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The Maneater

Missouri wrestling sinks teeth into tough schedule

Missouri wrestling sinks teeth into tough schedule

Sean Mael September 27, 2016

Missouri wrestling recently finalized its schedule for the 2016-17 season. Within the first month of the season, Mizzou will face two top-five teams and travel for a conference dual and a tournament. The...

Leeth aims to help Missouri get national title in wrestling

Sean Mael September 7, 2016

The Missouri wrestling program is dreaming big. The Tigers are coming off a sixth-place finish at NCAA Championships last season, but they’re aiming higher due in part to newcomers to the lineup like...

Music, faith and family: Who is J’den Cox off the wrestling mat?

Music, faith and family: Who is J’den Cox off the wrestling mat?

Peter Baugh September 6, 2016

While Cathy Cox was pregnant with her third child, she turned on the television to watch an episode of Star Trek. As she watched, one character stood out: a pale man with dark hair, dressed in a red shirt...

2008 Mizzou Olympian Ben Askren discusses J’den Cox’s Olympic showing

2008 Mizzou Olympian Ben Askren discusses J’den Cox’s Olympic showing

Peter Baugh August 23, 2016

As a four-time wrestling All-American and two-time NCAA Champion, Missouri graduate Ben Askren knows what it is like to be in the spotlight. The 32-year-old athlete also has Olympic experience — he competed...

Eight Mizzou athletes to watch this year

Eight Mizzou athletes to watch this year

Peter Baugh August 16, 2016

_The Maneater looks at eight fall and winter athletes who could have breakout seasons in 2016._ **Terry Beckner Jr., sophomore, football**: When Beckner came to Missouri, people had high expectations...

News and Notes: Nate Strong, Melanie Crow highlight Mizzou Athletics updates

News and Notes: Nate Strong, Melanie Crow highlight Mizzou Athletics updates

Peter Baugh July 12, 2016

**Nate Strong set to join the Tigers** This fall, four-star running back recruit Nate Strong will don the black and gold after all. The Hinds Community College transfer was a 2015 graduate of East St....

Missouri wrestler J’Den Cox seeking gold at Summer Olympics

Anne Rogers May 7, 2016

J’den Cox grew up around the Missouri wrestling room, accompanying his older brothers, who were part of the Columbia Youth Wrestling Club. Cox wasn’t allowed in the actual wrestling room at 4 years...

Top 5: Sports moments of the year

Top 5: Sports moments of the year

Alec Lewis May 3, 2016

Through hundreds of games, championships and stories, it’s nearly impossible to recap each and every moment that took place in the world of Missouri athletics this year. So, we give you five. These...

Missouri wrestling’s J’Den Cox qualifies for 2016 Olympics

Anne Rogers April 24, 2016

J’Den Cox officially punched his ticket to the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with a first-place finish in the 86-kilogram weight class at the World Games Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia early Sunday...

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Chase Lynn April 11, 2016

Following the 2015 world wrestling tournament in September, four-time NCAA national champion Kyle Dake of Cornell announced he’d be competing in the 86-kilogram weight class in the 2016 U.S. Olympic...

Missouri wrestling team suffered disappointment en route to sixth place finish at nationals

Anne Rogers, Chase Lynn March 23, 2016

The Missouri wrestling team set out this season to be the top non-Big 10 team in the country. After the NCAA-emblazoned mats were cleared out of Madison Square Garden, Missouri Tigers fell short of that...

J’den Cox learns from semifinal loss, has fun winning second championship

J’den Cox learns from semifinal loss, has fun winning second championship

Alec Lewis March 22, 2016

After the second match of the 2014–15 Mizzou wrestling season, Cathy Cox texted her son, J’den, and asked if he was having fun. His response? “No. No, I’m not.” Fast forward a year later to...