MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 21 West Virginia College wrestling workforce hosts No. 5 Northern Iowa on the WVU Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
The theme for the match is Gold Rush as followers are inspired to put on gold.
“We have now a very good workforce coming to Morgantown on Saturday,” head coach Tim Flynn mentioned. “It isn’t usually we get to host a top-five workforce. It is an actual check and we want a giant crowd.”
This marks West Virginia’s (8-5, 2-4 Huge 12) sixth consecutive match in opposition to a ranked opponent. Northern Iowa is WVU’s second top-five opponent in its final three matches.
In ranked matchups this season, West Virginia is 1-4. Its lone win got here in opposition to No. 20 Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, on Jan. 17.
Fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Corridor stays undefeated on the 12 months, sitting at 23-0. Corridor has defeated high 10 opponents in back-to-back matches.
On this week’s version of the FloWrestling particular person rankings, West Virginia is represented by 5 Mountaineers. Corridor (165) leads the best way at No. 3, senior Jett Strickenberger (125) is No. 10, redshirt sophomore Brody Conley (174) is No. 30, redshirt senior Dennis Robin (184) is No. 19 and redshirt sophomore Ian Bush (197) is No. 33.
West Virginia is 0-8 all-time in opposition to Northern Iowa in a collection courting again to 1982. Final season, the Mountaineers misplaced, 26-12.
West Virginia’s Possible Lineup
Weight Rank Identify
125 No. 10 Jett Strickenberger
133 Tommy Maddox
141 Jordan Titus
Or Blake Boyers
149 Sam Hillegas
157 Sasha Gavronsky
165 No. 3 Peyton Corridor
174 No. 30 Brody Conley
Or Dylan Kohn
184 No. 19 Dennis Robin
197 No. 33 Ian Bush
HWT Wilson Spires
Northern Iowa’s Possible Lineup
Weight Rank Identify
125 No. 22 Trever Anderson
133 No. 21 Julian Farber
Or Cory Land
141 No. 5 Cael Happel
149 No. 10 Colin Realbuto
157 No. 5 Ryder Downey
165 No. 18 Jack Thomsen
174 No. 16 Jared Simma
184 No. 2 Parker Keckeisen
197 No. 12 Wyatt Voelker
Or Kalob Runyon
HWT No. 15 Lance Runyon
Or Adam Ahrendsen
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