Mizzou Wrestling Earns Upset Victory Over No. 16 West Virginia: The Buzz

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Missouri’s J Conway in a 157-pound semifinal match Jan. 4, 2026 during the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament in Coralville, Iowa. | Julia Hansen/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

No. 20 Missouri wrestling overcame a mountainous early deficit to earn an upset victory over No. 16 West Virginia.

After falling behind 9-0 to begin the dual, Missouri won all five of the last matches in order to secure a 26-13 win. True freshman Seth Mendoza put the first points on the board for the Tigers at 149 pounds, earning a critical victory by technical fall. For the final five matches, J Conway, Cam Steed, Aeoden Sinclair, Evan Bates and Jarrett Stoner won matches to earn a third straight win for the Tigers.

The win puts Missouri at 11-7 on the season and 4-2 in Big 12 play.

Missouri will next play in its penultimate regular season match, taking on rival Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hearnes Center. The dual will be streamed on ESPN+.

The Buzz: February 7

• Kyler Kuhn, a four-star, in-state offensive line prospect from Kansas City, included the Tigers in his final five schools. He took a visit to Missouri at the end of January.

All Glory to god in the highest! @314Graphics pic.twitter.com/CcD8D44quK

— Kyler Kuhn (@KylerKuhn) February 7, 2026

• Former Missouri linebacker Josiah Trotter has received an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine. He's expected to be one of the top off-ball linebacker prospects in the draft class.

Former #Mizzou linebacker Josiah Trotter has received an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine. Zero surprise here. pic.twitter.com/TBqnHQX87s

— Joey Van Zummeren (@JoeyVZ_) February 6, 2026

Friday's Mizzou Results

Softball lost 4-7 to Penn State and 3-0 to No. 5 Oregon on Day 1 of the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic - RECAP

Gymnastics won 197.200-196.500 over No. 2 Florida, marking the program's highest-ranked win ever - RECAP

Wrestling won 26-13 at No. 16 West Virginia

Saturday's Mizzou Schedule

Tennis: vs. St. Louis at 10:30 a.m. - Watch, Live Stats
vs. SIUE at 3 p.m. - Watch, Live Stats

Softball: vs. No. 21/23 Liberty at noon on the MLB Network - Live Stats
vs. BYU at 5 p.m. - Watch, Live Stats

Mizzou Quote of the Day:

"I wanted to just hurry up and get it over with. You know, I didn't want anyone to tell my story or even try to trick me and ask about rumors of being gay. So I took the opportunity just to do it my way."

Michael Sam

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