West Virginia University Athletics

2021-22 (r-So.)

• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Eighth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championship
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Started in every dual but one and recorded 16 wins at 149 pounds, including three over ranked opponents
• Knocked off No. 6 seed Jaron Jensen of Wyoming at Big 12s (March 5)
• Registered a 12-4 major decision over Cameron Hunsaker of Utah Valley at Big 12s
• Placed eighth at the prestigious Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
• Defeated No. 29 Zach Price of South Dakota State at Scuffle
• Pulled off a 15-4 major decision against VMI’s Luke Hart (Dec. 12)
• Claimed a 13-3 major decision over Davidson’s Garrett Stewart (Nov. 19)
• Placed sixth and recorded a 5-2 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 7)
• Pinned Clarion’s John Altieri in 5:36 and registered a tech. fall over Cristiann Dailey of F&M in back-to-back bouts in Clarion

2020-21 (r-Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Scholar All-American Team member (WVU: first time since 2009)
• Registered a 7-9 overall record, including six decisions and one pin at 141 pounds
• Outlasted No. 24 Chris Sandoval for a 7-1 decision and his first victory over a ranked opponent in WVU's 36-3 win over No. 17 Northern Colorado (Jan. 31)
• Pinned Missouri's Ethan Turner in 4:15 at the Cowboy Challenge for the fourth fastest pin on the team (Feb. 14)
• Picked up a win in the round of 16 at the Big 12 Wrestling Championship by defeating Air Force's Lenny Petersen, 5-4 (March 6)

2019-20 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Redshirted and wrestled unattached in six tournaments at 141 pounds
• Posted a 22-8 record, including four pins, two tech. falls and two major decisions
• Opened the season with a trio of wins at the Clarion Open, earning an 18-3 tech. fall victory over Kent State’s Raphael Rodriguex, a 4-0 decision over Bloomsburg’s Marlon Argueta Diaz and a 6-2 decision over Clarion’s Roshaun Cooley (Nov. 3)
• Went 5-1 at the Findlay Open and placed third (Nov. 16)
• Claimed a fourth-place finish at the Storm Open, besting Cleveland State’s Jack Gorman in a 7-5 decision and Mercyhurst’s Alexis Soriano in a 4-2 decision (Nov. 24)
• Picked up a pair of major decisions and one pin en route to a runner-up finish at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 14)
• Registered a 4-1 mark at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (Jan. 11)
• Ended the year with a 4-2 record, including two wins by fall, at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 1)

Prep

• Three-time team captain at Erie McDowell Senior High (2017-19)
• Capped his high school career with a 99-22 record
• Was a four-time Pennsylvania state qualifier, winning the 132-pound title at the 2018 PIAA Class 3A State Championships as a junior
• Registered 13 pins and went 36-2 en route to a state title
• 2018 regional champion
• Three-time district champion (2016 and 2018-19)
• Two-time all-district honoree (2018-19)
• Two-time NHSCA All-American (2017-18)

Personal

• Son of Tom and Christine Boyd
• Birthday is Jan. 5
• Has one brother and one sister
• Father wrestled at Gannon, and his mother played volleyball at Gannon
• Majoring in health and well-being
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll