Recruiting, Signing & Staffing

[Bearhugger]

Congratulations to WVU in signing another accomplished wrestler from PA.

Ty Watters!!

2022 Pennsylvania state champion
2022 Super 32 finalist
#3 at 152 according to Flowrestling
2021 Powerade finalist.

Being a 152, his early projections should be at 149 or 157.

Here are WVU's wrestle offs to show where personnel are by weight class:

125
Jace Schafer dec Colton Drousias, 2-1

141
Jordan Titus dec Blake Boyers, 9-0
Michael Dolan maj dec Blake Boyers, 8-0
Jordan Titus dec Michael Dolan, 6-1

149
Sam Hillegas tech fall Michael Pescatore, 15-0
Jeff Boyd dec Brayden Ivy, 8-6
Brayden Ivy FALL over Michael Pescatore
Jeff Boyd dec Sam Hillegas, 4-3

157
Alex Hornfeck tech fall George Johnson, 18-0
Brayden Roberts dec Nick Cicciarelli, 7-4
Caleb Dowling maj dec Joseph Chiappazzi, 13-2
Alex Hornfeck tech fall Brayden Roberts, 16-0
Caleb Dowling dec Walker Heard, 5-1
Nick Cicciarelli dec George Johnson, 10-9
Nick Cicciarelli dec Joseph Chiappazzi, 3-1
Caleb Dowling dec Alex Hornfeck, 5-3

165
Peyton Hall dec Patrick Daum, 6-1

174
Brody Conley dec Jack Blumer, 2-0
Scott Joll FALL over Andrew Sharer
Jack Blumer maj dec Andrew Sharer, 9-1
Scott Joll dec Brody Conley, 5-1

184
Dennis Robin maj dec Kyle Myers, 12-4
Anthony Carman tech fall Brian Finnerty, 16-0
Brian Finnety dec Kyle Myers, 2-1 UTB
Anthony Carman dec Dennis Robin, 4-0

197
Austin Cooley FALL over Nate Wickersham

285
Michael Wolfgram tech fall Leo Muzika, 17-2
Tristan Kemp dec Leo Muzika, 5-1
Michael Wolfgram FALL over Tristan Kemp

[Jon Perkins]

Don't forget the in-state recruit Matthew Dolan. He will add good depth at 125 and if he can put on a little more size in the next couple years, I think he will be a sloid part of the line-up.

[Letsgooo]

He’s a scrambling machine. Will be exciting to watch.

Now we need to hit the LW transfer market

[Geoswaff]

He’s a scrambling machine. Will be exciting to watch.

Now we need to hit the LW transfer market

I’m thinking maybe Cooper Flynn at VT who is awesome but just can’t seem to beat Ventresca.

[Jon Perkins]

Interesting that someone brings up Cooper Flynn possibly entering the transfer portal. I have been thinking this since hearing that he lost his wrestle off and then he lost again at the Southeast Open. I can't see someone of his caliber willfully sitting the bench behind Ventresca at 125 and with Sam Latona at 133, only being a sophomore, it doesn't look like Cooper will crack the lineup in the next three years. I believe that there is a good chance he transfers out of Virginia Tech. Coach Flynn got one pretty good transfer out of Va. Tech, could he end up with another?

[aacoach61]

The 12.8.22 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had an article on the top AAA wrestlers in the WPIAL. Two WVU recruits mentioned. West Allegheny High School is near the Pittsburgh airport and the Brooke/Hancock County, WV-Pennsylvania state line.

Shawn Taylor, West Allegheny (Jr., 42-8, 55-13) - Taylor, a West Virginia recruit, was a WPIAL runner-up at 160 pounds last season. He also placed fourth in the state.

Ty Watters, West Allegheny (Sr., 35-3, 59-8) - Watters, a West Virginia recruit, is a two-time PIAA qualifier and one-time champ who missed his sophomore season with an injury. Last season, he placed second in the WPIAL and first in the state at 145 pounds.