STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 5 Mizzou Wrestling (10-0, 4-0 MAC) finished the regular season with three champions in the Cowboy Challenge featuring wrestlers from No. 6 Oklahoma State, Wyoming and West Virginia.
Redshirt junior Dack Punke took the first place title at 125 pounds, defeating sophomore teammate Noah Surtin in the finals. Freshman Josh Edmond won the title at 141 pounds, to improve to 10-0 on the season. Junior Brock Mauller also took home the championship at 149 pounds, defeating No. 4 Boo Lewallen in the finals.
Freshmen Trey Crawford, Sean Harman and Duwayne Villalpondo all secured third place finishes in their weight classes.
Hear From Head Coach Brian Smith
On Sunday's tournament champions…
"It was a good day. It was a very productive day. Starting with a two hour weigh-in and then a tournament format, we haven't had that all season. Brock was unbelievable. We was our only starter going today. He wrestled a top five opponent in the country and gets three wins and a big win in the finals. I really liked the way Brock wrestled today. They were some of the best matches I've seen him wrestle in his career. I'm really happy for Dack in getting a tournament title today and of course Josh Edmond gets an injury default in the finals but he was winning before that. I'm really happy with how he's improved throughout the season."
On Mizzou's young wrestlers…
"When I think of all the young guys we had wrestling today. For me as a coach to get to see them and how they wrestle in a tournament was one of the better days. I knew we were getting some big wins. Just seeing Duwayne Villapondo, Sean Harman and some of the guys getting some big wins today, it was a very good day."
Below are the results from every Tiger who wrestled Sunday:
125 – Noah Surtin
Quarterfinal: Noah Surtin (MIZ) over Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OSU) by 9-6 decision
Semifinal: Noah Surtin (MIZ) over Brendon Garcia (WYO) by 6-0 decision
Final: Dack Punke (MIZ) over Noah Surtin (MIZ) by 3-1 decision (SV1)
125 – Dack Punke
Quarterfinal: Bye
Semifinal: Dack Punke (MIZ) over Derrick Stacy (WYO) by 3-1 decision
Final: Dack Punke (MIZ) over Noah Surtin (MIZ) by 3-1 decision (SV1)
133 – Cam Valdiviez
Quarterfinal: Daton Fix (OSU) over Cam Valdiviez (MIZ) by fall (4:06)
Extra Match: Reese Witcraft (OSU) over Cam Valdiviez (MIZ) by 11-0 major decision
133 – Trey Crawford
Quarterfinal: Trey Crawford (MIZ) over Reese Witcraft (OSU) by fall (1:49)
Semifinal: Ryan Sullivan (WVU) over Trey Crawford (MIZ) by 11-4 decision
Third Place: Trey Crawford (MIZ) over Job Greenwood (WYO) by 10-3 decision
141 – Josh Edmond
Quarterfinal: Bye
Semifinal: Josh Edmond (MIZ) over Chase Zollman (WYO) by 10-5 decision
Final: Josh Edmond (MIZ) over Dusty Hone (OSU) by injury default (4:03)
141 – Ethan Turner
Quarterfinal: Jeff Boyd (WVU) over Ethan Turner (MIZ) by fall (4:15)
Extra Match: Ethan Turner (MIZ) over Caleb Rea (WVU) by fall
149 – No. 3 Brock Mauller
Quarterfinal: Brock Mauller (MIZ) over Warren Carr (WYO) by 6-2 decision
Semifinal: Brock Mauller (MIZ) over Jarod Kadel (OSU) by 16-4 major decision
Final: Brock Mauller (MIZ) over Boo Lewallen (OSU) by 7-5 decision (TB1)
149 – Precious Essien
Quarterfinal: Boo Lewallen (OSU) over Precious Essien (MIZ) by fall (2:41)
Extra Match: Precious Essen (MIZ) over Vole Van Vleet (OSU) by technical fall 16-0
157 – Mitchell Bohlken
Quarterfinal: Wyatt Sheets (OSU) over Mitchell Bohlken (MIZ) by 14-4 major decision
165 – Martell Boone
Quarterfinal: Bye
Semifinal: Peyton Hall (WVU) over Martell Boone (MIZ) by fall (6:28)
Third Place: Cole Moody (WYO) over Martell Boone (MIZ) by injury default
174 – Sean Harman
Quarterfinal: Sean Harman (MIZ) over Guillermo Escobedo (WYO) by 6-4 decision (SV1)
Semifinal: Hayden Hastings (WYO) over Sean Harman (MIZ) by 6-3 decision
Third Place: Sean Harman (MIZ) over Scott Joll (WVU) by 13-5 major decision
174 – Ellis Pfleger
Quarterfinal: Scott Joll (WVU) over Ellis Pfleger (MIZ) by 13-6 decision
Extra Match: Ellis Pfleger (MIZ) over Anthony D'Alesio (WVU) by 6-3 decision
184 – Jake Raschka
Round 1: Jake Raschka (MIZ) over Daniel Jezik (OSU) by 12-7 decision
Quarterfinal: Dakota Geer (OSU) over Jake Raschka (MIZ) by 19-2 technical fall (4:26)
Extra Match: Jake Raschka (MIZ) over Evan Shetly (OSU) by 19-14 decision
184 – Duwayne Villalpondo
Round 1: Bye
Quarterfinal: Duwayne Villalpondo (MIZ) over Evan Shetley (OSU) by 17-6 major decision
Semifinal: Tate Samuelson (WYO) over Duwayne Villalpondo (MIZ) by 8-4 decision
197 – Jack Flynn
Quarterfinal: Luke Surber (OSU) over Jack Flynn (MIZ) by 19-5 major decision
197 – Jace Punke
Quarterfinal: AJ Ferrari (OSU) over Jace Punke (MIZ) by 17-1 technical fall (4:27)
HWT – Seth Nitzel
Quarterfinal: Bye
Semifinal: Austin Harris (OSU) wins over Seth Nitzel (MIZ) by 5-1 decision
Third Place: Michael Wolfgram (WVU) over Seth Nitzel (MIZ) by 16-2 major decision
Up Next
Mizzou will head to Lawrenceville, N.J. on Feb. 26-27 for the MAC Championships. Then the Tigers will wrap up the season at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
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