Parking lots surrounding the Hearnes Center are limited to football parking pass holders only. Fans without a football parking pass are encouraged to park at one of the nearby garages, Virginia Ave. or Maryland Ave., for $15, or any lot on campus that does not have a posted sign that reads- Permit Only Monitored 24 hours/seven days a week.
This year's afternoon event features five wrestlers ranked among the top-five in the nation at their respective weight class, including current No. 1 ranked Nicholas Marable at 165 pounds. Returning All-Americans Marable, senior Raymond Jordan and junior Maxwell Askren are set to take on their Tiger teammates in a contest that will determine Missouri's 10-man lineup for its Nov. 15 season-opening dual against Lock Haven. A total of 16 matches will be contested Saturday afternoon in the Hearnes Center.
Jordan, who finished fifth in the 184 pound weight class at the 2008 NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis, will compete at 174 pounds for his senior season. Missouri's 197 pound starter, Askren, finished seventh at the National Championships and opens the season ranked as high as fifth in the nation.
Also ranked among the top five in the nation is three-time NCAA qualifier senior Michael Chandler. Chandler begins his final run at an NCAA title ranked seventh in the nation at 157 pounds. Heavyweight Mark Ellis, a junior, stands fourth in the nation as posted in the annual USA Today/Intermat/National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I preseason poll.
A complete Black and Gold schedule will be released later in the week.
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