Columbia, Mo. – The No. 11 Missouri Tigers shattered their previous attendance record at the Hearnes Center Jan. 22, dropping their Big 12 opener to No. 2-ranked defending national champion Oklahoma State, 29-10. Packing 2,128 fans into the bleachers, the Tigers easily broke the old mark of 1,436, set Feb. 16, 2005 against UT-Chattanooga.<\/p>\n
Wrestling at 141 pounds, senior Chris McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) picked up the Tigers’ first victory of the day, beating Ethan Kyle by decision, 7-4. Trading points in the first four minutes, McCormick received a point after his opponent was called for stalling, then took his opponent down late in the second period to gain a 5-2 advantage. Kyle scored two points with a takedown, but a pair of escapes by McCormick enabled the senior to pick up the win.<\/p>\n
Picking up his first two points 1:29 into the bout, No. 1 Ben Askren (junior, Hartland, Wis.) allowed Brandon Mason to escape twice, then took him down again on both occasions. Turning his third takedown into even more points, Askren recorded a two-point nearfall with one second on the clock to establish an 8-2 lead after the first three minutes. Doubling that total over the final four minutes, Askren earned his 32nd straight victory by major decision, 16-4.<\/p>\n
Pushing the action from the opening whistle, redshirt freshman Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) completed a single-leg takedown with 20 seconds left in the opening period against Rusty Blackmon. Unable to escape Blackmon’s hold in the second, Jordan entered the final frame with a 2-0 advantage. Choosing down to start the last two minutes, Blackmon escaped quickly, but Jordan sealed the match with his second single-leg takedown to earn the decision, 4-2. <\/p>\n
The Tigers travel to Lincoln next week to take on the No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Missouri’s next home match is scheduled for 1 p.m. CST against No. 8 Oklahoma in the Hearnes Center.<\/p>\n
Results 125 – #6 Coleman Scott dec. #16 Austin DeVoe: 7-3 133 – #4 Nathan Morgan dec. #18 Tyler McCormick: 9-4 141 – #20 Chris McCormick dec. Ethan Kyle: 7-4 149 – #3 Zack Esposito maj. dec. #18 Josh Wagner: 17-5 157 -#15 Kevin Ward dec. Michael Chandler: 6-1 165 – #1 Johny Hendricks maj. dec. #5 Matt Pell: 12-4 174 – #1 Ben Askren maj. dec. #13 Brandon Mason: 16-4 184 – #15 Raymond Jordan dec. Rusty Blackmon: 4-2 197 -#2 Jake Rosholt won by fall over Joey Garrity: 1:11 HWT – #2 Steve Mocco won by fall over Sean Connole: 1:11<\/p>\n
Updated Records 125 – Austin DeVoe: 25-10 (68-41) 133 – Tyler McCormick: 19-6 (39-20) 141 – Chris McCormick: 26-6 (77-48) 149 – Josh Wagner: 18-12 (36-22) 157 – Michael Chandler: 11-11 (11-11) 165 – Matt Pell: 24-2 (90-24) 174 – Ben Askren: 32-0 (98-8) 184 – Raymond Jordan: 27-7 (27-7) 197 – Joey Garrity 16-21 (16-21) HWT – Sean Connole 18-18 (18-18)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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