“We’ve been in the training phase since Christmas,” Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith said. “Our guys have been working hard and they were tired this weekend. But, they pushed through and we managed three solid team victories this weekend. We’re a young team with a lot of freshmen and sophomores in the lineup. These wins really help build up their confidence.”
Four Missouri wrestlers finished the evening duals contested in the Daskalakis Athletic Center with 2-0 records. Junior Todd Schavrien (Poway, Calif.) won both of his 141-pound bouts by decision, besting Jaziah Bethea of George Mason, 14-7, and Shane Fenningham of Drexel, 7-1.
Missouri’s 149 pounder, Scott O’Donnell (Kansas City, Mo.), managed a 3-0 showing on the weekend. After earning a 5-2 decision last night against his Hofstra opponent, O’Donnell opened Saturday’s competition with an eight point, 9-1, win by major decision over Brandon Bucher. Later in the night, O’Donnell returned to the mat and held off Brett McCurdy of Drexel, 6-4.
All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) improved on his standout senior season, winning his fourth match of the year by technical fall, 18-3, against Ty Knepp. Marable’s second bout of the day marked his 28th win of the year and the 109th of his career. Currently tied for ninth on Missouri’s wins list, Marable will take a seven match win streak into Missouri’s Big 12 opener against Nebraska, Jan. 29.
Redshirt freshman Brent Haynes of Kansas City, Mo., notched two wins at 197 pounds. Earning a win by forfeit against George Mason, Haynes tacked on an additional six team points to Missouri’s running team total against Drexel, pinning Jack Callendar in 2:13.
Missouri wrestlers totaled three falls on the night. Tiger heavyweight Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) was the first to win by pin, sticking Adam Barnette of George Mason in 49 seconds. Sophomore Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) recorded his first win by fall of the season, dropping 174-pound opponent Dave Woodall of Drexel in 34 seconds. Missouri’s second fastest fall of the campaign, Henderson is now 20-9. Haynes fall at 197 pounds against Drexel was the third and final of the evening.
Done with competition for the weekend, Smith and his Tiger squad will take in the sites of Philadelphia visiting Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell as well as running the famous “Rocky” stairs, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, before returning to Columbia Sunday evening.
The Tigers will open Big 12 competition Friday, Jan. 29, in Lincoln, Neb., when they take on the Huskers at 7 p.m. (CT).
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