COLUMBIA, Mo. — No. 3 Mizzou Wrestling will begin its home slate Sunday afternoon inside Hearnes Center against Big-12 opponent Northern Colorado. The dual is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
Fans can purchase tickets to Sunday's dual and all single-dual tickets for the 2021-22 season at MUTigers.com/TigerStyleTix.
The Tigers return to Columbia after a tromping of North Dakota State on Thursday, beating the Bison 37-3. The win included six-bonus point victories.
Head coach Brian Smith will start the same lineup against the Bears Sunday, featuring eight of Mizzou's 10 returning NCAA qualifiers and nine ranked wrestlers. Cracking into the top-25 for the first time in his career, freshman Josh Edmond debuted at No. 25 at 149 pounds, according to InterMat.
Edmond is joined in the starting lineup by three more second-year freshmen, Trey Crawford (133 pounds), Rocky Elam (197 pounds), and Keegan O'Toole (165 pounds). Rounding out the starters are redshirt freshman Noah Surtin (125 pounds), juniors Allan Hart (149 pounds) and Jarrett Jacques (157 pounds), and redshirt sophomores Peyton Mocco (174 pounds), Jeremiah Kent (184 pounds), and Rocky Elam (285 pounds).
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PROBABLES* —
125 — No. 20 Noah Surtin (MIZ) vs. Jace Koelzer
133 — Trey Crawford (MIZ) vs. No. 14 Mosha Schwartz
141^ — No. 5 Allan Hart (MIZ) vs. No. 16 Andrew Alirez
149 — No. 25 Josh Edmond (MIZ) vs. Chris Sandoval or Zeke Alirez
157 —No. 10 Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) vs. Nate Moore
165 — No. 5 Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) vs. Nick Knutson
174 — No. 14 Peyton Mocco (MIZ) vs. Cody Eaton
184 — No. 12 Jeremiah Kent (MIZ) vs. Xavier Vasquez
197 — No. 4 Rocky Elam (MIZ) vs. Damen Pape or No. 19 Alan Clothier
285 — No. 11 Zach Elam (MIZ) vs. Robert Winters
*Rankings use the highest rank amongst FloWrestling, InterMat, and WIN Magazine polls.
^ Allan Hart is ranked No. 5 by FloWrestling, while Andrew Alirez is ranked No. 5 by WIN Magazine. Alirez's No. 16 ranking reflects his FloWrestling standing.
