Saturday, March 4
Tulsa, Okla.
All Day
West Virginia University
vs
Big 12 Championship
Six Mountaineers Remain in Contention After Day One of the Big 12 Wrestling Championship
March 04, 2023 11:37 PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Okla. – Following two sessions of non-stop action inside the BOK Center on Saturday, six members of the West Virginia University wrestling team remain in contention for a top-eight finish at their respective weight classes.
Junior Peyton Hall challenges Wyoming's Cole Moody for a spot in the third-place bout at 165 pounds. The Chester, West Virginia, native fell to top-seeded David Carr of Iowa State in the semifinals, as Carr escaped with a two-point victory.
After the pair went scoreless in the first period, Carr escaped to take a one-point lead in the second, before Hall responded with an escape of his own to tie it up at 1-1 midway through the third. With 27 seconds left in the match, the Cyclone secured the necessary takedown on the Mountaineer to seal the win.
Additionally, redshirt freshman Jordan Titus (141), senior Scott Joll (174), redshirt sophomore Austin Cooley (197) and redshirt junior Michael Wolfgram (HWT) each head into battle for seventh place, while junior Sam Hillegas returns to action for the vacant eighth spot at 149 pounds.
A spot became available after Wyoming's Chase Zollmann was disqualified for biting No. 6 seed Mitch Moore of Oklahoma, the same wrestler who allegedly head-butted Hillegas in the Mountaineers' three-point loss to the Sooners back in January.
The final day of the of the Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will begin at 1 p.m. ET., with wrestlers slotting for position on the podium in the third, fifth, and seventh-place matches live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. All championship bouts are set to get underway at 9 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU, with live stats available on Trackwrestling.
Semifinals
165: No. 1 David Carr (Iowa St.) dec. No. 4 Peyton Hall (WVU), 3-1
Consolations
133: Wyatt Henson (OU) won by fall over Davin Rhoads (WVU), [T - Fall 2:36]
141: No. 8 Jordan Titus (WVU) dec. Tyrone Smith (Utah Valley), 5-3 (SV1)
141: No. 5 seed Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. No. 8 seed Jordan Titus (WVU), 4-3
149: Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) dec. No. 8 Sam Hillegas (WVU), 8-7
157: No. 7 Jason Kraisser (Iowa St.) major dec. No. 8 Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 9-1
174: No. 8 Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Gaven Sax (NDSU), 7-4
174: No. 4 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) major dec. No. 8 Scott Joll (WVU), 15-6
184: No. 7 seed Cade King (SDSU) dec. No. 8 Anthony Carman (WVU), 1-0
197: No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU) dec. Caden Gerlach (CBU), 4-3
197: No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU) dec. Xavier Vasquez (N. Colorado), 4-1
197: No. 6 Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec. No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU), 4-2
HWT: No. 5 Michael Wolfgram (WVU) major dec. Terren Swartz (Wyoming), 17-3
HWT: No. 8 Konner Doucet (OSU) won by fall over No. 5 Michael Wolfgram (WVU), [T – 4:16]
*No. Seed
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Junior Peyton Hall challenges Wyoming's Cole Moody for a spot in the third-place bout at 165 pounds. The Chester, West Virginia, native fell to top-seeded David Carr of Iowa State in the semifinals, as Carr escaped with a two-point victory.
After the pair went scoreless in the first period, Carr escaped to take a one-point lead in the second, before Hall responded with an escape of his own to tie it up at 1-1 midway through the third. With 27 seconds left in the match, the Cyclone secured the necessary takedown on the Mountaineer to seal the win.
Additionally, redshirt freshman Jordan Titus (141), senior Scott Joll (174), redshirt sophomore Austin Cooley (197) and redshirt junior Michael Wolfgram (HWT) each head into battle for seventh place, while junior Sam Hillegas returns to action for the vacant eighth spot at 149 pounds.
A spot became available after Wyoming's Chase Zollmann was disqualified for biting No. 6 seed Mitch Moore of Oklahoma, the same wrestler who allegedly head-butted Hillegas in the Mountaineers' three-point loss to the Sooners back in January.
The final day of the of the Big 12 Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will begin at 1 p.m. ET., with wrestlers slotting for position on the podium in the third, fifth, and seventh-place matches live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. All championship bouts are set to get underway at 9 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU, with live stats available on Trackwrestling.
Semifinals
165: No. 1 David Carr (Iowa St.) dec. No. 4 Peyton Hall (WVU), 3-1
Consolations
133: Wyatt Henson (OU) won by fall over Davin Rhoads (WVU), [T - Fall 2:36]
141: No. 8 Jordan Titus (WVU) dec. Tyrone Smith (Utah Valley), 5-3 (SV1)
141: No. 5 seed Clay Carlson (SDSU) dec. No. 8 seed Jordan Titus (WVU), 4-3
149: Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) dec. No. 8 Sam Hillegas (WVU), 8-7
157: No. 7 Jason Kraisser (Iowa St.) major dec. No. 8 Alex Hornfeck (WVU), 9-1
174: No. 8 Scott Joll (WVU) dec. Gaven Sax (NDSU), 7-4
174: No. 4 Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) major dec. No. 8 Scott Joll (WVU), 15-6
184: No. 7 seed Cade King (SDSU) dec. No. 8 Anthony Carman (WVU), 1-0
197: No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU) dec. Caden Gerlach (CBU), 4-3
197: No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU) dec. Xavier Vasquez (N. Colorado), 4-1
197: No. 6 Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec. No. 8 Austin Cooley (WVU), 4-2
HWT: No. 5 Michael Wolfgram (WVU) major dec. Terren Swartz (Wyoming), 17-3
HWT: No. 8 Konner Doucet (OSU) won by fall over No. 5 Michael Wolfgram (WVU), [T – 4:16]
*No. Seed
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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