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Contact: Steven Keers / (573) 882-2531
March 3, 2012
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MIZZOU ADVANCES EIGHT TO FINALS AT BIG 12S
COLUMBIA, Mo. –
After the first session of the 2012 Big 12 Championships, the Missouri wrestling team stands in first place with 61.0 points. The Tigers advanced eight of their 10 grapplers to tonight’s
championship round, which begins at 6:30 p.m. CT in the Hearnes Center.
Top-seeded Alan Waters opened the morning with a 2-0 win over Oklahoma State’s Jon Morrison to move into the finals. At 133 pounds, Nathan McCormick toppled the third-seeded
Jordan Keller of Oklahoma for the third time this season, 4-2, to punch his ticket. Waters will face Oklahoma’s Jarrod Patterson tonight, while McCormick will face OSU’s Jordan Oliver, the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation.
Junior Nicholas Hucke dropped his first match of the day to top-seeded Kendric Maple of OU, losing 4-0. However, he bounced back with a 9-0 major decision over Iowa State’s
Luke Goettl to finish in third and earn an automatic spot to the NCAA Championships. Hucke avenged a 9-2 loss to Goettl from earlier in the season.
Mizzou would then win their next six semifinal matches, sending each wrestler to tonight’s final round. No. 2 seed Drake Houdashelt defeated OSU’s Albert White for the third
time this year, winning 2-1 in tiebreaker. Third-seeded Zach Toal pulled the first upset of the day, knocking off No. 2 Bubby Graham of OU, 3-2. Senior Dorian Henderson also scored an upset, edging out Chris Spangler, the No. 2 seed at 174, by a 2-1 score
in tiebreakers.
At 184 pounds, junior Mike Larson scored a takedown with less than 10 seconds left on Chris McNeil of Oklahoma State to pull out a 7-6 win and knock off the upset-minded Cowboy.
Brent Haynes moved to the 197 pound finals with a 6-2 win over Keldrick Hall.
At heavyweight, Devin Mellon took second seeded Austin Marsden to sudden victory but lost 3-1 after getting taken down. Mellon was injured in the third place match and was forced
to default. He will wait and see if he can capture an at-large bid to NCAA’s next week.
Tonight’s championship round begins at 6:30 p.m. CT and will air on Fox Sports Net. Tickets still remain for as low as $10 and can be purchased at the Hearnes Center Ticket
Office. For more information, stay tuned to mutigers.com.
Team Standings
1.
Missouri – 61.0 pts.
2.
Oklahoma – 56.6 pts.
3.
Oklahoma State – 56.0 pts.
4.
Iowa State – 21.0 pts.
125: Alan Waters
No. 1 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU), 2-0
133: Nathan McCormick
No. 2 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 3 Jordan Keller (OU), 4-2
141: Nicholas Hucke (Record: 1-1) – THIRD PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
No. 1 Kendric Maple (OU) dec. No. 4 Nicholas Hucke (MU), 4-0
No. 4 Nicholas Hucke (MU) major dec. No. 3 Luke Goettl (ISU), 9-0
149: Kyle Bradley
No. 2 Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. No. 3 Nick Lester (OU), 2-0
157: Drake Houdashelt
No. 2 Drake Houdashelt (MU) dec. No. 3 Albert White (OSU), 2-1 (TB1)
165: Zach Toal
No. 3 Zach Toal (MU) dec. No. 2 Patrick Graham (OU), 3-2
174: Dorian Henderson
No. 3 Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. No. 2. Chris Spangler (ISU), 2-1 (TB1)
184: Mike Larson
No. 1 Mike Larson (MU) dec. No. 4 Chris McNeil (OSU), 7-6
197: Brent Haynes
No. 2 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. No. 3 Keldrick Hall (OU), 6-2
HWT: Devin Mellon (Record: 0-2)
No. 2 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 3 Devin Mellon (MU), 3-1 (SV1)
No. 4 Kyle Colling (OU) wins by injury default over No. 3 Devin Mellon (MU)
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Steven Keers
Assistant Director of Strategic Communications – Media
Mizzou Athletics
Office: 573.882.2531
Cell: 573.825.4633
Updated on April 30, 2013, 6:08am
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