MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia College wrestling crew will host the No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones in a high 25 conflict on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on the WVU Coliseum on ESPN+.
“Now we have an enormous alternative this week towards a high 15 crew,” head coach Tim Flynn stated. “We might solely be favored in a single match, so that offers us a variety of possibilities to knock off some extremely ranked children.”
This match marks the crew’s first residence Huge 12 twin of the 2024-25 season. West Virginia (7-1, 1-1 Huge 12) most not too long ago defeated Princeton, 27-12, on Jan. 4.
In final yr’s assembly, the Mountaineers misplaced to the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, 29-11. West Virginia’s final win towards Iowa State got here in 2017.
With a win, WVU would begin 8-1 by way of its first 9 duals for the second consecutive season. Final yr’s 8-1 begin was this system’s first since 1990.
West Virginia’s beginning lineup options 4 ranked wrestlers with fifth-year Peyton Corridor main the way in which at No. 3 within the 165-pound class. Redshirt junior Jordan Titus (141) is ranked No. 32, redshirt sophomore Brody Conley (174) is No. 29 and redshirt senior Dennis Robin (184) is No. 23.
West Virginia’s Possible Beginning Lineup
Weight Rating Identify
125 Jace Schafer
Or Jett Strickenberger
133 Tommy Maddox
Or Mason Kernan
141 No. 32 Jordan Titus
149 Michael Dolan
Or Sam Hillegas
157 Sasha Gavronsky
165 No. 3 Peyton Corridor
174 No. 29 Brody Conley
184 No. 23 Dennis Robin
Or Ian Bush
197 Rune Lawrence
HWT Michael Wolfgram
Princeton’s Possible Beginning Lineup
Weight Rating Identify
125 No. 14 Kysen Terukina
133 No. 5 Evan Frost
141 No. 21 Jacob Frost
Or Anthony Echemendia
149 Paniro Johnson
157 No. 6 Cody Chittum
165 No. 15 MJ Gaitan
174 Aiden Riggins
184 No. 16 Evan Bockman
197 No. 17 Christian Carroll
Or Nate Schon
HWT Daniel Herrera
Or No. 4 Yonger Bastida
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