2020-21 Wrestling Roster
Caleb Rea
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Weirton, W.Va.
- High School:
- Weir HS
2020-21 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)
- Competed in five matches throughout the season while being ranked in The Open Mat’s top-33 poll
2019-20 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
- Notched a 17-15 mark at 141 pounds
- Earned 11 tournament wins and six dual victories
- Registered five wins by fall, three major decisions and one tech. fall
- Posted a 4-0 record, including a trio of bonus victories, to win the 141-pound division title at the Southeast Open (Nov. 3)
- Finished with a 4-1 mark to place third in his respective weight class at the Mountaineer Invite (Nov. 9)
- Went 2-1 at the Mountaineer Quad, claiming a 7-0 decision over VMI’s Noah Ruolo and a 17-1 tech. fall victory over Hofstra’s Vinny Vespa (Dec. 22)
- Competed at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, defeating Appalachian State’s Anthony Brito in an 11-4 decision (Jan. 1-2)
- Pinned No. 4 Dom Demas of Oklahoma in 2:58 for his first win over a top-five opponent (Jan. 19)
- Earned a 2-1 overtime victory over South Dakota State’s Clay Carlson (Feb. 7)
- Posted an 11-1 major decision over Trevor Jefferies in WVU’s 17-16 win over Wyoming at University High (Feb. 22)
- Pinned Utah Valley’s Kainalu Estrella in 6:10 in the Mountaineers’ regular season finale (Feb. 23)
- Placed seventh in the 141-pound pool at the 2020 Big 12 Championship (March 7-8)
- Southeast Open Champion (Nov. 3)
2018-19 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Notched a 19-17 record, tying for second on the team in wins
- Registered four tech. falls, four major decisions and a pair of pins
- Appeared in six dual matches
- Wrestled unattached in four open tournaments
- Started the season with a 4-2 mark in the 133-pound pool at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3)
- Went 4-0 in the 133-pound weight bracket at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, posting a trio of tech. fall victories en route to the tournament title (Nov. 11)
- Pinned Northern Iowa’s Jacob Schipper in 6:43 for his first career dual victory (Nov. 18)
- Earned a fifth-place finish in the 141-pound division at the F&M Open (Jan. 5)
- Registered a trio of wins at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2)
- Posted a 10-1 major decision over Harvard’s Tucker Ribman at the National Collegiate Open (March 2)
- Placed sixth in the 141-pound pool at the Big 12 Championship, narrowly missing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament (March 9-10)
Prep
- Was a four-time West Virginia state placer, finishing third twice (2015-16) before winning his first state title as a junior (2017)
- Earned an OVAC conference title his senior year and was the runner-up at the 2018 state tournament
- Three-time regional champion
- Posted a fifth-place finish at the 2018 FloNationals
- Also was a three-year letterwinner and a senior captain on the Weir High football team
Personal
- Son of Terry and Crystal Rea
- Birthday is Feb. 17
- Has one brother
- Father played football at Muskingum
- Majoring in criminology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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
