WVU Wrestle off results

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Under the direction of first-year coach Tim Flynn, the West Virginia University wrestling team made its first public appearance of the 2018-19 season, as the squad hosted wrestle-offs on Saturday afternoon, at the WVU Shell Building, in Morgantown.

"I thought today went great," Flynn said. "I thought the kids wrestled hard, and their shape looks pretty good for the beginning of the year. I didn't really see any ill affects with the weight cutting, so it looked like they were prepared. They wrestled hard. I'm quite happy with today, but college wrestling is such a long season. You can't get real high or real low at any point during the season. You have to stay calm, and you have to get treatment if you're hurt. They'll eat and sleep right tonight, and then we'll work out tomorrow."

WVU's grapplers competed in a round-robin style tournament to determine the starters for the 2018-19 season, as a mixture of established veterans and talented newcomers competed in front of an estimated 320 Mountaineer fans for the first time this year.

Nineteen of West Virginia's true freshmen competed on Saturday afternoon. Additionally, the list of returnees included Devin Brown (125), Joey Thomas (125), Joe Wheeling (141), Kyler Rea (149), Christian Monserrat (149), Zachary Moore (157), Luke Sorboro (157), Hunter Jones (157), Nick Kiussis (165), Hunter DeLong (174), Noah Adams (197), David Smith (HWT), Sean Mullican (HWT) and Brandon Ngati (HWT).

Monserrat, Moore and Smith each recorded a 3-0 record in their respective brackets, with hopes of securing themselves a spot in Flynn's starting lineup. Kiussis and Wheeling each picked up two victories apiece to win their brackets, while Adams pinned freshman Jack Malone in under two minutes to claim his lone victory of the day.

Of note, Kiussis also won by fall at 165 pounds twice.

Additionally, freshmen KJ Fenstermacher (125), Caleb Rea (133), Josh Ramirez (174) and Jackson Moomau (184) each sported a Mountaineer singlet for the first time, as they each collected a pair of victories to win their respective bracket.

West Virginia officially kicks off its 2018-19 season against Big 12 affiliate Northern Colorado on Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. ET, at the WVU Coliseum. It is the first of two Dollar Nights planned for the year. All tickets and select concessions will be available for $1 each. Additionally, Mountaineer Maniac students in attendance will receive free food and a giveaway item.

Fans can purchase tickets by visiting WVUGAME.com, calling 1-800-WVUGAME or at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at the Gold Gate of the WVU Coliseum. All tickets are general admission.