ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The University of Missouri wrestling team saw three wrestlers take home individual titles at the Lindenwood Open Saturday, Nov. 19. Additionally, 17 wrestlers placed within their respective brackets.
Sophomore Logan Gioffre earned first at 157 pounds, going 5-0 on the day, three of which were major decisions. Freshman Clayton Whiting claim first at 184 pounds as Mizzou took first and second in the weight class. Whiting narrowly defeated teammate Colton Hawks in extra time, 3-1. At 285 the Tigers dominated, taking first, second and fourth. Redshirt sophomore Seth Nitzel won a close decision over redshirt freshman Steven Kolcheff, 2-1, in the final. Meanwhile, freshman Ryan Boersma was fourth with a 4-2 record in the open.
Seven true freshmen gained their first collegiate experience at the open including Boersma, Jerrdon Fisher, Easton Hilton, Kade Moore, Rafael Romero, Cameron Steed and Owen Uhls. K. Moore had a solid day, going 4-1 and placing third at 141 pounds. Hilton claimed a fourth-place finish, and Romero earned fifth, both in the Black Division (Fresh/Soph), at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively.
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Mizzou takes time off before returning to the mat at home against West Virginia Friday, Dec. 2. The dual is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. CT inside the Hearnes Center.
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Full Results
Black Division (Fresh/Soph)
141 | Owen Uhls: 3-2
149 | Easton Hilton: 3-2, Fourth Place
157 | Rafael Romero: 3-2, Fifth Place
125Black – Gold Division
125 | Peyton Moore: 4-2
Gold Division
133 | Zachry Seltzer: 3-2, Fourth Place
141 | Kade Moore: 4-1, Third Place
141 | Trey Crawford: 3-1, Second Place
149 | Joel Mylin: 2-2
149 | Nate Pulliam: 4-1, Third Place
157 | Logan Gioffre: 5-0, First Place
157 | Cameron Steed: 4-1, Second Place
157 | Jerrdon Fisher: 3-2, Fifth Place
157 | Mitchell Bohlken: 2-2
165 | Brant Whitaker: 2-2
165 | James Conway: 2-2
174 | Ellis Pfleger: 4-1, Third Place
184 | Clayton Whiting: 4-0, First Place
184 | Colton Hawks: 3-1, Second Place
197 | Jesse Cassatt: 2-2, Sixth Place
197 | Tommy Hagan: 3-1, Second Place
285 | Steven Kolcheff: 3-1, Second Place
285 | Ryan Boersma: 4-2, Fourth Place
285 | Seth Nitzel: 3-0, First Place