Wrestling Archives - Page 19 of 20

Waters eyes Askren in chase for honors

Matthew Fairburn • February 10, 2012

Missouri sophomore wrestler Alan Waters joined elite company Monday. The 125-pound grappler was named the Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Week for the third time this season, becoming just the second...

Larson, Tigers bounce back in win over Sooners

Matthew Fairburn • February 7, 2012

Sunday's home meet was a chance at redemption for junior Mike Larson and the Missouri wrestling team. Following his overtime loss in Saturday's dual against No. 1 Oklahoma State, a match he was supposed...

No. 13 Tigers upset No. 10 Sooners in dual action

Matthew Fairburn • February 5, 2012

The Missouri wrestling team celebrated senior day Sunday, and the lone senior in Missouri’s lineup against Oklahoma made the most of his final home dual at the Hearnes Center, leading the No. 13 Tigers...

Three Missouri wrestlers crack top 10 of first coaches’ poll

Matthew Fairburn • January 31, 2012

Three Missouri wrestlers found their way into the top 10 of their respective weight classes in the first coaches’ rankings of the season last week. Eight other Tigers also slotted among the top 33 grapplers....

Missouri wrestling overcomes early deficit to beat Purdue

Matthew Fairburn • November 15, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team was able to overcome an early 6-0 deficit to earn a victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in their first match of the season Sunday. The Tigers forfeited at the 125-pound...

Missouri’s SEC move to cause changes for wrestling

Matthew Fairburn • November 11, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling program faces major changes after the university announced its decision Sunday to leave the Big 12 Conference for the SEC, which is not currently a home to a single Division-I...

Missouri wrestlers look to meet lofty expectations

Matthew Fairburn • November 1, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling team enters the 2011-12 season with high expectations, returning seven of the team-record nine wrestlers the team sent to the NCAA Championship a year ago. Former captain...

Missouri wrestlers place at Nationals

Ryan Hood • April 29, 2011

The weekend was a successful one for Missouri wrestling, as four members of the team posted top-eight finishes at University Nationals in their respective weight classes. Junior Dom Bradley, who took...

Missouri sends 9 wrestlers to NCAA Championship

Steve Cassidy • March 15, 2011

The Missouri Tigers are sending a team-record nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championship in Philadelphia this weekend, as they hope to claim their highest team ranking in history. The overall mark to beat...

Tiger wrestling travels to Iowa for Big 12 Championship

Steve Cassidy • March 4, 2011

The No. 12 Missouri Tigers wrestling squad heads to Ames, Iowa this weekend to take on Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska and Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship at Hilton Coliseum. The Big 12 Championship...

Missouri wrestling closes out regular season with win over Iowa State

Steve Cassidy • February 15, 2011

The Missouri Tigers wrestling squad completed its regular season in its final duals match against the visiting Iowa State Cyclones Sunday. As is tradition, the final home meet of the season was declared...

Nebraska upsets Missouri wrestling squad

Steve Cassidy • February 1, 2011

The No. 7 Missouri Tigers wrestling team fell to the No. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday, 17-16. The Cornhuskers came into Sunday’s contest with a 10-3 dual record, where Missouri stood at 14-5. When...