West Virginia’s Noah Adams has been named the 2019-20 Big 12 Wrestler of the Year, as voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches. He is the first recipient of the award in Mountaineer history.

Adams finished the 2019-20 campaign 32-0, marking the third time a West Virginia wrestler finished a season undefeated. He became the second person in program history to win a Big 12 title, earning a 5-1 decision in the finals to claim the 197-pound title.

The Coal City, West Virginia native earned the No. 2 seed at the 2020 NCAA Wrestling Championship at 197 and was one of 14 wrestlers nationally to finish the season undefeated. He also earned three regular-season tournament titles throughout the year.