University of Missouri
Lindenwood
Wrestling Defeats Lindenwood On The Diamond
11/6/2022 2:47:00 PM | Wrestling
Zach Elam sets program record with nine-second pin at 285
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 3-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team opened its season with a dominant victory over Lindenwood, 55-0. This was Mizzou's second Dual on the Diamond event, first since 2017.
The Tigers (1-0) took all 10 bouts for the first time since Jan. 23, 2021. Redshirt sophomore Noah Surtin (125 pounds) and redshirt senior Connor Brown (133 pounds) started the day strong with pins in 2:16 and 4:37, respectively. Redshirt senior Allan Hart (141 pounds) took the victory via technical fall 26-10, followed by redshirt junior Brock Mauller (149 pounds) getting the Tiger's third pin of the afternoon in 4:14. Senior Jarrett Jacques' 16-1 technical fall in the 157-pound bout took the Tigers into intermission leading, 28-0.
Following the intermission, sophomore Keegan O'Toole returned to the mat for the first time since winning the national championship and scored a 16-5 major decision in his 165-pound match. Redshirt junior Peyton Mocco earned a pin in his 174-pound match followed by an 18-2 technical fall from redshirt sophomore Sean Harman. In redshirt freshman Jesse Cassatt's first match as an attached competitor for the Tigers, he netted a fall in his 197-pound contest.
In the final match of the afternoon, redshirt junior Zach Elam set a school record for the fastest fall, with a nine-second pin in his 285-pound bout. Elam broke Rick Romeo's previous record of 13 seconds, set in the 1982 season.
GAME NOTES
- Zach Elam's 0:09 pin takes the record for the fastest pin in program history, taking the crown from Rick Romeo's 13-second fall in 1982.
- The dual is the first time Mizzou has competed against Lindenwood since the Lions athletic department made the move to Division I.
- The Dual on the Diamond event returned for the first time since a 20-17 victory over Illinois in 2017. It marks the second outdoor dual for Mizzou.
- Mizzou held Lindenwood scoreless, which the first time the Tigers have shut out an opponent since Jan. 23, 2021, when they defeated Ohio, 46-0.
- Mizzou's 55 points were the most since the Tigers put up 56 against Central Missouri in 2017.
- Lindenwood was shut out for the first time since 2010, the last time the Tigers and Lions met in a dual.
RESULTS*
125 - No. 15 Noah Surtin (MIZ) def. Austin Kegley Fall (2:16)
133 - Connor Brown (MIZ) def. Caden Pelc, Fall (4:37)
141 - No. 6 Allan Hart (MIZ) def. Ben Bohr, 26-10 TF (6:01)
149 - No. 9 Brock Mauller (MIZ) def. Tucker Kinsaul, Fall (4:14)
157 - No. 17 Jarrett Jacques (MIZ) def. Brian Flanagan, 16-1 TF (2:43)
165 - No. 1 Keegan O'Toole (MIZ) def. Gavin Londoff, 16-5 MD
174 - No. 9 Peyton Mocco (MIZ) def. Zac Russell, Fall (2:23)
184 - Sean Harman (MIZ) def. Drew Gvillo, 18-2 TF (3:43)
197 - Jesse Cassatt (MIZ) def. McKinley Kemper, Fall (2:38)
285 - No. 7 Zach Elam (MIZ) def. David Hernandez, Fall (0:09)
*Rankings according to FloWresting
UP NEXT
Mizzou heads to Kansas City to host the Tiger Style Invite at Staley High School on Saturday, November 12. The event will be streamed live on FloWrestling, with coverage beginning at 9 a.m.
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