Missouri Wrestling Team Closes Home Schedule with 28-13 Win

Tigers Take Down Oregon State, 28-13 on Senior Day
Feb. 10, 2008

Columbia, Mo.
Missouri's senior class helped the Tiger wrestling squad to 16 of its 28 dual-winning points in the 28-13 victory over Oregon State in the Hearnes Center. The final home dual for the Tigers, seven Missouri grapplers claimed wins in their respective weight class, with four earning bonus point victories.

Prior to the start of the dual, the University of Missouri wrestling program recognized its six-member senior class. Among those recognized were four of the afternoon starters.

Coming off of a Friday night upset of Oklahoma's Brian Shelton, Tyler McCormick returned to the mat and recorded his first win of the season by technical fall, 16-0, over Clifton Ivanoff. McCormick scored five points in the first period and added six in the second, to take the 12-0 advantage. Nine of McCormick's 16 points were from near falls, with the final point awarded for 3:33 of riding time.

Missouri will close its regular season Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. (CT) against eighth-ranked Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

Wt. Wrestler result Wrestler: Final MU OSU
125 John Olanowski (MU) decision Jake Gonzales (OSU): 6-2 3 0
133 Tyler McCormick (MU) tech fall Clifton Ivanoff (OSU): 16-0 8 0
141 Heinrich Barnes (OSU) major decision Marcus Hoehn (MU): 17-6 8 4
149 No. 15 Josh Wagner (MU) tech fall Kyle Larson (OSU): 20-3 13 4
157 No. 14 Michael Chandler (MU) major decision Dan Brascetta (OSU): 12-1 17 4
165 Keegan Davis (OSU) fall Andrew Sherry (MU): 4:15 17 10
174 Brock Wittmeyer (MU) decision Chris Platt (OSU): 12-6 20 10
184 James Williamson (MU) decision Ben Harris (OSU): 6-3 23 10
197 No. 5 Maxwell Askren (MU) technical fall Brice Arand (OSU): 19-2 28 10
HWT Travis Gardner (OSU) decision No. 11 Mark Ellis (MU): 9-7 (OT) 28 13