As a four-time wrestling All-American and two-time NCAA Champion, Missouri graduate Ben Askren knows what it is like to be in the spotlight. The 32-year-old athlete also has Olympic experience — he competed at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Senior J’den Cox is building a similarly impressive wrestling resume. The Columbia native earned his first major international medal on Saturday, taking bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Askren was impressed with Cox’s showing in Rio.
“He didn’t get the color medal that he wanted, but to medal at the Olympics at 21 years old is very impressive,” he said.