The events transpired quickly last Friday morning.
Columbia native and Missouri wrestling alum J'den Cox arrived at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, ready for weigh-ins before the U.S. Olympic Trials.
That's when things took an unexpected twist. Cox, who already had booked his spot in the semifinals at 97 kilograms because of previous victories, says a miscommunication is the reason he wasn't allowed to compete.
"I was informed with the wrong times of when weigh-ins were supposed to be," Cox said during a televised interview Saturday night on NBC Sports Network.