Mizzou wrestling
Five Mizzou wrestlers advanced to the second round with victories at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden. Mizzou is currently tied for fifth place with 10.0 team points.
Redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.), redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), and junior 197-pounder J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) all picked up first round wins and will wrestle in the round of 16Â Thursday night.
Check back for a recap later.
Team Scores
1. Ohio State, 16.5
2. Penn State, 16.0
3. Nebraska, 13.0
4. Iowa, 11.0
5. Mizzou, 10.0
5. Michigan, 10.0
5. Oklahoma State, 10.0
8. N.C. State, 9.0
8. Virginia Tech, 9.0
10. Illinois, 6.5
10. Rutgers, 6.5
Match-By-Match Results (MAC SEEDS)
125:
#8 Barlow McGhee (Mizzou) def. Drew Templeman (Wyoming) by 3-2 decision
133:
#12 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) def. Zach Synon (Mizzou) by 13-7 decision
141:
Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) def. #5 Matt Manley (Mizzou) by 17-2 technical fall
149:
#3 Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) def. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) by 3-2 decision
157:
#5 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) def. Le’Roy Barnes (Mizzou) by 7-3 decision
165:
#4 Daniel Lewis (Mizzou) def. Casey Fuller (Edinboro) by fall (5:39)
174:
Matt Reed (Oklahoma) def. #3 Blaise Butler (Mizzou) by 16-9 decision
184:
#14 Willie Miklus (Mizzou) def. Corey Griego (Oregon State) by 15-6 major decision
197:
#2 J’den Cox (Mizzou) def. Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers) by fall (1:18)
Team Standings after Day One
TEAM STANDINGS (TOP 10)
1. Penn State – 27.5
2. Ohio State – 24.0
2. Oklahoma State – 24.0
4. Nebraska – 20
5. Iowa – 17.5
5. Missouri – 17.5
5. Virginia Tech – 17.5
8. Michigan – 15.0
9. NC State – 13.0
9. Oklahoma – 13.0
