MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Noah Adams’ perfect season didn’t have the perfect ending.
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic kept Adams from competing in the NCAA national championship tournament.
Before that, the 197-pound West Virginia University wrestler had racked up a 32-0 record and was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year and a place on the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-America First Team. He was also a finalist for the prestigious Dan Hodge Trophy.
That came on the heels of a redshirt freshman season that saw Adams–a former Independence High School standout from Coal City, W.