) than any Jim AKERLY previous WVU grappler to lead the Mountaineers to four-consecutive Top 20 finishes. During his four-year association with the Mountaineer wrestling program, Akerly was a driving force behind a 45-23 team record. The Erie, Pa., native earned All-America status in 1987 at the NCAA Championships at Maryland, where he finished eighth at 150 pounds.

1988 I ERIE, PA. Wrestling only one season at WVU, Michael Carr, an Iowa State transfer, set a Mountaineer record at the time for most takedowns in a season with 70. Posting 39 wins, Carr became West Virginia's second Eastern Wrestling League individual champion. He also won titles at the Navy Turkey Bowl, Michael CARR Hoosier Invitational and the WVU Open. Carr earned All-America honors for his seventh-place finish in the 158-pound weight class at the 1988 NCAA Championships at Iowa.

1990, 1991 I YORK, PA. Wrestling for West Virginia from 1990-91, Mark Banks was one of the most accomplished wrestlers in Mountaineer history. Banks earned back-to-back fifth-place finishes at the NCAA Tournament in 1990 and 1991 at 167 pounds to become the Mountaineers' first two-time AllAmerican. Banks, who competed in Miark BANKS the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic in 1991, also won consecutive 167-pound EWL titles with the Mountaineers, West Virginia's first two-time league titlist. Throughout his four-year career, which included two years at Bloomsburg, Banks compiled a 22-1 record in EWL dual matches. During his stay in Morgantown, Banks never lost a league match in 13 decisions and helped WVU win two league titles and earn a sixth-place finish at the 1991 NCAA Championships.

1991 I LEXINGTON, KY. Enjoying a banner collegiate career with the Mountaineers, Dominic Black finished as one of only five wrestlers in school history at the time to amass more than 100 career victories. Black capped his career with stellar seasons in 1990 and 1991. As a junior, he went 33-5 to establish a record for wins in a Dominic BLACK season by a Mountaineer 177-pounder, won an EWL title and competed in his second-

consecutive NCAA Tournament. The following year, Black posted a 39-win season (third-best in school history), earned his second-consecutive EWL title and had a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In 1995, Black became the first West Virginia wrestler to ever represent the United States in an international event, as he won a gold medal in the 198-pound weight class at the World Cup of Freestyle. In 1999, Black made the U.S. World Wrestling Team, which participates in world championships. He won a national title and was a gold medalist at the 1999 Pan-American Games. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

1991 I CLEARFIELD, PA. Scott Collins was one of the greatest wrestlers in West Virginia history. The two-time EWL finalist became the first Mountaineer to win a national title when he claimed firstplace honors at the 1991 NCAA Championships at Iowa City. By becoming the EWL's 12th national champion, Collins was named co Scott COLLINS EWL Wrestler of the Year. The 142-pounder also captured the 1991 EWL title. Collins, who went undefeated in EWL action during his national title season in 1991, ranked second in EWL history for most dual wins by a 142-pounder. Collins finished his career as the school’s all-time win leader, and he helped the Mountaineers win two EWL titles. Collins registered a sixth-place finish at the 1991 NCAA Championships. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

1993 I MILESBURG, PA. Making his first NCAA appearance, Doug Taylor became West Virginia's seventh All-American at the 1993 NCAA Championships in Ames, Iowa.

Taylor, who battled an injury-plagued season, finished fifth at 158 pounds.

Taylor lost a controversial overtime decision in the semifinals, trying to become only the second Mountaineer Doug TAYLOR wrestler to reach the NCAA final round. Taylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament by virtue of his second-place finish at the EWL Championships.

1994 I AMITYVILLE, N.Y. In 1994, Dean Morrison concluded his outstanding career by becoming the second West Virginia wrestler to win an NCAA title. Morrison defeated Wyoming's Reese Andy in Chapel Hill, N.C., to claim national supremacy and lead the Mountaineers to a 14th-place team finish. During his career, Morrison Dean MORRISON became the first wrestler in school history to win three Eastern Wrestling League titles (1992-94) and just the fourth to win more than 100 career matches (103).

Named the 1994 EWL Wrestler of the Year, Morrison competed in the prestigious National Wrestling Coaches Association AllStar Classic in Pittsburgh. Morrison's 33 wins in 1994 also tied him with Dominic Black for the most wins by a Mountaineer 177-pounder in a season .

1997 I COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. A powerful wrestler, John Koss became the first four-time NCAA qualifier in WVU history. Koss capped off a brilliant campaign by advancing to the semifinals of the 1997 NCAA Championships. He recorded an impressive 87 wins as a Mountaineer, which was seventh best at the time in school history.

John KOSS Koss wrestled to an 8-0 dual-meet record at 177 pounds his senior season to top off a career 23 wins in the EWL. After his first NCAA appearance as a freshman, Koss was named a fifth-team selection to the Amateur Wrestling News' all-rookie team.

1997, 1998 I WILLIAMSTOWN, W.VA. Mike Mason is remembered as one of the most diligent and hardworking wrestlers in the history of the program. The second WVU wrestler to be a two-time AllAmerican – both at 150 pounds – and the first All-American from the state of West Virginia, Mason earned his first All-America honors Mike MASON in 1997 when he was seeded eighth and wrestled to the quarterfinal round. He posted a 35-5 record his junior year, including a 10-0 dual meet record.

As a senior, Mason advanced to the NCAA semifinal, losing a controversial double-overtime decision, then came back to win two hard-fought matches and finish third for his second All-America honor. He competed in the NWCA All-Star Classic, won an EWL title and was the fifth WVU wrestler to reach 100 career wins.

1998, 1999 I NORTHAMPTON, PA. A dangerous force at 134 pounds his junior year and 141 pounds his senior year, Ian “Whitey” Chlebove became a two-time All-American with his seventh-place finish at the 1998 NCAA Championships in Cleveland and his sixth-place finish at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State. As a senior,

Ian “Whitey CHLEBOVE Chlebove was ranked as high as fourth nationally during the season. As a junior, he was ranked as high as third. In 1996, Chlebove was one win away from All-America honors with a 3-2 finish at the tournament. After a redshirt season in 1997, he posted a 27-8 record in 1998 to set a WVU record at 134 pounds.

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1998, 1999, 2000 I SLICKVILLE, PA. One of the finest athletes to come through the WVU program, Vertus Jones became the Mountaineers’ first three-time All-American with his second-place finish at the 2000 NCAA Championships in St. Louis.

His first All-America honor came with a second-place finish at 177 pounds at the 1998 NCAA Vertus JONES Championships in Cleveland. His second All-America honor came with a third-place finish at the 184-pound weight class at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State. As a sophomore, Jones was the youngest of 20 finalists at the 1998 tournament and the youngest in WVU history to reach the NCAA finals. He is the first Mountaineer to be a four-time EWL champion and only the third EWL wrestler to be a four-time champion. He was the second WVU wrestler to win the EWLs as a freshman.

Jones posted a stellar 30-2 senior season at 184 pounds, setting the all-time West Virginia consecutive-wins streak at 24 and finished his career with a 95-21 mark, which was sixth best at the time at WVU. 1999 I ELKINS, W.VA. A master of using his speed and size at 174 pounds, Sam Kline finished third at the 1999 NCAA Championships at Penn State to garner All-America honors, defeating three ranked opponents along the way. Kline capped off a stellar career with a 28-5 senior campaign, finishing with 84 wins to Sam KLINE 22 losses. Kline won the 1999 EWL Tournament, the 1997 and 1998 WVU Open, and the 1997 and 1998 Navy Classic. He finished eighth at the 1998 Las Vegas Invitational.

During his career, Kline qualified for three NCAA Championships.

2002, 2004, 2005 I SLICKVILLE, PA. Greg Jones became the first Mountaineer to win multiple national titles with his 184-pound championship in St. Louis as a junior.

He added to his legacy as a senior after blowing through competition yet again for his third national championship in four years.

During his senior year, Jones Greg JONES posted a perfect 25-0 record and was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. He became just the 20th wrestler in NCAA history to win multiple national titles at different weight classes.

As a junior, Jones posted his third victory of the tournament over Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois in winning his second crown, 10-5. Jones’ performance was so dominant that he did not give up an offensive point during the entire 2004 NCAA Tournament, going 5-0.

In one of the most remarkable performances in the history of West Virginia athletics, freshman Jones cruised through the 174-pound bracket en route to the NCAA Championships.

Jones was 34-2 and raked in numerous honors in his rookie campaign. At the NCAA Championships, Jones dominated the

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field by outscoring his opponents 62-27 and only allowing a takedown in the first round. He defeated Greg Parker of Princeton 12-5 in the finals.

A four-time EWL champion, he was twice named EWL Wrestler of the Year and was named the 2004 EWL Points Champion. In 2002, he was the EWL Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and the EWL Freshman of the Year.

2003 I HIGHLAND, MD. Despite missing portions of the season to injury, Brandon Lauer fought his way to an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Kansas City. Lauer trailed early in his first-round match, but went on to stun fifth-seeded Zach Roberson of Iowa State by pinning him at 4:21.

He continued his roll with another Brandon LAUER fall in the second round, this time finishing off Jason Cuocolo of Sacred Heart in 2:19. After a narrow loss in the championship quarterfinals, Lauer needed one more win to assure himself of All-America status. He seemingly had the match in hand, but a late rally by Tom Clum of Wisconsin forced the match into overtime. Lauer was able to collect himself and quickly finished off the match with a takedown four seconds into the extra session for the sudden victory. Nursing an ailing knee, Lauer dropped his last two matches to finish eighth in the nation at 133 pounds.

2003 I SPOKANE, WASH. Using intensity, determination and superior conditioning, Shane Cunanan willed himself to the national semifinals and All-America honors in 2003. After cruising to a first-round victory, he scored one of the tournament’s biggest upsets at 141 pounds by shocking fifthseeded Zach Esposito of Oklahoma Shane CUNANAN State, 3-1, in overtime. Cunanan controlled most of the match, but could not convert on several opportunities. Finally, his tireless effort produced a takedown.

In the national quarterfinals, the story was again the same as Cunanan controlled the match and wore his opponent down before taking the 5-3 victory over the tournament’s seventh seed, Dana Holland of Arizona State. His roll ended with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in the national semifinals and he eventually finished sixth. Cunanan, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times, finally was able to finish his career as an NCAA All-American.

2005 I JEANNETTE, PA. Matt Lebe became WVU’s 20th AllAmerican the hard way by fighting through the 157-pound consolation bracket after losing his opening match of the NCAA Tournament.

Lebe pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2005 tournament when he knocked off Stanford’s defending national champion, Matt Gentry, 5-3.

Matt LEBE The Jeannette, Pa., native then faced Clarion’s Chris Horning, whom he had beaten twice before earlier in the season. Lebe jumped out to a 4-1 lead and held off Horning for the rest of the match to escape with a 6-5 win. He later was knocked out of the tournament by Arizona State’s Brian Smith and finished seventh overall.

Tolbert of Utah Valley in a 14-6 major decision before knocking off No. 2 seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell in a 5-3 decision. Moisey got his revenge on No. 7 seed Klimara in the quarterfinals, winning a 5-2 decision. However, his most impressive feat came in the semifinals when he used a cradle to pin No. 6 seed Thomas Gilman of Iowa in just 52 seconds to advance to the NCAA finals, where he lost a 9-5 decision to No. 4 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State to end his magical run.

Though he did not come away with a national title, Moisey made his way into several record books. He became the first WVU All-American since 2007 and the 30th overall and was the first Mountaineer to wrestle for a national championship since Greg Jones did so in 2005. Moisey was also the first unseeded wrestler to make it to the NCAA finals since 2003.

2006, 2007 I PARKERSBURG, W.VA. No WVU true freshman had ever wrestled his way to All-America status before Parkersburg native Brandon Rader did so at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Park ersburg High graduate finished sixth in the tournament to become just the fourth West Virginia native to earn Brandon RADER All-America status.

Rader, seeded ninth in the 141-pound weight class, got off to a blistering pace as he pinned his first two opponents. In his third bout, the freshman faced No. 1 seeded and undefeated Nate Gallick of Iowa State and lost a very close 3-0 decision.

Rader rebounded in the consolation bracket by defeating Pitt’s Ron Tarquinio for the third time in 2006. He then defeated Virginia Tech’s Dave Hoffman, 11-7, in the consolation quarterfinals.

In 2007 Rader repeated his All-America status by finishing sixth for the second-consecutive year. This time, he rebounded from a second-round loss, which forced him to win fourconsecutive matches to get back to the NCAA platform. His defining match occurred in the consolation semifinals against No. 4-seeded Manny Rivera of Minnesota when he came away victorious, 9-5.

The win for Rader made him just the sixth Mountaineer wrestler in school history to earn multiple All-America honors when he did so during the third session of the NCAA Championships in Detroit.

2015 I NORTHAMPTON, PA. Zeke Moisey started the season as a redshirt freshman and went on to end it as the NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds. After competing unattached for the first few weeks of the season, Moisey’s redshirt was pulled on Nov. 13, 2015, when firstyear head coach Sammie Henson inserted him into the lineup against Zeke MOISEY Arizona State, where Moisey claimed a major decision. He topped several ranked opponents during the season before taking the runner-up spot at the 2015 Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa, dropping a 5-3 decision to No. 9 Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma State.

Moisey earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, entering the tournament unseeded. He then upset No. 15 Chasen

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NWCA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM 1993 9th 1997 19th 1998 11th 1999 11th 2002 9th 2003 18th 2004 12th 2005 9th 2006 30th 2009 37th NWCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM SELECTIONS 1991 Scott Collins 1993 Daniel Staats 1995 Keith Taylor 1995 Douglas Verrer 1997 Samuel Kline 1997 Angelo Zegarelli 1998 Mike Mason 1998 Sam Kline 1998 Angelo Zegarelli 1998 Bob Patnesky 1999 Sam Kline 2001 Ryan Kehler 2002 Ryan Kehler 2003 Shane Cunanan 2003 Brandon Lauer 2004 Greg Jones 2004 Matt Lebe 2005 Greg Jones 2005 Matt Lebe 2006 Matt Lebe 2009 Dustin Rogers 2012 Lance Bryson

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CLIFF KEEN/NWCA NATIONAL DUALS 1991 - Eighth Place

Defeated Indiana, 21-14

Lost to Nebraska, 19-21

Defeated Northwestern, 35-5

Lost to Northern Iowa, 16-23

Lost to North Carolina, 15-20 1992 - Did Not Place

Lost to Wisconsin, 9-39

Lost to Augsburg, 8-25 1996 - Did Not Place

Lost to Oklahoma State, 15-28

Lost to Pitt, 15-22 1998 - Sixth Place

Defeated Michigan, 28-10

Lost to Minnesota, 3-33

Defeated Penn, 20-19

Defeated Arizona State, 20-16

Lost to Penn State, 13-25

Lost to Nebraska, 8-36 1999 - Did Not Place

Lost to Oklahoma State, 10-31

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- Did Not Place Lost to Penn, 20-23 Defeated Rider, 29-9 Lost to Nebraska, 6-35 - Did Not Place Lost to Oklahoma, 18-20 Lost to Minnesota, 15-20 - Did Not Place Lost to Michigan, 16-29 Defeated Cleveland State, 21-16 Lost to Penn, 18-21 - Did Not Place Lost to Illinois, 6-34 Lost to Penn State, 16-24 - Did Not Place Lost to Northwestern, 14-28 Lost to Penn, 18-25 - Did Not Place Lost to Minnesota, 9-32 Lost to Ohio State, 9-29 - Did Not Place - 23rd

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NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS 1987 Jim Akerly (defeated by Iowa’s Jim Heffernan, 6-0) 1991 Scott Collins (defeated Oklahoma State’s Chuck Barbee, 10-6) Mark Banks (defeated by Iowa’s Mark Reiland, 9-8) 1992 Craig Turnbull (coach of the Blue Team) 1994 Keith Taylor (defeated by Cal Poly’s Jake Gaeir, 5-1) Dean Morrison (defeated by Oregon State’s Les Gutches, 12-3) 1998 Mike Mason (defeated by Illinois’ Eric Siebert, 3-2) 1999 Vertus Jones (defeated by Iowa State’s Cael

Sanderson, 6-5) 2001 Ryan Kehler (did not participate due to injury) 2003 Greg Jones (defeated Oklahoma State’s Chris Pendleton, 7-3) Craig Turnbull (coach of the Blue Team) 2004 Greg Jones (defeated Northern Illinois’ Ben Heizer, 10-6) 2005 Greg Jones (defeated Iowa’s Paul Bradley, 3-2) 2015 Zeke Moisey (defeated by Ohio State’s Nathan Tomasello, 7-1)

GEORGE NEDEFF OUTSTANDING WRESTLER AWARD 1990 Mark Banks 1991 Scott Collins 1992 Dean Morrison 1993 Doug Taylor 1994 Dean Morrison 1995 Doug Vetter 1996 Jason Frable 1997 Mike Mason 1998 Mike Mason 1999 Sam Kline and Vertus Jones 2000 Vertus Jones 2001 Ryan Kehler 2002 Greg Jones 2003 Shane Cunanan 2004 Greg Jones 2005 Greg Jones 2006 Brandon Rader 2007 Brandon Rader 2008 Kurt Brenner 2009 Dustin Rogers 2010 Brandon Williamson 2011 Nathan Pennesi 2012 Brandon Williamson 2013 Nathan Pennesi 2014 Colin Johnston 2015 Zeke Moisey 2016 Dylan Cottrell 2017 Dylan Cottrell COACHES’ AWARD 1990 Dave Miller 1991 Dominic Black 1992 Steve Millward 1993 Tom Onorato 1994 Keith Taylor 1995 Doug Vetter 1996 Scott Hage 1997 Sam Kline 1998 Mike Mason 1999 Sam Kline 2000 Bob Patnesky 2001 Joe Carr 2002 Shane Cunanan 2003 Shane Cunanan 2004 Matt Lebe 2005 Matt Lebe 2006 Matt Lebe 2007 Zac Fryling 2008 Jared Villers 2009 Lance Bryson 2010 Kyle Rooney 2011 Donnie Jones/Phil Mandzik 2012 Nathan Pennesi 2013 Nathan Pennesi 2014 Nathan Pennesi/Cory Stainbrook 2015 Chris Nelson 2016 Louis Colonna 2017 Ryan Lopez

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1990 Dean Morrison 1991 Rich Ginther 1992 Doug Vetter 1993 Scott Hage 1994 Dorian Hager 1995 Whitey Chlebove 1996 O’Dell Tucker 1997 Vertus Jones 1998 Bob Patnesky 1999 Joe Carr 2000 Billy Smith 2001 Brian Floyd 2002 Greg Jones 2003 Seth Lisa, Matt Lebe 2004 Joe Clarke, Zac Fryling 2005 Jared Villers 2006 Brandon Rader 2007 Dustin Rogers 2008 Donnie Jones 2009 Colin Johnston 2010 Brandon Williamson 2011 Nathan Pennesi 2012 Brutus Scheffel 2013 Bubba Scheffel 2014 Cory Stainbrook 2015 Zeke Moisey 2016 Keegan Moore 2017 Devin Brown

HOME/AWAY RECORD SINCE 1969 Home 171-113-8 Away 144-137-3 Neutral 75-57-3

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R.B. Dayton

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Denny Myers

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Albert Gwynne

1935-42

9

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George Nedeff

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Fred Liechti

1975-78

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Craig Turnbull

1979-14

36

287-214-9 .563

Sammie Henson

2014-

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WVU WRESTLING HALL OF FAME

The West Virginia University Wrestling Hall of Fame was instituted in 1991 to recognize those athletes who have helped pioneer WVU athletics into one of the most respected programs in the nation. The initial group of inductees was selected from six different time periods; former athletes, coaches and administrators are eligible for selection 10 years following their association with WVU. The following people have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Mountaineer wrestling program.

1989-90 Lewis Guidi, Steve Harrick 1990-91 Kenny Lindamood, George Nedeff 1991-92 Sam Church, Roy Sisler 1993-94 Mark Cagle, Bob Mendenhall 1994-95 Robert Perry 1995-96 Dan Zottarelli

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GENERAL

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PRESIDENT

Gee,

E. GORDON

Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having served as president of some of the most prestigious public and private universities for more than three decades.

When he returned to lead West Virginia University in 2014 as the institution’s 24th president, it was a homecoming of sorts. He was first named WVU president in 1981 at age 36 – at the time, among the youngest persons to ever serve as a university president.

He led WVU until 1985 when he went on to presidencies at the University of Colorado (1985-90), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-07). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990-97 and again from 2007-13.

On his return to the Morgantown campus, he said, “This is not a job to me; it is a calling.” His leadership style bears that out as he works tirelessly to advance the University’s land-grant mission and open doors to the American dream.

In his latest address to the University community, he noted that for 150 years, the institution has been a polar star guiding West Virginians toward a brighter tomorrow. He said, “That is why, in this milestone year, we recommit our University to living the values that drive our work. Serving our students and our state is not just our duty — it is our passion.”

Gee has built a special relationship with the students as well as the state’s citizens, making it a point to visit students where they live, learn and socialize -- and visiting all 55 West Virginia counties during his inaugural year -- and at least half in subsequent years.

Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, and was granted full professorship in 1978.

One year later, he became dean of the WVU College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU’s 19th president.

Gee has served on several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia invited him to join its international advisory board. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States.

Gee is serving as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Active in many national professional and service organizations, he is on the executive committee of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees and serves on the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization, as well as on the board of trustees of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain, with which WVU has a long-standing academic partnership. A recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he is an executive board member of Boy Scouts of America. He has also served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Limited Brands.

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In 2011, Gee began serving as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-12, Governor John Kasich asked him to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In December 2012, he began serving on the Columbus Education Commission.

Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization.

In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

He is the co-author of 11 books, including Law, Policy and Higher Education, published in 2012. He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education.

In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.

TheGEE FAMILY Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón.

Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón

Lyons

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

SHANE

The 2017-18 season is Shane Lyons’ third full year as director of athletics at West Virginia University. If the next year is anything like the previous two, the Mountaineer athletics story will be full of positive results and continued success.

In year two, Lyons put the finishing touches, to rave reviews, on $23 million in renovations to the WVU Coliseum, while $50 million in renovations and fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium finished in August 2017.

Lyons is always on the go, focusing his energy daily on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes, and his honest, fair and caring approach has energized an athletic department that turned in record results in 2017.

Under Lyons’ leadership, 2017 was one of the best in WVU history. Six teams were nationally ranked, football turned in a 10-win season, women’s soccer played for the national championship and had the Hermann Trophy winner, men’s basketball reached the Sweet 16, women’s basketball won the Big 12 championship and rifle won its 19th national championship. Overall, the Mountaineers registered in 24 All-Americans, 104 all-conference performers, 20 academic award winners, 121 academic all-conference selections, 10 Olympians, one Olympic gold medalist and two silver medalists.

Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $90 million and more than 200 employees, Lyons’ tireless efforts in the coming year will be geared toward getting started on a new $45 million aquatic and track center in Morgantown, and a continued focus, on the growth and cultivation of the more than $23 million in fundraising efforts brought in by the Mountaineer Athletic Club. He will also direct phase two of the Coliseum renovations, which will bring the building up to ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, Milan Puskar Stadium will have two video boards to improve in fan entertainment and information.

While some outside observers may think that he is a behind-the-scenes guy, the people who count will tell you that Lyons is a results-oriented leader who has his finger on the pulse and is a positive influence on the entire department.

His work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. Also in 2017-18, Lyons will chair the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12.

Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program.

During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million.

The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches.

Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters.

In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events,

including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events.

Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units.

Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of the 25 membership service representatives.

Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships.

A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively.

Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke.

Through the Years 1988-89 Big South Conference

(Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships)

1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference

(Associate Commissioner – Compliance and Governance)

2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President)

National Committee Appointments

1995-97 Legislative Review Committee

2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee

2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council

2010-11 2015-18 2015-18 2017-18

(Chair 2 years)

(Chair 2 years)

(Chair 1 year)

Division I Communications and Coordination Committee Big 12 Administration, Finance and Budget Committee Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee Big 12 Athletic Directors Council

(Chair)

The Lyons Family: Cameron, Brooke; Emily and Shane

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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATEAthletics

Keli Zinn Deputy Director of Athletics

Steve Uryasz Simon Dover Executive Senior Senior Associate Associate Athletic Director Athletic Director/ Business Operations/CFO

Michael Fragale Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Communications

Terri Howes Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sport Administration/SWA

Ben Murray Senior Associate Athletic Director/ MAC Executive Director

Matt Wells Senior Associate Athletic Director/ External Affairs

Greg Featherston Associate Athletic Director/ Governance & Compliance

April Messerly Associate Athletic Director/ Facilities & Operations

Bryan Messerly Assistant Athletic Director/ Communications

Sam Morrone Assistant Athletic Director/ Business Operations

Preston Wages Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance

Stephanie White Assistant Athletic Director/ Student-Athlete Development

Zach Eckert Assistant Athletic Director/ Facilities & Operations

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Head Coaches

Nathaniel Zinn Assistant Athletic Director/Marketing

Jason Butts Gymnastics

Mike Carey Women’s Basketball

Sean Cleary Cross Country/Track

Sean Covich Golf

Jon Hammond Rifle

Sammie Henson Wrestling

Dana Holgorsen Football

Bob Huggins Men’s Basketball

Nikki Izzo-Brown Women’s Soccer

Jimmy King Rowing

Marlon LeBlanc Men’s Soccer

Miha Lisac Tennis

Randy Mazey Baseball

Vic Riggs Swimming and Diving

Reed Sunahara Volleyball

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WVU IntercollegiateAthletics

2016-17

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

• Jack Elliott, Men’s Soccer • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle

SECOND TEAM • Carly Black, Women’s Soccer • Amy Cashin, Track and Field/Cross Country • Jillian Forsey, Track and Field/Cross Country • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle

THIRD TEAM • Amelie Currat, Women’s Swimming & Diving • Bianca St. Georges

ALL-AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

• Milica Babic, Rifle, NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America, Senior CLASS Award • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle, NRA All-America Air Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Morgan Phillips, Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, NRA All-America Air Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore, CRCA All-America

SECOND TEAM • Michaela Abam, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America • Milica Babic, Rifle, NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore, CRCA All-America • Jackson Cramer, Baseball, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Rasul Douglas, Football, Associated Press All-America, CBSSports.com All-America, Football • Writers of America Association All-America, Phil Steele All-America, Pro Football Focus • All-America, USA Today All-America, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle, CRCA All-America • Kirah Koshinski, Gymnastics, NACGC/W Regular Season All-America • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, CRCA All-America • Zaakira Muhammad, Gymnastics, NCAA Championships All-America • Tyler Orlosky Football, Associated Press All-America, CBSSports.com All-America, Football • Writers of America Association All-America, Phil Steele All-America, SI.com All-America, USA Today All-America

THIRD TEAM • Amy Cashin, Track & Field (Outdoor), 3,000m Steeplechase • Rasul Douglas, Football, SBNation All-America • Shamoya McNeil, Track & Field (Outdoor), Triple Jump • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Athlon Sports All-America • Braden Zarbnisky, Baseball, NCBWA All-America

FOURTH TEAM • Tyler Orlosky, Football, SBNation All-America

HONORABLE MENTION • Rasul Douglas, Football, FOXSports All-America • Tyler Orlosky, Football, FOXSports All-America • Morgan Phillips, Rifle, CRCA All-America Honorable Mention • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, NRA All-America Honorable Mention Air Rifle • Tynice Martin, Women’s Basketball, Associated Press All-America, WBCA All-America

CONFERENCE MAJOR AWARDS

• Michaela Abam, Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year • Milica Babic, Rifle, GARC Outstanding Rookie • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player • Morgan Car, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Big 12 Women’s Co-Newcomer of the Year • Jevon Carter, Men’s Basketball, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year • Justin Crawford, Football, Newcomer of the Year, Coaches, ESPN.com • Ashley Lawrence, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player • Tynice Martin, Women’s Basketball, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player • Tarik Phillip, Men’s Basketball, Sixth Man Award • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, GARC Shooter of the Year

NATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Nathan Adrian, Men’s Basketball, Reese’s NABC Division I All-Stars • Milica Babic, Rifle, CRCA Freshman of the Year • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, espnW National Player of the Year, Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, Honda Sports Award, Senior CLASS Award Finalist, TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, ESPY nomination as top women’s college athlete • Jevon Carter, Men’s Basketball, NABC Defensive Player of the Year, Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year, Allstate NABC Good Works Team nominee • Jackson Cramer, Baseball, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Skyler Howard, Football, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist, Senior CLASS Award Candidate • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Lanay Montgomery, Women’s Basketball, Allstate WBCA Good Works Team nominee, Senior CLASS Award Candidate • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Rimington Trophy Finalist, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, 87th AAU James E. Sullivan Award Finalist; CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year, 2016 USA Shooting Athlete of the Year • Braden Zarbnisky, Baseball, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Finalist

NCAA TEAM QUALIFIERS

• Baseball, Winston-Salem Regional Final • Cross Country, 4th at Mid-Atlantic Regionals • Men’s Basketball, NCAA Sweet 16 • Women’s Basketball, NCAA Second Round • Women’s Soccer, National Runner-Up

NCAA INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS

• Amy Cashin, Women’s Track & Field, 3,000m Steeplechase (Outdoor) • Dylan Cottrell, Wrestling, 165 pounds • Maggie Drazba, Cross Country • Jillian Forsey, Cross Country • Shamoya McNeil, Women’s Track & Field, Triple Jump (Outdoor) • Zaakira Muhammad, Gymnastics • Jacob A. Smith, Wrestling, 197 pounds (did not compete due to injury)

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• 154 Academic All-Conference Selections • Four Team Academic Award Winners (Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country and Women’s Swimming and Diving) • 517 Student-Athletes were named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 512 Student-Athletes were named to the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

BASEBALL: 36-26/12-12 Big 12; T-4th place Big 12; NCAA Winston-Salem Regional Final CROSS COUNTRY: 3rd place at Big 12 Championship; 4th place at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional; 2 NCAA qualifiers MEN’S BASKETBALL: 28-9/12-6 Big 12; T-2nd place Big 12; NCAA West Regional Semifinal WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: 24-11/8-10 Big 12; 6th place Big 12; Big 12 Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round FOOTBALL: 10-3/7-2 Big 12; T-2nd place Big 12; Russell Athletic Bowl GOLF: 10th at Big 12 GYMNASTICS: 13-10/3-3 Big 12; 3rd place Big 12; 3rd place NCAA Morgantown Regional; 1 NCAA Qualifier ROWING: 5th place at Big 12 Championship RIFLE: 12-0/8-0 GARC; GARC Regular-Season & Postseason Champions; NCAA Champions MEN’S SOCCER: 8-7-1/1-4 MAC; 6th place MAC WOMEN’S SOCCER: 23-2-2/8-0 Big 12; Big 12 Regular-Season & Tournament Champions; NCAA National Runner-Up MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: 5-4/1-0 Big 12; 2nd place Big 12 WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING: 5-6/1-1 Big 12; 4th place Big 12 WOMEN’S TENNIS: 4-16/0-9 Big 12; 10th place Big 12 WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD: Indoor-10th Big 12; Outdoor-10th Big 12; 2 NCAA Qualifiers VOLLEYBALL: 12-18/3-13 Big 12; 8th place Big 12 WRESTLING: 4-12/1-3 Big 12; 6th place at Big 12 Championship; 2 NCAA Qualifiers

NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS Rifle NCAA TEAM RUNNER-UP Women’s Soccer INDIVIDUAL NCAA CHAMPIONS Milica Babic, Air Rifle Morgan Phillips, Smallbore TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Rifle, Regular Season and Tournament Women’s Basketball, Tournament Women’s Soccer, Regular Season and Tournament WVUWrestling

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WHAT TO KNOW WHEN COVERING WVU MEDIA SERVICES

WVUSPORTS.COM

The West Virginia University Athletic Communications Office will be available throughout the 2018 wrestling season to accommodate any media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia wrestling team. Any additional questions should be directed to wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications Amy Salvatore.

WVUsports.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on Mountaineer wrestling. In 2018 streamed audio and video broadcast will be available on WVU’s official athletic website. Wrestler and coachin g

GAMEDAY Parking is free for all home wrestling matches. Requested team members and fourth-year coach Sammie Henson will be available for interviews inside the theater of the WVU Coliseum following a 15-minute grace period. Please see WVU wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications Amy Salvatore at the scorers’ table following the match for all interview requests.

staff bios are available at the click of a finger by going to WVUsports.com.

Updated following each match, WVUsports.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer wrestling. Not only will you find this season’s stats and stories, but you also will be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective.

SOCIAL MEDIA The WVU wrestling team is active on various social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Visit Facebook.com/WVUWrestling to like the Facebook page. To follow the Mountaineers on Twitter visit Twitter. com/WVUWrestling. To follow the team on Instagram visit Instagram.com/ WVUWrestling.

GAME SERVICES The athletic communications staff will be at your service throughout the match. All working media will be provided with a game program, rosters, media guides and other pertinent information. Computer-generated scores will be available at the conclusion of the match. Press seating is located at the top of the concourse, and wireless internet access is available for working media members.

CREDENTIALS Photographers and media members who wish to cover a match at the WVU Coliseum should contact WVU wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications Amy Salvatore, via email (alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance.

DURING THE WEEK Any member of the media wishing to interview a wrestler or member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU wrestling contact/ assistant director of athletic communications Amy Salvatore, via email (alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Every effort will be made to hold a weekly media session at the WVU Wrestling Pavilion throughout the season, and proper media alerts will be emailed in advance.

Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletic communications staff.

RECEIVING INFORMATION Media members may receive wrestling press releases, notes and more via email. Please email WVU wrestling contact/assistant director of athletic communications Amy Salvatore (alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu) to be included to the distribution list.

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DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU COLISEUM From Interstate 79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Coliseum will be on the right. Enter at the light at Patterson Drive.

From Interstate 68 Take the Pierpont Drive (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs to the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn left onto 705 and take the second exit out of the roundabout as 705 becomes Chestnut Ridge Road. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patterson Drive at the intersection of University Avenue. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead.

Athletic Communications The West Virginia University Athletic Communications Office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Country Roads Gate. The main athletic communications office is Room 214.

Mailing Address Athletic Communications Office

West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507

WVA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF

CONTACT INFORMATION

MichaelFRAGALE

BryanMESSERLY

JohnANTONIK

Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Communications

Assistant Athletic Director/Communications

Director of Digital Media

MikeMONTORO

JoeSWAN

KristinCOLDSNOW

Director of Football Communications

Director of Athletic Publications

Multimedia Specialist

GrantDOVEY

AshleyBAILEY

ShannonMcNAMARA

AmySALVATORE

Digital Media Manager

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Athletic Communications

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

CharlieHEALY

LisaAMMONS

CherylWIRE

LisaAMMONS

Business Manager

Operations Coordinator

Business Manager

Overnight Shipping Address Athletic Communications Office

West Virginia University 217 Coliseum 3450 Monongahela Blvd.

Morgantown, WV 26507 Phone Information Office: (304) 293-2821

Fax: (304) 293-4105 Wrestling Contact Amy Salvatore

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Office: (304) 293-2921 Cell: (304) 288-8847 E-mail: alsalvatore@mail.wvu.edu

JoeMITCHIN

ChrisPHARIS

MaggieMATTELLA

Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistant

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ATHLETICFacilities BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY

CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY

CARY GYM

DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM

DREAMSWORK FIELD

MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM

MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS

MOUNTAINEER TRACK

WVU BOATHOUSE

WVU COLISEUM

WVU NATATORIUM

WVU RIFLE RANGE

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