#3 Mizzou over #22 Stanford (39-0) After a rocky start against Virginia Tech last week, the Tigers hit the ground running against Stanford. The team swept Stanford, including six bonus point wins. The team also scored three big upsets and six ranked wins. Unfortunately, the Pac-12 Network was impossible for me to sign up for […]
After a gritty win at home Mizzou hits the road for three duals in January. That starts with a dual against a very tough up and coming Stanford. The team has a new head coach in Chris Ayres and has made big moves in his first year, just winning the Southern Scuffle. The team is […]
This is the second consecutive season that both the Men’s and Women’s Wrestling teams of Westminster College traveled up to Augustana College to wrestle in the annual Fred Johnson Duals. Last year the Lady Jays went undefeated and won the event on the women’s side. Unfortunately due to injuries and other circumstances beyond their control […]
#3 Mizzou over #9 Virginia Tech (22-17) The Tigers split matches 5-5, but bonus points in four of their wins made up for the upset losses as they rallied to win 22-17. The team was upset at 125, 141, and 157, plus missing Peyton Mocco at 174. However Kade Moore not only scored a massive […]
The Tigers sent a handful of wrestlers to Iowa’s Soldier Salute, and came back with just four wrestlers on the podium. Colton Hawks had the best performance finishing 3rd. Hawks continues to show that he is a high caliber talent, taking out #29 Aaron Ayzerov of Columbia, but struggles with consistency. He also lost to […]
Mizzou gets their first top ten matchup of the year as they’ll look to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies. The team is on a rough streak against them as they’ve lost the last three duals, the last two by just one match. The team has All-American contenders throughout the lineup, and will be a […]
Now that the first semester is finished, it’s a good time to look at how wrestlers are performing based on expectations and assigning a grade is a simple way to do that. With no tournaments on the schedule, the schedule picks up with four top ten duals in the second semester.
The Tigers hosted Illinois in the Stifel Theatre, the first sporting event at the historic venue. Streamed by UFC Fight Pass and with a great commentary crew of David Taylor and Jim Gibbons, Mizzou came away with a 29-6 win. They scored bonus points in three matches, winning eight overall. J Conway stepped up for […]
Watch Live: UFC Fight Pass, December 21st 7PM CT The Tigers are hosting Illinois in a unique dual, competing at the Stifel Theater in St. Louis on a UFC Fight Pass stream. The dual is taking place the day before the Border Brawl basketball game against Illinois. The Fighting Illini aren’t having their best year, with […]
Minimizing the amount of forfeits due to injuries, wrestlers not making weight, etc. is vital to be successful at any level of wrestling when it comes to duals. Westminster was missing two weights heading into this event and thus had to give up 12 precious points each round. This fact made it an uphill battle […]