MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A pair of West Virginia University wrestlers will start the season nationally ranked, as Dylan Cottrell and Jacob A. Smith both appear in the top-20 of their respective weight classes.
Smith, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, is ranked in the top 10 by a trio of media outlets at 197 pounds. He appears at No. 8 according to Intermat, No. 9 via The Open Mat and is No. 10 according to FloWrestling. Smith spent the majority of the 2015-16 season in the top 10, entering the Big 12 Championship as the No.