2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Matt Lemanowicz
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- Lee's Summit West
- Weight:
- 184
CAREER HONORS
- 2015 Academic All-MAC Team
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2016-17)
- Filled in for Missouri at 184 pounds after wrestling a majority of his career at 157 or 165 pounds. Began the season off the roster as a graduate assistant, then was re-added following a season-ending injury to Willie Miklus.
- Wrestled to a record of 10-14, placing fourth at the MAC Championships (March 5).
- Defeated SIUE’s Jake Godinez by 18-2 technical fall in final home dual (Feb. 15).
- Won three straight matches in dual competition, defeating Ohio’s Nate Hall, 3-1 (Dec. 11), Kent State’s Shane Mast, 4-0 (Dec. 20), and Appalachian State’s David Peters-Logue, 6-4 (Dec. 20).
- Went 2-2 at the UNI Open (Dec. 3) in first competition back on the roster, including a 8-0 major decision over St. Cloud State’s Cory Flaata.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015-16)
- Went 7-5 on the season, placing in two open tournaments and making two dual starts.
- Won the Maryville Kaufman Brand Open (Nov. 14) at 157 pounds, going 4-0 at the tournament and scoring a technical fall and a fall.
- Took second at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 24) at 165 pounds, posting a technical fall in the first round and a fall in the second round.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
- In his second season as attached wrestler, finished with 19-13 overall record.
- His 19 wins during the 2014-15 season marked a new career high, surpassing his previous mark of 14 wins (2013-14 campaign).
- Made second career dual start on Dec. 19, 2014 against Jake Residori (SIU-Edwardsville).
- Placed in two tournaments for the Tigers with his best showing coming at the 2014 UNI Open (2nd place).
- Also finished well at 2014 Kaufman Brand Open, tallying a 4-1 record and 3rd place finish at 165 pounds.
- Tallied 14 decision wins over the course of the year. Also added two Major Decisions, two Tech. Falls, and one Fall.
- Strongest stretch this season came at Kaufman-Brand Open and UNI Open where he went a combined 8-2 and claimed a pair of top-3 finishes.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013-14)
- Earned the "Strength and Conditioning" Honors by Mizzou wrestling coaching staff.
- Competed in five tournaments for the Tigers, as well as earning his first career dual start against SIUE.
- Finished in sixth place at the Warren Williams/Daktronics Open, losing only to Missouri's Lavallee and twice against Northern Illinois' Andrew Morse.
- Was crowed the champion at the Joe Parisi Open in the freshman/sophomore division after picking up four straight wins.
- Finished in second place at the Kaufman-Brand Open, losing a close 3-2 match in the finals versus Missouri's Lavallee.
- His first career dual start and win occurred in the dual against SIUE, in which he pinned Logun Taylor to help the Tigers to their 40-0 shutout against the Cougars.
FRESHMAN (2012-13)
- Took his redshirt in his first year on the Missouri team, competing in five tournaments as an unattached wrestler.
- His first collegiate win came against Colton Thomas of Oklahoma State by way of a 7-6 decision.
- Earned fifth place finishes at the UCM, Joe Parisi, and Grand View Opens, picking up 16 wins between the three tournaments.
- Finished in sixth place at the Kaufman-Brand Open.
- Earned a third-place finish at the Roger Denker Open.
- Had an overall season record of 23-10 with one major decision and two pins.
- 2012-13 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
LEE'S SUMMIT WEST HIGH SCHOOL (LEE'S SUMMIT, MO)
- Helped lead his team to a fifth place finish at state his junior season.
- His junior year, had an overall record of 49-4 after taking third place at state at 140 pounds.
- Went 52-2 his senior season, taking fifth place at state at 152 pounds.
- Had a high school career record of 152-33.
- In 2012, took first at state in both Freestyle and Greco.
- Was a three-time All-Conference selection, a two-time All-State honoree, and the District Wrestler of the Year.
- Played two years of football throughout high school.
- Academically, was an Academic All-American, two-time Academic All-State, a member of the National Honor Society, and was on the Principal's Honor Roll all four years.
PERSONAL
- Was born to Jack and Georgeanne Lemanowicz in Toledo, Ohio, on Feb. 1, 1994.
- His father attended Ohio State University, while his mother attended Ohio Northern University.
- Both parents work in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Has one older brother, Daniel.
- Chose Mizzou over Ohio State and Rutgers.
STATS
Season |
Overall |
Duals (MAC) |
Tournament (MAC/NCAA) |
Major Dec. |
Tech. Fall |
Fall |
2012-13 | Redshirted | |||||
2013-14 | 14-8 | 1-0 (0-0) | 13-8 (0-0/0-0) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2014-15 | 19-13 | 0-1 (0-0) | 19-12 (0-0/0-0) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2015-16 | 7-5 | 0-2 (0-1) | 7-3 (0-0/0-0) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2016-17 | 10-14 | 5-8 (3-4) | 5-6 (2-2/0-0) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CAREER | 40-26 | 1-3 (0-1) | 39-23 (0-0/0-0) | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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