January 30, 1999

Warrensburg, Mo. - Matt Webster (157), Jesse Jordan (165), and Kevin Herron (197) all won major decisions as the Missouri wrestling team defeated Central Missouri State Friday night 27-10 in Warrensburg. The Mules were ranked #17 in NCAA Division II according to Intermat magazine. MU improved to 3-4 on the season, CMSU fell to 6-8-1.

Jeff Urban (149) won his sixth straight dual match with a pin of Dan Harris in 6:13, improving to 17-7 overall, 6-1 in duals. Also winning for MU was freshman John Kopnisky (174) (17-7, 6-1), who defeated Matt Johnson the #7 ranked wrestler at 174 lbs. in NCAA Division II. The other Tiger wins were notched by Jason Moore (184) and Chad Hertzog (HWT).

Missouri next wrestles Friday night when they host Northern Iowa at 7 pm in the Hearnes Fieldhouse.

RESULTS AND RECORDS

125 Rob Bland dec. Jake Lapinski (7-12)

133 Ryan Hintz dec. Mark Bader (13-9)

141 Luke Shaw maj. dec. Cliff Sutcliffe (1-14)

149 Jeff Urban (17-7) dec. Dan Harris WBF 6:13

157 Matt Webster (16-5) maj. dec. Jake Crowley

165 Jesse Jordan (11-5) maj. dec. Derek Bland

174 John Kopnisky (17-7) dec. Matt Johnson

184 Jason Moore (13-11) dec. John Rolling

197 Kevin Herron (9-9) maj. dec. Korak Simmons

HWT Chad Hertzog (9-8) dec. Rob Madden