Cox Headlines Mizzou Wrestlers at Freestyle World Team Trials

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Three-time NCAA national champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist J’den Cox will be the highest ranked competitor of four present and former Mizzou wrestlers at the Men’s Freestyle Worlds Team Trials in Lincoln, Neb.

The men will take on other American wrestlers to determine who qualifies for Team USA and travel to Norway for the 2021 World Championships.

Cox (2014-17) is the No. 1 seed in the 92 kg weight class. He is joined by alum and current volunteer assistant Dom Bradley (2009-13), who will wrestle as the No. 3 seed at 125 kg.

Joining the two former Tigers will be juniors Brock Mauller and Jarrett Jacques. The two will both wrestle at 70 kg as the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds, respectively. Mauller is coming off his third All-American season in Columbia where he finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis.

Jacques was a 2021 NCAA qualifier at 157 pounds. He finished his 2020-21 season with a 3-2 record at the national tournament. 

“We are excited to watch both our present and former wrestlers face off against some of the best competition the United States has to offer,” head coach Brian Smith said. “Brock and Jarrett have worked hard to get to this point in their athletic careers and I’m looking forward to see them go out and show what they have.”

The competition will be streamed on FloWrestling beginning at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 11-12.

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