University of Missouri
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No. 19 Wrestling Concludes Impressive Weekend With Dominant Win Over Utah Valley
1/17/2026 10:32:00 PM | Wrestling
OREM, Utah – No. 19 Mizzou wrestling finished off a successful road trip with a resounding 31-9 win over Big 12 opponent Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Mizzou wrestlers won seven of ten matches, including an impressive five by bonus points. Missouri continues to improve, bumping its record to 8-6 (2-1 Big 12), while Utah Valley drops to 3-6 (1-3 Big 12).
The dual kicked off at 125 pounds with Mack Mauger for the Tigers. The Blackfoot, Idaho, native got to his offense early, securing a big win over his ranked Wolverine foe. 133 pounds featured an overtime bout, inevitably won with a takedown in sudden victory by sophomore Gage Walker. Utah Valley tied it up at six over the next two matches before redshirt senior Teague Travis cruised to a dominant technical fall, giving the Black and Gold a five-point cushion halfway through.
Mizzou came out of the gate flying in the second half of the dual. Redshirt junior J Conway led the way at 165 pounds, blitzing his way to a first-period fall. Bonus point machine and returning All-American Cam Steed turned in a technical fall, ending the bout just seconds before the second period buzzer. The No. 2-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds, Aeoden Sinclair, made quick work of the Wolverines, also closing out a technical fall in period number two. Redshirt senior Evan Bates kept it hot, tallying a major decision at 197 pounds for Missouri's fifth consecutive bonus point victory. Mizzou's onslaught of bonus points widened the gap to a final score of 31-9 after the heavyweight match.
MATCH NOTES
- The all-time record in the series stays perfect at 4-0-0 in Missouri's favor, with all matchups coming during Head Coach Brian Smith's tenure.
- The Tigers' margin of victory was their largest since a 42-point win over LIU in December, and largest non-shutout margin since a 28-point win over Little Rock at National Duals in November.
- Mauger knocked off Utah Valley's No. 30 Bridger Ricks by a score of 8-2 for a ranked win, the fourth of his redshirt freshman campaign.
- Walker picked up his first win of the season at 133 pounds while competing attached for the Tigers. He won both the UCM Kaufman Brand Bayly Open and Kent State Holiday Classic unattached prior to removing his redshirt.
- Both 133 (Walker) and 157 (Travis) saw Mizzou wrestlers claim their first dual wins of the season. Tonight's victory was Walker's first win in a dual meet since January 17, 2025, one year ago today, over Utah Valley. Travis' win also served as his first Mizzou dual win.
- Redshirt junior Owen Uhls made his first dual appearance of the season at 141 pounds, and his first since December 8, 2023, against Wyoming.
- In the quickest bout of the evening, Conway secured his second pin of the season and eighth total in his career.
- Sinclair's big win was his 20th of the season, and 17th of which to end with bonus points on the scoreboard.
- Only one matchup from tonight's dual was a rematch from last season's affair, that being at 285 pounds, where Jarrett Stoner clinched an 18-16 dual win for Mizzou over Jack Forbes one year ago today, January 17, 2025.
UP NEXT
A strong Mizzou contingent heads to Ames, Iowa, for the Cyclone Open tomorrow, Jan. 18. The remainder of the squad heads home to prepare for Missouri's first home dual of the new year. The Tigers take on Oklahoma State in Hearnes Center on Friday, Jan. 23, beginning at 6:30 CT. Tickets can be purchased here.
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FULL RESULTS
[19] Missouri, 31 | Utah Valley, 9
125 | [25] Mack Mauger (MIZ) over [30] Bridger Ricks (UVU) by decision, 8-2
133 | Gage Walker (MIZ) over Geronimo Rivera (UVU) by decision, 4-1 SV1
141 | [21] Haiden Drury (UVU) over Owen Uhls (MIZ) by decision, 1-0
149 | [15] David Evans (UVU) over [18] Josh Edmond (MIZ) by decision, 5-4
157 | [15] Teague Travis (MIZ) over Alex Emmer (UVU) by technical fall, 19-4 (6:36)
165 | J Conway (MIZ) over Zyon Trujillo (UVU) by fall, 2:50
174 | [11] Cam Steed (MIZ) over Hudson Rogers (UVU) by technical fall, 17-2 (4:57)
184 | [2] Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) over Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) by technical fall, 19-3 (3:06)
197 | [16] Evan Bates (MIZ) over Kael Bennie (UVU) by major decision, 11-1
285 | Jack Forbes (UVU) over [25] Jarrett Stoner (MIZ) by decision, 13-8
*Rankings via InterMat
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