MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –
West Virginia University wrestler
Zeke Moisey (125) has won six of his last seven duals to move up in the national rankings, as announced by wrestling publications FloWrestling, Intermat and The Open Mat on Tuesday.
Redshirt senior
Jacob A. Smith also remains in this week's national rankings.
A native of Northampton, Pennsylvania, Moisey checks in at No. 14 in both The Open Mat and Intermat's 125-pound rankings, moving up one spot in Intermat's Top-20 Poll. He also jumps up one spot in FloWrestling's Top-20 Poll, appearing at No. 15.
Moisey, a redshirt junior, sports a team-high 18-7 record on the year, winning two of his last three matches by tech. falls. He also owns a 7-2 mark in the Big 12 thus far and paces the Mountaineers with 32 match points and 23 takedowns.
Smith, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, checks in to Intermat's Top-20 Poll at No. 18 in his weight class of 197 pounds. The redshirt senior went 2-0 in Big 12 action last week, collecting a pair of decisions over Air Force and Northern Colorado, respectively. Smith holds a 9-5 overall mark on the year as well as a 5-3 record in dual matches this season.
After a month on the road, the Mountaineers (5-5, 4-3 Big 12) return home for a match against No. 12 South Dakota State on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. West Virginia will host its annual Cradles for Cancer event against the Jack Rabbits for the second straight year.
The match was started by fourth-year coach
Sammie Henson in 2015 in honor of his wife, Stephanie, a breast cancer survivor, as a way to raise awareness for cancer. WVU Medicine will be sponsoring the match and collecting donations for the breast cancer program at the WVU Cancer Institute. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the match and can get the WVU Athletics official "pink" t-shirt with a donation of $10 or more to WVU Medicine.
Mountaineer fans also can bring their valentine to the meet and get two tickets for the price of one. Tickets are available at a cost of $5 for general admission and $3 for youth and seniors. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets for $2 each. Tickets are available by visiting WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVU-GAME or at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum.
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