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Mizzou wrestlers set for NCAA nationals in the Big Apple

March 16, 2016 By Bill Pollock

J'Den Cox entered the NCAA tournament ranked first overall.  He finished the championships in 5th (photo/David Solomon)

J’Den Cox entered the NCAA tournament ranked first overall. He finished the championships in 5th (photo/David Solomon)

Mizzou enters the NCAA Championships ranked No. 6 in the Coaches poll and No. 8 in the Intermat Tournament Rankings.  Mizzou won its fourth straight Mid-American Conference Tournament Title and fifth straight conference title overall on March 6 with a first place finish at the 2016 MAC Championships (Mizzou won the Big 12 Title in 2012). Mizzou finished the MAC dual season 8-0, winning its second straight MAC Regular Season Championship, finishing with a perfect 8-0 MAC record for the second consecutive season.

Starting on Thursday, March 17, Nine Tigers including seven who grabbed top-16 seedings will compete in the National Tournament in New York City at Madison Square Garden.

Junior 197-pounder J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) was the highest seeded Tiger in the field. Cox recorded his 100th career victory on Feb. 21 in a 16-7 major decision over Nebraska’s Aaron Studebaker. Cox became the 24th member of Mizzou 100-win club, becoming the fastest to 100 wins in program history, doing so in 105 matches.

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

2016 NCAA Wrestling Bracket

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