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Dominant day sees eight Missouri wrestlers advance to MAC finals

Quinn Malloy • March 7, 2015

Missouri wrestling has eight wrestlers moving on to the finals of the Mid-American Conference Championships after a strong showing in the quarter and semifinal rounds March 7 at the Hearnes Center. The...

Mayes, team looking ahead to MAC, National Championships

Quinn Malloy • February 25, 2015

Late last season, soon-to-be national champion and then-freshman J’den Cox pulled then-redshirt freshman Lavion Mayes aside after practice. Cox knew that Mayes had been struggling on bottom in duals...

24-0: Recapping Missouri wrestling’s historic regular season

Harrison Degrood • February 25, 2015

It hasn’t been the brightest winter in Columbia. It has consisted of bitter cold, slippery ice and a fair share of snow. Athletics haven’t been much better. The Missouri men’s basketball team is...

Wrestling a family affair for Miklus brothers

Quinn Malloy • February 18, 2015

For a pair of boys who lived so close to an amusement park in Altoona, Iowa, the Miklus brothers had a lot of excess energy. When they were five and six years old, their father devised a unique and, as...

Houdashelt, seniors revel in team’s success

Quinn Malloy • February 4, 2015

In 2009, senior wrestler Drake Houdashelt was featured on the cover of the St. Louis edition of ESPN Rise Magazine. The story, written by ESPN’s Mike Grimala, lauded Houdashelt for his aggressive style...

Missouri looks to finish strong in historic season

Harrison Degrood • February 4, 2015

The Missouri wrestling team has a lot to be positive about. After a 33-6 win against Northern Iowa at Hearnes Center on Saturday, the Tigers are 18-0 with only two more away matches left until the conclusion...

No. 3 Missouri thrashes Northern Iowa, remains undefeated

Quinn Malloy • February 1, 2015

The No. 3 Missouri wrestling team put an exclamation point on its five-game homestand with a 33-6 shellacking of the Northern Iowa Panthers in front of a Hearnes Center crowd that included Chancellor R....

Making sense of making weight for Missouri wrestlers

Harrison Degrood • January 28, 2015

On Jan. 10, the Missouri wrestling team faced the then-No. 4 Cornell Big Red. Before the dual had even started, the Tigers gained a key advantage. Senior Alan Waters was awarded a victory due to forfeit...

Missouri wrestling downs Northern Illinois, remains undefeated

Quinn Malloy • January 26, 2015

No. 3 Missouri wrestling stayed undefeated Sunday at the Hearnes Center after a 32-12 win against unranked Northern Illinois. The Tigers are 17-0 with four dual meets left in the season. The team is...

Missouri Wrestling takes down top-10 foe Oklahoma State

Quinn Malloy • January 24, 2015

Damon Frenchers came all the way from St. Louis to watch the undefeated No. 3 Missouri Tigers wrestling team take on No. 7 Oklahoma State on Friday at the Hearnes Center. “We got a real good wrestling...

The Tiger Style streak continues: 19 straight dual wins

Quinn Malloy • January 21, 2015

When Missouri wrestling head assistant coach Alex Clemsen decided to leave the University of Virginia in 2014 after five years and five top-30 finishes at the NCAA National Championship, he did it for...

Missouri wrestlers weigh in on cauliflower ear

Quinn Malloy • December 4, 2014

Missouri sophomore wrestler Lavion Mayes had been wrestling for a full five minutes before he noticed the blood dripping from his ear. “I didn’t feel pain or anything,” Mayes said Mayes, like the...