No. 23 Mizzou wrestling captures first ranked win of the year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The No. 23 Mizzou wrestling team toppled No. 20 West Virginia inside Mizzou Arena on Sunday afternoon to grab head coach Brian Smith and company's first ranked win of the 2024-25 campaign.
With the victory, the Tigers improved to 5-7 on the year and 4-1 in Big 12 action for their third win in a row over the Mountaineers.
After taking a narrow loss at 125 pounds, MU took the next four bouts in fiery fashion. Redshirt sophomore Kade Moore put on a show with a pin of Tommy Maddox at 133 to put Mizzou on the board. After that, redshirt junior Josh Edmond picked up a 5-2 decision, redshirt junior Logan Gioffre came back for a win and redshirt sophomore James Conway earned a major decision.
Following the break, the momentum shifted. Mizzou lost at 165, when redshirt sophomore Cam Steed fell in a 10-8 decision and after that the Mountaineers went on a run, winning bouts at 174, 184 and 197.
However, at 285 pounds, redshirt freshman Jarrett Stoner grabbed one more victory for Smith and company with a win by injury default to clinch the dual. That victory marks Stoner's second dual-clinching victory of the season.
Up next - Mizzou will hit the road for a couple of matchups in the Sooner State. Tiger Style will face No. 22 Oklahoma on Friday, Feb. 1 and then meet No. 3 Oklahoma State on Sunday, Feb. 2.
