West Virginia University Athletics

2016-17 (Jr.)

• Took a medical redshirt and did not compete

• Spent the season nationally ranked at 125 pounds
• Posted a 26-11 mark on the year
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships, but was forced to withdraw due to injury
• Faced Nathan Tomasello at the NWCA All-Star Classic to start the season
• Had four falls, three major decisions and a pair of tech falls
• Went 3-0 at the Mountaineer Quad (Nov. 8), including a 16-4 major decision over Campbell’s Tyler Walker
• Defeated No. 11 Conor Youtsey of Michigan in a 6-4 decision at the Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 15)
• Was the runner-up at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21), notching a 4-1 mark at the event
• Went 4-2 with a pin over Western Wyoming’s Cole Verner (0:53) and a tech. fall of Columbia’s Vince Pallone, 20-4, at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5)
• Defeated No. 15 Drew Templeman of Wyoming in a 5-2 decision, No. 19 Dalton Macri of Cornell in a 3-1 decision and high school teammate No. 13 Darien Cruz of Lehigh in a 6-4 decision on his way to a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2)
• Won a 3-1 decision in sudden victory against No. 20 Connor Schram vs. Stanford (Jan. 23)
• Topped No. 24 Sean Fausz in a 7-2 decision against NC State (Jan. 31)
• Defeated No. 26 LJ Bentley, 3-2, to help WVU upset rival No. 18 Pitt (Feb. 7)
• Won a 4-1 decision over South Dakota State’s Ben Gillette (Feb. 12)
• Suffered a season-ending injury against Iowa State (Feb. 14)

• NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds as a true freshman
• NCAA All-American, WVU’s first since 2017
• First unseeded wrestler to make the NCAA finals since 2003
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 9)
• Two-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week
• Led the team with a 32-14 mark overall
• Scored six pins, two tech. falls and eight major decisions
• Defeated six ranked opponents over the course of the season
• Ranked inside the top 25 via FloWrestling and InterMat at various points in the season
• Took third place at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2) while wrestling unattached, topping then-No. 19 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) in an 11-8 decision
• Placed fourth at the Hokie Open (Nov. 9), wrestling unattached
• Won a 12-2 major decision over Arizona State’s Judson Preskitt (Nov. 13) in his first official bout for the Mountaineers
• Went 6-1 to take third at the Navy Classic (Nov. 22), winning a 5-2 decision over No. 18 Ben Willeford (Cleveland State)
• Took eighth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6)
• Pinned No. 10 Sean Boyle of Chattanooga in 2:27 at the Virginia Duals (Jan. 9)
• Went 2-1 in Big 12 action, winning a 13-5 major decision over Iowa State’s Kyle Larson (Feb. 7) and topping Oklahoma’s Ryan Millhof 7-3 in tiebreaker one (Jan. 18)
• Was the runner-up at 125 pounds at the Big 12 Championship (March 7), defeating Millhof in a 5-0 decision before dropping a 5-3 decision to No. 9 Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma State
• Upset four seeded wrestlers to advance to the finals of the NCAA Championships in St. Louis (March 21)
• Opened the tournament with a 14-6 major decision over No. 15 seed Chasen Tolbert of Utah Valley
• Upset No. 2 seed Nahshohn Garrett of Cornell in a 5-2 decision in the second round
• Advanced to the semifinals with a 5-2 decision over Big 12 foe Klimara, the seventh seed, in the quarterfinals
• Pinned No. 6 seed Thomas Gilman of Iowa in 52 seconds in the quarterfinals
• Dropped a 9-5 decision to No. 4 seed Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State in the finals 

• Competed for Jeff Karam at Bethlehem Catholic High
• Finished in the top five at the state tournament all four years
• Boasted a career record of 141-14
• Took first at the Beast of the East
• Dapper Dan All-Star Team honoree
• Dreamteam USA
• Also wrestled for Randy Cruz at Weaver Elite

• Son of Scott and Kelly Moisey
• Birthday is August 14
• Has two brothers
• Brother Cade is a freshman on the WVU wrestling team
• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies