Missouri Wrestling
#ZOU Notes
• Mizzou currently holds a 33-match win streak. The last time Mizzou lost a dual was Jan. 31, 2014, to Oklahoma State, 707 days ago.
• The Tigers are a perfect 3-0 all-time vs. Buffalo. In the last meeting, Mizzou beat Buffalo, 43-6, on Feb. 6, 2015.
• Friday’s dual will be a part of the Beauty and the Beast Event with Mizzou Gymnastics. Both teams will host duals and compete simultaneously. Gymnastics hosts Illinois.
• Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes is a perfect 14-0 on the season, the Tigers only wrestler with an unblemished record. Mayes is 5-0 in dual competition, scoring 17 points in five victories.
• A win for junior 197-pounder J’den Cox would be his 90th career victory. Cox is 14-1 this season and 89-5 overall.
• Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus leads the team in points scored during dual competition with 26 points, including three falls.
Barnes, Baumgartner Inserted
• Redshirt senior 157-pounder Le’Roy Barnes and redshirt junior 141-pounder Cole Baumgartner will get their first dual starts of the season vs. Buffalo.
• Barnes will jump up two weight classes from 141 to 157. He has competed in four tournaments this season, compling a record of 17-4. Barnes won the Championship at the UNI Open in the 141-pound weight class.
• Baumgartner has competed in three tournaments this season, compling a 10-5 record and a third place finish at the UNI Open in the 141-pound weight class.
Eight in the Top-20
• Eight of Mizzou’s 10 weight classes were represented in the latest round of top-20 individual rankings.
• No. 6 Barlow McGhee (125 pounds)
• No. 11 Zach Synon (133 pounds)
• No. 8 Matt Manley (141 pounds)
• No. 3 Lavion Mayes (149 pounds)
• No. 6 Daniel Lewis (165 pounds)
• No. 2 Blaise Butler (174 pounds)
• No. 4 Willie Miklus (184 pounds)
• No. 2 J’den Cox (197 pounds)
Dual Win Streak
• Mizzou has won 33 consecutive duals, dating back Jan. 31, 2014. The last dual lost for Mizzou came by the hands of Oklahoma State, 688 days ago.
Dual Domination
• Mizzou has outscored its opponents 148-64 in five duals this season
• Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus leads the team with 26 points in duals, tallying three falls, a technical fall, and a decision win. Miklus beat then-No. 11 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) by way of 15-0 technical fall on Dec. 12.
• Junior 197-pounder J’den Cox has recorded a fall, a technical fall, a major decision, and a decision for 18 points. Cox recorded a fall over Jerald Spohn (Kent State) on Dec. 20, his first fall in regular season dual competition since Jan. 25, 2015 against Alec Brown (Northern Illinois).
Mayes Undefeated
• Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes has yet to drop a match this season, posting a 14-0 this season, 5-0 in duals. Mayes, an NCAA All-American (seventh place) a season ago at 141 pounds, has not had any struggles after being bumped up to 149 pounds at the beginning of the year. Mayes has captured two open championships this year, winning the Joe Parisi Open and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The final three wins at Cliff Keen came over opponents currently ranked in the top-20. The Illinois native has scored bonus points in eight of 14 matches this season, tallying six major decisions and two falls. In Mayes’ four dual wins, he has outscored his opponents, 61-27.
