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Mizzou Wrestling Seeks Tenth Straight Conference Title at MAC Championships
2/25/2021 7:02:00 PM | Wrestling
The Tigers have won consecutive conference titles dating back to the 2011-12 season
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling heads to the 2021 MAC Wrestling Championships this Friday and Saturday (Feb. 26-27). The two-day championship will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Tigers will look to win their ninth straight MAC Tournament title and tenth straight conference title. Mizzou has been crowned the MAC Champion every year since joining in 2012-13. Before joining the MAC, the Tigers won the Big 12 Championship in the 2011-12 season.
Paragraph about allocations The Mac Championships will determine which MAC wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championships in March. Between the 10 weight classes, 25 spots will be up for grabs.
Nine of the Tigers' starters are ranked in the NCAA Coaches Poll, with Mauller (149) and Hart (141) ranked third and fourth, respectively, in their weight classes.
Mizzou enters this weekend with a perfect 10-0 record, including a 4-0 record in MAC duals. Six Tigers enter this weekend with undefeated records: redshirt junior Allan Hart (141), junior Brock Mauller (149), freshman Keegan O'Toole (165), redshirt sophomore Peyton Mocco (174), redshirt sophomore Jeremiah Kent (184) and freshman Rocky Elam (197).
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, February 26th
10:00 am CT Opening Round (70 matches, 4 mats)
12:45 am CT Championship Quarterfinals (40 matches, 2 mats)
Consolation Round 1 (40 matches, 2 mats)
3:30 pm CT Championship Semifinals (20 matches, 2 mats)
Consolation Round 2 (40 matches, 2 mats)
Saturday, February 27th
11:00 am CT Consolation Quarterfinals (20 matches, 4 mats)
12:00 pm CT Consolation Semifinals (20 matches, 4 mats)
1:20 pm CT Championship Finals Parade & Face Off Introductions
1:30 pm CT Championship Finals
MIZZOU AT THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Mizzou will look to win to win its tenth straight conference tournament title and ninth straight MAC Tournament title. The Tigers won the Big 12 Championship in the 2011-12 season, before leaving to join the MAC. Mizzou has claimed the MAC Tournament title every season since joining the league.
Junior Brock Mauller (149) will look to win his third straight MAC title. Junior Jarrett Jacques (157) will look to reclaim the MAC title he won in 2019 after finishing in second place last season. Redshirt junior Allan Hart (141) also finished as a MAC runner-up last season.
Below are last year's team standings:
- Mizzou – 142.0
- Central Michigan – 121.0
- Northern Illinois – 90.5
- Rider – 84.5
- Lock Haven – 82.0
- Old Dominion – 68.0
- Cleveland State – 64.0
- Ohio – 58.5
- Kent State – 51.1
- Buffalo – 49.5
- Edinboro – 45.5
- Clarion – 39.5
- George Mason – 39.0
- Bloomsburg – 32.5
- SIU-E – 31.0
NCAA ALLOCATIONS
In total, MAC wrestlers will be fighting for 25 NCAA qualifying spots. Below is a breakdown of the allocations at each weight class:
- 125: Three
- 133: Four
- 141: Three
- 149: Three
- 157: Three
- 165: One
- 174: Two
- 184: Two
- 197: Two
- HWT: Two
Should Mizzou wrestle to seed at the MAC Championships, the Tigers would qualify wrestlers in nine of the ten weight classes (125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 175, 184 and 197).
A LOOK AT THE TIGER STYLE LINEUP
125: Connor Brown – Oak Grove, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 19
- Record: 6-2
- MAC Seed: 2
133: Matt Schmitt – Platte City, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 8
- Record: 6-1
- MAC Seed: 1
141: Allan Hart – Akron, Ohio
- Coaches Ranking: 4
- Record: 9-0
- MAC Seed: 1
149: Brock Mauller – Columbia, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 3
- Record: 13-0
- MAC Seed: 1
157: Jarrett Jacques – Columbia, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 8
- Record: 8-1
- MAC Seed: 2
165: Keegan O'Toole – Hartland, Wis.
- Coaches Ranking: 12
- Record: 9-0
- MAC Seed: 1
174: Peyton Mocco – West Allis, Wis.
- Coaches Ranking: 10
- Record: 9-0
- MAC Seed: 2
184: Jeremiah Kent – Columbia, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: N/A
- Record: 7-0
- MAC Seed: 2
197: Rocky Elam – Kansas City, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 13
- Record: 7-0
- MAC Seed: 2
HWT: Zach Elam – Kansas City, Mo.
- Coaches Ranking: 13
- Record: 6-3
- MAC Seed: 3
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