2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Ty Watters
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Imperial, Pa.
- High School:
- West Allegheny HS
2024-25 (So.)
- Southeast Open champion (149)
- Finished 6-0 overall for the season
- Competed at the NWCA All-Star Classic
- Season cut short due to injury
2023-24 (Fr.)
- NCAA All-American
- Fourth-place finisher at the NCAA Division I Championships (March 21-23)
- NCAA Qualifier
- Big 12 Champion (March 9-10)
- Team's Most Outstanding Wrestler
- Team’s Rookie of the Year
- Team's Most Falls Award (12)
- Posted a 30-6 overall record as starter at 149 pounds, including 12 wins over ranked opponents
- Pinned No. 2 Kyle Parco of Arizona State in 6:58 for a spot in third-place match at the NCAA Championships
- Secured a 10-2 major decision over No. 7 Casey Swiderski of Iowa State at the NCAA Championships
- Pinned No. 9 Jaden Abas of Stanford (3:29) in the blood round to earn All-America status at the NCAA Championships
- Claimed a 19-4 technical fall over No. 11 Logan Gioffre of Missouri in his opening match at the NCAA Championships
- Captured an 11-7 injury default over No. 21 Jordan Williams of Oklahoma State in the finals of the Big 12 Championship
- Delivered a 19-2 technical fall over No. 23 Gabe Willochell of Wyoming in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
- Earned a 12-2 major decision over No. 30 Maxwell Petersen of North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship
- Ken Kraft Midlands Championships runner up (Dec. 29-30)
- Pinned No. 11 Corbyn Munson of Central Michigan (6:44) in the semifinals of the KKMC
- Outlasted No. 16 Kannon Webster of Illinois by a 4-2 decision in the quarterfinals of the KKMC
- Pinned No. 33 Douglas Terry of Cleveland State (3:40) in the third round of the KKMC
- Southeast Open runner-up (Nov. 4)
- Recorded a 4-1 record to reach the finals at the SEO
- Picked up a 6-1 decision over No. 11 Logan Gioffre of No. 2 Missouri (Jan. 26)
- Pinned Air Force's Joe Fernau (3:51) and RV Northern Colorado's Benji Alanis (2:42) in the team's road sweep (Dec. 8 & Dec. 10)
- Collected three pins in the team's sweep of Kent State, Cleveland State and Duke (Nov. 12)
- Two-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 16 & March 25)
- Nationally ranked in the top 33 at 149 pounds throughout the season by several publications
- Earned the No. 3 seed in the 149-pound weight bracket at the Big 12 Championship
- Earned the No. 5 seed in the 149-pound weight bracket at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Prep
- Four-year letterwinner for the West Allegheny Indians
- Posted a 98-8 overall record, including a undefeated 39-0 mark as a senior
- Two-time PIAA State Champion (2022 & 2023)
- Three-time Pennsylvania state qualifier
- PIAA Southwest Regional Champion (2023)
- Three-time WPIAL sectional Champion
- Powerade Champion (2023)
- Super 32 finalist (2022)
- Rated No. 3 in the country at 152 pounds according to FloWrestling
Personal
- Son of Justin Watters and Amy Lamb
- Birthday is Dec. 24
- Has two sisters and one brother
- Sister Sydney cheers at NC State and brother Jordan wrestles at West Liberty
- Majoring in physical education and kinesiology
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
