West Virginia edges Wyoming 21-15
No. 4 Ty Watters’ 18-3 technical fall and No. 9 Jett Strickenberger’s 12-4 major supplied the bonus margin; No. 17 Gunner Andrick clinched the dual with a riding-time point in the final bout.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 24, 2026 — West Virginia defeated No. 23 Wyoming 21-15 in a dual meet decided by a handful of bonus-point outcomes and a final-period riding-time margin.
No. 4 Ty Watters delivered the largest swing for the Mountaineers, winning by technical fall, 18-3, at 157 pounds. Watters built a big first-period lead with multiple takedowns and a three-point nearfall, then added a penalty point and late takedowns in the second to reach the technical-fall threshold.
No. 9 Jett Strickenberger supplied another high-value result at 125, beating Sefton Douglass 12-4 by major decision. Strickenberger opened with a takedown and added a second-period reversal and takedown; officials credited riding time and the margin produced four team points that helped create West Virginia’s cushion.
Wyoming answered with three major decisions that kept the dual close. Gabe Willochell won 11-1 at 149, Sloan Swan took a 9-1 major at 165, and No. 9 Christian Carroll closed the lineup with a 17-5 major at 285 to pull the Cowboys within striking distance.
The match was still undecided heading into the final bout, with West Virginia holding an 18-15 lead. In the 133-pound match No. 17 Gunner Andrick defeated No. 28 Luke Willochell 5-4; a riding-time point credited to Andrick in the third period provided the deciding margin and clinched the dual for West Virginia.
Key decision victories for the Mountaineers included Jordan Titus’ 10-4 win at 141 and Michael Baldwin’s late takedown that produced a 3-2 victory at 174. No. 15 Rune Lawrence also contributed a 9-4 decision at 197. Those decisions, combined with Watters’ technical fall and Strickenberger’s major, produced the margin that withstood Wyoming’s string of majors.
Both schools’ releases framed the meeting as a top-25 matchup held in Morgantown and described a dual of narrow decisions and high-value bonus results. The outcome left West Virginia ahead by six team points after a night defined by a few decisive bonus outcomes rather than a run of one-point matches.