"I am very pleased about our four young men who have committed to Missouri to pursue their education and wrestling careers," Smith said. "They are all very focused both on the mat and in the classroom. Getting Zach out of Big 10 country was not an easy task, but he bought into coming to a program that fits what he needs. Keeping Brad, Kyle and Kellen home is important to our recruiting. They have all grown up in Missouri with aspirations of wrestling for the Tigers and now they get to live out that opportunity."
Bounous enters his senior season at Monett High School with a 128-2 record that includes back-to-back state titles his sophomore (2007) and junior (2008) campaigns. As a freshman (2006), Bounous finished second in the state of Missouri. Coached by Daryl Bradley, Bounous was a Liberty Nationals Champion his freshman year and finished third at Junior Nationals while wrestling in the 140 pound weight class. Bounous is expected to compete in either the 149 or 157 pound weight class for Missouri. In addition to his accomplishments on the mat, Bounous has earned Academic All-State honors his freshman, sophomore and junior year and carries a 3.99 grade-point average. A member of the National Honor Society, Bounous has been a member of the All "A" Honor Roll all four years of high school.
Expected to compete in the 141 or 149 pound weight class upon entering Missouri, Bradley is a three-time top-three finisher at the Missouri State Championships, finishing as high as second his freshman (2006) campaign. Wrestling at the 103, 119 and 130 pound weight class at Francis Howell Central, Bradley has accumulated a 144-8 record and leads his team with most points scored, most pins and most takedowns. A three-time District Champion, Gateway Athletic Conference Champion and First-Team All-Gateway Athletic Conference member, Bradley was awarded Most Outstanding Freshman honors by the St. Louis Wrestling Officials in 2006. Bradley is a four-time All-American coached by Steve Cross and has earned accolades in the 125 pound weight class in 2007 at the Cadet Nationals in both the Freestyle and Greco tournaments as well as the 2008 Junior Nationals 135 pound Greco and Freestyle Tournaments. Entering his senior season, Bradley owns a 3.19 GPA.
A senior at Troy Christian High School in Troy, Ohio, Toal was crowned state champion his junior (2008) and sophomore (2007) seasons, recording a 49-3 record both years. As a freshman, Toal took third at the State Championships with a 38-3 mark. Coached by Steve Goudy, Toal is ranked eighth in the nation and is a two-time team captain that has earned FILA Cadet All-America honors in addition to earning championship titles at the Central Regional and Ohio State Freestyle Tournaments. A two-time Ironman placer, Toal owns a 3.0 GPA.
Two-time state champion Wisdom is coached by Mark Krause at Farmington High School. The four-year team captain is a three-time district and conference champion and will wrestle at either 125 or 133 pounds for Missouri. Wisdom finished fourth at the Cadet Nationals in Fargo and for the past three seasons has recorded the most falls of his Farmington teammates. To date, Wisdom has tallied a 150 wins, 86 coming by way of fall. Ranked 72nd in the nation, Wisdom took third at the NHSCA Nationals and was awarded Academic All-State honors his junior year (2008).
"We see more and more young wrestlers coming up in the high school ranks in the state of Missouri wanting to be a part of this program," Smith said. "This is a credit to the many outstanding wrestlers, coaches, support staff and administrators who have given their time to Mizzou wrestling."
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