West Virginia wrestling's stock is rising in the Big 12.
The Mountaineers joined the conference in 2011 and their wrestling program has struggled since, but WVU has shown glimpses of progress this season. Oklahoma State will take on WVU at 7 p.m. Friday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.
“West Virginia's been down," OSU coach John Smith said. "I'm sure coach (Sammie) Henson there has been pretty disturbed by the last couple of years' performances. He probably did something all summer with his team, I don't know, but I can tell you they're a better program than they've been and they've had some nice wins.