University of Missouri
Arizona State
No. 3 Wrestling Falls Short at No. 5 Arizona State, 19-17
11/17/2022 9:59:00 PM | Wrestling
TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 3 ranked University of Missouri wrestling team fell short on the road in Tempe, Ariz., losing 19-17 to No. 5 Arizona State. The Tigers move to 1-1 this season, and are 2-5-1 all-time against the Sun Devils.
Senior Jarrett Jacques got the Mizzou bench to its feet with a dominant 25-9 technical fall at 157 pounds, earning the team its first points of the match. Sophomore Keegan O'Toole followed suit, earning a technical fall of his own at 165 pounds (17-1). Redshirt junior Peyton Mocco's 14-4 major decision at 184 gave the Tigers their first lead of the night, 14-12.
Winning his season debut and giving Missouri a two-point lead heading into the final bout, sophomore Rocky Elam earned an 8-2 decision. In the final matchup of the night, redshirt junior Zach Elam was unable to get the upset over No. 1 Cohlton Schultz at 285, as the Tigers fell on the road 19-17.
MATCH NOTES
- Mizzou moves to 2-5-1 all-time against Arizona State, having a 1-2 record over the last three meetings.
- With the technical fall, Jacques moves to 6-0 on the year to lead the Tigers for most wins thus far in 2022-23.
- O'Toole extended his win steak to 34 consecutive bouts dating back to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, with his 17-1 technical decision.
- R. Elam earned a win in his season debut, defeating No. 15 Kordell Norfleet at 197 pounds by 8-2 decision.
RESULTS
No. 3 Missouri 17 No. 5 Arizona State 19
125 | Richard Figueroa (ASU) over No. 14 Noah Surtin (MIZ) by 6-4 dec.
133 | No. 4 Michael McGee (ASU) over Connor Brown (MIZ) by 6-4 dec.
141 | No. 24 Jesse Vasquez (ASU) over No. 6 Allan Hart (MIZ) by 3-2 dec.
149 | No. 3 Kyle Parco (ASU) over No. 8 Brock Mauller (MIZ) by 3-2 dec.
157 | No. 15 Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) over Max Wilner (ASU) by TF 25-9 (6:15)
165 | No. 1 Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) over No. 19 Tony Negron (ASU) by TF 17-1 (5:52)
174 | No. 9 Peyton Mocco (MIZ) over Cael Valencia (ASU) by 14-4 MD
184 | No. 20 Anthony Montalvo (ASU) over Sean Harman (MIZ) by 4-2 dec.
197 | No. 4 Rocky Elam (MIZ) over No. 15 Kordell Norfleet (ASU) by 8-2 dec.
285 | No. 1 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) over No. 7 Zach Elam (MIZ) by 12-4 MD
*Rankings according to FloWrestling
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