The Spencer, West Virginia, resident began his collegiate career wrestling for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, but has since found a home competing for those other Mountaineers – his home-state West Virginia Mountaineers.
“I love our state and I wish I could have been here the whole time, but this is what I’ve got – two years – and I’m going to embrace that and I’m going to promote West Virginia wrestling in a positive way and I want to see this program succeed, not only now, but also in the future,” he said.
Cottrell is doing his part to take care of the present by qualifying for this year’s NCAA championships at 157 pounds.