Jarrett Jacques was promoted to the role of director of operations on Sept. 1, 2026, after serving as Missouri’s recruiting coordinator since August of 2024. Jacques, a Columbia native, also competes as an RTC athlete for the Tiger Style Wrestling Club in freestyle competition.
Jacques spent five seasons (2018-23) in Black and Gold, amassing a 102-40 record and tying him for 26th in the program in career wins. Jacques is a five-time NCAA qualifier and a 2019 Mid-American Conference Champion at 157 pounds.
After graduating, Jacques turned his focus to freestyle and international competition. Wrestling at 74kg, he placed fourth at the 2023 U.S. Open, Bill Farrell, Senior Nationals and again at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. His fourth-place finish at the Olympic Team Trials earned him a spot on the U.S. National Team for the first time in his career. The following year, he defeated Joey Blaze at 2025 Final X to make his second consecutive U.S. National Team. He also holds a win over Hungary’s Ismail Musukaev, a 2024 Olympian, 2023 World Champion and 2022 European Champion.
Prior to donning the Tiger singlet, Jacques won four individual high school state championships and compiled a 191-1 high school record. He spent his final two seasons at Father Tolton in Columbia. He finished his career as the No. 51 overall recruit in the class of 2018.
Jacques graduated from Missouri in 2022 with a degree in communication. He married his wife, Devin, in the summer of 2023, and earned his master's in positive coaching in 2024.