Wrestling Totals Program Best 16 on Big 12 All-Academic Team
4/30/2026 11:36:00 AM | Wrestling
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou wrestling set a program record with 16 student-athletes earning Academic All-Big 12 honors, the league office announced on Wednesday, April 29.
The 16 honorees for the Black and Gold are tied for the highest total in the Big 12 Conference among wrestling teams with Northern Iowa.
Previously, the Tigers saw 14 wrestlers selected in 2023, 13 in 2022 and 11 in both 2024 and 2025.
To qualify for the Academic Team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.20 GPA or higher, either cumulative or over the two previous semesters, and must have participated in 20% of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen are not eligible, while transfers in their first year of academic residence are eligible. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
Redshirt junior J Conway leads the way for Mizzou, earning the honor for the third time in his career. Redshirt seniors Josh Edmond, Teague Travis, Joel Mylin and Nate Pulliam all collected the award for the second time, along with redshirt junior Cam Steed and redshirt sophomore Jarrett Stoner. Receiving the accolade for the first time in their careers are redshirt seniors Evan Bates and Luqman Masud, redshirt juniors Tommy Hagan, Easton Hilton and Owen Uhls, and redshirt freshmen Logan Cole, Mack Mauger, Aeoden Sinclair and Gage Walker.
Additionally, Cole, Stoner and Sinclair all earned 4.0 grade point averages (GPA).
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Full List of Mizzou Honorees
Evan Bates, Positive Psychology
Logan Cole, Health Science
J Conway, Master of Business Administration
Josh Edmond, Master of Education
Tommy Hagan, Health Science
Easton Hilton, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Luqman Masud, Master of Education
Mack Mauger, Sport Management
Joel Mylin, Master of Business Administration
Nate Pulliam, Master of Business Administration
Aeoden Sinclair, Accountancy
Cam Steed, Sport Management
Jarrett Stoner, Health Science
Teague Travis, Non-degree
Owen Uhls, Business
Gage Walker, Business
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