Missouri's Willie Miklus Is Done For The Season
Missouri's Willie Miklus Is Done For The Season
Missouri's Willie Miklus to miss the remainder of the 2016-17 NCAA wrestling season.
Live On Flo This Week: Dec. 16-18 Reno TOC | Dec. 16 Cornell at OK State | Dec. 16-17 KC Stampede | Dec. 16-18 GR/WFS US Open | Dec. 17-18 Beast Of The East | Dec. 18 Virginia Tech at WVU.
The sixth ranked Missouri Tigers have suffered a critical loss to their potential NCAA team title hopes. Head coach Brian Smith announced today that two-time All-American Willie Miklus will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Smith released the following statement:
"Willie is a great leader for our program and this athletic department and will continue to be through this time of adversity," head coach Brian Smith said. "Our primary concentration is to get him healthy and back on the mat competing as soon as possible. I have full confidence he will return from this injury stronger and better. He will continue to be a crucial asset to our program's success."
Miklus suffered the injury November 20th while wrestling Virginia Tech's Zack Zavatsky in a wild scramble. You can watch the match where Miklus was injured above. Matt Lemanowicz has replaced Miklus for the Tigers since the injury and will likely be the starter for the remainder of the season.
Popular Right Now:
Updated HS Rankings Post-Ironman
Penn State Sending A-Team To Reno
HS Team Rankings Released
Updated D1 Rankings
Logan Stieber's Gold Medal Stolen, Then Returned
The sixth ranked Missouri Tigers have suffered a critical loss to their potential NCAA team title hopes. Head coach Brian Smith announced today that two-time All-American Willie Miklus will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Smith released the following statement:
"Willie is a great leader for our program and this athletic department and will continue to be through this time of adversity," head coach Brian Smith said. "Our primary concentration is to get him healthy and back on the mat competing as soon as possible. I have full confidence he will return from this injury stronger and better. He will continue to be a crucial asset to our program's success."
Miklus suffered the injury November 20th while wrestling Virginia Tech's Zack Zavatsky in a wild scramble. You can watch the match where Miklus was injured above. Matt Lemanowicz has replaced Miklus for the Tigers since the injury and will likely be the starter for the remainder of the season.
Popular Right Now:
Updated HS Rankings Post-IronmanPenn State Sending A-Team To Reno
HS Team Rankings Released
Updated D1 Rankings
Logan Stieber's Gold Medal Stolen, Then Returned
Related Content
- 135-O Pool B lbs Round 3 - Eli Jones, OH vs Ethan Warthman, OH
Apr 27, 2024
- 65-M lbs Consi Of 8 #1 - Benjamin Largent, OH vs Christian Astorg, WV
Apr 27, 2024
- 215 lbs Round 1 (6 Team) - Malik Wilson, BHWC Florida Supreme vs Logan Ngo, Quest For Gold
Apr 27, 2024
- 50-B lbs Quarterfinal - Ivan Baulovic, OH vs Sawyer Flinn, WV
Apr 27, 2024
- I 128 lbs Round Of 16 - Arturo Reyes, Mahanoy City vs Malcolm Moore, Vestal
Apr 27, 2024
- 135-O Pool A lbs Round 3 - Blake Ringer, WV vs Kyle Fanson, MI
Apr 27, 2024
- 92 lbs Round 1 (6 Team) - Chase Larsen, Buxton vs Brennen Veverka, U2 Upstate Uprising
Apr 27, 2024
- 44 lbs Round 2 (10 Team) - Elias Laster, Florida Scorpions Black vs Mason Maher, Finger Lakes Elite Black
Apr 27, 2024
- 85-M lbs Consi Of 4 - Kaiden Daniels, NY vs Caleb DeVriese, MI
Apr 27, 2024