ATHLETES
Peyton Hall
A homegrown Mountaineer, Hall hails from Chester, West Virginia where he was a four-time state champion for Oak Glen High School. Hall was not just one of the best wrestlers in the state, but in the country as well finishing as a top 30 recruit in his graduating class.
Hall has lived up to the hype from the second he stepped on campus qualifying for the NCAA Championships in three consecutive seasons and earning All-American honors in 2022.
That success has carried over to freestyle as well. The past two years, Hall has claimed All-American honors at the U23 World Team Trials finishing 2nd and 5th respectively.
Jordan Titus
One of the most decorated recruits to every sign with WVU, Titus finished his prep career as the 25th ranked recruit in the class of 2021. Titus was a two-time New York state champion, won the prestigious Walsh Jesuit Ironman, was a NHSCA national champion, a Super 32 All-American, a Fargo All-American, and became the first Mountaineer signee to compete at Who’s #1.
Titus was named the WVU Rookie of The Year after he won two open tournaments during his redshirt year. He followed that up this season by making his first appearance at the NCAA Championships after a 7th place finish at the Big 12 Championships. Titus also off then #1 Cole Matthews of Pittsburgh to help spark the Mountaineers upset of the #21 ranked Panthers.
Austin Cooley
Another top 50 recruit coming out of high school, Cooley has also had success in both folkstyle and freestyle. Competing for prep powerhouse, Wyoming Seminary, Cooley won a National Prep title as a senior and was a two-time Fargo All-American.
After coming to Almost Heaven from the University of Pittsburgh, Cooley continued to have success in both styles. In the summer of 2022, Cooley earned All-American honors at the U23 World Team Trials with a 5th place finish. In his first year wearing the old gold and blue, Cooley would appear in the national rankings all season before qualifying for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Muhamed McBryde
A native of Buffalo, New York, McBryde joined the WVRTC in the fall of 2021 after spending two years as a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While at the OTC, McBryde served as the main training partner for world champion and Olympic bronze medalist, J’den Cox.
In 2019, McBryde won the U23 World Team Trials to earn a spot on the United States U23 World Team where he competed in Budapest, Hungary for Team USA. McBryde would make the most of his opportunity, earning a spot in the bronze medal and ultimately finishing in fifth place.
McBryde continues to compete domestically and internationally while serving as the Volunteer wrestling coach for West Virginia University.
Michael Wolfgram
A two-time state placer out of Pennsylvania, Wolfgram has reached new heights as a Mountaineer qualifying for the NCAA Championships the past two seasons with three straight top eight finishes at the Big 12 Championship.
Wolfgram has consistently been ranked in the top 20 the past two season and will begin his senior season ranked in the top 15. Wolfgram has also represented the WVRTC at the 2021 U23 World Team Trials.
Dennis Robin
After a high school where he won more than 260 matches, Robin took his talents to Morgantown where he would punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships as a freshman thanks to three nationally ranked wins and an eighth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships.
Robin redshirted during the 2022-23 season but picked 24 wins at open tournament and won tournament titles at John Carroll Open and the Zingo Nationals. Robin also represented the WVRTC at the 2022 U23 World Team Trials.
Brody Conley
A top 25 recruit in the class of 2022, Conley finished his prep career on a 119-match win streak while picking up his second Ohio state title and a title at the prestigious Walsh Jesuit Ironman.
That success carried over to his true freshmen season. Conley was the Southeast Open champion and was 3rd place at the prestigious Midlands Championships en route to earning the Rookie of the Year award for the WVU wrestling team.
Caleb Dowling
Another Pennsylvania stud finding success in the Mountain State. Prior to coming to Morgantown, Dowling was a four-time Pennsylvania state placer, who never finished lower than fourth, and finished his prep career with a state title as a senior.
Dowling has found plenty of success in Morgantown too, going 25-6 last season with to lead the team in wins including two wins over NCAA qualifiers.
Sam Hillegas
After winning two Pennsylvania state titles in high school, Hillegas was one of the most sought-after recruits in the class of 2020 finishing in the top 50. After spending two seasons at Virginia Tech, Hillegas transferred closer to home and had his most successful collegiate season thus far winning 17 matches and spending nearly the entire season in the top 25 of the national rankings.
Dylan Kohn
All the way from the Sunshine state, Kohn has a decorated track record of success in Greco-Roman. In high school, Kohn was a Fargo All-American, FloNationals All-American, and UWW Junior World Team Trials All-American.
That success has continued on the collegiate level as Kohn was a 3rd place finisher at the 2022 U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials and a 7th place finish at the 2023 U23 World Team Trials.
Kohn was a true freshmen starter for Edinboro before transferring to WVU and redshirting while placing at three open tournaments and winning the title at the Zingo Nationals.
Michael Dolan
A three-time West Virginia state champion, Dolan has been one of the most consistent and successful wrestlers for WVU in his first years on campus. Over the past two seasons, Dolan has won over 40 matches and won his first collegiate open when he claimed the Southeast Open title to begin the 2022-23 season.
Dolan has also represented the WVRTC at the U23 World Team Trials the past two summers and traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the U20 World Team Trials this April.
Davin Rhoads
One of the top prep recruits coming out of Ohio, Rhoads came to Morgantown as a four-time Ohio state qualifier and a two-time state champion finishing his career a remarkable 158-28. Rhoads also had success in the international styles as he won a Cadet Greco-Roman national championship.
After a redshirt year, Rhoads was the starting 133-pounder for the Mountaineers and knocked Big 12 finalist Zach Redding of Iowa State.
Jace Schafer
After winning two states title in the Empire State, Schafer made his way to Morgantown looking to make an impact on the Mountaineer lightweights. In his first two seasons, Schafer has started six duals for WVU at 125. Schafer has also been very active on the freestyle scene competing for the RTC at the U20 US Open in 2022 and the U23 World Team Trials the past two summers.
COACHES
Tim Flynn
One of the most successful coaches in college wrestling, Flynn has been a Division I head coach for 26 years and his 254 dual wins currently rank sixth among active NCAA coaches.
Throughout his career has a head coach, Flynn has coached 170 NCAA qualifiers, 42 All-Americans, and three NCAA champions. He’s led his teams to five top-10 finishes at the NCAA Tournament, 14 top-20 finishes, and 18 top-25 finishes. In 2014, he was named the NWCA Division I National Coach of The Year, and the Dan Gable Coach of The Year by WIN Magazine.
Flynn has also had a great deal of success coaching freestyle as well.
As a competitor, Flynn walked on at Penn State before finishing as one of the all-time win leaders in Nittany Lion history and a team captain. Flynn finished his career in the blue and white with a career record of 105-23-2 and was an All-American as a senior finishing 7th at the NCAA Championships.
Cliff Moore
A recent inductee to the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame, Moore has been at the side of Coach Flynn for 17 years and has a long track record of success on the mat and coaching.
Wrestling for his home state Hawkeyes, Moore was a three-time All-American, two-time Big Ten champion, and a national champion as a senior. He finished his career in the black and gold with a 109-24 record.
After the completion of his collegiate career, Moore transitioned to freestyle and finished third at the 2006 World Team Trials earning him a spot on the USA Wrestling National team.
In his 17 years as an assistant coach at Edinboro and WVU, Moore has helped coach two NCAA champions, seven NCAA finalists and 25 All-Americans.
Mitchell Port
A standout wrestler for Coach Flynn and Moore at Edinboro University, Port joined the Fighting Scot coaching staff after finishing off one of the best careers in Edinboro history. Port ended his collegiate career 132-17, was a three-time NCAA All-American, and two-time NCAA finalist.
Throughout his young coaching career, Port has helped guide 39 NCAA qualifiers and five NCAA All-Americans.
Muhamed McBryde
A native of Buffalo, New York, McBryde joined the WVRTC in the fall of 2021 after spending two years as a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. While at the OTC, McBryde served as the main training partner for world champion and Olympic bronze medalist, J’den Cox.
In 2019, McBryde won the U23 World Team Trials to earn a spot on the United States U23 World Team where he competed in Budapest, Hungary for Team USA. McBryde would make the most of his opportunity, earning a spot in the bronze medal and ultimately finishing in fifth place.
McBryde continues to compete domestically and internationally while serving as the Volunteer wrestling coach for West Virginia University.