Photo Gallery | Complete Brackets, Team Scores | Brackets, Team Scores (PDF) 

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Mizzou Wrestling sent six of its nine NCAA qualifiers to the second round, and sits in sixth place in the team competition following the first session of the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The highlights Thursday morning (March 21) came from the usual suspects as second-seeded 174-pounder Daniel Lewis and fifth-seeded 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman each tallied dominant pins in their opening-round bouts. Mizzou also advanced two true freshmen into the second round as No. 4-seed Brock Mauller (141) and No. 20-seeded Zach Elam (HWT) advanced in their brackets.

Also advancing to the second round were RS senior John Erneste (133) and RS junior Connor Flynn (165).

Eierman and Lewis' pins were their 17^th and 15^th of the season, respectively, and the duo did so in different fashions. Eierman scored an eye-popping 16 points in the first period before wrapping up the fall while leading 20-7 in the second. Lewis used just 1:13 to lock up a cradle and earn the pin. The pins helped Mizzou rack up 12.0 points in the team race, ranking sixth after the first session. Below are the team scores.

1. Penn State – 21.0
2. Ohio State – 15.5
3. Oklahoma State – 14.5
4. Iowa – 14.0
5. Minnesota – 13.5
6. Mizzou  12.0

Session two will begin at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN3. Below is a bout-by-bout breakdown of Mizzou's nine qualifiers from Thursday first-round session.  

• 125 Pounds – RS Freshman No. 28 Dack Punke (11-11)
  • First round vs. No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota – 27-4) – L, 16-6 (3:58 RT)
  • Will wrestle Cole Verner (Wyoming) in consolations  
     
• 133 Pounds – RS Senior No. 8 John Erneste (19-4)
  • First round vs. No. 25 Derek Spann (Buffalo – 21-5) – W, 8-0 Major Decision (4:40 RT)
  • Will wrestle DJ Fehlman of Lock Haven in second round
     
• 141 Pounds – RS Junior No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (24-3)
  • First round vs. No. 28 Chris Debein (Chattanooga – 24-12) – W, Fall (4:41)
  • Will wrestle Cameron Kelly of Ohio in second round
     
• 149 Pounds – Freshman No. 4 Brock Mauller (29-2)
  • First round vs. No. 29 Matthew Zovistoski (Appalachian St. – 26-14) – W, 10-2 Major Decision
  • Will face Thomas Thorn of Minnesota in second round
     
• 157 Pounds – Freshman No. 13 Jarrett Jacques (27-7)
  • First round vs. No. 20 Luke Weiland (Army - 25-10) – L, 4-0 (1:28 RT)
  • Will wrestle Alex Smyth of Buffalo in consolations
     
• 165 Pounds – RS Junior No. 15 Connor Flynn (21-7)
  • First round vs. No. 18 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh – 19-7) – W, 5-4
  • Will wrestle Joseph Vincenzo of Penn State in second round
     
• 174 Pounds – RS Senior No. 2 Daniel Lewis (25-1)
  • First round vs. No. 31 Travis Stefanik (Princeton – 19-13) – W, Fall (1:13)
  • Will wrestle Ryan Christensen of Wisconsin in the second round
     
• 184 Pounds – RS Junior No. 14 Dylan Wisman (16-8)
  • First round vs. Cameron Caffey (Michigan St. – 29-7) – L, 7-5
  • Will wrestle Dom Ducharme of Cal-State Bakersfield in consolations
     
• 285 Pounds – Freshman No. 20 Zach Elam (23-9)
  • First round vs. No. 13 Matt Voss (George Mason – 30-7) – W, 3-1 (SV-1)
  • Will wrestle Jordan Wood of Lehigh in second round

For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on social media (@MizzouWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook).