Dec. 19, 1999
Oak Grove, Mo. - The University of Missouri wrestling team ended the 1999 portion of its 1999-2000 schedule on a winning note Sunday afternoon. The now 2-5 Tigers, knocked off the previously unbeaten Wyoming Cowboys, 21-18 at Oak Grove High School. Earlier in the day MU dropped a 28-12 dual to Indiana.
JOHN KOPNISKY (174), JEREMY SPATES (141) and CHAD HERTZOG (HWT) each won two matches for MU on the day. Kopnisky (19-1, 7-0) has now won a career-best seven straight dual matches and leads the team with 19 total wins. The sophomore 174-pound wrestler will continue to move up the national rankings with his weekend wins. Previously he was ranked No. 15 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 17 by Intermat Magazine.
Spates improved his record to 16-4, 5-2 in duals, in his first season at MU. The freshman has won five consecutive dual matches dating back to a loss on November 18 to Oklahoma State?s Jamill Kelly. Hertzog was a key contributor to the Tiger cause scoring a 2-1 win over IU?s Michael Dixon before pinning Wyoming?s Brad Steele in 6:27. With two wins, Hertzog evened his season record at 8-8.
Senior JEFF URBAN (149) won the deciding match of Missouri?s win, beating Mark Hamrick 7-6 in a match that came down to the last whistle and put Missouri up, 21-15. The lone Tiger senior is currently the No. 17 wrestler in the nation according to Intermat and is 13-7 this season. Sophomore KEVIN HERRON (197) also chalked up an important win for MU, taking Wyoming?s Craig Rumsey in a major decision, 11-3. Herron finishes 1999 with a 9-7 record.
Missouri?s wrestling squad will next wrestle on January 2, 2000 at the Great Plains Open hosted by the University of Nebraska. MU?s next dual action takes place on January 9 when the Tigers travel to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. for the Central Michigan Duals.
Missouri vs. Indiana
165 Mark Vollmar vs. Butch Hildebrand
Period 1
I-TD2 M-E1 I-TD2 M-E1 I-TD2 I-C
Period 2
I-E1 I-TD2 M-E1 I-TD2
Period 3
M-E1 I-TD2 M-E1 I-TD2 I-TA1
Butch Hildebrand maj. dec. Mark Vollmar (7-9), 16-5
IU 4 MU 0
174 #17 John Kopnisky vs. Mingo Morrison
Period 1
M-TD2 I-E1 M-TD2 I-STALL I-E1 M-TD2
Period 2
M-STALL M-NF3 M-NF3 I-E1
Period 3
M-E1 I-STALL M-P1 M-STALL I-P1 M-TA1
John Kopnisky (18-1) maj. Mingo Morrison, 15-4
IU 4 MU 4
184 Josh Maze vs. Ty Matthews
Period 1
I-TD2 M-C
Period 2
I-E1 I-TD2 M-E1
Period 3
I-C I-STALL I-TA1
Ty Matthews dec. Josh Maze (10-10), 6-`
IU 7 MU 4
197 Kevin Herron vs. #9 Viktor Sveda
Period 1
I-TD2 I-NF3 I-NF2
Period 2
M-NF2
Period 3
Viktor Sveda pin Kevin Herron (8-7), WBF 4:36
IU 13 MU 4
HWT Chad Hertzog vs. Michael Dixon
Period 1
Period 2
M-STALL WARN I-E1
Period 3
M-E1 M-TA1
Chad Hertzog (7-8) dec. Michael Dixon, 2-1
IU 13 MU 7
125 Open vs. #9 Pat Cassidy
Pat Cassidy wins by forfeit
IU 19 MU 7
133 Mark Bader vs. Gabe Cook
Period 1
I-TD2
Period 2
R-2
Period 3
M-E1 M-STALL WARN M-TD2
Gabe Cook dec. Mark Bader (6-12), 5-3
IU 22 MU 7
141 Jeremy Spates vs. Dan Cysewski
Period 1
M-TD2 I-E1 M-TD2 I-E1 M-TD2
Period 2
I-E1 M-TD2 M-NF2 I-E1 M-TD2 M-NF2
Period 3
M-E1 M-TD2 I-E1 M-TD2 M-TA1
Jeremy Spates (15-4) tech fall Dan Cysewski, 20-5
IU 22 MU 12
149 #16 Jeff Urban vs. Tim Myers
Period 1
I-TD2 M-E1
Period 2
I-TD2 M-E1 I-TD2 M-E1
Period 3
M-E1
Tim Myers dec. Jeff Urban (12-7), 6-4
IU 25 MU 12
157 Jesse Jordan vs. #5 Kevin Stanley
Period 1
I-TD2
Period 2
M-R2 I-E1
Period 3
I-E1 I-TA1
Kevin Stanley dec. Jesse Jordan (13-7), 5-2
FINAL SCORE IU 28 MU 12
Missouri vs. Wyoming
165 Mark Vollmar vs. Jeremy Sell
Period 1
W-TD2 M-E1
Period 2
M-E1
Period 3
W-E1 W-P1 W-TD2
Jeremy Sell dec. Mark Vollmar (7-10), 7-2
WU 3 MU 0
174 John Kopnisky vs. Brandon Danise
Period 1
M-TD2 I-E1 M-TD2
Period 2
W-C W-E1 M-TD2
Period 3
M-E1 M-TD2 W-E1 M-TD2 M-TA1
John Kopnisky (19-1) maj. Brandon Danise, 12-3
WU 3 MU 4
184 Josh Maze vs. Dave Schenk
Period 1
W-TD2 W-WARN M-E1
Period 2
W-TD2 M-E1 M-STALL WARN
Period 3
M-E1 W-TD2 M-E1 W-TD2 W-TA1
Dave Schenk dec. Josh Maze (10-11), 9-4
WU 6 MU 4
197 Kevin Herron vs. Craig Rumsey
Period 1
M-NF2 M-NF3
Period 2
W-R2 M-E1
Period 3
M-R2 M-TD2
Kevin Herron (9-7) maj. Craig Rumsey, 11-3
WU 6 MU 8
HWT Chad Hertzog vs. Brad Steele
Period 1
Period 2
M-TD2 M-WARN STALL
Period 3
M-TD2
Chad Hertzog (8-8) pin Brad Steele, WBF 6:27
WU 6 MU 14
125 Open vs. Cisco Gonzales
Period 1 Cisco Gonzales wins by forfeit
WU 12 MU 14
133 Mark Bader vs. Corey Hamrick
Period 1
W-TD2
Period 2
W-R2 M-E1
Period 3
M-E1 W-TD2 W-TA1
Corey Hamrick dec. Mark Bader (6-11), 7-2
WU 15 MU 14
141 Jeremy Spates vs. Justin Gonzales
Period 1
M-TD2 W-E1 M-TD2 W-E1 M-TD2 W-E1
Period 2
W-E1 M-TD2 M-NF3
Period 3
M-R2 W-E1 M-TD2 M-NF3 M-TA1
Justin Spates (16-4) maj. Justin Gonzales, 18-5
WU 15 MU 18
149 #16 Jeff Urban vs. Mark Hamrick
Period 1
M-TD2 W-E1 M-TD2 W-R2
Period 2
W-R2 M-E1
Period 3
M-E1 W-TA1
Jeff Urban (13-7) dec. Mark Hamrick, 7-6
WU 15 MU 21
157 Jesse Jordan vs. Brian Wood
Period 1
W-TD2
Period 2
W-E1
Period 3
M-E1 W-TD2
Brian Wood dec. Jesse Jordan (13-8), 5-1
FINAL SCORE WU 18 MU 21