2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Nick Kiussis
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brunswick, Ohio
- High School:
- Brunswick High
2018-19 (So.)
- Tied for the team lead with 19 wins and ranked second with 11 dual wins
- Notched a 19-12 record in his sophomore campaign
- Claimed his first NCAA Tournament victory over No. 20-seed Tyler Marinelli of Gardner Webb in Consolation Round 1 at the 2019 NCAA Championships
- Selected to receive an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, becoming the fifth Mountaineer to compete at the 2019 championships
- Ranked in the top-20 in at least one poll in seven straight weeks to end the regular season
- Registered a takedown in the first overtime to defeat No. 17/-/19 Andrew Shomers of Oklahoma State to begin a four-match winning streak
- Helped WVU to an upset win over No. 20 North Dakota State with a 6-1 decision win over No. 17 Andrew Fogarty at 165
- Earned his first win over a ranked opponent in dual play with a 9-2 decision over No. 18 Cam Coy of Virginia
- Started 2-0 in dual matches after earning decisions over Macoy Flanagan (Northern Colorado) and Milik Dawkins (Cornell)
- Recorded a 6-1 decision over Purdue’s Jacob Aven at the 2019 NCAA Championships
- Finished first at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic with a 2-0 decision over Army’s Owen Brown
- Earned a third-place finish at the Hokie Open after going 4-1 in the 165-pound open division
2017-18 (Fr.)
- Started at 165 pounds as a true freshman, going 14-14 and 4-4 in Big 12 action
- Tied for the team lead with five pins
- Ranked third on the team with 27 match points
- Recorded a 3-2 mark at the Clarion Open, pinning Ohio Valley’s TJ Lambiotte in 1:42 and Bloomsburg’s Nate Newberry in 2:55 (Nov. 5)
- Went 2-2 at the Lindenwood Open, pinning Marian’s Luke Dunn in 2:25 (Nov. 18)
- Won a 7-1 decision over Erin Engler of Nebraska (Nov. 25)
- Competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, picking up a 13-4 major decision over Western Wyoming’s Tucker Tomlinson (Dec. 1-2)
- Topped No. 16 Jake Wentzel of Pitt in an 8-3 decision, as the Mountaineers defeated the Panthers four times in the last five seasons (Dec. 9)
- Won by fall over Oklahoma State’s Dalton Moran in 2:04 (Jan. 19)
- Pinned Iowa State’s Logan Breitenbach in 1:30 (Jan. 21)
- Collected a 4-3 decision over Air Force’s Alexandre Lopouchanski (Feb. 2)
- Won a 5-4 decision over South Dakota State’s Logan Peterson (Feb. 11)
- Posted a 5-0 decision over Clarion’s Max Wohlabaugh (Feb. 18)
- Competed at the Big 12 Championship, winning a 6-4 decision over Iowa State’s Skyler St. John (March 3-4)
Prep
- Ranked No. 14 in the nation at 170 pounds
- A three-time conference champion for Brunswick High
- Three-time state runner-up, district finalist, sectional finalist and all-county honoree
- Two-time sectional and district champion
- Earned team MVP honors for three seasons
- Claimed titles at the Medina Invitational, Grappler Fall Classic and the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open
- Also competed for the Wrestling Factory of Cleveland
Personal
- Son of Nick and Pam Kiussis
- Birthday is Aug. 8
- Has one brother
- Chose WVU over NC State, Central Michigan, CSU, Ohio and Campbell
- Majoring in university studies
2025-26 Wrestling Schedule Release Video
Friday, October 03
NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap
Friday, March 28
Greg Jones Ceremony Feb. 23
Wednesday, March 12
WRES: NCAA Recap
Tuesday, March 26
