J’Den Cox finished last year’s championships in 5th place (photo/David Solomon)
Seven Mizzou wrestling were given top-16 seeds as the brackets for the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships were announced by the NCAA. Nine wrestlers from Mizzou will compete in the National Tournament, held March 17-19 in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
Junior 197-pounder J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) was the highest seeded Tiger in the field, coming in at No. 2 in the 197 pound weight class. Coming off his third consecutive Mid-American Conference title, Cox (28-1) will wrestle Rutgers’ Hayden Hrymack (17-14) in the first round.
The tournament will kick off from Madison Square Garden at 11 a.m. CT on Thursday, March 17. Both sessions (first round and consolation round) on Thursday will be broadcasted on ESPN U and ESPN3. Â Saturday’s morning session (medal round) will start at 10 a.m. CT and will be shown on ESPN U and ESPN3. Saturday’s finals round will begin at 7 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPN.
Mizzou Seeds:
125- Barlow McGhee, No. 8
133- Zach Synon, unseeded
141- Matt Manley, No. 5
149- Lavion Mayes, No. 3
157- Le’Roy Barnes, unseeded
165- Daniel Lewis, No. 4
174- Blaise Butler, No. 3
184- Willie Miklus, No. 14
197- J’den Cox, No. 2
