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 120th 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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