Latest Missouri Wrestling News
-
16.5k Views332 Votes
2024 State Tournament Interviews
Class 3 Boys, Class 4 Boys, Class 2 Girls Interviews 2nd place interview: Jayden Moehle, Grain Valley State Champion interview: Peyton Westpfahl, Liberty State Champion interview: Isaiah Hung, Liberty State Champion interview: Jake Fernandez, Platte County State Champion interview: Derek Joiner, Grandview State Champion interview: Brenya Crahan, Nixa 2nd place interview: Darrius Paige, Van Horn […] More
-
1 Shares14.2k Views0 Votes
Mizzou Big 12 Takeaways
#12 Mizzou (4th – 115.5 Points) Link to Brackets After a long two days the Tigers finished in 4th place, the first time they haven’t won a conference title in 12 years. The streak had to end at some point and the conference saw stellar performances from both Iowa State and Oklahoma State. Two of […] More
-
13.7k Views0 Votes
Mizzou: Big 12 Day One Recap
#12 Mizzou (3rd – 96.0 Points) Link to Brackets The Tigers are sitting firmly in third after day one of Big 12’s and have two in the finals. They’ve automatically qualified six of their wrestlers to NCAA’s and have three others in place to do so as well. Kade Moore got bounced from the tournament […] More
-
1 Shares20.1k Views1 Votes
Senior Sendoff: Jake Fernandez and Missouri’s Elite Wrestlers Dominate 37-22 over Kansas
The high school wrestling career of Platte County senior Jake Fernandez could not have ended much better than it did. He won his second state championship at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last month in the Class 3 215-pound weight class following his 1-0 victory over McDonald County senior Sam Murphy in the […] More
-
21.2k Views0 Votes
Big 12 Outlook: Mizzou’s Path to Triumph in the Big 12 Championships
Link to Brackets After a brutal finish to the end of the season the Tigers are looking healthy for the first time since January. Based on seeds they’re set to finish 3rd, 11 points behind ISU and OSU tied at the top. They’re also only projected to qualify eight wrestlers, with a handful right on […] More
-
21.1k Views0 Votes
Westminster Has three on the podium, Senior Montgomery Mills NCAA is now 2x Qualifier
Going into their Regional Tournament, the Westminster Blue Jays knew it was a tough road to qualify for the NCAAs. In fact, if you qualify through the NCAA DIII Lower Midwest Regional, most likely already wrestled some of the nation’s best just to qualify. Among the teams in attendance, nine of them are Iowa Schools […] More
-
1 Shares19.8k Views
2023-2024 Missouri Wrestling Boys All State Team
As the 2023-2024 Missouri Wrestling season draws to a close, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the athletes who have proven themselves to be the pinnacle of excellence in their sport. The Missouri Wrestling Boys All State Team is a testament to dedication, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of greatness. Comprised of the best […] More
-
20.7k Views0 Votes
Missouri Valley College Men’s Wrestling Produces National Champion, Top Ten Finish At NAIA National Championship
Wichita, Kan. (Mar. 2, 2024)- The Missouri Valley College men’s wrestling team finished competition, Saturday, at the 2024 NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship in Park City, Kan. Senior Chase Zollmann (Poway, Calif.) won a National championship at 149 pounds and led the team to a No. 7 finish in the standings, a nearly 30 place improvement […] More
-
25.1k Views0 Votes
2024 State Tournament Pick’em Winners
Here we go, the results from the 2024 state tournament pick’em! We’ll just display the Top 10+ for each division, we won’t embarrass those who didn’t get many picks correct 🙂 We had a six-way tie for boys class 4 making the winner the person who picked the team title the closest, then the closest […] More
-
14k Views0 Votes
Mizzou Recruit Spotlight: Seth Mendoza
The Tigers continue to be on a roll on the recruiting trail with the verbal commitment of Seth Mendoza. Mendoza is #18 on MatScout’s Big Board, and #4 at 126lbs. While wrestling for Mt. Carmel, IL, the same high school as current wrestler Ryan Boersma, Mendoza is a three-time Illinois state champ. Mendoza picked Missouri […] More
-
24.5k Views0 Votes
Triumph and Tenacity: Centralia Panthers’ Historic Performance at State Wrestling Tournament
The Centralia Panthers came into the tournament’s second day battling between 3rd and 4th place as a team. It was doubtful as the Panthers won less than half of their matches in the morning session (Semi-finals and blood rounds). However, they won enough key matches to have five medalists heading into the Friday afternoon/evening final […] More
-
1 Shares20.2k Views0 Votes
Class 4 Boys State Tournament Recap
COLUMBIA, Mo. — If the Liberty wrestling team wasn’t a dynasty before, it certainly is now. The Blue Jays continue to be the unstoppable freight train in Class 4 and they won their fifth consecutive state team title Saturday at the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena. Liberty ran away with the […] More
-
20.2k Views0 Votes
Class 3 Boys State Tournament Recap
COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the first time in school history, the Hannibal Pirates are state champions. They closed out the season by taking first place in the Class 3 division of the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships Saturday at Mizzou Arena, scoring 156.5 points. Hillsboro took second with 132, Whitfield was third with 96.5 […] More
-
26.4k Views0 Votes
Class 2 Girls State Tournament Recap
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The battle for the Class 2 girls team state championship came down to the wire. It was a three-horse race with Francis Howell Central, Nixa and Lebanon all jockeying for position and a first-place trophy. The difference between first and second place was one by a fraction of a point as Central […] More
-
29.5k Views0 Votes
Shorthanded Mizzou drops duals to Northern Iowa and Iowa State
Missing eight typical starters the Tigers dropped back to back duals for the second time this season. With a mix of injuries and illness the Tigers limped to Iowa without most of their team and without Kendric Maple. In both duals Missouri was forced to forfeit at 125 as the only backups are Luqman Masud […] More
-
27.3k Views0 Votes
Class 4 boys wrestling: Day I Update
Another year, another time Liberty is steamrolling to another state championship. The Blue Jays came into the Class 4 Missouri State High School Boys Wrestling Championships with four consecutive titles and they are well on their way to a fifth. They are currently in first place with 81 points, but Lafayette Wildwood is close behind […] More
-
1 Shares27.4k Views1 Votes
Class 3 boys wrestling: Day I Update
The Hannibal wrestling team has had nine state trophies in the history of the program. None of those, however, were that state championship trophy. That could change on Saturday as the Pirates head into the second day of the Class 3 Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships in first place with 70 points Friday at […] More
-
27.4k Views0 Votes
Class 2 girls wrestling: Day I Update
After Lebanon had dominated the Class 2 girls wrestling scene for four out of the last five years, it may be another team’s turn to take the state trophy this season. This season, it looks like Nixa could be that team to win its first team state championship on the girls side. Through Day 1, […] More
-
16.3k Views0 Votes
Preview & Predictions: #9 Mizzou (10-2) vs #16 Northern Iowa (6-6)
Watch Live: FloWrestling, February 23rd 7PM CT The Tigers will be looking to finish their dual season strong with a trip to the state of Iowa to take on an always gritty Northern Iowa team on Friday and a top five Iowa State on Sunday. Northern Iowa had a tough start to their dual season […] More
-
1 Shares32.6k Views
Class 2 Boys State Recap
The Odessa boys wrestling team has finished in the top four in the state tournament on 11 different occasions since 1979. But it had never finished in first place. That changed Thursday at Mizzou Arena as the Bulldogs took home the team title for the first time with 163.5 points. St. Michael The Archangel Catholic […] More
-
2 Shares32.7k Views0 Votes
Class 1 Boys State Recap
The St. Pius X Kansas City Warriors were the team to beat coming into the Class 1 Missouri High School Boys Wrestling Championships. No one did. The Warriors ran away from the competition, taking first place with 234 points after finishing in third last season. Father Tolton Catholic was second with 125 points, Centralia was […] More
-
27.8k Views0 Votes
Class 1 Girls State Recap
The battle for first place came down to a razor thin margin in the Class 1 girls state tournament. In the end, Kearney won the team state title for the second year in a row, edging Brookfield 80-79 Thursday at Mizzou Arena during the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships. Odessa finished in third with […] More
-
1 Shares26.1k Views0 Votes
Class 4 Rankings (pre-state)
State is here tomorrow, let’s get down to it. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team Rankings Team rankings […] More
-
21.5k Views0 Votes
Class 2 Boys Day 1 State Tournament
The Odessa boys wrestling team is in good shape to win the Class 2 state championship. After Day 1 of the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships, the Bulldogs sit in first place with 69.5 points Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. Seneca, St. Michael The Archangel Catholic and St. Genevieve are all tied for […] More
-
24.8k Views0 Votes
Class 1Boys State Tournament recap: Day 1
St. Puis X Kansas City were the favorite to win the state title coming into Wednesday. It looks like they are on have to do just that after Day 1 of the Missouri State Wrestling Championships Wednesday at Mizzou Arena. So far, the Warriors are in first place with 102 points. Centralia is in second […] More
-
26.4k Views0 Votes
Class 3 Rankings (pre-state)
State is here tomorrow, let’s get down to it. Also, to keep rankings consistent, please be sure to read our team ranking criteria. Some teams who defeated teams at districts might be ranked lower than a team they beat. Below is our criteria we have used for years: Missouri Wrestling Tournament Team Rankings Team rankings […] More