COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Wrestling head coach Brian Smith has signed four-star prospect Mitchell Bohlken to a National Letter of Intent, announced Thursday (May 2). Bohlken comes to Mizzou after a standout four-year career at Smithville High School in Smithville, Mo., where he went 155-47 with 95 career pins. He wrestled 202 career high school bouts without being pinned, the fifth most in Missouri high school history. He will be a 141-pounder at Mizzou.
Bohlken, who is the younger brother of current Mizzou RS sophomore Jacob Bohlken, is a four-time conference champion, two-time district champion and four-time state qualifier. He wrapped up his high school career with a Class 3 State Championship at 138 pounds. In 2018 as a junior, he placed third in the state at 138 and as a freshman in 2016, he took fourth in the state at 113 pounds.
Bohlken was born Nov. 13, 2000, to parents Matthew and Michelle in Milwaukee. He was selected to represent Team Missouri at 138 pounds in the 2019 Missouri-Kansas Classic and was a member of the Missouri National Team at the 218 Junior Duals in Fargo.
At Smithville, Bohlken was a two-sport standout as he was the football team's long snapper, helping the team to a conference and district titles and a state runner-up finish at Class 4.
Bohlken intends to major in sport management during his time at Mizzou.
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