University of Missouri
Big 12 Championships
Schavrien, Bradley Win Big 12 Titles
3/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 5, 2011
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AMES, Iowa. – Senior Todd Schavrien and junior Dom Bradley each claimed Big 12 titles in their respective weight class, as Missouri finished in second place in the team score with 60 points. Nick Gregoris and Kyle Bradley finished in second place, while five other Tigers placed earlier in the day. It was the fifth time in program history that the Tigers had four wrestlers in the championship round. Missouri earned seven automatic qualifiers to the NCAA's on the day.
Schavrien and Bradley's victories helped keep the Sooners off the top of the podium and propelled the Tigers ahead of Oklahoma in the team standings. Oklahoma State led all teams with six finalists with five taking first place. Oklahoma had five finalists but no champions, while Missouri had four finalists and two champions.
Schavrien captured his first Big 12 title, beating out top seeded Zach Bailey of Oklahoma by a 3-2 decision. Schavrien took Bailey down in the first and escaped to start the third while only giving up a pair of escapes. The Tiger avenged a 9-6 loss to Bailey back in February in the dual match and becomes just the second Big 12 Champion at 141 pounds for Missouri. Marcus Hoehn accomplished the same feat back in 2009.
Dom Bradley's takedown in the first period set the pace for the rest of the match, as he allowed only an escape while scoring one of his own to win 3-1. He becomes the first heavyweight Big 12 champion in Missouri history.
Bradley and Gregoris each finished in second place at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Bradley fell to No. 1 seed Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State by a 4-0 final. Gregoris was down 3-0 late in the third period to top seed Neil Erisman of OSU. He scored a reversal with 45 seconds left, but couldn't turn Erisman before time expired.
The Tigers have had at least one Big 12 champion in each of the last six years, and it's the sixth time in program history that they've had multiple Big 12 champions in the same season.
Missouri's three non-automatic qualifiers will hope to secure a wild card bid and join the other seven Tiger qualifiers at the 2011 NCAA Championships, which takes place in Philadelphia, Pa. from March 17-19.
Team Standings
1. Oklahoma State – 77.0
2. Missouri – 60.0
3. Oklahoma – 59.6
4. Nebraska – 46.5
5. Iowa State – 31.0
125: Alan Waters (Record: 2-1) – THIRD PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Alan Waters (MU), 1-0 (TB1)
Alan Waters (MU) dec. Brandon Jones (ISU), 6-2
Alan Waters wins via medical forfeit
133: Nathan McCormick (Record: 2-1) – THIRD PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Ben Cash (ISU) dec. Nathan McCormick (MU), 9-6
Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. Ridge Kiley (NU), 3-2
Nathan McCormick (MU) Ben Cash (ISU), 5-0
141: Todd Schavrien (Record: 2-0) – CHAMPION
Todd Schavrien (MU) dec. Chris Drouin (ISU), 6-3
Todd Schavrien (MU) dec. Zack Bailey (OU), 302
149: Kyle Bradley (Record: 1-1) – SECOND PLACE
Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. Matt Lester (OU), 2-0
Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Kyle Bradley (MU), 4-0
157: Nick Gregoris (Record: 1-1) – SECOND PLACE
Nick Gregoris (MU) dec. Chase Nelson (OU), 4-2 (TB2)
Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Nick Gregoris (MU), 4-2
165: Zach Toal (Record: 1-2) – FOURTH PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Zach Toal (MU), 6-0
Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. Zach Toal (MU), 5-2
Zach Toal (MU) wins by injury default
174: Dorian Henderson (Record: 2-1) – THIRD PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Mike Benefiel (OSU) major dec. Dorian Henderson (MU), 9-0
Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. Caleb Kolb (NU), 6-2
Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. Jeff James (OU), 3-1 (SV1)
184: Mike Larson (Record: 0-2)
Cole Shafer (ISU) fall Mike Larson (MU), 6:19
Eric Schmidtke (OU) dec. Mike Larson (MU), 3-1
197: Brent Haynes (Record: 2-1) – THIRD PLACE – AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER
Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 4-2
Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Brent Haynes (MU), 7-4
Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Andy Johnson (MU), 3-2 (TB1)
HWT: Dom Bradley (Record: 2-0) - CHAMPION
Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Kyle Simonson (ISU), 2-1
Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Nathan Fernandez (OU), 3-1
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