FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- Fairmont State head wrestling coach Chris Freije announced the addition of 25 student-athletes that will be joining his program during the 2020-21 season.
 
Freije's 2020 recruiting class includes athletes from five different states, nine transfers and the 25 standout wrestlers accounted for over 50 trips to the state wrestling championships in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The class also includes over 40 state medals, and accounts for more than 10 state finals appearances during their high school careers.
 
"We're excited to sign this first wave of quality individuals that will be joining our program this fall," said Freije. "We also have a few more commitments, and some other irons in the fire who we expect to officially announce in the coming weeks. All of these young men will be great additions to the already strong cast of student-athletes we have on campus, and will absolutely add a competitive edge in the practice room."
 
"Our goal is to build this program around work ethic and character with wrestlers from within state lines, and then expand outwards. We feel like we're doing that, and it's a testament to the time our staff consistently puts in, the passion for wrestling on campus, and the quality of education at Fairmont State University," Freije added.
 
The 2020 recruiting class includes 19 individuals from West Virginia, two from Ohio, and one from Maryland, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
 
Fairmont State relaunched its wrestling program in March of 2019 and began competing in the Mountain East Conference on the NCAA Division II level in November of 2019. Fairmont State will open its second year of competition this coming winter.
 
View Fairmont State's 2020 Wrestling Recruiting Class below-
 

Weight Class	Student-Athlete Name	High School (State) / Previous School
125/133	Justice Arbogast	Phillip Barbour High School (W.Va.)
133/141	Beau Bearden	North Marion High School (W.Va.)
165/174	Tyler Boyd	Parkersburg High School (W.Va.)
133/141	Wyatt Conley	Weir High School (W.Va.)
165/174	Shay Daughtery	Keyser High School (W.Va.) / Potomac State College
165/174	Austin Dyson	South Hagerstown High School (Md.) / Garrett Community College
184/197	Tristin Fox	Keyser High School (W.Va.)
197	Paul Frampton	Nitro High School (W.Va.) / Utah Valley University
174/184	Riley Gallagher	Northampton Area High School (Pa.)
157/165	Aidan Gibson	Bridgeport High School (W.Va.)
174/184	** Austin Gibson	Bridgeport High School (W.Va.) / Alderson Broaddus University
174/184	Gaven Hogsed	South Harrison High School (W.Va.)
197/285	Adam Kephart	Keyser High School (W.Va.)
149/157	Noah Kiszka	Frankfort High School (W.Va.)
174/184	Dustin MacDonald	Mountain Ridge High School (Md.)
141/149	** Luke Martin	Parkersburg South High School (W.Va.) / West Virginia University
157/165	Davy Mundey	Berkeley Springs High School (W.Va.) / Garrett Community College
125/133	Camron Neal	Preble Shawnee High School (Ohio) / Ellsworth Community College
165/174	Marco Pangallo	Green Central High School (N.C.) / East Carolina University
184/197	River Pappas	Southern Local High School (Ohio) / Lordes University
285	Tristan Stiffler	Woodrow Wilson High School (W.Va.)
125/133	Jace Stockett	University High School (W.Va.)
157/165	Taven Swick	Musselman High School (W.Va.)
157/165	Clay Tanner	Ravenswood High School (W.Va.)
125/133	Ashby West	Oak Hill High School (W.Va.)

** Spring 2020 Transfer