Barlow McGhee, a 2016 MAC champion for Missouri at 125 pounds, joins the SIUE coaching staff as an assistant beginning with the 2018-19 season.
McGhee boasted a collegiate record of 74-46 at Missouri, winning 10 times by a major decision and twice by fall. He closed out the 2017-18 season with his third straight appearance at the NCAA Championships.
The 2016-17 season featured 19 victories for McGhee. He placed fifth at the MAC Championships. He also was a champion at the Edinboro Open.
His top season for victories was the 2015-16 season with 24. That included a 5-1 mark in MAC duals. His run to the NCAA Championships that season featured a 125-pound MAC title by defeating No. 5 Northern Iowa's Dylan Peters in the championship match.
A prep standout in Rock Island, Illinois, McGhee was a state champion at Rock Island High School his senior season (120 pounds) in 2013 after taking second his junior year (113 pounds) and third his sophomore year (103 pounds). He also is a three-time place winner at the Fargo USA Wrestling Cadet Junior National Championships, placing sixth (2010), fourth (2011) and eighth (2012).
McGhee earned a bachelor's degree in 2018 from Missouri in psychology.
