2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Willie McDougald
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- High School:
- Niagara Falls HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Before West Virginia
- Wrestled for the University of Oklahoma from 2020-25
- Went 52-27 in five years for the Sooners
- Three-time NCAA qualifier
- Placed three times at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships, including second in 2022
- Compiled a 21-8 record as a starter at 149 pounds in 2024-25
- Reached as high as No. 13 in the InterMat rankings last season
- Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling as the No. 3 seed in the 149-pound bracket while picking up four wins for a podium finish (fifth place) in 2025
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships as the No. 21 seed, finishing 1-2 with an SV-1 8-5 decision win over Michigan’s No. 28 Dylan Gilcher in 2025
High School
- Competed at Niagara Falls High School for head coach DJ Giancola
- Wrestled for the Niagara Falls Powercats under head coach Joe Austin
- Two-time (2018, 2020) New York state champion
- Compiled 243-17 wins in high school, the most in Niagara Falls HS history
- Three-time NHSCA All-American
- Awarded Most Outstanding Wrestler award for western New York
- No. 17-ranked prospect nationally at 145 pounds per InterMat and No. 5 prospect in New York per ArmDrag
Personal
- Son of William and McDougald Sr. and Morgan Goldsmith
- Has two brothers and three sisters
- Birthday is Jan. 21
- Majoring in applied sport science in coaching
2025-26 WVU Wrestling Season Hype Video
Friday, October 31
Wrestle-Offs Recap
Tuesday, October 28
2025-26 Wrestling Schedule Release Video
Friday, October 03
NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap
Friday, March 28
