Miklus Named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week
12/14/2015 12:57:00 PM | Wrestling
Miklus' technical fall gives Mizzou the lead for good against No. 3 Ohio State
COLUMBIA, Mo. – After two dual wins over the weekend, including a 15-0 technical fall (6:41) over No. 11 Kenny Courts of No. 3 Ohio State, Mizzou Wrestling redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa) was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week on Monday. Miklus followed up his victory over Courts with a 9-3 win over Andrew Romanchik of Ohio on Sunday.
The Tigers and Buckeyes were tied, 17-17, with two matches to go when Miklus and Courts took to the mat. Miklus' five team point's pushed Mizzou ahead for good, helping #TigerStyle knock off the defending NCAA title-winner Buckeyes, 26-17, in front of the fifth-largest crowd in Mizzou Wrestling history.
Returning from a seventh-place All-America campaign a season ago, Miklus is now 8-2 on the season and 4-0 in dual competition. Miklus has recorded bonus points in six of his ten matches this season, tallying three falls, two major decisions and a technical falls. Miklus leads the Tigers in dual points this season with 20 coming by way of two falls, a technical fall and a decision.
Miklus and #TigerStyle will next travel to Kent, Ohio, to face off against Kent State in a Mid-American Conference showdown on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. CT.
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