MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University wrestling coach Tim Flynn has announced the team award winners for the 2022-23 season, recognizing the team leaders in takedowns, falls and wins, as well as the Rookie of the Year, Most Improved, Mountain Man and Most Outstanding Wrestler awards.
 
Most Takedowns: Peyton Hall – 80

• Scored the 80 takedowns in 30 matches
• Gave up just 15 all season

Most Falls: Peyton Hall – 9

• Up five falls from last season and just one from his freshman year

Most Wins: Caleb Dowling – 25

• Final record was 25-6
• Won two open tournaments: Purple Raider and Mat-Town II Open
• Took second place at the Southeast Open and third place at the Bobby Kaufman Open
• Finished undefeated in duals this year: 3-0 

Rookie of The Year: Brody Conley

• Went 15-4 this season
• Won the Southeast Open
• Took third place at the prestigious Midlands Championships
• Broke into the FloWrestling national rankings after Midlands
• Had wins over two NCAA qualifiers and nationally ranked wrestlers (Alex Cramer, Cael Valencia)
• Went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad, picking up wins over Glenville State, Edinboro and Northern Colorado

Most Improved Wrestler: Scott Joll

• Finished16-11 on the year, with all but two of those losses coming to NCAA qualifiers (one was injury default & the other was to a previous NCAA qualifier)
• Had wins over NCAA qualifiers: Turley (Rutgers – former All-American), Worthing (Clarion). Also, recorded wins over nationally ranked Broderson (Iowa State – twice) and Darrien Roberts (Oklahoma)
• Placed at the Big 12 Championship for the first time in his career (had previously never won a match in first two appearances at the tournament)
• Broke into the national rankings for the first time in his career following the Big 12 Championship

 
Mountain Man Award: Killian Cardinale

• Tore his ACL on October 21st
• Decided not to have surgery and wrestle through it
• Wrestled first match on December 29
• Tore his meniscus in other knee on February 9
• Had surgery on meniscus on February 16
• Wrestled first match after meniscus surgery on March 16
• Became the 35th All-American in program history and just the eighth wrestler in program history to become a two-time All-American
• Made the President's List (4.0 GPA) during both semesters last year and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in communication sciences and disorders
• Accumulated a 3.91 GPA this year while earning a master's degree in Business Administration

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Killian Cardinale

• Finished 13-4 (One loss was injury default at Big 12s)
• Took a 10-0 overall record into Big 12s
• 35th All-American in program history
• Eighth wrestler in program history to become a two-time All-American
• Earned All-America status out of the No. 28 seed, as he beat the No. 5, No 15 and No. 21 seeds to place at the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 
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