Flynn Signs Pennsylvania State Champion
November 09, 2022 11:40 AM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University wrestling team has signed Ty Watters to a National Letter of Intent, as announced by fifth-year coach Tim Flynn on Wednesday morning.
"I think Ty is everything that we are looking for," coach Flynn explained. "He's a great kid, great wrestler, and we really enjoy his personality. Any time that we can sign a top-three guy at his weight in the country is a big thing for our program."
Watters is coming off a historic junior campaign that saw him go 35-3, with 26 wins by fall, on his way to becoming West Allegheny High School's first-ever individual state champion. He defeated defending 2021 PIAA state champion and current NCAA wrestler Finn Solomon (NC State) by a 7-4 decision to capture the title at 145 pounds.
The West Allegheny, Pennsylvania, native first landed on the scene by going 20-3 and qualifying for the state tournament as a freshman at 106 pounds.
Fast forward three years, and the 2022 PIAA state champion enters his senior season with a 59-8 record and ranked No. 3 in the country at 152 pounds, as well as No. 53 overall in the class of the 2023, according to FloWrestling.
In addition, Watters most recently earned a runner-up finish in the 152-pound weight class at the 2022 Super 32, which is proclaimed as the toughest high school Folkstyle tournament in the country. He was also a finalist at the prestigious Powerade tournament in the winter of 2021.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
"I think Ty is everything that we are looking for," coach Flynn explained. "He's a great kid, great wrestler, and we really enjoy his personality. Any time that we can sign a top-three guy at his weight in the country is a big thing for our program."
Watters is coming off a historic junior campaign that saw him go 35-3, with 26 wins by fall, on his way to becoming West Allegheny High School's first-ever individual state champion. He defeated defending 2021 PIAA state champion and current NCAA wrestler Finn Solomon (NC State) by a 7-4 decision to capture the title at 145 pounds.
The West Allegheny, Pennsylvania, native first landed on the scene by going 20-3 and qualifying for the state tournament as a freshman at 106 pounds.
Fast forward three years, and the 2022 PIAA state champion enters his senior season with a 59-8 record and ranked No. 3 in the country at 152 pounds, as well as No. 53 overall in the class of the 2023, according to FloWrestling.
In addition, Watters most recently earned a runner-up finish in the 152-pound weight class at the 2022 Super 32, which is proclaimed as the toughest high school Folkstyle tournament in the country. He was also a finalist at the prestigious Powerade tournament in the winter of 2021.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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