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Mizzou wrestling wins ninth straight MAC title and tenth straight conference title.
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Mizzou Wrestling Wins Tenth Straight Conference Title

All 10 wrestlers qualify for NCAA Championships

2/27/2021 7:44:00 PM

TRENTON, N.J. – Mizzou Wrestling secured its tenth straight conference championship and ninth straight MAC championship on Saturday. The Tigers set a new MAC Score record with 188.5 points, 59.5 points ahead of second-place Central Michigan.

133-pounder Matt Schmitt, 149-pounder Brock Mauller, 165-pounder Keegan O'Toole and 197-pounder Rocky Elam all secured individual MAC Champion titles.  

125-pounder Noah Surtin, 157-pounder Jarrett Jacques, 174-pounder Peyton Mocco and 184-pounder Jeremiah Kent all finished in second place of their respective weight classes. 141-pounder Allan Hart and heavyweight Zach Elam both took third place. All 10 Tigers secured bids to the NCAA Championships.

TEAM STANDINGS

  1. Mizzou ­– 188.5

  2. Central Michigan – 129.0

  3. Rider – 120.5

  4. Northern Illinois – 90.0

  5. Edinboro – 80.0

  6. Cleveland State – 68.0

  7. Clarion – 57.5

  8. Kent State – 54.0

  9. Buffalo – 44.0

  10. SIU-Edwardsville – 43.5

  11.  George Mason –35.0

  12. Ohio – 34.0

  13. Bloomsburg – 28.5

  14. Lock Haven – 15.0 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

  • 125 Pounds: Noah Surtin – 2nd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) – W, 12-0 Major Decision

    • Quarterfinal vs. Luke Werner (Lock Haven) – W, Fall (1:01)

    • Semifinal vs. Jake Ferri (Kent State) – W, 7-0 Decision

    • Final vs. Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) – L, 6-1 Decision

  • 133 Pounds: Matt Schmitt ­– 1st Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Hunter Verge (Clarion) – W, 18-2 Technical Fall

    • Quarterfinal vs. Aaron Schulist (SIUE) – W, Technical Fall (22-5)

    • Semifinal vs. Mario Guillen (Ohio) – W, 6-0 Decision

    • Final vs. Richie Koehler (Rider) – W, 9-6 Decision

  • 141 Pounds: Allan Hart – 3rd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Conor McCrone (Ohio) – W, Fall (4:25)

    • Quarterfinal vs. Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) – W, 17-5 Major Decision

    • Semifinal vs. McKenzie Bell (Rider) – L, 8-6 Decision

    • Cons. Semifinal vs. Derek Spann (Buffalo) – W, 12-5 Decision

    • Third Place Match vs. Saul Ervin (SIUE) – W, 8-0 Major Decision

  • 149 Pounds: Brock Mauller – 1st Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Christian Gannone (Bloomsburg) – W, 22-7 Technical Fall

    • Quarterfinal vs. Seth Koleno (Clarion) – W, 10-3 Decision

    • Semifinal vs. Kody Komara (Kent State) – W, Fall (6:23)

    • Final vs. Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) – W, 6-0 Decision

  • 157 Pounds: Jarrett Jacques – 2nd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round – Bye

    • Quarterfinal vs. Daniel Patten (Cleveland State) – W, Fall (2:02)

    • Semifinal vs. Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) – W, 15-5 Major Decision

    • Final vs. Jesse Dellavecchia (Rider) – L, 3-2 Decision

  • 165 Pounds: Keegan O'Toole – 1st Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. James Limongi (Kent State) – W, Fall (4:46)

    • Quarterfinal vs. Neil Schuster (George Mason) – W, Fall (3:00)

    • Semifinal vs. Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) – W, 13-2 Major Decision

    • Final vs. Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) – W, 6-2 Decision

  • 174 Pounds: Peyton Mocco – 2nd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round – Bye

    • Quarterfinal vs. Jake Lowell (Central Michigan) – W, 9-4 Decision

    • Semifinal vs. Jacob Oliver (Edinboro) – W, 15-5 Major Decision

    • Final vs. Andrew McNally (Kent State) – L, 8-7 Decision

  • 184 Pounds: Jeremiah Kent – 2nd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round – Bye

    • Quarterfinal vs. Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) – W, 8-5 Decision

    • Semifinal vs. George Walton (Rider) – W, 6-5, Decision

    • Final vs. Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) – L, Fall (4:33)

  • 197 Pounds: Rocky Elam – 1st Place –  Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Samuael Mitchell (Buffalo) – W, 15-2 Major Decision

    • Quarterfinal vs. Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) – W, 4-1 Decision

    • Semifinal vs. Jake Walker (Ohio) – W, 12-2 Major Decision

    • Final vs. Ben Smith (Cleveland State) – W, 10-4 Decision

  • 285 Pounds: Zach Elam – 3rd Place – Earns Spot at NCAA Championships

    • First round vs. Jordan Earnest (Ohio) – W, Fall (0:31) Quarterfinal vs. Colton McKiernan (SIUE) – W, 5-1 Decision

    • Semifinal vs. Ethan Laird (Rider) – L, 3-2 Decision

    • Cons Semifinal vs. Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) – W, Fall (6:02)

    • Third Place Match vs. Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) – W, 3-0 Decision

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH SMITH

On Mizzou's MAC team title and four individual titles...

"The important thing is in the third place matches, we got the wins so that helped us qualify the ten wrestlers. We had some tough matches, some tough battles, but we ended up with four champions. I'm pleased with that and how those guys wrestled. Now the other guys have to get back in rothe and work on things. I'm pleased with where we're at. Having ten guys going to nationals, ten straight conference titles, winning never gets old. I'm really proud of the program and with the adversity that they've had to go through this year, the guys never flinched. This tournament, they showed up and got big wins, a lot of bonus points. We set the conference record for points. Every year it's a goal we want to beat the last Missouri team that set it. I enjoy this, I enjoy this team."

On winning MAC co-coach of the year…

"It's nice, but I think of it as a team. When you win a coaching award it represents a program that does things right. Tiger Style is about the great assistant coaches I have. I have a team doctor that took off since Monday and traveled with us. I have great trainers, great director of ops, great strength coaches and of course our administration for believing in this program and opening the room in September for us to start training and it showed. Our team was ahead of other teams in conditioning and ahead of other teams in where we're at so I'm really proud of everybody that contributed to this. I know it was tough on our parents back home that they couldn't be here, so hopefully they got to watch it on the streaming. We really missed hearing from them. We're bringing home the trophy to Missouri and we're proud of that."

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