No. 22 West Virginia Faces No. 20 Oklahoma in Big 12 Road Test

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University wrestling team is on the road Friday, Jan. 17, to face the No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners in a major conference road test at 8 p.m. on ESPN+ at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.

 

“We’re headed to Oklahoma to wrestle two great teams,” head coach Tim Flynn said. “It’s another opportunity for our guys and team to earn some ranked wins.”

 

West Virginia (7-3, 1-2 Big 12) has lost two straight matches to ranked opponents after hosting No. 13 Iowa State (Jan. 8) and No. 18 Pitt (Jan. 12).

 

Fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Hall leads the Mountaineers at 20-0 this season in the 165-pound weight class. Against Pitt, Hall won his 120^th career match, tying him for second all-time in program history for career wins.

 

Senior No. 13 Jett Strickenberger pulled off back-to-back ranked victories against Iowa State and Pitt. With those wins, Strickenberger shot up the individual rankings from FloWrestling, sitting at No. 13 in the 125-pound weight class.

 

The Mountaineers have only defeated the Sooners twice in a series that dates to 1986. West Virginia’s last victory came in 2018 in Morgantown. 

 

West Virginia’s Probable Lineup

Weight          Ranking         Name

125               No. 13           Jett Strickenberger

133                                    Tommy Maddox

141               No. 32           Jordan Titus

Or                                      Blake Boyers

149                                    Sam Hillegas

157                                    Sasha Gavronsky

165               No. 3             Peyton Hall

174               No. 28           Brody Conley

Or                                      Dylan Kohn

184               No. 23           Dennis Robin

197                                    Ian Bush

HWT                                  Michael Wolfgram

 

*Rankings provided by FloWrestling

 

Oklahoma’s Probable Lineup

Weight          Ranking         Name

125               No.23            Antonio Lorenzo

Or                                      Beric Jordan

133               No. 23           Cleveland Belton

141               No. 16           Mosha Schwartz

149               No. 11           Willie McDougald

157                                    KJ Evans

Or                                      Landyn Sommer

165               No. 30           Tate Picklo

174               No. 9             Gaven Sax

184               No. 21           DJ Parker

197                                    Bradley Hill

HWT             No. 19           Juan Mora

 

*Rankings provided by FloWrestling

 

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