Action kicked off at the 174 pound class with junior Patrick Wright, a starter at the 157 pound level last season and junior Dorian Henderson, coming off his second straight nationals appearance. Wright jumped out with a takedown near the end of the first period, and scored an escape late in the second to take a 3-0 lead into the final period. Henderson battled back in the third, getting an escape of his own and a takedown with 58 seconds left to even the score, but Wright landed a reversal with under ten seconds on the clock to take the 5-3 victory.
The 184 pound matchup saw two sophomore newcomers, as Mike Larson, who wrestled at CSU-Bakersfield last season, and Clarence Neely, who competed at Meramec, took the mat. Neely jumped out to a big lead in the first, registering two takedowns and two nearfalls to gain the early 8-2 advantage. Larson earned an early escape in the second and got a reversal after Neely recorded another takedown, but couldn't overcome the early deficit as Neely won 10-5.
Sophomore Jake Glore picked up a 4-2 win over redshirt freshman Ryan Robinson during the 197 pound match. Glore registered a takedown with six seconds left in the first period, and after Robinson escaped to start the second, picked up another two points with a takedown at the 11 second mark.
The first exhibition of the day followed, and pitted 197-pound sophomore Brent Haynes and heavyweight junior Dom Bradley. Haynes held his own, but naturally Bradley dominated most of the action. Bradley recorded a takedown in the first and a reversal in the second to push the score to 4-1, setting up Bradley's big third period. The Blue Springs, Mo., native took Haynes down twice and earned the riding time point to give him the 9-2 win.
At 133 pounds, Nathan McCormick, a sophomore, took on senior Luke Cherep. McCormick jumped out with a pair of takedowns in the first while limiting Cherep to two escapes for an early 4-2 lead. McCormick started down in the second and escaped in 19 seconds and picked up another takedown about a minute later. Two more takedowns in the third to go with Cherep's three escapes gave McCormick the 11-6 decision.
Senior Todd Schavrien went up against sophomore Cody Farinella in the 141 pound match, and it was all Schavrien right from the get-go. Schavrien, with two straight NCAA appearances, scored a takedown 15 seconds into the match and registered his first of two nearfalls for the 4-0 lead after one. A reversal and another nearfall gave him an 8-0 lead after the second, and the riding time point gave him a 9-0 major decision.
Redshirt freshman Kyle Bradley recorded the only fall of the day, as he pinned 149 pound opponent Nicholas Hucke in 1:25. Bradley started off with an early takedown and after getting reversed picked up a reversal himself, setting up the win via fall.
The 165 pound matchup featured two redshirt freshmen in Zach Toal and Jordan Gagliano. Toal came out with an early takedown and nearfall for the 4-0 lead after the first, and with a reversal in the second, cruised to a 7-3 win with riding time.
Neely and Henderson battled in the second exhibition of the day, with Henderson securing an impressive 11-3 major decision. Henderson dominated the action from the start with a takedown that led to a three-point nearfall for a 5-0 lead after the first. Neely managed an escape in the second to make it 5-1, but Henderson went back to work in the third, registered an escape and two takedowns for the 11-3 victory.
The final match of the day was an exhibition featuring Larson and Glore. Glore held an 8-2 lead after the first following a takedown, two nearfalls and a reversal. He held strong in the second with another takedown and nearfall in the second, helping him cruise to a 12-5 win.
Missouri will open their season in two weeks with a top-15 battle against No. 10 Illinois on Nov. 12 in Edwardsville, Ill. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.
174 - Patrick Wright dec. Dorian Henderson, 5-3
184 - Clarence Neely dec. Mike Larson, 10-5
197 - Jake Glore dec. Ryan Robinson, 4-2
Exh. - Dom Bradley dec. Brent Haynes, 9-2
133 - Nathan McCormick dec. Luke Cherep, 11-6
141 - Todd Schavrien major dec. Cody Farinella, 9-0
149 - Kyle Bradley fall Nicholas Hucke, 1:25
165 - Zach Toal dec. Jordan Gagliano, 7-3
Exh. - Dorian Henderson major dec. Clarence Neely, 11-3
Exh. - Jake Glore dec. Mike Larson, 12-5
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