KANSAS CITY,Mo.- Missouri Baptist University men's wrestler Daryl Mills was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week Monday afternoon after a strong fifth-place finish at the Lucha Open hosted by Life University (Ga.) 

Mills claimed this honor after he went 6-1 on the weekend, which included six bonus point victories, three technical falls, a fall, a major decision, and a no-contest. The highlight win came for Mills with a 17-1 technical fall over the No.11 wrestler from the University of the Cumberland (Ky.). 

This accomplishment is the program's first Heart of America Athletic Conference award. This award is Mills's first Heart Conference Wrestler of the Week, but his sixth conference weekly nod as he won five weekly honors in the American Midwest Conference in his first three seasons. 

Mills and the rest of the MBU men's wrestling squad take a break this week before they make the haul up to Crete, Neb., to compete in the Doane Open hosted by Doane University on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.