Columbia News

Mizzou wrestling will hold its fourth annual Tiger Style Invite at the Hearnes Center in Columbia on Sunday, November 9. The event returns to Columbia after being hosted in Kansas City for its first three years. Wrestlers from Little Rock, Oklahoma, Purdue, and South Dakota State are scheduled to participate. Doors open at 9 a.m. Central Time, with matches beginning at 10 a.m.

Missouri has invited its wrestling alumni to attend and plans to honor J'den Cox, a three-time National Champion for the Tigers and Olympic Bronze medalist. Cox will take part in an unveiling ceremony at 9:45 a.m. and will sign autographs for fans at 11 a.m.

Last year, Missouri secured first place with 168.5 points and won four weight titles during the invite. Keegan O'Toole earned his third consecutive invite title with a technical fall victory in the final match at 174 pounds. Cam Steed also scored bonus points in the finals by pinning his opponent in just 40 seconds to win at 165 pounds. Josh Edmond improved on his previous second-place finish by claiming the title at 141 pounds.

Overall, 21 of Missouri's 25 wrestlers finished on the podium in their weight classes last season, achieving a total of 25 bonus-point wins.

This year's lineup includes seven true freshmen among Mizzou’s probable competitors across ten weight classes. Mack Mauger, Luqman Masud, and Hank Benter are expected to compete at 125 pounds; Kade Moore and Boogie Harris at 133; Zeke Seltzer, Owen Uhls, Easton Hilton, and Seth Mendoza at 141; Josh Edmond and Nate Pulliam at 149; J Conway and David Gleason at 157; Max Mayfield, Joel Mylin, Danny Heiser, and Dominic Bambinelli at 165; Cam Steed—making his debut—alongside Jake Stoffel and Peyton Westpfahl at 174; Aeoden Sinclair and Logan Cole at 184; Evan Bates at 197; and Jarrett Stoner rounding out the roster at heavyweight (285).

Fans can follow the tournament action on FloWrestling or purchase tickets online.