No. 2 Mizzou wrestling tops No. 11 Virginia Tech in comeback fashion

COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The No. 2 Mizzou wrestling team rallied back from a six-point deficit to defeat No. 11 Virginia Tech, 22-17, and also remain undefeated in the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday night.

The Tigers lost four out of the first five matches in the Top-11 dual at the Hearnes Center. That lone win came in the form of a massive upset from redshirt freshman Kade Moore, as he pinned the No. 5 ranked wrestler and two-time All-American in the 133 class.

After the intermission, however, it was a change of pace for Mizzou. The regining national champion and No. 1 ranked wrestler at 165, Keegan O'Toole, continued his dominant season with a win by tech fall. O'Toole's win was followed by another MU loss, but No. 9 Clayton Whiting really started the rally at 184.

Whiting downed Dakota Howard in an 11-3 major decision, on Tuesday. Then, the Elam brothers sealed the deal. No. 6 Rocky Elam pitched a shutout against No. 21 Andy Smith, 11-0, and No. 6 Zach Elam won comfortably, 8-1, over No. 20 Hunter Catka.

You can find a full list of Tuesday's results below.

125 | (11) Cooper Flynn over (9) Noah Surtin by dec. SV-1 10-3

133 | Kade Moore over (5) Sam Latona by fall (4:37)

141 | Tom Crook over (18) Josh Edmond by dec. 9-8

149 | (2) Caleb Henson over (20) Logan Grioffre by dec. 6-4

157 | (7) Bryce Andonian over (9) Brock Mauller by dec. 13-10

165 | (1) Keegan O'Toole over (27) Connor Brady by dec. TF 20-4 (6:01)

174 | (2) Mekhi Lewis over James Conoway by dec. TF 15-0 (4:00)

184 | (9) Clayton Whiting over Dakota Howard by dec. MD 11-3

197 | (6) Rocky Elam over (21) Andy Smith by dec. MD 11-0

285 | (6) Zach Elam over (20) Hunter Catka by dec. 8-1

Up next - the Tigers will hit the road for a month-long stretch, starting with a dual against No. 18 Stanford on Wednesday, Jan. 10.