TULSA, Okla. — West Virginia University fifth-year senior and Oak Glen High School graduate Peyton Hall added to his legend over the weekend at the Big 12 Tournament.

In addition to winning the Big 12 165-pound title on Sunday night, Hall also became the school’s winningest wrestler on Saturday night.

No. 2 seed Hall topped No. 5 seed Cam Steed of Missouri 2-0 in the final.

Hall scored on an escape with 1:33 left in the second period and another riding time point in the third period.

It was a more conservative bout than when the two met in the regular season. In that one, Steed led 6-2 in the first period before Hall came back to win 10-8.

Hall moved to 30-1 on the season and is bound for the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships set for March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia.

In the semifinal on Saturday night, Hall bested Arizona State’s Nicco Ruiz 8-2 to become the school’s all-time wins leader. Hall’s career record stands at 130-28. Greg Jones (2002-2005) held the old mark of 128 wins.

This victory came after Hall cruised through the first round with a win by technical fall over California Baptist’s Daniel Manibog, 15-0. In the quarterfinals, Hall needed overtime to defeat Northern Iowa’s No. 7 seed Jack Thomsen by sudden victory, 9-6.

After breaking the school record for wins the congratulations came pouring in for Hall. The West Virginia athletic department put together a video of family members, his college coach and the previous record holder saluting the new Mountaineer wrestling king.

¯ “Congratulations Peyton,” Peyton’s mother Treena Hall said in a video post on X. “You’ve worked really hard to get here and there is no doubt in our minds that you are going to do great things from here on out.”

¯ “It’s been a great ride for you from the time you were a little kid to the fifth year of college,” Peyton Hall’s father James Hall said in the video post. “You’ve always done great and made us proud the whole way.”

¯ “Congratulations Peyton, we’re super proud of you,” sister Teya Hall said in the video post. “You’ve worked so hard for everything you have accomplished. Keep it up.”

¯ “Congratulations Peyton, it has been amazing seeing how hard you have worked throughout the years,” Peyton’s fiance and Oak Glen High School graduate Hannah Clunk said. “This record is just one of many, but I’m so proud of you for all of your accomplishments and I love you so much.”

¯ “Congratulations Peyton, that’s quite a record,” WVU coach Tim Flynn said on a video post on X. “You’ve come a long way from the first time I have met you at summer wrestling camp. I couldn’t be happier for you. A lot of hard work went in to it. You deserve it all.”

¯ “There are a lot of Mountaineer alumni that are extremely proud of you and we look forward to watching you progress throughout the postseason,” Jones said.

Notes

≤ West Virginia redshirt senior Jett Strickenberger also won a Big 12 title at 125. The Mountaineer, a No. 3 seed, edged Oklahoma State’s Troy Spratley 2-1.