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No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling Claims Four Titles at Roger Denker Open Last Weekend

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling had a strong showing from its redshirts and reserves last Sunday at Central Missouri's Roger Denker Open as four Tiger Style wrestlers claimed tournament titles. Earning tournament titles were freshman Noah Surtin (Open 125), freshman Sean Harman (Open 174), redshirt sophomore Canten Marriott (Open 184) and sophomore Zach Elam (Open HWT). In all, Mizzou had 15 wrestlers competing at the event. Below are the complete results.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – No. 23 Mizzou Wrestling had a strong showing from its redshirts and reserves last Sunday at Central Missouri's Roger Denker Open as four Tiger Style wrestlers claimed tournament titles. Earning tournament titles were freshman Noah Surtin (Open 125), freshman Sean Harman (Open 174), redshirt sophomore Canten Marriott (Open 184) and sophomore Zach Elam (Open HWT). In all, Mizzou had 15 wrestlers competing at the event. Below are the complete results.

Open 125 - Cevion Severado – Second Place

  • Quarterfinal - Severado won by tech fall over Matt Malavsky (SIU Edwardsville) (TF 20-3)
  • Semifinal - Severado won by fall over Casey Baker (Grand View) (Fall 1:17)
  • 1st Place Match - Noah Surtin (Missouri) won by decision over Severado (Dec 9-4)

Open 125 Noah Surtin – First Place

  • Quarterfinal - Surtin won by fall over Ray Hamilton (Central Methodist) (Fall 2:39)
  • Semifinal - Surtin won by tech fall over Tommy Dineen (SIU Edwardsville) (TF 16-0)
  • 1st Place Match - Surtin won by decision over Cevion Severado (Missouri) (Dec 9-4)

Open 149 - Michael Cassidy

  • Champ. Round 1 - Cassidy received a bye
  • Champ. Round 2 - Cassidy won by tech fall over Kadin Heacock (Fort Hays State) (TF 16-0)
  • Quarterfinal - Trenton Legrotte (Central Methodist) won by fall over Cassidy (Fall 5:38)
  • Cons. Round 4 - Cassidy won by decision over Shawn Tillman (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 3-2)
  • Cons. Round 5 - Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) won by fall over Cassidy (Fall 0:57)

Open 149 - Samuel Ritchie

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ritchie received a bye
  • Champ. Round 2 - Emmett Kuntz (University of Central Missouri) won by decision over Ritchie (Dec 6-4)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Ritchie won by decision over Tallon Heimbach (Central Methodist) (Dec 4-0)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Austin Johnson (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over Ritchie (Dec 8-5)

Open 149 - Mitchell Bohlken – Second Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Bohlken received a bye () (Bye)
  • Champ. Round 2 – Bohlken won by decision over Dakota Thevel (University of Central Missouri) (Dec 5-2)
  • Quarterfinal - Bohlken won by fall over Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) (Fall 5:55)
  • Semifinal - Bohlken won by decision over Trenton Legrotte (Central Methodist) (Dec 4-2)
  • 1st Place Match - Malik Johnson (Unattached) won by decision over Bohlken (Dec 6-5)

Open 149 - Precious Essien

  • Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Prewitt (Little Rock) won by tech fall over Precious Essien (Missouri) (TF 22-4)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Essien received a bye
  • Cons. Round 2 - Essien won by major decision over Kadin Heacock (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-1)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Essien won by decision over Armand Kenepaske (Ottawa University) (Dec 5-4)
  • Cons. Round 4 - Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) won by fall over Essien (Fall 1:07)

Open 165 - Martell Boone – Third Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Boone received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Boone won by decision over Nolan Saale (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 12-6)
  • Semifinal - Jacob Shoop (Grand View) won by decision over Boone (Dec 11-5)
  • Cons. Semi - Boone won by major decision over Tucker Caswell (Drury) (Maj 9-0)
  • 3rd Place Match - Boone won by tech fall over John Ridle (University of Central Missouri) (TF 23-8)

Open 174 - Sean Harman - First Place

  • Quarterfinal - Harman won by fall over Joe Brady (University of Central Missouri) (Fall 2:11)
  • Semifinal - Harman won by fall over Adrian Rangel (Central Methodist) (Fall 3:51)
  • 1st Place Match - Harman won by major decision over Jayden Smith (Northeast Oklahoma) (Maj 15-3)

Open 184 - Cordel Duhart – Third Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) won in sudden victory - 1 over Duhart (SV-1 6-4)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Duhart received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Duhart won by tech fall over Nic Rocha (University of Saint Mary (KS)) (TF 16-1)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Duhart won by tech fall over Alex Drmac (Central Methodist) (TF 19-3)
  • Cons. Semi - Duhart won by decision over Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) (Dec 6-4)
  • 3rd Place Match - Duhart won by major decision over Dominique Hampton (University of Central Missouri) (Maj 10-2)

Open 184 - Canten Marriott – First Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Marriott won by major decision over Clint Herrick (Fort Hays State) (Maj 12-1)
  • Quarterfinal - Marriott won by fall over Sidney Douglas (University of Saint Mary (KS)) (Fall 1:39)
  • Semifinal - Marriott won by fall over Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) (Fall 3:26)
  • 1st Place Match - Marriott won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) (SV-1 3-1)

Open 184 - Robert Weber – Sixth Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Weber won by fall over Dayton Fields (Northeast Oklahoma) (Fall 4:44)
  • Quarterfinal - Weber won by fall over Nic Rocha (University of Saint Mary (KS)) (Fall 1:20)
  • Semifinal - Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over Weber (Dec 5-0)
  • Cons. Semi - Dominique Hampton (University of Central Missouri) won by decision over Weber (Dec 5-4)
  • 5th Place Match - Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over Weber (Dec 4-2)

Open 197 - Jace Punke – Sixth Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Punke received a bye
  • Quarterfinal - Colben Dodson (Northeast Oklahoma) won in tie breaker - 2 over Punke (TB-2 8-6)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Punke won by major decision over Stephen Brady (Central Methodist) (Maj 9-1)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Punke won by decision over Seth Sarasua (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 10-5)
  • Cons. Semi - Sam East (Missouri) won by medical forfeit over Punke (MFF)
  • 5th Place Match - Jaden Davis (Grand View) won by medical forfeit over Punke (MFF)

Open 197 - Sam East – Third Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - East won by fall over Seth Sarasua (Northeast Oklahoma) (Fall 1:28)
  • Quarterfinal - East won by tech fall over Max Knard (Ottawa University) (TF 16-0)
  • Semifinal - Aric Bohn (SIU Edwardsville) won by decision over Sam East (Missouri) (Dec 12-9)
  • Cons. Semi - East won by medical forfeit over Jace Punke (Missouri) (MFF)
  • 3rd Place Match - East won by decision over Zach Hazen (University of Central Missouri) (Dec 8-5)

Open 285 - Rodrigo Diaz – Sixth Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Diaz won by decision over Seth Seago (Northeast Oklahoma) (Dec 7-1)
  • Quarterfinal - Diaz won by disqualification over Darron Harvey (Arkansas Baptist College) (DQ)
  • Semifinal - Dan Baker (Northeast Oklahoma) won by decision over Diaz (Dec 6-1)
  • Cons. Semi - Seth Seago (Northeast Oklahoma) won by medical forfeit over Diaz (MFF)
  • 5th Place Match - Jared Rennick (Drury) won by medical forfeit over Diaz (MFF)

Open 285 - Zach Elam – First Place

  • Champ. Round 1 - Elam won by fall over Jared Rennick (Drury) (Fall 3:34)
  • Quarterfinal - Elam won by fall over Brendon Shelton (Central Methodist) (Fall 1:14)
  • Semifinal - Elam won by fall over Cody Adams (University of Saint Mary (KS)) (Fall 0:20)
  • 1st Place Match - Elam won by fall over Dan Baker (Northeast Oklahoma) (Fall 1:10)

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