“Our wrestlers looked good and aggressive today,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “I’m pleased with how they competed. We’ll go back to the practice room and work on certain areas that need improvement and begin focusing on our first dual opponent, Illinois.”
The afternoon opened with an exhibition match featuring true freshman Kyle Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) and redshirt freshman Cody Farinella (Maryland Heights, Mo.) at 141 pounds. Wisdom came out strong, earning a win by major decision, 14-2.
True freshman Brad Wisdom (Farmington, Mo.) took a 5-2 win over sophomore Troy Dolan (Blairsville, Pa.) at 125 pounds, giving the Gold Team its first points of the day. The two Tiger grapplers were scoreless through the first period and Wisdom chose down to start the second, escaping in 43 seconds. Wisdom managed two takedowns in the third period to hold off Dolan for the win.
Competing at 141 pounds, junior Todd Schavrien (Poway, Calif.) won his match against Nicholas Hucke (Pewaukee, Wis.) by way of 7-1 decision. Schavrien got off to a fast start, scoring two takedowns and allowing Hucke only one escape in the first three minutes of action. Choosing down to start the second, Schavrien escaped and took down Hucke adding to his pint total and holding on for the win.
The Black Team received its first points of the dual on Patrick Wright’s (Grand Ledge, Mich.) 2-0 shutout of teammate Nick Gregoris (Mebane, N.C.). After a scoreless first period, Wright was cautioned twice in the second for false starts. Wright rode out (1:57) Gregoris and escaped in the third for the two point decision.
In one of three matches featuring true freshmen, two-time All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) bested Zach Toal (Sidney, Ohio), 8-2, at 165 pounds. Toal entered the meet after claiming the Lindenwood Open title Friday evening.
2009 NCAA qualifier Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) added points for the Gold Team with his 3-2 win over Todd Porter (House Springs, Mo.). The match was one of five on the day decided by two or fewer points.
Two-time All-American Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) made his first appearance of the season at 184 pounds. Battling with true freshman Weston Keleher (Moberly, Mo.), Askren tallied 11 points through one takedown and three nearfalls, before pinning Keleher. The match ended in 2:30.
The heavyweight battle paired Ellis against Junior World Champion Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.). A back-and-forth match, Ellis claimed the 2-0 win, scoring first on an escape in the second period and adding one point for 1:54 of riding time.
Missouri will open its season Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. (CT) against border opponent Illinois. The home match is one of five duals that will be held in the Hearnes Center this season.
Exhibition Match
141 Kyle Bradley (Gold) major decision Cody Farinella (Black): 14-2
Wt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler Black Gold
125 Brad Wisdom (Gold) decision Troy Dolan (Black): 5-2 0 3
133 Nathan McCormick (Gold) decision Taylor Crane (Black): 3-1 0 6
141 Todd Schavrien (Gold) decision Nick Hucke (Black): 7-1 0 9
149 Brandon Wiest (Gold) decision Scott O’Donnell (Black): 3-1 OT 0 12
157 Patrick Wright (Black) decision Nick Gregoris (Gold): 2-0 3 12
165 Nicholas Marable (Gold) decision Zach Toal (Black): 8-2 3 15
174 Dorian Henderson (Gold) decision Todd Porter (Black): 3-2 3 18
184 Maxwell Askren (Black) fall Weston Keleher (Gold): 2:30 9 18
197 Brent Haynes (Gold) decision Jake Glore (Black): 9-2 9 21
HWT Mark Ellis (Black) decision Dominique Bradley (Gold): 2-0 12 21
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