Wrestling Archives - Page 18 of 20

Gymnastics and wrestling combine for Beauty and the Beast on Friday

Katherine Knott, Katie Pohlman, Ryan Williamson • February 1, 2013

It’s a tale as old as time, going back to 2007. Two teams with two very different styles will share the same mat Friday night at the Hearnes Center in an event known as Beauty and the Beast. The Missouri...

Despite tough losses, Larson maintains the will to improve

Katherine Knott • January 25, 2013

Mike Larson dreams of being a Navy SEAL. The ninth-ranked 184-pound senior has big aspirations for what he wants to do after college, but before he can start his life in the real world, he dreams to bring...

Tigers trounce Wildcats 37-0 in home opener

Connor Casey • November 14, 2012

After being awarded championship rings for its Big 12 Conference championship from one year ago, Missouri wrestling came out swinging in its first home duel Wednesday. The No. 6 Tigers throttled the Baker...

Experienced Missouri brings high expectations into season

Ryan Williamson • November 6, 2012

This year’s Missouri wrestling team can be defined in one word: experienced. The team returns nine wrestlers who qualified for last year’s NCAA championship and senior heavyweight Dom Bradley, who...

Bradley makes return with Olympic pedigree

Connor Casey • November 2, 2012

For a team that is already packed with experience and talent, the biggest name returning to Missouri wrestling for the 2012-13 season is undoubtedly senior heavyweight Dom Bradley. After placing third...

Missouri wrestling joins MAC

Brent Pearson • September 19, 2012

Without a conference affiliation and a qualifying tournament, Missouri wrestling sat for nearly the last three months not knowing its future. On Wednesday, that changed. The Mid-American Conference announced...

Mellon embraces second chance at championships

Matthew Fairburn • March 16, 2012

Missouri heavyweight Devin Mellon said he was scared when he felt a pop in his hamstring. The redshirt freshman was wrestling against Oklahoma’s Kyle Colling in the third-place match of the Big 12 Conference...

Tigers surge into NCAA Championships

Matthew Fairburn • March 16, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team is the only one in the country that will send all 10 of its wrestlers to the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships this weekend in St. Louis, marking the first time the wrestling...

Smith’s building project peaks with Big 12 wrestling title

Matthew Fairburn • March 9, 2012

Much has changed since 1998, when coach Brian Smith took over the Missouri wrestling program. Smith inherited a Missouri team that had not had a winning season since the 1991-92 campaign. In his first...

Missouri celebrates first Big 12 wrestling championship

Matthew Fairburn • March 3, 2012

With the Big 12 Conference Championships tournament less than a week away, Missouri wrestling coach Brian Smith hung a sign in the locker of each of his starters Monday. It simply read, “Be my David.” The...

Missouri wrestlers flex for final stretch

Matthew Fairburn • March 2, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team faces the most important month of the season, with the Big 12 Conference Championships Tournament on March 3 followed by the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 15. The Tigers...

Change in mentality has Missouri’s Haynes back on track

Matthew Fairburn • February 24, 2012

Missouri wrestler Brent Haynes didn’t start his junior season the way he wanted to. After his second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore, Haynes came into the season with high...