Saturday, March 17
Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
11:00 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
NCAA Championships
Moisey Places Eighth at Nationals
March 17, 2018 01:31 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two-time All-American Zeke Moisey (125) of the West Virginia University wrestling team earned an eighth-place finish in the 125-pound pool of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, at Quicken Loans Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday morning.
No. 13 seed Moisey, a redshirt junior, took a medical forfeit over No. 9 seed Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State, finishing the three-day tournament with a 4-3 overall record. Moisey earned his team-leading 26th win of the season Friday evening, as he upset No. 7 seed Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in the fourth round of wrestle-backs to earn All-America status for the second time in his career.
The Northampton, Pennsylvania, native became the first Mountaineer to earn All-America honors twice since Brandon Rader won it in 2006 and 2007. Moisey, a three-time NCAA Qualifier, returned to the spotlight for the first time since his runner-up finish in 2015, as he currently sports a team-best 8-4 mark in NCAA Tournament action. At this year's championships, Moisey scored a team-high 5.5 points for the Mountaineers.
Redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith and redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt also joined Moisey at the 2018 NCAA Championships, as the trio led WVU to a 30th-place finish with 11.5 team points. WVU placed 57th at last year's tournament, improving 27 places in this year's team standings.
Smith suffered a setback to No. 8 seed Nate Rotert of South Dakota State in Friday's third round of wrestle-backs at 197 pounds, concluding his career as a four-time NCAA Qualifier. The Charleston, West Virginia, native racked up 92 career wins in a Mountaineer singlet, just three wins shy of an appearance on WVU's all-time career wins list.
Schmitt's tournament run also came to an end in Friday's third round of wrestle-backs at 133 pounds, as he dropped a decision to No. 10 seed Jack Mueller of Virginia. The Platte City, Missouri, native recorded a 2-2 mark at his first-ever NCAA Tournament, completing his first season in a Mountaineer singlet with a 23-14 record to rank second on the team.
Of note, WVU has qualified 13 wrestlers to the national tournament in the Sammie Henson era.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Seven-Place Match
125: No. 9 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) wins by medical forfeit over No. 13 Zeke Moisey (WVU)
No. 13 seed Moisey, a redshirt junior, took a medical forfeit over No. 9 seed Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State, finishing the three-day tournament with a 4-3 overall record. Moisey earned his team-leading 26th win of the season Friday evening, as he upset No. 7 seed Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in the fourth round of wrestle-backs to earn All-America status for the second time in his career.
The Northampton, Pennsylvania, native became the first Mountaineer to earn All-America honors twice since Brandon Rader won it in 2006 and 2007. Moisey, a three-time NCAA Qualifier, returned to the spotlight for the first time since his runner-up finish in 2015, as he currently sports a team-best 8-4 mark in NCAA Tournament action. At this year's championships, Moisey scored a team-high 5.5 points for the Mountaineers.
Redshirt senior Jacob A. Smith and redshirt freshman Matthew Schmitt also joined Moisey at the 2018 NCAA Championships, as the trio led WVU to a 30th-place finish with 11.5 team points. WVU placed 57th at last year's tournament, improving 27 places in this year's team standings.
Smith suffered a setback to No. 8 seed Nate Rotert of South Dakota State in Friday's third round of wrestle-backs at 197 pounds, concluding his career as a four-time NCAA Qualifier. The Charleston, West Virginia, native racked up 92 career wins in a Mountaineer singlet, just three wins shy of an appearance on WVU's all-time career wins list.
Schmitt's tournament run also came to an end in Friday's third round of wrestle-backs at 133 pounds, as he dropped a decision to No. 10 seed Jack Mueller of Virginia. The Platte City, Missouri, native recorded a 2-2 mark at his first-ever NCAA Tournament, completing his first season in a Mountaineer singlet with a 23-14 record to rank second on the team.
Of note, WVU has qualified 13 wrestlers to the national tournament in the Sammie Henson era.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Seven-Place Match
125: No. 9 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) wins by medical forfeit over No. 13 Zeke Moisey (WVU)
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