In a historical evening, the William Woods Wrestling program was set to host their first home dual on campus in program history. Their opponent is fellow in-state and NAIA opponent Missouri Baptist University. The Missouri Baptist Women’s team boasted 4 ranked wrestlers in their starting lineup (145 lbs, 160 lbs, 180 lbs, and 207 lbs) […]
When you’re a new program and a young team, you have to challenge yourself against the best to see how good you really are currently as well as how much better you need to get. The William Woods Lady Owls took on a tougher schedule than last year, which included the early test against some […]
Where to Watch: November 21st @7PM CT, Big Ten Plus The Tigers will look to rebound against a much improved Illinois team. Last season the Tigers won an exciting 29-6 dual at the Stifel Theater, which saw Keegan O’Toole bump up to beat Edmond Ruth at 174. Illinois had a number of wrestlers redshirting at […]
This past Saturday the hosted the 7th Annual Drury Open in Weiser Gym. Senior Will Kuster was crowned champion at 165 lbs as he worked his way through the tournament going 5-0 on the day with two pins and three technical falls. Among the other placers were Drury senior Trevor Christian placing 3rd at 149 lbs, freshman […]
In order to get better you have to consistently go against the best there is to offer. Williams Woods men’s team traveled to current #1 ranked Grand View (and defending NAIA National Champs) to wrestle in the Grand View Open. Other NAIA ranked teams in attendance are #12 Missouri Valley, #16 Central Methodist, #19 Montana […]
The Tigers lost a tough match to Virginia Tech on the road, dropping seven of ten matches. They were still missing Noah Surtin and Rocky Elam, with true freshmen coming close to highly ranked upsets. They had success at their middleweights with consecutive wins at 165-184 but it wasn’t enough to take out the Hokies. […]
Where to Watch: ACC Network, November 15th @6PM CT Last season these two perennial top ten teams faced off in early January in Columbia with Mizzou taking home a 22-17 win. It was a breakout dual for Kade Moore, who’s pin over All-American Sam Latona was a massive swing. Last year’s win broke a three […]
The University of Missouri’s wrestling program has announced an impressive 2025 recruiting class, currently ranked fourth in the nation by FloWrestling. With eight new additions, six of whom are top-100 recruits, Mizzou is poised to strengthen its lineup with talent from across the country. Dominic Bambinelli, a standout from Georgia’s Mill Creek High School, brings […]
Duals Preview: A set of duals at a tri-meet in St. Louis with a pair of NAIA schools in St. Louis is how the Westminster Blue Jays kicked off the 2024-25 season. They would face-off against St. Ambrose University (Iowa) and the host school, Missouri Baptist University. Westminster entered the season with two pre-season ranked […]
The William Woods Men’s wrestling team signed up for the Loosbrock Duals/Service Salute, hosted by Benedictine College in Atchison, KS as an early test on their physical and mental fortitude. They were set to compete in 4 rounds of dual wrestling and then placed into individual elimination brackets over two days against some of the […]