
February 13, 2026 10:06 PM | Wrestling
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 18 West Virginia University wrestling team lost to No. 4 Iowa State, 32-7, on Friday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
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Freshman No. 16 Gunner Andrick and redshirt junior No. 22 Ian Bush were the only winners for West Virginia (9-5, 4-3 Big 12). Andrick defeated Adrian Meza by decision, 5-0, to pick up his seventh win against Big 12 opponents this year. Bush rolled past Aiden Riggins, winning by major decision, 14-0.
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Redshirt sophomore No. 7 Ty Watters dropped just his second match of the year, losing to No. 8 Vinny Zerban by decision, 5-2.
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In his first action since December, graduate student Willie McDougald nearly pulled off an upset against No. 8 Jacob Frost in the 149-pound bout. McDougald scored a late takedown in the third period, but an escape before time expired earned the win for Frost.
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Iowa State would go on to take eight of the 10 matches.
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Full Results
125: No. 11 Stevo Poulin (ISU) over No. 8 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) (MD 14-4)
133: No. 16 Gunner Andrick (WVU) over Adrian Meza (ISU) (Dec 5-0)
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) over Jordan Titus (WVU) (MD 12-3)
149: No. 8 Jacob Frost (ISU) over Willie McDougald (WVU) (Dec 6-5)
157: No. 8 Vinny Zerban (ISU) over No. 7 Ty Watters (WVU) (Dec 5-2)
165: No. 12 Connor Euton (ISU) over Sasha Gavronsky (WVU) (TF 20-4 6:02)
174: No. 12 MJ Gaitan (ISU) over No. 17 Brody Conley (WVU) (Dec 5-4)
184: No. 22 Ian Bush (WVU) over Aiden Riggins (ISU) (MD 14-0)
197: CJ Carter (ISU) over Cole Tolley (WVU) (TF 22-6 6:02)
HWT: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) over Brock Kehler (WVU) (TF 21-6 2:44)
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West Virginia faces No. 15 Northern Iowa on Saturday night at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The match will be streamed live on FloWrestling.
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Freshman No. 16 Gunner Andrick and redshirt junior No. 22 Ian Bush were the only winners for West Virginia (9-5, 4-3 Big 12). Andrick defeated Adrian Meza by decision, 5-0, to pick up his seventh win against Big 12 opponents this year. Bush rolled past Aiden Riggins, winning by major decision, 14-0.
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Redshirt sophomore No. 7 Ty Watters dropped just his second match of the year, losing to No. 8 Vinny Zerban by decision, 5-2.
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In his first action since December, graduate student Willie McDougald nearly pulled off an upset against No. 8 Jacob Frost in the 149-pound bout. McDougald scored a late takedown in the third period, but an escape before time expired earned the win for Frost.
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Iowa State would go on to take eight of the 10 matches.
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Full Results
125: No. 11 Stevo Poulin (ISU) over No. 8 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) (MD 14-4)
133: No. 16 Gunner Andrick (WVU) over Adrian Meza (ISU) (Dec 5-0)
141: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) over Jordan Titus (WVU) (MD 12-3)
149: No. 8 Jacob Frost (ISU) over Willie McDougald (WVU) (Dec 6-5)
157: No. 8 Vinny Zerban (ISU) over No. 7 Ty Watters (WVU) (Dec 5-2)
165: No. 12 Connor Euton (ISU) over Sasha Gavronsky (WVU) (TF 20-4 6:02)
174: No. 12 MJ Gaitan (ISU) over No. 17 Brody Conley (WVU) (Dec 5-4)
184: No. 22 Ian Bush (WVU) over Aiden Riggins (ISU) (MD 14-0)
197: CJ Carter (ISU) over Cole Tolley (WVU) (TF 22-6 6:02)
HWT: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) over Brock Kehler (WVU) (TF 21-6 2:44)
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West Virginia faces No. 15 Northern Iowa on Saturday night at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The match will be streamed live on FloWrestling.
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