OUTLOOK: Senior Marcus Hoehn will wrestle at 141 pounds this season and is expected to battle with sophomore Ashtin Primus for the start in Missouri's 10-man lineup. An explosive wrestler, Hoehn has developed his mat skills and increased his strength in the off season.
"Marcus had a great summer and came back for the fall ready to compete at 141 pounds," Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. "He had a few tough one-point losses last year to some top-ranked guys. We're working to get him prepared and focused on making the turn and change the losses into big wins."
2007-08: Missouri's 141-pound starter, Hoehn stepped into the lineup Nov. 9 and held off Rider's Fred Rodgers, 6-1, to record his first dual victory of the season. Hoehn finished the year with three dual wins including a 3-1 decision over Indiana's Scott Kelly and a 9-3 decision over Cornell's Eric McGill. Wrestling tough opponents at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, Hoehn finished the two-day tournament in seventh place with a 6-2 mark. Hoehn notched back-to-back wins and advanced through the championship bracket before falling to eventual national champion J. Jaggers of Ohio State, 4-2. Hoehn's seventh-place finish came after a hard-fought match with Boise State's Levi Jones that resulted in a 6-3 win. The Tiger grappler made his first Big 12 Championship appearance March 8 in Stillwater, Okla., but suffered two straight losses to finish the tournament in fifth place.
2006-07: Taking first at the Missouri Valley Open on Feb. 3, Hoehn was a perfect 3-0 on the day, opening with a fall in 1:23 over Ryan Johnson of Missouri Baptist. Hoehn wrestled at 141 pounds for the Tigers and made is 12th career dual start Feb. 14, at home against Ryan Williams of Old Dominion. Unable to overcome his Monarch opponent, Hoehn fell, 9-3, ending his season with a 10-7 overall record. Two of Hoehn's bouts at the Dec. 3 University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open were forced into overtime. Hoehn split the two matches, 1-1, winning the first bout, 2-1 and dropping the second, 4-2.
2005-06: Wrestling primarily at 149 pounds, Hoehn was 5-6 in dual action recording a fall in 4:27 over Elias Johnson of Arizona State at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Jan. 15. Taking on Big 12 opponent Ryan Davis of Nebraska in Lincoln, Hoehn held on for a 5-3 victory, his only win of the season over a league opponent.
2004-05: Opening his collegiate career with a win, Hoehn beat Josh Hauk of Meramec, 3-2, Nov. 4 at the Lindenwood Open. With the win, Hoehn finished the day in third place. Hoehn earned the first fall of his career Nov. 14, pinning Kevin Brake of McKendree in 5:20. Competing at 141 pounds in open meets during his redshirt season, Hoehn placed in the top five at five tournaments, including a third-place finish at the Oklahoma Open, Nov. 27.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hoehn won the Missouri State title at 130 pounds his junior year (2003), finishing second as a sophomore (2002), third as a senior (2004) and sixth as a freshman (2001). Coached by Mark and John Krause, Hoehn and his Farmington High School team took Missouri state titles in 2001 and 2002 and were named among the top-100 wrestling schools in the nation his freshman year (2001). Crowned Freestyle State Champion in 2004, Hoehn finished sixth at Senior Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, earning All-America honors for his performance. Topping the school record book with most career wins (163), Hoehn played football and baseball and was a member of the Knights' honor roll.
PERSONAL: Born Aug. 10, 1985, in Farmington, Mo., Hoehn is the son of Matt and Joanne Hoehn and has two sisters, Marissa (20) and Natalie (14) and one brother, Nicholas (18). Hoehn is a general studies major.
