Missouri Wrestling Team Honors Individuals
April 28, 2005
The Missouri wrestling team capped a stellar 2005 campaign with its annual season-ending awards banquet April 23rd in the Clinton Club of Mizzou Arena. Head Coach Brian Smith recognized several wrestlers who helped the team to an 11th place finish at the NCAA Championships, the highest a Missouri wrestling team has placed in 20 years.
Sophomore Ben Askren won his second straight award as Missouri's Most Outstanding Wrestler, becoming the seventh Tiger to win the honor twice. Wrestling at 174 pounds, Askren finished 34-3 on the season, including a second-place finish at the NCAA Wrestling Championships March 19th. During the season, Askren laid claim to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title in December, and earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the Virginia Duals in January. A member of the Academic All Big-12 First Team, Askren set new Tiger records with 26 consecutive wins and 20 falls to bring his career record to 66-8. The 20 pins, the most ever by a Tiger in a single season, stretched his career total to 37, just 10 pins shy of the Missouri career record of 47 set by J.P. Reese last year.
The Hap Whitney Award, given annually to the wrestler that displays dedication, commitment, sacrifice and unselfishness to the team, was awarded to sophomore 184-pounder Matt Pell. Pell earned All-America status by finishing seventh at the NCAA Wrestling Championships despite not being seeded to open the tournament. He finished the season 35-10 and improved to 66-22 on his career, with several of his wins displaying the heart and determination that the award named after former Head Coach Hap Whitney represents.
Senior Tyron Woodley received the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award after a 37-6 campaign that stretched his career total to 110 wins, good enough for fifth place in the Missouri 100-win club. The Total Tiger Award is given to the wrestler who is a leader both on and off the mat, and Woodley's leadership skills were showcased in his positions as a team captain for the last three years, as well as president of the Student Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC). A member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Woodley earned All-American status for the second time with a seventh place finish at his third NCAA Championships appearance.
After spending three years behind former All-American Jeremy Spates at 149 pounds, Cody Greene stepped into the limelight as a senior and earned distinction as the team's Most Improved Wrestler. His speed and ability propelled him to a 27-10 record, as well as a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships that qualified him for his first NCAA Championship appearance. Along with Greene's stellar senior campaign came the emergence of 133-pounderTyler McCormick, who grappled his way to a 20-14 record and recognition as the team's Most Outstanding Freshman. A force in the classroom as well as the mat, McCormick's efforts earned him a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, joining Askren and Woodley.
McCormick and Woodley's discipline in the classroom also earned them awards at the 19th annual Student-Athlete Academic Awards Breakfast on April 20th. McCormick was named a recipient of the Total Person Program Excellence Award, and Woodley received recognition as one of two Tiger athletes, along with runner Amanda Bales, as a Big 12 scholar athlete.
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2009 NCAA Brackets
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