by Bill Pollock | Mar 20, 2016 | Sports Features
Junior J’den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) became the second-ever two-time NCAA National Champion in Mizzou Wrestling history with a 4-2 win over Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y. on Saturday. Cox joined Ben Askren (2006, 2007)...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 19, 2016 | Sports Features
Mizzou Wrestling redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes placed third at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships, defeating Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 3-2, in the third place match. Mayes closes out the season with a remarkable 32-3 record, finishing with...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 17, 2016 | Sports Features
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.),...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 11, 2016 | Sports Features
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...
by Bill Pollock | Feb 25, 2016 | Sports Features
Mizzou Wrestling junior 197-pounder J’den Cox was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week.  Cox picked up his 100th career victory on Feb. 21, in a 16-7 major decision win over Nebraska’s No. 10-ranked Aaron Studebaker in Mizzou’s NWCA...