COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 3 Missouri wrestling (3-0, 3-0 Big 12) will host No. 17 Northern Iowa and No. 10 Virginia Tech for the Mizzou Tri-Dual at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. CT, respectively, Saturday at Hearnes Center. The Panthers and Hokies will face off at 3 p.m. CT. All three duals with stream on ESPN+ with Beau Baehman and Matt Manley on the call for the Tigers' matchups.

In addition to the duals, Mizzou will welcome back nearly 90 almuni and all its living former wrestling coaches for alumni weekend, which includes a tailgate in the Hearnes Fieldhouse beginning at 3 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets to Saturday's duals at MUTigers.com/TigerStyleTix.

The Matchups

Mizzou will first wrestle Northern Iowa (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) for the first time as in-conference opponents since the Panthers moved from the MAC to the Big 12 following the 2016-17 season. The meeting will be the 10th consecutive year the two squads face off. In their last dual, the Tigers took down the No. 20 Panthers 34-6 in neutral Ames, Iowa. Seven of Mizzou's starters in last dual are projected to wrestle Saturday.

The headline bout for afternoon will be at 184 pounds as No. 10 Jeremiah Kent will look to defend his home mat against 2021 All-American No. 4 Parker Keckeisen. The dual will also see ranked matches at 125 pounds, 165 pounds and 285 pounds.

The Tigers' dual against the top-10 Hokies (1-1, 0-0 ACC) is highest-ranked matchup at Hearnes Center in nearly three years (No. 5 Mizzou vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State, 2/16/19). After a one-year hiatus, the two programs will resume their yearly meeting with stacked teams that feature ranked bouts at seven weight classes. The biggest matchup for the evening will come at 174 pounds with No. 9 Peyton Mocco wrestling the 2019 NCAA Champion No. 4 Mehki Lewis. Kent will also wrestle in another top-10 bout against No. 9 Hunter Bolen.

Up Next

Missouri will travel to Niceville, Florida, for the revamped Collegiate Wrestling Duals from Journeyman Wrestling Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 20-21. The round robin style tournament will feature pool play before going into a placing dual. The Tigers will wrestle Binghamton and No. 6 North Carolina State in pool play.

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Probables*

No. 17 Northern Iowa

125 | (18) Noah Surtin (MIZ) vs. No. 11 Brody Teske

133 | (27) Trey Crawford (MIZ) vs. Kyle Biscoglia

141 | (12) Allan Hart (MIZ) vs. Gable Fox OR Ethan Basile

149 | (19) Josh Edmond (MIZ) vs. Colin Realbuto

157 | (11) Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) vs. Derek Holschlag OR Card Lara

165 | (3) Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) vs. (25) Austin Yant

174 | (9) Peyton Mocco (MIZ) vs. Pat Schoenfelder OR Dajun Johnson

184 | (10) Jeremiah Kent (MIZ) vs. (4) Parker Keckeisen

197 | (5) Rocky Elam (MIZ) vs. Noah Glaser

285 | (12) Zach Elam (MIZ) vs. (21) Carter Isely OR Tyrell Gorden OR John McConkey

No. 10 Virginia Tech

125 | (18) Noah Surtin (MIZ) vs. No. 12 Sam Latona

133 | (27) Trey Crawford (MIZ) vs. (4) Korbin Myers

141 | (12) Allan Hart (MIZ) vs. Collin Gerardi

149 | (19) Josh Edmond (MIZ) (7) Bryce Andonian

157 | (11) Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) vs. (24) Connor Brady

165 | (3) Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) vs. Clayton Ulrey

174 | (9) Peyton Mocco (MIZ) vs. (4) Mehki Lewis

184 | (10) Jeremiah Kent (MIZ) vs. (9) Hunter Bolen

197 | (5) Rocky Elam (MIZ) vs. Dakota Howard

285 | (12) Zach Elam (MIZ) vs. (14) Nathan Traxler

*InterMat rankings