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Mizzou Wrestling Knocks the Boots Off of Wyoming and Remains Undefeated

The Tigers improve to 3-0 after their 40-6 win against the Cowboys.

Izabelle Cool

Mizzou Athletics

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In an electric win, Missouri wrestling defeated Wyoming 40-6. The Tigers only dropped one match Friday evening. 

The win improved the Tiger's record against the Cowboys to 9-2 all-time in dual matches. 

No. 14 redshirt junior Noah Surtin (125) opened the dual against No. 10 Wyoming sophomore Jore Volk. Surtin kept the match moving and attacked more compared to his previous outing.

Last week, Surtin noted in the post-dual press conference that he wanted to work on being more offensive in the next dual. He did just that and defeated Volk 7-4. 

Following Surtin, redshirt freshman Kade Moore (133) defeated Wyoming graduate Cooper Birdwell 8-3. Following Moore, redshirt freshman Owen Uhls (141) fell to Wyoming freshman Cole Brooks by pin at 2:40 in the first period.

At 149 pounds, redshirt sophomore Nate Pulliam was matched up against No. 14 Wyoming redshirt sophomore Gabe Willochell. 

Pulliam trailed in the first few minutes of the first period 5-1 until he scored two takedowns and a four-point near fall to put him in the lead 10-7 to end the period. 

In the third period, Pulliam expanded his lead to defeat Willochell in a major decision, 21-10. The match was Pulliam's first start of the season.

To continue the excitement in the Hearnes, No. 4 redshirt senior Brock Mauller (157) defeated Wyoming redshirt junior Cooper Voorhees by technical fall, 20-4, heading into intermission. 

Following intermission, No. 1 Keegan O'Toole (165), No. 5 Peyton Mocco (174), No. 6 Clayton Whiting (184), No. 3 Rocky Elam (197) and No. 5 Zach Elam (285) all won their matches to solidify the Tiger's win. 

Missouri will return to the mat against Air Force at the Hearnes Center on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. CST. Fans at home can watch the dual on FloWrestling.

Results

  • 125: No. 14 Noah Surtin (MIZ) sudden victory No. 10 Jore Volk (WY), 7-4
  • 133: Kade Moore (MIZ) dec. Cooper Birdwell (WY), 8-3
  • 141: No. 32 Cole Brooks (WY) fall Owen Uhls (MIZ), 2:40
  • 149: Nate Pulliam (MIZ) major dec. No. 14 Gabe Willochell (WY), 21-10
  • 157: No. 4 Brock Mauller (MIZ) tech. fall Cooper Voorhees (WY), 20-4
  • 165: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) fall Brett McIntosh (WY), :35
  • 174: No. 5 Peyton Mocco (MIZ) fall Riley Davis (WY), 5:06
  • 184: No. 6 Clayton Whitting (MIZ) major dec. Quayin Short (WY), 12-4
  • 197: No. 3 Rocky Elam (MIZ) dec. Joey Novak (WY), 5-3
  • 285: No. 5 Zach Elam (MIZ) fall Mason Ding (WY), :40

*Rankings according to FloWrestling

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Izabelle Cool
IZABELLE COOL

Izabelle is a senior at the University of Missouri studying Sports Broadcast Journalism and Sociology. She's from Kansas City, Mo., and has covered wrestling for MizzouCentral since 2023. Previously, she covered wrestling, soccer, and tennis for the student newspaper The Maneater.

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