PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Mizzou Wrestling earned a sixth-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wresting Championships, finishing with a team point total of 62.0. This marks the fifth consecutive season that Mizzou has finished in the top-10 and the ninth top-10 finish under head coach Brian Smith. All nine of those top-10 finishes have come in the last 13 seasons and Coach Smith has nine of the program's all-time top-10 finishes.

Below are the top seven teams at this year's NCAA Championships:  

1. Penn State – 133.5
2. Ohio State – 96.5
3. Oklahoma State – 84.0
4. Iowa – 76.0
5. Michigan – 62.5
6. Mizzou – 62.0
7. Cornell – 59.5

In addition to finishing sixth, Mizzou had four All-Americans during the tournament, highlighted by Jaydin Eierman's third-place nod at 141 pounds. Tiger Style also took home an individual award as RS senior Daniel Lewis earned the Gorrarian Award, going to the individual with the most pins in the least amount of time in the tournament. Lewis had three pins in a combined 8:24.

Below is a look at Mizzou's nine qualifiers at the NCAA Championships at the conclusion of action for the team:

• 125 Pounds – RS Freshman No. 28 Dack Punke (11-12) – Eliminated – Tournament Record: 0-2
  • First round vs. No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota – 27-4) – L, 16-6 (3:58 RT)
  • Consolation round vs. Cole Verner (Wyoming) – L, 4-2 (1:28 RT)
     
• 133 Pounds – RS Sr. No. 8 John Erneste (22-7) – Sixth Place – Tournament Record: 4-3 – All-American
  • First round vs. No. 25 Derek Spann (Buffalo – 21-5) – W, 8-0 Major Decision (4:40 RT)
  • Second round vs. No. 24 DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) – W, 4-0 (2:00 Riding Time)
  • Quarterfinals vs. No. 1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) – L, 11-3 Major Decision
  • Consolations vs. No. 11 Tariq Wilson (NC State) – W, 9-7 (SV-3)
  • Consolations vs. No. 10 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) – 10-0, Major Decision
  • Consolations vs. No. 2 Stevan Micic (Michigan) – L, 17-3, Major Decision  
  • Fifth Place Match vs. No. 7 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) – L, 11-6 (1:06 RT)
     
• 141 Pounds – RS Jr. No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (28-4) – Third Place – Tournament Record: 5-1 – All-American
  • First round vs. No. 28 Chris Debein (Chattanooga – 24-12) – W, Fall (4:41)
  • Second round vs. No. 12 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) – W, 10-8
  • Quarterfinals vs. Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) – W, 8-3
  • Semifinal vs. No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis – L, 6-5
  • Consolations vs. No. 7 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) – W, 8-5 (1:27 RT)  
  • Third-Place Match vs. No. 9 Dom Demas (Oklahoma) – W, 2-0 (1:56 RT)
     
• 149 Pounds – Fr. No. 4 Brock Mauller (32-5) – Sixth Place – Tournament Record: 4-3 – All-American
  • First round vs. No. 29 Matthew Zovistoski (Appalachian St. – 26-14) – W, 10-2 Major Decision
  • Second Round vs. No. 20 Thomas Thorn (Minnesota) – W, 5-1
  • Quarterfinals vs. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) – L, 5-3
  • Consolation vs. No. 15 Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) – W, Fall (7:57)
  • Consolations vs. No. 8 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) – W, 10-7
  • Consolations vs. No. 6 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) – L, 4-3
  • Fifth-Place Match vs. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) – L, 10-6
     
• 157 Pounds – Freshman No. 13 Jarrett Jacques (27-8) – Eliminated – Tournament Record: 1-2
  • First round vs. No. 20 Luke Weiland (Army - 25-10) – L, 4-0 (1:28 RT)
  • Consolation Round vs. No. 29 Alex Smyth (Buffalo) -  W, 7-3
  • Consolations Round vs No. 19 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) – L, 6-2
     
• 165 Pounds – RS Junior No. 15 Connor Flynn (21-9) – Eliminated – Tournament Record: 1-2
  • First round vs. No. 18 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh – 19-7) – W, 5-4
  • Second round vs. No. 2 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) – L, 7-4
  • Will wrestle No. 33 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma State) – L, 3-1
     
• 174 Pounds – RS Sr. No. 2 Daniel Lewis (28-3) – Consolations – Tournament Record: 4-2 – All-American
  • First round vs. No. 31 Travis Stefanik (Princeton – 19-13) – W, Fall (1:13)
  • Second round vs. No. 15 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) – W, Fall (2:42)
  • Quarterfinals vs. No. 10 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) – W, Fall (4:29)  
  • Semifinals vs. No. 3 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) – L, 11-3 Major Decision
  • Consolations vs. No. 6 David McFadden (Virginia Tech) – W, 6-0 (2:05 RT)   
  • Third-Place Match vs. No. 4 Myles Amine (Michigan) – L, 4-3
     
• 184 Pounds – RS Junior No. 14 Dylan Wisman (17-9) – Eliminated – Tournament Record: 1-2
  • First round vs. Cameron Caffey (Michigan St. – 29-7) – L, 7-5
  • Consolations vs. No. 30 Dom Ducharme (Cal-State Bakersfield) -  W, 8-4 (2:40 RT)
  • Consolations vs. No. 4 Emery Parker (Illinois) – L, 8-2 (SV-1)
     
• 285 Pounds – Freshman No. 20 Zach Elam (25-11) – Eliminated – Tournament Record: 3-2
  • First round vs. No. 13 Matt Voss (George Mason – 30-7) – W, 3-1 (SV-1)
  • Second Round vs. No. 4 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) – L, 3-0
  • Consolations Jacob Aven (Purdue) – W, Fall (4:22)
  • Consolations vs. No. 12 Conan Jennings (Northwestern) – W, 3-1 (TB-3)
  • Consolations vs. No. 7 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) – L, 1-0

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