Six Tigers Advance Through Championship Bracket

Session II Set to Begin at 6:30 p.m. (CT)

March 20, 2008

St. Louis, Mo. - Six of Missouri's seven NCAA qualifiers advanced in the championship bracket of their respective weight class in the first session of the Division I Wrestling Championships held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.  All six grapplers will resume championship competition tonight at 6:30 p.m. (CT).  The Tigers currently stand in ninth place in the team competition with 12 ½ points, while Iowa leads the pack with 19. 


 

 

 

Senior Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) began his third run at a 133-pound NCAA title.  Entering the tournament as one of two unseeded Tiger wrestlers, McCormick paired with Tyler Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton and won his first match of the day, 5-2.  Scoring the only points of the first period, McCormick took down the Titan one minute and nine seconds into the match and chose down to start the second period.  Escaping on the option, McCormick was taken down and escaped one final time to hold on for the lead.  McCormick rode out Dillashaw wracking up 1:41 of riding time for the three-point advantage.  The Tiger grappler will take on No. 2 seeded James Kennedy of Illinois in the evening session. 

                      

Up next for Missouri, 157-pounder Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) held off David Nakasone of Lehigh, 5-3, to advance to his next Championship round match.  Making his third NCAA appearance, 10th-seeded Chandler shut out the Mountain Hawk for five minutes and 10 seconds before allowing him an escape at the 1:50 mark.  Chandler gave up a takedown 16 seconds into the third period but escaped and held on for the win.

 

Following Chandler on mat No. 5, sophomore Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) made his National Tournament debut and won his bout with Luke Manuel of Purdue, 4-2, at 165 pounds.  Marable extended his streak of not being taken down in a match to 12-straight bouts and earned one point for Manuel's technical violation in which he pushed Marable from center circle onto the edge of mat No. 7. 

 

Missouri's 184-pounder, junior Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.), dominated his opening round opponent, Matthew Gevelinger of Brown, 23-7, for a win in 5:30 by technical fall.  The bonus point win was Missouri's first of the afternoon.  Throughout the match, Jordan took down Gevelinger nine times, scored four points by nearfall and accumulated 4:05 of riding time to end the match early.

 

Sophomore Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) recorded the Tiger's second bonus point win of the afternoon managing a 15-5 win by major decision over Joe Fagiano of Indiana.  The victory was Askren's second of the season over Fagiano, as the two grapplers last met at the NWCA National Duals, Jan. 12 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Askren took down Fagiano six times in the match for the second-most takedowns on the day by a Tiger wrestler.

 

Border war opponents Missouri and Illinois went head-to-head in the Tiger's final match of the first session.  Wrestling at heavyweight, Mark Ellis squared off with John Wise of Illinois and recorded a 5-4 win by decision.  Scoreless through the first three minutes of action, Wise chose down to start the second period and escaped for the early lead.  Ellis returned the Illini wrestler to the mat but allowed Wise an escape and takedown to fall behind, 4-2, heading into the third.  Ellis escaped and recorded a takedown on the edge of the mat with 14 seconds left on the clock to win his second NCAA match of his career.

 

Tiger senior Josh Wagner (Milton, Wis.) suffered a loss at 149 pounds and will compete in the consolation bracket tonight at 6:30 p.m.  Wagner was down one point heading into the third period with Lock Haven's Matthew Flittery and despite a two-point reversal, Wagner was unable to take the lead, losing his match, 11-6.

 

133: Tyler McCormick

Tyler McCormick (MU) decision Tyler Dillashaw (Cal State Fullerton): 5-2

 

149: Josh Wagner

Matthew Fittery (Lock Haven) decision Josh Wagner (MU): 11-6

 

157: Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler (MU) decision David Nakasone (Lehigh): 5-3

 

165: Nicholas Marable

Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Luke Manuel (Purdue): 4-2

 

184: Raymond Jordan

Raymond Jordan (MU) technical fall Matthew Gevelinger (Brown): 23-7 in 5:30

 

197 Pounds: Maxwell Askren

Maxwell Askren (MU) major decision Joe Fagiano (Indiana): 15-5

 

HWT: Mark Ellis

Mark Ellis (MU) decision John Wise (Illinois): 5-4

Bradley Wins at FILA Junior Team Trials

05/27/2009 - Wrestling

Mizzou freshman Dom Bradley scored a victory in the 120KG (264.5 pounds) weight class of the FILA Junior World Team Trails this weekend, as he defeated Zach Rey (Lehigh) to earn a spot on the United States Junior Freestyle National Team.

Bradley Takes FILA Junior Title

04/13/2009 - Wrestling

Missouri heavyweight Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) took first place at the FILA Junior 120 kg/264.5 pounds Freestyle Championships, while teammates Nick Hucke (Pewaukee, Wis.) finished second at 63 kg/138.75 and Patrick Wright (Grand Ledge, Mich.) took sixth at 74 kg/163 pounds.

Mark Ellis Crowned NCAA Champion

03/21/2009 - Wrestling

Missouri crowned its second-ever wrestling national champion upon the completion of junior heavyweight Mark Ellis' 3-2 overtime victory over fifth-ranked Konrad Dudziak of Duke.

Jordan Takes Third, One of Five Missouri All-Americans

03/21/2009 - Wrestling

Missouri wrestlers Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.), Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.), Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) and Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) finished the 2008-09 season as All-Americans closing out the third day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships with top-eight finishes at 174, 157, 197 and 165 pounds, respectively.

Tigers Make History: Five All Americans

03/20/2009 - Wrestling

The Missouri wrestling team wrapped up the second night of NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in historic fashion, crowning a program-high five All-Americans and sending junior Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) to the Championship finals of the heavyweight bout.