Nov. 7, 2008
Columbia, Mo. –Missouri Wrestling Head Coach Brian Smith released the 16 matches that will be contested Saturday, Nov. 8, at the annual Black and Gold wrestle-off's beginning at 3 p.m. (CT) in the Hearnes Center. The afternoon event is open to the public and free of charge.
Parking lots surrounding the Hearnes Center are limited to football parking pass holders only. Fans without a football parking pass are encouraged to park at one of the nearby garages, Virginia Ave. or Maryland Ave., for $15, or any lot on campus that does not have a posted sign that reads- Permit Only Monitored 24 hours/seven days a week.
A total of 26 Tiger wrestlers are expected to compete for a spot in Missouri's 10-man lineup. Wrestling will begin at the 133 pound weight class and conclude with a heavyweight bout between junior Mark Ellis and redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley.
Missouri assistant coaches Shawn Charles and Joe Johnston will team up to lead the Gold Team, while assistant coach Lee Pritts and volunteer assistant Ben Askren will coach the Black Team.
The complete wrestling card is listed below. Please note all matches are subject to change.
Wt. Black Team Gold Team
133 Nathan McCormick Taylor Crane
141 Cody Farinella Nick Hucke
149 Max Shanaman Daniel Hewitt
149 Brandon Wiest Andrew Sherry
157 Emanuel Brooks Patrick Wright
133 Winner McCormick/Crane Schavrien
141 Marcus Hoehn Winner Farinella/Hucke
149 Winner Shanaman/Hewitt Winner Wiest/Sherry
157 Winner Brooks/Wright Chandler
165 Nicholas Marable Winner Jones/Porter
174 Brent Haynes Raymond Jordan
184 Dorian Henderson John Andrews
HWT Dominique Bradley Mark Ellis