West Virginia University Athletics

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