by Bill Pollock | Apr 10, 2013 | Sports Features
The University of Missouri wrestling program had to overcome many obstacles after the school announced it was leaving the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference, which did not sponsor wrestling. However, behind the leadership of head coach Brian Smith, the...
by Bill Pollock | Apr 2, 2013 | Sports Features
Mizzou Wrestling Head Coach Brian Smith was named the 2013 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. Smith was named Coach of the Year last year in the Big 12, prior to Mizzou leaving for the SEC. In the program’s first year as an affiliate member of the MAC...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 24, 2013 | Sports Features
Five Missouri Tigers earned All-American honors over the weekend by placing in the top 8 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, IA. While the Tigers landed five wrestlers on the medal stand, it was ultimately a disappointing tournament for 125 pounder Alan...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 22, 2013 | Sports Features
Missouri has qualified three wrestlers for tonight’s semifinals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines. It’s not a surprise that both of the Tigers’ top seeded wrestlers won today, but Alan Waters at 125 and Dominique Bradley at...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 22, 2013 | Sports Features
After the first day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, all 10 Tigers remain alive in this year’s field with four advancing to the quarterfinals. Missouri is one of three programs with all 10 grapplers still competing after the first day....