MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 21 West Virginia College wrestling staff misplaced to No. 5 Northern Iowa, 29-10, on Saturday evening on the WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia (8-6, 2-5 Large 12) misplaced its third consecutive match and fell to 1-5 towards ranked opponents this season.
The evening started with senior No. 10 Jett Strickenberger defeating No. 22 Trever Anderson by resolution, 10-5. This marked Strickenberger’s fifth consecutive win towards a ranked opponent.
Northern Iowa rattled off 4 wins to take a commanding lead heading into the 165-pound match.
Fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Corridor placed on a present towards No. 18 Jack Thomsen, successful by main resolution, 15-2. Corridor scored 4 takedowns en path to his eighth win towards a ranked opponent this season.
Following Corridor, redshirt sophomore No. 30 Brody Conley matched up towards No. 16 Jared Simma. A late escape and a takedown secured the upset for Conley as he received by resolution, 8-5.
Northern Iowa secured the win, defeating the Mountaineers within the ultimate three matches.
Full Outcomes
- 125: No. 10 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) dec. No. 22 Trever Anderson (UNI), 10-5
- 133: No. 21 Julian Farber (UNI) tech. fall Tommy Maddox (WVU), 21-5
- 141: No. 5 Cael Happel (UNI) dec. Jordan Titus (WVU), 7-3
- 149: No. 10 Colin Realbuto (UNI) dec. Sam Hillegas (WVU), 15-8
- 157: No. 5 Ryder Downey (UNI) main dec. Sasha Gavronsky (WVU), 10-1
- 165: No. 3 Peyton Corridor (WVU) main dec. No. 18 Jack Thomsen (UNI), 15-2
- 174: No. 30 Brody Conley (WVU) dec. No. 16 Jared Simma (UNI), 8-5
- 184: No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) tech. fall No. 19 Dennis Robin (WVU), 20-5
- 197: No. 12 Wyatt Voelker dec. No. 33 Ian Bush (WVU), 7-3
- HWT: No. 15 Lance Runyon received by fall over Wilson Spires (WVU) [T – 1:35]
West Virginia faces Utah Valley at Layton Excessive College in Layton, Utah, on Thursday, Feb. 6.
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