March 21, 2002

ALBANY, N.Y. - All four Missouri wrestlers recorded wins in their first matches at the NCAA Championships Thursday.

At 174 pounds, John Kopnisky recorded a pin over Millersville's Curtis Yeager in four minutes and one second while J.P. Reese handed Iowa's Luke Moffitt a 14-4 loss. Moffit was the seventh seed at 141 pounds.

All four wrestlers were slated to compete later Thursday.

141: J.P. Reese, MU, def. (7) Luke Moffitt, Iowa, 14-4 165: Tyron Woodley, MU, def. Scott Roth, Cornell, 8-6 174: John Kopnisky, MU, def. Curtis Yeager, Millersville, 4:01 197: Scott Barker, MU, def. Randy Davidson, Portland State, 18-4