No. 22 West Virginia Faces No. 3 Oklahoma State, Seeks Second Consecutive Ranked Win – West Virginia University Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University wrestling team seeks its second consecutive win against a ranked opponent as it faces No. 3 Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. on ESPN+ at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Sunday, Jan. 19.

 

West Virginia (8-3, 2-2 Big 12) is coming off an impressive win against the No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners on Jan. 17. In a series that dates back to 1927, West Virginia has never beaten Oklahoma State.

 

The Mountaineers lost to then-No. 5 Oklahoma State last season, 29-9.

 

Against Oklahoma, fifth-year No. 3 Peyton Hall improved to 21-0 on the year and now sits second all-time in program history with 121 career wins. Senior No. 13 Jett Strickenberger continued his hot streak in the 125-pound weight class, defeating his third ranked opponent against the Sooners.

 

West Virginia’s Probable Lineup

Weight          Rank             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 from FloWrestling

 

Oklahoma State’s Probable Lineup

Weight          Rank             Name

125               No. 4             Troy Spratley

133               No. 19           Reece Witcraft

Or                                      Cael Hughes

141               No. 4             Taegen Jamison

149               No. 12           Carter Young

Or                                      Cutter Sheets

Or                                      Kolter Burton

157               No. 14           Caleb Fish

165               No. 6             Cameron Amine

174               No. 3             Dean Hamiti Jr.

184               No. 3             Dustin Plott

197               No. 8             Luke Surber

HWT             No. 3             Wyatt Hendrickson

 

*Rankings from FloWrestling

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