TULSA, Okla. - A pair of West Virginia natives led the WVU wrestling team at in the first session of the 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championship as Dylan Cottrell and Jacob A. Smith advanced to the semifinals on Saturday afternoon at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Cottrell, the No. 2 seed at 165 pounds, won an 8-1 decision over Iowa State’s Logan Breitenbach to register his eighth consecutive win in the quarterfinals. The Spencer, West Virginia, native used a takedown and four nearfall points in the first for a 6-0 lead.