Seniors Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) and Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) will be honored prior to the start of the afternoon dual. Missouri's first wrestling national champion, Askren is a three-time All-American at 174 pounds and owns a perfect 32-0 record this season. Pell, a co-captain alongside Askren, became Missouri's 24th grappler to earn All-America honors after finishing seventh at 184 pounds in 2005. Pell enters Sunday's dual ranked seventh in the nation at 165 pounds.
With several members of Missouri's starting lineup plagued with the flu, the Tiger roster may look slightly different this Sunday. Sunday's dual will showcase Missouri's rising talent in a few select weight classes. Currently, eight members of Missouri's squad are ranked among the top-20 in the nation of their respective weight class. Askren, ranked No. 1 in the nation at 174 pounds, owns the highest ranking with younger brother Maxwell Askren ranked second at 197 pounds.
The Mocs are expected to bring six ranked wrestles into the Hearnes Center. Matt Keller and Aaron Martin own the highest team ranking at seventh in the nation at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. Under the direction of first year head coach Chris Bono, Chattanooga is 15-1 overall and 5-0 in the Southern Conference. Chattanooga's only loss of the season came to then seventh-ranked Central Michigan, 21-13. Bono's team owns a four dual winning streak that dates back to the Jan. 27, 24-18 victory over UNC-Greensboro.
Fans should make plans now to attend the 11th annual Big 12 Wrestling Championships held in the Hearnes Center, Saturday, March 3. Tickets are available at the Mizzou Arena box office or can be purchased by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS. The Big 12 Championships will showcase several of the nation's best talent in the sport of wrestling and tickets are going fast!
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