Alex Hornfeck

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Weight:
157
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Mars, Pa.
High School:
Mars Area HS

2021-22 (r-Jr.)

Seventh-place finisher at Big 12 Championship
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Started in every dual and recorded 14 wins at 157 pounds
Took eighth at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
Generated a tech. fall over the Citadel’s Alden Lenz on day one of the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1)
Recorded a 12-1 major decision over VMI’s Riley Simon (Dec. 12)
Finished fourth at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)
Registered back-to-back tech. falls over Slippery Rock’s Dylan Mullen (T - 4:09) and Clarion’s Jalin Hankerson (T - 3:21) to open the season

2020-21 (r-So.)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)
Finished sixth at the Big 12 Championship
Earned a berth into the Round of 16 at the Big 12 Championship
Posted an 7-9 record at 157 pounds, including two major decisions
Tallied a 2-1 record to begin the season, including a 11-1 major decision over Kent State’s Ian Senz
Captured a 6-1 decision over Brody Lamb in the team’s victory over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31)
Registered a 11-2 major decision against Oklahoma State’s Daniel Manibog at the Cowboy Challenge (Feb. 14)
Defeated Utah Valley’s Danny Snediker via a 15-0 tech. fall (March 6)

2019-20 (r-Fr.)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Team’s Rookie of the Year
Team’s Iron Mountaineer award winner
Posted an 18-16 record at 157 pounds, going 8-8 in dual action
Earned eight major decisions, two tech. falls and one pin
Opened the season with a second-place finish in his respective weight bracket at the Southeast Open, picking up a 15-0 tech. fall victory over Appalachian State’s Giuseppi Insera, an 8-0 major decision over VMI’s Will Lawrence, a 10-0 major decision over teammate Walker Heard and a 10-2 major decision over unattached wrestler Tony Negron (Nov. 3)
Went 2-2 in his division at the Mountaineer Invite, earning wins over Gardner-Webb’s Taylor Parks and Duke’s Eric Carter, and finished fourth (Nov. 9)
Defeated Jimmy Fate in a 5-2 decision at Northern Colorado (Nov. 16)
Registered a trio of wins at the Mountaineer Quad, topping VMI’s Will Lawrence in a 9-0 major decision, Hofstra’s Holden Heller in a 5-0 decision and Edinboro’s Peter Pappas in a 7-2 decision (Dec. 22)
Notched two wins at the prestigious Southern Scuffle with a 7-5 decision over Campbell’s Ben Barton and an 18-0 tech. fall victory over teammate Hunter Jones (Jan. 1-2)
Bested Northern Iowa’s Paden Moore in a 7-3 decision (Feb. 14)
Earned a 6-4 win in sudden victory over Iowa State’s Grant Stotts (Feb. 15)
Helped WVU defeat Wyoming with a 9-1 major decision over No. 33 Dewey Krueger, his first win over a ranked opponent (Feb. 22)
Posted a 4-1 victory over Utah Valley’s Jed Loveless (Feb. 23)
Placed eighth in the 157-pound pool at the 2020 Big 12 Championship with wins over Air Force’s Trey Brisker and Utah Valley’s Jed Loveless (March 7-8)

2018-19 (Fr.)

Redshirted and wrestled unattached in six open tournaments at 149 pounds
Posted a 19-9 overall record, racking up six major decisions, three tech. falls and one pin
Opened the season with wins over Gardner-Webb’s Taylor Parks and Kent State’s Hunter Yackee at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3)
Scored a 17-2 tech. fall victory over Pitt’s Will Kaldes, a 12-1 major decision over Columbia’s Riley Jacops and a 6-5 decision over Lock Haven’s Brock Port at the Mat Town Open I (Nov. 25)
Went 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open, picking up wins over Michigan’s Nick Lombard, Kent State’s Kody Komara and Finger Lakes Prep’s Tanner Cook (Dec. 15)
Registered a 2-2 record at the F&M Open, defeating Navy’s Chris Hisey in a 7-3 decision and Pitt’s Dallas Bulsak in a 5-2 decision (Jan. 5)
Posted a 6-1 mark, including four bonus victories, at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2)
Went 3-1 at the Mat Town Open II, earning wins over Lock Haven’s Jonathan Ross, unattached wrestler Daniel Colse and Cornell’s Jonathan Furnas (Feb. 24)

Prep

Was a four-year starter and two-time team captain at Mars Area High
Finished with a 127-21 record, becoming the first wrestler in program history to capture 100 wins
Qualified for three PIAA Class 3A State Championships, earning an eighth-place finish as a senior
Two-time WPIAL sectional champion (2017-18)
Was the 2015 Freshman of the Year at Mars Area High
Earned MVP recognition at Mars Area High twice (2017-18)
Placed third at the 2014 PAWF Cadet Freestyle Tournament