West Virginia’s 141-pounder, Jordan Titus, has been named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week following an impressive showing at the 59th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships held at Northwestern.
Titus was the 141-pound champion at Midlands, becoming the first Mountaineer to do so in their respective weight class since Greg Jones in 2003 (184).
Titus, the redshirt sophomore went 5-0 in the tournament to improve his record to 17-0 on the season.
In his finals match, Titus defeated No. 16 CJ Composto of Penn 18-3, scoring a technical fall and winning the title at 141.
Titus was one of four Mountaineer wrestlers to get a spot on the podium, helping West Virginia to a third-place finish, the highest team finish at Midlands in program history.
This is Titus’ second time being named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week in his collegiate career.
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