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Mizzou Wrestling Downs Old Dominion, 24-8, in Opening Round at South Beach
12/29/2019 12:07:00 PM | Wrestling
Mizzou claims dual’s final seven bouts to open South Beach Dual Action
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Mizzou Wrestling opened the South Beach Duals with a dominant 24-8 win over Old Dominion Sunday morning (Dec. 29). The Tigers won the dual's final seven bouts and Old Dominion was charged a team point for lack of mat control as Mizzou rallied from down 9-0 to claim the dual. The Tigers improve to 4-2 on the year with the dual win and is now 2-0 in MAC competition. Mizzou is back in action later this afternoon against Wyoming at 12 p.m. (CT).
Mizzou got off to a slow start as Old Dominion claimed the morning's first three bouts, all via decision. However, Mizzou quickly righted the ship, thanks to its second-ranked grappler at 149 pounds – sophomore and 2019 All-American Brock Mauller. Mauller earned a hard-fought, 11-6 decision over ODU's Kenan Carter to improve to 12-0 on the year.
That bout flipped things in Mizzou's favor as No. 14 Jarrett Jacques followed that with a dominant 7-1 win over Larry Early at 157 pounds to pull the Tigers within a win of tying the bout. At 165, Peyton Mocco won a back-and-forth bout against Shane Jones, 10-6, tying the dual.
Then, at 174 pounds, Jeremiah Kent continued his dominant stretch with a 16-0 technical fall win over Alex Cramer to give Mizzou a 14-9 dual lead heading into the final three weight classes.
The Tigers picked up another bonus-point win, courtesy of senior 184-pounder Dylan Wisman, who tallied a 15-4 major decision over Antonio Agee. That extended Mizzou's lead and it was the fifth consecutive bout win in the dual.
Wyatt Koelling made it six straight bout wins, taking a dramatic 3-1 win in sudden victory over Timothy Young. That extended Mizzou's lead to 21-9 heading into the final bout.
At heavyweight, Rodrigo Diaz posted a 10-5 decision as Mizzou closed the dual winning the final seven bouts. Old Dominion was also docked a team point for lack of mat control, seeing its total drop from nine to eight as Mizzou rounded out the dual with a 24-8 win.
- 125: Dack Punke (7-6) vs. Kilian Cardinale – L, 4-3 | 0-3
- 133: Cameron Valdiviez (12-5) vs. Shannon Hanna – L, 12-9 | 0-6
- 141: #9 Grant Leeth (2-2) vs. Sa'Derian Perry – L, 7-3 | 0-9
- 149: #2 Brock Mauller (12-0) vs. Kenan Carter – W, 11-6 | 3-9
- 157: #14 Jarrett Jacques (14-1) vs. Larry Early – W, 7-1 | 6-9
- 165: Peyton Mocco (9-7) vs. Shane Jones – W, 10-6 | 9-9
- 174: Jeremiah Kent (14-2) vs. Alex Cramer – W, 16-0 Technical Fall | 14-9
- 184: #22 Dylan Wisman (7-2) vs. Antonio Agee – W, 15-4 Major Decision | 18-9
- 197: #23 Wyatt Koelling (12-1) vs. Timothy Young – W, 3-1 (SV-1) | 21-9
- HWT: Rodrigo Diaz (10-7) vs. William Hilliard – W, 10-5 | 24-8 (ODU was charged a team point for mat control)
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