BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – West Liberty’s Ty McGeary has been voted the Mountain East Conference Male Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday afternoon.
 
McGeary, a senior from McDonald, Pa., repeated as the Division II National Champion at 184 pounds, turning in a perfect 33-0 record during the 2023-24 season. He was one of just three NCAA national champions to turn in a perfect record this season. He had 24 bonus-point victories as a senior and was named the Super Region III and National Wrestler of the Year by the NWCA.
 
At the 2024 NCAA National Championships, McGeary was voted the event’s Most “Outstanding” Wrestler. He was the MEC Champion at 184 pounds and was honored as the 2023-24 MEC Wrestler of the Year following the season.
 
For his career, McGeary has a 97-6 overall record with three All-America accolades.
 
The MEC Male Athlete of the Year is selected by a vote of institutional administrators and the conference office.

The MEC annual awards announcements continue on Friday with the release of the 2023-24 MEC Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.

Previous Winners
2014-15: Seger Bonifant (Basketball, West Liberty)
2015-16: Seger Bonifant (Basketball, West Liberty)
2016-17: Matt Bingaya (Basketball, Fairmont State)
2017-18: Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Soccer, Charleston)
2018-19: Will Vorhees (Basketball, Notre Dame)
2019-20: Jaleel McLaughlin (Football, Notre Dame)
2020-21: Dalton Bolon (Basketball, West Liberty)
2021-22: Bryce Butler (Basketball, West Liberty)
2022-23: Bryce Butler (Basketball, West Liberty)
2023-24: Ty McGeary (Wrestling, West Liberty)