2009-10 Missouri Wrestling Guide

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2009-2010 Media Guide

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Table of Contents .......................................................................................... 1Missouri Quick Facts ....................................................................................... 22009-10 Missouri Wrestling Roster ................................................................. 3Media Information, 2009-10 Schedule ............................................................. 4Weight-by-Weight Preview .............................................................................. 52009-10 Season Preview .............................................................................6-7NCAA Rules and Regulations .......................................................................... 8The Missouri Wrestling Staff ...................................................................9-26Head Coach Brian Smith .......................................................................... 10-11Assistant Coach Lee Pritts ............................................................................ 12Assistant Coach Matt Pell .............................................................................. 13Volunteer Coach Joe Johnston ...................................................................... 14Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Michael Chandler ..................... 15Director of Wrestling Operations Tyler McCormick ........................................ 16Missouri Support Staff ..............................................................................17-26The 2009-10 Missouri Wrestling Team ..................................................27-58Maxwell Askren .........................................................................................28-29Mark Ellis ..................................................................................................30-31Nicholas Marable ......................................................................................32-33Luke Cherep and Tyler Perry ....................................................................34-35Todd Schavrien and Taylor Crane ............................................................36-37Dominique Bradley ...................................................................................38-39Troy Dolan and Dorian Henderson ...........................................................40-41Scott O’Donnell and Brandon Wiest .........................................................42-43Patrick Wright and Cody Farinella and Jake Glore ...................................44-45Nick Gregoris and Jacob Guerrant ................................................................ 46Brent Haynes and Nick Hucke ....................................................................... 47Nathan McCormick and Todd Porter ............................................................. 48The 2009-10 Missouri Newcomers ...........................................................49-58Kellen Bounous and Kyle Bradley ................................................................. 49Jamie DeVine and Ryan Farris ...................................................................... 50Jordan Gagliano and Luke Greco .................................................................. 51James Houchins and Weston Keleher .......................................................... 52Glen-Alen Kendl and Tyler Lee ...................................................................... 53Will Long and Ryan Robinson ....................................................................... 54Taylor Ronan and Adam Stine ....................................................................... 55Zach Toal and Jason Tutt .............................................................................. 56Tim Waltenberger and Eric Wilson ................................................................ 57Bradley Wisdom ............................................................................................ 582009-10 Missouri Opponents .................................................................59-64Opponents ................................................................................................60-61

The 2009-10 Missouri Wrestling Guide: Was written, edited and designed by Media Relations Associate Director Emily G. Murray in Adobe InDesign CS3, with editing assistance from Associate Director Josh Murray and Assistant Director Kate Lakin. Covers by Big Fish Creative. Photo Credits: Bill Boyce, Jonathan Brownfield, Kyle Coburn, Justin Kelly, Joel Kowsky, James Maritz and the Columbia Visitors Bureau.

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The 2010 Big 12 Championships and Tiger Tournaments .......................... 62The 2010 NCAA Championships and Beyond ............................................ 63The 2009 Missouri Open ............................................................................ 642008-09 in Review ................................................................................ 65-762008-09 Review ..................................................................................... 66-67Individual Statistics ..................................................................................... 68Dual-by-Dual Results ............................................................................. 69-73Team Statistics ...................................................................................... 74-76Missouri Wrestling History ............................................................... 77-112Missouri’s Coaching History .................................................................. 78-79Top 10 Wins Under Brian Smith ............................................................ 80-81Missouri All-Americans .......................................................................... 82-83100-Win Club Members ......................................................................... 84-86Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame Members ................................................. 87Missouri Award Winners ........................................................................ 88-91Missouri Records ................................................................................... 92-95Missouri Letterwinners ........................................................................... 96-97Season-By-Season Results ................................................................. 98-106All-Time Records vs. Opponents .............................................................. 107Missouri Coaching Records ............................................................... 108-109NCAA Wrestling History ............................................................................ 110This is Missouri ............................................................................... 113-136The University of Missouri ..................................................................114-115Missouri State Information ..................................................................116-117The Missouri Wrestling Facilities ....................................................... 118-125Total Person Program/Academic Success ........................................ 126-127Community Outreach/Big 12 Excellence ........................................... 128-129National Exposure ............................................................................. 130-131Missouri All-Americans ...................................................................... 132-133The Sports Park at Mizzou ................................................................ 134-135Questions and Answers with Brian Smith ................................................. 136

On the Front Cover L-R: Returning All-Americans, Nicholas Marable, National Champion Mark Ellis and Maxwell Askren.

1M-The Missouri wrestling team has chosen the logo 1M to represent its theme for the 2009-10 campaign. 1M stands for one more.

Inside Front Cover Top Left, Clockwise: Nicholas Marable, Todd Schavrien, Maxwell Askren, Dorian Henderson and Mark Ellis.

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General InformationLocation: ................................................................Columbia, MissouriFounded: ..................................................................................... 1839Enrollment: ............................................................................... 30,200Arena: ...........................................................Hearnes Center (13,611)Affiliation: ....................................................................NCAA Division IConference: ...............................................................................Big 12Nickname: .................................................................................. TigersColors: .................................................................. Old Gold and BlackUniversity PersonnelPresident: ........................................................................ Gary ForseeChancellor: .............................................................. Dr. Brady DeatonDirector of Athletics: ...................................................Michael F. Alden Alma Mater: ..........................................................Evansville, 1980Executive Associate AD/SWA: ................................... Sarah ReesmanExecutive Associate AD.: ............................................... Whit BabcockSenior Associate AD/Administration: ................................. Mark AlnuttSenior Associate AD/Compliance: .................................... Mary AustinSenior Associate AD/Operations: ................................... Tim HickmanSenior Associate AD/Student Services: ...................... Bryan Maggard

Board of CuratorsBo Fraser (President) ...........................................................ColumbiaJudith G. Haggard (Vice President) .........................................KennettDavid R. Bradley ................................................................. St. JosephJohn M. Carnhan, III ........................................................... SpringfieldDon M. Downing ........................................................ Webster GrovesWarren K. Erdman ............................................................Kansas CityWayne Goode ........................................................................ St. LouisDoug Russell ......................................................................... LebanonDavid G. Wasinger ................................................................ St. LouisLaura Confer (Student Representative) ........... Missouri S&T Campus

Wrestling InformationHead Coach: ......................................................................Brian Smith Alma Mater: ...................................................Michigan State, 1990Record at Missouri: ............................................... 137-64-2 (11 years)Overall Record: .....................................................139-72-3 (12 years)Assistant Coaches: ...............................Lee Pritts (E. Michigan, 1998).....................................................................Matt Pell (Missouri, 2007)2008-09 Record: ........................................................................... 18-42009 Big 12 Finish: .................................................................3-1 (3rd)2009 NCAA Finish: ......................................................................... 7thStarters Returning/Lost: .................................................................. 6/4Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ......................................................... 9/5NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: .................................................... 5/3

Returning ...................... Mark Ellis (2009 Heavyweight Champion) ................Nicholas Marable (165 pounds, Two-Time All-American) .................. Maxwell Askren (197 pounds, Two-Time All-American) ...................................................................... Todd Schavrien (133) ..................................................................Dorian Henderson (174)

All-Americans Returning/Lost: ........................................................ 3/2

Media RelationsAssistant AD for Media Relations: ....................................Chad MollerAssociate Director: ...........................................................Josh MurrayAssociate Director: ........................................................... Dave ReiterAssistant Director: .............................................................. Kate LakinGraduate Assistant: ........................................................ Shawn DavisOffice Phone: ...............................................................(573) 882-3241Wrestling ContactAssociate Director: ........................................Emily Gatewood MurrayE-Mail: ......................................................... [email protected] Phone: ...............................................................(573) 884-8519Cell Phone: ..................................................................(573) 268-4275Office Fax: ...................................................................(573) 882-4720Mailing Address: .......................................... Missouri Media Relations

P.O. Box 677, Columbia, MO 65205Athletic Website: .............................................................mutigers.com

2009-10 Missouri Quick Facts


Roster by ClassSeniors: Askren, Ellis, MarableJuniors: Cherep, DeVine, Perry, SchavrienSophomores: D. Bradley, Crane, Dolan,

Henderson, O’Donnell, Wiest, Wright

RS Freshmen: Farinel la, Glore, Gregor is, Guerrant , Haynes, Hucke, McCormick, Porter

Freshmen: Bounous, K. Bradley, Farris, Gagliano, Greco, Houchins, Keleher, Kendl, Lee, Long, Robinson, Ronan, Stine, Toal, Tutt, Waltenberger, Wilson, Wisdom

Name Wt. Year Hometown High School/CollegeMaxwell Askren 184 Sr. Hartland, Wis. ArrowheadKellen Bounous 149 Fr. Monett, Mo. MonettDominique Bradley HWT So. Blue Springs, Mo. Blue SpringsKyle Bradley 141 Fr. St. Peters, Mo. Francis Howell CentralLuke Cherep 141 Jr. Naperville, Ill. Naperville CentralTaylor Crane 133 So. Columbia, Mo. Rock BridgeJamie DeVine 141 Jr. Quincy, Ill. Quincy/North Central CollegeTroy Dolan 125 So. Blairsville, Pa. Derry AreaMark Ellis HWT Sr. Peculiar, Mo. Raymore-PeculiarCody Farinella 141 RsFr. Maryland Heights, Mo. Parkway NorthRyan Farris 157 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. CenterJordan Gagliano 165 Fr. Lake St. Louis, Mo. Wentzville HoltJake Glore 197 RsFr. Imperial, Mo. SeckmanLuke Greco 141 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. Blue SpringsNick Gregoris 157 RsFr. Mebane, N.C. Chapel HillJacob Guerrant 157 RsFr. Fulton, Mo. FultonBrent Haynes 184/197 RsFr. Kansas City, Mo. Oak ParkDorian Henderson 174 So. Columbus, Ga. ColumbusJames Houchins 165 Fr. Woodburn, Iowa Interstate 35Nick Hucke 141 RsFr. Pewaukee, Wis. Hartland ArrowheadWeston Keleher 174 Fr. Moberly, Mo. MoberlyGlen-Allen Kendl HWT Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. Wauwatosa EastTyler Lee 149 Fr. Highland Village, Texas MarcusWill Long 141 Fr. Camden, S.C. CamdenNicholas Marable 165 Sr. Collierville, Tenn. Christian BrothersNathan McCormick 133 RsFr. Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley NorthScott O’Donnell 149 So. Kansas City, Mo. Oak Park/VirginiaTyler Perry HWT Jr. Hannibal, Mo. HannibalTodd Porter 174 RsFr. House Springs, Mo. NorthwestRyan Robinson 197 Fr. Collinsville, Ill. CollinsvilleTaylor Ronan 133 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. O’GormanTodd Schavrien 133/141 Jr. Poway, Calif. Poway/Arizona StateAdam Stine 149 Fr. Naperville, Ill. Neuqua ValleyZach Toal 165 Fr. Sidney, Ohio Troy ChristianJason Tutt 141 Fr. Clark, Mo. MoberlyTim Waltenberger 197 Fr. Imperial, Mo. WindsorBrandon Wiest 149 So. O’Fallon, Mo. Ft. Zumwalt WestEric Wilson 125 Fr. Centennial, Colo. GrandviewBradley Wisdom 125 Fr. Farmington, Mo. FarmingtonPatrick Wright 157 So. Grand Ledge, Mich. Grand Ledge

Roster by Weight (certification weight)125: Dolan, Wilson, Wisdom133: Crane, McCormick, Ronan, Schavrien141: K. Bradley, Cherep, DeVine, Farinella, Greco,

Hucke, Long, Tutt149: Bounous, Lee, O’Donnell, Stine, Wiest 157: Farris, Gregoris, Guerrant, Wright165: Gagliano, Houchins, Marable, Toal174: Henderson, Keleher, Porter184: Askren197: Glore, Haynes, Robinson, WaltenbergerHWT: D. Bradley, Ellis, Kendl, Perry

Pronunciation GuideKellen Bounous bonusDominique Bradley DOM-uh-nickLuke Cherep chair-UPTroy Dolan DOUGH-lanMark Ellis L-usCody Farinella FAIR-uh-nell-uhJordan Gagliano GAG-lee-on-ohNick Gregoris GRUH-gore-usJacob Guerrant GUR-rantNick Hucke huck-EWeston Keleher kell-uh-herNicholas Marable MARE-uh-bullTodd Schavrien SHAV-renBrandon Wiest WEEST

The 2009-10 Missouri Tigers


Credential Requests: Please direct all home meet credential requests to Emily G. Murray, Associate Director of Missouri Media Relations, at P.O. Box 677, Columbia, MO 65205. Requests can also be made by sending a fax on company letterhead, with attention to Murray, at (573) 882-4720 or by email at [email protected] Policy: The University of Missouri interview policy prohibits releasing a student-athlete’s home phone number to members of the media. There are numerous opportunities for members of the media to interview the University of Missouri wrestling team. Every effort will be made to fill requests made by members of the working media.Interviews: All interview requests must be made through Associate Director of Missouri Media Relations Emily G. Murray by calling (573) 884-8519. Requests will be scheduled based on student-athlete and/or coach availability. The wrestling team has scheduled practice hours of Monday-Friday beginning at 3:30 p.m. Interviews can be conducted on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Post-Match Interviews: Head Coach Brian Smith and the Missouri wrestling team will be available for interview following a brief cooling-off period after each dual. Please submit your requests to Associate Director of Media Relations Emily G. Murray following the completion of the final match.Athletic Media Relations: The media relations office is located on the second level of the Hearnes Center in room 260. Access is available through the west side of the Hearnes Center. During home meets, the Missouri Athletic Media Relations staff will provide rosters, match notes and media guides for the Tigers and their opponents (when available). Starting lineups will be available immediately prior to the start of each home dual.

Media InformationDate Opponent Location TimeNov. 1 Black and Gold Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.Nov. 12 Illinois Columbia, Mo. 6:30 p.m.Nov. 14 Central Missouri Open Warrensburg, Mo. All DayNov. 20 Cal Poly Columbia, Mo. NoonNov. 20 Purdue Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m.Nov. 22 Missouri Open (FH) Columbia, Mo. All DayDec. 6 Nittany Lion Open State College, Pa. All DayDec. 29-30 The Midlands Evanston, Ill. All DayJan. 9-10 The National Duals Cedar Falls, Iowa All DayJan. 16 Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. 6 p.m.Jan. 22 Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. 6 p.m.Jan. 23 George Mason Philadelphia, Pa. 1 p.m.Jan. 23 Drexel Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m.Jan. 29 Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m.Feb. 6 Oklahoma+* Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m.Feb. 7 Oklahoma State* Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.Feb. 14 Iowa State* Ames, Iowa 2 p.m.March 6 Big 12 Championships Norman, Okla. All DayMarch 18-20 NCAA Championships Omaha, Neb. All DayAll times listed are Central and subject to change.All Home Meets in Bold (FH)-Located in the Hearnes Fieldhouse *-Big 12 Opponent+-Third annual Beauty and the Beast Event (co-host with MU gymnastics).

2009-10 Schedule


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Weight-By-Weight PreviewReturning for the second season as Missouri’s starter at 125 pounds is sophomore Troy Dolan. Dolan is coming off of a successful summer of training and lifting and looks to improve on last year’s performance. The Tiger grappler will likely be challenged by true freshman Brad Wisdom. Wisdom, a native of Farmington, Mo., is a three-time high school state champion and recorded 200 wins in four years.

125 POUNDS

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One of Missouri’s five returning NCAA qualifiers from 2009, junior Todd Schavrien will continue to compete at 133 pounds. Schavrien was one of five Tiger grapplers invited to train at the Olympic Training Center over the summer and has gained confidence on his feet. Schavrien, ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News, will battle with sophomore Taylor Crane and redshirt freshman Nathan McCormick for the starting spot.

133 POUNDS

Nick Hucke is one of two redshirt freshmen expected to appear in Missouri’s 10-man lineup for the 2009-10 campaign. Hucke finished first at two tournaments last season, the Missouri and Missouri Valley Open, and closed out the year with a 22-5 record. A product of Arrowhead High School, the same school of Ben and Maxwell Askren, Hucke will be pushed in the room by fellow redshirt freshman Cody Farinella.

141 POUNDS

Transfering to Missouri after two years on the University of Virginia roster, Oak Park standout Scott O’Donnell is expected to make an immediate impact in the Tigers’ lineup at 149 pounds. O’Donnell has battled through two injury plagued seasons and has bought into a Missouri wrestling style that has turned out some of the best grapplers in the nation. Sophomore Brandon Wiest will also compete for the start at 149 pounds.

149 POUNDS

The Missouri lineup has depth at 157 pounds and will rely on sophomore Patrick Wright or redshirt freshman Nick Gregoris to lead the charge at the middle weight. Wright saw time in Missouri’s lineup last season, besting nationally ranked Jonny-Bonnila Bowman of Hofstra to win the 2008 Missouri Open title. Gregoris managed top four showings at all of the Midwest tournaments in which he competed and is a strong and technical wrestler.

157 POUNDS

Two-time All-American Nicholas Marable enters his senior season as a solid 165 pounder after adding weight in the off season. Marable has 81 wins in his collegiate career and is ranked seventh in the nation by WIN Magazine. Determined to score more bonus points for the Tigers, Marable has worked on riding his opponents and putting them on their back. Marable finished third at the 2008 Championships and seventh in 2009 while battling a concussion.

165 POUNDS

Down one weight class from the 2008-09 season in which he qualified for his first NCAA Championship, Dorian Henderson is Missouri’s go-to wrestler at 174 pounds. Henderson enters the season ranked 14th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News. After winning several quality matches last season, the staff and Henderson are looking to string more wins together for the Tiger and send him to the podium at the National Championships.

174 POUNDS

After spending three seasons as Missouri’s 197 pound starter, fans will now have the opportunity to watch Maxwell Askren take the lineup at 184 pounds. The three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time All-American is ranked as high as third in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News and stands ahead of all four Big 12 wrestlers. With 84 wins to his name, look for Askren to join the Century Club during his senior campaign.

184 POUNDS

Brent Haynes will make his debut in the Tiger lineup at 197 pounds. One of the top high school recruits in the nation, Haynes developed and adjusted to collegiate wrestling last season through tournament competition. The 197 pound weight class will likely be one of the toughest in the Big 12 Conference with three league grapplers ranked among the top 10 in the nation including 2009 National Champion Jake Varner of Iowa State.

197 POUNDS

Returning All-American Mark Ellis looks to close out his senior campaign as Missouri’s second-ever two-time National Champion. Up in weight to 265 pounds, Ellis will be challenged by 2009 Junior World Champion Dominique Bradley at heavyweight. Bradley made appearances in Missouri’s lineup last season, but was held at bay by Ellis who claimed the Midlands and Missouri Open title. Ellis is ranked No. 1 in the nation by WIN Magazine.

HEAVYWEIGHT

SCHAVRIEN HUCKE

HENDERSON ASKREN HAYNES

125 133 141 149 157

165 174 184 197 HWTO’DONNELL

ELLIS

WRIGHT


...And Youth for 2008-09 Campaign

The Missouri wrestling team is anxious to get the 2009-10 season under way. Returning five NCAA qualifiers, including three All-Americans and 2009 heavyweight National Champion Mark Ellis, Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith expects big things from his Tiger squad.

“We have a much better tournament team than dual team this season,” Smith said. “Our staff expects to see more than one Missouri wrestler competing in the Championship match of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. We also expect several of the younger members of our squad to develop into strong contenders for spots in our starting lineup. This will really be an exciting season for us, and for our fans.”

Missouri kicks off the 64th season of TigerStyle wrestling on Nov. 12 against border opponent Illinois. The first meeting between the two nationally ranked programs since the 2001-02 season, the Fighting Illini hold the lead, 19-8, in the all-time series that dates back to the 1927-28 campaign.

“Our opening dual with Illinois should really be a good one,” Smith said. “Both teams will likely start the season ranked among the top-10 programs in the country and we’ll match up well in several weight classes.”

Smith and his squad will compete in their first of three regular season tournaments on Nov. 14 as they drive to Warrensburg, Mo., for the University of Central Missouri Open.

One week later, dual competition will resume as the Tigers host Cal Poly and Purdue in back-to-back contests, Friday, Nov. 20, in the Hearnes Center. The afternoon and evening of competition will not only feature Missouri’s current wrestlers, but will also acknowledge the Tiger wrestlers and coaches on whom the program is based.

“We’re hosting a wrestling homecoming for the first time since I’ve been here,” Smith, now in his 12th year as Tiger Head Coach, said. “We’re asking all of our former wrestlers and coaches to come back to Columbia for a weekend reunion. Those that return will be recognized Friday night before our dual with Purdue, and honored again at Saturday’s football game against Iowa State. On Sunday, we’re hopeful that everyone will come out to our Missouri Open for another chance to catch the Tigers in action. This homecoming is a great way for our former wrestlers to reunite and also see the changes that have taken place with the program and its facilities over the past several years.”

The 10th annual Missouri Open will be held Sunday, Nov. 22, in the Hearnes Fieldhouse, with around 400 wrestlers expected to vie for a Championship title. Last season, 19 Tiger grapplers finished among the top six of their respective weight class. This season, at least five Division I programs are likely to be represented at the all-day tournament.

The Tigers will close out the 2009 calendar year with trips to the Nittany Lion Open on Dec. 6 and The Midlands, Dec. 29-30. Smith is hopeful that

Tigers Return Five Qualifiers for 09-10both tournaments will provide his wrestlers with the competitive matches they need to stay in top form.

“The Midlands is always a grind of a tournament,” Smith said. “We took our team last year and Mark (Ellis) won the heavyweight title while the squad finished third. The tournament is a great measuring stick for us to determine where our guys stand individually among some of the best talent in the nation.”

For the fourth straight year, the Missouri wrestling team will compete in the two-day National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals, Jan. 9-10, at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Uncharacteristic finishes at the 2008 and 2009 National Duals have the Tigers hungry to return to the championship matchup. Over the past five trips to the National Duals, Missouri has finished runner-up on two occasions, most recently taking second to eventual national champion Minnesota in 2007.

Throughout the month of January, Missouri will make stops in five different states for duals against some of the country’s best wrestling programs. On the heels of the National Duals, the Tigers will travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the ninth meeting all-time with the Mocs on Jan. 16. From there, Missouri travels to Hempstead. N.Y., for an evening bout against Hofstra on Jan. 22, the third straight meeting with the Pride since the 2007-08 campaign when Missouri won the road dual, 22-21, on a win by technical fall from Ellis. On Jan. 23, Smith’s Tigers will square off against Drexel and George Mason with both duals set in Philadelphia, Pa.

Big 12 action is slated to begin on Jan. 29 when Missouri travels to Lincoln, Neb., for an evening showdown in the Coliseum. Since the formation of the league in 1996, Missouri has opened its Big 12 schedule against Nebraska on four occasions, winning duals during the 2001-02 and 2006-07 seasons.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will take their turns against Missouri in the Hearnes Center on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, respectively. Since Smith took the reins as head coach in 1998, Missouri has recorded four seasons in which the Tigers beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same campaign.

Iowa State marks Missouri’s regular season finale as the programs go head-to-head Feb. 14 in Ames. The Tigers are looking for their third ever road win against the Cyclones, the first coming during the 1927-28 campaign, a feat repeated during the 2005-06 season.

“Iowa State, Nebraska and Oklahoma return a lot of good wrestlers to their lineup,” Smith said. “Oklahoma State redshirted a lot of talented guys last year and should come out of the gates strong this season. I’d say it’s reasonable to expect four Big 12 schools to be ranked among the top 10 in the nation. The Big 12 is going to be as competitive as ever.”

The 14th annual Big 12 Championships return to Norman, Okla., for the first time since 2002 and third time since the formation of the league in 1996.


Housed in the Howard McCasland Fieldhouse on the University of Oklahoma campus, the facility will provide an intimate atmosphere between wrestlers and fans.

The 80th annual Division I Wrestling Championships will be held March 18-20, at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb., former home of the 2005 Big 12 Championships and 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. Missouri tied its program high by sending eight wrestlers to Nationals last season and looks to increase its number of qualifiers in 2010.

Of Missouri’s eight NCAA qualifiers from one year ago, five return for the 2009-10 campaign. All-Americans Ellis, Maxwell Askren and Nicholas Marable, now seniors, are looking to close out their collegiate careers on a high note. For Askren and Marable, a top-eight finish in 2010 would mark their third All-American accolade, making them just the second and third Tiger grapplers to finish their campaigns with three or more nods. Only two-time National Champion Ben Askren can boast more All-American honors, with four.

Maxwell Askren, a three year starter at 197 pounds, is expected to compete at 184 pounds this season. A trip to the podium at the NCAA Championships would make Askren just the fifth Tiger grappler to earn All-American honors in more than one weight class.

“The 184 pound weight class is a more natural weight for Max,” Smith said. “He’s put in a lot of work over the summer and we expect to see him challenging for a national title this year.”

Marable, Missouri’s 165 pound starter, looks to improve on his third and seventh place NCAA finishes and has added strength and weight to achieve his goal.

“Nick is entering the season in the best shape we’ve seen him in,” Smith said. “In the past, he’s had a slow start to the season. This year, he should be solid from the first match on.”

Ellis, Missouri’s second-ever National Champion, will be challenged by sophomore Junior World Champion Dominique Bradley for the start at heavyweight. Both wrestlers own impressive resumes that include tournament titles and wins over some of the nation’s best grapplers.

“Our heavyweight class this year is the deepest weight class I’ve ever seen at Missouri,” Smith said. “We have incredibly talented wrestlers and the battles between them will be intense.”

Todd Schavrien made his first NCAA appearance when he qualified at 133 pounds last season. Now a junior, Schavrien will likely earn the start at 133 pounds, but could potentially move up to the 141-pound weight class. The current projected starter at 141 pounds is redshirt freshman Nick Hucke.

“Todd had a great summer workout and trained at the Olympic Training Center. He’s ready to take the next step and become an All-American. The

pieces are in place for him. Nick, he’s a talented young competitor who did well last year in tournaments. He’s a dangerous wrestler and should perform well in our lineup.”

With Askren moving down one weight class, 2009 NCAA qualifier Dorian Henderson has dropped as well and will compete at 174 pounds.

“Dorian has grown as a wrestler,” Smith said. “His confidence has improved and so has his skill level. He should be right in the thick of things when it comes time for the trip to Nationals.”

Missouri’s lightest weight class will likely be filled by sophomore Troy Dolan. After suffering setbacks as a redshirt freshman, Dolan has matured on and off the mat and should earn the Tiger start.

“Troy is a different wrestler this year,” Smith said. “He’s competing like one of the top wrestlers in the nation, and we expect him to carry this level of performance through the season.”

Transfer Scott O’Donnell is expected to earn the start at 149 pounds. A native of Missouri, O’Donnell enters the Tiger program after spending two years at the University of Virginia. Before beginning his collegiate career, O’Donnell distinguished himself as a high school standout, earning Missouri State titles all four years in which he competed for Oak Park.

“I’ve watched Scott make a lot of progress in our preseason workouts,” Smith said. “He’s putting it together and making the system work for him. He’s got a lot of talent and is very dedicated to our program.”

Two Tigers, sophomore Patrick Wright and redshirt freshman Nick Gregoris will challenge for the start at 157 pounds. Wright saw time in Missouri’s lineup last season and bested top-ranked Jonny Bonilla-Bowman of Hofstra, while Gregoris finished no lower than fourth in each of the five tournaments he competed in across the Midwest, including a first place showing at the Missouri Open.

“The starter at 157 pounds has some big shoes to fill by replacing All-American Michael Chandler,” Smith said. “Wright and Gregoris are both up to the challenge and have battled head-to-head on several occasions.”

Wrestling at 197 pounds will be Brent Haynes. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Haynes is expected to make an immediate impact in the Tiger lineup.

“Brent will likely be one of two redshirt freshmen in our lineup this year,” Smith said. “He’s proven to us he’s ready to take on the nation’s elite and we’re excited to watch him progress in the coming years.”

Missouri’s projected lineup is made up of wrestlers representing seven different states and each brings strength and skill to their weight class.

“We have a strong lineup from top to bottom,” Smith said. “All of our wrestlers will have to step it up in order for us to make a run at a National Title. But, we think it’s a goal we can achieve. We have the pieces in place, we just need to capitalize on opportunities and make the most of each match.”

Expect Strong Showings


improve their position, the referee shall stop the match as soon as possible; wrestling will be resumed as for out of bounds.

Position of Advantage. The offensive wrestler maintains the position of advantage until the opponent (defensive wrestler) is awarded an escape or a reversal by the referee.

In Bounds. Contestants are considered to be in bounds if any part of either wrestler is on or inside the boundary line. Wrestling shall continue as long as either wrestler remains in bounds. For the purpose of awarding a point(s) at the edge of the wrestling area, a point(s) shall be awarded when control is established or lost while any part of either wrestler finishes on the mat in bounds. When the defensive wrestler’s back is exposed to the mat in a pinning situation while any part of either wrestler is in bounds, wrestling shall continue as long as there is a possibility of the offensive wrestler bringing the opponent back in bounds. Near-fall points may be earned or a fall called if any part of the defensive wrestler’s pinning area is in bounds. If there is no action at the edge of the mat, the referee may stop the wrestling.

SCORING OPPORTUNITIESTakedown. A takedown shall be awarded when, from the neutral position, a contestant gains control by taking the opponent down to the mat in bounds and beyond reaction time. When a significant portion of the defensive wrestler’s weight is borne on a hand(s), it is considered control. For the purpose of awarding takedown points at the edge of the wrestling area, points shall be awarded when control is established while any part of either wrestler finishes in bounds. If the foot of the wrestler attempting a takedown was outside the wrestling area, breaking the boundary of an imaginary cylinder surrounding and extending above the wrestling area, a takedown shall not be awarded.

Escape. A defensive wrestler is awarded an escape when the offensive wrestler loses control of the opponent while any part of either wrestler remains in bounds. An escape may be awarded while the wrestlers are still in contact.

Reversal. A reversal occurs when the defensive wrestler comes from the bottom/e position and gains control of the opponent, either on the mat or in a rear-standing position. For the purpose of awarding reversal points at the edge of the wrestling area, points shall be awarded when control is established while any part of either wrestler remains in bounds.

Near Fall. Two-point Near Fall. A near fall is a position in which the offensive wrestler has the opponent in a controlled pinning situation in which (1) the defensive wrestler is held in a high bridge or on both elbows, or (2) any part of one shoulder or scapula, or the head is touching the mat and the other shoulder or scapula is held at an angle of 45 degrees or less to the mat, or (3) any part of both shoulders or both scapulae are held within four inches of the mat. Two points shall be awarded for such near-fall situations when one of these three criteria has been met for two seconds. In any pinning situation, a near fall may occur if any part of the defensive wrestler’s pinning area remains in bounds. A continuous roll-through is not to be considered a near fall. Three-point Near Fall. If a criterion for a near fall is met and held uninterrupted for five seconds, three points shall be awarded. Counting the Near Fall. A verbal count and, whenever possible, a visual hand count shall be used in determining a near fall. A near fall is ended when the defensive wrestler gets out of a pinning situation. The referee must not signal the score for a near fall until the situation is ended. Only one near fall shall be scored when using the same pinning combination, regardless of the number of times the offensive wrestler places the defensive wrestler in a near-fall position during the pinning situation. Only the wrestler with the advantage, who has the opponent in a pinning situation, may score a near fall. Bridge-backs in body scissors or bridgeovers with a wristlock are not considered near-fall situations, even though a fall may be scored. When defensive wrestlers place themselves in precarious situations during attempted escapes or reversals, particularly leg vines and body scissors, a near fall shall not be scored unless the offensive wrestler has control of and definitely has restrained

the opponent in a pinning situation for two seconds.

Imminent Scoring. When a match is stopped for an injury during a scoring situation (e.g., takedown, reversal, escape) and the referee determines that scoring would have been successful if the wrestling had continued, the referee shall charge an injury timeout to the injured contestant and award applicable points to the non-injured wrestler.

Time Advantage. Recording Time Advantage. The offensive wrestler who has control in an advantage position is gaining time advantage (i.e., “riding time”). A timekeeper records that wrestler’s accumulated time advantage throughout the match. A multiple timer may be used to record the time advantage. At the end of the match, the referee subtracts the lesser time advantage from the greater. If a contestant has one minute or more of net time advantage, that wrestler is awarded one point.

END OF MATCHFall. Any part of both shoulders or part of both scapulae (For pinning area, of either wrestler held in contact with the mat for one second constitutes a fall. The one-second count (one-thousand-one) shall be a silent count by the referee and shall start only after the referee is in position to observe that a fall is imminent, after which the shoulders or scapulae area must be held in continuous contact with the mat for one second before a fall is awarded.

Technical Fall. A technical fall terminates the match and occurs when a wrestler has earned a 15-point advantage over the opponent. A time-advantage point cannot be awarded until the third period has concluded. Five team points shall be scored for a technical fall if the winning wrestler was awarded a near fall during the match. Four team points shall be scored for a technical fall if the winning wrestler fails to score a near fall. A wrestler earning a differential of 15 points during a match can lose only by committing an act of flagrant misconduct.

Major Decision. A major decision occurs when the margin of victory after three periods is eight through 14 points.

Decision. A decision occurs when the margin of victory is fewer than eight points. A decision also is credited to the wrestler who is awarded the first point(s) in the sudden victory of an overtime match that does not end with a fall, default or disqualification. Default. A default is awarded in a match when one of the wrestlers is unable to continue due to an injury or by choice of his or her coach. A default shall be included as a win or loss in each wrestler’s individual season record.

Disqualification. A disqualification is a situation in which a contestant is banned from participation in accordance with the Penalty Table. A disqualification shall be included as a win or loss in each wrestler’s individual season record.

Forfeit. A forfeit is received by a wrestler when the opponent, for any reason, fails to appear for the match. In order to receive a forfeit or medical forfeit, the nonforfeiting wrestler must be dressed in a wrestling uniform and appear on the mat. A forfeit or medical forfeit shall be included as a win in the victor’s season record. Similarly, a contestant shall not accept a forfeit in one weight class and compete in another class.

Medical Forfeit. A medical forfeit may be declared when a contestant is injured or becomes ill during the course of tournament competition.

2008-09NCAA Wrestling Rules and Regulations

MATCH DURATIONA meet shall be conducted in 10 weight classifications or matches between wrestlers of the same weight class. Matches shall be seven minutes in duration, divided into three periods, with the first period three minutes and the second and third periods two minutes each. Matches less than seven minutes long shall not count.

DETERMINING WRESTLING ORDERImmediately after the weigh-in for a dual meet or multiple dual meets conducted on the same day, coaches may mutually agree to determine the order of matches to be wrestled, allowing for a particular weight class to be featured. Once the first weight class is established, subsequent matches will continue in the traditional sequence of increasing weight class. If coaches cannot agree on the wrestling order, a random draw shall be conducted to determine which weight class will be wrestled first.

HOME-TEAM DESIGNATIONFor scoring and identification purposes, the home team will be considered “green” and the visiting team “red.”

WRESTLING POSITIONSNeutral Position. The match will start with both contestants standing opposite each other with their lead foot on the green or red area of the starting lines, and their other foot even with or behind the lead foot. In the neutral position, neither wrestler has control. When the referee sounds the whistle, the wrestlers will begin wrestling. In matches involving sight-impaired wrestlers, a finger-touch method shall be used in the neutral position and contact shall be maintained throughout the match.

Defensive Starting Position. The defensive wrestler takes a stationary position at the center of the mat with both hands and knees on the mat, as directed by the referee. Both knees must be on the mat even with and behind the rear starting line. The heels of both hands must be on the mat in front of the forward starting line. The elbows shall not touch the mat. This position also must allow the offensive wrestler to be able to assume a legal starting position on either side of the defensive wrestler.

Offensive Starting Position. The offensive wrestler shall be on the right or left side of the opponent with at least one knee on the mat and head on or above the midline of the opponent’s back. One arm (right or left) is first placed loosely around the defensive wrestler’s body perpendicular to the long axis of the body, with the palm of the hand placed loosely against the defensive wrestler’s navel, and the palm of the other hand (left or right) is placed on or over the back of the near elbow, this being the near side. One knee shall be on the mat to the outside of the near leg, not touching the defensive wrestler; and a knee or foot may be placed in back of the defensive wrestler’s feet, not touching the defensive wrestler.

Optional Offensive Starting Position. Wrestlers selecting the optional starting position must indicate their intent to the referee. The referee shall inform the defensive wrestler of the offensive wrestler’s intention and allow the defensive wrestler to adjust.The offensive wrestler may select a position on either side or to the rear of the defensive wrestler with all weight supported by both feet, one knee or both knees. The offensive wrestler is to place both hands on the opponent’s back (area between neck and waist), thumbs touching. Only the hands of the offensive wrestler are to be in contact with the defensive wrestler. The offensive wrestler is not to place one or both feet or knees between the opponent’s feet or legs, or in front of the forward starting line or the line extended. In addition, the offensive wrestler is not to straddle the opponent.

Offensive or Optional Starts. For either the offensive or optional starts, the referee will direct the offensive wrestler to take a starting position after the defensive wrestler is stationary in the starting position.

Stalemate. When the contestants are interlocked in a position other than a pinning situation in which neither wrestler can


Coaching StaffBrian Smith has coached 13 wrestlers to 23 All-American honors


Brian Smith12th SeasonHead Coach

Beginning his career as Missouri’s seventh Head Wrestling Coach, Brian Smith sat down with his team and made a list of goals that he hoped to help the 1998 squad and future Tiger teams accomplish. Over the past 11 years, Smith and the 143 men that have come through the varsity program have slowly but surely checked items off the list. Individual Big 12 Conference Champions, improved grade-point averages, record-setting attendances, a No. 1 national ranking and Missouri’s first-ever NCAA National Champion in wrestling were all on Smith’s “to-do” list. His unique TigerStyle training program has molded today’s team into a national powerhouse that looks to contend for the program’s first NCAA title.

Since being introduced as Missouri’s Head Wrestling Coach May 5, 1998, Smith has demanded nothing but the best from himself, his coaches and his wrestlers. Owning eight consecutive winning seasons, beginning with 2001-02, Smith has coached 13 All-Americans to 23 top-eight performances and two Tigers to three national titles. Additionally, Smith aided in two-time National Champion Ben Askren’s run through the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. During Askren’s Tiger career, Smith guided the 174-pound grappler Askren to the program’s first back-to-back National Championship titles (2006 and 2007). On March 21, current senior Mark Ellis became the second Missouri wrestler in program history to collect top honors. Wrestling at heavyweight, Ellis bested his opponent, 3-2, in overtime with Smith coaching from the corner.

In the past five years alone, five Tigers have earned eight Big 12 titles with Askren becoming Missouri’s first three-time Big 12 Champion. In 2007, and again in 2009, Missouri sent a program high eight wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, besting the previous high of seven set in 2003 and 2006. At least one Tiger grappler has been selected to compete at the championship event in each of his 11 seasons at Missouri and Smith’s squads have finished among the top-15 programs at the NCAA Championships for six straight years. In 2009, Missouri set the bar higher with a program-high five Tigers earning All-American accolades, the previous high, three, had been set on four ocassions.

Smith’s teams have made a remarkable turnaround. Inheriting a program that had not seen a winning record since the 1991-92 campaign, the Tigers are now continuously ranked among the top-10 in the nation, reaching as high as No. 1 during the course of the 2006-07 campaign. On Dec. 12, 2006, the Missouri wrestling team became just the 11th wrestling program in history to earn a No. 1 ranking. Only a loss to eventual National Champion Minnesota forced the Tigers down in the polls.

In 2003, Smith helped his team to its highest Big 12 tournament finish ever (second), a feat the team repeated at home in the Hearnes Center in 2007. Through the efforts of three 2007 Big 12 Champions and three top-three finishes, Missouri edged eight-time Big 12 Champion Oklahoma State by a half of a point (61.5-61) for second place.

The winningest coach in program history,Smith has compiled a 137-64-2 record at Missouri and became only the second Tiger wrestling coach to reach the 100-win plateau. Hitting the century mark Dec. 9, 2006, in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Smith’s squad bested then-No. 11 Central Michigan, 31-9.

Smith’s 50th career victory came with a win over Oklahoma Jan. 26, 2003, helping the Tigers improve to 3-1 in conference action, while earning the most conference victories the Tigers have had in the Big 12 or Big Eight leagues. Since 2003, two of Smith’s squads (2006-07, 2008-09) have matched the 3-1 league mark.

With a .680 winning percentage, Smith holds the highest winning percentage in Tiger wrestling history. In May of 2007, Smith’s hard work paid off as he earned the Dan Gable Coach of the Year Award as presented by W.I.N. Magazine.

Building excitement and interest for the sport of wrestling, not only in Columbia but across the nation, Smith and his team have helped turn out record crowds in the Hearnes Center. On Feb. 11, 2007, competing against Iowa State, the Tigers packed in 2,772 fans with several thousand more watching the dual live on the Mizzou Sports Network (MSN). The mark bested the previous high by 644 spectators, a record set one year prior against Oklahoma State, Jan. 22, 2006. With record numbers of fans attending Missouri’s duals during the 2006-07 season, the Tigers ranked fifth in the nation for attendance.

The demands that Smith puts on his wrestlers extend well beyond the mat. In the fall of 2002, his team had a grade-point average of 2.81, the highest GPA for a Missouri wrestling team under Coach Smith. In 2009, Smith had 12 wrestlers with GPA’s over 3.0, including 12 student-athletes that were named to the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll. In all, 15 wrestlers have been recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), Big 12 and CoSIDA for their academic achievements since he took the reins in 1998. Among that list is Tyler McCormick, a 2008 graduate and current Director of Wrestling Operations. In 2006, McCormick headlined the Big 12 All-Academic first team as the only grappler in the conference to post a 4.0 grade-point average. The Tiger All-American went on to become the first wrestler since Shaon Fry (1993) to earn ESPN The

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Magazine Academic All-America first team accolades and was later awarded one of 29 prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships in 2008. McCormick is one of four Tiger grapplers in the last five years to earn a post-graduate scholarship, along with 2004 graduate Kenny Burleson, Askren and 2009 graduate Joey Garrity.

Away from the mat and outside of the classroom, Smith’s squad is committed to giving back to the community. Over the past five years, three Tiger grapplers have served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as president, with current assistant strength coach Michael Chandler acting as vice president in 2008-09.

A 1990 graduate of Michigan State University, Smith’s coaching career began at Western High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. From 1991-92, Smith led Western High to its first top-10 finish at the state tournament, claiming a second place finish in 1991 and a fourth place showing in 1992. Smith coached two state champions and led five wrestlers to top finishes at the Florida state tournament.

Smith’s collegiate coaching career began at Cornell University in 1992. While an assistant at Cornell, he put together two of the nation’s top-10 recruiting classes, a feat he accomplished without athletic scholarships, (Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships). Those recruiting classes helped Cornell take two Ivy League Championships, a 10th-place finish at the 1993 NCAA Championships and a 17th-place finish in 1994. At the 1994 NCAA Championships, one of Smith’s top athletes, David Hirsch, became Cornell’s first national champion since 1960.

In 1997, Smith took over the head coaching position at Syracuse University, helping to stabilize a program that was nearly eliminated. Before leaving for Missouri in May of 1998, Smith coached Jason Gleasman (HWT) to All-America honors.

A competitor himself, Smith was a three-time All-Big Ten wrestler and a four-time letterman at Michigan State from 1986-1990. As a senior, he was selected as the Spartan’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Competing at 126-pounds, Smith finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in 1988, third in 1989 and second in 1990. Smith stands among the top-25 on Michigan State’s all-time wins list with 84 career victories as a Spartan. He also stands tied for 19th on MSU’s single-season wins list with 32 victories in 1990.

A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where his father coached football, Smith was a two-time wrestling state champion in 1984 with Oviedo High School and 1985 while competing at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

Smith is currently an active member of the wrestling community, recently named the NWCA president-elect in addition to serving as

wrestling commissioner for the Missouri Show-Me-State Games for the past six years.

During the summer of 2003, Smith took 12 wrestlers, including graduates Austin DeVoe and Jeremy Spates, on the NWCA Collegiate All-Star International Tour. Smith served as head coach as the men competed in three cities in Greece; Athens, Thessaloniki and Larisa as well as Sophia, Bulgaria. Both DeVoe and Spates went 7-2 in their individual competitions.

The Florida native graduated from Michigan State with a degree in education and married the former Denise Dean in 1993. Brian and Denise, have three children, Quinn (15), Kylie (13) and Braden (nine). In the Spring of 2009, Smith received his Master’s Degree in Athletic Administration from William Woods University.

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Lee PrittsNinth Season

Assistant Coach

Currently in his second stint as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri, Lee Pritts has tallied a total of eight seasons with the Tiger wrestling team.

For six years (1998-2004), Pritts served alongside Tiger Head Coach Brian Smith as an assistant. During this time, Pritts aided in turning around the Tiger wrestling program, recruiting some of the best high school athletes in the nation and molding them into NCAA All-Americans.

In 2004, Pritts left Missouri and became an assistant coach at Old Dominion University. During his three-year stint at Old Dominion, Pritts helped the Monarchs send wrestlers to the NCAA Championships each season, totaling seven wrestlers in all. Pritts also helped Old Dominion earn back-to-back runner up honors at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Conference Championships. In addition to the Monarchs’ postseason accomplishments, Pritts also helped build two top-10 recruiting classes.

Pritts returned to Missouri at the start of the 2007-08 campaign and in two years, has helped coach five Tigers to a total of eight All-American honors.

During the summer of 2009, Pritts coached current Tiger heavyweight Dominique Bradley to a FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion title. Earlier in the year, Bradley took gold at the FILA Junior World Team Trials held in Colorado Springs, Colo., earning a spot on the United States Junior Freestyle National Team.

Pritts attended Eastern Michigan University, where he wrestled at 118 pounds. He was a two-time team captain and made three appearances in the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in 1996. In addition to his collegiate accomplishments, Pritts qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials.

Pritts brings a wealth of mat and coaching experience to the Missouri wrestling room. In addition to coaching, Pritts also serves as Missouri’s TigerStyle Camp coordinator.

Recognized by Smith as “one of the hardest working assistant coaches in the country,” Pritts’ experience with the Tigers and wrestling allows him to contribute significantly to a Missouri program that has had great success in recent years.

Pritts was coached by Smith during his high school career at Western High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Pritts is married to the former Krista Kapeller and has one son, Briggs, age four, and daughter Kelbi Gracin born April 11, 2008.

Eastern Michigan, 1998

Quick Hits: Lee Prittscoached...11 All-AmericansTwo National ChampionsRecruited...Four Top-10 ClassesIn college...1996 All-American2000 Olympic Team Trials

Assistant Coach

The Pritts family, clockwise from left to right: Krista, Lee, Briggs and Kelbi.

Matt PellFirst Season

Assistant Coach

Two-time All-American and 2007 Missouri graduate Matt Pell returns to his alma mater and begins his first year as an assistant coach on the Tiger wrestling staff.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in May of 2007, Pell left the Midwest and worked as an assistant coach for the University of Virginia (UVA) wrestling squad. In his two years on staff, Pell helped coach five Cavaliers to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship titles, and one grappler, Chris Henrich, to UVA’s first All-America honor in five years.

The Cavaliers notched one of their best seasons in school history in 2007-08, recording an 18-win campaign and second place showing at the ACC Championships. Finishing two points shy of first at the 2008 Conference Championships, the showing was UVA’s best finish since 2004. In 2009, the Cavaliers repeated as second-place finishers, with three UVA grapplers earning titles and 197 pound competitor Brent Jones named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

As an assistant, Pell was responsible for bringing in back-to-back top-15 recruiting classes with the 2008 squad ranked 14th and 2009 newcomers ranked sixth.

A four year starter on Missouri’s wrestling squad, Pell first earned All-American honors as a sophomore in 2005 while competing at 184 pounds. The Tiger team captain became just the third Missouri wrestler in program history to earn All-American accolades in more than one weight class, managing a third place finish at the 2007 Championships in the 165 pound weight class. In addition to his second top-eight NCAA finish, Pell was presented with the Gorarrian Award after recording the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA Championships held in St. Louis. Pell’s third place finish helped Missouri to its best squad showing in program history, third.

The four-time NCAA qualifier completed his career with 122 wins, good enough for sixth best in program history.

Pell was a three-time state champion at Luxemburg-Casco High School in Luxemburg, Wis. Under the leadership of Head Coach Bob Beceau, Pell led his team to three state titles. While a Spartan, Pell was ranked the 10th best wrestler in Wisconsin and the eighth-best 145-pounder by Intermat.

Missouri, 2007

Quick Hits: Matt Pellcoached...Five ACC ChampionsOne All-AmericanIn college...2007 All-American2007 Gorarrian Award Recipient 2007 Missouri Most Outstanding Wrestler2005 All-American2005 Hap Whitney Coaches Award Honoree


Joe JohnstonSecond Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Former Missouri Director of Wrestling Operations Joe Johnston begins his second season on staff and first in his new role as the Tigers’ volunteer assistant coach. Johnston joined the Mizzou staff at the start of the 2008-09 campaign after serving two years as an assistant coach at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

While at Cornell College, Johnston coached the team to a seventh place finish at the 2008 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Three members of the Rams’ squad earned All-America honors helping their team to a top-10 showing.

Johnston brings both collegiate coaching and wrestling experience to Mizzou. He was a two-time All-American at the University of Iowa wrestling in the 157 pound bracket. Johnston twice finished in the top-six at the NCAA Championships, with his best finish, second, recorded in 2005 in St. Louis, Mo. He won 113 matches as a Hawkeye and tallied a 113-45 career record, managing at least 26 victories in each season of competition.

A two-time team captain, the Hawkeye was a top-notch student in the classroom, earning an award presented annually to the senior with the highest grade-point average. He graduated from Iowa in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in art.

A native of Kansas City, Mo., Johnston is married to the former Melisa Katterhenry. Melisa is the Director of Soccer Operations for Missouri’s reining Big 12 Champion squad.

In addition to his responsibilities as Missouri’s Volunteer Assistant Coach, Johnston is still training and competing for a spot on Team U.S.A.’s world and Olympic squads.

Iowa, 2006

Quick Hits: Joe Johnstoncoached...Three Division III All-AmericansIn college...2006 All-American2005 All-American

Joe Johnston and his wife Melisa.

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Michael ChandlerFirst Season

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Recent graduate and 157-pound Missouri All-American Michael Chandler begins his first year as the Tiger’s assistant strength and conditioning coach.

A four-time NCAA qualifier, Chandler ended his collegiate career on March 21 at the National Tournament, collecting his 100th career victory, as well as a fifth place All-American finish. As a senior, the Tiger grappler managed a 32-8 record and became the 16th Missouri wrestler in program history to etch his name in the century club.

A four-year starter for the Tigers, Chandler was a two-time team captain and was awarded Missouri’s Hap Whitney Coaches Award honor as well as Most Improved Wrestler accolades in 2006.

Chandler earned runner-up honors at the 2008 and 2009 Big 12 Championships and was awarded automatic bids to three of the four NCAA Tournaments in which he competed. A proven threat against conference foes, Chandler notched a 31-15 record against Big 12 wrestlers in four years of work.

The High Ridge, Mo., native graduated from Missouri in the spring of 2009 with a degree in personal finance management services. In his new role with the Tigers, Chandler will help Missouri’s wrestlers in the weight room, while also assisting in off-season freestyle training.

Missouri, 2009

Quick Hits: Michael ChandlerIn college...2009 All-American2009 Ed Lampitt Coaches Award Honoree2006 Hap Whitney Coach’s Award Honoree2006 Missouri Most Improved Wrestler


Tyler McCormickFirst Season

Director of Wrestling Operations

Missouri’s first 133 pounder to earn All-American honors, 2008 graduate Tyler McCormick is in his first season as the Tiger’s Director of Wrestling Operations.

Two-time All-American and four-time letterwinner McCormick earned back-to-back top-eight finishes at the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Championships. The Tiger grappler finished his career with 77 wins and made three NCAA Championship appearances.

Following graduation in May of 2008, the three-time ESPN The Magazine and NWCA Academic All-American was awarded the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt and NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and continued his education, earning an MBA from Missouri in 2009. McCormick is currently working towards his law degree while serving as Missouri’s Director of Wrestling Operations.

McCormick was a three-time team captain while wrestling at Missouri and is one of three McCormick brothers to compete under Head Coach Brian Smith. Older brother, Chris, graduated from Missouri in 2006 after wrestling for four years between 133 and 141 pounds. Younger brother, Nathan, is a redshirt freshman on Missouri’s 2009-10 squad and will likely wrestle in the 133-pound weight class.

Missouri, 2008

Quick Hits: Tyler McCormickIn college...2007 All-American2006 All-AmericanThree-Time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-AmericanThree-Time NWCA All-American in AcademicsThree-Time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-DistrictFour-Time Academic All-Big 12Four-Time Total Person Program Academic Excellence2007 Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Honoree2005 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman2008 Hap Whitney Coach’s Award Honoree

Executive Associate Athletic Director

Sarah Reesman17th Season

Executive Associate Athletic Director

In her 17th year with the University of Missouri’s Department of Athletics is Executive Associate A.D. Sarah Reesman.

A native of nearby Boonville, Mo., Reesman was elevated to Senior Associate Director of Athletics in 2006 after eight years as the Associate A.D. for Student Services / Senior Woman Administrator. Prior to the 2009-10 season, Reesman was named Executive Associate Athletic Director.

In her current capacity as Senior Associate A.D., Reesman serves as the administrative liaison for the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving, wrestling and volleyball, while helping to oversee the University’s extensive compliance program. In 2008, Reesman spearheaded the athletics department’s strategic planning process resulting in new goals and objectives to guide the department in the coming years and continues with implementation of the plan.

Reesman spent four years as assistant athletic director supervising MU’s student-athlete services before being elevated to associate director of athletics in 1997. She represents Mizzou as the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) in dealings with the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA.

Reesman was the chair of the Big 12 Conference SWAs in 1996-97, a role she assumed again in 2008-09, and in 1997, 1998 and 2002 had oversight responsibilities for the organization of MU’s NCAA certification process. She is a founding member and past president of the Women’s Intersport Network for Columbia and currently serves as a mentor for the Mizzou Alumni Association Griffith’s Leadership Society.

For her leadership efforts, Reesman was recognized in the Columbia Business Times as one of the Top 40 business leaders in Columbia under the age of 40.

Reesman graduated from Mizzou with departmental honors in 1986. As an undergraduate, she chaired MU’s Student Athletic Board for two years and also spent two years as a student member of MU’s Intercollegiate Athletic Committee. She was a member of Mystical Seven and Mortar Board Honor Societies.

Following graduation, Reesman attended law school at the University of Minnesota, earning a J.D. degree in 1989. After a year as clerk for former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Ann K. Covington, Reesman worked as an associate attorney with the firm of Slagle, Bernard and Gorman in Kansas City. She had just been elected vice president of the Tiger Club of Kansas City, after two terms as secretary and member of the board of directors, when she was hired at MU in 1993.

She is married to Bill Tackett and they have one daughter, Kelley, who is 11 years old.

Missouri, 1986

Quick Hits: Sarah Reesman2001 Barbara S. Uehling Award for Administrative

Excellence, University of Missouri

2001 Mentor of the Year Award, Women’s Intersport Network for Columbia

2003 South Central Region Administrator of the Year, National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women

2003 Forty Under Forty in Columbia

2009 Honoree, MU Tribute to Women

Sarah Reesman with husband Bill Tackett and daughter Kelley.


Shane BishopFourth Season

Athletic Trainer

A 2006 graduate of Iowa State University, Shane Bishop was named graduate assistant athletic trainer to the nationally-ranked Missouri wrestling program in the summer of 2006 and promoted to Director of Sports Medicine for the Hearnes Center Facility in 2008. Bishop also serves as the Director of Sports Medicine for TigerStyle Wrestling Camps.

In his three years at Missouri and one year with the Cyclone wrestling squad, Bishop has been a part of a four-year stretch that resulted in 14 All Americans and three National Champions as well as a third place Missouri team finish, the highest in program history, at the 2007 NCAA Championships.

Continuing to serve the Tigers beyond the traditional collegiate season, Bishop provided coverage for the 2008 National Freestyle Championships and 2008 Olympic Trials. Working closely with the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Foundation, Bishop also assisted in two-time National Champion Ben Askren’s historic run for Olympic Gold in Beijing, China.

Prior to his work at Missouri, Bishop gained valuable wrestling experience during his time at the USA World Wrestling Trials (2005, 2006) and Iowa State High School Wrestling Championships (2004, 2005, 2006). Bishop has hosted two Big 12 Wrestling Championship Tournaments and has accompanied teams to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Bishop’s resume includes time with the Iowa State football team and high school extension program, which includes football, wrestling and track. In addition, Bishop interned with the Indianapolis Colts in 2005, assisted with Missouri’s 2007 NCAA Regional baseball tournament and track and field competition as well as assisting with 2006 Regional Special Olympics coverage in Ames, Iowa.

A three-sport athlete in high school, Bishop grew up on his family farm in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Bishop received his bachelor of science in health and human performance/athletic training in May of 2006.

The son of Randy and Christine Bishop, Shane has one sister, Mekenze, and a brother, Kegan.

Iowa State, 2006

Quick Hits: Shane Bishop2005 intern with the Indianapolis Colts

2005-2006 trainer at the USA World Wrestling Trials

2004-2006 trainer at the Iowa State High School Wrestling Championships

2008 trainer at the U.S. Olympic Trials

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Travis KinkadeSecond Season

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Strength and Conditioning Coach Travis Kinkade is in his second season working with Missouri’s wrestling and men’s golf team. Dedicated to developing and implementing strength programs for both squads, Kinkade also assists football in areas of athletic performance.

Kinkade joined the Tiger strength staff in 2007 after graduating from Missouri Western State University with a degree in health and exercise science. While in St. Joseph, Kinkade was a member of the Griffon football team and served as team captain and starting left tackle for two seasons. For his performance on the field, Kinkade earned All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)honors in 2007.

A native of Centralia, Mo., Kinkade played football and basketball at Centralia High School and guided his team to state championship games in both sports (2003-04). A three-sport athlete, Kinkade played baseball in the spring.

Kinkade and his wife Megan reside in Centralia, Mo.

Missouri Western State University, 2007

Quick Hits: Travis Kinkade2007 graduate of Missouri Western State University.

Travis Kincade and his wife Megan.


Emily MurraySeventh Season

Associate Director of Media Relations

Emily Gatewood Murray returns for her seventh year with the Missouri Media Relations office. An associate director, Murray is the primary contact for the wrestling and softball programs, supervises a 30-member student staff, serves as editor of the Athletic Department’s Tiger Row Magazine, Annual Report and football game day programs and assists in the everyday activities surrounding Missouri’s 20 varsity sports.

Named the 2005 National Wrestling Media Association (NWMA) Publicist of the Year as an associate, Murray was promoted to assistant director after serving as primary contact for wrestling and softball in 2004 and 2005. In 2008, Murray was promoted to associate director.

Over the past six years, Murray has assisted in co-hosting four NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009), served as host to the 2005 and 2009 NCAA Softball Regional Tournament at University Field and the 2007 Big 12 Wrestling Championships held in the Hearnes Center of Columbia, Mo.

Murray’s 2006-07 wrestling media guide was voted best in the nation by USA Wrestling, while her 2007-08 wrestling cover also received top honors. In all, six of Murray’s publications have received top-five finishes in the nation.

Murray graduated from Elon College in 2000 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Corporate and Broadcast Communications, interning at WTTG Fox 5, MCI Center and the Greensboro Coliseum during her four years of college. A 2003 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Murray earned her Master’s in Sports Communications while acting as graduate assistant in the Nebraska Sports Information office. Over the course of two years, Murray served as SID to the men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams and men’s gymnastics program, assisting with hosting duties for the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships and 2003 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Division I Championships.

The daughter of retired Navy Cdr. Joel and Marcia Gatewood, Emily married Josh Murray in 2007.

Elon College, 2000

Quick Hits: Emily Murray2005 National Wrestling Media Association Publicist of the

Year

2007-08 Wrestling Media Guide Cover: Best in the Nation

2005-06 Wrestling Media Guide: Best in the Nation

2003-04 Wrestling Guide: Fifth Best in the Nation

2007 Football Bowl Guide: Third Best in the Nation

2006 Football Bowl Guide: Fourth Best in the Nation

2005 Cross Country Guide: Fifth Best in the Nation

Academic Coordinator

Emily Murray and her husband Josh.

Brandon OrrSecond Season

Academic Coordinator

Brandon Orr began his tenure at the University of Missouri in 2008 as an assistant within the Total Person Program. Orr came to Columbia after a seven year stint in the collegiate football coaching ranks. His most recent assignment was as a Defensive Assistant at Northwood Univeristy, an NCAA Division II institution located in Midland, Mich.

Orr’s responsibilities within the Total Person program involve coordinating the academic affairs of the Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track, Softball, and Wrestling Programs. He is directly responsible for the monitoring of academic progress and eligibility for Mizzou student-athletes by working in conjunction with the Total Person staff to design and provide activities intended to facilitate athletes’ academic achievement and progress towards graduation.

A 2001 graduate of Knox College, Galesburg, Ill., Orr was an All-American on the playing field as well as in the classroom, earning honors as a three-sport athlete in football, wrestling, and track. He also played professionally with NFL-Europe’s Barcelona Dragons. As an undergraduate he received degrees in Philosophy, Spanish (Sintaxis and Literature), and Secondary Education. He holds Post-Baccalaureates from the University of Barcelona in Second-Language Acquisition, Art History, and Spanish Literature, as well as his Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Sociology of Education. He is continuing his studies at the University of Missouri as a Doctoral Student in the Education, School, and Counseling Psychology Department with an emphasis in Sports Psychology.

Orr and his wife Rachael, a senior academic advisor within the College of Arts & Science, working primarily with undeclared undergraduate students, reside in Columbia. Rachael also is working towards her Ph D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

Knox College, 2001

Quick Hits: Brandon OrrFormer defensive assistant at Northwood University in

Midland, Mich.

Works directly with the wrestling, men’s and women’s golf, cross country, track and softball squads.

Played professional football with NFL-Europe’s Barcelona Dragons.

Brandon Orr and his wife Rachel.


Keith SoderThird Season

Marketing Coordinator

Promoted to Marketing Coordinator in July of 2009, Keith Soder is responsible for all marketing aspects of the Tiger wrestling, women’s soccer and gymnastics squad as well as the Truman Club. Additionally, Soder handles all donation requests as they relate to marketing.

Soder joined the Tiger staff in September of 2007 as a marketing associate and directed the outreach efforts of the wrestling, women’s soccer, gymnastics and softball teams. Since joining the staff, Soder has helped grow attendance figures in each of the sports he works with.

Prior to beginning his career at Missouri, Soder received his Bachelor’s Degree in business management from the University of Kentucky in 2003. In 2007, Soder was awarded his Master’s Degree in sports administration from the University of New Mexico. During his time at UNM, Soder interned for the Nashville Predators assuming game operations responsibilities including handling all areas of the arena as well as in-game activities and promotions.

A native of Louisville, Ky., Soder is the son of James and Jill Soder and younger brother of Mark Soder.

Kentucky, 2003

Quick Hits: Keith SoderSince joining the Missouri Marketing Department in 2007, Soder and the staff have received multiple honors.2008 Gold for TV Commercial (FB season tickets)

2009 Gold for TV Commercial (FB season tickets)

2009 Bronze Video Board Segment (football opening video)

2009 Bronze Promo schedule/poster (gymnastics poster 2009)

Team Doctor

Bus TarboxEighth Season

Team Doctor

B. Bus Tarbox, MD completed his undergraduate degree at Kansas State University where he was also a member of the varsity baseball team. He earned his Medical Degree from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colo.

Dr. Tarbox completed his internship and residency in general surgery at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Following his training in general surgery, Dr. Tarbox joined the University of Missouri and was a resident in orthopaedic surgery. Continuing to develop his sports medicine interest, he went on to complete his fellowship in sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Tarbox joined Columbia Orthopaedic Group in 2001 and specializes in the practice of sports medicine and arthroscopy with special interests in the arthroscopic surgical approach to the shoulder, knee, hip, elbow and the ankle.

He is the team physician for the nationally ranked University of Missouri wrestling team along with several other colleges and high schools around mid-Missouri.

Dr. Tarbox is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Missouri State Orthopaedic Society.

Other individuals working directly with Dr. Tarbox on his team are Dan Stockman, ATC/OTC, administrative assistant, Julee West, and Ashley Endecott, LPN.

Dr. Tarbox and his wife, Janna, have two children, Leia and Kylee. In his free time he enjoys spending time with family, church activities, riding horses, reading, and watching movies.

Kansas State, 2006

Quick Hits: Bus TarboxGraduated from Kansas StateReceived Medical Degree from the University of Colorado-Denver

Bus Tarbox (far right) with former Missouri wrestler Michael Chandler (far left), his wife, Janna, 2009 National Champion Mark Ellis and daughters Kylee (front left) and Leia (front right).


Michael Alden12th Season

Director of Athletics

Evansville, 1980Coming off the most successful season in school history, complete

with Big 12 titles in men’s basketball, softball and soccer and a second consecutive Big 12 North Division crown in football, Mike Alden enters his 12th year as the Director of Athletics for the University of Missouri.

The 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Athletics Director of the Year has developed into one of the nation’s most revered administrators during his time in Columbia. In 2009, Missouri became the first school in the history of the Big 12 Conference to compete in the title games for Football, Men’s Basketball and Baseball in the same academic year and the Tigers’ four Big 12 championships in 2008-09 were the most in school history.

The third-longest tenured Athletics Director in Mizzou history behind only Don Faurot and Chester Brewer, Alden took over an athletics department that barely ranked among the Top 100 of Division I athletics programs. In 2008-09, Missouri achieved its highest end-of-the-season ranking in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup Standings, with a 36th-place finish.

Alden has incorporated three core values into the mission of intercollegiate athletics at Missouri. The mission statement of “Preparing Champions for Life through Academic Integrity, Social Responsibility and Competitive Excellence” has guided Missouri in becoming one of America’s most well-regarded athletics programs.

Since his arrival at Missouri, the school has routinely led the Big 12 Conference in graduation and Academic Progress Rates, while the overall health of MU’s athletics programs is at an all-time high. The Tigers ranked as the nation’s leader among BCS public institutions in Academic Progress Rate in 2008 and have consistently ranked in the Top 25 nationally, alongside the likes of Harvard, Yale and Stanford for overall APR success among all Division I programs. Mizzou has also led the Big 12 Conference in Academic Progress Rates each of the past four years.

Socially, Missouri student-athletes have seen tremendous growth under Alden’s tenure, from coach and student-athlete involvement with Big Brothers-Big Sisters and the Central Missouri Humane Society, to local children’s hospitals and Habitat for Humanity. Missouri Athletics not only makes an impact on the playing fields, but in the lives of the community it serves. In addition, Mizzou Athletics is heavily involved in the United Way and prides itself on having 100 percent involvement from its department each fall.

Athletically, it’s hard to argue Mizzou’s advancement on a national level. The Tigers saw 16-of-20 sports qualify for postseason competition during the 2008-09 academic year, highlighted by Big 12 championships in football, basketball, softball and soccer. More than half of those teams (eight) finished in the Top 25 of their respective

sports, the most in school history. In fact, Mizzou has enjoyed 57 Top 25 team finishes at NCAA Championships under Alden’s watch (an average of 5.2 per year). Prior to his arrival, the most Top 25 finishes for Missouri in a single season was just three.

Alden’s legacy will transcend his program’s consistent success in the classroom, socially and in competition. Upon his appointment as Director of Athletics in 1998, Missouri faced an uncertain future as it entered the Big 12 Conference era. Competing with an annual budget of just $13.7 million at the time of his arrival, Alden has grown Missouri’s operating fortunes to a record $50 million and has added state-of-the art facilities and amenities at nearly every venue in the Sports Park at Mizzou. Overall, Alden has helped lead a record $163.2 million facility resurgence for MU athletics since his arrival just 11 years ago.

Highly-regarded by his peers, Alden’s success at Missouri has earned him national notoriety amongst the NCAA hierarchy and garnered him the NACDA Athletics Director of the Year Award for the Central Region presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in 2008. A member of numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Management Council, NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet, NCAA Division I Leadership Council, Division I Athletics Directors Board of Directors, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Executive Committee and NCAA Oversight and Monitoring Group, Alden has helped to drive policy that has not only shaped the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics, but has paved the way for the future growth of college sports as a whole.

Alden and his family have also been heavily involved in the Columbia community, working with local figures to help improve the lives area residents through their involvement in the United Way (Board of Directors), Commerce Bank Board of Directors, Salvation Army, Central Missouri Food Bank and as the host of the 15th annual MDA Golf Classic in 2009.

Alden holds strong ties to central Missouri. His family tree has been rooted on his family farm in Williamsburg, Mo., some 30 miles east of Columbia. His mother lives in Williamsburg, while his brother (Jack) is a physician in Lamar, Mo. (Barton County). Several relatives reside in and around Columbia and Kansas City, including his nephew (Michael), who will be a freshman at Mizzou this fall. His uncle, Jack, was a pipefitter in the building of the Hearnes Center and his cousin, Todd, was a pipefitter in the construction of both Mizzou Arena and the Devine Pavilion.

Alden and his wife, Roxanne (Rockie), have a son, Jake (14) who will enter the ninth grade at West Junior High School in Columbia.

Missouri S&T, 1972


Gary D. Forsee became the 22nd president of the four-campus University of Missouri System Feb.18, 2008. He is the chief executive officer of the university with four campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, Rolla and St. Louis. The system’s annual operating budget is approximately $959 million, with total revenues of $2.5 billion and an endowment of $1 billion.

In his first year as president, Forsee established a comprehensive set of performance objectives, surveyed Missourians on their attitudes of public higher education and focused on conveying the university’s distinctive value to the state.

Prior to his appointment as university president, Forsee spent more than 36 years in the telecommunications industry. Most recently, he served as chairman and CEO of Sprint Nextel in Kansas City, Mo. He also served as CEO of Global One, a joint venture of Sprint, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom; and in various leadership positions at AT&T and Southwestern Bell.

Forsee has received numerous honors, including the Henry Bloch Humanitarian Award, the American Red Cross Circle of Humanitarian Award, and Business Week’s Best Manager Award in 2004 and 2005. He also was appointed chair of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee by President George W. Bush in 2006. He initiated and was the first chair of the Governor’s Summit for Missouri-Kansas, which focused on economic development and key regional issues.

Forsee currently serves on the boards of Great Plains Energy, Inc. and Ingersoll Rand Corporation, and is a trustee of the Midwest Research Institute and the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. In the past, he has been a member of the board for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and served as national chairman for the March of Dimes.

Forsee received an honorary doctorate in engineering and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, now Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Born in Kansas City, Mo., Forsee grew up and has worked in towns across the state. As a result, he also has lived in St. Louis, Springfield, Cape Girardeau, Hannibal, Charleston, St. Joseph, Joplin, Moberly and now Columbia, Mo.

Forsee and his wife, Sherry, have two daughters, Melanie Bell and Kara Forsee, D.V.M., both of whom are graduates of the University of Missouri.

Chancellor Brady J. Deaton became the 21st chief executive officer of the University of Missouri on October 4, 2004. With 15 years of service to MU and 33 years of experience in public higher education, Dr. Deaton brings an international perspective, a record of national leadership, and a strong devotion to Mizzou to his new position.

Dr. Deaton began his journey in higher education as a student at the University of Kentucky, where he graduated with a degree in agricultural economics in 1966. Growing up as the second of nine children of a hard-working farm family in Kentucky and furthered by his participation in 4-H, he developed a love of the land and a desire to study agriculture. His dedication deepened during a two-year tour as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nan, Thailand, from 1962-1964, where he taught vocational agriculture in the Thai language.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Dr. Deaton pursued a master of arts in diplomacy and international commerce at the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1968. He went on to the University of Wisconsin where he earned a master of science in 1970 and a doctorate in 1972 in agricultural economics.

Moving from the student to the faculty ranks, Dr. Deaton spent the next six years as an assistant and associate professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology at the University of Tennessee. During this time at Tennessee, he was appointed as staff director of the Special Task Force on Food for Peace for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. In 1978, Dr. Deaton took a professorship position at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the Department of Agricultural Economics, where he also served as coordinator of the rural development research and extension program.

Dr. Deaton spent 12 years at Virginia Tech, the last four as associate director of the Office for International Development. In March of 1989, he joined the University of Missouri as professor and chair in the Agricultural Economics Department and as Social Science Unit leader. He transitioned from faculty to administration in December 1993, when he was appointed chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor. He became deputy chancellor in 1997.

In January 1998, Dr. Deaton was appointed interim provost and was named to the permanent position in October of that year. His duties were expanded in 2001 when he also became the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. A strong proponent of the University’s role on the global stage, Dr. Deaton was instrumental as the sponsor of the Big 12 Provosts’ delegation to the European Union.

Chancellor Deaton and his wife, Dr. Anne Deaton, are the parents of four grown children, Tony, Brady Jr., Christina and David.

GaryForsee

Missouri S&T, 1972President :: Second Year

BradyDeaton

Kentucky, 1966Chancellor:: Sixth Year


Mark AlnuttSenior Associate AD

Administration

Mitzi ClaytonAssistant ADCompliance

Joe ScoginAssistant AD

Academic Services

Mary AustinSenior Associate AD

Compliance

Whit BabcockExecutive Associate

Athletics Director

Tim HickmanSenior Associate AD

Operations

Bryan MaggardSenior Associate AD

Student Services

Sarah ReesmanExecutive Associate

Athletics Director/SWA

Roger CrumptonAssistant AD

Arena Operations

Kevin HaywardAssistant AD

Business

Pat IveyAssistant AD

Athletic Performance

Chad MollerAssistant AD

Media Relations

Rex SharpAssistant AD

Sports Medicine

Bob StanleyAssistant AD

Facilities

Lori FranzFaculty Athletic Representative

Pat BeckmanAthletic Trainer

Colleen LamondDirector of Game

Operations

Marty FinnAssistant AD

Ticket Operations

2009-2010Missouri Support Staff

Andrew WoodStudent Coach

Andrew GrinchAssistant AD

Marketing

2009-10 TeamFive NCAA qualifiers return for the 2009-10 campaign


Maxwell Askren184 :: Senior

Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead)

OUTLOOK: A three year fixture in Missouri’s lineup at 197 pounds, senior Maxwell Askren will close out his Tiger career down one weight class. Competing at his more natural weight, Askren looks to become Missouri’s fifth Tiger wrestler to earn All-America honors in more than one weight class. Askren enters his final year of eligibility with 84 career victories and could potentially become the 17th Tiger grappler to record 100 or more wins in his career.“I’m excited to see Max compete this year at 184 pounds,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “His technique is some of the best in the country. By moving down one weight class, Max should be able to use his strength and leverage that will allow him to score more bonus points for us.”2008-09: Askren collected his second All-America honor in three years after finishing the three-day National Championship in fifth place at 197 pounds. The Tiger grappler entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and rattled off three straight wins before falling to second ranked Jake Varner of Iowa State. Askren won his fifth-place match, 3-0, over sixth-ranked Brent Chriswell of Boise State. Competing at the 13th annual Big 12 Championships, March 7, Askren suffered an opening round loss to league MVP and second-ranked Craig Brester of Nebraska. Askren managed back-to-back wins, 9-7, over Oklahoma’s No. 11 Eric Lapotsky and 7-2 over No. 8 Clayton Foster of Oklahoma State, to finish the day in third. Over the course of his junior year, Askren managed a 16-match win streak that included wins over then No. 17 Joe Fagiano of Hofstra as well as then-No. 2 Hudson Taylor of Maryland and No. 11 Riley Orozco of Bakersfield. Askren finished fourth at the highly competitive Midlands Tournament with a 4-2 record. 2007-08: Entering the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with only two losses on the season, both to top-10 ranked wrestlers, Askren finished the three-day event with a 4-2 record, good enough for a seventh-place finish in the 197-pound weight class and his first career All-America accolade. Askren, seeded fifth, opened the tournament with back-to-back wins by major decision over Joe Fagiano of Indiana (15-5) and Daren Burns of UNC-Greensboro (15-5). Askren’s seventh-place win came over Big 12 opponent Craig Bertolino, 11-9, in overtime. Askren managed a 15-match win streak that began Dec. 16 with his 4-3 win over then-No. 10 Matt Koz of UTC and ended at the NCAA Championships, March 21, in a one-point loss. Askren became only the fourth wrestler in program history to earn two

Three Letters

Quick Hits: Maxwell AskrenIn College...2009 All-American (Fifth Place)2009 NWCA All-American in Academics2009 Academic All-Big 12 First Team2008 All-American (Seventh Place)2008 Big 12 Champion2008 NWCA All-American in Academics2008 Academic All-Big 12 First Team2007 NCAA Qualifier2007 Big 12 Champion2007 NWCA All-American in Academics2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team2007 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 197 28-3 13-1 6-1 0-22007-08 197 26-4 12-1 8-1 4-22008-09 197 30-7 17-2 5-4 4-2Totals -- 84-14 42-4 19-6 8-6

Askren: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 197 15 4 8 12007-08 197 12 5 7 22008-09 197 15 7 3 3Totals -- 42 16 18 6


conference titles, doing so March 8 in Stillwater, Okla., with his 8-3 win over Nebraska’s Craig Brester. Askren opened the tournament with a 6-3 win in the semifinals over ISU’s Bertolino. In tournament competition, Askren was one of four Tigers to claim a Missouri Open Title, and took second at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. In Askren’s first 10 matches of the season, five came by fall, the fastest clocked at 2:24 over David Crowell of Pittsburgh, Nov. 30.2006-07: Making his first NCAA appearance as the No. 1 seed at 197 pounds, Askren suffered back-to-back losses, only his second and third on the season, to fall from All-America contention. Suffering a one-point loss to Brandon Halsey of Cal-Bakersfield, 5-4, in the opening round Askren was unable to rebound and fell to Eric Lapotsky of Bucknell, 5-2, in his first wrestle-back attempt. Prior to the National event, Askren held a 28-1 record on the season owning a 25-match win streak before falling to then No. 7 Kurt Backes of Iowa State in 3:51. Askren owned the best Missouri freshman record in over 10 years and won seven of his bouts by fall and two by technical fall. Earning his first Big 12 title at 197 pounds, March 3 in Columbia, Mo., Askren won back-to-back matches over Backes, 8-7, and Nebraska’s Craig Brester, 3-2. With the title, Askren became the first redshirt freshman Tiger since older brother Ben to win a Big 12 title in his first year of collegiate competition. Askren won his first collegiate match as a member of the Tiger starting lineup Nov. 16, dropping All-American J.D. Bergman of Ohio State, 8-4. Three days later, Askren took down his second top-five opponent, Joel Flaggert of Oklahoma, 2-1 at the Missouri Open, eventually claiming the tournament title. Winner of the 197 pound Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational individual title as well as the Missouri Open and Southern Scuffle, Askren was named Big 12 Wrestler of the Month in November. Askren won two of his league bouts by major decision (Craig Brester of Nebraska and Jared Shelton of Oklahoma State) and one by fall (Jared Shelton of Oklahoma State at the National Wrestling Coaches Association, NWCA, Cliff Keen Duals). 2005-06: Redshirting his first year of collegiate wrestling, Askren competed in eight tournaments finishing first in four and among the top four in the remaining four. Askren opened his career with a nine-match win streak including his first win of the season, a pin of Humberto De La Osa of Waubonesee Community College in 2:40. Dominating at the Lindenwood and Central Missouri State University (CMSU) Open, Askren claimed back-to-back tournament titles before finishing third at the Missouri Open, Nov. 20. 3-1 on the day, Askren’s only loss came to then-11th-ranked Tyrone Byrd of Illinois. Finishing second

at the Oklahoma Open, third at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open and fourth at the Southern Scuffle Dec. 30 in Greensboro, N.C., Askren capped off his season with back-to-back first place finishes at the Dan Gable Open and Missouri Valley Open. Askren was 3-2 in his meeting with ranked opponents, besting All-American and then No. 2 Joel Flaggert of Oklahoma in a 7-3 decision Nov. 13 at the CMSU Open. Of his 29 wins on the season, 14 came by fall with one by technical fall. Askren’s fastest pin of the season was clocked at 38 seconds against Jim Gibson of Edinboro, Nov. 20.Over the summer, Askren competed in and finished first at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 9. Wrestling at 211.5 pounds, Askren held off Cavalier Wrestling Club grappler Brent Jones, in the best-of-three series to claim the title and an opportunity to compete at the FILA Junior World Championships, Aug. 29-Sept. 3, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Winning the series against University of Virginia incoming recruit Brent Jones by scores of 5-4, 4-0 in the first match and 5-4, 6-0 in the second bout, Askren wore down Jones and advanced to the championship bout after pinning Corey Morrison (Ohio International/Ohio State) in 1:13. Earlier in the day, Askren won by technical fall over Thor Moen (Sunkist), 6-0 and 7-1. HIGH SCHOOL: The second Askren coached by John Mesenbrink at Arrowhead High School, the Warhawks took home the 2005 Division 1 Wisconsin State Championship Title at 189 pounds. Askren also helped lead his team to a second-place state finish. As a junior (2004), Askren placed third at state, but achieved a second-place finish at the Junior National Championships after finishing fourth as a sophomore (2003). Recruited by Iowa and Iowa State, Askren finished his career with a 168-10 record and was named Wrestler of the Year by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as a senior. Competing on the national level, Askren finished seventh at the 2005 FILA Junior Nationals.PERSONAL: Max is the second son of Chuck and Michele Askren to join the Missouri wrestling program, following in older brother Ben’s (25) footsteps. Born Sept. 9, 1986, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Askren is a linguistics major at Missouri.


Mark EllisHWT :: Senior

Peculiar, Mo. (Raymore-Peculiar)

OUTLOOK: Just the second Missouri wrestler in program history to earn a national title, heavyweight Mark Ellis returns for his senior season with hopes of becoming a two-time NCAA champion. Ellis enters the season ranked No. 1 in the nation at heavyweight, a feat he first accomplished during his junior campaign.“From Mark’s first year until now, he has made huge gains in every aspect of wrestling,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Mark is up to 265 pounds in the preseason and he’s just as fast and quick as he was last year, and that’s a dangerous combination. One of Mark’s biggest assets is that he has a motor. He can wrestle seven hard minutes with anyone. That’s not something a lot of heavyweight wrestlers are used to.”2008-09: Missouri wrestling’s second-ever National Champion, second-seeded Ellis, won five straight bouts en route to the program’s third national title. In his third trip to the NCAA Championships, Ellis opened the three-day tournament with a 2-1 win over 15th-ranked Zach Sheaffer of Pitt before holding off No. 17 Richard Goff of Cleveland State, 3-2. The Tiger heavyweight took win No. 3 at the NCAA’s by way of a 6-5 decision over No. 7 Daniel Erekson of Iowa, advancing to a semifinal match with No. 4 Jermail Porter of Kent State. Ellis became Missouri’s fourth grappler to compete in the Championship finals after recording a 5-3 win over the Golden Flash. The final match of the 2009 Championships placed Ellis against Duke’s fifth-ranked Konrad Dudziak. The two battled through regulation time and sent the bout to overtime where Ellis came out the victor, 3-2. With the win, Ellis became Missouri’s first-ever heavyweight All-American. Ellis finished the year with a 31-3 mark and 12-1 dual record. Two weeks prior to the NCAA Championships, Ellis took runner-up honors at the Big 12 Championships after falling to then-No. 1 David Zabriskie of Iowa State, 3-1. Ellis owned the longest win streak of his Tiger teammates at 21, with five wins recorded by fall and two by major decision. Ranked No. 1 in the nation for three straight weeks, Ellis recorded five wins over top-10 ranked competitors including two over 2008 NCAA Championship fourth place finisher Jared Rosholt. Ellis’ first win over Rosholt came 5-3 in sudden victory in Missouri’s dual in Stillwater, Okla., while win No. 2 came in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships, 2-1. Missouri’s 2008-09 leader in falls, nine, Ellis’ fastest pin was clocked at 1:10 in his first match of the year. Competing in The Midlands, Ellis took first, later earning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors for his accomplishment on the mat. For

Three Letters

Quick Hits: Mark EllisIn College...2009 National Champion2009 The Midlands Champion2009 Missouri Most Outstanding Wrestler2009 Missouri Most Falls2008 NCAA Qualifier2007 NCAA Qualifier

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 HWT 16-11 6-4 4-4 1-22007-08 HWT 21-12 8-6 3-5 3-22008-09 HWT 31-3 12-1 3-2 5-0Totals -- 68-26 26-11 10-11 9-4

Ellis: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 HWT 10 1 4 02007-08 HWT 10 1 9 12008-09 HWT 20 2 9 0Totals -- 40 4 22 1


his accomplishments throughout the season, Ellis was awarded the program’s Most Outstanding Wrestler award.2007-08: Missouri’s first heavyweight since 1995 to make back-to-back appearances at the NCAA Championships, Ellis made his second National tournament trip March 20, 2008. Ellis finished the three-day event with a 3-2 mark that included an opening round win, 5-4, over Illinois’ John Wise. Competing at the Big 12 Championships March 8, in Stillwater, Okla., Ellis finished third. Ellis opened the Big 12 tournament with a 5-1 win by decision over Oklahoma’s Nathan Fernandez, then dropped a 3-1 loss to David Zabriskie (Iowa State), but quickly rebounded with a 3-1 win over Nebraska’s Jon May. Consistently ranked among the top-20 in the nation, Ellis wrestled eight of the nation’s top-20 heavyweight grapplers, pinning then-No. 13 Zach Sheaffer in 49 seconds Dec. 1 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, his fastest fall of the season. Ellis finished the prestigious tournament in seventh place with a 6-2 record. In his first three matches of the season, Ellis recorded a fall in 2:18 over Peter Reid of Rider, a win by technical fall, 21-6, in 6:39 over Hofstra’s James Guerrin and a fall in 55 seconds over Alexander Williams of Indianapolis. Ellis doubled his previous career high mark for pins, nine, three coming consecutively in his Dec. 1, Dec. 16 and Dec. 19 matchups. 2006-07: Missouri’s first heavyweight in four years to qualify for the NCAA Championships, Ellis went 1-2 at the tournament earning an opening round win over A.J. Brooks of Clarion, 8-3. Ellis suffered his first loss at the hands of fourth-seeded and eventual third-place finisher Dustin Fox of Northwestern, 6-5. In his first year as a member of Missouri’s starting lineup, Ellis finished his campaign with a 16-11 record that included four wins by fall and four by major decision. Ellis qualified for the NCAA Championships after taking third at the Big 12 tournament, March 3 in Columbia, Mo. After suffering a 4-0 shutout by then 16th-ranked Jared Rosholt of Oklahoma State in the opening round, Ellis rattled off two consecutive wins to take third in the tournament. Ellis’ first win of the day came in the form of a 12-3 major decision over Cameron Browne of Nebraska. Opening his redshirt freshman campaign, Ellis took on Corey Morrison of Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio and won by fall in 3:22, helping the Tigers to a 29-9 win over the Buckeyes. Competing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational tournament, Ellis finished in sixth. 2005-06: One of two Tigers to wrestle at heavyweight, Ellis used his

redshirt and finished the season with a 22-9 record in tournament competition. Finishing first in the freshman/sophomore division of the fifth annual Missouri Open, Ellis was a perfect 5-0 on the day holding off John Wise (Illinois) 4-3 in the championship bout. In other tournament action, Ellis took third at the Lindenwood Open, Oct. 29, shutting out two of his opponents and outscoring the opposition, 47-20. In his final outing of the season, Ellis finished fourth at the Roger Denker Open, Jan. 21. Ellis went 3-2 dropping both losses by a single point. Five of Ellis’ 22 wins were by shutout with eight of his victories tabbed for extra points. HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport standout at Raymore-Peculiar High School, Ellis helped the Panthers wrestling team to two second-place finishes at the Missouri State Championships. Wrestling at 215 pounds for Head Coach Paul Barbarick, Ellis earned the Missouri State title as a senior (2005). Competing at the Brut-Adidas Folkstyle Nationals as a junior (2004) and the National High School Coaches Association as a senior, Ellis earned recognition as a two-time All-American. On the gridiron, Ellis earned all-conference honors as a defensive lineman.PERSONAL: The second of four children, Mark was born Sept. 2, 1986, to Mark and Colleen Ellis in Overland Park, Kan. Ellis has two sisters, Johnna (25), an assistant women’s basketball coach at Henderson State University in Arkansas, and Julia (21) and a brother, Dakota (15).


Nicholas Marable165 :: Senior

Collierville, Tenn. (Christian Brothers)

OUTLOOK: One of two, two-time All-Americans returning to the Missouri lineup, 165-pound starter Nicholas Marable is in search of his first trip to the top step of the national podium. Entering the year with 81 career victories, Marable has the ability to join Missouri’s century club before the close of the campaign.“The goal of our staff and Nick is to win an individual title this season,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s come so close in the past and we know it’s something he’s capable of accomplishing. Nick is nearly impossible to take down and he’s coming into the season as a solid 165 pounder. During the off-season, Nick worked on riding his opponents and putting them on their back. He really wants to contribute more bonus points for the team this year.”2008-09: One of a program-high five Missouri wrestlers to earn All-American accolades, Marable took seventh at 165 pounds for his second consecutive top-eight NCAA finish. The Tiger grappler suffered an opening round loss and injury but battled back through the competitive bracket and held off Tyler Sherfey of Boise State, 6-4, for seventh place. The two-time Big 12 Champion was one of three Missouri All-Americans returning for the 2009 NCAA Championships. Marable opened his junior season ranked No. 1 in the nation at 165 pounds and remained among the top 10 of his weight class throughout the course of the campaign. Wrestling at the 13th annual Big 12 Championships, March 7, in Lincoln, Neb., Marable bested then-No. 9 Brandon Mason of Oklahoma State, 5-3, to advance to his second consecutive league title match. Squaring off with then-No. 8 Stephen Dwyer for the fourth time since Jan. of 2008, Marable collected his fourth win over the Cornhusker doing so by the largest margin of victory in their four meetings, two points. With the win, Marable became just the fifth Missouri wrestler to earn two or more league titles. Three meets into the season, Marable and Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith traveled to Ohio State for the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Duals. Marable was the first Missouri wrestler since two-time National Champion Ben Askren to represent the Tigers at the All-Star Duals and won his bout with then-No. 1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell, 3-2. Marable was 7-2 against his opponents who were ranked among the top-10 in the nation at the time of their bout. Second of his teammates for wins by decision, 23, Marable won 14 of his matches by two or fewer points.

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Quick Hits: Nicholas MarableIn College...2009 All-American (Seventh Place)2009 Big 12 Champion2008 All-Star Participant2008 All-American (Third Place)2008 Big 12 Champion2008 Missouri Most Outstanding Wrestler2007 Hap Whitney Coach’s Award Honoree

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 157 26-8 4-3 4-3 --2007-08 165 27-4 11-2 7-0 5-12008-09 165 28-8 16-2 7-0 5-2Totals -- 81-20 31-7 18-3 10-3

Marable: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2005-06 Redshirt 2006-07 157 23 2 2 02007-08 165 19 3 2 22008-09 165 23 1 2 0Totals -- 65 6 6 2


2007-08: In his first run through the 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Marable finished the highest of his teammates at third in the 165-pound weight class. Finishing the tournament with a 5-1 record, Marable recorded three straight wins before falling to eventual National Champion Mark Perry of Iowa, 4-2, in the semifinals. Marable battled through the consolation bracket and won back-to-back bouts against eighth-seeded Moza Fay of Northern Iowa and fourth-seeded Mack Lewnes of Cornell to earn his first All-America honor. The Tigers’ eighth Big 12 Champion in program history, Marable collected his first conference title March 8, by holding off Nebraska’s Stephen Dwyer, 3-2, in the finals. Earlier in the afternoon, Marable recorded a 5-2 win over No. 8 Jon Reader of Iowa State. Marable was one of three Tiger grapplers to enter the league tournament with a perfect 4-0 record and No. 1 seed. Throughout his sophomore season, Marable wrestled 12 of the nation’s top 20 ranked wrestlers at 165 pounds and went 13-4 record against ranked grapplers. Marable’s four losses all came to then No. 1-ranked wrestlers, Eric Tannenbaum of Michigan (7-4), Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh (7-3) and twice to Perry (3-2 and 4-2). Marable wrestled at 174 pounds in his match with Gavin. Marable recorded a 14-match streak in which the Tiger never gave up a takedown (Dec. 19-March 21). Sixteen of Marable’s 31 matches were determined by two or fewer points, with Marable taking the win in 14. Marable won the Missouri Open title and finished second at the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. 2006-07: Wrestling between 157 and 165 pounds, Marable had an impressive season in which he went 26-8 and made seven starts in Missouri’s lineup. Marable took four top-four finishes in tournament action, finishing first at the Central Missouri State University (CMSU) Open. Entering Missouri’s lineup for the first time on Dec. 10, Marable managed a 9-6 win over Rocky Cozart of Michigan State. Marable made two appearances at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals, knocking off 19th-ranked Jeremy Larson of Minnesota, 5-3, in the Tigers’ championship round dual. Marable recorded back-to-back conference wins over Oklahoma State’s Newly McSpadden (4-2) and Oklahoma’s Will Rowe (6-4). 2005-06: Finishing his redshirt season with 22 wins, Marable took third in three tournaments. Marable opened and closed his season with wins, and recorded two six-match win streaks. Shutting out Mike Colfax of Missouri Valley College, at the Lindenwood Open, Marable suffered a loss to Miguel Gutierrez (Lindenwood), but rebounded with

four straight wins to finish third. Four of Marable’s wins on the season came in the form of a fall, with three recorded in the first period. Taking on two wrestlers from Oklahoma, Marable won both matches, the first against Erik Ford (14-3) with his final match against Will Rowe won, 7-6. HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling for Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn., Marable finished in the top three at the Tennessee State Championships all four years of high school, garnering the title at 152 pounds as a junior (2004) and 160 pounds as a senior (2005). Wrestling at 145 pounds during his sophomore campaign, Marable won the 2003 Cadet National Championship, a feat that helped him earn the Tennessee Outstanding Wrestler of the Year award. A three-sport athlete, Marable received eight letters from the Purple Wave for his participation in wrestling, football and basketball. PERSONAL: Born to Tom and Lisa Marable May 7, 1987, in Memphis, Tenn., Nick is a psychology major. Marable has five siblings Chris Giles (28), Anthony Giles (26), Michael Marable (24), Matthew Marable (12) and five-year old sister, Nicole Marable.


Luke Cherep141 :: Junior

Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)

OUTLOOK: Battling for a starting spot at 141 pounds is junior Luke Cherep. The grappler could potentially see limited time in Missouri’s 10 man lineup.“Luke is in his fourth year with the program,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s in the room everyday and brings experience to his weight class.”2008-09: Wrestling at 133 pounds, Cherep collected his first win in Missouri’s lineup on Dec. 13, besting Jake Tannenbaum of Cal Poly, 5-4, and helping the Tigers to a 36-6 road win over the Roadrunners. Earning 11 wins on the year, Cherep finished fourth at the Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 6, managing a 4-2 record that included his second win over the season over Tannenbaum, this time by way of a 12-2 major decision. Six of Cherep’s 11 wins on the year were bonus point victories, two by fall. 2007-08: Luke Cherep wrestled at the 133-pound weight class and recorded an impressive victory over Alptekin Ozicilic of Lindenwood by fall in 1:28 at the Lindenwood Open on Oct. 27. Cherep also beat Ken Porter from Wisconsin by an 8-1 decision and Mitch Trahan from Lindenwood by a 9-4 decision at the Lindenwood Open.2006-07: Redshirting his first year with the Tigers, Cherep finished fourth at the Missouri Valley Open, Feb. 3. After dropping his opening round bout, 9-0, Cherep rebounded with a win by technical fall, 16-0, over Jake Lehman of Central Missouri State University in 5:40 followed by a 1-0 win by decision over Brice Wasserman of Oklahoma Central. Cherep opened his season with a win by fall in 2:56 over Clayton Wise of Missouri Baptist at the Lindenwood Open. Three of Cherep’s eight wins on the season were by fall, the fastest clocked at 51 seconds over Matt Korinek of Buena Vista at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open, Dec. 3. HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling at Naperville Central High in Naperville Ill., Cherep wrestled at 125 pounds. He earned the school’s Red and White Award as a top athlete in the school and lettered in both wrestling and football during his time as a Redhawk.PERSONAL: Luke was born on Oct. 13, 1987, to Terry and Barbara Cherep. He is the oldest of three children, with one sister, Leah (19) and one brother, Kirk (16). While at Mizzou, Cherep is studying communications.

Quick Hits: Luke CherepIn College...2009 Missouri Valley Open (Fourth).Made his first career start in the Tiger lineup Dec. 13, 2008 vs. Cal State-Fullerton.Earned his first career dual victory Dec. 13, 2008 vs. Cal Poly.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2006-07 Redshirt 2007-08 133 3-2 0-0 0-0 --2008-09 133 11-13 1-3 1-2 --Totals -- 14-15 1-3 1-2 --

Cherep: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2006-07 Redshirt 2007-08 133 2 0 1 02008-09 133 5 2 3 0Totals -- 7 2 4 0

Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal)


Tyler PerryHWT :: Junior

Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal)

OUTLOOK: After suffering an injury to his foot during the off-season, junior Tyler Perry is working through rehabilitation in an attempt to compete in the second semester.“Tyler is a talented heavyweight so it’s unfortunate that he’s suffered back-to-back injuries,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He has the ability to compete with and challenge anyone in the practice room.”2008-09: Perry was sidelined his sophomore season and awarded a medical redshirt after having his appendix taken out early in the campaign.2007-08: Wrestling as a true freshman during the 2006-07 campaign, Perry and the Missouri coaching staff agreed to use the 2007-08 season as a redshirt year in which the Tiger could gain weight and improve his skills on the mat. By the close of his redshirt season, Perry had placed in four tournaments, his highest finish coming at the Roger Denker Open on Jan. 18, as well as at the Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 2, where he took third at both tournaments. While wrestling to a third-place finish at the Roger Denker Open, Perry defeated Bobbie DeLeon from Missouri Valley College by a 16-0 technical fall in 3:36. Perry collected his second top-three finish with a 4-2 decision of Dan Moore (McKendree) at the Missouri Valley College Open. Six of Perry’s 22 wins were recorded by fall, the fastest clocked at 25 seconds when the Tiger pinned Mark Skogrand of Missouri Valley College at the Roger Denker Open.2006-07: Competing in his first collegiate year of wrestling, Perry made his dual debut, Jan. 13 at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, after regular starter Mark Ellis was forced out by injury. Taking on Ben Reiter of Penn, Perry suffered a 2-0 loss before falling to third-ranked All-American Dustin Fox of Northwestern, 5-0. Perry’s final dual appearance of the season pit him against two-time National Champion Cole Konrad, where he fell victim to the Minnesota grappler in 2:13. In tournament competition, Perry finished fourth at the Missouri Valley Open, Feb. 3. Perry opened the all-day tournament with back-to-back wins by decision. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettering three times in wrestling at Hannibal High School, Perry brought an impressive resume to Mizzou. Wrestling at 275 for three years, Perry won the state championship his junior season (2005) and never finished below third in the state rankings, finishing second in the state of Missouri his senior year (2006).

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Quick Hits: Tyler PerryIn College...Forced to take a medical redshirt in 2008-09 after having his appendix taken out.2007 Missouri Valley Open (Fourth)Made his first start in the Tiger lineup Jan. 13, 2007 vs. Penn at the NWCA National Duals.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2006-07 HWT 3-5 0-3 0-0 --2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 Medical Redshirt Totals -- 3-5 0-3 0-0 --

Perry: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2006-07 HWT 11 2 6 12007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 Medical Redshirt Totals -- 11 2 6 1

PERSONAL: Perry was born July 13, 1987 and raised in Hannibal, Mo., to Devin and Jill Perry. He is the older brother of Phillip (17) and is majoring in secondary education.


Todd Schavrien133 :: Junior

Poway, Calif. (Poway/Arizona State)

OUTLOOK: Coming up on his second season with the Missouri wrestling team, junior Todd Schavrien will likely lead the charge at 133 pounds and is expected to challenge for a top-eight finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships.

“Something clicked with Todd after last year’s NCAA’s,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s really bought into our system of how we want our wrestlers to workout and train. Todd is a dangerous wrestler on top with his turns and has gained confidence on his feet.”

2008-09: In his first year as a Tiger wrestler, Schavrien qualified for his first NCAA Tournament at 133 pounds. The Missouri lightweight went 1-2 on the national stage, earning a 9-3 decision over North Carolina’s Michael Rappo. Schavrien qualified for the Championships after finishing third at the Big 12 Championships, March 7, in Lincoln, Neb. A sophomore transfer from Arizona State University, Schavrien entered the league tournament as the No. 5 seed and suffered an opening round loss, 7-2, to Nebraska’s Matt Vacanti. Quick to rebound, Schavrien rattled off a win over Brian Shelton of Oklahoma, 5-3, and avenged his earlier loss to Vacanti with a 3-2 win in the bronze medal match. Throughout the course of the campaign, Schavrien made 12 starts in Missouri’s lineup at 133 pounds. Ranked among the top-25 133 pounders in the nation, Schavrien earned his first dual victory of the season, Nov. 15, by holding off Lock Haven’s Billy Ashnault, 7-6. Schavrien upset two ranked grapplers, then-No. 11 Kyle Hutter of Old Dominion (twice) and No. 19, Conor Beebe of Central Michigan. Six of Schavrien’s 14 wins throughout the 2008-09 season helped provide the Tiger team with bonus points. In tournament competition, Schavrien finished third at the Missouri Open and seventh at the prestigious Midlands Championships.

ARIzONA STATE (2006-2008): Schavrien redshirted his first year on the Sun Devils wrestling team but took gold at the FILA Junior National Championships in the 60 kg weight class over the summer of 2007. Competing during the 2007-08 season, Schavrien managed a 15-11 record and was 13-4 in dual competitions, earning two wins over Big 12 opponents (J.R. Roman of Oklahoma and then-Missouri wrestler Nick Velliquette).

HIGH SCHOOL: Schavrien was a two-time state qualifier at Poway High School in California (2005, 2006) and wrestled at 125 pounds. A member of the Titan squad coached by Wayne Branstetter, Schavrien helped his team to the California State title his junior campaign (2005) finishing third at 125 pounds. Schavrien was a California State Champion his senior year at 125 pounds, and ranked fourth in the nation. Schavrien earned three wrestling letters along with multiple All-America and All-State honors.

PERSONAL: The son of Lee and Theresa Schavrien, Todd was born June 3, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. Todd has two brothers, Brian Pontalillo (29) and Nick (19). Schavrien is an interdisciplinary studies major and hopes to compete in the Olympics after college.

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Quick Hits: Todd SchavrienIn College...2009 NCAA Qualifier2009 Big 12 Championships (Third Place)Made his debut in the Missouri lineup Nov. 15, 2008 against Lock Haven.Transferred to Missouri after two years at Arizona State.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2006-07 Redshirt at Arizona State 2007-08 133 15-10 13-4 2-1 --2008-09 133 15-13 5-7 4-4 1-2Totals -- 30-23 18-11 6-5 1-2

Schavrien: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2006-07 Redshirt at Arizona State 2007-08 133 9 4 1 12008-09 133 9 2 2 1Totals -- 18 6 3 2

Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)


Taylor Crane133 :: Sophomore

Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)

OUTLOOK: The only true freshman to see time in Missouri’s starting lineup last year, sophomore Taylor Crane will likely challenge for the start at 133 pounds. “Taylor filled in for an injured Todd Schavrien last season,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He did well last year and has progressed even further in the off-season.”2008-09: Wrestling at 133 pounds, Crane was the sole member of the freshman class to see time in Missouri’s starting lineup. Finishing the season with a 24-12 record that included four top-six tournament finishes, including a first place showing at the Missouri Open, Crane managed seven of his victories by either fall or technical fall. Crane’s fastest pin on the year came in 2:13, while his quickest win by technical fall came on Jan. 18, in 5:32, also his first career dual victory. The Tiger lightweight first appeared in Missouri’s 10-man lineup Jan. 10, at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals held in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Crane battled with 12th-ranked Jake Strayer of Penn State but suffered his eighth loss on the year. Throughout the course of the campaign, Crane made a total of six starts in the Tiger lineup. Crane finished third at the Lindenwood and Central Missouri Roger Denker Open Tournaments and sixth at the Central Missouri Open. HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time Missouri top-six state finisher at 135 pounds (2006, 2007, 2008), Crane was coached by Brook Harlan at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Mo. Crane tallied a 157-17 record in four years with the Bruins and earned Freestyle State titles his freshman (2005) and sophomore (2006) seasons. Additionally, Crane was a member of the 2005 Championship Cadet Freestyle National Dual Team and 2006 Championship Junior Grecco National Dual Team. Recognized for his ability to put his opponent on his back, Crane pinned 87 wrestlers throughout his four year career. Entering his senior season, Crane was ranked 14th in the nation by W.I.N. Magazine. PERSONAL: The son of Rex and Lisa Crane, Taylor was born June 18, 1989, in Columbia, Mo. Taylor has two siblings, Katherine (17) and Sam (13).

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Quick Hits: Taylor CraneIn College...Was the only true freshman to make the Missouri lineup in the 2008-09 season.

Made his first career start Jan. 10 at the NWCA National Duals against 12th-ranked Jake Strayer of Penn State.

Earned his first career dual victory Jan. 18, against Jesse Knott of Missouri Valley, 24-5, in 5:32.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2008-09 133 24-12 2-4 2-2 --Totals -- 24-12 2-4 2-2 --

Crane: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2008-09 133 11 4 5 2Totals -- 11 4 5 2


Dominique BradleyHWT :: Sophomore

Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs)

OUTLOOK: Sophomore Dominique Bradley saw time in Missouri’s lineup last season at heavyweight and bested some of the top grapplers in the nation. After a successful freestyle season, Bradley is expected to go head-to-head with teammate Mark Ellis for the start at heavyweight.“Dom had a really successful year last year, both during the collegiate season and while he competed in freestyle,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He lost a close match to the eventual bronze medalist at the senior trials and showed that he is one of the premier wrestlers in the country. We fully expect him to win a national title.”2008-09: Ranked periodically among the top-25 heavyweights in the nation, Bradley stepped into Missouri’s lineup in its season opener against Lock Haven, Nov. 15, collecting his first career dual victory, 8-6, over Gabe Murtorff. Throughout his redshirt freshman campaign, Bradley managed a 9-0 record in duals, scoring two wins by fall and one by major decision. Bradley competed in one Big 12 dual and held off Nebraska’s 16th-ranked Tucker Lane, 3-2, in the evening’s opening match. Wrestling in tournaments, Bradley took third at the Missouri Open and fourth at the Midlands Championships. While at the Midlands, Bradley topped then-No. 2 David Zabriskie of Iowa State, 3-2, in a tiebreaker, as well as then-No. 5 John Wise of Illinois, 7-4. The Tiger heavyweight finished his first competitive year with a 17-3 record that included four wins over top-20 ranked grapplers and two against 2009 All-Americans.During the summer of 2009, Bradley showcased his mat skills, claiming the Junior Freestyle World Championship title, Aug. 9, in Ankara, Turkey. Bradley had a solid freestyle season, finishing third at the Senior World Team Trials and fourth at the U.S. Senior Nationals. Additionally, Bradley claimed the FILA Junior Team Trials and FILA Junior Nationals titles.2007-08: Bradley opened his redshirt freshman campaign by claiming his first collegiate win by fall over Matthew McClaughlin of Rend Lake College Oct. 27, at the Lindenwood Open. Finishing the all-day event with a 4-0 record, Bradley collected his first of two tournament titles at heavyweight, the second coming Jan. 18 at the Roger Denker Open. Bradley went on to place among the top six finishers at five tournaments including a runner-up showing at the Missouri Valley College Open. Bradley owned a nine-match and seven-match win streak in his first season with the Tigers and recorded four wins by fall, the fastest clocked at 45 seconds, Nov. 11, against Bobbie DeLeon of Missouri Valley College.

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Quick Hits: Dominique BradleyIn College...2009 FILA Junior World Freestyle Champion2009 FILA Junior National Freestyle Champion2009 Third Place Finish at the 120 KG Freestyle World

Team Trials2009 Fourth Place Finish at the 120 KG Senior Men’s

Freestyle National Tournament2009 Fourth Place Finish at The Midlands

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 HWT 17-3 9-0 3-1 --Totals -- 17-3 9-0 3-1 --

Bradley: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 HWT 13 1 3 0Totals -- 13 1 3 0


HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time heavyweight Missouri State Champion at Blue Springs High School (2005, 2006, 2007), Bradley was ranked No. 1 in the nation in his weight class throughout the course of his senior campaign. Coached by Mike Hagerty, Bradley’s Wildcat team finished third in 2005 and 2006 and took fourth during his senior campaign (2007). For his work on the mat, Bradley was named to the Asics First Team Dream Team as well as earning Blue Springs and The Examiner Wrestler of the Year honors. In addition, Bradley received four letters in wrestling and two letters as a member of the Blue Springs varsity football team. Bradley was also a member of the Wildcat track and field program. Prior to joining Missouri’s squad in August, Bradley competed in the Junior Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, earning the gold medal in Greco and silver in Freestyle competition. Bradley also earned top honors at the Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees (FILA) Junior Championships in April, automatically qualifying for Junior Worlds.Competing as a member of the Mo-West Club Team, under Head Coach Jason Heslop, Bradley was a three-time Missouri State Freestyle/Greco Champion and earned 275 pound national champion honors in Fargo, N.D., in 2006 and 2007. As a freshman, Bradley won the Brute/Adidas National Champion title at 215 pounds, following with a similar title at 275 pounds, his junior year. Wrestling at 215 pounds in 2005, Bradley finished fourth in the freestyle tournament and second in the Greco competition in Fargo, N.D. PERSONAL: Dominique was born March 10, 1989, to Art Bradley and Peg Humphrey in Des Moines, Iowa. Bradley has one sister, Mercedes (19). Bradley is majoring in hotel and restaurant management and hopes to become a high school wrestling coach after graduating.


Troy Dolan125 :: Sophomore

Blairsville, Pa. (Derry Area)

OUTLOOK: Missouri’s expected 125-pound starter, sophomore Troy Dolan has trained hard in the off season with hopes of making his first NCAA appearance in 2010.“Troy has matured both physically and mentally since the end of last season,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He has gained confidence and worked on his mat skills. He’s one of the toughest leg riders in the country and should do well against the nation’s elite.”2008-09: One of two redshirt freshmen to make Missouri’s 10-man lineup, Dolan closed out the year with 15 wins and two top-eight tournament finishes. Dolan’s first victory of the campaign came Nov. 23, at the Missouri Open by way of fall. The Tiger grappler pinned Oklahoma State opponent Andrew Taylor in 1:21, his fastest fall of the season. Dolan collected his first career Big 12 dual victory at home Jan. 31, against Andy Pokomy of Nebraska. Dolan held on for a 3-1 win by decision.2007-08: Wrestling at 125 pounds, Dolan placed among the top five of his weight class at six tournaments, including two first-place finishes. Competing at the Roger Denker Open on Jan. 18, Dolan defeated Rob Nahlik by decision, 7-0, to win his first tournament title. Dolan went on to claim the Missouri Valley College Open title on Feb. 2 when he defeated Richey Zuniga by decision, 4-2. Dolan closed the season winning nine straight matches to finish 28-6. Of Dolan’s 28 wins, four were earned by technical fall, seven by pin and six by major decision. Dolan finished second at the Lindenwood Open and third at the Central Missouri Open and Missouri Open. Dolan’s sixth, top-six finish was a fifth-place showing at the Dana Open. HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Trojan wrestling team at Derry Area High School, Dolan was a three-time Pennsylvania State Champion (2005, 2006, 2007), wrestling between 112 and 119 pounds. Ranked as high as sixth in the nation, Dolan claimed the 2006 Super 32 Championship title and 2005 Powerade Title at 119 pounds. Academically, Dolan was a member of the Derry Area Honor Roll and was a two-time recipient of the John Driscoll Scholar-Athlete Award. Coached by Mike Wood, Dolan was a three-time All-American (2005, 2006, 2007) and earned four letters in wrestling. Dolan also played one year on the Trojan football team. PERSONAL: Born to Troy and Karrie Dolan on Oct. 6, 1988, in Blairsville, Pa., Dolan is an only child. He plans to major in elementary education and hopes to become a teacher and coach after graduation.

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Quick Hits: Troy DolanIn College...2009 Roger Denker Open (Third)2008 Missouri Open (Fourth)Made his debut in the Missouri lineup Nov. 15, 2008 against Lock Haven.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 125 15-23 6-16 5-7 --Totals -- 15-23 6-16 5-7 --

Dolan: By the Numbers

Year Wt. Dec. MD Falls TF2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 125 7 0 3 2Totals -- 7 0 3 2

Columbus, Ga. (Columbus)


Dorian Henderson174 :: Sophomore

Columbus, Ga. (Columbus)

OUTLOOK: Last year’s 184-pound Tiger starter and NCAA qualifier, Dorian Henderson, is back for his sophomore campaign and down one weight class to 174 pounds. “Dorian got some great wins last year,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “This season we’re working to make sure he strings more great wins together and finishes the season as a top-eight finisher at 174 pounds.”2008-09: For the third time in five years, the Missouri wrestling team qualified a redshirt freshman, Henderson, for the NCAA Championships. Henderson was the Tiger’s youngest competitor of the eight-man staff and finished the three-day tournament with an 0-2 record. Henderson ranked as high as 20th in the nation by InterMat and was one of 52 grapplers from across the country to earn an at-large bid in the first year of the new NCAA qualification process. Seeded fourth at the league tournament, Henderson suffered uncharacteristic back-to-back losses in his initial run at a conference title. Henderson’s first ranked opponent of the season pit the Tiger against Tim Hawkins of Cal State Fullerton, Henderson collected a 4-2 win. Later in the season, Henderson proved deserving of his top 20 ranking after holding off Justin Kerber of Cornell, 3-2, and Vince DiDona of Central Michigan, 4-2, in sudden victory. Henderson closed out his redshirt freshman season with a 20-15 record and two top-eight finishes at tournaments including a first place showing at the University of Central Missouri Roger Denker Open on Jan. 17. 2007-08: Henderson wrapped up his redshirt season with three consecutive tournament titles in the 174-pound weight class. Wrestling at the Dana Open on Jan. 5, Henderson defeated Enock Francois from Northwestern College, 2-1, to capture his first title. Henderson followed with a 7-3 decision in the championship finals over then-teammate Ryan Sonderegger at the Roger Denker Open on Jan. 18. Henderson’s final first place finish came at the Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 2 after a 9-6 decision over Luke Borneman from Cumberland. Among Henderson’s other tournament appearances, the Tiger took third at the Lindenwood Open on Oct. 27 as well as at the Missouri Open Freshman Division on Nov. 18. Henderson managed a 13-match win streak between Nov. 18 and Feb. 2. HIGH SCHOOL: Henderson was a three-time state champion at Columbus High School in Georgia (2005, 2006, 2007) and wrestled at 171 pounds. A member of the Blue Devil squad coached by Larry Morgan, Henderson’s team earned the Georgia State title his junior campaign (2006) finishing runner up in 2005. Competing at Senior Nationals in 2007, Henderson finished fourth overall. Henderson later

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Quick Hits: Dorian HendersonIn College...2009 NCAA QualifierWon his first dual victory Nov. 16, 2008 vs. Bucknell by way of major decision.Ranked among the top-25 184 pound grapplers during the 2008-09 campaign.

Year Wt. Overall Dual Big 12 NCAA2007-08 Redshirt 2008-09 184 20-15 12-6 4-7 0-2Totals -- 20-15 12-6 4-7 0-2

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took fourth in Greco and eighth in Freestyle competition in Fargo, N.D. For his work on the mat, Henderson was the recipient of the Dave Shultz award for Georgia. Henderson received nine letters in high school as a member of the wrestling, football and track and field teams. Additionally, Henderson was named Bi-City Athlete of the Year in 2007. PERSONAL: The son of Earnest and Esther Robbins, Dorian was born Oct. 29, 1988, in Columbus, Ga. Henderson has two siblings, Lenzy (19) and Jaremiah (16). Henderson is undecided on a major.


Scott O’Donnell149 :: Sophomore

Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park/Virginia)

OUTLOOK: A sophomore transfer from Kansas City, Mo., Scott O’Donnell spent two years competing at the University of Virginia (UVA) and will likely be awarded the start in Missouri’s lineup at 149 pounds. “Scott suffered an injury plagued career his first two years at UVA,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He returned to Missouri to face the challenges of our practice room and compete for a top level program. Scott has worked hard to earn the start at 149 pounds and our staff is looking forward to watching him progress throughout the season.”UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (2007-2009): O’Donnell competed in four tournaments throughout the course of his redshirt freshman season (2008-09), managing a 10-6 record that included a third place finish at the UNC Pembroke Open and fourth place showing at the Virginia Tech Hokie Open. Competing at 149 pounds for the Cavaliers, O’Donnell recorded his first collegiate career fall Nov. 22 at the Pembroke Classic, pinning Cole Caviness of Marion Military Institute in 4:55. O’Donnell was forced to the sidelines in January 2009 after suffering a broken elbow. O’Donnell used his first season at UVA (2007-08) as a redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo., O’Donnell was a four-time state champion and finished his career with a 172-9 record, good enough to tie for the most wins in school history. As a freshman (2003-04) 103-pound wrestler, O’Donnell notched a spotless 46-0 mark and as a sophomore (2004-05), improved to 92-1. Coached by Gary Mayabb, the Northmen claimed four straight state team titles and were ranked No. 3 in the nation in 2007. The recipient of the 2007 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, O’Donnell was a three-time district champion. During the summer, O’Donnell claimed the Cadet Greco National title in 2003 and Cadet Freestyle All-American honor with his third place finish. O’Donnell earned four letters in wrestling and competed for two years on the cross country team. O’Donnell graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average and was named the 2007 Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete of the Year. Additionally, O’Donnell was awarded academic all-state honors each year of high school and was named to the principal’s honor roll every semester. O’Donnell was a member of the student council and German Club.PERSONAL: Born Dec. 30, 1988, in Kansas City, Mo., to parents Tom and Kathy O’Donnell, Scott has two sisters Megan (23) and Julie (24). Julie was a gymnast at Missouri and Megan competed in pole vault at Central Michigan. O’Donnell is a business political science major.

Quick Hits: Scott O’DonnellIn College...Earned his first collegiate win Nov. 9 against Kyle Patton of Pittsburgh, 10-5 at the MSU Open.

Finished fourth at the Hokie Open Nov. 16, 2008 with a 4-2 record.


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O’Fallon, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt West)


Brandon Wiest149 :: Sophomore

O’Fallon, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt West)

OUTLOOK: Sophomore Brandon Wiest is expected to challenge transfer Scott O’Donnell for the starting spot at 149 pounds. “Brandon has the talent to be a really great competitor for us at 149 pounds,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “This is really a make-or-break season for him. He’s committed to the program and has made a jump in his skill level.”2008-09: As a redshirt freshman, Wiest finished among the top-five grapplers at three tournaments including two fourth place showings at the Lindenwood Open and Northern Iowa Open. The Tiger grappler made his first career start in the Missouri lineup Nov. 29, against Walter Peppelman of Harvard. Wiest closed out the season with 10 wins, including a 22-5 technical fall victory over Wisconsin’s Trey Bertram in five minutes on Dec. 7. 2007-08: Wiest wrestled in the 141-pound weight class his redshirt freshman campaign, earning two top-six tournament finishes over the course of the year. In the freshman division at the Missouri Open on Nov. 18 Wiest walked away with a third place finish after defeating Brandon Perkins from Missouri Valley College, 8-3. Wiest met with his first Big 12 opponent on Jan. 5 at the Dana Open. Battling with Nebraska’s Jered Hensley, Wiest recorded a 12-2 win by major decision, his third of four on the season. Wiest managed two wins by shutout, 4-0 and 12-0.HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Dan Hayes at Fort Zumwalt West High School, Wiest was a three-time Missouri High School runner-up (2004, 2005, 2006) at 125, 135 and 145 pounds, respectively. Wiest took third in 2007 at 145 pounds. A high school nominee for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Trophy, Wiest held a 3.9 grade-point average and was a three-time academic all-conference honoree. Wiest was also a member of the Fort Zumwalt West honor roll and received four letters with the Jaguars’ wrestling team. PERSONAL: Born May 23, 1988, to Mike and Melissa Wiest in Independence, Mo., Brandon has one brother, Trevor (17). Wiest plans to major in business.

Quick Hits: Brandon WiestIn College...Made his first collegiate dual start Nov. 29 against Walter Peppelman of Harvard at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y.

Battled with second-ranked Bubba Jenkins of Penn State at the 2009 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals, Jan. 10 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.


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Patrick Wright157 :: Sophomore

Grand Ledge, Mich. (Grand Ledge)

OUTLOOK: Missouri’s backup starter at 157 pounds last season, Patrick Wright filled into the Tiger lineup on five occasions. As a sophomore, Wright is expected to battle for the start alongside teammate Nick Gregoris.

“Patrick had an outstanding year last year backing up Michael Chandler at 157 pounds,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He beat some solid wrestlers and we expect him to do the same again this year. He’s sound on his feet and knows how to win matches.”

2008-09: Recording 23 wins on the season, including four in dual competition, Wright collected five top-eight finishes at tournaments, earning top honors at the Northern Iowa Open and University of Central Missouri Roger Denker Open, Dec. 7 and Jan. 17, respectively. Wright first appeared in the Tiger lineup on Nov. 29 at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. Wrestling up one weight class at 165 pounds, Wright pinned his opponent, Michael Salder of Harvard, in 6:28. Later in the day, Wright stuck his second dual opponent, Thomas Fazio of Brown, in 4:34. Three of Wright’s four dual victories on the year were bonus point wins. Competing at the Missouri Open on Nov. 23, Wright battled with then-No. 15 Johnny Bonilla-Bowman of Hofstra and won his opening round bout, 12-8. Throughout the 2008-09 season, Wright managed four wins by fall, the fastest clocked at 1:40 in his opening round match with Colby Bitler of Newman at the Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 6.

2007-08: Wrestling at 165 pounds, Wright finished with first place tournament finishes on two occasions. Wright took first at the Missouri Open in the freshmen division on Nov. 18, defeating Bryan Wells of Campsville by a 3-1 decision in the championship round. He also finished first at the Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 2 after defeating Kyle Reid from McKendree College, 5-0. On his way to the Missouri Valley College Open title, Wright managed a perfect 4-0 record that included back-to-back wins by fall and a 17-5 win by major decision over Blake Reed of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Wright finished in third place three times during the season, first at the Lindenwood Open, next at the Dana Open and finally at the Roger Denker Open.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time state qualifier, Wright finished second at 171 pounds at the Michigan State Championships his senior season at Grand Ledge High School. In previous tournament appearances, Wright took third at 152 pounds as a sophomore (2005) and fifth at 160 pounds as a junior (2006). Coached by Tom Muir, Wright received All-America honors all three years that he placed at states and was crowned a USA Wrestling National Champion in 2007. Wright was a five-time letterwinner and a member of the Comets football team.

PERSONAL: Patrick was born April 10, 1989, to Woodrow and Linda Wright in Grand Ledge, Mich. He has two brothers, Joseph (23) and Thomas (26) and plans to major in business management.

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Quick Hits: Patrick WrightIn College...In his first career dual start, Nov. 29 against Michael Sadler of Harvard, Wright wrestled up one weight class at 165 pounds, and pinned his opponent in 6:28.

Captured the Northern Iowa Open title on Dec. 7, 2008 and followed with the UCM Roger Denker Open title Jan. 17, 2009.


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141 :: RS FreshmanMaryland Heights, Mo. (Parkway N.)


Cody Farinella

141 :: RS FreshmanMaryland Heights, Mo. (Parkway N.)

OUTLOOK: Known for his ability to pin his opponents, Cody Farinella has the potential to see time in Missouri’s starting lineup at 141 pounds.“Cody had an up and down redshirt year,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He placed in tournaments but needed to improve on his feet, which is what he’s been working hard on this preseason. He’s a dangerous wrestlers and knows how to get his opponents on their back. It’s exciting to watch.”2008-09: Finishing his redshirt season with a 19-10 record, Farinella competed in six tournaments and recorded four top-five finishes. Farinella wrestled at 141 pounds and finished as high as second at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open Dec. 7, taking third at both the Missouri and Missouri Valley College Opens. Of Farinella’s 19 wins, five were by way of fall and one marked as a technical fall. Farinella’s fastest fall was clocked at 1:23 seconds, Nov. 23, at the Missouri Open. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time state placer, Farinella earned top honors at 135 pounds during his senior season at Parkway North High School. Farinella finished the 2007-08 campaign with a perfect 45-0 record, bringing his career mark to 168-11. A native of Maryland Heights, Mo., Farinella wrestled in four different weight classes in high school finishing third at 112 pounds as a freshman, second at 125 pounds as a sophomore and second at 130 pounds as a junior. Farinella was a two-time runner-up at the freestyle state championships and finished third in Greco. The Parkway North Scholar Athlete of the Year, Farinella notched a 4.35 grade-point average and was named North’s most outstanding wrestler all four years of high school. Farinella earned four letters in high school.PERSONAL: The son of Joe and Pam Farinella, Cody was born Dec. 25, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. He has one brother, Joe (22), and intends to major in chemical engineering.

JakeGlore

197 :: RS FreshmanImperial, Mo. (Seckman)

OUTLOOK: Pushed in the practice room by two-time All-American Maxwell Askren, Jake Glore returns for his redshirt freshman season as a talented 197 pound competitor who could challenge for a spot in Missouri’s starting lineup.“Jake had a good outing last year,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He has the ability to score bonus points for us. He’s one of the strongest members of our team and has the talent to earn the starting spot.”2008-09: Of Glore’s 11 wins on the year, four were by fall, and two by technical fall. Glore won his first match of his redshirt season by way of fall in 6:20 at the Lindenwood Open. At that same tournament, Glore won four matches, three by fall, the fastest clocked at 1:36 over Jake Mabry of Oklahoma City. The 197-pound grappler closed out the year with a fifth place showing at the Missouri Valley College Open.HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time All-American, Glore earned three letters in wrestling and was a high school state finalist his senior year (2008). Glore was also a member of the Jaguars’ football team and earned all-district and all-conference honors as a linebacker and fullback. In his senior year (2008), Glore took fifth in Greco and seventh in Freestyle competition in Fargo, N.D. Competing at Senior Nationals in 2008, Glore finished the tournament in sixth place, winning seven matches in a row to tie the tournament record. The first NHSCA All-American from Jefferson County, Glore was ranked 16th in the nation at 215 pounds by Intermat. PERSONAL: Jake was born Aug. 11, 1989, to Bill and Susan Glore in Imperial, Mo. He has one brother, Joshua (16). Glore is a secondary science education major and hopes to pursue coaching high school wrestling after college.


NickGregoris

157 :: RS FreshmanMebane, N.C. (Chapel Hill)

JacobGuerrant

157 :: RS FreshmanFulton, Mo. (Fulton)

OUTLOOK: Plagued by injury his first season with the Missouri wrestling team, Jacob Guerrant is working through rehabilitation and hopeful to compete during the second semester at 157 pounds.“Jacob was out almost all of last year with a shoulder injury,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Unfortunately, he suffered a set back in the off-season. Our training staff is working with him to try and get him ready to compete in the spring.”2008-09: A walk-on wrestler, Guerrant competed in only one tournament, the Lindenwood Open, Nov. 1, before being sidelined by injury. HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Eric Hudson at Fulton High School, Guerrant finished fifth in the 160 pound weight class at the Missouri State Championships his senior season (2008). As a junior, Guerrant wrestled at 152 pounds and was an honorable mention at the State Championships. Guerrant earned four high school letters in wrestling as well as being voted MVP of his team multiple times. In addition to competing on the Hornet wrestling team, Guerrant was also a member of the football program. PERSONAL: Jacob was born Aug. 5, 1988, to Tim and Marcia Guerrant in Fulton, Mo. Guerrant has one sister, Jessica (19) and is majoring in biology.

OUTLOOK: An exciting wrestler and one that fans will enjoy watching over the next four years, redshirt freshman Nick Gregoris is likely to challenge teammate Patrick Wright for the 157-pound starting spot in Missouri’s lineup.“Nick wrestles hard for all seven minutes of the match,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He can take down an opponent with ease and when he’s on bottom, he’s impossible to hold down.”2008-09: Only the second North Carolinian to compete on the Missouri wrestling team, Nick Gregoris wrapped up his redshirt campaign with an impressive 23-5 record that included five top four showings at tournaments across the Midwest. Gregoris kicked off the season with a win by fall in 1:14 over Carlton Dorsey of Oklahoma City, Nov. 1, at the Lindenwood Open. Gregoris went on to finish the all-day tournament in third place and set off on a 13-match win streak that extended through three tournaments. A first place finisher at the Missouri Open, Gregoris took second at the University of Central Missouri Roger Denker Open, Jan. 17 and third at the Missouri Valley College Open, Feb. 6. Gregoris’ lowest tournament finish of the season was a fourth place showing at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open, Dec. 7. Throughout the season, Gregoris managed five wins by fall and two by technical fall, winning four of his matches by major decision.HIGH SCHOOL: Chapel Hill High School grappler Gregoris is a three-time North Carolina State Champion, earning titles his freshman (2005), sophomore (2006) and senior (2008) season. Gregoris, ranked 19th in the nation at 152 pounds and finished his high school career with a 183-7 record. The North Carolina native earned NHSCA Senior National All-America honors after finishing the tournament in fourth place. In addition, Gregoris was a Super 32 Finalist and Reno Tournament of Champions finalist. Coached by Wilson Diaz, Gregoris earned four letters and All-American honors with the Chapel Hill High Tigers’ wrestling team. PERSONAL: Born Nov. 11, 1989, to Nicholas and Michelle Gregoris in Chapel Hill, NC, Giorgio plans to major in marketing at Mizzou.

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Brent Haynes

197 :: RS FreshmanKansas City, Mo. (Oak Park)

OUTLOOK: Missouri’s projected 197-pound starter for the upcoming season, Brent Haynes will likely be one of two redshirt freshman to see time in the Tiger lineup.“Brent competed in every open tournament last year and competed at a high level,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s really proven to us that he’s capable of being our go-to guy at 197 pounds. We expect him to make a name for himself over the next four years of his college career.”2008-09: A first place finisher at the Missouri Open, Haynes was awarded runner-up honors at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Open on Dec. 7 and Missouri Valley College Open on Feb. 6. The Tiger grappler competed in six open tournaments as a redshirt and finished in sixth place or better in all six meets. Haynes recorded 20 wins on the year, 14 of which were marked as bonus point victories. Competing at the University of Central Missouri Open on Nov. 16, Haynes went 5-2, with two wins notched as falls and two as technical falls. HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Northmen wrestling squad at Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Mo., Haynes and his teammates earned four state titles (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), and finished third, sixth and ninth nationally (2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively). Haynes wrestled at 189 pounds and won state championship titles as a junior (2007) and senior (2008) and ranked as high as second in the nation by Wrestling USA and W.I.N. Magazine. Coached by Randy Smith, Gary Mayabb and Tim Rupp, Haynes finished second as a sophomore (2006) and third as a freshman (2005) at the State Championships. Haynes earned four letters in wrestling in addition to multiple All-America honors. Outside of school, Haynes was a 10-year member of the Victory Wrestling Club led by Head Coach Randy Smith and was a 2004 cadet national Greco runner-up, 2005 cadet Greco third-place finisher and fourth place freestyler. In 2006, Haynes’ junior season, he earned fifth place honors in Greco competition. As a junior in 2007, Haynes finished sixth in junior Greco and fourth in freestyle while competing in Fargo, N.D. In 2008, Haynes was a national champion in junior Greco and took seventh in junior freestyle and second at senior nationals.PERSONAL: The son of Chuck and Debby Haynes, Brent was born Dec. 13, 1989 in Kansas City, Mo. He has two siblings, Bruce (27) and Zaidee (16), Haynes plans to major in special education at Mizzou.

NickHucke

141 :: RS FreshmanPewaukee, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead)

OUTLOOK: Nick Hucke will likely receive the nod to start at 141 pounds in Missouri’s season opener, Nov. 12, against Illinois. A hard wrestler to take down, Hucke’s opponents will find him difficult to wrestle.“Nick brings that ‘funky’ style of wrestling that Arrowhead (Wis.) wrestlers are known for,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He knows how to get guys on their backs and wrestles an intense seven minute match. He’s definitely going to be a fan favorite to watch.”2008-09: During his redshirt season, Hucke took first at two tournaments, the Missouri Open, Nov. 23 and the Missouri Valley College Open, Feb. 6. Hucke opened and closed his season the same way, with wins, scoring six points in each match. Of the six tournaments in which Hucke competed, he finished among the top three competitors on five occasions, taking second at the University of Central Missouri Roger Denker Open, Jan. 17, in Warrensburg, Mo., and third at the Lindenwood Open, Nov. 1 and University of Northern Iowa Open, Jan. 16. Hucke closed out the year with a 22-5 record.HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time Wisconsin state champion and first team all-state honoree, Hucke attended Arrowhead High School, the same high school as Tiger standouts Ben and Maxwell Askren. Hucke is only the second two-time state champion in school history, and only the third Arrowhead wrestler to win a state title with an undefeated record. Hucke closed out his high school career with a 162-28 record. Among Hucke’s 168 victories were 91 consecutive wins that he strung together throughout his perfect junior and senior campaigns. Hucke earned All-America honors after taking third in folkstyle senior nationals and fifth in freestyle in Fargo, N.D., his junior year. Coached by John Mesenbrink at Hartland Arrowhead, Hucke was a three-time Wisconsin High School State Champion (2006, 2007, 2008) at 125, 130 and 135 pounds, respectively. PERSONAL: Hucke was born June 9, 1989, to Robert and Barbara Hucke in Waukesha, Wis. He has three siblings, Jim (24), Brad (21) and Lindsey (17).


NathanMcCormick

133 :: RS FreshmanLeawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North)

ToddPorter

174 :: RS FreshmanHouse Springs, Mo. (Northwest)

OUTLOOK: Coming off of a successful redshirt season in which he recorded 21 wins in the 165 pound weight class, Todd Porter has moved up to 174 pounds and will compete for a spot in Missouri’s 10-man lineup.“Todd is of the same mold of our All-American Michael Chandler,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He works hard and makes you notice him by all of the extra time and energy he puts into the room. Every practice room needs a Todd Porter or Michael Chandler. I expect Todd to find his way into the lineup at some point this season.”2008-09: Porter opened his season with a third place showing at the Lindenwood Open, Nov. 1, finishing the day with a 5-1 record that included two wins by fall and one by 12-1 major decision. Porter went on to take third at the Missouri Open and fourth at the Missouri Valley College Open. The Tiger grappler won 21 matches during his redshirt season, 10 decided by eight or more points.HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Ron and Bob Wilhelm at Northwest High School in House Springs, Mo., Porter wrestled in the Missouri High School Championships his sophomore year (2006) placing fifth at 190 pounds, and his senior year (2008) placing third at 160 pounds.PERSONAL: Born to parents Kevin and Kim Porter on Nov. 15, 1989, in House Springs, Mo., Todd has one brother, Ron (21) and three sisters, Brandy (27), Ashley Schmittling (26), and Kayla (19). Porter intends to join the Navy after college.

OUTLOOK: Nathan McCormick, now a redshirt freshman, is expected to challenge junior Todd Schavrien for the start at 133 pounds. “Nathan has a wealth of wrestling knowledge,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “That’s what happens when your two older brothers are former Missouri wrestlers. Nathan has exceptional technique and continues to improve week-by-week.”2008-09: A 133 pound wrestler his first year in the Missouri wrestling room, McCormick won 10 matches and finished second at the Missouri Open, Nov. 23. Over the course of the season, McCormick was awarded four bonus point victories. The grappler started off the Missouri Open with an 18-1 win by technical fall in 5:30 over Illinois’ Tyler LaPrete. HIGH SCHOOL: McCormick was crowned the 2007 and 2008 Kansas 6A State Champion at 119 pounds his junior year and 125 pounds his senior campaign, capturing the Regional title on his way to states. A member of the Blue Valley North wrestling squad, McCormick recorded back-to-back 37-win seasons his sophomore and junior campaigns and was named to the East Kansas League (EKL) and All-Sun Country first team as a junior (2007). As a senior, McCormick managed a 43-1 record, earning 35 of his 43 wins by way of fall. For his work on the mat, McCormick was named the Kansas Class 6A Outstanding Wrestler. Coached by Dylan Hitchcock, McCormick competed at 103 pounds his freshman and sophomore years and earned state qualifier and runner-up honors, respectively. McCormick received FILA Cadet All-America honors after placing fifth in the Freestyle Competition in Akron, Ohio, April 21, 2007, and is an eight-time Freestyle and Greco Kansas State Champion. McCormick was a member of the Blue Valley North Principal’s Honor Roll and received four letters with the Mustangs’ wrestling team.PERSONAL: Brother to two former Tiger wrestlers Chris (26) and Tyler (24), Nathan was born June 29, 1990 in Independence, Mo. The three are sons to Mike and Jennifer McCormick. McCormick plans to major in business at Mizzou.

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KellenBounous

149 :: FreshmanMonett, Mo. (Monett)

OUTLOOK: An early signee from Monett, Mo., Kellen Bounous will wrestle at 149 pounds in his first year at Missouri. Strong athletically and academically, Bounous is a well-rounded student who will use his first season in Columbia to adjust to collegiate wrestling.“Kellen is very athletic,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He was a three-time state champion and the quarterback of his high school football team. He knows what it takes to win and is focused on using this year to develop into a potential starter down the line.”HIGH SCHOOL: Bounous was a three-time state champion while wrestling at Monett High School in Monett, Mo., under Head Coach Daryl Bradley As a sophomore competing at 130 pounds, Bounous closed out his season with a spotless 45-0 mark. By the close of his senior campaign, the Cubs grappler had won 139 consecutive matches between his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Bounous wrestled at 145 pounds as a senior (2008-09) and managed a career-high 30 falls. In four years at Monett, Bounous tallied 99 pins. The Cubs wrestling squad finished first at the Missouri State Championships in 2008, earning runner-up honors in 2006 and 2009. Competing at junior nationals in 2008, Bounous brought home a bronze medal. Bounous earned 11 letters in high school and was a four year member of the football and wrestling teams, competing three years on the baseball squad. Academically, Bounous notched a spotless 4.0 grade-point average and was a member of the All-A honor roll and national honor society, earning four academic all-state honors in wrestling. PERSONAL: Kellen Bounous was born June 30, 1990, in Springfield, Mo., to parents Kyle and Rhonda Bounous. The brother of one sister, Avery (16), Bounous is majoring in computer engineering.

KyleBradley

141 :: FreshmanSt. Peters, Mo. (Francis Howell Central)

OUTLOOK: Known for his strong work ethic, freshman Kyle Bradley took summer school classes and began working out in the Tiger practice room during the summer of 2009. The 141 pound grappler has distinguished himself as a standout in preseason workouts and has improved greatly in the months leading up to the season.“Kyle is a very talented wrestler,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He fell just short of his goals in high school and is determined to not let that happen again. Kyle has a hunger to achieve great things and we can’t wait to see him in our lineup one day down the line.”HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Francis Howell Central wrestling squad, Bradley finished second at the Missouri State Championships his freshman season (2005-06) while wrestling in the 103-pound weight class. During his remaining three years under Head Coach Steve Cross, Bradley finished third while competing at 119 pounds (2006-07), 130 pounds (2007-08) and 140 pounds (2008-09). In each of his four years, Bradley managed at least 46 wins, collecting 51 his senior year. Altogether, the Spartan grappler notched a 191-9 record, losing only one match his senior season. A four-year letter winner, four-time conference champion, four-time academic all-conference selection and a 2007 St. Louis Post Dispatch Athlete of the Week, Bradley finished his high school career with a third place finish at senior nationals in 2009. He also was a two-time double All-American with an eighth place finish in Freestyle and fourth place finish in Greco during the 2008 Junior Nationals and a third place finish in Freestyle and fifth place finish in Greco competing in the 2007 Cadet Nationals in Fargo, N.D., Bradley was a member of the Francis Howell Central honor roll and was a member of the freshman football squad.PERSONAL: Kyle Bradley is the son of Randy and Annette Bradley. Born April 1, 1991, in Springfield, Mo., Bradley has one sister, Bethany (21) and plans to go into the health profession.


JamieDeVine

141 :: JuniorQuincy, Ill. (Quincy/N. Central)

RyanFarris

157 :: FreshmanKansas City, Mo. (Center)

OUTLOOK: After dedicating himself to four sports in high school, newcomer Ryan Farris has set his focus on wrestling and looks to make a name for himself in the Missouri program. Farris will likely wrestle at 157 pounds this season.“Ryan comes to Missouri as a very well-rounded and athletic student-athlete,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He had a great sports career at Center High School and we’re excited to have him on board with our wrestling team.”HIGH SCHOOL: A four sport athlete at Center High School in Kansas City, Mo., Farris finished second at the Missouri State Championships his senior season (2008-09) while wrestling at 152 pounds. Farris’ second place showing helped his team to a top-10 finish at the annual state tournament. Closing out his high school career with a 46-2 record, Farris managed 121 wins in four years with the Yellow Jackets. Coached by Alan Isom, Farris finished sixth at the state championships his junior season (2007-08). Farris earned 12 letters while competing for the Yellow Jackets cross country, track, soccer and wrestling tams and was a member of the Center Honor Roll.PERSONAL: Born Feb. 24, 1991, in Kansas City, Mo., Ryan Farris is the son of Mike and Trish Farris and younger brother to Christine (21). Farris is majoring in nutrition and plans to be a personal trainer and firefighter after graduation.

OUTLOOK: A transfer from North Central College in Naperville, Ill., Jamie DeVine will compete at 141 pounds for the Tigers. “Jamie comes to Missouri after having a successful career at North Central,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s been performing at a high level in the practice room and is pushing himself each day to become a stronger wrestler.”NORTH CENTRAL (2007-2009): Coached by Kevin Bratland, the Division III wrestling squad of North Central finished eighth in the nation in 2008 and 12th in 2009. Individually, DeVine, competing at 141 pounds, brought home a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) title in 2009. His first place conference finish was an improvement on his second place showing recorded in 2008. In two years with the Cardinals, DeVine notched 50 wins and pinned 15 of his opponents. HIGH SCHOOL: DeVine attended Quincy High School and was a member of the Blue Devils wrestling team coached by Phil Neally. Throughout his four years in high school, DeVine was a three-time conference and regional champion, and a sectional champion his junior (2005-06) season. A 2007 graduate DeVine was named the Most Valuable Player of his wrestling team and earned four letters in wrestling. DeVine was a member of the National Honor Society and named to the honor roll. PERSONAL: The son of Michael and Lori DeVine, Jamie was born June 23, 1989 in Quincy, Ill. DeVine has one brother, Nicholas (18) and is majoring in health and science.

165 :: Freshman


JordanGagliano

165 :: FreshmanLake St. Louis, Mo. (Wentzville Holt)

OUTLOOK: Jordan Gagliano comes from one of the top wrestling high schools in the nation, Wentzville Holt, and will compete at 165 pounds in his first year as a Tiger. “Jordan is an intelligent student of the sport of wrestling,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He is very aggressive on his feet and is constantly going after his opponent. I think Jordan will do well in our practice room this year and should develop into a solid wrestler.”HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Wentzville Holt wrestling squad, Gagliano and his teammates earned back-to-back state titles his sophomore (2006-07) and junior (2007-08) campaigns. As a senior (2008-09), Gagliano and the Indians took fourth at the state tournament. Individually, Gagliano finished as high as second in the state his junior season and third as a senior, both while wrestling at 160 pounds for the Indians. Coached by Jason Moore, Gagliano recorded 48 wins his senior campaign. In addition to earning four letters in wrestling, Gagliano was awarded two letters in track, he qualified for the State Championships in pole vault, and one in cross country. Gagliano also played with the Indian football team. Academically, Gagliano graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the National Honor Society as well as president of the student council. Additionally, Gagliano was the Scholar Athlete of Wentzville Holt High School.PERSONAL: Jordan Gagliano was born in Tucson, Ariz., on Dec. 21, 1990, to parents Roger and Ann Gagliano. Roger Gagliano was a member of the swim team at the University of Wisconsin at Plattville. Jordan Gagliano has one brother, Ryan (23), and one sister, Monica, (21). Gagliano is majoring in business finance.

LukeGreco

141 :: FreshmanBlue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs)

OUTLOOK: A product of Blue Springs High School, Luke Greco, likely to compete at 141 pounds, enters his first year at Missouri as a highly touted recruit. “Luke is another Blue Springs product coached by Mike Haggerty,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He had a successful career in high school and we anticipate that carrying over into his college years. Luke is hard to score on and keeps good position while wrestling. This season will be a year for him to further develop his skills.”HIGH SCHOOL: Greco finished first at the 2009 Missouri State Championships in the 130 pound weight class and wrapped up his senior campaign with a 47-4 record. Greco’s top-five finish at the state tournament was his third straight after finishing fourth as a junior (2007-08) at 125 pounds and fifth as a sophomore (2006-07) in the 119 pound weight class. A member of the Blue Springs wrestling squad coached by Mike Hagarty, the Wildcats finished third at the state championships Greco’s sophomore (2006-07), junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09) seasons. Greco earned letters while wrestling for the Wildcats and was also a member of his school soccer squad. Greco graduated in 2009 with a 3.0 grade-point average.PERSONAL: Luke Greco is one of four children and was born Oct. 1, 1990, to parents Jay and Sandy in Blue Springs, Mo. Greco has two brothers, Jake (25) and Ryan (20), and one sister, Erica (23), who played soccer at William Jewell. Undecided on his major, Greco plans to pursue a career in law enforcement after graduation.


JamesHouchins

165 :: FreshmanWoodburn, Iowa (Interstate 35)

WestonKeleher

174 :: FreshmanMoberly, Mo. (Moberly)

OUTLOOK: A former TigerStyle camper, Weston Keleher is familiar with the discipline and commitment necessary to be a member of Missouri’s wrestling team. Keleher will likely compete at 174 pounds during the season.“Weston should develop into a starter for us,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s familiar with our practice room from his years at Missouri camps and was a four-time state qualifier at Moberly. He should do well in our system.”HIGH SCHOOL: In four years at Moberly High School, Keleher notched a 170-12 record with 107 wins coming by way of fall. The Spartan grappler finished second at the 2008 Missouri State Championships while competing at 171 pounds and recorded third place finishes his freshman (2005-06) and senior (2008-09) years at 160 and 189-pounds respectively. As a sophomore, Keleher finished fifth in the state tournament. Coached by Sam Richardson, the Moberly wrestling team managed two top-10 finishes at the State Championships, finishing fifth in 2006 and 10th in 2008. Keleher competed at Junior Nationals following his freshman season and took sixth in the Greco style meet. In 2006, Keleher finished first at Brute Nationals, earning runner-up honors at the same meet in 2008. Keleher was a four year academic all-state honoree and 2008 All-American. In addition to earning four letters in wrestling, Keleher was honored with three letters with football. PERSONAL: Weston Keleher is the son of Les and D.D. Keleher and was born Feb. 6, 1990, in Sioux City, Iowa. Keleher has two brothers, Joe (22), who wrestled at Morningside College and Davis (16). An education major, Keleher plans to teach high school after graduation.

OUTLOOK: Missouri’s first wrestler to hail from the state of Iowa since Jesse West in 2000, James Houchins begins his collegiate career as a 165 pounder. “Our staff is looking for James to work hard this year in adjusting to the collegiate level of wrestling and competing in a Big 12 practice room,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “James has the determination to succeed in our program. ”HIGH SCHOOL: Houchins finished as high as second at the Iowa State Championships, doing so his junior season (2007-08) while competing in the 145-pound weight class. A member of the Interstate 35 wrestling squad coached by Randy Calvert and Dean Downs, Houchins began his high school wrestling career in the 112-pound weight class and managed a 40-5 record and fourth place finish at state’s. Houchins recorded at least 40 wins in each of his four years with the Roadrunner wrestling team, notching a personal-best 48 victories as a sophomore (2006-07), the same season the squad took third at the state championships. As a senior, wrestling at 160 pounds, Houchins finished the year with a third place showing at the State Championships and 42-1 record. Altogether, Houchins tallied a 171-9 record. PERSONAL: The son of Allen and Sara Houchins, James was born July 13, 1990, in Des Moines, Iowa. Houchins has one brother, Dallas (17).

HWT :: Freshman


Glen-AllenKendl

HWT :: FreshmanWauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa E.)

OUTLOOK: The most recent addition to Missouri’s heavyweight roster is freshman Glen-Allen Kendl. Kendl continues Missouri’s Wisconsin pipeline of wrestlers and hails from Wauwatosa.“Glen-Allen came to our room weighing in well over 300 pounds,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s worked hard to cut weight and develop strength. He’s proven to us that he’s not afraid to wrestle some of the best heavyweights in the nation and battles with our National Champion Mark Ellis, and Junior World Champion, Dominique Bradley, day-in and day-out.”HIGH SCHOOL: A heavyweight wrestler all four years at Wauwatosa East High School in Wauwatosa, Wis., Kendl finished second at the state championships his senior (2008-09) campaign. As a junior, the Raider wrestler managed 42 wins on the season, 26 coming by fall. By the close of his high school career, Kendl had won 84 bouts by pin. Kendl competed at the 2006 Junior Nationals tournament and finished second in the Greco style meet. A scholar athlete, Kendl received the Coaches Award and was named Most Improved Wrestler and Most Valuable Player in addition to earning four letters in both football and wrestling. PERSONAL: Glen-Allen Kendl was born Nov. 1, 1990, in Wauwatosa, Wis., to parents Anthony and Kathleen Kendl. Kendl’s sister, Ashley (25), was a volleyball player at Saint Louis University. A physical therapy major, Kendl intends to open his own clinic after graduation.

TylerLee

149 :: FreshmanHighland Village, Texas (Marcus)

OUTLOOK: The top wrestling prospect out of the state of Texas, Tyler Lee begins his freshman run in the 149 pound weight class. “Tyler came into preseason practices and has shown us a lot of good things,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He brings a great work ethic to the practice room which is something our program really looks for in its competitors.”HIGH SCHOOL: A four year member of the Marcus wrestling team in Texas, Lee went from a state qualifier his freshman year (2005-06) to winning back-to-back state titles his junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09) seasons. Lee wrestled at 140 pounds as a junior and 145 pounds as a senior and recorded a 97 match win streak during his final two years of school. As a sophomore 130 pounder, Lee took third at the state tournament. Lee was coached by Mike Prado and won 129 matches by fall. As a senior, Lee recorded a career-best 57 wins. Lee was a four year letterwinner on the Marauder wrestling team.PERSONAL: Born Aug. 20, 1990, in Fairfax, Va., Tyler Lee is the son of Bill Lee and Bryan and Laura Baxter and has three brothers, Mike Hardison (23), Blake Baxter (13) and Harley Baxter (11) and two sisters, Heather Lee (21) and Paige Baxter (six). Lee is undecided on his major.


WillLong

141 :: FreshmanCamden, S.C. (Camden)

RyanRobinson

197 :: FreshmanCollinsville, Ill. (Collinsville)

OUTLOOK: A strong 197 pound wrestler, Ryan Robinson is expected to excel in the Missouri practice room while surrounded by some of the top talent in the nation.“Ryan is a powerful wrestler,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’ll have our All-American Max Askren wrestling him at 184 pounds, and our National Champion Mark Ellis challenging him at heavyweight. He should develop quickly in our program.”HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Collinsville wrestling team, Robinson finished second at the Illinois State Championships his junior (2007-08) season and third as a senior (2008-09), both while competing in the 189-pound weight class. In four years as a Kahok grappler, Robinson notched 145 wins. For his work on the mat, Robinson was named the team MVP and earned Athlete of the Year honors in 2009. Robinson, coached by Tom Blaha, was a four-year letterwinner with the Collinsville wrestling team. PERSONAL: Born in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 21, 1990, to parents Richard and Sherry Robinson, Ryan has one sister, Sara (24). Robinson is majoring in computer science.

OUTLOOK: Will Long is the first Missouri wrestler to hail from the state of South Carolina. A walk on to the program, Long is expected to compete in tournaments in the 141 pound weight class.“Will followed our program all throughout his high school career,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He wanted to be a Tiger, and we’re excited to have him on board.”HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Camden High School in Camden, S.C., Long finished first at the state championships his senior season (2008-09) while wrestling at 140 pounds. As a junior (2007-08), Long took third at the South Carolina State Championships while wrestling at 135 pounds. Coached by Stephen Sutusky, Long recorded 92 falls in four years and was named the Bulldog’s MVP. Long earned two letters in wrestling and two in cross country. PERSONAL: Will Long was born July 10, 1991, to parents Bondy and Luanne Long in Camden, S.C. Long has one brother, Nicky (35) and one sister, Savannah (21) and is majoring in biology. After graduation, Long intends to attend medical school.

133 :: Freshman


TaylorRonan

133 :: FreshmanSioux Falls, S.D. (O’Gorman)

OUTLOOK: Taylor Ronan is a former TigerStyle Intensive Camp competitor and grew up following the Tigers. Throughout the 2009-10 season, Ronan is expected to wrestle at 133 pounds.“Taylor has a real love for the sport of wrestling and it shows each day he’s in practice,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Taylor has a good work ethic and mindset that will help him throughout the upcoming campaign.”HIGH SCHOOL: A four year wrestler with the O’Gorman wrestling team in Sioux Falls, S.D., Ronan was an all-conference honoree his junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09) seasons while wrestling at 125 and 130 pounds, respectively. A South Dakota State Championship qualifier as a sophomore (2006-07), Ronan began his career in the 119 pound weight class. Coached by Jeff Gordon, Ronan was named the Knights 2009 Outstanding Wrestler. A four-time letterwinner in wrestling, Ronan also was awarded a letter in powerlifting. Ronan was a four-sport athlete competing in wrestling, powerlifting, track and cross country. As a freshman, Ronan took first at the South Dakota State Powerlifting Championships.PERSONAL: Taylor Ronan was born Oct. 22, 1990, in Dallas, Texas, to parents Terry and Kim Ronan. Ronan has two brothers, Brandon, (16) and Connor (five), and is a pre-communications major.

AdamStine

149 :: FreshmanNaperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

OUTLOOK: One of only two Illinois residents from this year’s freshman class of 19, Adam Stine will begin competing in the 149 pound weight class.“Adam is good both on the mat and in the classroom,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s what we’re looking for in a wrestler. Someone who can come in and battle hard through practice each day, while excelling in the classroom and working toward a degree.”HIGH SCHOOL: A fourth-place finisher at the Illinois state wrestling championships, Stine wrapped up his senior year with a 45-6 record while competing in the 135-pound weight class. Coached by Mick Ruettiger, the Wildcat grappler earned four letters in wrestling and earned academic all-conference accolades all four years of high school. In 2006, Stine finished first at the Illinois state championships in Greco, and second in the freestyle tournament. During the summer of 2007, Stine took third in the state freestyle tournament. Stine was also an NHSCA All-American after finishing fourth in 2006.PERSONAL: The son of Mike Stine and Janine Keller, Adam was born March 5, 1991, in St. Charles, Ill. Stine is a business major.


ZachToal

165 :: FreshmanSidney, Ohio (Troy Christian)

JasonTutt

141 :: FreshmanClark, Mo. (Moberly)

OUTLOOK: Now in his second year at Missouri, but first year on the Tiger wrestling team, Jason Tutt will wrestle at 141 pounds during the 2009-10 campaign.“Jason really missed wrestling last year,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “We encouraged him to come out and walk on and he’s been at our spring and summer workouts. He’s really made a lot of great strides over the past few months.”HIGH SCHOOL: A member of the Moberly High School wrestling team, Tutt and his teammates finished fifth at the Missouri State Championships his freshman (2004-05) and sophomore (2005-06) seasons. Individually, Tutt managed his best finish at the Championships his freshman year, third, while wrestling in the 125-pound weight class. As a sophomore 130-pound competitor, Tutt took sixth, finishing his senior season (2007-08) in fifth at 135 pounds. Coached by Sam Richardson, Tutt recorded 40 or more wins in each of his final three seasons at Clark and earned a letter in each of his four years in high school. PERSONAL: Jason Tutt and his sister Kelsey (16), are the children of Charles and Kathy Tutt. Jason was born Dec. 13, 1989, in Columbia, Mo. Tutt is a business major.

OUTLOOK: A product of the successful Troy Christian High School wrestling squad in Ohio, Zach Toal will begin his collegiate career competing at 165 pounds and will prove a good challenge for All-American Nicholas Marable.“Our staff strongly believes that Zach’s success in high school will translate to a successful collegiate career,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s trained hard with some of the upperclassmen in our room, taking summer school classes and working out in the off season. Zach will be a good partner for our middle weights to work out with.”HIGH SCHOOL: Toal was a three-time Ohio State Champion capturing top honors as a sophomore (2006-07), junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09). As a freshman (2005-06), at Troy Christian, Toal finished third in the state. As a senior, Toal managed a perfect season that included 48 wins. A member of the Eagles’ wrestling squad coached by Steve Goudy, Toal and his team earned top-five finishes at the state championships all four years in which Toal competed. PERSONAL: Born Sept. 26, 1989, Zach Toal was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., and is the son of Bruce and Catherine Toal. Toal has two brothers, Jonathan (25), a former football player at Wheaton College, and B.J. (16).

197 :: Freshman


Tim197 :: Freshman

Imperial, Mo. (Windsor)

OUTLOOK: One of two newcomers to compete in the 197 pound weight class, Tim Waltenberger will likely use the year to develop strength and skills.“Tim is a solid 197 pound competitor,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Over the summer he took classes and trained with our strength staff in order to prepare for the upcoming season.”HIGH SCHOOL: Waltenberger competed for the Windsor wrestling team and finished second at the Missouri State Championships his junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09) seasons. Coached by Kevin Stoffey, the Owls wrestling squad finished ninth at the state tournament. Waltenberger recorded a career-high 46 wins his junior season and managed 44 victories as a senior. A four-sport athlete, Waltenberger earned four letters in wrestling, three in football, two in track and two in baseball. For his work on the gridiron, Waltenberger was recognized as a third-team all-state tight end. PERSONAL: Born in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 9, 1991, Tim Waltenberger is the son of Dean and Pam Waltenberger and brother to Jason (26), Ross (21) and Allison (16). Waltenberger is majoring in education and plans to teach and coach after graduation.

EricWilson

125 :: FreshmanCentennial, Colo. (Grandview)

OUTLOOK: Eric Wilson will spend his first year on the Missouri wrestling team competing in the 125 pound weight class. Known for his exceptional technical skills on the mat, Wilson will use the year to train and adjust to the Division I level of competition.“Our staff expects Eric to excel in our practice room,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He’s had success in the past, and now needs to take the next step to becoming a starter in our lineup. He’s been working hard with our strength and conditioning staff and is determined to make the most of his collegiate wrestling career.”HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time state qualifier and three-time Colorado State placer, Wilson finished first in the 112-pound weight class his junior (2007-08) season with the Wolves wrestling team. Coached by Greg Maestas at Grandview High School, Wilson notched a career-best 43 wins his senior season and took second at the State Championships. As a sophomore (2006-07), Wilson finished the state meet in third place while wrestling at 103 pounds. The four-time league champion and three-time regional champion helped his team to two top-10 finishes at the state championships, finishing as high as third his junior campaign. Competing at the Colorado State Championships in Junior Greco, Wilson took first in 2009. Wilson was named to the 2008 Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post All-Colorado Team and wrestled for Team Colorado in the 2008 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Showcase Classic in York, Pa. Wilson earned four letters in high school.PERSONAL: The son of Chuck and Karen Wilson, Eric was born May 19, 1991, in Englewood, Colo. Wilson has one sister, Angela (21). Wilson intends to major in civil engineering.

Waltenberger


BradleyWisdom

125 :: FreshmanFarmington, Mo. (Farmington)

OUTLOOK: One of the winningest high school wrestlers in the state of Missouri, Bradley Wisdom chose to attend Mizzou and will compete in the 125 pound weight class.“Bradley is physically mature, technically sound and should challenge our starters right away,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “He has the potential to make our starting lineup as a true freshman. He’s really a talented wrestler in all aspects of the sport.”HIGH SCHOOL: Farmington High School grappler and three-time state champion, Wisdom recorded 200 wins during his high school career and 128 victories by fall. Wisdom managed three 50 win seasons, his sophomore (2006-07), junior (2007-08) and senior (2008-09) seasons finishing first at the Missouri State Championships his freshman (2005-06), sophomore and senior years. Coached by Mark and John Krause, the Knight wrestling squad finished as high as third at the 2008 Missouri State Championships, and finished fourth in 2007 and 2009. In 2006, the Knights took fifth. Wisdom finished fourth in Fargo in 2006 and third at the National High School Championships in Virginia Beach in 2008. A four-time academic all-state honoree, Wisdom earned four letters in wrestling while at Farmington.PERSONAL: Born Dec. 8, 1990, in Farmington, Mo., Bradley Wisdom is the son of Kevin Wisdom and Sheri Bradshaw. Wisdom has one sister, Britney (23), and two brothers, Brandon (20) and Derek (10). Wisdom is a special education major.

2009-10 OpponentsThe Tigers will host five duals and the 10th annual Missouri Open


George MasonSaturday, Jan. 23: 1 p.m.

Philadelphia, Pa.Location: Fairfax, Va.Founded: 1972Enrollment: 30,714Nickname: PatriotsColors: Green and GoldArena: Recreation Athletic Complex (1,550)Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationPresident: Dr. Alen G. MertenAthletic Director: Tom O’ConnorHead Coach: Mark WeaderAlma Mater: George Mason, 1999Record at GMU: 36-32-1 (4 years)Overall Record: 36-32-1 (4 years)Assistant Coaches: John Curtis (14th year)

James Torres (4th year) Starters Returning/Lost: 10/02008-09 Record: 6-10-12008-09 Conference: 3-2-1 (5th)2009 NCAA Finish: T. 52ndWrestling SID: Jason RisleyOffice Phone: 703-993-3246Office Fax: 703-993-3259E-Mail: [email protected]: www.gomason.com

HofstraFriday, Jan. 22: 6 p.m.

Hempstead, N.Y.Location: Hempstead, N.Y.Founded: 1935Enrollment: 12,400Nickname: PrideColors: Gold, White and BlueArena: David S. Mack Sports Complex (5,045)Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationPresident: Stuart RabinowitzAthletic Director: Jack HaysHead Coach: Tom ShiffletAlma Mater: Edinboro, 1995Record at HU: 41-18-2 (3 years)Overall Record: 73-50-2 (6 years)Assistant Coaches: Rob Anspach (9th year)

Zach Tanelli (1st year)Starters Returning/Lost: 6/42008-09 Record: 10-62008-09 Conference: 5-1 (1st)2009 NCAA Finish: 27thWrestling SID: Jim SheehanOffice Phone: 516-463-6764Office Fax: 516-463-5033E-Mail: [email protected]: www.gohofstra.com

ChattanoogaSaturday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m.

Chattanooga, Tenn.Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.Founded: 1886Enrollment: 10,526Nickname: MocsColors: Navy and Old GoldArena: Maclellan Gymnasium (4,177)Conference: SouthernChancellor: Dr. Roger BrownAthletic Director: Rick HartHead Coach: Heath EslingerAlma Mater: Chattanooga, 2000Record at UTC: 0-0 (1st year)Overall Record: 0-0 1st year)Assistant Coaches: Rocco Mansueto (1st year)

Josh Lambrecht (1st year)Mike Hatcher (1st year)

Starters Returning/Lost: 8/22008-09 Record: 12-102008-09 Conference: 5-0 (1st)2009 NCAA Finish: T.52ndWrestling SID: Jay BlackmanOffice Phone: 423-425-5292Office Fax: 423-425-4610E-Mail: [email protected]: www.gomocs.com

PurdueFriday, Nov. 20: 7 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.Location: West Lafayette, Ind.Founded: 1869Enrollment: 39,697Nickname: BoilermakersColors: Old Gold and BlackArena: Holloway Gymnasium (1,696)Conference: Big TenPresident: France A. CordovaAthletic Director: Morgan J. BurkeHead Coach: Scott HinkelAlma Mater: Purdue, 1988Record at PU: 19-15-1 (2 years)Overall Record: 19-15-1 (2 years)Assistant Coaches: Tom Erikson (11th year)

Glen Lanham (3rd year)Starters Returning/Lost 8/22008-09 Record: 9-7-12008-09 Conference: 1-6-1 (10th)2009 NCAA Finish: 23rdWrestling SID: Tanner LipsettOffice Phone: 765-494-3197Office Fax: 765-494-6447E-Mail: [email protected]: www.PurdueSports.com

Cal PolyFriday, Nov. 20: Noon

Columbia, Mo.Location: San Luis Obispo, Calif.Founded: 1901Enrollment: 19,222Nickname: MustangsColors: Forest Green and GoldArena: Mott Gymnasium (3,032)Conference: Pac 10President: Dr. Warren J. BakerAthletic Director: Alison Cone Head Coach: John AzevedoAlma Mater: Cal State Bakersfield, 1981Record at CPU: 37-54 (6 years)Overall Record: 37-54 (6 years)Assistant Coaches: Matt Azevedo (8th year)

Mark Perry (1st year)Starters Returning/Lost: 7/32008-09 Record: 3-122008-09 Conference: 0-7 (6th)2009 NCAA Finish: 43rdWrestling SID: Erik Burdick Office Phone: 805-756-6550Office Fax: 805-756-2650E-Mail: [email protected]: www.GoPoly.com

IllinoisThursday, Nov. 12: 6:30 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.Location: Urbana-Champaign, Ill.Founded: 1855Enrollment: 42,326Nickname: Fighting IlliniColors: Orange and BlueArena: Huff Hall (4,500)Conference: Big Ten President: B. Joseph WhiteAthletic Director: Ron GuentherHead Coach: Jim HeffernanAlma Mater: Iowa, 1987Record at IU: 0-0 (1st year)Overall Record: 0-0 (1st year)Associate Head Coach: Carl Perry (8th year)Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Hunter (9th year)

Mike Poeta (1st year) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/32008-09 Record: 13-22008-09 Conference: 6-2 (2nd)2009 NCAA Finish: EighthWrestling SID: Ben TaylorOffice Phone: 217-244-5045Office Fax: 217-233-5540E-Mail: [email protected]: www.fightingillini.com


NebraskaFriday, Jan. 29: 7 p.m.

Lincoln, Neb.Location: Lincoln, Neb.Founded: 1869Enrollment: 25,573Nickname: CornhuskersColors: Scarlet and CreamArena: NU Coliseum (4,030)Conference: Big 12Chancellor: Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Athletic Director: Tom OsborneHead Coach: Mark ManningAlma Mater: Nebraska-Omaha, 1985Record at NU: 126-45-3 (9 years)Overall Record: 149-69-5 (12 years)Assistant Coach: Michael Greenfield (8th year)

Tony Ersland (4th year)Starters Returning/Lost: 6/42008-09 Record: 17-3-12008-09 Conference: 3-2 (1st)2009 NCAA Finish: 4thWrestling SID: Brandon GriesOffice Phone: 402-472-7781Office Fax: 402-472-2005E-Mail: [email protected]: www.huskers.com

Oklahoma StateSunday, Feb. 7: 1 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.Location: Stillwater, Okla.Founded: 1890Enrollment: 32,000Nickname: CowboysColors: Orange and BlackArena: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)Conference: Big 12President: Burns HargisAthletic Director: Mike HolderHead Coach: John SmithAlma Mater: Oklahoma State, 1988Record at OSU: 281-42-4 (18 years)Overall Record: 281-42-4 (18 years)Assistant Coach: Eric Guerrero (4th year)Assistant Coach: Tyrone Lewis (2nd year)Starters Returning/Lost: 7/32008-09 Record: 15-72008-09 Conference: 1-4 (T.4th)2009 NCAA Finish: 16thWrestling SID: Gavin LangOffice Phone: 405-744-3875Office Fax: 405-744-7778E-Mail: [email protected]: www.okstate.com

OklahomaSaturday, Feb. 6: 7 p.m.

Columbia, Mo.Location: Norman, Okla.Founded: 1890Enrollment: 30,092Nickname: SoonersColors: Crimson and CreamArena: Howard McCasland Field House (4,640)Conference: Big 12President: David L. BorenAthletic Director: Joe CastiglioneHead Coach: Jack SpatesAlma Mater: Slippery Rock, 1975Record at OU: 214-92-11 (16 years)Overall Record: 288-106-12 (20 years)Assistant Coaches: Sammie Henson (1st year) Michael Lightner (1st year)Starters Returning/Lost: 6/42008-09 Record: 16-42008-09 Conference: 1-4 (T.4th)2009 NCAA Finish: 31stWrestling SID: Mitch HeckartOffice Phone: 405-325-8231Office Fax: 405-325-7623E-Mail: [email protected]: www.soonersports.com

Iowa StateSunday, Feb. 14: 2 p.m.

Ames, IowaLocation: Ames, IowaFounded: 1858Enrollment: 27,935Nickname: CyclonesColors: Cardinal and GoldArena: Hilton Coliseum (7,914)Conference: Big 12President: Dr. Gregory L. GeoffroyAthletic Director: Jamie PollardHead Coach: Kevin JacksonAlma Mater: University of the Americas/

U.S. Sports Academy, 2005Record at ISU: 0-0 (1st year)Overall Record: 0-0 (1st year)Assistant Coaches: Chris Bono (1st year)

Yero Washington (1st year)Starters Returning/Lost: 8/22008-09 Record: 15-32008-09 Conference: 3-1 (1st)2009 NCAA Finish: ThirdWrestling SID: Patrick CrawfordOffice Phone: 515-294-3372Office Fax: 515-294-0125E-Mail: [email protected]: www.cyclones.com

DrexelSaturday, Jan. 23: 7 p.m.

Philadelphia, Pa.Location: Philadelphia, Pa.Founded: 1891Enrollment: 21,537Nickname: DragonsColors: Navy Blue and GoldArena: Daskalakis Athletics Center (2,500)Conference: Colonial Athletic AssociationInterim President: Dr. C.R. “Chuck” PennoniAthletic Director: Dr. Eric ZillmerHead Coach: Jack ChildsAlma Mater: East Stroudsburg, 1967Record at DU: 405-256-9 (33 years)Overall Record: 405-256-9 (33 years)Assistant Coaches: Eric Ring (3rd year)

Harry Zander (2nd year)Starters Returning/Lost: 7/32008-09 Record: 10-15-12008-09 Conference: 2-5 (6th)2009 NCAA Finish: 54thWrestling SID: John TomsichOffice Phone: 215-895-2084Office Fax: 215-895-2038E-Mail: [email protected]: www.drexeldragons.com


Missouri: Head Coach Brian Smith returns for his 12th season with the Tigers. Coming off a seventh place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships last season, Missouri looks to improve on its 18-4 record and 3-1 mark in Big 12 duals. The Tigers return five NCAA qualifiers including three All-Americans and heavyweight national champion Mark Ellis. Alongside preseason No. 1 Ellis, two-time All-Americans Nicholas Marable (165) and Maxwell Askren (184) will provide leadership to the lineup. Iowa State: Iowa State returns eight starters from its 2009 NCAA Championships’ third-place squad under new head coach Kevin Jackson. Former Cyclone standout Jackson will look to lead ISU to its fourth top-five finish at the NCAA Championships and its fourth Big 12 title in as many years. All-American Jake Varner (197) will return for his fourth season at Iowa State and currently holds a career record of 90-10. Four other returnees have earned All-American honors; Nick Gallick (141), David Zabriskie (HWT), Jon Reader (165) and Nick Fanthrope (133). The Cyclones finished the 2008-09 season with a 15-3 record. Nebraska: Fresh off of a fourth-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships, the Huskers look to improve after a record setting campaign. Holding the reigns for the Cornhuskers is Head Coach Mark Manning. Entering his 10th year overall as head coach, Manning won his second straight Big 12 Wrestling Coach of the Year honor last season. The Huskers return two All-Americans, senior Jordan Burroughs, ranked No. 1 in the nation at 157 pounds and senior Craig Brester (197). Burroughs claimed a national title in the 157-pound weight class at the 2009 Championships. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys return this season under the leadership of Oklahoma State’s all-time winningest coach, John Smith, now entering his 19th season. With returning wrestlers junior Clayton Foster (184) and senior Jared Rosholt (HWT), the team is expected to have another successful season. To make things interesting for the upcoming season, many newcomers flood the roster. The team looks to improve after coming off of a 16th place finish in the NCAA Championships and an overall 15-7 dual match record.Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Sooners return eight starters and six NCAA qualifiers to their 2009-10 squad. Under the direction of Jack Spates, now in his 16th year as head coach at OU, the Sooners are anxious to improve on their 16-4 record and fifth place Big 12 showing from one year prior. Big 12 Champion Kyle Terry (149) returns for his senior campaign as do teammates Chad Terry (157), Jeff James (174), Eric Lapotsky (197) and Nathan Fernandez (HWT), all top-20 ranked wrestlers. The Sooners will serve as host of the 13th annual Big 12 Wrestling Championships.

BIG 12’SNorman, Okla. - Howard McCasland Fieldhouse

Saturday, March 6, 2010: All Day

The Howard McCasland Field House. Home of the 2010 Big 12 Championships.

UCM OpenNovember 14

Warrensburg, Mo.Top Teams: Oklahoma State, Central Missouri, Missouri Valley, Lindenwood, Meramec, Missouri.

Missouri OpenNovember 22Columbia, Mo.

Top Teams: Illinois, Purdue, Cal Poly, University of Central Missouri, Missouri Valley, Lindenwood, Meramec.

Nittany Lion OpenDecember 6

State College, Pa.Top Teams: To Be Determined.

The Midlands Tournament

Dec. 29-30Evanston, Ill.

Top Teams: American, Arizona State, Central Michigan, Columbia, Eastern Michigan, Harvard, Indiana, Iowa State, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Old Dominion, Oregon State, Penn State, Purdue, Rider., Stanford, Chattanooga, Pittsburgh, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Air Force Academy.

National DualsJanuary 9-10

Cedar Falls, IowaTop Teams: Arizona State, Bloomsburg, Boise State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, UNI, University of Maryland, University of Minnesota, Wisconsin.

TOUrNAMeNTCOMPeTITION


The 80th annual NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will make their home in the Qwest Center of Omaha, Neb., March 18-20, 2010. Opened in 2003, the Qwest Center was host of the 2005 Big 12 Wrestling Championships as well as the 2008 U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials.

The Qwest Center can seat up to 18,300 fans and offers 32 luxury suits and 1,100 club seats. The home of the Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team and University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks hockey team, the Qwest Center is located in the heart of Omaha, Neb.

In 2012, the annual Championship event will return to St. Louis. Having five successful hosting bids since 2000, Missouri and the St. Louis Sports Commission will team up again in two years time.

After spending the 2010 season in Omaha, Neb., followed by the 2011 Championships in Philadelphia, Pa., the NCAA Tournament will return to the Scottrade Center, formerly known as the Savvis Center, which was the site of the 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009 Championships. St. Louis is the only city to host consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Missouri and the Sports Commission collaborated for the first time in 2000 setting attendance marks along the way. A record-setting 97,111 fans were in attendance for the six sessions of wrestling matches in 2009.

The city of St. Louis has become a favorite in the college wrestling world due to it’s proximity. Close to Iowa and Oklahoma, homes to four dominant wrestling programs, and sandwiched between Big 12 and Big Ten country, the accessibility of the city is what makes it so appealing. Along with the four major interstates that converge at the Arch, and the ease of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis is a convenient destination for fans and teams traveling to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The arena’s location in relation to the rest of the city is accommodating as well, with many restaurants, hotels, shopping facilities, and other amenities within walking distance of the building.

The Scottrade Center plays host to the St. Louis Blues hockey team and many events including concerts, ice shows and other sporting events. Located in the heart of the city, the Scottrade Center can hold approximately 20,000 fans.

Wrestling isn’t the only NCAA event that St. Louis has been picked to host this decade. Along with the three previous wrestling tournaments, St. Louis has also hosted the 2001 and 2009 Women’s Final Four, the 2005 Men’s Final Four, the 2006 Men’s College Cup and the 2007 Men’s Frozen Four.

In September 2008, it was announced that St. Louis was one of only six cities selected for the inaugural “NCAA Championship City” Pilot Program. The program features multiple host opportunities of NCAA Division I, II and III men’s and women’s championships through 2012, including the Division I Wrestling Championships in 2012.

March 18-20, 2010 - Omaha, Neb.NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Qwest Center

The Scottrade Center

The Scottrade Center


2008 Missouri Open results

Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008Hearnes Center Fieldhouse

Columbia, Mo.

1251. Jordan Oliver - Oklahoma State2. Justin Forrest - Oklahoma3. Bernard Futrell - Illinois4. Troy Dolan - Missouri5. Steve Bonanno - Hofstra6. Billy Exline - Missouri Valley1331. Ray Stephens - Lindenwood2. Lou Ruggirello - Hofstra3. Todd Schavrien - Missouri4. Chris Notte - Oklahoma State5. Tim Elliot - Central Oklahoma6. Zeke Rowan - Illinois1411. Fil Novachkov - Cal Poly2. Ryan Prater - Illinois3. Marcus Hoehn - Missouri4. Justin Accordino - Hofstra5. Irwin Matt - Indianapolis6. Eric Graham - Missouri Valley

1491. Quinten Fuentes - Oklahoma St.2. Sam Schmitz - Lindenwood3. Troy tirapelle - Illinois4. Nick Walpole - Indiana5. Brandon Wiest - Missouri6. Eric Maldonado - Cal Poly1571. Michael Chandler - Missouri2. Chase Pami - Cal Poly3. Niel Erisman - Oklahoma State4. Ryan Mover - Lindenwood5. Patrick Wright - Missouri6. Joe Corneio - Missouri Valley

1651. Roger Smith-Bergsrud - Illinois2. Ryan Patrovich - Hofstra3. Joe Barczak - Illinois4. Joel Shaw - Cal Poly5. Josh Condon - UTC6. John Murray - Lindenwood1741. Raymond Jordan - Missouri2. Alton Lucas - Hofstra3. Matt Cauley - Lindenwood4. Ben Friedl - Illinois5. Ryan DesRoches - Cal Poly6. Cody Hill - Oklahoma State

1841. Deron Winn - Meramec2. Jordan Blanton - Illinois3. Chris McNeil - Oklahoma State4. Travis Barbarick - Central Mo.5. Dorian Henderson - Missouri6. Ryan Smith - Cal Poly1971. Joe Fagiano - Hofstra2. Maxwell Askren - Missouri3. Patrick Bond - Illinois4. Andrew Sanchez - McKendree5. Neal Kemp - Lindenwood6. Martin Smith - IllinoisHWT1. Mark Ellis - Missouri2. John Wise - Illinois3. Dominique Bradley - Missouri4. Zak Adomanis - McKendree5. Jeremiah Fennell - Lindenwood6. Tyler Perry - Missouri

The Missouri Open celebrates its 10th year in 2009. Over the past decade, the Missouri Open has become one of the largest and most competitive wrestling tournaments in the country.

Attracting nearly 400 wrestlers from 20 teams, the all-day event brings in athletes from across the Midwest, including several of the top-ranked wrestlers in the nation.

Beginning in 2000, Missouri took on the responsibilities of hosting the event, drawing several hundred wrestlers. Over the past several years, the Missouri Open has taken on a life of its own, gaining national attention and increasing in size.

“We really enjoy hosting the Missouri Open,” Tiger Head Coach Brian Smith said. “The tournament gives us the opportunity to compete with some of the top wrestlers in the nation right here in our home facility.”

Held in the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse, nearly 1,500 fans attended the 2008 Missouri Open, with more expected to attend in 2009.

“Every year the Open seems to run smoother,” Smith said. “It’s really gotten the community involved with our program, which is important. That’s one of the main reasons for hosting a tournament; to have another home event, but also get people hands on with the Mizzou program.”

Last season, Missouri captured 12 top-six finishes at the Missouri Open and hopes to have even more wrestlers finish in the top-six this year.

The 2009 Missouri Open is scheduled for all day Sunday, Nov. 22, in the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse.

MISSOUrI OPeN


2008-09 ReviewIn 2008-09, Missouri tied the program high for most wins in a season, 18


Season in ReviewMarch 21, 2009 marked the end of the 63rd year of Missouri wrestling.

A significant day in Tiger history, as heavyweight Mark Ellis earned the program’s third individual national title, while the team brought home the second-best finish, seventh, in program history. A total of five Missouri wrestlers were awarded All-American honors, marking the first time that more than three Tiger grapplers brought home the prestigious accolade in a single season. Also on March 21, senior Michael Chandler collected his 100th career victory, the second Missouri wrestler to accomplish such a feat in 2009. The third Saturday in March was a good one for the Tigers.

Opening the season Nov. 15 at Lock Haven, the Tigers set out on an 11-match win streak that began with a 32-9 win over the Bald Eagles. From Lock Haven, Missouri traveled to Bucknell, earning a 26-15 victory. In both matches, and again in Missouri’s first home meet of the campaign, redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley was awarded the start at heavyweight.

The home-opening dual with Hofstra on Nov. 22 was more than just a battle between two top ranked programs. Designated as the Wrestling Supports Wrestling dual, fans from across the state came out to show their support of the Tigers. All proceeds from the evening meet, approximately $11,000, went directly to the Wrestling Endowment Fund.

Following on the heels of Missouri’s 23-12 win over 16th-ranked Hofstra, the first of seven wins over nationally ranked foes, the fifth-ranked Tigers hosted the ninth annual Missouri Open in the Fieldhouse. Competing in both the Freshman/Sophomore and Open Division, a total of 19 Missouri grapplers finished among the top six of their respective weight class. Chandler, Missouri’s 157-pound starter, along with Ellis and 174 pounder Raymond Jordan took top honors in the Open Division while newcomers Taylor Crane, Nick Hucke and Nick Gregoris managed first place showings at 141, 157 and 184 pounds, respectively.

Second-ranked Missouri wrestler Nicholas Marable opted out of competing in the Missouri Open, instead showcasing his skills at the 43rd annual National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic in Columbus, Ohio. Competing at 165 pounds, Marable battled with No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes of Cornell and came away with a 3-2 victory. Marable was the first Missouri wrestler since two-time National Champion and four-time All-American Ben Askren to represent the Tigers at an All-Star Classic.

Returning to the road for the Nov. 29 Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y., the Tigers picked up four additional wins, while 11th year Head Coach Brian Smith earned the distinction of becoming the winningest coach in

Missouri wrestling history. Earning a 41-3 victory over Brown, Smith’s Tigers helped move him ahead of Tiger great Bob Kopnisky who now stands second with 125 wins. By the close of the 2008-09 campaign, Smith had amassed a 137-64-2 record (.680), putting him ahead of Kopnisky (.633) who coached from 1974-86.

Missouri’s perfect showing at the Northeast Duals resulted in the Tigers outscoring their East Coast opponents, 136-25. Of the 40 matches contested, 32 were won by Tiger grapplers and 19 credited as bonus point victories.

Two weeks later, the Tigers made their way to the West Coast for the Pac 10/Big 12 Duals. Missouri swept through the tournament, besting Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly. A 26-10 dual meet win over Oregon State rounded out Missouri’s West Coast tour.

Since returning to the lineup on Nov. 29, Ellis had proved a force to reckon with at heavyweight. The junior went on a tear ending the 2008 calendar year with a 20-1 record, Midlands Tournament Title and nine wins by fall. After holding off three of the nation’s top-10 ranked grapplers at heavyweight, Ellis was awarded the No. 1 ranking, a title he held for three weeks.

A new year brought about the National Duals and Missouri suffered its first loss, 20-19, to 14th-ranked Penn State. A 25-12 win over No. 20 Northwestern kept Missouri’s tournament hopes alive, however a 23-19 loss at the hands of sixth-ranked Ohio State forced the Tigers out of the bracket.

The Tigers returned to the practice room and prepared for a Jan. 18 doubleheader. Squaring off with Missouri Valley, the Tigers notched a 33-12 win, capping off the day with a 32-7 victory over Chattanooga. Things looked up as Missouri went to No. 2-ranked Cornell and won, 18-14, over the Big Red in a televised broadcast.

Big 12 action began on Jan. 31, as Missouri hosted Nebraska in the Hearnes Center. The Huskers managed a one-point victory, 16-15, with both teams taking wins in five weight classes.

Missouri rattled off back-to-back wins over Oklahoma schools, first taking down Oklahoma, 18-12, in Norman before securing a 27-9 win over Oklahoma State in Stillwater. The victory over OSU was Missouri’s second ever road win over the Cowboys and marked only the second time in school history that the Tigers beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in their home facilities. Additionally, it handed OSU its worst home loss since 1993.

Returning home, the Missouri wrestling and gymnastics squads hosted the third annual Beauty and the Beast event on Feb. 13. Wrestling

2008-09

lost 22-14 to ninth-ranked Central Michigan but redeemed themselves on senior day, Feb. 15, with an 18-15 win over second-ranked Iowa State. The Tigers closed out their dual schedule with an 18-4 record, all four losses coming to top-10 ranked squads.

The 13th annual Big 12 Wrestling Championships were held in the Coliseum on the University of Nebraska campus. Two Tigers walked away victorious, Marable, earning his second crown at 165 pounds, and 141 pounder, Marcus Hoehn. Hoehn won his first Big 12 title after defeating fifth-ranked Nick Gallick of Iowa State, 2-1, in a tie-breaker. The victory secured Hoehn’s entrance to the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

A total of eight Missouri grapplers qualified for the 79th annual National Tournament held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Todd Schavrien (133), Hoehn (141), Chandler (157), Marable (165), Jordan (174), Dorian Henderson (184), Maxwell Askren (197) and Ellis (HWT) all qualified through the newly formatted NCAA system. Over the course of three days, five Missouri grapplers advanced through their respective brackets on their way to winning All-America accolades. In his final run, Jordan took third at 174 pounds, becoming the fourth Missouri wrestler to earn All-America honors in more than one weight class. Chandler, a four time NCAA qualifier, managed his first top-eight finish at the NCAA Championships after defeating Matt Moley of Bloomsburg, 2-1, for a fifth place showing.

Competing at 197 pounds, Askren improved upon his seventh place finish one year prior with a fifth place showing. Askren closed out his junior campaign with a 30-7 record, blanking his opponent, 3-0, in the battle for fifth place.

Missouri’s 165 pound qualifier, Marable, came back from an opening round loss to finish his second tournament appearance in seventh place. The junior battled through injury to finish the Championships with a 5-2 record.

Ellis capped off Saturday’s competition with Missouri’s first showing in a championship final since 2007. Meeting at center circle in front of a nationally televised ESPN audience, second-ranked Ellis was pitted against fifth-ranked Konrad Dudziak of Duke. Ellis earned four straight wins by decision to advance to the heavyweight championship finals and forced the match into overtime to decide the victor. Ellis and Dudziak scrambled through the tiebreaker, with Ellis coming out the winner, 3-2.

As a team, the Tigers finished the annual tournament in seventh place, tying team champion Iowa for the most All-Americans, five.

The 2009 season marked the sixth straight year in which the Missouri wrestling team managed a top-15 finish at the National Tournament, with the seventh place finish recorded as the second best in program history.

Quick Hits: 2008-09Junior heavyweight Mark Ellis became just the second Missouri wrestler to win a National Title, joining 2007 graduate and two-time National Champion Ben Askren as a first place finisher at the NCAA Championships. Ellis squared off with Duke’s Konrad Dudziak and won the heavyweight bout, 3-2, in overtime.As a team, the Tigers finished the 79th annual Division I Wrestling Championships in seventh place with 70 points. The top-10 finish is Missouri’s second in three years, second best showing in program history and marks the sixth straight year in which the Tigers finished among the top-15 teams in the nation.Eight Missouri wrestlers qualified for the National Championships, tying a program high first set in 2007.Five Tiger grapplers, Michael Chandler (157), Nicholas Marable (165), Raymond Jordan (174), Maxwell Askren (197) and Mark Ellis (HWT) were awarded All-America honors, setting a new high for Missouri and tying with national champion Iowa for the most All-Americans at the 2009 NCAA Championships.Two Tiger wrestlers, Marcus Hoehn (141) and Nicholas Marable (165) earned Big 12 titles. The Big 12 crown was Marable’s second consecutive accolade and the first of Hoehn’s four-year career.Smith became the winningest coach in program history after earning a 41-3 win over Brown at the Northeast Duals. Smith is now 137-64-2 (.680) putting him ahead of Bob Kopnisky (.633) who coached from 1974-86. Ending the season with an 18-4 record, the Tigers tied for the highest win total in program history. The most wins for a Tiger wrestling team, 18, was first set during the 1967-68 campaign (18-0-1) and again in 2001-02 (18-3).

2008-09 :: 174-Pound All-AmericanRaymond Jordan


OVERALL DUAL NAME WT WIN LOSS WIN LOSS DEC. MD FALL TF FOR.Troy Dolan 125 15 23 6 16 7 0 3 2 3Luke Cherep 133 11 13 1 3 5 2 3 0 1Taylor Crane 133 24 12 2 4 11 4 5 2 2Nathan McCormick 133 10 8 0 0 6 1 1 1 1Todd Schavrien 133 15 13 5 7 9 2 2 1 1Cody Farinella 141 19 10 0 0 11 1 5 1 2Marcus Hoehn 141 30 10 17 5 24 4 0 0 2Nicholas Hucke 141 22 5 0 0 13 2 5 1 1Daniel Hewitt 149 13 12 0 0 9 4 0 0 1Max Shanaman 149 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Andrew Sherry 149 13 15 10 10 6 5 2 0 0Brandon Wiest 149 10 10 0 1 8 1 0 1 0Emanuel Brooks 157 5 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0Michael Chandler 157 32 8 13 4 21 6 0 4 1Nick Gregoris 157 23 5 0 0 4 4 5 2 1Jacob Guerrant 157 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Brad McCarter 157 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Todd Porter 157 21 8 0 0 10 8 3 0 0Garrett Jones 165 5 9 0 0 4 1 0 0 0Nicholas Marable 165 28 8 16 2 23 1 2 0 1Patrick Wright 165 23 7 4 1 14 2 4 1 2 Raymond Jordan 174 35 5 21 1 14 10 8 2 1John Andrews 184 9 9 2 1 6 0 2 0 1Brent Haynes 184 20 7 0 0 6 3 6 3 2Dorian Henderson 184 22 14 13 5 16 2 1 0 2Maxwell Askren 197 30 7 17 2 15 7 3 3 1Jake Glore 197 11 10 0 0 4 1 4 2 0Dominique Bradley HWT 17 3 9 0 13 1 3 0 0Mark Ellis HWT 31 3 12 1 20 2 9 0 0Tyler Perry HWT 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL -- 498 249 150 63 287 74 77 26 26

Wrestling Statistics2008-09

2008-09 :: 133-Pound NCAA QualifierTodd Schavrien


Missouri Results2008-09

at Lock HavenWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU LH125 Nick Hyatt (LHU) fall No.19 Troy Dolan (MU): 2:29 0 6133 Todd Schavrien (MU) decision Billy Ashnault (LHU): 7-6 3 6141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) major decision Zach Kell (LHU): 12-4 7 6149 Andrew Sherry (MU) decision Matt Fittery (LHU): 8-5 10 6157 Emanuel Brooks (MU) decision Luke Lanno (LHU): 5-4 13 6165 No. 1 Nicholas Marable (MU) fall John Mangini (LHU): 3:40 19 6174 No. 3 Raymond Jordan (MU) technical fall Alex Dalrymple (LHU): 25-10 23 6184 Tom Kocher (LHU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 9-5 23 9197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) win by injury default 29 9HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision Gabe Murtorff (LHU): 8-6 32 9

Nov. 15, 2008

at BucknellWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU BU125 Derek Reber (BU) major decision Troy Dolan (MU): 10-0 22 7133 No. 14 David Marble (BU) fall Todd Schavrien (MU): 4:57 22 13141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Luke Chohany (BU): 5-2 25 13149 Kevin LeValley (BU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 6-4 25 16157 Emanuel Brooks (MU) decision Ryan Ochalek (BU): 11-6 3 0165 No. 17 Andy Rendos (BU) decision No. 1 Nick Marable (MU): 3-1 (OT) 3 3174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision Shane Riccio (BU): 13-3 7 3184 Dorian Henderson (MU) major decision David Thompson (BU): 11-2 11 3197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) technical fall Jay Hahn (BU): 20-4 16 3HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) fall Sean LoCurto (BU): 1:45 22 3

Nov. 16, 2008

vs. HofstraWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU HU125 Steve Bonanno (HU) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 8-2 0 3133 No. 7 Lou Ruggirello (HU) fall Todd Schavrien (MU): :51 0 9141 Justin Accordino (HU) decision Marcus Hoehn (MU): 5-1 0 12149 Andrew Sherry (MU) decision P.J. Gillespie (HU): 8-6 3 12157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) major dec. No. 15 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (HU): 13-2 7 12165 No. 2 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Ryan Patrovich (HU): 3-1 (OT) 10 12174 No. 3 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 8 Alton Lucas (HU): 3-1 (OT) 13 12184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Ben Clymer (HU): 9-3 16 12197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision No. 17 Joe Fagiano (HU): 12-6 19 12HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision Jordan Enck (HU): 4-2 22 12

Nov. 22, 2008

vs. Old DominionWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU ODU125 No. 4 James Nicholson (ODU) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 3-0 0 3133 Todd Schavrien (MU) decision No. 11 Kyle Hutter (ODU): 8-4 3 3141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 10 Ryan Williams (ODU): 7-4 6 3149 Andrew Sherry (MU) fall Joey Metzler (ODU): 2:04 12 3157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) major decision Kaylen Baxter (ODU): 10-2 16 3165 No. 13 Chris Brown (ODU) decision No. 1 Nicholas Marable (MU): 2-1 (TB) 16 6174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision Derek Coffey (ODU): 13-3 20 6184 Joe Budi (ODU) decision John Andrews (MU): 5-2 20 9197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Jesse Strawn (ODU): 7-3 23 9HWT No. 5 Mark Ellis (MU) fall Roy Dragon (ODU): 4:18 29 9

Nov. 29, 2008

vs. MarylandWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU MD125 Brendan Byrne (MD) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 4-2 0 3133 No. 10 Steve Bell (MD) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 6-1 0 6141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 15 Alex Krom (MD): 6-5 3 6149 Andrew Sherry (MU) major decision Stephen Fehnel (MD): 11-2 7 6157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) tech. fall Kyle John (MD): 22-7 12 6165 No. 1 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Brian Letters (MD): 3-2 15 6174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision Corey Peltier (MD): 11-4 18 6184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Christopher Lloyd (MD): 10-8 21 6197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision No. 2 Hudson Taylor (MD): 9-4 24 6HWT No. 5 Mark Ellis (MU) major decision Pat Gilmore (MD): 11-2 28 6

Nov. 29, 2008

vs. HarvardWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU HAR125 Troy Dolan (MU) win by forfeit 6 0133 Todd Schavrien (MU) tech. fall Johnny Motley (HAR): 18-3 11 0141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) win by forfeit 17 0149 Walter Peppelman (HAR) decision Brandon Wiest (MU): 4-0 17 3157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) decision No. 13 J.P. O’Connor (HAR): 3-2 20 3165 Patrick Wright (MU) fall Michael Sadler (HAR): 6:28 26 3174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Bryan Panzano (HAR): 1:16 32 3184 No. 5 Louis Caputo (HAR) major decision John Andrews (MU): 11-0 32 7197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) fall Sean Murphy (HAR): 1:16 38 7HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) major decision Spencer DeSena (HAR): 14-4 42 7

Nov. 29, 2008

2008-09 :: 125-Pound StarterTroy Dolan



vs. BrownWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU BRN125 Troy Dolan (MU) fall Mike Piccirillo (Brown): 3:08 6 0133 Todd Schavrien (MU) major decision John Triggas (Brown): 15-5 10 0141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) win by forfeit 16 0149 Andrew Sherry (MU) major decision Dave Foxen (Brown): 11-3 20 0157 Patrick Wright (MU) fall Thomas Fazio (Brown): 4:34 26 0165 No. 1 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Bryan Tracy (Brown): 8-3 29 0174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision Ziad Kharbush (Brown): 12-5 32 0184 Matthew Gevelinger (Brown) decision John Andrews (MU): 5-1 32 3197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Branden Stearns (Brown): 11-4 35 3HWT No. 5 Mark Ellis (MU) fall Zachary Zdrada (Brown): 1:30 41 3

Nov. 29, 2008

vs. Cal State FullertonWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CSF125 Troy Dolan (MU) decision Andre Gonzalez (CSF): 11-7 3 0133 No. 17 TJ Dillashaw (CSF) tech fall Luke Cherep (MU): 19-0, 5:00 3 5141 No. 17 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Adin Duenas (CSF): 8-6 6 5149 Andrew Sherry (MU) major dec. Nick Blackshaw (CSF): 11-0 10 5 157 Patrick Wright (MU) major dec. Steven DeLaFuente (CSF): 10-1 14 5165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Devin Velasquez (CSF): 6-1 17 5174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Todd Noel (CSF): 1:56 23 5184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision No. 16 Tim Hawkins (CSF): 4-2 26 5197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) major dec. John Drake (CSF): 10-1 30 5HWT No. 3 Mark Ellis (MU) major dec. Kurt Klimek (CSF): 9-0 34 5

Dec. 13, 2008

vs. Cal State BakersfieldWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CSB125 No. 15 Brandon Zoetewey (CSB) fall Troy Dolan (MU): 3:24 0 6133 No. 20 Thomas Kimbrell (CSB) major decision Luke Cherep (MU): 14-4 0 10141 No. 17 Marcus Hoehn (MU) major decision Elijah Nacita (CSB): 12-3 4 10149 Andrew Sherry (MU) decision Sam Barnhart (CSB): 10-7 7 10157 Trevor Hall (CSB) major decision No. 4 Michael Chandler (MU): 14-5 7 14165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Joey Granata (CSB): 8-4 10 14174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Jason Points (CSB): 2:50 16 14184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Ernesto Ancona (CSB): 8-3 19 14197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) major dec. No. 11 Riley Orozco (CSB):11-4 23 14HWT No. 3 Mark Ellis (MU) decision No. 4 Mitch Monteiro (CSB): 2-1 26 14

Dec. 13, 2008

vs. Cal PolyWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CP125 Troy Dolan (MU) win by forfeit 6 0133 Luke Cherep (MU) decision Jake Tannebaum (CP): 5-4 9 0141 No. 17 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 20 Filip Novachkov (CP): 8-3 12 0149 Eric Maldonado (CP) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 7-4 12 3157 No. 13 Chase Pami (CP) decision Patrick Wright (MU): 3-1 12 6165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) major dec. Joel Shaw (CP):13-5 16 6174 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Ryan DesRoches (CP): 2:00 22 6184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Ryan Smith (CP): 9-4 25 6197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) tech. fall Bo Lukehart (CP): 19-2 30 6 HWT No. 3 Mark Ellis (MU) fall Kelan Bragg (CP): 2:50 36 6

Dec. 13, 2008

at Oregon StateWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU OSU125 Troy Dolan (MU) decision Jake Gonzales (OSU): 11-9 26 10133 Kelly Kubec (OSU) major decision Luke Cherep (MU): 15-3 0 4141 No. 17 Marcus Hoehn (MU) major decision Ryan Harold (OSU): 12-3 4 4149 No. 20 Heinrich Barnes (OSU) fall Andrew Sherry (MU): 1:21 4 10157 Patrick Wright (MU) decision Anthony Peressini (OSU): 7-2 7 10165 No. 4 Michael Chandler (MU) decision Keegan Davis (OSU): 12-8 10 10174 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Ben Harris (OSU): 13-7 13 10184 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision No. 8 Kyle Bressler (OSU): 14-2 17 10197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Chad Hanke (OSU): 7-3 20 10HWT No. 3 Mark Ellis (MU) decision Clayton Jack (OSU): 8-3 23 10

Dec. 14, 2008

vs. Penn StateWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU PSU125 Brad Pataky (PSU) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 13-9 0 3133 No. 12 Jake Strayer (PSU) technical fall Taylor Crane (MU): 18-2 (6:05) 0 8141 No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Frank Molinaro (PSU): 7-4 3 8149 No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (PSU) fall Brandon Wiest (MU): 2:04 3 14157 No. 8 Dan Vallimont (PSU) decision No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU): 3-1 (SV) 3 17165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Mark Friend (PSU): 6-2 6 17174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Micah Bollinger (PSU) 2:40 12 17184 No. 14 Quentin Wright (PSU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 11-5 12 20197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) major decision Jack Decker (PSU): 15-2 16 20HWT No. 2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision Cameron Wade (PSU): 4-2 19 20

Jan. 10, 2009

2008-09 :: 165-Pound Big 12 Champion and All-AmericanNicholas Marable



vs. NorthwesternWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU NW125 No. 3 Brandon Precin (NW) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 9-2 0 3133 Eric Metzler (NW) decision Taylor Crane (MU): 7-1 0 6141 No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 16 Keith Sulzer (NW): 2-0 3 6149 Andrew Sherry (MU) major decision Andrew Nadhir (NW): 15-6 7 6157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) decision No. 17 Jason Welch (NW): 5-4 10 6165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Dominic Marella (NW): 8-4 13 6174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) tech fall Robert Kellogg (NW): 22-6 (6:42) 18 6184 No. 1 Jake Herbert (NW) fall Dorian Henderson (MU): 2:15 18 12197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) major decision John Schoen (NW): 14-5 22 12HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision Ben Kuhar (NW): 8-3 25 12

Jan. 10, 2009

vs. Ohio StateWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU OSU125 Nikko Triggas (OSU) fall Troy Dolan (MU): 2:13 0 6133 No. 8 Reece Humphrey (OSU) major decision Taylor Crane (MU): 19-7 0 10141 No. 14 J Jaggers (OSU) decision No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 8-6 0 13149 No. 4 Lance Palmer (OSU) fall Andrew Sherry (MU): 1:19 0 19157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) decision No. 15 Jason Johnstone (OSU): 12-5 3 19165 No. 8 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 4 Colt Sponseller (OSU): 3-2 6 19174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision Dave Rella (OSU): 13-4 10 19184 No. 2 Mike Pucillo (OSU) major decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 11-3 10 23197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) fall Jason Cook (OSU): 3:30 16 23HWT No. 2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision No. 16 Corey Morrison (OSU): 6-0 19 23

Jan. 10, 2009

vs. Missouri ValleyWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU MV125 No. 2 Billy Exline (MV) fall Troy Dolan (MU): 3:45 0 6133 Taylor Crane (MU) technical fall Jesse Knott (MV): 24-6 (5:32) 5 6141 Eric Graham (MV) decision No. 12 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 8-6 5 9149 No. 1 Brian Graham (MV) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 5-2 5 12157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) major decision Joe Cornejo (MV): 14-0 9 12165 No. 7 Nicholas Marable (MU) win by injury default: 1:07 15 12174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) fall Alex McKinney (MV): 1:35 21 12184 John Andrews (MU) decision No. 8 Charlie Gibbs (MV): 12-5 24 12197 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Chad Williams (MV): 6-0 27 12HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) fall Travis Ewart (MV): 2:04 33 12

Jan. 18, 2009

vs. ChattanoogaWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU UTC125 Demetrius Johnson (UTC) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 12-7 0 3133 Taylor Crane (MU) decision Josh Statum (UTC): 6-1 3 3141 No. 8 Cody Cleveland (UTC) decision No. 12 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 14-5 3 7149 Andrew Sherry (MU) major decision Kelly Felix (UTC): 16-5 7 7157 No. 7 Michael Chandler (MU) major decision Brandon Wright (UTC): 10-1 11 7165 No. 7 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 19 Seth Garvin (UTC): 7-3 14 7174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) win by forfeit 20 7184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Jason McCroskey (UTC): 7-5 23 7197 John Andrews (MU) win by forfeit 29 7HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision Cody Sigler (UTC): 6-3 32 7

Jan. 18, 2009

vs. CornellWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CU125 No. 2 Troy Nickerson (CU) tech. fall Troy Dolan (MU): 16-0 (3:54) 0 5 133 No. 12 Mike Grey (CU) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 12-10 0 8 141 No. 12 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Corey Manson (CU): 6-4 3 8149 DJ Meagher (CU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 11-10 3 11157 No. 5 Jordan Leen (CU) decision No. 9 Michael Chandler (MU): 5-2 3 14165 No. 7 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision John Basting (CU): 4-1 6 14174 No. 6 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 5 Steve Anceravage (CU): 10-5 9 14184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision No. 16 Justin Kerber (CU): 3-2 12 14197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision No. 18 Cam Simaz (CU): 4-3 15 14HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision No. 13 Zach Hammond (CU): 2-0 18 14

Jan. 25, 2009

vs. NebraskaWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU NU125 Troy Dolan (MU) decision Andy Pokorny (NU): 3-1 6 0133 Matt Vacanti (NU) major decision Taylor Crane (MU): 20-7 6 4141 No. 11 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Curtis Salazar (NU): 9-5 9 4149 Robert Sanders (NU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 7-4 9 7157 No. 3 Jordan Burroughs (NU) decision No. 9 Michael Chandler (MU): 4-3 9 10165 No. 7 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU): 4-3 12 10174 No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 2 Brandon Browne (NU): 6-3 15 10184 No. 11 Vince Jones (NU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 4-0 15 13197 No. 2 Craig Brester (MU) decision No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU): 5-4 15 16HWT Dominique Bradley (MU) decision No. 16 Tucker Lane (NU): 3-2 3 0

Jan. 31, 2009

2008-09 :: 141-Pound Big 12 ChampionMarcus Hoehn



vs. OklahomaWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU OU125 No. 7 Joey Fio (OU) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 8-4 0 3133 Brian Shelton (OU) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 5-3 0 6141 No. 18 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Seth Vernon (OU): 8-2 3 6149 No. 8 Kyle Terry (OU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 8-3 3 9157 No. 8 Michael Chandler (MU) decision Will Rowe (OU): 6-2 6 9165 No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Ryan Smith (OU): 3-2 9 9174 No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 7 Jeff James (OU): 6-4 12 9184 No. 19 Pat Flynn (OU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 2-0 12 12197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision No. 11 Eric Lapotsky (OU): 11-4 15 12HWT No. 1 Mark Ellis (MU) decision No. 16 Nathan Fernandez (OU): 5-3 18 12

Feb. 6, 2009

vs. Oklahoma StateWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU OSU125 No. 15 Obenson Blanc (OSU) fall Troy Dolan (MU):0:57 0 6133 No. 14 Chris Notte (OSU) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 3-2 0 9 141 No. 18 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 15 Jamal Parks (OSU): 3-1 (SV) 3 9 149 Andrew Sherry (MU) decision Luke Silver (OSU): 8-6 (SV) 6 9157 No. 8 Michael Chandler (MU) decision No. 10 Neil Erisman (OSU): 7-5 9 9165 No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 10 Brandon Mason (OSU): 3-2 12 9 174 No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 14 Newly McSpadden (OSU): 4-1 15 9184 Dorian Henderson (MU) fall Cody Hill (OSU): 6:45 21 9197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision No. 8 Clayton Foster (OSU): 4-0 24 9HWT No. 1 Mark Ellis (MU) decision No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU): 5-3 (SV) 27 9

Feb. 7, 2009

vs. Central MichiganWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CMU125 No. 9 Scott Sentes (CMU) fall Troy Dolan (MU): 5:51 0 6 133 No. 20 Conor Beebe (CMU) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 6-5 0 9 141 Tony D’Alie (CMU) decision No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 8-3 0 12149 No. 13 Steve Brown (CMU) major dec. Andrew Sherry (MU): 10-2 0 16 157 No. 8 Michael Chandler (MU) tech. fall Tyler Grayson (CMU): 16-0 5 16 165 No. 12 Trevor Stewart decision (CMU) No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU): 2-0 5 19 174 No. 9 Mike Miller (CMU) decision No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU): 2-1 5 22 184 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision No. 20 Vince DiDona (CMU): 4-2 (2OT) 8 22 197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Eric Simaz (CMU): 12-5 11 22 HWT No. 1 Mark Ellis (MU) decision Jarod Trice (CMU): 2-1 14 22

Feb. 13, 2009

vs. Iowa StateWt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU ISU125 No. 10 Tyler Clark (ISU) decision Troy Dolan (MU): 4-2 (TB2) 0 3133 Todd Schavrien (MU) win by forfeit 6 3141 No. 10 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision No. 3 Nick Gallick (ISU): 4-3 (SV1) 9 3 149 No. 18 Mitch Mueller (ISU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 6-3 9 6157 No. 8 Michael Chandler (MU) decision No. 7 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) 4-0 12 6 165 No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 7 Jon Reader (ISU): 3-2 15 6174 No. 5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision No. 18 Duke Burke (ISU): 6-1 18 6184 No. 18 Jerome Ward (ISU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 5-2 18 9197 No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) decision No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU): 9-4 18 12HWT No. 2 David Zabriskie (ISU) decision No. 1 Mark Ellis (MU): 2-1 (TB2) 18 15

Feb. 15, 2009

2008-09: Of Note

2008-09 :: 157-Pound All-AmericanMichael Chandler

Three Missouri wrestlers, Nicholas Marable (165), Raymond Jordan (174) and Maxwell Askren (197) collected their second career All-America accolade, while Michael Chandler (157) and Mark Ellis (HWT) received their first top-eight national finish.

Two Missouri wrestlers, Raymond Jordan (174) and Michael Chandler (157), joined the century club. Jordan finished his Tiger career with 123 wins, good enough for fifth-best in the Missouri record book. Teammate Chandler earned his 100th career victory in his final bout of the NCAA Championships becoming the 16th Tiger to hit the century mark.

Nicholas Marable earned a 3-2 win over No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes of Cornell at the 43rd annual National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Challenge in St. John Arena of Columbus, Ohio. Marable was the first Missouri wrestler since two-time National Champion and four-time All-American Ben Askren to represent the Tigers at an All-Star Classic dual.

A total of nine Missouri wrestlers tallied 14 first place finishes at regular season tournaments. Four true freshmen earned first place finishes including Nick Hucke who collected two at 141 pounds in the Missouri Open and Missouri Valley Open.



Big 12 ChampionshipsMarch 7, 2009

125: Troy Dolan: Fifth PlaceAndy Pokorny (NU) fall Troy Dolan (MU): 3:38Obenson Blanc (OSU) major decision Troy Dolan (MU): 13-2

133: Todd Schavrien: Third Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierMatt Vacanti (NU) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 7-2Todd Schavrien (MU) decision Brian Shelton (OU): 5-3Todd Schavrien (MU) decision Matt Vacanti (NU): 3-2

141: Marcus Hoehn: First Place: NCAA Automatic Qualifier Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Seth Vernon (OU): 6-1Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Nick Gallick (ISU): 2-1 (TB2)

149: Andrew Sherry: Fifth PlaceLuke Silver (OSU) decision Andrew Sherry (MU): 7-5Robert Sanders (OU) fall Andrew Sherry (MU): 1:33

157: Michael Chandler: Second Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierMichael Chandler (MU) decision Cyler Sanderson (ISU): 7-5Jordan Burroughs (NU) decision Michael Chandler (MU): 6-4

165: Nicholas Marable: First Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierNicholas Marable (MU) decision Brandon Mason (OSU): 5-3Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Stephen Dwyer (NU): 3-1 (SV)

174: Raymond Jordan: Second Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierRaymond Jordan (MU) decision Jeff James (OU): 9-6Brandon Browne (NU) decision Raymond Jordan (MU): 3-1

184: Dorian Henderson: Fifth Place: NCAA At-Large QualifierChris McNeil (OSU) decision Dorian Henderson (MU): 9-4Patrick Flynn (OU) fall Dorian Henderson (MU): 2:42

197: Maxwell Askren: Third Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierCraig Brester (NU) major decision Maxwell Askren (MU): 15-4Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Eric Lapotsky (OU): 9-7Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Clayton Foster (OSU): 7-2

HWT: Mark Ellis: Second Place: NCAA Automatic QualifierMark Ellis (MU) decision Jared Rosholt (OSU): 2-1David Zabriskie (ISU) decision Mark Ellis (MU): 3-1

NCAA ChampionshipsMarch 19-21, 2009

133 Pounds: Todd Schavrien (NCAA Record: 1-2)#1 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) major decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 13-2Todd Schavrien (MU) decision Michael Rappo (UNC) : 9-3#12 Mike Grey (Cornell) decision Todd Schavrien (MU): 19-7

141 Pounds: Marcus Hoehn (NCAA Record 1-2)#8 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Richard Rappo (Penn): 3-2 (TB)#11 Drew Lashaway (Kent State) decision #8 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 7-5 (TB)#18 Christopher Diaz (Virginia Tech) major decision #8 Marcus Hoehn (MU): 16-5

157 Pounds: Michael Chandler (NCAA Record: 5-2) Fifth Place#6 Michael Chandler (MU) decision #15 Kurt Kinsey (Indiana): 4-3#6 Michael Chandler (MU) decision #11 Chase Pami (Cal Poly): 6-0#4 Jordan Leen (Cornell) decision #6 Michael Chandler (MU): 4-2#6 Michael Chandler (MU) decision #14 Johnny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra): 6-5#6 Michael Chandler (MU) major decision #16 Tyler Safratowich (Minnesota): 13-5#3 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro) major decision #6 Michael Chandler (Missouri): 10-2#6 Michael Chandler (MU) decision Matt Moley (Bloomsburg): 2-1

165: Pounds: Nicholas Marable (NCAA Record: 5-2) Seventh PlaceNick Amuchastegui (Stanford) decision #6 Nicholas Marable (MU): 5-2#6 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Rex Kendle (Michigan State): 6-1#6 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Rick Schmelyun (Bloomsburg): 4-1#6 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision #7 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska): 7-5#6 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision #20 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra): 3-2#5 Moza Fay (UNI) decision #6 Nicholas Marable (MU): 4-2#6 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Tyler Sherfey (Boise St.): 6-4

174 Pounds: Raymond Jordan (NCAA Record: 5-1) Third Place#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision #18 Shane Riccio (Bucknell): 11-2#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision vs. Ryan Burk (Iowa State): 12-4#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision #4 Jay Borschel (Iowa): 3-1#1 Steve Luke (Michigan) decision #5 Raymond Jordan (MU): 4-2 (TB)#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision #14 Quentin Wright (Penn State): 4-2#5 Raymond Jordan (MU) decision #3 Brandon Browne (Nebraska): 4-0

184 Pounds: Dorian Henderson (NCAA Record: 0-2)Vince DiDona (Central Michigan) decision #20 Dorian Henderson (MU): 8-1#18 Jerome Ward (Iowa State) decision #20 Dorian Henderson (MU): 6-1

197 Pounds: Maxwell Askren (NCAA Record: 4-2) Fifth Place#5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Raymond Bennet (Millersville): 7-2#5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision Cam Simaz (Cornell): 5-1#5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision #6 Brent Chriswell (Boise State): 4-1#2 Jake Varner (Iowa State): decision #5 Maxwell Askren (MU): 8-3#9 Hudson Taylor (Maryland) major decision #5 Maxwell Askren (MU): 8-0#5 Maxwell Askren (MU) decision #6 Brent Chriswell (Boise State): 3-0

HWT: Mark Ellis (NCAA Record: 5-0) National Champion#2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision #15 Zach Sheaffer (Pitt): 2-1#2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision #17 Richard Goff (Cleveland State):3-2#2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision #7 Daniel Erekson (Iowa): 6-5#2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision #4 Jermail Porter (Kent State): 5-3#2 Mark Ellis (MU) decision #5 Konrad Dudziak (Duke): 3-2 (TB)

2008-09 :: HWT National ChampionMark Ellis

2008-09 :: 157-Pound All-AmericanMichael Chandler


Missouri StatisticsMatch-By-Match Missouri Lineup

Date Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWTNov. 15 Lock Haven Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Brooks Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyNov. 16 Bucknell Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Brooks Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyNov. 22 Hofstra Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyNov. 29 Old Dominion Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Andrews Askren EllisNov. 29 Maryland Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisNov. 29 Harvard Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Wiest Chandler Wright Jordan Andrews Askren BradleyNov. 29 Brown Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Wright Marable Jordan Andrews Askren EllisDec. 13 Fullerton Dolan Cherep Hoehn Sherry Wright Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisDec. 13 Bakersfield Dolan Cherep Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisDec. 13 Cal Poly Dolan Cherep Hoehn Sherry Wright Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisDec. 14 Oregon State Dolan Cherep Hoehn Sherry Wright Chandler Marable Jordan Askren EllisJan. 10 Penn State Dolan Crane Hoehn Wiest Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisJan. 10 Northwestern Dolan Crane Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyJan. 10 Ohio State Dolan Crane Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisJan. 18 Missouri Valley Dolan Crane Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Andrews Henderson BradleyJan. 18 Chattanooga Dolan Crane Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Andrews BradleyJan. 25 Cornell Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyJan. 31 Nebraska Dolan Crane Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren BradleyFeb. 6 Oklahoma Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisFeb. 7 Oklahoma State Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisFeb. 13 Central Michigan Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren EllisFeb. 15 Iowa State Dolan Schavrien Hoehn Sherry Chandler Marable Jordan Henderson Askren Ellis

2008-09

2008-09 :: 184-Pound NCAA QualifierDorian Henderson


2008-09 Dual Team Points Scored by WeightOpp. 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TotalLock Haven 0 3 3 3 3 6 5 0 6 3 32Bucknell 0 0 3 0 3 0 4 4 5 6 25Hofstra 0 0 0 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 22Old Dominion 0 3 3 6 4 0 4 0 3 6 29Maryland 0 0 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 28Harvard 6 5 6 0 3 6 6 0 6 4 42Brown 6 4 6 4 6 3 3 0 3 6 41Fullerton 3 0 3 4 4 3 6 3 4 4 34Bakersfield 0 0 4 3 0 3 6 3 4 3 26Cal Poly 6 3 3 0 0 4 6 3 5 6 36Oregon State 3 0 4 0 3 3 3 4 3 3 26Penn State 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 4 3 19Northwestern 0 0 3 4 3 3 5 0 4 3 25Ohio State 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 6 3 19Missouri Valley 0 5 0 0 4 6 6 3 3 6 33Chattanooga 0 3 0 4 4 3 6 3 6 3 32Cornell 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 18Nebraska 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 15Oklahoma 0 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 18Oklahoma State 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 27Central Michigan 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 3 14Iowa State 0 6 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 18TOTAL 27 32 59 38 63 67 94 38 80 81 579

Missouri Statistics2008-09

2008-09 :: 149-Pound StarterAndrew Sherry


Missouri Statistics2008-09

Individual Dual Record by Weight 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total6-16 8-14 17-5 10-12 17-5 19-3 21-1 12-10 20-2 21-1 151-69

Dual Pins by Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total1-6 0-2 0-0 1-3 1-0 2-0 6-0 1-1 2-0 5-0 19-12

Dual Technical Falls by Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 8-3

Dual Major Decisions by Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total0-1 1-4 3-0 4-0 5-1 1-0 3-0 2-2 4-0 3-0 26-8

Dual Decisions by Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total3-8 4-6 12-5 4-10 9-4 15-3 9-1 10-6 10-2 13-1 89-46

Dual Disqualifications/Forfeits by Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total3-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 9-0

Team Record at Dual Starting Weight125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total16-3 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 18-4

2008-09 :: 197-Pound All-AmericanMaxwell Askren

Missouri HistoryMissouri has recorded eight top-15 finishes at the NCAA Championships


Tiger Wrestling HistoryCharles Fisher accepted the challenge of starting a wrestling program

from scratch and became Mizzou’s first wrestling head coach in 1923. For 13 seasons, from 1923 to 1936, Fisher’s Tigers battled to the end

against schools that had established wrestling programs several years before Missouri.

The Tigers’ first dual meet took place in 1923 against the University of Oklahoma. Tiger heavyweight G. Milligan (first name not available), wrestled in the first match for Mizzou but lost. M. Blinder, a featherweight, later scored the school’s first and only MU points of the match by earning a draw against his Sooner opponent. MU lost its debut, 22-4.

In the next dual, an 11-9 loss to Kansas, more school history was made. Milligan recorded Missouri’s first win with a victory over his Jayhawk foe, while R. Fergason, a light heavyweight, recorded the fledgling program’s first pin. Fisher’s novice squad finished the year with a 19-10 victory over Washington (Mo.), marking the school’s first win. The Tigers closed their first season with a 1-2 record.

Over the next 12 seasons, Fisher coached several Big Six Conference champions. In 1928, when Mizzou finished third in the Big Six, Guy Sappington (135) became the school’s first conference champion. Von Robbins (175) won Big Six titles in 1929 and 1930 and Marvin Fender (heavyweight) claimed a conference championship in 1934.

Fisher, whose career record at Mizzou was 22-44-1 (.336), left before the 1936-37 season and Sappington took over as coach.

Sappington’s squad won its first match, 16-14, over Illinois State, but lost its last five and ended the season 1-5 (.167). Unfortunately, Mizzou would have to wait over two decades to get its next win.

Due to financial woes caused by the Great Depression and lack of assistant coaches, the school was forced to drop wrestling after the 1936-37 season.

THE RENAISSANCEAfter laying dormant for over 20 years, Missouri native Marshall Esteppe

brought back Tiger wrestling in 1959. A former professional wrestler from Sturgeon, Mo., Esteppe became the

head coach in 1959, serving for five years while concentrating on building a competitive program. The Tigers went 0-7 in their first year back to competition, but improved the next season to 4-5. The early going was hard, but the coach’s hard work and determination generated support and kept the program on its feet.

MU’s first meet in 1959 came against Westminster College. Though they were defeated, 28-10, Jim Jones (123) wrestled in the school’s first match since the 1936-37 season, losing by a fall. Sophomore Dan Godi registered the school’s first win in over 20 years with a pin of Westminster’s Bill Wieda in only 1:34.

The 1963-64 season saw Mizzou’s first conference victory since 1936,

a 26-5 win over Kansas.When Esteppe stepped down as head coach following the 1963-64

season, he left with a record of 20-31-0 (.392) and the legacy of giving wrestling a second chance at Ol’ Mizzou.

Perhaps the most inspiring story during the Esteppe era came from one of his student-athletes.

A blind youngster named Rich Adams put aside his physical setback to become one of the Tigers’ best wrestlers.

Despite his handicap, Adams led the Tigers in 1962-63, with a 7-3 record, 27 points and three pins during his sophomore season.

The following year, Adams again led his team in wins (10), pins (six) and points (42). In only two years, Adams registered the most wins (17), pins (nine) and points (69) under Esteppe.

When Adams finished his career the following season, he left Missouri as the school’s all-time leader in career points (113), single-season points (44), career pins (14), single-season pins (seven), quickest pin (:35) and was second in career wins (27).

With Esteppe gone, the vacated head coaching position was placed in the caring hands of Hap Whitney. Whitney first arrived at Missouri in 1959 as an assistant under Esteppe.

Whitney was a young man with a passion for the sport of wrestling. Winning 100 matches as a prep wrestler at Normandy High School in St. Louis, Whitney captured a Big Ten individual championship title at 130 pounds in 1956 and became an All-American the same season while attending Purdue University.

In 1963, as an assistant under Esteppe, Whitney submitted a lengthy report entitled The Growth and Development of Amateur Wrestling in Missouri. The paper was for partial fulfillment of his requirements to obtain a Master of Education degree. Just one year later, Whitney was in charge of the growth and development of Missouri wrestling.

Giving out athletic scholarships for the first time, Whitney helped the Missouri wrestling program take a big step forward in becoming a well recognized team.

Steve Cavanaugh became the first Tiger in the modern era to reach the finals of the Big Eight Tournament. As a sophomore in 1967, Cavanaugh placed second in the 115-pound weight class, making history at the national meet by becoming the first Missouri wrestler to score points in the NCAA Championships. Cavanaugh won only his first-round match.

The 1967-68 season saw Whitney lead the Tigers to an undefeated 18-0-1 mark, the only unbeaten season in school history by any MU wrestling team. In 1970-71, Whitney’s squad won an 18-14 dual against Northwest Missouri State, giving the school its 100th all-time victory.

In 1972, the Tigers made the Hearnes Center their home, as well as the site of the conference tournament. The 1973-74 season was Whitney’s last, and ironically, it was his alma mater, Purdue, which beat MU in Whitney’s

1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Left-to-Right :: Brian Smith, Hap Whitney, Bob Kopnisky, Wes RoperMissouri Wrestling Coaches

Charles Fisher1923-1936

Guy Sappington1936-1937

Marshall Esteppe1959-1964

Hap Whitney1964-1974

Bob Kopnisky1974-1986

Wes Roper1986-1998

Brian Smith1998-Present

last effort as coach, 29-4. Whitney closed out his coaching career with an impressive 84-55-3 (.602) mark.

NATIONAL PROMINENCEIf Marshall Esteppe is credited with the resurrection of the Missouri

wrestling program, and Hap Whitney is responsible for developing it into a consistent winner, the next man who took over, Bob Kopnisky, should be known as the one who brought Tiger wrestling to national prominence.

In “Kop’s” 12 years at the Tiger helm (he coached through the 1985-86 season), MU placed nationally at the NCAA Championships nine times, with its highest finish coming in 1984 when Mizzou finished 10th. The 10th place finish stands as Missouri’s third-highest NCAA team finish.

Throughout his 12 seasons as the Tiger’s head coach, Kopnisky led 11 student-athletes to All-America honors. Terril Williams (150) was Missouri’s first All-American in 1977. When Kopnisky retired in 1986, he had compiled a career-record of 125-72-3, for a winning percentage of .633. The second-most wins in program history.

On Kopnisky’s 1980-82 squads was a tough 150-pound wrestler who would become Missouri’s then all-time winningest grappler with 131 wins, earning All-America honors after finishing fourth at the 1982 NCAA Championships. In 1986, this wrestler became Kopnisky’s successor; Wes Roper.

Like his predecessor, Roper was Missouri’s head coach for 12 seasons, compiling a career record of 73-94-4 (.439). Over the 12-year span, Roper saw the chapter close on the Big Eight Conference and helped to usher in a new domineering conference in 1997, the Big 12.

During Roper’s time, nine Tigers were named All-Americans, including Shaon Fry who earned back-to-back honors in 1993-94. Fry stands tied with two Missouri wrestlers for the second-highest individual finish at an NCAA Championship, in second.

WHAT LIES AHEAdLeading the Missouri program into the 2009-10 season is Head Coach

Brian Smith. A youthful and determined coach, Smith has taken the Tiger team to new heights.

The 2008-09 season marked the sixth straight year in which the Tigers finished among the top-15 teams in the nation. A program-high five grapplers, Maxwell Askren, Michael Chandler, Mark Ellis, Raymond Jordan and Nicholas Marable earned All-America honors, with Ellis becoming the programs’ second-ever grappler to claim a national title. Three of these five All-Americans return for the 2009-10 campaign.

During the course of the 2006-07 season alone, the Tiger team received its first No. 1 ranking, crowned three Big 12 Champions, qualified a program-high eight individuals for the NCAA Championships, recognized three All-Americans and finished a program-best third in the nation at the National Tournament.

The rise to national acclaim has been progressive. During the course

of the 2001-02 campaign, the Tigers tied a school record with 18 wins on the season, a mark repeated in 2008-09. One year later, Missouri finished second at the Big 12 Championships held in Columbia, a feat that Missouri repeated in 2007. The initial runner-up finish in 2003 marked MU’s highest conference finish since the Bix Six (1928). Crowning its first Big 12 Champion in 2003, Missouri has since seen an additional seven Tigers win a total of 13 league titles.

The 2003-04 season was one for the history books. Three Tigers earned All-America honors and three brought home Big 12 Championship titles, the most MU had ever had at one time.

As a team, Missouri became the first school in the competitive Big 12 Conference to beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same season, opening the campaign with a 21-17 victory over the defending national champion Cowboys and snapping a 29-dual losing streak that dated back to the 1928-29 season. Additionally, Missouri became the first league school to beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in their home facilities during the 2006-07 season, an accomplishment they repeated in 2008-09.

In 2006, Ben Askren set the bar higher for future Tiger wrestlers. Askren capped off his perfect 45-0 season with a victory in the title round of the NCAA Championships. Missouri’s first NCAA title in the history of the sport, Askren also received the Dan Hodge Trophy for his accomplishments on the mat. Askren repeated as both 174 pound champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient his senior year, 2007. With a career like no other Tiger in wrestling history, Askren was named the 2007 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year and received an ESPY Male College Athlete of the Year Nomination, both firsts for Missouri.

Smith and his team face one of the fiercest conference schedules in the nation. Comprised of Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State and Nebraska, all are annual inhabitants of wrestling’s top-10 list and contend yearly for the national championship.

Smith and the Tigers have brought a winning tradition back to Missouri and continue to add their names to the storied history of Missouri wrestling.

Head Coach :: 1998-PresentBrian Smith

Coach Years Record Pct.Charles Fischer 1923-36 22-44-1 .336Guy Sappington 1936-37 1-5-0 .167Marshall Esteppe 1959-64 20-31-0 .392Hap Whitney 1964-74 84-55-3 .602Bob Kopnisky 1974-86 125-72-3 .633Wes Roper 1986-98 73-94-4 .439Brian Smith 1998-Present 137-64-2 .680Totals 63 Years 462-365-13 .551

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TIGERS TAKE THIRd AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSMarch 17, 2007Auburn Hills, Mich.-Through the work of eight Missouri NCAA qualifiers, the Tiger wrestling team finished a program-best third in the nation at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Totaling 80 points, 26.5 through bonus point victories, three Tigers earned All-America honors including senior Ben Askren, who captured his second consecutive national title at 174 pounds. Fellow co-captains Matt Pell (165) and Tyler McCormick (133) also finished among the top eight, with Pell finishing third and McCormick sixth at their respective weight class. Pell, who pinned four of his NCAA opponents, was awarded the Gorarrian Award for his work on the mat.

MISSOURI SNAPS STREAK, dEFEATS NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATENov. 19, 2003Hazelwood Central H.S., St. Louis-Breaking a 29-dual losing streak that dated back to the 1928-29 season, the ninth-ranked Missouri wrestling team opened the 2003-04 campaign by knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma State, 21-17, at Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis. The win handed the defending National Champions their first loss in 24 matches and marked the first time any MU team was able to defeat a No. 1 ranked team since the 1996-97 basketball season when the Tigers won a 96-94 double overtime victory over Kansas.

TIGERS TAKE SECONd AT NWCA NATIONAL dUALSJan. 13-14, 2007Cedar Falls, Iowa-The No. 1 ranked Missouri wrestling team advanced through the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals with wins over No. 14 Penn (27-15), No. 8 Northwestern (33-8) and No. 4 Oklahoma State (28-9) before falling to No. 2 Minnesota (20-16) in the championship round. In a battle between the top two programs in the nation, each school recorded five wins, with the determing victory coming at heavyweight. Three Tigers wrestled one weight class above their normal class, with Nicholas Marable competing at 165 pounds, Matt Pell at 174 pounds and Ben Askren at 184 pounds. All earned wins.

MU WRESTLERS WIN VIRGINIA dUALS, BEST START SINCE 1967-68 SEASONJan. 12, 2002Hampton, Va. -Improving to 10-0 on the season, the Missouri wrestling team defeated Hofstra, 25-13, in the finals of the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., to bring home the championship title. The impressive winning streak ties the 2003-04 start for a MU wrestling team and was the best run since the 1967-68 team went 15-0 under-then Head Coach Hap Whitney. Seeded No. 1 at the tournament, Mizzou reached the finals after defeating Virginia (32-14), North Carolina (37-9) and Penn State (19-16).

NO. 20 MISSOURI TAKES dOWN NO. 3 OKLAHOMA IN NORMANJan. 26, 2003Norman, Okla.- The No. 20 Tigers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in wrestling school history, defeating third-ranked Oklahoma, 25-20, in Norman, Okla. The victory by MU marked Head Coach Brian Smith’s 50th career win at Mizzou, making him only the fourth Missouri head coach to break the 50-win mark. The Tigers took five victories in the dual, entering the final heavyweight match down, 20-19. Missouri made its winning comeback as Kevin Herron (HWT) silenced the frenzied Sooner crowd with a pin in 56 seconds giving the Tigers the historic win.

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INTENSE MATCHES LEAd TO 20-13 MISSOURI UPSET OVER ILLINOISNov. 9, 2001St. Charles, Mo.-Ranked 21st in the nation among annual preseason polls, the University of Missouri opened its 2001-02 wrestling campaign with an upset over No. 9 Illinois, 20-13, at St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Mo. Entering the match ranked 16th at 125 pounds, Mark Bader defeated No. 13 Twan Pham to get things rolling for the Tigers. J.P. Reese (141) and Jeremy Spates (149) each picked up double overtime victories with John Kopnisky (174) and Dante Stone (184) scoring decisions to help add to the Tiger total.

MU EARNS FIRST BIG 12 CONFERENCE WINdec. 15, 2001Lincoln, Neb.-Missouri picked up its first Big 12 victory since the conference formed in 1996, defeating No. 9 Nebraska, 24-16, in front of a crowd of Huskers fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The 16th-ranked Tigers won six of the 10 bouts, with Kevin Herron (HWT) recording a fall in the first period of the opening match. Wrestling at 174 pounds, John Kopnisky helped add to Mizzou’s point total with a 22-7 technical fall. The win was the first conference victory for the Tigers since 1995, when Missouri defeated Oklahoma, 20-19, while competing in the Big Eight Conference.

TIGERS dROP IOWA STATE, FINISH SEASON WITH THREE BIG 12 WINSFeb. 8, 2003Columbia, Mo.-Ending a 39-dual losing streak that dated back to the 1926-27 season, the ninth-ranked Tiger wrestling program took a 24-11 victory over the No. 15 Cyclones in Columbia, Mo. The victory gave Missouri three Big 12 wins in a season (Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa State) and secured a second place regular season finish (the highest MU regular season finish ever in the Big 12 Conference) in the highly competitive league. It was the first time the Tigers had ever recorded three conference wins in a season dating back to 1997.

MU WRESTLING TEAM UPSETS NEBRASKAJan. 31, 2003Columbia, Mo.- Missouri upset its second straight Big 12 opponent of the season in front of a then-record setting 1,145 fans in the Hearnes Center. Defeating Nebraska, 23-14, the win marked the first time in school history that an MU wrestling team won two Big 12 duals in a single season. The Huskers grabbed the early 7-0 advantage after the first two matches, but Mizzou reeled off four straight victories highlighted by eighth-ranked Jeremy Spates defeating seventh-ranked Travis Shufelt, 7-4, in the 149 pound match.

MISSOURI CAPTURES RENO INVITATIONAL TEAM TITLEdec. 21, 2001Reno. Nev.-The 15th-ranked Tiger wrestling team claimed championship honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions after totaling 172.5 points to edge out No. 2 Oklahoma State (171) and No. 13 Arizona State (115). Nine out of 10 Mizzou starters placed at the all-day event, with five wrestlers advancing to the championship round of their respective weight class. Scott Barker (197) earned the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler award after completing a 4-0 day on the mat where all four of his wins came by fall, the fastest recorded in 1:00.

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Missouri’s All-Americans1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Bobby Crawford1990: 7th (118)

Mike Harp1998: 6th (142)

Wes Roper1982: 4th (150)

John Sonderegger 1984: 4th (150)

Craig Martin1987: 5th (167)

Charlie Sherertz1988: 8th (190)

Sam Henson1991: 5th (118)

Greg Warren1991: 7th (158)

Kenny Liddell1992: 4th (142)1995: 6th (142)

Mike Collins1995: 8th (158)

Shaon Fry1993: 2nd (167)1994: 3rd (167)

Terril Williams1977: 4th (150)

Keith Whelan1979: 6th (126)

david Miller1979:7th (167)

Khris Whelan1980: 7th (126)1983: 4th (134)

dave Young1981: 5th (177)1982: 5th (177)

Mark Cody1985: 5th (190)

Joe Spinnazola1984: 4th (118)

2009 :: National ChampionMark Ellis


For the first time in the 63-year history of the Missouri wrestling program, five Tigers were awarded All-American honors at the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. In prior years, the most All-Americans Missouri had ever secured in a single campaign was three. Also in 2009, then-junior Mark Ellis collected Missouri’s third individual national title.

2006 and 2007 :: National ChampionBen Askren

Missouri’s All-Americans1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Scott Barker2002: 6th (197)2003: 2nd (184)

Tyron Woodley2003: 8th (165)2005: 7th (165)

Ben Askren2004: 2nd (174)2005: 2nd (174)2006: 1st (174)2007: 1st (174)

Jeremy Spates2004: 5th (149)

Kenny Burleson2004: 7th (157)

Matt Pell2005: 7th (184)2007: 3rd (165)

Tyler McCormick2006: 7th (133)2007: 6th (133)

Nicholas Marable2008: 3rd (165)2009: 7th (165)

Raymond Jordan2008: 5th (184)2009: 3rd (174)

Maxwell Askren2008: 7th (197)2009: 5th (197)

Michael Chandler2009: 5th (157)

Mark Ellis2009: 1st (HWT)


Record: 131-37-0, 1978-1982Win 100: dec. 4, 1981- Craig Cox (N.C. State) defaultWes Roper is Missouri’s second-highest winningest wrestler with 131 career wins. Twice named Mizzou’s

Most Outstanding Wrestler (1980, 1982), Roper was selected as team co-captain three times. Roper received All-America honors in 1982 after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 150-pound weight class. He held the Missouri record for wins in a season by a junior with 40 victories during the 1980-81 campaign and set a MU record that stood for 25 years for most points in a career 461 points. Roper served as the Tiger head coach for 12 years and compiled a record of 73-94-4 from 1986-94. In 2006, Roper became the sixth wrestler inducted into the Missouri Hall of Fame.

Record: 127-44-0, 1990-1995Win 100: Nov. 19, 1994-(first name unknown) Miller (William Penn) Fall, 6:00Kenny Liddell is one of 12 MU wrestlers to earn multiple All-America honors. Liddell finished fourth at the 1992

NCAA Championships, then took sixth at the 1995 National Tournament. He was one win away from earning All-America honors in 1994. Tied for third with Shaon Fry on the all-time wins list at Missouri with 127 career victories, he was a Big Eight Champion in 1995. Liddell was named Missouri’s Most Outstanding Wrestler twice (1992, 1995) and holds the record for most wins by a Tiger sophomore with 39 in 1991-92.

Record: 127-36-0, 1990-1994Win 100: dec. 29, 1993-J. Koss (West Virginia) decision, 8-5Shaon Fry won 127 matches as a Tiger, and stands tied for third on the all-time wins list at Missouri with Kenny

Liddell. Fry won two Big Eight Championships (1993, 1994) and reached the final match at the NCAA Championships in 1993. In 1994, he was 38-3 and placed third at nationals. Fry was selected as the Tigers’ Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1993 and 1994. Inducted into the MU Hall of Fame in 1999, Fry was a three-time Academic All-Big Eight and two-time Academic All-American.

Record: 153-8-0, 2004-2007Win 100: Feb. 5, 2006-Wes Roberts (Oklahoma) decision, 8-6Ben Askren became the first Missouri wrestler to reach 100 wins prior to his senior campaign. As a junior,

Askren recorded a perfect 45-0 season, during which he earned his 100th career victory, at home in the Hearnes Center against Wes Roberts of Oklahoma. After becoming Missouri’s first wrestling National Champion in 2006, the four-time All-American and three-time Big 12 Champion capped off his collegiate wrestling career with another individual National Championship title in 2007. Finishing a perfect 42-0, the Hartland, Wis., native sealed his career at Missouri riding an 87-match winning streak. Askren became only the second wrestler in NCAA history to win the coveted Dan Hodge Trophy multiple times (2006, 2007). Missouri’s most outstanding wrestler in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Askren also earned the Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman award and Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler honor in 2004. Askren finished second at the NCAA Championships as a freshman (2004) and sophomore (2005) before earning the 174 pound titles in 2006 and 2007.

Ben Askren

Wes Roper

Shaon Fry

Kenny Liddell

Missouri’s 100 Win Club1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Record: 123-29, 2005-2009Win 100: dec. 13, 2008- Todd Noel (Cal-Fullerton)Fall, 1:56Raymond Jordan was the sixth wrestler in the Missouri century club to earn win No. 100 by way of fall, doing

so in 1:56, the fastest of the Tiger’s 100-win club members. A two-time All-American, Jordan was the fourth Missouri wrestler to earn All-America honors in two different weight classes, doing so first in 2008 (fifth) at 184 pounds and again in 2009 at 174 pounds (third). Jordan was named Missouri’s Most Outstanding Freshman in 2006 and was recognized as the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger honoree in 2008. As a senior, Jordan was awarded the Hap Whitney Coaches Award.

Raymond Jordan

131 Career VictoriesWes Roper


Record: 109-30-0, 2001-2005Win 100: Jan. 2, 2005-Tanner Cowan (Utah Valley State) Major decision, 11-1A four-time NCAA qualifier, Brad Cieleski spent his senior season of eligibility in Columbia, Mo., after

earning 84-career wins for Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Reaching the 100-win mark at the Missouri Duals on Jan. 2, 2005, Cieleski beat Tanner Cowan of Utah Valley State in impressive fashion with an 11-1 major decision. In three years at Slippery Rock, Cieleski earned two NCAA Division I East Regional Championships as well as two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles.

Record: 106-37-0, 1997-2002Win 100: Feb. 13, 2002-Lee Gatlin (Central Missouri State) Fall, 2:22John Kopnisky reached the 100-win mark during the 2001-02 season after pinning Lee Gatlin of Central

Missouri State. Kopniksy is 10th on Missouri’s all-time wins list after finishing his career at Missouri with a 106-37 record. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier and won Missouri’s Marshall Esteppe Award for the Most Outstanding Freshman on the squad in 1997. Kopnisky was selected as Missouri’s Most Outstanding Wrestler for the 2000-01 season. He was also the recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award following the 2001-02 campaign.

Record: 110-38-0, 2001-2005Win 100: Jan. 15, 2005-Christian Arellano (Cal-State Bakersfield) Decision, 7-4The first Missouri wrestler to claim a Big 12 Conference title (2003), Tyron Woodley was a two-time All-American

and three-time NCAA qualifier. After qualifying for the NCAA championships as a true freshman, the 165-pounder was named the 2001 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman, and Woodley went on to captain the team three times under Head Coach Brian Smith. Woodley picked up his 100th win on Jan. 15, 2005, against Christian Arellano of Cal-State Bakersfield in a 7-4 decision, later earning recognition as the recipient of the 2005 Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award.

Record:119-34-0, 1999-2004Win 100: Jan. 4, 2004-Matt Lebe (West Virginia) decision, 7-4One of several in-state wrestlers to go through the program, Neosho native Kenny Burleson is seventh

in the Missouri wins chart, totaling 119 victories throughout his four years of college. Only the ninth Missouri wrestler to hit the century mark, Burleson did so against Matt Lebe of West Virginia in his senior campaign. Burleson was a three-time recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award and was named the Most Improved Wrestler in 2001. A captain in 2004, the two-time NCAA qualifier finished seventh at the 2004 NCAA Championships at 157 pounds after finishing first at the Big 12 Championships earlier in March. Burleson held the most technical falls of the team in 2004 with four and had the most wins of the team during the 2002-03 (31) and 2003-04 (35) season.

Record: 122-35-0, 2004-2007Win 100: Nov. 16, 2006-Chris Vondruska (Ohio St.) Major decision, 15-5A two-time All-American in two different weight classes, Matt Pell earned his 100th career win in the opening

match of his senior campaign. Besting Chris Vondruska of Ohio State, 15-5, in St. John Arena, Pell went on to finish his career with 122 wins, his final victory coming March 17, 2007, when he pinned Michigan’s Eric Tannenbaum in 3:15 for third place All-America honors. Recording four wins by fall during the three-day NCAA tournament, Pell was awarded the Gorarrian Award and returned home to receive Missouri’s Most Outstanding Wrestler honor alongside teammate Ben Askren. Pell earned his first All-America nod as a sophomore at 184 pounds. Pell’s third-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships helped propel Missouri to its highest team finish ever, third.

Matt Pell

Kenny Burleson

Tyron Woodley

Brad Cieleski

John Kopnisky

122 Career VictoriesMatt Pell




Record:106-38-0, 1999-2004Win 100: Feb. 18, 2004-Josh Wooten (Northern Illinois) decision, 12-6All-American, three-time captain and three-time NCAA qualifier, Jeremy Spates became the 10th Missouri

wrestler to reach 100-wins on Feb. 18, 2004, against Northern Illinois’ Josh Wooten. The 2000 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman honoree, Spates closed his career by earning the Hap Whitney Coaches Award in 2004. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Spates finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Totaling 106 wins, Spates stands tied for 10th in the Missouri 100-wins list.

Record: 102-31-6, 1979-84Win 100: March 9, 1984-Wayne Jackson (Michigan State) Fall, 5:38Joe Spinazzola compiled a record of 102-31-6 as a Tiger and became the third Missouri wrestler to reach

the century mark in wins in 1984. Selected as Missouri’s Most Outstanding Freshman in 1980, Spinazzola was an All-American as a senior, finishing fourth at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Spinazzola held the record for 23 years for most points earned in a season by a sophomore after compiling 139 points in the 1980-81 season. He is currently tied with Dave Young for 12th on the all-time wins list at Missouri.

Record: 102-39-0, 1978-1982Win 100: March 12, 1982-Keith Foxx (Michigan State) decision, 2-1Dave Young was a two-time NCAA All-American and finished with a record of 102-39-0 while at Mizzou. He

finished fifth in the 1981 and 1982 NCAA Championships and was chosen as the Tigers’ Most Outstanding Wrestler twice (1981, 1982). Young is tied with Joe Spinazzola for 12th on Missouri’s all-time wins list with his 102 victories.

Record:101-49-0, 1996-2000Win 100: March 16, 2000-dennis Whitby (Old dominion) Fall, 2:01Jeff Urban was a two-time NCAA Tournament qualifier and had three consecutive 20-wins seasons at Missouri.

Missouri’s lone qualifier for the 1999 National Tournament, Urban returned the following season going 2-2 at Nationals in 2000. Urban finished with a 101-49-0 record as a Tiger. He picked up win number 100 at the 2000 NCAA Championships, pinning Old Dominion’s Dennis Whitby in the second round of the tournament. His 101 wins places him 14th on the all time wins list at Missouri. Urban was twice named the Tigers’ Most Outstanding Wrestler (1999, 2000) and was the recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award in 2000.

Record:100-47-0, 1979-1982Win 100: March 11, 1982-Bill Paxton (Indiana) Fall, 3:30Rick Romeo was the second Tiger to reach the 100-career win mark, finishing with exactly 100 victories.

Dominant at heavyweight, Romeo holds the record for the quickest pin in Missouri history, 13 seconds, and held the record for most career falls by a Tiger with 36 pins until a new record was set in 2004 and reset in 2006. Romeo led his team in pins at the close of the 1981-82 season with 16 and in 1982-83 with 14.

Jeremy Spates

Joe Spinazzola

Dave Young

Jeff Urban

Rick Romeo

Record:100-40, 2005-2009Win 100: March 21, 2009-Matt Moley (Bloomsburg)decision, 2-1Michael Chandler wrapped up his college wrestling career by earning win No. 100 as well as All-America

honors at the 2009 NCAA Championships. The 157-pound starter was a four-time NCAA qualifier and earned his first top-eight finish at the National Tournament after defeating Matt Moley of Bloomsburg, 2-1, in the fifth place match. Chandler was a two-time team captain and was awarded both the Most Improved Wrestler and Hap Whitney Coaches award in 2006.

Michael Chandler

106 Career VictoriesJeremy Spates


A Missouri standout, 2006 inductee Wes Roper was both a student-athlete and head coach with the Tiger wrestling program. Competing at 150 pounds, the three-time co-captain earned Missouri’s sixth All-America honor at the 1982 NCAA Championships after finishing fourth in his class. The winningest wrestler in Missouri history for 25 years, Roper now stands second in the Missouri 100-win club with 131 victories collected throughout his career. Between 1978 and 1982, the William Chrisman High School graduate was 131-37 and set a new high for most points in a career (461) and most victories by a junior (40). Both records stood for 25 years and were

broken in 2006 by NCAA Champion Ben Askren (174).

Roper began his 12-year Missouri coaching career in 1986 and finished with a 73-94-4 record that included eight All-Americans, two Big Eight Champions (with Shaon Fry earning honors in both 1993 and 1994), and five Academic All-Americans. Roper now lives in Kirksville, Mo., and serves as an investment broker.

An NCAA champion wrestler at the University of Maryland (1965), Bob Kopnisky came to Missouri as head coach in 1974, and led the Tigers to national prominence. From 1974 to 1986, Kopnisky amassed a wrestling record of 125-72-3. During his 12 years at Mizzou, his teams placed nine times at the NCAA Championships. Kopnisky’s 1984 squad finished 10th at the NCAA meet, representing MU’s best finish at the time. Prior to his arrival, MU had never had an All-American wrestler, but Kopnisky coached 11, including MU’s first-ever Big Eight Conference Champion, John Sonderegger (1984). Currently, Kopnisky resides in Carmel, Ind. His

son, John, was a standout on the Missouri wrestling team from 1999-2002. Bob is currently a teacher and wrestling coach in Carmel, Ind.

Bob KopniskyClass of 2000

The only MU wrestler to win two Big Eight Conference Championships (1993, 1994) , Shaon Fry placed second at the NCAA Championships in 1993 and third in 1994. Fry had a career record of 127-36, tying for the third most wins in MU history. As a senior, he went 38-3. Fry was a three-time Academic All-Big Eight and two-time Academic All-American selection. With a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average, Fry graduated with honors from MU’s physical therapy department. Fry is now the site coordinator for Peak Performance in Jefferson City and his wife Shannon, a former MU Golden Girl, now coaches the Golden Girls for the athletic department.

The first wrestler to earn a letter at the University of Missouri, Guy Sappington was also the first Tiger to win a conference championship when he took the 135-pound title at the Missouri Valley Conference meet in 1928. Sappington later won a Big Six Conference crown at 145-pounds in 1932. In 1933, prior to the institution of the NCAA wrestling championships, he won the national Amature Athletic Union (AAU) title at 145 pounds. Sappington was the first recipient of the Schutte Award, donated by a Kansas City lumberman and wrestling enthusiast, in honor of Missouri’s Most Valuable Wrestler in 1932. Sappington passed away Jan. 20, 1994, in Fresno, Calif.

Missouri’s Hall of FameTiger Wrestlers Earn Hall of Fame Honors

A charter member of the Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame, Hap Whitney coached the Tigers from 1964-74, managing an 88-55-3 record. The St. Louis native became the first wrestler in Missouri high school history to win four state wrestling championships. Whitney went to Purdue University, winning a Big Ten Conference title in 1956, later placing third at the NCAA Championships. An alternate to the 1956 U.S. Olympic team, his MU squads accomplished a number of notable firsts: the first to place in the Big Eight Championships (1966), the first finalist at the Big Eight Championships (Steve Cavanaugh, 1967), the first and only undefeated season (1967-68) and the first nationally ranked team (1968). After his tenure as wrestling coach, Whitney became assistant athletic director at Missouri, serving until 1981, when he became director of physical education and athletics for Columbia Public Schools. In 1993, he was the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year and the Kiwanis Club’s choice for Columbia Sports Person of the Year. Ed Lampitt became the first Tiger to place at the Big Eight Conference Tournament doing so in 1966, (finishing second in 1968). Lampitt captained the only undefeated wrestling team at MU in 1968, and set school records that stood for many years. Graduating with honors in civil engineering, Lampitt became a dentist in 1977, later suffering from a debilitating brain tumor. Two surgeries rendered him unable to speak and totally paralyzed. Through rehabilitation, he recovered but is still paralyzed on one side of his body. Lampitt returned to private practice after learning to perform his duties with one hand. On June 7, 2003, Lampitt received the Wrestling Medal of Courage for overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges. He resides in Piedmont, Mo., where he has become a private pilot, taken up golf and snow skiing and is a dynamic motivational speaker. The cardio equipment in the wrestling room is named for him.

The University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame was made possible by the 1989 bequest of $100,000 from the estate of the late A.C. (Ace) and Mary Stotler. Located just off the main entrance of Mizzou Arena, there are 155 individuals and two teams in the Hall of Fame, including six former members of the MU wrestling program. The first class was enshrined in 1990. Former Wrestling Head Coach John Kopnisky pictured above.

Shaon FryClass of 1999

Ed LampittClass of 1998

Hap WhitneyClass of 1997

Guy SappingtonClass of 1995

Wes RoperClass of 2006


ESPN The Magazine/CoSIdA Academic All-AmericansTo be eligible for ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American or All-District VII status, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.1988_________________ Bobby Crawford ____________ Third Team1990_________________ Bobby Crawford _____________ First Team1991___________________Greg Warren ___________ Second Team1992____________________Shaon Fry ____________ Second Team1993____________________Shaon Fry _______________ First Team2004_________________ Kenny Burleson ____________ Third Team2006_________________ Tyler McCormick ____________ Third Team2007_________________ Tyler McCormick ____________ Third Team2008_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIdA Academic All-district VII2004_________________ Kenny Burleson _____________ First Team2006_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team2007_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team2008_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team

NWCA Academic All-Americans1991___________________Greg Warren ______________ First Team1993____________________Shaon Fry _______________ First Team1994____________________Shaon Fry _______________ First Team1994___________________Jeremey Lay _______ Honorable Mention1996____________________ Joe Weir ________ Honorable Mention2002_________________ Kenny Burleson ______ Honorable Mention2003_________________ Kenny Burleson _____________ First Team2004___________________ Ben Askren _______________ First Team2004_________________ Kenny Burleson _____________ First Team2006___________________ Ben Askren _______________ First Team2006_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team2007__________________Maxwell Askren _____________ First Team2007___________________ Ben Asken _______________ First Team2007_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team2008__________________Maxwell Askren _____________ First Team2008_________________ Tyler McCormick _____________ First Team2009__________________Maxwell Askren _____________ First Team

Academic All-Big Eight1987____________________________Bobby Crawford, Dan Lovelace1988____________________________ Bobby Crawford, Mike Gilsdorf1989__________________________________________ Greg Warren1990___________________ Bobby Crawford, Brett Gray, Greg Warren1991__________________________________________ Greg Warren

Missouri Award WinnersAcademics

1992__________________________ Eric DeVenney, Shaon Fry1993_______________ Eric DeVenney, Shaon Fry, Jeremey Lay1994___Shaon Fry, Jeremey Lay, Roy Martin, Shane Rosenbalm1995______________________Jeremey Lay, Shane Rosenbalm1996__________ Alfonso Castellucci, Joe Wier, Todd Sacksteder

Academic All-Big 12To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade-point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters. Also, the student-athlete must have participated in 60 percent of his team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible. First Team1998______________________________________ Brad Lynde2001___________________________________ Kenny Burleson2002_______________________ Kenny Burleson, Jesse Jordan2003___________________________________ Kenny Burleson2004_________________________Ben Askren, Kenny Burleson2005__________________________ Ben Askren, Clint Freeman_________________________ Tyler McCormick, Tyron Woodley2006____________________Chris McCormick, Tyler McCormick2007__________ Ben Askren, Maxwell Askren, Tyler McCormick2008_____________________Maxwell Askren, Tyler McCormick2009_John Andrews, Maxwell Askren, Joey Garrity, Marcus HoehnSecond Team1997____________________________ Mike Harp, Jason Moore1998___________ Al Castellucci, Bryan Gallagher, Jason Moore2001___________________________ Tim Hawks, Jesse Jordan2002______________________________________ Mark Bader2003______________________________________ Mark Bader2005__________________________ Austin DeVoe, Tim Kephart2006______________________________________ Ben Askren2009____________________________________Andrew Sherry

Total Person Program Academic Excellence AwardAwarded to the Missouri wrestler with the highest grade-point average.2004________________________________________Jed Lewis 2005__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2006__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2007__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2008__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2009______________________________________ Joey Garrity

Three-Time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-AmericanTyler McCormick


Missouri’s First Big 12 ChampionTyron Woodley

Missouri Award WinnersConference Champions/National Award Winners

Big Six Champions1928______________________________ Guy Sappington (135)1929_________________________________Von Robbins (175)1930_________________________________Von Robbins (175)1934______________________________ Marvin Fender (HWT)

Big Eight Champions1984____________________________ John Sondereggor (150)1991_________________________________Sam Henson (118)1993___________________________________Shaon Fry (167)1994___________________________________Shaon Fry (167)___________________________________ Jeremey Lay (HWT) 1995________________________________ Kenny Liddell (142)1996____________________________________Joe Wier (177)

Big 12 Champions2003_______________________________ Tyron Woodley (165) 2003_________________________________ Scott Barker (184)2004______________________________ Kenny Burleson (157)2004__________________________________Ben Askren (174)2004___________________________________ Jeff Foust (197)2006__________________________________Ben Askren (174)2007__________________________________Ben Askren (174)2007_____________________________ Raymond Jordan (184)2007______________________________ Maxwell Askren (197)2008_____________________________ Nicholas Marable (165)2008______________________________ Maxwell Askren (197)2009_______________________________ Marcus Hoehn (141)2009_____________________________ Nicholas Marable (165)

Most Outstanding Wrestler at Big 12 ChampionshipsPresented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best performance at the Big 12 tournament, as voted on by all participating league coaches.2004__________________________________Ben Askren (174)

Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA ChampionshipsPresented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best performance at the NCAA Championships.2006__________________________________Ben Askren (174)

NCAA Championships Gorarrian Award RecipientPresented to the wrestler that pins the most opponents at the NCAA Championships.2007____________________________________ Matt Pell (165)

dan Hodge Award WinnerPresented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best seasonal performance as awarded by W.I.N. Magazine.2006__________________________________Ben Askren (174)2007__________________________________Ben Askren (174)

dan Gable Coach of the YearPresented to the wrestling Head Coach that has shown the most success with his team.2007______________________________________ Brian Smith


Missouri Award WinnersProgram Honors

Ed Lampitt Total Tiger AwardNamed after former MU wrestling great Ed Lampitt, the Total Tiger Award is given to the wrestler who is a leader both on and off the mat.

2000____________________________________________ Jeff Urban2001________________________________________Kenny Burleson2002 ________________________________________John Kopnisky2003________________________________________Kenny Burleson2004________________________________________Kenny Burleson2005________________________________________ Tyron Woodley2006_______________________________________Chris McCormick2007_______________________________________ Tyler McCormick2008_______________________________________Raymond Jordan2009______________________________________ Michael Chandler

Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman Given to the freshman wrestler who has made the most significant contribution to his class and teammates. Marshall Esteppe is credited with resurrecting the Missouri wrestling program in 1958 after 10 years of dormancy. 1963_________________________________________ Bob Benedetti1964___________________________________________Boyd Brown1965____________________________________________Dan Young1966___________________________________________Bill Sheperd1967___________________________________________ Bill Williams1968____________________________________________ John Byrd1969____________________________________________ Joe Winer1970____________________________________________Curt Bourg1971___________________________________________ Terry Niblett1972_________________________________________ Jerry O’Guinn1973____________________________________________ Rod Seiler1974____________________________________________ Tom Perry1975___________________________________________ Don Owens1976____________________________________________ Dane Ives1977__________________________________________ Mike Pollack1978____________________________________________Jon Hefner1979__________________________________________Khris Wehlan1980________________________________________ Joe Spinnazola1981___________________________________________ Dave Harris1982___________________________________________Tony Brooks1983_________________________________________ Alfred Morgan1984___________________________________________Craig Martin1985____________________________________________ Jim Hardy1986_____________________________ Todd Moseley, Dan Lovelace1987___________________________________________Darrin Davis

1988_____________________________________ Greg Warren1989_____________________________________ Buddy Smith1990______________________________________Sherif Zegar1991_____________________________________ Sam Henson1992_____________________________________Jason Sexton1993__________________________________ Todd Sacksteder1994______________________________________ Justin Thaw1995______________________________________ Brian Harris1996_____________________________________ Matt Webster1997______________________________________ Kevin Stroh1998_____________________________________ Jason Moore1999____________________________________ John Kopnisky2000____________________________________Jeremy Spates2001_____________________________________Justin Spates2002____________________________________Tyron Woodley2003_____________________________________Austin DeVoe2004______________________________________ Ben Askren2005__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2006__________________________________ Raymond Jordan2007___________________________________ Maxwell Askren2008___________________________________ Tony Pescaglia2009________________________________ Dominique Bradley

Hap Whitney Coach’s AwardThis annual award is given to the wrestler that displays dedication, commitment, sacrifice and unselfishness to the team on a constant basis and was named after former Tiger Head Coach Hap Whitney.

2000___________________________________ Clifford Sutcliffe2001_______________________________________Tim Hawks2002_____________________________________ Jesse Jordan2003______________________________________ Mark Bader2004____________________________________Jeremy Spates2005_________________________________________Matt Pell2006__________________________________Michael Chandler2007__________________________________Nicholas Marable2008__________________________________ Tyler McCormick2009__________________________________ Raymond Jordan

Three-Time Ed Lampitt Total Tiger HonoreeKenny Burleson


1992 :: Most Outstanding WrestlerKenny Liddell

Missouri Award WinnersProgram Honors

Most Improved WrestlerFirst awarded in 1999, the most improved wrestler award is given to the student-athlete that has shown the greatest amount of improvement in their skills on the mat over the course of the year.

1999_____________________________________ Matt Webster2000_____________________________________ Kevin Herron2001___________________________________ Kenny Burleson2002_______________________________________ J.P. Reese2003______________________________________Dante Stone2004________________________________________Jeff Foust2005_____________________________________ Cody Greene2006__________________________________Michael Chandler2007_____________________________________ Josh Wagner2008__________________________________Nicholas Marable2009____________________________________ Marcus Hoehn

Most Outstanding WrestlerThe oldest award given by the Missouri wrestling program, the most outstanding wrestler is selected by the coaching staff and presented to the wrestler that has accomplished amazing feats on the mat. 1961_____________________________________ Bob Rowland1962______________________________________Bob Blanner1963______________________________________ Rich Adams1964____________________________________ Bob Benedetti1965_____________________________________Barry Roades1966_______________________________________ Ed Lampitt1967_________________________________ Steve Cavanaugh1968___________________________________ Rick Thompson1969_____________________________________Bob Knudsen1970_____________________________________Brad Zemmel1971_______________________________________ John Byrd1972____________________________________ Glenn Nowicki1973_______________________________________ Curt Bourg1974_______________________________________ Tom Cook1975_______________________________________ Paul Berry1976_____________________________________ Mike Slyman1977____________________________________ Terril Williams1978____________________________________ Harold Ritchie1979______________________________________ David Miller1980_______________________________________Wes Roper1981______________________________________ Dave Young1982____________________________ Wes Roper, Dave Young1983_____________________________________ Khris Whelan1984_________________________________John Sonderegger

1985_______________________________________ Mark Cody1986_______________________________________Pat Jansen1987______________________________________ Craig Martin1988_______________________ Mike Gilsdorf, Charlie Sherertz1989_______________________ Danny Hayes, Charlie Sheretz1990___________________________________ Bobby Crawford1991__________________________ Sam Henson, Greg Warren1992_____________________________________ Kenny Liddell1993_______________________________________ Shaon Fry1994_______________________________________ Shaon Fry1995_____________________________________ Kenny Liddell1996_________________________________________Joe Weir1997_______________________________________ Mike Harp1998_______________________________________ Mike Harp1999_______________________________________ Jeff Urban2000_______________________________________ Jeff Urban2001 ___________________________________ John Kopnisky2002______________________________________Scott Barker2003______________________________________Scott Barker2004______________________________________ Ben Askren2005______________________________________ Ben Askren2006______________________________________ Ben Askren2007______________________________ Ben Askren, Matt Pell2008__________________________________ Nicholas Marable2009________________________________________ Mark Ellis


Missouri RecordsIndividual Season Records

Top-10 Victories in a Season # Name Season1_____ 46 ___ John Sonderegger ______________________ 1983-841_____ 46 ___ Shepard Pittman _______________________ 1983-843_____ 45 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2005-064_____ 42 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2006-075_____ 40 ___ Sam Henson __________________________ 1990-915_____ 40 ___ Craig Martin ___________________________ 1986-875_____ 40 ___ Wes Roper ____________________________ 1980-818_____ 39 ___ Kenny Liddell __________________________ 1991-928_____ 39 ___ Bobby Crawford ________________________ 1989-9010____ 38 ___ Shaon Fry _____________________________ 1993-94

Top-10 Season Winning Percentages(beginning in 1980 with 30 or more wins on the season)

% Name (Record) Season1_____ 1.00 _ Ben Askren (45-0) ______________________ 2005-061_____ 1.00 _ Ben Askren (42-0) ______________________ 2006-073_____ .930 __ Shepard Pittman (39-2-2) _________________ 1983-844_____ .919 _ Ben Askren (34-3) _____________________ 2004-055_____ .912 _ Mark Ellis (31-3) _______________________ 2008-096_____ .903 _ Khris Whelan (32-3-1) ___________________ 1982-837_____ .884 __ John Sonderegger (37-4-2) ________________ 1983-848_____ .881 _ Shaon Fry (37-5) _______________________ 1992-939_____ .875 _ Raymond Jordan (35-5) __________________ 2008-099_____ .875 _ Mark Cody (34-5-1) _____________________ 1984-85

Top-10 Falls in a Season # Name Season1_____ 29 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2006-072_____ 25 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2005-063_____ 21 ___ Ashtin Primus __________________________ 2006-074_____ 20 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2004-055_____ 18 ___ Kevin Herron __________________________ 2002-036_____ 17 ___ Mark Cody ____________________________ 1984-856_____ 17 ___ Ben Askren ____________________________ 2003-048_____ 16 ___ Rick Romeo ___________________________ 1980-819_____ 15 ___ J.P. Reese ____________________________ 2003-0410____ 14 ___ Rick Romeo ___________________________ 1981-8210____ 14 ___ J.P. Reese ____________________________ 2002-03

Top-10 Technical Falls in a Season # Name Season1_____ 11 ___ Sam Henson _____________________ 1990-912_____ 9 ____ Ben Askren _______________________ 2005-063_____ 7 ____ Bobby Crawford ___________________ 1989-904_____ 5 ____ Tyron Woodley ____________________ 2004-055_____ 4 ____ Michael Chandler __________________ 2008-095_____ 4 ____ Matt Pell _________________________ 2004-055_____ 4 ____ Kenny Burleson ___________________ 2003-045_____ 4 ____ J.C. Russell ______________________ 2002-035_____ 4 ____ Scott Barker ______________________ 2001-025_____ 4 ____ Brooks Travis _____________________ 1996-975_____ 4 ____ Mike Collins ______________________ 1994-955_____ 4 ____ Bobby Crawford ___________________ 1987-885_____ 4 ____ Todd Mosley ______________________ 1986-875_____ 4 ____ Al Morgan ________________________ 1986-875_____ 4 ____ Craig Martin ______________________ 1986-875_____ 4 ____ Mike Gilsdorf _____________________ 1986-97

Top-10 Major decisions in a Season # Name Season1_____ 12 ___ Wes Roper _______________________ 1981-821_____ 12 ___ Raymond Jordan __________________ 2006-073_____ 11 ___ Al Morgan ________________________ 1986-874_____ 10 ___ Raymond Jordan __________________ 2008-094_____ 10 ___ Tyron Woodley ____________________ 2002-036_____ 9 ____ Josh Wagner _____________________ 2006-076_____ 9 ____ Cody Greene _____________________ 2004-056_____ 9 ____ Tyron Woodley ____________________ 2004-056_____ 9 ____ Greg Warren ______________________ 1990-9110____ 8 ____ Matt Pell _________________________ 2005-0610____ 8 ____ Raymond Jordan __________________ 2005-0610____ 8 ____ Kenny Liddell _____________________ 1994-9510____ 8 ____ Chip Bunner ______________________ 1991-9210____ 8 ____ Bobby Crawford ___________________ 1989-9010____ 8 ____ Bobby Crawford ___________________ 1987-8810____ 8 ____ John Hefner ______________________ 1979-8010____ 8 ____ Wes Roper _______________________ 1979-80

18 FallsKevin Herron


91 Career FallsBen Askren

Missouri RecordsIndividual Career Records

Top-10 Career Victories(Four-year competitors at Missouri)

______ # ____ Name __________________________ Seasons1_____ 153 __ Ben Askren _____________________ 2004-20072_____ 131 __ Wes Roper _____________________ 1978-19823_____ 127 __ Shaon Fry ______________________ 1990-19943_____ 127 __ Kenny Liddell ___________________ 1990-19955_____ 123 __ Raymond Jordan ________________ 2005-20096_____ 122 __ Matt Pell _______________________ 2004-20077_____ 119 __ Kenny Burleson _________________ 2000-20048_____ 110 __ Tyron Woodley __________________ 2001-20059_____ 106 __ John Kopnisky __________________ 1997-20029_____ 106 __ Jeremy Spates __________________ 1999-2004

Top-10 Career Winning Percentage(Beginning in 1980)

% Name (Record) Season1_____ .950 _ Ben Askren (153-8) ______________ 2004-20072_____ .809 _ Raymond Jordan (123-29) _________ 2005-20093_____ .784 _ Brad Cieleski (109-30) ____________ 2001-20054_____ .780 _ Wes Roper (131-37) ______________ 1978-19824_____ .780 _ Shaon Fry (127-36) ______________ 1990-19946_____ .777 _ Matt Pell (122-35) ________________ 2004-20076_____ .777 _ Kenny Burleson (119-34) __________ 1999-20048_____ .755 _ Joe Spinazzola (102-31-6) _________ 1979-19849_____ .743 _ Tyron Woodley (110-38) ___________ 2001-200510____ .723 _ Dave Young (102-39) _____________ 1978-1982

Top-10 Career Falls(Beginning in 1980)

______ # ____ Name __________________________ Seasons1_____ 91 ___ Ben Askren _______________________ 2004-072_____ 47 ___ J.P. Reese _______________________ 2003-043_____ 41 ___ Kevin Herron _____________________ 2002-034_____ 40 ___ Josh Wagner _____________________ 2004-075_____ 39 ___ Matt Pell _________________________ 2003-066_____ 28 ___ Khris Whelan _____________________ 1980-837_____ 27 ___ Mark Cody _______________________ 1983-858_____ 24 ___ Scott Barker ______________________ 2001-038_____ 24 ___ Mike Pollock ______________________ 1977-8010____ 23 ___ Rick Romeo ______________________ 1980-8210____ 23 ___ Craig Martin ______________________ 1984-88

Top-10 Career Technical Falls(Beginning in 1980)

______ # ____ Name __________________________ Seasons1_____ 15 ___ Ben Askren _______________________ 2004-072_____ 11 ___ Sam Henson ________________________19913_____ 10 ___ Tyron Woodley ____________________ 2002-053_____ 10 ___ Kenny Burleson ___________________ 2001-045_____ 9 ____ Jeff Foust ________________________ 2003-066_____ 7 ____ Matt Pell _________________________ 2004-076_____ 7 ____ Jim Hardy ________________________ 1986-886_____ 7 ____ Jeremy Spates ____________________ 2000-049_____ 6 ____ Scott Barker ______________________ 2001-039_____ 6 ____ Michael Chandler __________________ 2006-099_____ 6 ____ Raymond Jordan __________________ 2006-099_____ 6 ____ Maxwell Askren _____________ 2007-Present9_____ 6 ____ Josh Wagner _____________________ 2005-089_____ 6 ____ Cody Greene _____________________ 2003-059_____ 6 ____ Chris McCormick __________________ 2002-06

Top-10 Career Major decisions(Beginning in 1980)

______ # ____ Name __________________________ Seasons1_____ 38 ___ Raymond Jordan __________________ 2006-092_____ 28 ___ Tyron Woodley ____________________ 2002-053_____ 26 ___ Shaon Fry ________________________ 1991-944_____ 25 ___ Jeremy Spates ____________________ 2000-045_____ 22 ___ Matt Pell _________________________ 2004-076_____ 20 ___ Kenny Liddell _____________________ 1991-946_____ 20 ___ Kenny Burleson ___________________ 2001-046_____ 20 ___ Ben Askren _______________________ 2004-079_____ 19 ___ John Kopnisky ____________________ 1999-0210____ 17 ___ Michael Chandler __________________ 2006-0810____ 17 ___ Jeff Foust ________________________ 2003-0610____ 17 ___ Jason Sexton _____________________ 1993-95


Missouri RecordsTiger Record Holders

Top Victories in a Season by ClassFreshmanNumber Name Season40 Sam Henson 1990-91Sophomore Number Name Season39 Kenny Liddell 1991-92Junior Number Name Season45 Ben Askren 2005-06Senior Number Name Season46 Shepard Pittman 1983-8446 John Sonderegger 1983-84

Most Points in a Season by ClassFreshman Number Name Season154 Ashtin Primus 2006-07Sophomore Number Name Season169 Ben Askren 2004-05Junior Number Name Season227 Ben Askren 2005-06Senior Number Name Season227 Ben Askren 2006-07

Most Consecutive VictoriesNumber Name Season87 Ben Askren 2005-07

Best Winning PercentageCareer % Name Record Years.950 Ben Askren 153-8 2004-07Season% Name Record Season1.00 Ben Askren 45-0 2005-061.00 Ben Askren 42-0 2006-07

Most PointsCareer Number Name Years771 Ben Askren 2004-07SeasonNumber Name Season227 Ben Askren 2005-06227 Ben Askren 2006-07

Quickest FallNumber Name Season0:13 Rick Romeo 1981-82

Most TakedownsMatch Number Name Season13 Scott Barker 2001-02SeasonNumber Name Season149 Bobby Crawford 1989-90

Fastest Fall :: 13 SecondsRick Romeo


Missouri RecordsTeam Accomplishments

Largest Margin of VictoryMatch Number School Season56-0 Shippensburg State 1980-81

Milestone Wins for MU# Year Opponent100_______________ 1970-71 ____________NW Missouri State200_______________ 1980-81 ______________ Northern Illinois300_______________ 1995-96 ________________Morgan State400_______________ 2004-05 __________Cal State-Bakersfield

Milestone Wins for Head Coach Brian Smith# Year Opponent25________________ 2001-02 ____________________Purdue50________________ 2002-03 _________________ Oklahoma75________________ 2004-05 ____________ Utah Valley State100_______________ 2006-07 ____________ Central Michigan

Top-10 Largest MU Wrestling Crowds(Competitions held in the Hearnes Center Only)

Attend. Opponent date1_____2,772 ________ Iowa State ____________Feb. 11, 20072_____2,728 ________ Nebraska _____________Jan. 28, 20073_____2,515 ________ Iowa State ___________ Fe.b. 15, 20094_____2,494 ________ Pittsburgh ____________ Dec. 21, 20065_____2,491 ________ Old Dominion _________ Feb. 14, 20076_____2,456 ________ Nebraska _____________Jan. 31, 20097_____2,147 ________ Stanford ______________Nov. 11, 20058_____2,128 ________ Oklahoma _____________Jan. 22, 20069_____2,015 ________ Hofstra ______________ Nov. 22, 200810____1,721 ________ Oklahoma ____________ Nov. 21, 2003

Beauty and the Beast Crowd Numbers(Wrestling and Gymnastics Combination Meet)

Year Crowd Opponent2007________________6,197 _______________ Northern Iowa2008________________6,308 __________________ Oklahoma2009________________4,147 _____________ Central Michigan

2,772 :: Feb. 11, 2007Record Crowd


Missouri Letterwinners1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

A - A - ARich Adams 1962-63-64Doug Anderson 1983-84-85Eric Anderson 1979-80-81John Andrews 2007, 2009Ben Askren 2004-05-06-07Maxwell Askren 2007-08-09Jason Aytes 1997

B - B - BMark Bader 1999-00-02-03Lee Baker 1967Lindsay Ball 1976-77-78-79Bob Barber 1975-76-77-78Scott Barker 2001-02-03Ron Barnholtz 1959-60Dave Barrett 1969-70-71Joe Bartels 1934-35John Bealls 1934Bob Benedetti 1963-64-65Paul Berry 1974-75-76Pat Biddick 1976-77-78-79Thomas Blacklock 1930Bob Blanner 1962-63-64Steve Blanner 1989M. Blinder 1924Dan Boudria 1972Curt Bourg 1970-71-72-73G. F. Boyles 1925-26Charles Boyles 1936-37dominique (dom) Bradley 2009Larry Brock 1963Emanuel Brooks 2008Tom Brooks 1962Boyd Brown 1965David Brown 1977-78Gregg Buehler 1993-94Chip Bunner 1988-89-90-91Craig Burbes 1998Dean Burgess 1963Kenny Burleson 2001-02-03-04Reggie Burress 1989Scott Burton 1979Herris Butler 1972J. Butler 1924Bob Bynum 1975John Byrd 1969-70-71

C - C - CT. L. Cardwell 1925-26-27H. Carey 1929Alfonzo Castelucci 1995-96Steve Cavanaugh 1967-68-69Michael Chandler 2006-07-08-09Brad Cieleski 2005Mark Cody 1983-84-85Dan Colace 1993-95Mark Colbert 1978Justin Cole 2005-06-07Michael Collins 1992-93-94-95Paul Collum 2004

Gil Compton 1960-61Gabe Conaghan 2004Sean Connole 2006Tom Cook 1972-73-74Taylor Crane 2009Bobby Crawford 1987-88-89Steve Cross 1986-87-88

d - d - dFreddie Darris 1989Darrin Davis 1988-89Eric DeVenney 1989-91-92-93Austin DeVoe 2003-04-05-06Gary Dill 1973-74Troy dolan 2009Charles Donham 1935David Drennan 1979-81Dan Dunkin 1990Doug Dunlay 1991

E - E - EDave Easterla 1959Ron Edwards 1960Steve Eldridge 1963-64-65Mark Ellis 2007-08-09Ron Emery 1993-95-96Dane Espinosa 2007

F - F - FKent Fanning 1963-64Marvin Fender 1934-35John Ferguson 1935-36Jeff Foust 2003-04-05-06Clint Freeman 2003-04-05Gary Frieders 1968Shaon Fry 1991-92-93-94

G - G - GC.E. Garrison 1929K.E. Garrison 1929-30Joey Garrity 2006-07-08Alex Geiger 1961William Gibson 1925-26Jeff Gillman 1978-79James Gilroy 1967Mike Gilsdorf 1987-88Lance Glasgow 1988Don Godi 1959-60-61G.P. Godwin 1925-26-27Bob Goodman 1972-73-74Bruce Graham 1970Brett Gray 1989-90Mike Greco 1977Cody Greene 2003-04-05Claude Grieb 1934Lloyd Grieb 1934-35-36Ronald Grubbs 1966-67

H - H - HJim Hall 1960Vince Hannon 2008Tristan (T.J.) Hansen 2004-05Jim Hardy 1986-87-88Howard Harness 1935-36-37

Mike Harp 1997-98Brian Harris 1995-96-97David Harris 1981Eugene Hawkins 1928-29Tim Hawks 2000-01Danny Hayes 1987-88-89Todd Hayes 1989John Hefner 1980-81Bobby Henderson 1990-91dorian Henderson 2009Bob Hennecke 1964Sam Henson 1991Tom Hentschel 1961-62-63Kevin Herron 1999-00-02-03Chad Hertzog 1999-00Frank Hinson 1973-74Cory Hodapp 1995-96-97Marcus Hoehn 2006-07-08-09Mike Holly 1973-74Dale Hopkins 1959Carl Hulen 1935-36-37

I - I - IDane Ives 1976-77-78-79

J - J - JPat Jansen 1985-86-87Jim Jones 1959-60Jesse Jordan 1999-00-01-02Raymond Jordan 2006-07-08-09

K - K - KDarshan Karki 1978-79Tim Kephart 2005-06Mike Kleb 1984-85-86Bob Knudsen 1969-70Jeff Koehler 1977-78John Kopnisky 1999-00-01-02Frank Kyrs 1976

L - L - LJoe LeBella 1970-71-72Edwin Lampitt 1966-67-68Jake Lapinski 1999Jeremey Lay 1992-93-94-95Jim Layer 1984Jed Lewis 2005-06Kenny Liddell 1991-92-94Drew Lilledah 1995Dan Lovelace 1986-87-88Kenneth Luck 1930-31-32M. Lundstrom 1935Brad Lynde 1998

M - M - M

Bruce Malinowsli 1980-82-83-84Kent Manis 1984Jim Manor 1959Nicholas Marable 2007-08-09Craig Martin 1984-85-87-88Roy Martin 1991-93Dale Maxville 1992-93Josh Maze 2000

Four-Year LetterwinnerRaymond Jordan


Missouri Letterwinners1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Chris McCormick 2002-03-05-06Tyler McCormick 2005-06-07-08Rick McKeever 1965-66-67Warren McKnight 1959Paul Merritt 1978-79Joe Mesta 1934B.K. Miller 1927-28David Miller 1976-77-78-79M.M. Miller 1932-34G. Milligan 1924Donnie Mitchell 1996George Moore 1970-71Jason Moore 1998-99J.J. Moore 1928-29-30Joe Morell 1970Alfred Morgan 1984-85-87Brad Moseley 1979-80-81-82Todd Moseley 1986-87Perry Munday 1929-30-31

N - N - NGreg Neibarger 1993Jason Newton 1993Terry Niblett 1971Glenn Nowicki 1971-72Steve Nuhn 1992-93

O - O - OJerry O’Guinn 1972-73-74John Olanowski 2007-08Don Owens 1975

P - P - PHomer Page 1961-62John Palazzolo 1968-69Nathan Paul 1960-61Jim Paulsen 1975-76-77Joe Paulsen 1970-71-72Thomas Patterson 1996-97-98M. Peck 1924Matt Pell 2004-05-06-07Tyler Perry 2007Tony Pescaglia 2008Shepard Pittman 1983-84Dale Pleimann 1972-75Curt Plummer 1961Mike Pollock 1977-78-79-80Bill Porter 1980-81-82-83Bob Porter 1980-82Amond Prater 2005-06Ashtin Primus 2007Jim Prettyman 1986-87-88

R - R - RBob Raemer 1965-66-67Rick Ramirez 1971Tom Raney 1976A.D. Reese 1928-32J.P. Reese 2001-02-03-04Don Reyes 1993Ron Rich 1959Tom Richichi 1973-74Mark Ridings 1995

Harold Ritchie 1976-77-78-79Barry Roades 1964-65-66A. Von Robbins 1929-30-31Rick Romeo 1980-81-82Wes Roper 1980-81-82Will Rosa 1982-83Shane Rosanbalm 1993-95Bob Rowland 1961-62-63J.C. Russell 2002-03-04-05

S - S - STodd Sacksteder 1993-94-95-96Bruce Sanguinet 1973-74Guy F. Sappington 1928-30-32Mark Sauls 1981-82Matt Sauls 1980-81Willie Saxton 2008Paul Schaeffer 1934Todd Schavrien 2009C.H. Schelter 1925-26Shawn Schuman 1995Randy Sealby 1982-83Jared Sears 1997-98Rod Seiler 1973-74Ian Semelroth 2003-04Jason Sexton 1993-94-95John Shene 1984-86William Shepherd 1967-68-69Andrew Sherry 2009Charlie Sherertz 1988-89Michael Shield 1997Jon Sioredas 2002-03Jim Simpson 1963-64-65Josh Skurnik 2008Mike Slyman 1976-77-78Bill Smith 1978Buddy Smith 1989-90-91-92Matt Smith 1998John Sonderegger 1983-84Jeremy Spates 2000-02-03-04Justin Spates 2001Joe Spinazzola 1980-81-83-84Harold Starr 1934-35-36Mike Sterling 1970-71Marlin Stewart 1993Joe Stone 1962Rocky Streb 1981-82Dante Stone 2001-02-03Ry Stone 2001Kevin Stroh 1997-98Steve Summers 1965Cliff Sutcliffe 2000

T - T - TJustin Thaw 1994-95-96-97Jon Thomas 1968-69Chuck Thompson 1990-91Rick Thompson 1969Tommy Thompson 1984-85W. Tiffin 1925-27-28Brooks Travis 1995-96-97

Matt Turner 2002Steve Tuttle 1966Bob Tuvil 1959-60

U - U - US. Underhill 1924Jeff Urban 1998-99-00

V - V - VNick Velliquette 2008Tim Vogel 1975-76Mark Vollmar 2000-01

W - W - WJim Wagemann 1975-76-77Josh Wagner 2005-06-07-08Robert Wagner 1960Mark Wall 2005Joel Wallach 1960Roger Walker 1972-73Greg Warren 1988-89-90-91Brett Watkins 2004H. Webster 1929Matt Webster 1996-97-98-99Jesse West 2000-01G.A. Westfall 1928Chase Wetenkamp 2005Keith Whelan 1979-81Khris Whelan 1979-80-81-83Dale Whitehouse 1981Joe Wier 1994-96-97Alonzo Wilkes 1935Richard Wilkes 1931-32Bill Williams 1967-68Terril Williams 1976-77Glynn Williams 1931-32James Williamson 2005-06-07-08Dave Willis 1966Joe Winer 1969-70-71Brock Wittmeyer 2008Patrick Wright 2009Tyron Woodley 2002-03-04-05

Y - Y - YC.L. Young 1927-28Danny Young 1965-66David Young 1980-81-82Fowler Young 1931

Z - Z - ZSherif Zegar 1990Brad Zemmel 1969-70

Four-Year LetterwinnerGreg Warren


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1923-1924Missouri’s First Wrestling Team

1923-24 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 2, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score4 Oklahoma 229 Kansas 1119 Washington (Mo.) 101924-25 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 2, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score2 Oklahoma 207 Kansas 1626 Washington (Mo.) 21925-26 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score14 Missouri-Rolla 1110 Kansas 722 Washington (Mo.) 00 Nebraska 2815 Kansas City YMCA 61926-27 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score0 at Iowa State 2616 Missouri-Rolla 118 Kansas 148 Nebraska 198 Oklahoma 161927-28 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score3 at Illinois 248 at Oklahoma 1712 at Iowa State 1112 Kansas State 914 at Kansas 119 at Nebraska 201928-29 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score9 Illinois 1914 Nebraska 1416 Kansas 186 Oklahoma 28

0 at Oklahoma State 3015 Iowa State 1922.5 Kansas 9.5MVC Championships* 5th*-held in Norman, Okla. 1929-30 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score25 Kansas State 123 at Iowa State 293 Oklahoma 2714 at Kansas 129 at Nebraska 21MVC Championships* 4th*-held in Manhattan, Kan. 1930-31 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score3 at Iowa State 3131 Kansas 36 Nebraska 243 Kansas State 35MVC Championships 5th 1931-32 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score8 at Illinois 248 Oklahoma 213 Iowa State 3024 at Kansas 1511 at Nebraska 16MVC Championships* 5th*-held in Ames, Iowa 1932-33 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 1, Lost 6, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score3 Iowa State 310 Illinois 3626 Kansas 80 SW Oklahoma 300 at Oklahoma State 380 Oklahoma 3210 Central Oklahoma St. 20Big 6 Championships* 6th*-held in Ames, Iowa

1933-34 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score8 at Northern Iowa 228 at Iowa State 2823 at NW Oklahoma 815 at Kansas State 1128 at Kansas 66 Central Oklahoma 22Big 6 Championships* 3rd*-held in Columbia, Mo.1934-35 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 3, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score18 Kansas State 1614.5 Northern Iowa 18.516.5 at Iowa State 21.58 Oklahoma 235 Illinois 2328 Nebraska 821 Kansas 1314.5 Cornell 15.5Big 6 Championships* 6th*-held in Ames, Iowa1935-36 Coach Charles Fisher(Won 0, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score11 at Nebraska 173 at Kansas State 2712.5 Iowa State 21.5Big 6 Championships* 4th*-held in Norman, Okla. 1936-1937 Guy Sappington(Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score16 at Illinois State 140 at Illinois 346 at Kansas State 228 Nebraska 200 at Iowa State 320 at Northern Iowa 32Big 6 Championships* 4th*-held in Lincoln, Neb.


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1959-60 Coach Marshall Esteppe(Won 0, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score10 Westminster 280 at NW Missouri State 360 at Graceland 3614 at William Jewell 1813 at Westminster 1911 Graceland 230 NW Missouri State 361960-61 Coach Marshall Esteppe(Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score0 at NW Missouri State 309 at Graceland 1922 Westminster 1319 at William Jewell 103 Illinois 2311 Graceland 157 NW Missouri State 2622 at Westminster 620 William Jewell 171961-62 Coach Marshall Esteppe(Won 4, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score25 William Jewell 332 Westminster 011 Graceland 1730 at William Jewell 035 at Westminster 22 Kansas State 250 at Illinois State 260 at Illinois 269 NW Missouri State 178 at Graceland 243 at Nebraska 251962-63 Coach Marshall Esteppe(Won 3, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score24 MacMurray State 83 South Dakota State 2718 Millikin 1622 at Washington (Mo.) 611 Graceland 15

5 at Kansas State 279 Illinois State 1514 Nebraska 2214 at Graceland 1510 at NW Missouri State 211963-64 Coach Marshall Esteppe(Won 9, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score8 Fort Hays State 2231 Washington (Mo.) 219 MacMurray 1126 Millikin 932 DePauw 317 Central Missouri St. 1116 Central Missouri St. 103 Illinois 2319 Graceland 821 Graceland 128 NW Missouri State 2126 Kansas 58 NW Missouri State 1715 Kansas 331964-65 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 7, Lost 8, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score15 Central Missouri St. 920 Millikin 610 Illinois State 1920 SW Missouri State 115 Nebraska 2513 Washington (Mo.) 1623 Kansas 319 William Jewell 1314 Graceland 163 Kansas State 235 Central Missouri St. 2211 Illinois 183 NW Missouri State 2729 Kansas 321 SE Missouri State 11Big 8 Championships* 7th*-held in Norman, Okla.

1965-66 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 10, Lost 8, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score28 at SW Missouri State 1011 at SE Missouri State 2311 at Central Missouri State 229 MacMurray 2023 SW Missouri State 817 SE Missouri State 137 Kansas State 2517 Graceland 1634 at Kansas 33 Wisconsin 2711 at Illinois 178 at Purdue 195 at NW Missouri State 2321 at Nebraska 1425 William Jewell 618 SE Missouri State 928 at Washington (Mo.) 330 Kansas 3Big 8 Championships* 7th Place*-held in Manhattan, Kan.1966-67 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 7, Lost 10, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score30 SW Missouri State 633 Emporia State 015 Nebraska 1416 at MacMurray 138 at Kansas State 208 at Iowa 212 Minnesota* 285 Indiana* 3314 at Central Missouri State 1915 at Graceland 1415 at Western Illinois 1623 at NE Missouri State 816 Illinois 189 NW Missouri State 2416 SE Missouri State 1922 Missouri Valley 1114 Central Missouri State 17Big 8 Championships# 7th*-Iowa City, Iowa #-held in Norman, Okla.

1962-1963


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1967-1968Missouri’s only undefeated squad

1967-68 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 18, Lost 0, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score36 SW Missouri State 533 Missouri Valley 316 Kansas State 1317 Western Illinois 1423 NE Missouri State 827 at Central Missouri State 1727 Graceland 518 at NW Missouri State 1722 NE Missouri State 1126 at Kansas State Teachers 515 Colorado 1425 at Nebraska 816 South Dakota State* 1424 at Illinois 924 Purdue# 814 Kansas State# 1432 SE Missouri State 228 MacMurray 323 Drake 6Big 8 Championships^ 5th*-Lincoln, Neb. #-Champaign, Ill. ^-held in Boulder, Colo.1968-69 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 9, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score30 SW Missouri State 1211 at NE Missouri State 2429 Central Missouri State 615 at Kansas State 149 Winona State* 2220 at Western Illinois 106 Michigan 2515 Ohio State 1226 Purdue 1123 Nebraska 620 NW Missouri State 118 at SIU-Carbondale 2221 at Drake 15Big 8 Championships# 4th*-Macomb, Ill. #-held in Ames, Iowa

1969-70 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 8, Lost 5, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score6 at Purdue 2530 Florissant Valley 632 Forest Park 611 Kansas State 235 at Oklahoma 3037 at SW Missouri State 327 at Central Missouri State 718 Illinois 1418 at NW Missouri State 56 Drake 2826 NE Missouri State 524 Western Illinois 1111 Southern Illinois 2215 at Nebraska 15Big 8 Championships* 6th*-held in Manhattan, Kan.1970-71 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 5, Lost 9, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score21 at Drake 1625 SIU-Edwardsville 1114 Navy* 1813 at South Dakota State 2813 Minnesota* 2711 at Kansas State 233 at SIU-Carbondale 3513 at Illinois State 2416 at Illinois 198 at Purdue 2228 Central Missouri State 626 NW Missouri State 617 Nebraska 1932 SW Missouri State 315 at NE Missouri State 15Big 8 Championships# 6th Place*-Brookings, S.D. #-held in Lincoln, Neb.

1971-1972 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 7, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score42 NE Missouri State 617 at NW Missouri State 1834 at SW Missouri State 937 at SE Missouri State 330 Franklin & Marshall 912 at Nebraska 1818 Minnesota* 1920 Kansas State 1720 Illinois 1720 at Central Missouri State 13Big 8 Championships# 5th*-Lincoln, Neb #-held in Stillwater, Okla.1972-73 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score21 NW Missouri State 23 Oklahoma 3826 Purdue 1438 at NE Missouri State 316 Central Missouri State 1718 Nebraska 170 Iowa State 4224 at Kansas State 1234 SW Missouri State 6Big 8 Championships* 7th*-held in Columbia, Mo.1973-74 Coach Hap Whitney(Won 7, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score2 at Iowa State 4128 NW Missouri State 948 NE Missouri State 622 Franklin & Marshall 160 at Oklahoma State 396 Oklahoma 2828 at Central Missouri State 1319 at Nebraska 1515 Colorado* 1625 Kansas State 1336 at SW Missouri State 94 Purdue 29Big 8 Championships# 5th*-Lincoln, Neb. #-held in Norman, Okla.


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1974-75 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 5, Lost 7, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score9 at SIU-Edwardsville 3312 Illinois 2518 at Kansas State 2625 Western Illinois 100 at Oklahoma 362 at Oklahoma State 4117 Drake 1716 Nebraska 2134 NE Missouri State 93 Iowa State 3832 at NW Missouri State 525 Central Missouri State 1442 SW Missouri State 3Big 8 Championships* 5th#- Lincoln, Neb. *-held in Stillwater, Okla.1975-76 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 12, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score28 Colorado* 68 at Iowa State 3539 Indiana # 430 Purdue # 732 Florida International 823 at Western Illinois 932 at Drake 818 at Nebraska 2431 Lincoln University 128 Oklahoma 269 Oklahoma State 3026 Southern Ill.-Carbondale 535 NE Missouri State 633 at Central Missouri State 923 at Nebraska-Omaha 1821 SIU-Edwardsville 19Big 8 Championships^ 4th#-Ames, Iowa #-Miami, Fla. ̂ -held in Ames, Iowa1976-77 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 10, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score39 Richmond* 046 Florida International* 035 at Auburn 6

35 Nebraska 630 Nebraska-Omaha 920 Illinois State 184 at Oklahoma 3610 at Oklahoma State 2931 Central Missouri State 1129 at SIU-Edwardsville 1530 at SIU-Carbondale 1019 at Michigan State 1618 Iowa State 24Big 8 Championships# 4th*-Miami, Fla. #-held in Norman, Okla.1977-78 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 14, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score37 Drake 911 at Iowa State 2526 at Northern Colorado 88 Oregon 2426 at Colorado 935 Central Oklahoma State # 629 at Central Missouri State 1750 Lincoln University 038 Western Illinois 627 SIU-Carbondale 914 Oklahoma State 2730 Minnesota ^ 838 at Nebraska 018 Kentucky 1924 Oklahoma 1328 at Illinois 934 at Indiana State 520 Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo 18Big 8 Championships% 4th*- Boulder, Colo. #-Warrensburg, Mo.^- Lincoln, Neb. %-held in Stillwater, Okla.1978-79 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 12, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score15 Iowa State 2721 at Ohio State 1529 at Kentucky 1338 Bowling Green * 938 at Miami (Ohio) 535 Illinois 6

53 at Lincoln University 627 SIU-Edwardsville # 1921 at Nebraska-Omaha 1241 Indiana State 213 Cal State-Bakersfield 2343 Nebraska 044 Central Missouri State 223 SIU-Carbondale 1312 at Oklahoma 23Big 8 Championships^ 4th*- Oxford, Ohio #- St. Louis, Mo. ^-held in Ames, Iowa1979-80 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 14, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score9 at Iowa State 3236 at Illinois State 228 Central Oklahoma State * 1231 at Central Missouri State 1024 Kentucky 1939 Nebraska-Omaha 334 SIU-Edwardsville 638 at Western Illinois 632 at Nebraska 342 at Illinois 30 Oklahoma 4034 at Northern Illinois 1027 Ohio State 1531 Colorado 69 Oklahoma State 2744 SIU-Carbondale 038 at Indiana State 8Big 8 Championships# 5th*-Warrensburg, Mo. #-held in Norman, Okla.1980-81 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 16, Lost 5, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score46 at SW Missouri State 03 at Oklahoma 3914 Iowa State 1927 at Wilkes College 1422 at Penn State 2249 East Stroudsburg * 356 Shippensburg State * 031 at Bloomsburg State 6

1975-1976


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1983-1984Missouri’s Second-Best NCAA Finish

23 at Temple 1541 Illinois State 323 Nebraska 1544 at SIU-Edwardsville 351 Western Illinois 034 at SIU-Carbondale 618 at Kentucky 2332 Ohio # 938 Central Missouri State 628 Northen Illinois 1523 Illinois 97 at Oklahoma State 3627 Indiana State 1615 at Northern Iowa 24Big 8 Championships^ 5th*- Bloomsburg, Pa. #-Lexington, Ky. ^-held in Stillwater, Okla.1981-82 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 6, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score29 Oregon State 1040 SIU-Carbondale 628 SIU-Edwardsville 1225 at Eastern Illinois 1514 at Indiana State 2533 at Central Missouri State 79 at Iowa State 325 Oklahoma # 3811 Northern Iowa 2721 at Nebraska 2333 SW Missouri State 912 Oklahoma State 2615 at Northern Illinois 24Big 8 Championships^ 5th*- St. Louis, Mo. #- Jefferson City, Mo. ^-held in Lincoln, Neb.1982-83 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 4, Lost 10, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score18 at SIU-Edwardsville 2215 at Penn State 2519 at Lockhaven 2131 at Clarion 2118 at Pittsburgh 1712 Nebraska 26

19 Northern Iowa 2018 Northern Illinois 2232 at SW Missouri State 1015 Iowa State 3214 Eastern Illinois 2514 at Oklahoma 280 at Oklahoma State 4832 Indiana State 7Big 8 Championships* 5th*-held in Ames, Iowa1983-84 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 14, Lost 9, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score23 Oregon State* 1338 Central Missouri State 346 Missouri-Rolla 232 Kent State # 220 SIU-Edwardsville # 1717 Louisiana State # 1629 Northern Illinois # 718 at Maryland 2019 at Virginia 1721 North Carolina State ^ 1525 Old Dominoin % 1610 Louisiana State % 2827 Ohio State % 1515 Old Dominion % 1517 SIU-Edwardsville 2317 at Northern Iowa 1813 at Iowa State 2643 SW Missouri State 36 Oklahoma State 3113 Oklahoma 2926 at Nebraska-Omaha 812 at Nebraska 2820 at Indiana State 1710 at Louisiana State 26Big 8 Championships$ 5th*- St. Louis, Mo. #- NIU Open ̂ - Hampton, Va. %- Virginia Duals $-held in Stillwater, Okla.1984-85 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 11, Lost 10, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score47 Olivette Nazarene * 648 at McKendree 9

39 at Central Missouri State 644 at Missouri-Rolla 933 at NW Missouri State 1023 Northern Iowa 216 at Tennessee 3510 at North Carolina State 2832 Appalachian State # 149 Louisiana State # 3615 Ohio State # 2122 Temple # 1918 North Carolina State 2437 at SW Missouri State 113 at Oklahoma 4028 Nebraska-Omaha 1821 Nebraska 237 Iowa State 359 at Oklahoma State 3536 Indiana State 74 Louisiana State 41Big 8 Championships^ 5th*- Lebanon, Ill. #- Virginia Duals ^-held in Norman, Okla.1985-86 Coach Bob Kopnisky(Won 7, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score44 NW Missouri State 312 at Minnesota 2126 at Central Missouri State 1821 New Mexico * 1814 at Eastern Illinois 2329 at Nebraska-Omaha 186 at Nebraska 3512 at Northern Iowa 350 at Iowa State 543 Oklahoma 436 Oklahoma State 4338 SW Missouri State 926 at Indiana State 2236 Marquette 18Big 8 Championships# 5th*- Warrensburg, Mo. #-held in Ames, Iowa 1986-87 Coach Wes Roper(Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score37 at Old Dominion 6


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

25 at VMI 1815 at Nebraska 2243 Central Missouri State 87 at Oklahoma State 377 Michigan State * 3013 at Oklahoma 2230 Eastern Illinois 630 at SW Missouri State 1222 Northern Iowa 21Big 8 Championships# 5th*- Stillwater, Okla. #-held in Stillwater, Okla.1987-88 Coach Wes Roper(Won 7, Lost 6, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score19 Illinois * 157 at Northern Iowa 3712 SIU-Edwardsville * 2133 at Central Missouri State 923 at Indiana 1443 Villanova 316 at Purdue 169 at Iowa State 2713 Oklahoma State 228 Ohio State 2818 at Nebraska 1625 at Eastern Illinois 1541 SW Missouri State 011 Oklahoma ^ 28Big 8 Championships% 5th*- St. Louis, Mo. #- Bloomington, Ind.^- Kansas City, Mo. %-held in Norman, Okla.1988-89 Coach Wes Roper(Won 6, Lost 10, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score19 Nebraska 1927 SW Missouri State * 925 Drake * 198 Iowa State 298 Michigan # 277 Lockhaven # 3030 Old Dominion # 1216 Northern Iowa ^ 2723 SIU-Edwardville ^ 1513 at Oklahoma 313 Oklahoma State % 43

9 Arizona State % 3426 Boise State % 1518 Central Oklahoma State 236 at Iowa 4114 Eastern Illinois 2226 at SW Missouri State 12Big 8 Championships$ 5th*- Tiger Duals #- Virginia Duals^- St. Louis, Mo. %- Cowboy Duals $-held in Ames, Iowa1989-90 Coach Wes Roper(Won 7, Lost 11, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score31 SIU-Edwardsville * 100 Oklahoma State * 4336 NE Missouri State # 631 Central Missouri State # 90 at Iowa State 388 at Northern Iowa 3537 Colorado Mines ^ 930 Drake ^ 129 Clarion ^ 2615 Notre Dame 2516 at Central Oklahoma State 2414 Cal State-Fullerton % 3029 at Central Missouri State 1414 Ohio State 2016 at Eastern Illinois 2428 SW Missouri State 611 Oklahoma 267 at Nebraska 29Big 8 Championships$ 5th*-St. Louis, Mo. #- Tiger Duals^- Hall of Fame Classic %-Edmond, Okla. $-held in LIncoln, Neb.1990-91 Coach Wes Roper(Won 6, Lost 9, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score9 Nebraska 2535 SIU-Edwardsville * 08 at Indiana 2915 at Notre Dame 2231 SW Missouri State 818 Northern Iowa 1929 Central Missouri State 9

18 at Minnesota 2019 Central Oklahoma State 2024 Clemson # 179 Iowa State 2518 at Oklahoma State 2414 at Oklahoma 1730 at SW Missouri State 946 Eastern Illinois 3Big 8 Championships^ 4th*- St. Louis, Mo. #- Oak Grove, Mo. ^-held in Columbia, Mo.1991-92 Coach Wes Roper(Won 8, Lost 6, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score15 Oklahoma 2034 at Central Missouri State 626 SIU-Edwardsville * 1217 Notre Dame 195 at Iowa State 2521 Clemson # 2022 Tennessee-Chattanooga # 2121 Minnesota 1916 at Northern Iowa 2420 Eastern Illinois ^ 2118 at Nebraska 2836 Northern Illinois 922 Indiana 2028 SW Missouri State 8Big 8 Championships% 5th*-Warrensburg, Mo. #- Atlanta, Ga.^- Cedar Falls, Iowa %-held in Stillwater, Okla.1992-93 Coach Wes Roper(Won 6, Lost 7, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score33 Central Missouri State 644 SIU-Edwardsville 821 at Indiana 109 Iowa State 2512 Penn State * 3331 Brockport State * 67 Michigan * 3121 at Central Oklahoma State 1215 at Oklahoma 223 Nebraska 3723 at SW Missouri State 16

1986-1987


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-200918 Oklahoma State # 2114 Illinois 25Big 8 Championships^ 4th*- National Duals #-Jefferson City, Mo. ^-held in Norman, Okla.1993-94 Coach Wes Roper(Won 4, Lost 8, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score15 Indiana 1914 at Oklahoma State 2627 Brown 1415 Edinboro 2115 Cal-Polo SLO 2220 Oklahoma 1925 Illinois State 917 at Iowa State 2712 Purdue 2233 Northern Illinois 1214 at Nebraska 2516 SW Missouri State 22Big 8 Championships* 5th*-held in Ames, Iowa1994-95 Coach Wes Roper(Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score41 Lindenwood* 416 at Indiana 2014 Oklahoma State 2621 Wyoming 1715 Iowa State 2018 at Oklahoma 1937 Northern Iowa 641 at Illinois State 321 at Purdue 166 Nebraska 33Big 8 Championships# 5th*- Jefferson City, Mo. #-held in Lincoln, Neb.1995-96 Coach Wes Roper(Won 6, Lost 11, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score6 at Minnesota 2913 Indiana 2535 Morgan State * 618 Central Michigan * 16

37 Wisconsin * 39 Illinois # 3021 Edinboro # 1510 Cal State-Bakerfield 2915 at Wyoming 2634 NE Missouri State 120 at Iowa State 4527 at Northern Iowa 1212 Purdue 249 at Nebraska 270 Oklahoma 4123 Central Missouri State 2110 at Oklahoma State 31Big 8 Championships^ 5th*-Cent. Mich. Duals #- Virginia Duals ^-held in Stillwater, Okla.1996-97 Coach Wes Roper(Won 7, Lost 7, Tied 2)MU Opponent Score12 Indiana 3234 Truman State 124 at Purdue 3722 Ohio 1739 Appalachian State * 017 Central Michigan * 1721 Wisconsin * 2123 Harvard * 1628 at Central Missouri State 1849 Lindenwood 021 Missouri Valley 1219 Northern Iowa 209 Iowa State 226 Nebraska 3215 at Oklahoma 2417 at Oklahoma State 23Big 12 Championships# 5th *-Cent. Michigan Duals #-held in Columbia, Mo.1997-98 Coach Wes Roper(Won 5, Lost 10, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score17 Indiana 1812 Purdue 236 Rider * 3112 Ohio State * 23

13 at Eastern Illinois 2234 Central Missouri State 1224 Missouri Valley 1243 SIU-Edwardville 323 at Northern Iowa 1422 at Brigham Young 256 at Iowa State 3014 Oklahoma 290 Oklahoma State 3715 at Nebraska 2222 Northern Illinois 16Big 12 Championships # 5th*- Virginia Duals #-Big 12 Championships held in Norman, Okla.1998-99 Coach Brian Smith(Won 4, Lost 9, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score3 at Illinois * 3315 at Indiana 245 at Purdue 267 at Wyoming 3025 Missouri Valley 1546 Lindenwood 1027 at Central Missouri State 1029 Northern Iowa 129 Iowa State 323 at Oklahoma 330 at Oklahoma State 4415 Nebraska 2315 at Northern Illinois 21Big 12 Championships# 5th*-Granite City, Ill. #-Big 12 Championships held in Ames, Iowa1999-2000 Coach Brian Smith(Won 11, Lost 11, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score12 Illinois * 273 Oklahoma State 3415 Purdue 1927 Lindenwood 156 at Nebraska 3212 Indiana 2721 Wyoming 1827 Findlay # 910 Central Michigan # 24

1999-2000


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

2003-2004Missouri becomes the first Big 12 school to defeat OU and OSU

47 Franklin & Marshall # 325 Army # 1521 Brown # 1626 at Missouri Valley 932 at SIU-Edwardsville 1038 Marquette ^ 1217 at Northwestern 1915 Central Missouri State 2122 Eastern Illinois 169 at Iowa State 312 at Northern Iowa 313 Oklahoma 3324 Northern Illinois 12Big 12 Championships% 5th*- St. Louis, Mo. #- Cent. Mich. Duals^- Evanston, Ill. %-Big 12 Championships held in Lincoln, Neb.2000-01 Coach Brian Smith(Won 7, Lost 10, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score6 at Illinois* 336 at Oklahoma State 2946 Southern Illinois 015 at Indiana 2214 at Purdue 2417 Nebraska # 213 at Michigan State 2919 Cal State-Bakersfield ^ 1818 Kent State ^ 159 Central Michigan ^ 2215 Cal State-Bakersfield ^ 1722 Lindenwood 1919 Missouri Valley 1930 at Central Missouri State 1028 at Eastern Illinois 124 at Oklahoma 2413 Iowa State 2824 Northern Illinois 9Big 12 Championships% 5th*- Edwardsville, Ill. #- Jefferson City, Mo. ̂ - Virginia Duals %-Big 12 Championships held in Stillwater, Okla.

2001-02 Coach Brian Smith(Won 18, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score20 Illinois * 1321 Indiana 1618 Purdue 1638 Missouri Valley 724 at Nebraska 1643 at Old Dominion 632 Virginia # 1437 North Carolina # 919 Penn State # 1625 Hofstra # 1330 at Wyoming 97 Oklahoma State 2636 Eastern Illinois 1016 at Iowa State 2630 Michigan State 641 Central Missouri State 028 Northern Illinois 940 Binghamton^ 636 Buffalo ^ 427 Cornell ^ 1212 Oklahoma 23Big 12 Championships% 5th*- St. Charles, Mo. #- Virginia Duals^- Cornell Duals %-Big 12 Championships held in Norman, Okla.2002-03 Coach Brian Smith(Won 15, Lost 6, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score6 at Oklahoma State 3241 Central Missouri State 1237 Princeton 621 at Purdue 1518 at Indiana 2030 Navy* 1226 Cal. Poly* 1825 Harvard* 1516 Northern Iowa* 2149 Missouri Valley 048 Missouri Baptist 053 Lindenwood 017 Arizona State# 1915 Northern Iowa# 21

25 at Oklahoma 2023 Nebraska 1448 at Eastern Illinois 324 Iowa State 1139 Wyoming 016 at Northern Illinois 2140 UT-Chattanooga 12Big 12 Championships% 2nd *-Lone Star Duals #-National Duals: %-held in Columbia, Mo. 2003-04 Coach Brian Smith(Won 15, Lost 3, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score21 Oklahoma State* 1729 Indiana 1537 Cal-Poly$ 622 West Virginia$ 1551 American$ 330 UTC 1934 Ohio State 929 Michigan State# 319 Hofstra# 1323 Penn State# 1612 Oklahoma State# 2413 at Nebraska 2344 Lindenwood 948 at Central Missouri 045 Eastern Illinois 015 at Iowa State 2031 Northern Illinois 721 Oklahoma 15Big 12 Championships% 4th*Hosted by MU at Hazelwood Central H.S. in St. Louis $-Sun Devil Duals #-National Duals%-Big 12 Championships held in Ames, Iowa.2004-05 Coach Brian Smith(Won 15, Lost 6, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score25 Purdue* 1033 at Virginia Tech$ 633 at Ohio State$ 638 at Ohio 948 Utah Valley State! 0


Season Results1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

Eight NCAA QualifiersMissouri’s 2008-09 Squad

55 SIUE! 047 Maryland! 045 CMSU 617 Lehigh^ 2241 The Citadel# 316 UTC# 1925 North Carolina# 1327 Edinboro# 1237 Rider# 931 Cal-State Bakersfield# 1412 Nebraska 269 at Oklahoma State 3114 at Oklahoma 1815 Iowa State 1822 UTC 1528 at Eastern Illinois 9Big 12 Championships% 5th*- Hosted by Missouri at Meramec College in St. Louis. $- held at Ohio State !- Missouri Duals ^- Held at New York Athletic Club in New York #-Virginia Duals %- held in Omaha, Neb.2005-06 Coach Brian Smith(Won 13, Lost 4, Tied 1)MU Opponent Score32 Stanford 825 Ohio State 1329 at Pittsburgh 929 at West Virgina 1638 Eastern Illinois 642 CMSU 321 Arizona State* 2422 Kent State* 1521 Iowa State* 1812 Iowa* 3121 Arizona State* 2110 Oklahoma State 2918 at Nebraska 2117 Oklahama 1616 at Iowa State 1526 at Northern Iowa 1037 at UTC 630 UNC-Grennsboro# 12Big 12 Championships^ 5th*-National Duals #-at UTC ̂ -held in Ames, Iowa

2006-07 Coach Brian Smith(Won 12, Lost 2, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score29 Ohio State 931 Central Michigan 929 Michigan State 1435 Pittsburgh 927 Pennsylvania* 1533 Northwestern* 827 Oklahoma State* 916 Minnesota* 2031 Nebraska 1117 Oklahoma State 1524 Oklahoma 1436 Northern Iowa 1312 Iowa State 2720 Old Dominion 12Big 12 Championships^ 2nd*-National Duals ^-held in Columbia, Mo.

2007-08 Coach Brian Smith(Won 12, Lost 2, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score34 Rider 422 Hofstra 2124 Chattanooga 1023 Pittsburgh 1730 Bucknell 922 Indiana* 189 Iowa* 2719 Northwestern* 2216 Oklahoma State 1621 Cornell 1313 Nebraska 2223 Oklahoma 1028 Oregon State 1315 Iowa State 18Big 12 Championships^ 4th*-National Duals ^-held in Stillwater, Okla.

2008-2009 Coach Brian Smith(Won 18, Lost 4, Tied 0)MU Opponent Score32 Lock Haven 926 Bucknell 1522 Hofstra 1229 Old Dominion# 928 Maryland# 638 Harvard# 741 Brown# 334 Cal State Fullerton$ 526 Cal State Bakersfield$ 1436 Cal Poly$ 626 Oregon State 1019 Penn State* 2025 Northwestern* 1219 Ohio State* 2333 Missouri Valley 1232 Chattanooga 718 Cornell 1215 Nebraska 1618 Oklahoma 1227 Oklahoma State 914 Central Michigan 2218 Iowa State 15Big 12 Championships^ 3rd#-Northeast Duals $-Pac 10/Big 12 Duals *-National Duals ^-held in Lincoln, Neb.


**2009-10 opponents in bold, Big 12 Opponents in Bold Italics**

All-Time Records1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

School W L TAmerican 1 0 0Appalachian State 2 0 0Arizona State 1 2 1Army 1 0 0Auburn 1 0 0Binghamton 1 0 0Bloomburg State 1 0 0Boise State 1 0 0Bowling Green 1 0 0Brigham Young 0 1 0Brockport State 1 0 0Brown 3 0 0Bucknell 2 0 0Buffalo 1 0 0Cal Poly 3 0 0Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 1 1 0Cal State-Bakersfield 3 3 0Cal State-Fullerton 1 1 0Central Michigan 2 3 1Central Missouri 37 5 0The Citadel 1 0 0Central Oklahoma State 3 5 0Clarion 1 1 0Clemson 2 0 0Colorado 4 1 0Colorado Mines 1 0 0Cornell 3 0 0DePauw 1 0 0Drake 7 1 1East Stroudsburg State 1 0 0Eastern Illinois 11 6 0Edinboro 2 1 0Emporia State 1 0 0Findlay 1 0 0Florida International 2 0 0Florissant Valley C.C. 1 0 0Forest Park C.C. 1 0 0Fort Hayes State 0 1 0Franklin and Marshall 3 0 0Graceland 5 9 0Harvard 2 0 0Hofstra 5 0 0

School W L TIllinois 8 19 0Illinois State 6 4 0Indiana 7 11 0Indiana State 8 1 0Iowa 0 4 0Iowa State 4 43 0Kansas 14 4 0Kansas State 10 13 1Kent State 3 0 0Kentucky 2 2 0Lehigh 0 1 0Lincoln University 3 0 0Lindenwood 7 0 0Lock Haven 1 2 0Louisiana State 1 4 0MacMurray 4 1 0Marquette 2 0 0Maryland 2 1 0McKendree 1 0 0Michigan 1 3 0Michigan State 4 2 0Millikin 3 0 0Minnesota 2 7 0Missouri-Baptist 1 0 0Missouri-Rolla 2 0 0Missouri Valley 9 0 1Morgan State 1 0 0Naval Academy 1 1 0Nebraska 16 38 3Nebraska-Omaha 7 0 0New Mexico 1 0 0North Carolina 1 0 0North Carolina-Greensboro 1 0 0North Carolina State 1 2 0NE Missouri St.//TrumanSt. 11 1 1Northern Colorado 1 0 0Northern Illinios 11 2 0Northern Iowa 7 17 0NW Missouri St. 9 12 0North Carolina 1 0 0Northwestern 0 1 0Northwestern 2 2 0

School W L TNorthwestern Oklahoma 1 0 0Notre Dame 0 3 0Ohio 3 0 0Ohio State 8 5 0Oklahoma 8 39 0Oklahoma State 4 32 1Old Dominion 6 0 1Olivette Nazarene 1 0 0Oregon 0 1 0Oregon State 2 0 0Pennsylvania 1 0 0Penn State 2 3 1Pittsburgh 4 0 0Princeton 1 0 0Purdue 7 11 1Richmond 1 0 0Rider 2 1 0Shippensburg State 1 0 0South Dakota State 0 2 0Southeast Missouri State 5 2 0SIU-Carbondale 7 3 0SIU-Edwardsville 18 4 0Southwest Missouri State 27 1 0Southwestern Oklahoma 0 1 0Stanford 1 0 0Temple 2 0 0Tennessee 0 1 0Tennessee-Chattanooga 7 1 0Utah Valley State 1 0 0Villanova 1 0 0Virginia 2 0 0Virginia Tech 1 0 0Virginia Military Institute 1 0 0Washington University 6 1 0West Virginia 2 0 0Western Illinois 8 1 0Westminster 4 2 0Wilkes University 1 0 0William Jewell 6 1 0Winona State 0 1 0Wisconsin 0 2 1Wyoming 4 2 0


YEAR COACH W-L-T Points (MU-Opp.) CONF. NCAA1923-24 Charles Fisher 1-2-0 32-43 n/a n/a1924-25 Charles Fisher 1-2-0 35-38 n/a n/a1925-26 Charles Fisher 4-1-0 61-52 n/a n/a1926-27 Charles Fisher 1-4-0 40-86 n/a n/a1927-28 Charles Fisher 3-3-0 58-92 n/a n/a1928-29 Charles Fisher 1-5-1 82.5-137.5 Fifth n/a1929-30 Charles Fisher 2-3-0 54-101 Fourth n/a1930-31 Charles Fisher 1-3-0 43-93 Fifth n/a1931-32 Charles Fisher 1-4-0 54-96 Fifth n/a1932-33 Charles Fisher 1-6-0 39-195 Sixth n/a1933-34 Charles Fisher 3-3-0 88-97 Third n/a1934-35 Charles Fisher 3-5-0 125.5-138.5 Sixth n/a1935-36 Charles Fisher 0-3-0 26.5-65.5 Fourth n/a1936-37 Guy Sappington 1-5-0 30-154 Fourth n/a1938-58 No Wrestling Program1959-60 Marshall Esteppe 0-7-0 48-196 n/a n/a1960-61 Marshall Esteppe 4-5-0 113-159 n/a n/a1961-62 Marshall Esteppe 4-7-0 155-167 n/a n/a1962-63 Marshall Esteppe 3-7-0 130-172 n/a n/a1963-64 Marshall Esteppe 9-5-0 249-187 n/a n/a1964-65 Hap Whitney 7-8-0 211-222 Seventh n/a1965-66 Hap Whitney 10-8-0 306-261 Seventh n/a1966-67 Hap Whitney 7-10-0 261-281 Seventh n/a1967-68 Hap Whitney 18-0-1 446-176 Fifth n/a1968-69 Hap Whitney 9-4-0 26-187 Fourth n/a1969-70 Hap Whitney 8-5-1 266-209 Sixth n/a1970-71 Hap Whitney 5-9-1 265-273 Sixth n/a1971-72 Hap Whitney 7-3-0 250-129 Fifth 42nd1972-73 Hap Whitney 6-3-0 180-151 Seventh n/a1973-74 Hap Whitney 7-5-0 233-234 Fifth n/a1974-75 Bob Kopnisky 5-7-1 235-278 Fifth n/a1975-76 Bob Kopnisky 12-4-0 396-226 Fourth n/a1976-77 Bob Kopnisky 10-3-0 346-180 Fourth 19th1977-78 Bob Kopnisky 14-4-0 493-212 Fourth 35th1978-79 Bob Kopnisky 12-3-0 453-175 Fourth 16th1979-80 Bob Kopnisky 14-3-0 496-202 Fifth 26th1980-81 Bob Kopnisky 16-5-1 563-253 Fifth 28th1981-82 Bob Kopnisky 6-7-0 275-254 Fifth 12th1982-83 Bob Kopinksy 4-10-0 257-324 Fifth 16th1983-84 Bob Kopnisky 14-9-1 517-392 Fifth 10th1984-85 Bob Kopnisky 11-10-0 491-448 Fifth 23rd

Coaching Records1923-1937 :: 1959-2009

1959-1964Marshall Esteppe


YEAR COACH W-L-T Points (MU-Opp.) CONF. NCAA1985-86 Bob Kopnisky 7-7-0 273-360 Fifth n/a1986-87 Wes Roper 6-4-0 229-182 Fifth 23rd1987-88 Wes Roper 7-6-1 78-251 Fifth 19th1988-89 Wes Roper 6-10-1 278-408 Fifth 50th1989-90 Wes Roper 7-11-0 324-351 Fifth 27th1990-91 Wes Roper 6-9-0 323-247 Fourth 23rd1991-92 Wes Roper 8-6-0 305-261 Fifth 16th1992-93 Wes Roper 6-7-0 254-252 Fourth 19th1993-94 Wes Roper 4-8-0 223-238 Fifth 18th1994-95 Wes Roper 5-5-0 208-146 Fifth 22nd1995-96 Wes Roper 6-11-0 245-409 Fifth 42nd1996-97 Wes Roper 7-7-2 351-270 Fifth 38th1997-98 Wes Roper 5-10-0 263-317 Fifth 41st1998-99 Brian Smith 4-9-0 188-316 Fifth n/a1999-00 Brian Smith 11-11-0 413-435 Fifth 41st2000-01 Brian Smith 7-10-1 308-351 Fifth 38th2001-02 Brian Smith 18-3-0 590-257 Fifth 17th2002-03 Brian Smith 15-6-0 617-269 Second 16th2003-04 Brian Smith 15-3-0 524-214 Fourth 13th2004-05 Brian Smith 15-6-0 475-222 Fifth 11th2005-06 Brian Smith 13-4-1 446-273 Fifth 15th2006-07 Brian Smith 12-2-0 367-185 Second Third2007-08 Brian Smith 9-4-1 299-220 Fourth 11th2008-09 Brian Smith 18-4-0 576-256 Third 7th

1974-1986Bob Kopnisky

Coaching Records1923-1937 :: 1959-2009


Year Champion Runner Up1928____ Oklahoma State __________________________________1929____ Oklahoma State ___________________________ Michigan1930____ Oklahoma State _____________________________ Illinois1931____ Oklahoma State ___________________________ Michigan1932____ Indiana _____________________________Oklahoma State1933____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Iowa State1934____ Oklahoma State _____________________________Indiana1935____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1936____ Oklahoma ___________________________Oklahoma State__________________________________________ Central Oklahoma1937____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1938____ Oklahoma State _____________________________ Illinois1939____ Oklahoma State _____________________________ Lehigh1940____ Oklahoma State _____________________________Indiana1941____ Oklahoma State _______________________Michigan State1942____ Oklahoma State _______________________Michigan State1943-45 _ No Championships1946____ Oklahoma State _______________________ Northern Iowa1947____ Cornell College _______________________ Northern Iowa1948____ Oklahoma State _______________________Michigan State1949____ Oklahoma State _______________________ Northern Iowa1950____ Northern Iowa ______________________________Purdue1951____ Oklahoma ___________________________Oklahoma State1952____ Oklahoma ____________________________ Northern Iowa1953____ Penn State ______________________________ Oklahoma1954____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Pittsburgh1955____ Oklahoma State __________________________Penn State1956____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1957____ Oklahoma _______________________________ Pittsburgh1958____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Iowa State1959____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Iowa State1960____ Oklahoma _______________________________ Iowa State1961____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1962____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1963____ Oklahoma _______________________________ Iowa State1964____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Oklahoma1965____ Iowa State __________________________Oklahoma State1966____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Iowa State1967____ Michigan State ____________________________ Michigan1968____ Oklahoma State __________________________ Iowa State1969____ Iowa State ______________________________ Oklahoma

NCAA History1928-2009

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Year Champion Runner Up1970____ Iowa State ______________________Michigan State1971____ Oklahoma State _____________________ Iowa State1972____ Iowa State ______________________Michigan State1973____ Iowa State _______________________ Oregon State1974____ Oklahoma ___________________________ Michigan1975____ Iowa ______________________________ Oklahoma1976____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State1977____ Iowa State _____________________Oklahoma State1978____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State1979____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State1980____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1981____ Iowa ______________________________ Oklahoma 1982____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State1983____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1984____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1985____ Iowa ______________________________ Oklahoma1986____ Iowa ______________________________ Oklahoma1987____ Iowa State ______________________________Iowa1988____ Arizona State ____________________________Iowa1989____ Oklahoma State ___________________Arizona State1990____ Oklahoma State ___________________Arizona State1991____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1992____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1993____ Iowa ______________________________Penn State1994____ Oklahoma State __________________________Iowa1995____ Iowa ____________________________ Oregon State1996____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State1997____ Iowa __________________________Oklahoma State1998____ Iowa ______________________________ Minnesota1999____ Iowa ______________________________ Minnesota2000____ Iowa ______________________________ Iowa State2001____ Minnesota ______________________________Iowa2002____ Minnesota _________________________ Iowa State2003____ Oklahoma State _____________________ Minnesota2004____ Oklahoma State __________________________Iowa2005____ Oklahoma State ______________________ Michigan2006____ Oklahoma State _____________________ Minnesota2007____ Minnesota _________________________ Iowa State2008____ Iowa ______________________________ Ohio State2009____ Iowa ______________________________ Ohio State


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2010 NCAA Notes1928-2010


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For All We CAllmizzou

Tradition, the creation of knowledge, a favorite professor, lifelong friends and an outstanding education – just a glimpse of what more than 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni, 12,000 faculty and staff and countless friends call Mizzou.The University of Missouri was founded in 1839 as the first public university West of the Mississippi. As one of only 34 public U.S. Universities, Missouri provides all the benefits of two universities in one—it’s a major land-grant institution emphasizing service to Missourians AND the state’s largest public research university.The support of alumni and friends is integral to MU’s success. In November 2008, the For All We Call Mizzou fundraising campaign exceeded its $1 billion goal, generating private support for scholarships, faculty, programs and facilities. Mizzou joins just 20 public universities in the nation to accomplish this goal.

On opening day of fall 2009 classes, MU welcomed over 30,200 students from every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and more than 100 countries. Freshman enrollment topped 5,000 students. Mizzou’s six-year graduation rate of 68.9 percent is the highest it’s ever been and continues to rank first among the state’s public institutions.MU attracts more valedictorians, Curators Scholars and almost twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in Missouri.The 2008 freshman class boasted an ACT average of 25.5, compared with the national average of 21.2 and the state average of 21.6. Nearly one-third came from the top-10 percent of their high school classes.

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Downtown Columbia

With a population of 91,814, the city encourages and offers any type of lifestyle and is flexible enough in its offering to entice almost anyone. Historically, culturally and aesthetically, Columbia is a city that is second to none. Never is there a time that is considered “off-season” in Columbia. Outdoor enthusiasts can walk, jog or ride the Katy Trail, take a leisurely stroll around Shelter Insurance Gardens or go swimming or canoeing at Finger Lake State Park any time of the year. The area is also known for its breathtaking parks that vary to accommodate the weekend warrior or the Saturday family outing.

A recent Forbes.com article listed Columbia, Mo., as the eighth-best college sports town in the nation while Money magazine, Men’s Journal, MSN.com and others have recognized Columbia as one of America’s best places to live due to its excellent quality of life, affordable living costs and beautiful countryside.Columbia is located 120 miles West of St. Louis and 125 miles East of Kansas City. A trip to the Edward Jones Dome (home of the Rams) or Kauffman Stadium (home of the Royals) is only a short car ride away.

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Missouri Wrestling Facility

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Perfecting Practice

In the Fall of 2004, the Missouri wrestling team moved out of its old room and into its new state-of-the art facility that houses three full size competition circles, 46 stadium seats for viewing and some of the finest cardiovascular workout equipment in the nation. The room (60x104 feet) is one of the largest in the country. With the addition of a 52-inch flat screen high definition television, the wrestling room now houses one of three areas in which the Tigers can watch and review film.

The Missouri wrestling room provides a cardio work out area for its athletes to utilitze before, during and after practice. There are two elipitical machines, treadmills, bikes and StairMasters, as well as an upper body ergometer that are constantly being utilized by both staff and members of the team.

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strength Andconditioning

Collegiate wrestling lasts from November until the end of March, however the conditioning program at the University of Missouri runs year-round, under the guidance of Strength and Conditioning Coach Travis Kincade. The program is designed to develop and enhance each student-athlete’s performance through strength, flexibility, conditioning and nutrition. Under Kincade, Missouri’s wrestlers are strengthened as the season goes on, peaking at the important stage of the year. In July of 2006, a new strength and conditioning facility opened in the 101,000 square foot Mizzou Athletics Training Complex (left). The facility features a 4,000 square-foot balcony with a Cardio Theater containing 10 flat-screen LCD televisions. Here, athletes and staff can bring headphones to plug into receivers on the cardio equipment and listen to any of the 10 televisions or tune into one of 10 pre-programmed radio stations.

The Yeckel Training CenterWorking Out

The mission of the Missouri Sports Medicine Staff, since the arrival of Director of Sports Medicine Rex Sharp in 1996, is to provide the best possible health care for all University of Missouri student-athletes, while promoting an atmosphere conducive to the education of student athletic trainers. The Glenn L. McElroy M.D. Sports Medicine Center, the cornerstone of four intercollegiate athletic facilities at Mizzou, enables the sports medicine team to provide the finest health care in the country.

The Hearnes Center, Walton Stadium, Faurot Field and Mizzou Arena athletic training facilities serve as satellite locations and are utilized seasonally or on an as needed basis. Each facility is unique, but contains equipment and supplies necessary to be self-sufficient, allowing the athletic health care staff to continue excellent care.

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atmosphereThe Missouri wrestling team does have a little down time built into its schedule. With two lounges available for use, the Tigers can check email on one of two student computers, relax on any of the leather couches, review film on the large screen television or even play video games on one of three 52-inch flat screen televisions. The Missouri wrestling lounges are located on the fourth floor of Hearnes between the practice and weight room and also in the new state-of-the-art locker room on the second floor.

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TigerStyle Locker RoomWrestling at Missouri

Recent upgrades to the Missouri wrestling facilities have provided the team not only with a new practice room, but with a new locker room, weight training facility (right), lounge, film viewing room and sports medicine station. Through the generous donations of numerous TigerStyle fans, Missouri now houses one of the finest training facilities in the nation. Not one to rest on his laurels, Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith is constantly making upgrades to the facility. Over the course of the 2009-10 season, additions will be made to the $72,000 weight room which currently features Hammer Strength equipment, also found in the Yeckel Training Center in the MATC.

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dining hallPreparing a meal for 250 people five nights a week is just part of what the staff in Athletic Dining Services does. They serve dinner Sunday through Thursday for all 20 of Missouri’s varsity sports programs. The dining hall has been expanded to over 9,200 square feet of spacious accommodations (almost three times the previous amount of space prior to the expansion) giving Mizzou student-athletes the best dining facilities around. In the facility, there is room for specialized cooking stations, such as pizza, omelets, stir-fry, etc., in addition to many more exciting features. The dining services staff works along with the Missouri strength and conditioning coaches in developing menus that maintain a good nutritional value. They plan meals that are low in fat and high in protein to meet the demanding physical needs of Tiger student-athletes.

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A trip down the hall to the Yeckel Training Center provides student-athletes access to the Nutrition Oasis. Here student-athletes will be able to pick up their NCAA-compliant Gatorade post-workout nutrition shake as well as a variety of Balance Bars provided. Fluid replacement is also addressed with a Gatorade hydration station with three flavors of Gatorade and water. The area is also equipped with industrial use blenders and fruit/juice options for student-athletes to enjoy fresh smoothies.

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programThe primary goal of the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri is to develop the student-athlete as a total person. This commitment begins by ensuring support for all student-athletes in their efforts to obtain meaningful degrees. The Total Person Program has been designed to provide a host of services including tutorial services, academic counseling, study halls, career services and professor interaction.The Total Person Program demonstrates the University’s commitment to develop the student-athlete not only physically and intellectually, but also socially and emotionally. Mizzou cares about the pressures and special needs of its student-athletes, and the Total Person Program is there to provide assistance and support.

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Sheldon Academic Resource CenterBuilding the Total Person

By the end of the 2008-09 wrestling season, four Tiger grapplers were named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team with one named to the second team. The five honorees marked the second most in program history.Missouri wrestlers are constantly receiving academic accolades. In 2009, Joey Garrity became the third wrestler since 2004 awarded the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Before him, Tyler McCormick (right) was presented with the annual accolade in addition to being named a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and recipient of one of 58 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

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serviceThe Missouri wrestling team and coaching staff constantly strive to be helpful and significant members of their surrounding community. The team interacts with the local community on a regular basis, reading to elementary school children, making deliveries for Meals on Wheels, visiting local hospitals and providing camps and clinics to youth before several of the Missouri wrestling duals.In 2008, the Total Person Program and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, created a competition challenging Missouri’s athletic squads to participate in community service, education and support activities to earn points for their teams. The winner each year is presented with the coveted Tiger Cup (left). In 2009, the women’s gymnastics squad was awarded the inaugural prize.

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The Hearnes CenterMore Than Just Athletes

Known as one of the toughest conferences in the nation, the Big 12 brings schools from around the Midwest together for high action sporting events. The member institutions of the Big 12 Conference are committed to competition in an arena where sportsmanship and the sense of fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, within the community or in the classroom, those who make up the Big 12 - its administrators, coaches, game officials and student-athletes - support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. To date, the University of Missouri has hosted 10 Big 12 Conference Championships. In the spring of 2010, Columbia will serve as host of the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Since the formation of the league in 1996, Missouri has hosted Big 12 Championships in wrestling (2003, 2007), cross country (2002, 2009), women’s gymnastics (2003, 2007), women’s golf (2003), track and field (2003) and swimming and diving (2006, 2009).

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NCAA Press ConferenceNational Exposure

Missouri wrestling fans from across the nation have several opportunities throughout the season to catch their favorite Tiger team on television. Over the course of the 2008-09 campaign, the top-10 team was viewed nationally on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com, Fox Sports, MSN and CBS College Sports. Members of the Missouri wrestling team will experience several opportunities to speak with the media through press conferences, phone, live and tape-delayed interviews.

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traditionSince the introduction of the Missouri wrestling program in 1923, 30 Tiger grapplers have earned 44 All-America honors. In 2006, then-junior Ben Askren (left) became the first Missouri wrestler to win a National Title (174 pounds). Askren ended his collegiate career as the program’s first-ever two-time National Champion and the first Tiger wrestler to earn four All-America honors (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). In 2009, Missouri heavyweight Mark Ellis became just the second Tiger grappler to claim a National Title, defeating Duke’s Konrad Dudziak, 3-2, in an overtime match.Over the past 11 years in which Head Coach Brian Smith has been at the helm, 12 Missouri wrestlers have been crowned All-Americans with eight earning multiple honors. Competing at the 79th annual Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis March of 2009, a program-high five Tiger wrestlers were awarded All-American honors. Since 2003, at least two or more Missouri wrestlers have been awarded All-American accolades at the NCAA Championships. As a team, the Tigers have finished among the top 15 programs in the nation for six consecutive years.

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at mizzouThe Sports Park at Mizzou has evolved into one of the best collegiate sports complexes in the nation. From football and baseball to track and softball, all 20 sports at the University of Missouri have benefited from a series of new construction projects that began in 1995. With the completion of the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex in 2007, nearly $154 million has been invested in athletic facilities over the last 10 years.The aesthetics of the Sports Park at Mizzou are both beautiful and consistent. The outside of each and every sports facility recently built is made of red brick.

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explain tigerstyle WrestlingTigerStyle is more than just a name and logo,

it’s a combination of ideas that blend a winning attitude, the importance of academics and the value of community outreach with an emphasis on hard work. It’s a belief that the hard work the team puts in every day both in the classroom and at practice will result in success. TigerStyle can be seen at every pee-wee league and Show-Me-State game that a Mizzou wrestler volunteers their time and energy. In all, TigerStyle is an idea that we’ve promoted to the community and is now growing throughout the state.

What are some of the benefits of competing in the Big 12 Conference?

One of the benefits of wrestling in the Big 12 is that on more than one occasion you will have the opportunity to compete against some of the best wrestlers in the country. Over the past several years this conference has dominated powerhouse tournaments including the NWCA National Duals, the Virginia Duals, the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the one tournament every school wants to win, the NCAA Championships.

We take on Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa State in duals throughout the season and our individuals pair with theirs at the Big 12 Championships. Each opportunity we have to wrestle against a Big 12 school helps to make our team stronger and prepares them for that final match in late March.

Aside from the strength of the Big 12 Conference, I think people should also understand the deep sense of tradition that thrives in the league. While Missouri has just recently begun to make a name for itself, the Big 12 has turned out numerous NCAA Champions and Olympians. All together, the Big 12 has walked away with a combined 49 NCAA Championship team titles over the past 79 years. In my mind, the Big 12 Conference is the premiere league to wrestle in.

As a coach, how much do you stress academics and what resources are available to help student-athletes succeed in the classroom?

The first goal the team sets at the start of each season is for academic improvement. Over the past

several years, the team’s grade-point average has continued to rise and that can be directly attributed to the support that the University of Missouri provides each student-athlete. With initiatives like the Total Person Program, mentoring, tutoring, a career development room, excellent lab facilities and some of the best faculty in the nation, Missouri continues to hold one of the top graduation rates in the Big 12 Conference. Not only is the wrestling academic advisor continuously working with our athletes, but the coaching staff is dedicated to making sure each individual succeeds not only on the mat, but in the classroom as well.

What do you look for in a wrestler when you’re out recruiting?

We’re looking for the total package when we’re out on the recruiting trail. The first thing we take note of are academic standings. How the student is performing in high school is very important.

The next thing we look at is the passion and commitment that the wrestler has for the sport. We look to see if they’re competing year round and if they’re competing in national tournaments during the high school off-season. We want someone who is fully committed to the sport of wrestling.

Finally, we talk with high school coaches and club coaches and sometimes even teachers to get a better understanding for the person we’re recruiting. Our job is to make sure that the individual’s character will be a good fit with the rest of the squad at Missouri.

How have you built and developed the Missouri wrestling program over the past few years?

There are several areas that we are constantly working on to improve and help enhance and develop our program.

Before we even step on the mat, we work hard to get the individuals from the University of Missouri; the administration, strength coaches, academic advisors, trainers, everyone, to buy into our TigerStyle system. We follow up by making sure that the people in our community and across the state (parents, pee-wee coaches, high school coaches, club coaches, etc.) also understand and invest in our program and way of doing things.

Next, we get out and talk with the people of the community. We enjoy getting to know people, and provide them with a better understanding of our program.

Our staff is letting everyone know that the TigerStyle system is one that trains and develops men both on and off the mat. We’re working hard to add All-Americans to our roster. We’ve got blue chip wrestlers, but we also have successful walk on grapplers. Our job is to let everyone know that we do everything we can to make our wrestlers as successful as possible during their time at Missouri and prepare them for life after school.

What do you think the members of your team will value the most out of their experiences at Missouri?

I make a statement to every wrestler’s parents that the most important thing their son will get out of his years at college is an education. Wrestling is an avenue that provides student-athletes with the opportunity to earn a degree, enhance their education and provide them with experiences such as traveling the nation and occasionally the world.

In our practice room we have a family atmosphere that each wrestler takes with them way beyond their years at Missouri. Student-athletes make friends that they stay in touch with for years down the road and the experiences they share both on and off the mat help complete the college experience. I make it my responsibility to see that each wrestler that comes through the door gets the most out of their years at Missouri.

Brian smithThe winningest coach in Missouri wrestling history, Brian Smith enters his 12th season at the helm of the 2009-10 nationally-ranked squad. In 11 seasons, Smith has turned the Missouri wrestling program around, helping coach grapplers to national titles, All-American honors, academic accolades and successes both on and off the mat. Read on as Smith answers some of his most often-asked questions.

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Day Date Opponent Location TimeSunday Nov.1 BlackandGold Columbia,Mo. 1p.m.Thursday Nov.12 Illinois Columbia,Mo. 6:30p.m.Sunday Nov.14 UCMOpen Warrensburg,Mo. AllDayFriday Nov.20 CalPoly Columbia,Mo. NoonFriday Nov.20 Purdue Columbia,Mo. 7p.m.Sunday Nov.22 MissouriOpen(FH) Columbia,Mo. AllDaySunday Dec.6 NittanyLionOpen StateCollege,Pa. AllDayTuesday Dec.29 TheMidlands Evanston,Ill. AllDayWednesday Dec.30 TheMidlands Evanston,Ill. AllDaySaturday Jan.9 NWCANationalDuals CedarFalls,Iowa AllDaySunday Jan.10 NWCANationalDuals CedarFalls,Iowa AllDaySaturday Jan.16 Chattanooga Chattanooga,Tenn. 6p.m.Friday Jan.22 Hofstra Hempstead,N.Y. 6p.m.Saturday Jan.23 GeorgeMason Philadelphia,Pa. 1p.m.Saturday Jan.23 Drexel Philadelphia,Pa. 7p.m.Friday Jan.29 Nebraska* Lincoln,Neb. 7p.m.Saturday Feb.6 Oklahoma* Columbia,Mo. 7p.m.Sunday Feb.7 OklahomaState* Columbia,Mo. 1p.m.Sunday Feb.14 IowaState* Ames,Iowa 2p.m.Saturday March6 Big12Championships Norman,Okla. AllDayMarch18-20NCAADivisionIChampionships Omaha,Neb. AllDay

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