Mizzou wrestling has elevated Jarrett Jacques into a new full-time role, naming him Director of Operations on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Jacques had been working as the program’s recruiting coordinator since August 2024.
For Jacques, the move keeps him rooted in Columbia while expanding his responsibilities with the Tigers. He said, “I am very excited to move into this new role with Mizzou wrestling, and I’m thankful to coach Smith for giving me this opportunity,” Jacques said. “From my time as a student-athlete, to being recruiting coordinator, to now, I look forward to continuing to elevate Tiger Style for the next generation of Tigers.”
Coach Smith pointed to Jacques’ progression through the program as part of what makes the promotion meaningful. “First, I recruited Jarrett, then I coached him, and then I hired him. Now we are elevating him to a full-time role, and it’s exciting because we have gotten to watch him grow; he buys into Tiger Style and what this program can do for young men.”
Jacques’ Missouri résumé already runs deep. He spent five seasons, from 2018-23, in Black and Gold and put together a 102-40 record.
That mark ties him for 26th in program history in career wins. He was also a five-time NCAA qualifier and won the 2019 Mid-American Conference title at 157 pounds.
After his college career, Jacques shifted to freestyle and international competition at 74kg. He finished fourth at the 2023 U.S.
Open, Bill Farrell, Senior Nationals and the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
That fourth-place finish at the Trials put him on the U.S. National Team for the first time.
In 2025, he beat Joey Blaze at Final X to earn his second straight spot on the U.S. National Team.
Jacques also owns a win over Hungary’s Ismail Musukaev, a 2024 Olympian, 2023 World Champion and 2022 European Champion.
Jacques graduated from Missouri in 2022 with a degree in communication. He married his wife, Devin, in the summer of 2023 and earned his masters in positive coaching in 2024.
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