J’den Cox remembers bounding through the woods with a wolfpack.
He was just 10, worn down by miles of running, coated in the shine of dirt and sweat, but never more liberated as he galloped on, surrounded...
John Erneste, Missouri wrestling’s reliable 133-pound starter, did not wrestle at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 17.
It wasn’t because he was struggling on the mat. At the time, Erneste...
There was no better place to be than Edwardsville, Illinois, on Valentine’s Day evening.
At least, that was the case for Brian Smith and his indomitable Mizzou wrestling team. Missouri (18-0) utilized...
The Missouri wrestling team captured its 17th win of the season Friday night with a 24-12 victory over MAC opponent Northern Illinois.
There were a few wrestlers on the mat for the Tigers that fans may...
An injury default after a hard hit in the first period of the first match is rare in wrestling. The rest of the Missouri wrestling team’s dual against Oklahoma State was no different.
Missouri ultimately...
Why don’t more people care about Missouri wrestling?
Here’s the simple answer: not enough people know about it.
Before being assigned to cover wrestling, I couldn’t tell you how many weight classes...
It was another routine night for Missouri wrestling.
The 125-pound and heavyweight classes — or the “bookends,” as head coach Brian Smith referred to them in a postgame interview — struggled in...
Grant Leeth seems to like it most when the opponent is best.
Missouri’s 149-pound, giant-slaying redshirt junior dealt No. 24 North Carolina a critical blow Friday afternoon by earning a decision over...
The circumstances were all too familiar for Willie Miklus.
Trying to clinch a crucial dual for Missouri at the 197-pound weight class last Saturday, the redshirt senior was struggling early on against...
Amidst fireworks surrounding the triumphant return of 197-pound redshirt senior Willie Miklus at Mizzou wrestling’s season opener against Illinois, Grant Leeth humbly took care of business in his first...
Austin Myers doesn’t get many chances to play the hero.
A transfer from West Virginia at the heavyweight weight class, the redshirt sophomore closes out duals for Missouri, often competing in irrelevant...
No. 5 Missouri wrestling looked in midseason form on Sunday afternoon’s quad meet shutting out Missouri Valley, Truman State and Central Missouri at Hearnes Center.
After an electric start to the season...
