Photo Courtesy of National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)
MANHEIM, Pa. - Mizzou wrestling sophomore J'den Cox faces an early season test next month, as he is set to compete against Minnesota's Scott Schiller on Nov. 1 at the 2014 NWCA All-Star Classic. This year's All-Star Classic is presented by the United States Marine Corps and the Wrestlers in Business Network, and will be hosted by Penn and WIBN-Philadelphia on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
"The University of Missouri is proud to have J'den Cox representing Missouri at the NWCA All-Star Classic," Mizzou wrestling head coach Brian Smith said. "The NWCA does an amazing job promoting this event and it's always a great honor for the athletes who participate in it. The All Star Classic is wrestling's annual kick-off event and features today's best college wrestlers."
"This event also provides a platform to communicate what the NWCA stands for; growing the sport of wrestling, being the voice for wrestling coaches, helping develop strong leadership within our coaches' ranks through its leadership Academy and most of all looking out for the welfare of our student athletes. Again, we are very proud to have J'den taking part in this very prestigious event."
Cox, the defending 197 pound NCAA National Champion, is one of four returning national champions set to compete at next month's event. The Columbia, Mo. native joins Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis, Oklahoma State's Alex Dieringer and N.C. State's Nick Gwiazdowski as the returning champions.
West Fargo, N.D. native, Scott Schiller, is a two-time NCAA All-American for the University of Minnesota. Schiller placed third at 197 pounds at last year's NCAA Championships. Over the past two seasons, Schiller is 53-11, including a 15-1 record in Big Ten duals.
The Nov. 1 showdown marks the first ever meeting between Cox and Schiller. The event will be streamed live by the NWCA's live streaming partner Flowrestling.
The announced matchups for the 2014 NWCA All-Star Classic are the following:
125: Nahshon Garrett, Jr. (Cornell) vs. Joey Dance, So. (Virginia Tech)
133: A.J. Schopp, Sr. (Edinboro) vs. Mason Beckman, Jr. (Lehigh)
141: TBA
149: Jason Tsirtsis, So. (Northwestern) vs. Josh Kindig, Sr. (Oklahoma State)
157: James Green, Sr. (Nebraska) vs. Ian Miller, Jr. (Kent State)
165: Alex Dieringer, Jr. (Oklahoma State) vs. Nick Sulzer, Sr. (Virginia)
174: Robert Kokesh, Sr. (Nebraska) vs. Tyler Wilps, Sr. (Pittsburgh)
184: Gabe Dean, So. (Cornell) vs. Jack Dechow, So. (Old Dominion)
197: J'den Cox, So. (Missouri) vs. Scott Schiller, Sr. (Minnesota)
285: Nick Gwiazdowski, Jr. (N.C. State) vs. Mike McMullan, Sr. (Northwestern)
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