West Virginia Freestyle Wrestling

2025 West Virginia Freestyle State Tournament

USA Wrestling in West Virginia is represented by State USA Wrestling state chairman Bill Archer of Huntington. The USA Wrestling national team of West Virginia is coached by Robbie Archer of Huntington. For membership information/requests contact:
Bill Archer
510 9th Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 522-3413 (H)

The West Virginia National team has a qualifying tournament in March or April with the national training camp held ten days before the Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

The terms "Cadet" and "Junior" refer to the ages of the participants and goes by year of birth. Cadet generally includes wrestlers age 13-15, while Junior generally includes wrestlers under age 19 and enrolled in grades 9-12.

There have been several WV wrestlers place at Cadet and Junior Nationals.

TEAM WV HISTORY
CADET & JUNIOR NATIONAL RESULTS

1984 Ken Chertow - Huntington 1st Junior Greco
1984 Ken Chertow - Huntington 1st Junior Freestyle (OW)
1988 John Crain - Oak Glen 4th Junior Freestyle
1989 Robert Jarrett - Hedgesville 4th Junior Greco
1989 Doug Rexroad - Parkersburg 6th Junior Freestyle
1990 Steve Higgins - Parkersburg 3rd Junior Freestyle
1990 Robert Jarrett - Hedgesville 2nd Junior Greco
1990 Doug Moore - North Marion 6th Cadet Freestyle
1991 Rick Merzouk - Braxton Co. 4th Junior Greco
1991 Rick Merzouk - Braxton Co. 3rd Junior Freestyle
1993 Doug Moore - North Marion 7th Junior Greco
1993 Mike Mason - Williamstown 3rd Junior Freestyle
1999 Matt Easter - Nitro 6th Cadet Freestyle
2001 Jeff Courtney - Fairmont Sr. 7th Junior Greco
2001 Anthony Easter - Nitro 1st Cadet Freestyle
2002 Mitch Smith - Ripley 3rd Cadet Greco
2002 Mitch Smith - Ripley 1st Cadet Freestyle
2003 Anthony Easter - Nitro 3rd Junior Freestyle
2003 Kyle Turnbull - University 2nd Junior Freestyle
2003 Jacob Frerichs - Nitro 4th Junior Freestyle
2003 Mitch Smith - Ripley 6th Junior Freestyle
2003 Mitch Smith - Ripley 4th Junior Greco
2004 Mitch Smith - Ripley 6th Junior Greco
2004 Mitch Smith - Ripley 1st Junior Freestyle
2004 Lou Thomas - Parkersburg 6th Junior Freestyle
2005 Andy Thomas - Parkersburg 1st Cadet Freestyle
2006 Seth Easter - Nitro 4th Cadet Greco
2006 Seth Easter - Nitro 2nd Cadet Freestyle
2006 Nick Hylton - Liberty Raleigh 8th Cadet Freestyle
2006 Brittany Woodall - Buckhannon Upshur 7th Women's Freestyle
2006 Shannon Griffin - Hedgesville 6th Women's Freestyle
2007 Jacob Dempsey - Huntington 8th Cadet Greco
2009 Jacob Dempsey - Huntington 5th Junior Greco
2010 Dalton Macri - Wheeling 5th Cadet Greco-Roman
2010 Dalton Macri - Wheeling 4th Cadet Freestyle
2010 Dylan Cottrell - Roane County 3rd Cadet Greco-Roman
2010 Dylan Cottrell - Roane County 7th Cadet Freestyle
2010 Jesse Schiffbauer, University 8th Junior Freestyle
2011 Justin Arthur, Huntington 6th Cadet Greco Roman
2012 Logan Grass - Huntington 7th Cadet Greco Roman
2012 Logan Grass - Huntington 7th Cadet Freestyle
2012 Justin Arthur, Huntington 6th Junior Freestyle
2013 Jared Haught - Parkersburg Junior Freestyle 5th
2015 Noah Adams - Independence 4th Cadet Greco
2015 Noah Adams Independence 4th Cadet Freestyle
2015 Ryan Mills - Huntington 5th Cadet Greco
2015 Ryan Mills - 6th Cadet Freestyle
2016 Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South, Champion Cadet Freestyle
2016 Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South, Champion Cadet Greco Roman
2017 Sierra Powell - Hampshire, 5th Womens Freestyle
2017 Brayden Roberts - Parkersburg South, 4th Cadet Greco Roman
2017 John Martin Best - Parkersburg, 4th Cadet Greco Roman
2017 Braxton Amos- Parkersburg South, Champion Cadet Freestyle
2017 Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South Champion Cadet Greco Roman (OW)
2017 Louden Haga - Parkersburg South, 2nd Cadet Freestyle
2017 Louden Haga - Parkersburg South 5th Cadet Greco Roman
2018 Brayden Roberts - Parkersburg South, Champion Cadet Greco
2018 John Martin Best - Parkersburg, 3rd, Cadet Greco Roman
2018 John Martin Best - Parkersburg 2nd Cadet Freestyle
2018 Jace Bradbury - Washington, 4th Cadet Freestyle
2019 Braxton Amos- Parkersburg South, Champion Junior Freestyle
2019 John Martin Best - Parkersburg 2nd Junior Freestyle
2019 Braxton Amos - Parkersburg South 2nd Greco Roman
2021 Erick Brothers - Wheeling Park 3rd Greco Roman (Most Pins)
2021 Derek Raike - Point Pleasant 4th Greco Roman
2022 Luca Felix - University 6th Cadet Freestyle
2022 Ciara Riner - Spring Valley 7th Womens Freestyle
2023 Justice Anthony - Parkersburg South 8th Womens Freestyle
2023 Kaylie Hall - Hampshire 3rd Womens Freestyle
2023 Violette Lasure - Frankfort 3rd Womens Freestyle