COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Wrestling will hold an open practice inside the University of Missouri Student Center for the second time in as many year, as announced Friday by head coach Brian Smith. Practice will take place Thursday, Oct. 19 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

The Mizzou student body will once again get a chance to see what goes into a daily practice for the Tigers, who have won six consecutive conference championships and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships last season, the seventh NCAA top-10 finish under Coach Smith. Schedule posters will be on hand for those who attend.

Mizzou will begin the season by hosting rival Illinois on Nov. 4, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium, marking the first outdoor dual in program history. Season and single dual tickets are be available at mutigers.com/wrtix.

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