COLUMBIA, Mo. — No. 24 University of Missouri wrestling picked up their first home dual win of the season with an 18-16 victory over Utah Valley. Mizzou claimed six out of 10 matches and picked up their second conference win of the season. The Tigers bump to 3-7 (2-1 Big 12), and the Wolverines fall to 5-5 (1-2 Big 12).

True freshman Gage Walker got the Tigers on the board first with a victory by decision at 125 pounds. Mizzou took the second bout of the dual as well, with Jake Crapps filling in to knock off Utah Valley's Kase Mauger. The momentum stayed alive with 17th-ranked Josh Edmond picking up an "upset" win in the only ranked matchup of the night. Zeke Seltzer secured the fourth-straight win of the night in the 149-pound bout against Utah Valley's Smokey McClure. The Tigers picked up a decisive decision from James Conway at 157 pounds to hold a commanding 15-0 lead at the halfway point.

The Wolverines picked up victories in four consecutive matches to open the second half of the dual. Bonus point victories for Utah Valley gave them a one-point lead heading into the final bout. At 285 pounds, Jarrett Stoner came up clutch with a big 5-1 decision to put three points on the board and clinch the dual for the Tigers.

MATCH NOTES

• Mizzou moves to 3-0-0 all-time against the Wolverines.
• Crapps picked up a win in his first dual appearance of his career at 133 pounds. The true freshman had previously only wrestled in tournaments.
• At 141 pounds, Edmond picked up his third-ranked win of the season with his victory over 13th-ranked Haiden Drury. It was his second-ranked win in as many matches after picking up a decision over 22nd-ranked Jason Miranda last week.
• While filling in at 165 pounds, redshirt junior Joel Mylin has wrestled top-15 ranked opponents in three consecutive duals.
• Three true freshmen saw action for Mizzou, with Walker at 125 pounds, Crapps at 133 pounds and Logan Cole at 174 pounds.
• Redshirt junior Jeremy Jakowitsch made his first dual appearance of the season and third overall after filling in at the Iowa State and Northern Iowa duals last season.
• Stoner made his first appearance in a conference dual as a redshirt freshman, overtaking Jack Forbes in a 5-1 decision. 

UP NEXT
Missouri welcomes Arizona State to Hearnes Center on Wednesday, Jan. 22, for its second of six-straight Big 12 matches to end the regular season. The first bout is set for 6:30 p.m. CT, and can be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

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RESULTS

No. 24 Missouri 18, Utah Valley 16

125 | (31) Gage Walker (MIZ) over Bridger Ricks Jr. (UVU) by decision, 6-3

133 | Jake Crapps (MIZ) over Kase Mauger (UVU) by decision, 9-2

141 | (17) Josh Edmond (MIZ) over (13) Haiden Drury (UVU) by decision, 7-4

149 | Zeke Seltzer (MIZ) over Smokey McClure (UVU) by decision, 8-2

157 | James Conway (MIZ) over Ryker Fullmer (UVU) by decision, 9-6

165 | (4) Terrell Barraclough (UVU) over Joel Mylin (MIZ) by decision, 3-0

174 | Mark Takara (UVU) over Logan Cole (MIZ) by fall, (1:05)

184 | Caleb Uhlenhopp (UVU) over Jeremy Jakowitsch (MIZ) by major decision, 10-0

197 | Kael Bennie (UVU) over Jesse Cassatt (MIZ) by decision, 9-5

285 | Jarrett Stoner (MIZ) over Jack Forbes (UVU) by decision, 5-1