WRESTLING 2014-15 Schedule Nov. 2 at Michigan State Open NS Grand Canyon Antelopes Nov. 13 ARIZONA STATE L, 13-19 0-3, 0-0 Nov. 22 at Navy Classic 5th Nov. 29 vs. Northern Illinois ^ L, 17-18 Date: January 3 Live Stats: TrackWrestling.org Nov. 29 vs. Rutgers ^ L, 16-19 Site: GCU Arena Live Video: GSULopes.com Time: 9 p.m. ET Twitter: @WVUWrestling Nov. 29 vs. Cornell ^ L, 9-26 Dec. 5 Cliff Keen Invitational # -- Dec. 6 Cliff Keen Invitational # 16th Dec. 19 at Lock Haven W, 23-12 Arizona State Sun Devils Jan. 3 at Grand Canyon 10 p.m. 3-2, 0-0 Pac-12 West Virginia Mountaineers Jan. 4 at Arizona State 10 p.m. Jan. 9 at Hampton Duals TBA 1-4, 0-0 Big 12 Date: January 4 Live Stats: TheSunDevils.com Jan. 10 at Hampton Duals TBA Site: Wells Fargo Arena Live Video: Pac-12 Networks Jan. 16 at Oklahoma State * 8 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. ET Twitter: @WVUWrestling Jan. 18 at Oklahoma * 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at Clarion 6 p.m. Feb. 7 IOWA STATE * 6 p.m. Projected Starters Feb. 15 OHIO 1 p.m. WVU ............................................ Grand Canyon ..............................Arizona State Feb. 20 EDINBORO 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. 125 Mar. 7 Big 12 Championships $ All Day Zeke Moisey .................................... Kevin Hunt .................................... Ares Carpio Mar. 19 NCAA Championships ! All Day Fr. | 18-8 ..............................................r-So. | 3-4 ............................................... Jr. | 6-4 Mar. 20 NCAA Championships ! All Day 133 Mar. 21 NCAA Championships ! All Day Cory Stainbrook ..............................A.J. Salazar .................................. Dalton Brady So. | 8-10 .............................................r-So. | 5-2 ..............................................So. | 5-0 All times are Eastern and subject to change 141 * Big 12 Conference match Home matches in ALL CAPS #10/12 Michael Morales/Louis Colonna ....... Uzo Owuama .................M. Spraggins/M. Kraus ^ Journeyman/Northeast Duals - Troy, N.Y. Sr., 19-6/ 1-4 ..........................................Fr. | 6-11 .....................................So., 5-6/Jr., 9-2 # Las Vegas, Nevada 149 $ Des Moines, Iowa ! St. Louis, Missouri James Dekrone .............................Austin Uecker ..............C. Pagdilio/P. McCalmon r-So. | 9-11 ...........................................r-So. | 2-8 ................................. So., 5-1/r-Jr., 9-6 157 T. Wheeling/Br. Scheffel/R. Perryman ......Chayse Jackson ........................O. Pierce/J.Smith Jr., 5-11/Sr., 5-7/Sr., 3-6 .........................Jr. | 4-12 ................................So., 5-2/r-Sr., 11-4 165 Awards Ross Renzi ................................... Casey Larson ..............J. Peterson/M. Schneider Jr. | 5-7 .................................................So. | 6-12 .....................................Fr., 5-5/So., 3-4 174 WVU Student-Athlete of the Week P. VonEgidy/C.Chirico .................... Austin Teujillo ....................R. Waters/K. Radford Michael Morales - 11/24, 12/8 r-Fr., 1-0/Jr., 1-6 ....................................r-So. | 0-0 .................................. Jr., 7-4/r-Sr., 6-3 184 Rankings Bubba Scheffel .................................No entrant ............................#2 Blake Stauffer Jr. | 12-8 ..................................................... --- ..................................................r-Jr. | 14-1 FloWrestling 197 #10 Michael Morales (141) Jake A. Smith ............................. Marcus Haughian .............. W. Moore/J. DaSilveira Intermat So. | 13-6 .............................................r-Jr. | 8-11 ............................... So., 5-5/r-Jr., 12-9 #12 Michael Morales (141) HWT A.J. Vizcarrondo ............................Sean Medley ................................ Chace Eskam Jr. | 7-9 ..................................................So. | 3-5 .............................................. r-Sr. | 8-6 2014-15 West Virginia Wrestling Quick Facts Series History - Grand Canyon Saturday marks the first-ever head-to-head meeting between West Virginia and Grand University Information Canyon. However, both squads competed in the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Location .....................................Morgantown, W.Va. Invitational where Cory Stainbrook and Godwin Nyamba squared off at 133 pounds, Enrollment .....................................................32,348 with Stainbrook earning the 6-4 decision. Founded ............................................................1867 Nickname ............................................ Mountaineers Series History - Arizona State Sunday will be the seventh all-time meeting between the Mountaineers and the Sun Colors ......... Old Gold (PMS 124 and Blue (PMS 295) Devils and the second this season. Arizona State leads the series, 5-1, including a 19- Conference ...................................Big 12 Conference 13 victory at the WVU Coliseum on November 13. Prior to the 2014 season, the two President .......................................Dr. E. Gordon Gee last met in 1998 when WVU earned a 20-16 victory. On December 6, the Mountaineers Alma Mater ..............................................Utah, 1968 finished one spot ahead of the Sun Devils with a 16th-place finish at the Cliff Keen Athletic Director .......................................Oliver Luck Invitational in Las Vegas. Alma Mater .................................West Virginia, 1982 Coaching Connections Home Facility .....................................WVU Coliseum All three programs boast head coaches in their first season at their respective insti- Capacity ........................................................14,000 tutions. In fact, the previous meeting between WVU and ASU marked the dual match debuts of Sammie Henson and Zeke Jones. Jones is no stranger to the Mountaineers, Program Information having served as an assistant coach at WVU and helping to produce three national champions and 12 All-Americans during his time in Morgantown. Henson, Felix and 2013-14 Record ........................................................ 11-7 Marable also competed for Jones through U.S.A. Wrestling. Jon Sioredas is in his first 2013-14 Conference Record ........................................ 0-3 season at the helm of the ‘Lopes after serving as an assistant coach at Chattanooga. First Year ................................................................... 1921 His top assistant, Mark Ellis, was an All-American at Missouri with WVU assistants Overall Record ................................................ 582-424-17 Marable and Dom Bradley and served as an assistant coach for the Tigers during NCAA Champions ............................................................5 Henson’s tenure as head assistant coach. All-Americans ................................................................29 Henson Claims First Win Wrestlers of the Year ............................................................. 4 Sammie Henson earned his first career victory as head coach with a 23-12 triumph Conference Champions ..................................................42 of the Lock Haven Bald Eagles on December 19. After Zeke Moisey took a 12-3 major decision at 125, Michael Morales won by fall at 141 to give the Mountaineers a 10-3 Wrestling Coaching Staff lead. Ross Renzi pushed the WVU advantage to 13-9 with a 4-2 decision at 165 before newcomer Parker VonEgidy won a 9-7 decision at 174 to make it 16-9. Jake A, Smith Head Coach (Season) ............Sammie Henson (First) sealed the deal with a 12-0 major decision at 197 before A.J. Vizcarrondo tacked on Alma Mater ........................................Missouri, 1995 some insurance points with a 6-4 win by sudden victory at heavyweight. Career Record (Seasons) ......................... 0-0 (First) School Record (Seasons) .......................... 0-0 (First) Homecoming for Felix Assistant Coach ............................ Danny Felix (Fifth) The week, Sunday in particular, will mark a homecoming for WVU assistant coach Danny Felix. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Felix was a three-time Pac-10 champion at Alma Mater .................................Arizona State, 1998 Arizona State. He was a 1995 All-American at 118 pounds for the Sun Devils before Assistant Coach ..........................Nick Marable (First) graduating with degree in fine arts in 1998. His family resides in nearby Chandler, Alma Mater ........................................Missouri, 2010 Arizona. Volunteer Assistant................................ Dom Bradley Operations Assistant ............................Clarissa Chun Bonus Points Senior Michael Morales has been a leader on the mat for the Mountaineers, registering bonus-point victories on nine occasions. He boasts a team-best five major decisions Athletic Communications to go along with a pair of tech. falls and a pair of pins. Bubba Scheffel leads the squad Primary Contact ....................................Ashley Bailey with four wins by fall to go with a trio of major decisions, while Zeke Moisey (3 MD, E-Mail ........................... [email protected] 1 TF, 2 pins) and Jake A. Smith (4 MD, 2 pins) have each scored bonus points on six Direct Phone .......................................304.293.9912 occasions. Cell Phone ..........................................304.288.3427 Trio Places at Cliff Keen E-Mail [email protected] Three Mountaineers reached the podium at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on Office Phone: ......................................304.293.2821