West Virginia University Athletics

2019-20 (r-So.)

• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• NCAA Qualifier
• NWCA First Team All-American
• Dan Hodge Trophy finalist
• Big 12 Champion at 197 pounds
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Year
• Hardman Award winner, an honor given to West Virginia’s amateur athlete of the year, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association
• Red Brown Cup award winner, the University’s Most Outstanding Student-Athlete
• Southern Scuffle’s Most Outstanding Wrestler
• Team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler
• Team’s Most Improved Wrestler
• Finished the year undefeated at 32-0, tied for the most wins by a WVU sophomore
• Collected 16 wins in dual action and topped 13 ranked opponents
• Posted six major decisions, five pins and a pair of tech. falls
• Opened the season with four wins in the 197-pound weight bracket at the Southeast Open (Nov. 3)
• Went 4-0 to capture the 197-pound division title at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9)
• Earned a 15-4 major decision over No. 31 Jacob Seely at Northern Colorado (Nov. 16)
• Topped No. 25 Kellan Stout of Pitt in an 8-6 decision (Dec. 5)
• Bested Buffalo’s Sam Schuyler, ranked No. 11 nationally, in a 10-3 decision (Dec. 8)
• Earned a trio of wins at the Mountaineer Quad (Dec. 22)
• Collected five straight victories, including a trio of wins over ranked opponents, en route to the 197-pound title at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
• Pinned No. 8 Dakota Geer at Oklahoma State in under 90 seconds (Jan. 17)
• Defeated No. 11 Jake Woodley in a 6-1 decision at Oklahoma (Jan. 19)
• Took down No. 31 Joel Shapiro of Iowa State in a 6-2 battle (Feb. 15)
• Helped the team top Big 12 foe Wyoming with a 9-8 victory over No. 24 Stephen Buchanan at University High (Feb. 22)
• Posted a 10-4 victory over No. 19 Tanner Orndorff of Utah Valley (Feb. 23)
• Scored a 5-1 decision over South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan in the 197-pound finals at the Big 12 Championship (March 8)
• Earned the No. 2 seed in the 197-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
• Southeast Open Champion (Nov. 3)
• Mountaineer Invitational Champion (Nov. 9)
• Southern Scuffle Champion (Jan. 1-2)
• Two-time Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 31 and Jan. 21)
• Three-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 11, Jan. 21 and March 9)

2018-19 (r-Fr.)

• NCAA Qualifier
• Posted a 19-15 record, tying second on the team in wins
• Registered six major decisions and a pair of pins
• Made his Mountaineer debut in the Mountaineers’ season opener against Northern Colorado (Nov. 1)
• Went 4-0, earning a trio of major decisions and a win by decision, and captured the 197-pound title at the Hokie Open (Nov. 4)
• Won his respective weight bracket at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic after going 2-1 (Nov. 11)
• Knocked off No. 18 Ben Honis of Cornell in a 13-7 decision (Nov. 17)
• Helped WVU upset No. 20 North Dakota State at the South Beach Duals with a 5-2 decision over Cordell Eaton (Dec. 30)
• Pinned No. 18 Cale Davidson of Wyoming in 4:17 to register his second ranked win in dual action (Jan. 27)
• Earned a 10-1 major decision over South Dakota State’s Martin Mueller in the Mountaineers’ regular season finale (Feb. 24)
• Placed fifth in the 197-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship to secure his first automatic bid to nationals (March 10)
• Earned an 8-3 decision over No. 29 Brandon Whitman of North Carolina at the NCAA Tournament (March 22)

2017-18 (Fr.)

• Redshirted and wrestled unattached in 10 tournaments at 197 pounds
• Notched a 26-10 record, claiming first place at four tournaments
• Posted nine major decisions, a trio of tech. falls and a pair of pins
• Placed first at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 26), F&M Open (Jan. 6), Purple Raider Open (Jan. 14) and Mat-Town Open II (Feb. 17)
• Also placed third at the ESU Open (Nov. 12)
• Went 4-2 at the Clarion Open, picking up an 8-0 major decision over Cleveland State’s Mason Giordano, as well as a trio of decisions (Nov. 5)
• Captured a 10-8 major decision over Lehigh’s Andrew McDonald and a 16-5 major decision over USmaps Nathaniel Holloway at the ESU Open (Nov. 12)
• Pinned Davenport’s Aaron Martin in 3:15 at the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 18)
• Earned a 19-2 tech. fall over Lock Haven’s Ray Bernot, an 8-5 decision over Rutgers’ Anthony Messner and a 4-3 decision over Montoursville’s Gavin Hoffman at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 26)
• Notched a 5-0 mark at the F&M Open, posting a 16-0 tech. fall over Princeton’s Charlie Cohen and an 11-1 major decision over Maryland’s David-Brian Whisler (Jan. 6)
• Went 4-0 at the Purple Raider Open, pinning Michael Geyer of Pittsburgh-Johnstown in 2:07 (Jan. 14)
• Won a 16-8 major decision over Ohio’s Mason Kroening at the Appalachian Open (Jan. 27)
• Went 3-0 at the Mat-Town Open II, earning a 16-1 tech. fall victory over Bloomsburg’s Michael Porreca (Feb. 17)

Prep

• Ranked No. 2 in the nation at 220 pounds
• Three-time West Virginia state champion
• Three-time national champion at FloNationals and NHSCA Nationals
• Posted third-place finishes in Greco and Freestyle at Cadet Nationals
• Won a pair of Gold medals at the 2016 Cadet Pan American Games in Peru
• Named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week
• Earned the Golden Boot as the Most Outstanding Wrestler
• Also competed for Young Guns

Personal

• Son of Kevin and Jenifer Adams
• Birthday is Feb. 24
• Has three sisters and two brothers
• Majoring in criminology
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll