Missouri Wrestling
MATCH PREVIEW – NORTHERN IOWA
UNI 1-2 AT JOURNEYMAN DUALS
• Northern Iowa began the season with a 1-2 showing at the Journeyman/ASICS Northeast Duals in Troy, NY. The Panthers defeated Hofstra in the first dual, 39-3, before falling to Oregon State 23-12 and Rutgers 28-10. Even with the losing record, Northern Iowa still ranks No. 25 in the USA Today/NWCA Poll.
8 WIN AT COBBER OPEN
• Northern Iowa most recently competed in the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open in Moorhead, Minnesota on Nov. 21. Eight Panther wrestlers took home championships at the event, including seven in the gold (upperclassmen) division.
• Dylan Peters, 125-pounds
• Trevor Jauch, 133-pounds
• Gunner Wolfensperger, 149-pounds
• Bryce Steiert, 157-pounds
• Kyle Lux, 174-pounds
• JJ Everard, Blaize Cabell, HWT (tied for second)
BY THE NUMBERS
• Mizzou has won 29 consecutive duals, dating back Jan. 31, 2014. The last dual lost for Mizzou came by the hands of Oklahoma State, 665 days ago.
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5 WIN AT JOE PARISI OPEN
• Five #Tigerstyle wrestlers grabbed championships at the Joe Parisi Open, held on the Lindenwood Campus Nov. 21.
• Barlow McGhee, 125-pounds
• Jaydin Eierman, 133-pounds
• Lavion Mayes, 149-pounds
• J’den Cox, 197-pounds
• Luke Fortuna, 157-pounds (Freshman/sophomore division)
MCGHEE MOVES INTO TOP-20
• After an upset win over last year’s NCAA runner-up (Zeke Moisey, West Virginia) in the 125-pound championship at the Joe Parisi Open, redshirt sophomore Barlow McGhee has vaulted his way into the top-20 of four different individual rankings publications. The win capped a perfect 5-0 week for McGhee, which began with a 16-5 major decision win in a dual against SIUE (Nov. 20). McGhee is now ranked 13th by Intermat, 11th by W.I.N. Magazine, 17th by The Open Mat, and 14th by FloWrestling.