West Virginia University Athletics

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