Jan. 27, 2008
Columbia, Mo. -Improving to 7-2-1 on the season, the 11th-ranked Missouri wrestling team earned its second home victory of the year after putting away No. 16 Cornell (1-5), 21-13, in the Hearnes Center. Together Missouri's starting lineup recorded 23 takedowns on the day, with junior 184-pounder Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) and sophomore 197-pounder Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) totaling 13 takedowns between their two matches.
Junior Marcus Hoehn (Farmington, Mo.) got the ball rolling for Missouri, earning a 9-3 win by decision against Eric McGill at 141 pounds. Hoehn's win made way for senior Josh Wagner (Milton, Wis.), who took the mat at 149 pounds. Earning his 80th career victory, 15th-ranked Wagner won a 14-3 major decision over D.J. Meagher bringing Missouri's team total even with Cornell's, 7-7. Wagner's victory marked the second straight week that a Tiger grappler reached the 80-win mark, with Jordan recording his 80th career victory last week against Oklahoma State's Jack Jensen. In addition, Hoehn and Wagner helped Missouri capture its fourth come-from-behind victory of the year.
The first match of the day to feature two ranked wrestlers came at 157 pounds. Missouri's 14th-ranked Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) exchanged shots and scrambled well with No. 6 Jordan Leen, but it was Leen who came out on top, 4-2.
Second-ranked Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) was credited with his eighth win against a top-20 ranked 165 pound wrestler. A low-scoring bout, Marable held off No. 4 Mack Lewnes, 3-2 for the win. Marable scored first with a takedown 1:30 into the bout and held Lewnes to two escapes for the one point victory.
The Tiger trio of Jordan, Askren and sophomore Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) came up with their fifth back-to-back-to-back wins of the season helping seal Missouri's victory, 21-13. Jordan, ranked fourth in the nation at 184 pounds, won his bout with Mike Moore, 17-6, taking down the Big Red wrestler five times within the final 49 seconds of the match.
"I got off to a slow start in my match," Jordan said. "Then I started to feel better as the match went on. I could tell that Mike was getting tired and I knew I could take him down easier."
Askren, earning his seventh consecutive win of the season, totaled six takedowns in his bout with Taylor Moore, collecting a 16-3 win by major decision.
Last on the mat for Missouri was heavyweight Ellis. Upsetting 10th-ranked Zach Hammond, 2-1, the two went into overtime tied at one. Scoreless through the first one minute sudden victory period, Ellis chose down to start the first 30-second overtime segment and escaped in four seconds. Ellis rode out Hammond in the final 30-second period for his fourth one point win of the year.
Missouri will resume Big 12 action when they take on No. 2 Nebraska, Saturday, Feb. 2 in Lincoln.
Wt. Wrestler vs. Wrestler: Result MU CU
125 Mike Rodriguez (CU) decision John Olanowski (MU): 8-4 0 3
133 No. 3 Mike Grey (CU) major decision Nick Velliquette (MU): 15-5 0 7
141 Marcus Hoehn (MU) decision Eric McGill (CU): 9-3 3 7
149 No. 15 Josh Wagner (MU) major decision DJ Meagher (CU): 14-3 7 7
157 No. 6 Jordan Leen (CU) decision No. 14 Michael Chandler (MU): 4-2 7 10
165 No. 2 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision No. 4 Mack Lewnes (CU): 3-2 10 10
174 No. 10 Steve Anceravage (CU) decision Brock Wittmeyer (MU): 6-3 10 13
184 No. 4 Raymond Jordan (MU) major decision Mike Moore (CU): 17-6 14 13
197 No. 4 Maxwell Askren (MU) major decision Taylor Moore (CU): 16-3 18 13
285 No. 13 Mark Ellis (MU) decision No. 10 Zach Hammond (CU): 2-1 (OT) 21 13
Weight Wrestler Season Career
125 John Olanowski 7-8 25-25
133 Nick Velliquette 5-8 5-8
141 Marcus Hoehn 13-8 31-25
149 Josh Wagner 16-7 80-44
157 Michael Chandler 18-3 61-29
165 Nicholas Marable 17-3 43-11
174 Brock Wittmeyer 0-4 38-36
184 Raymond Jordan 19-1 81-19
197 Maxwell Askren 16-2 44-5
HWT Mark Ellis 15-6 31-17