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#12 Tiger Wrestling Wins Three at Lone Star Duals
1/5/2003 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 5, 2003
DALLAS, Tex. -
The 12-ranked Missouri Tiger wrestling team won three out of four duals at the Hilton Arlington Lone Star Duals in Dallas, Texas. The Tigers beat Navy (30-12), University of California Polytechnic (26-18) and Harvard (25-15) before falling to 17-ranked Northern Iowa, 21-16. The three dual wins improve the Tigers to 6-3 for the season.
Kenny Burleson led the team in wins, winning all four of his dual matches by decision with a combined score of 43-16. He improves to 20-4 for the season and 7-1 in duals, his 20 wins leads the team. Burleson is currently ranked 14th in the country.
Junior Scott Barker (#3 in the country) saw his most extensive action of the year and showed that his long layoff due to injury did not affect his performance. He went 3-1, recording three pins before losing to 14-ranked Jordan Holm of Northern Iowa, 3-1.
Sophomore captain Tyron Woodley also went 3-1. Woodley, ranked 7th, pinned 8th-ranked Drew Kelly from Northern Iowa in 2:45. The pin by Woodley gave the Tigers the lead over the Panthers, 13-12. However the Panthers won three of the last four matches to hold on for a 21-16 victory. Woodley improved to 18-5 and 6-3 for the season.
Kevin Herron (#17 in the country) came into the duals with a 5-0 dual meet record this season, with all five victories due to pins. Herron pinned his first two opponents before having his pin streak snapped with a 9-3 decision over Harvard's Jonas Corl. Herron then suffered his first loss of the season against Northern Iowa. The Panther's Paul Hynek defeated Herron, 7-3 in the final match of the dual to secure the Panther victory. Herron is now 17-5 and 8-1 in duals for the season.
Senior Dante Stone went 2-1 at the duals, which included a 5-2 victory over the Panther's Sean Stender. Stender is ranked 9th in the country.
The Tigers return to home to host Missouri Valley, Missouri Baptist and Lindenwood University on Friday, January 10 in the Hearnes Fieldhouse at 6:00 pm.
NOTES FROM THE MAT: With three team wins at the Lone Star Duals it increased head coach Brian Smith's career dual win total at Missouri to 46 dual wins. With four more dual victories, Smith will become only the fourth Tiger wrestling coach with over 50 dual victories, joining Bob Kopnisky (125 wins), Hap Whitney (84 wins) and Wes Roper (73 wins).
