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Missouri Wrestling Claims Three Titles at 2026 Soldier Salute: The Buzz

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Iowa State Cyclones Anthony Echemendia takes down Missouri Tigers' Josh Edmond during their 141-pound wrestling in the Big-12-conference showdown at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Ames, Iowa
Iowa State Cyclones Anthony Echemendia takes down Missouri Tigers' Josh Edmond during their 141-pound wrestling in the Big-12-conference showdown at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Ames, Iowa | Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK

No. 18 Missouri wrestling opened the 2026 season by traveling to Coralville, Iowa, for the 2026 Soldier Salute this past weekend. Now in its fourth year, the tournament serves as a regular-season competition that provides valuable experience for young wrestlers.

Missouri had all 25 wrestlers compete at the event, with two entering the tournament unattached.

The Tigers competed against 13 teams, with both Josh Edmond and Aeoden Sinclair ranked as the No. 1 seed in their respective weight classes.

Rankings Heading Into the Soldier Salute:

  • 125: No. 2 Mack Mauger
  • 133: No. 5 Kade Moore, No. 5 Gage Walker (unattached)
  • 141: No. 3 Zeke Seltzer
  • 149: No. 1 Josh Edmond, No. 3 Seth Mendoza (unattached) 
  • 157: No. 2 Teague Travie, No. 4 J Conway
  • 165: No. 2 Max Mayfield
  • 184: No. 1 Aeoden Sinclair, No. 5 Logan Cole
  • 197: No. 2 Evan Bates
  • 285: No. 6 Jarrett Stoner

Bambinelli secured a pin over Wyoming’s Sloan Swan at 4:02 in the 165-pound fifth-place match. At the same time, No. 24 Maxx Mayfield was competing in the 165-pound first-place bout against North Carolina’s No. 17 Bryce Hepner.

Mayfield was forced to default due to injury during the match, resulting in a second-place finish.

No. 28 Mack Mauger placed first in a win by decision over North Carolina's No. 13 Kysen Terukina. Walker, who wrestled unattached, placed second at 133 pounds after a loss to North Carolina's No. 17 Ethan Oakley.

No. 15 Edmond earned a semifinal win by major decision over VMI’s Patrick Jordon, 13–5. The victory advanced Edmond to the final, where he claimed the title by medical forfeit over teammate Seth Mendoza.

The Tigers held first place throughout the entire weekend, and the team title ultimately came down to No. 2 Aeoden Sinclair, who faced No. 23 Jake Dailey of North Carolina in the final match.

Heading into the bout, North Carolina led with 161.5 points, while Missouri trailed closely with 161 points.

Sinclair held on against Dailey, earning a technical fall victory, 17–2, at 5:34. The win helped the Tigers secure the team title with 166.5 points and gave Sinclair first place at 184 pounds.

Next, the Tigers will travel to Arizona State on January 15. The dual will begin at 7:30 p.m. CT.

Here's the morning buzz for Monday, Dec. 29.

  1. Weekend Mizzou Results
  2. Monday's Mizzou Schedule
  3. Did you notice?
  4. Mizzou Quote of the Day
  5. Check out our social media:
  6. Read more Missouri Tigers news:

Weekend Mizzou Results

There were no games played on Friday.

Saturday's Scores

  • Wrestling: No. 18 Missouri wrestling was in first after two sessions of the Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa
  • Men's Basketball: Missouri 76, No. 22 Florida 74

Sunday's Scores

  • Women's basketball: No. 11 Kentucky 74, Missouri 52
  • Gymnastics: No. 7 Missouri 196.850, Iowa State 191.325
  • Wrestling: No. 18 Missouri claimed first in the Soldier Salute after four sessions with 166.5 points and three weight titles.

Monday's Mizzou Schedule

There are no games scheduled for Monday.

Did you notice?

  • Kentucky defensive back has entered the transfer portal. Dooley was committed to Missouri in the summer of 2023, after he was a 2024 top-200 overall recruit who had 29 tackles and an interception this season. Dooley could look at Missouri football as an oppurtunity for this upcoming season.
  • Wyatt Young was anticipated to visit Missouri, but he instead chose to join his former head coach at Oklahoma State.

Mizzou Quote of the Day

Back in the day, quarterbacks didn't have to make a decision on every play. There were plays where you just had to hand the ball off. That's not the case anymore for our quarterback position. If there's 78 plays within each play, he's got 10, 12, 15, different decisions that he has to make. And so to be that mentally tough for that much of a game and to perform at an elite level, I think it's really, really challenging.
Eli Drinkwitz

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IZABELLE COOL

Izabelle is a master’s candidate at the University of Tennessee studying Sports Management. She received her Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis in Sports Broadcast from the University of Missouri in 2024. She has been covering wrestling for Missouri On SI since 2023 and has covered wrestling for the Ohio State Buckeyes On SI and Iowa Hawkeyes On SI since 2024. Additionally, Izabelle has covered various Olympic sports, including track and field, soccer, and tennis, since 2021 with other outlets.

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