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Missouri wrestling dominates Northern Illinois 38-3

Missouri wrestling dominates Northern Illinois 38-3

Langston Newsome February 5, 2017

No. 7 Missouri wrestling continued its dominance in the Mid-American Conference, dismantling Northern Illinois 38-3. The Tigers won nine of 10 matches and had three wrestlers, No. 10 John Erneste, No....

Missouri wrestling just misses upset, falls to No. 1 Oklahoma State 20-16

Missouri wrestling just misses upset, falls to No. 1 Oklahoma State 20-16

Joe Noser January 28, 2017

After clawing back from an early 11-0 deficit to tie its contest against the No. 1 Oklahoma State Cowboys 16-16, the No. 7 Missouri Tigers entered the last match of a dual meet on Friday night at Hearnes...

Mizzou wrestling defeats Central Michigan at home

Mizzou wrestling defeats Central Michigan at home

Langston Newsome January 23, 2017

After four straight duals on the road over the past two weeks, No. 8 Missouri returned to the Hearnes Center for the first time in 2017. The Tigers welcomed Mid-American Conference foe No. 16 Central Michigan...

Mizzou wrestling takes second at Southern Scuffle, continues strong conference season

Mizzou wrestling takes second at Southern Scuffle, continues strong conference season

Joe Noser , Langston Newsome January 20, 2017

**The Missouri wrestling team had very little time to rest over winter break as a jam-packed schedule saw them go 5-1 in dual meets and take second in the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on...

Mizzou wrestling crushes Ohio 35-7

Mizzou wrestling crushes Ohio 35-7

Langston Newsome December 12, 2016

Days after a disappointing showing against No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Missouri (3-1, 2-0) responded with a 35-7 drumming of Ohio (2-3, 1-1). Despite being plagued by injury, Mizzou was able to stay perfect...

No. 5 Missouri wrestling falls on the road to No. 4 Ohio State, 30-9

Joe Noser December 9, 2016

Senior 197-pounder J’den Cox, redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee and redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis all picked up decisions for No. 5 Missouri wrestling on Thursday night, but it...

Battle in Jesse: Mizzou wrestling topples No. 6 Virginia Tech

Langston Newsome November 21, 2016

Missouri wrestling’s first marquee matchup came early this season. In the second duel of the young season, No. 5 Mizzou beat No. 6 Virginia Tech in Jesse Auditorium on Sunday. This heavyweight bout...

Missouri’s other Jaydin: Eierman looks to have strong first season

Missouri’s other Jaydin: Eierman looks to have strong first season

Langston Newsome November 15, 2016

Jaydin Eierman is a serious man. It’s something that his demeanor radiates, and it makes sense at Missouri; the redshirt freshman is part of a program poised to be one of the best in the nation. Mizzou...

Austin Myers working to reach his full potential for Missouri wrestling

Austin Myers working to reach his full potential for Missouri wrestling

Joe Noser November 15, 2016

Redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers transferred from West Virginia to Missouri this year to reach one goal: win a NCAA Championship. “There is weight on my shoulders to win because I need to...

No. 5 Missouri wrestling crushes Old Dominion, 36-3

Joe Noser November 13, 2016

The No. 5 Missouri wrestling team traveled Sunday to Norfolk, Virginia, and defeated Old Dominion in convincing fashion 36-3. Redshirt senior Lavion Mayes earned his 100th career collegiate wrestling win,...

UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley makes his family, alma mater proud

UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley makes his family, alma mater proud

Joe Noser November 6, 2016

Tyron Woodley is a busy man. He runs his own gym in St. Louis. He is training to defend his UFC welterweight title and is set to fight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in New York on Nov. 12 as part of...

Three takeaways from Mizzou wrestling’s annual Black and Gold matches

Langston Newsome November 5, 2016

In Missouri wrestling’s annual Black and Gold scrimmage, Team Gold edged out a 27-21 dual win with decisive victories from Austin Myers, Willie Miklus and Connor Flynn. In his first wrestling match at...