Thursday, February 6
Layton, Utah
8 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Utah Valley
February 05, 2025 12:47 PM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 20 West Virginia University wrestling team begins its final road trip of the regular season with a match against Utah Valley at Layton High School in Layton, Utah, on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET.
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The match will be livestreamed by FloWrestling.
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West Virginia (8-6, 2-5 Big 12) is coming off its most difficult stretch of the season as it faced six consecutive ranked opponents. In that span, the Mountaineers went 1-5.
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Most recently, WVU lost to No. 5 Northern Iowa on Feb. 2, at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
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Fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Hall and senior No. 10 Jett Strickenberger continue to lead West Virginia on the mat as they near the end of the regular season. Hall remains undefeated this year at 24-0 and is only four wins away from tying Greg Jones for the most all-time wins at WVU.
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Hall will face his highest-ranked opponent of the season in Utah Valley's No. 4 Terrell Barraclough. Hall is 8-0 on the year with his highest-ranked win coming against Oklahoma State's No. 6 Cameron Amine on Jan. 19.
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Strickenberger has won six straight matches, defeating five ranked opponents during that stretch. In that time, Strickenberger went from unranked in the 125-pound weight class by FloWrestling to No. 10.
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West Virginia's Probable Lineup
Weight           Rank               Name
125Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jett Strickenberger
133Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tommy Maddox
141Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jordan Titus
149Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sam Hillegas
157Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sasha Gavronsky
Or                                           Caleb Dowling
165Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Peyton Hall
174Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brody Conley
184Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dennis Robin
197Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ian Bush
Or                                           Cole Tolley
HWTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wilson Spires
Or                                           Rune Lawrence
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Utah Valley's Probable Lineup
Weight           Rank               Name
125Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bridger Ricks
Or                                           Yusief Lillie
133Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kase Mauger
141Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Haiden Drury
Or                                           Patrick Mullen
149Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Smokey McClure
157Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryker Fullmer
Or                                           Tyler Jones
165Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Terrell Barraclough
174Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mark Takara
Or                                           Tanner Lofthouse
184Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Caleb Uhlenhopp
197Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kael Bennie
HWTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jack Forbes
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*Rankings from FloWrestling
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Support the Wrestling Sport Enhancement Fund to help make a difference in the experience provided to our student-athletes and coaches! Our teams rely on these donations for equipment purchases, team travel, ever-increasing recruiting costs, and other operational expenses. Invest in champions today!
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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The match will be livestreamed by FloWrestling.
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West Virginia (8-6, 2-5 Big 12) is coming off its most difficult stretch of the season as it faced six consecutive ranked opponents. In that span, the Mountaineers went 1-5.
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Most recently, WVU lost to No. 5 Northern Iowa on Feb. 2, at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
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Fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Hall and senior No. 10 Jett Strickenberger continue to lead West Virginia on the mat as they near the end of the regular season. Hall remains undefeated this year at 24-0 and is only four wins away from tying Greg Jones for the most all-time wins at WVU.
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Hall will face his highest-ranked opponent of the season in Utah Valley's No. 4 Terrell Barraclough. Hall is 8-0 on the year with his highest-ranked win coming against Oklahoma State's No. 6 Cameron Amine on Jan. 19.
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Strickenberger has won six straight matches, defeating five ranked opponents during that stretch. In that time, Strickenberger went from unranked in the 125-pound weight class by FloWrestling to No. 10.
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West Virginia's Probable Lineup
Weight           Rank               Name
125Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jett Strickenberger
133Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tommy Maddox
141Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jordan Titus
149Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sam Hillegas
157Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sasha Gavronsky
Or                                           Caleb Dowling
165Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Peyton Hall
174Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brody Conley
184Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dennis Robin
197Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ian Bush
Or                                           Cole Tolley
HWTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wilson Spires
Or                                           Rune Lawrence
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Utah Valley's Probable Lineup
Weight           Rank               Name
125Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bridger Ricks
Or                                           Yusief Lillie
133Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kase Mauger
141Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Haiden Drury
Or                                           Patrick Mullen
149Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Smokey McClure
157Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ryker Fullmer
Or                                           Tyler Jones
165Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Terrell Barraclough
174Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mark Takara
Or                                           Tanner Lofthouse
184Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Caleb Uhlenhopp
197Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kael Bennie
HWTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jack Forbes
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*Rankings from FloWrestling
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Support the Wrestling Sport Enhancement Fund to help make a difference in the experience provided to our student-athletes and coaches! Our teams rely on these donations for equipment purchases, team travel, ever-increasing recruiting costs, and other operational expenses. Invest in champions today!
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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