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@ WRESTLING MATCH NOTES 2018 NCAA Cleveland, Ohio ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/WatchESPN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 15-17 TrackWrestling.com Quicken Loans Arena TWITTER / INSTAGRAM: @MizzouWrestling 2017-18 SCHEDULE OVERALL: 19-0 HOME: 8-0 AWAY: 7-0 NEUTRAL: 4-0 MAC: 7-0 19-0 7-0 DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT)/SCORE Nov. 4 No. 12 Illinois W, 20-17 Nov. 12 Missouri Valley W, 52-0 NWCA rank: No. 3 Nov. 12 Truman State W, 58-0 Nov. 12 Central Missouri W, 56-(-1) Head Coach: Brian Smith (267-93-3/20th year) Nov. 18 at Lindenwood Open 10 Individual Titles Nov. 25 at No. 10 Virginia Tech W, 22-12 Nov. 26 at Virginia W, 18-15 Dec. 2 Old Dominion * W, 36-3 Dec. 10 Ohio * W, 36-6 MIZZOU HEADS TO CLEVELAND LOOKING FOR A TEAM TROPHY Dec. 17 at Reno Tournament of Champions 1 Individual Title Dec. 29 vs. Kent State *^ W, 44-3 ^ Mizzou Wrestling will conclude its 2017-18 campaign at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships, as it seeks its third-ever team trophy Dec. 29 vs. No. 24 North Carolina ^ W, 27-9 and fourth straight NCAA top-10 finish in Cleveland. Mizzou will have nine wrestlers in the tournament, the fourth straight season it has Dec. 30 vs. No. 22 Rider ^ W, 31-8 Dec. 30 vs. No. 12 Cornell ^ W, 27-11 sent nine or 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Mizzou has qualified seven or more wrestlers in 13 of head coachBrian Smith’s Jan. 11 Buffalo * W, 37-6 20 seasons at the helm of the program, including seven or more in eight straight seasons dating back to 2011-12. Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan * W, 35-7 ^ A schedule of the NCAA Championships can be found below, with the ESPN family of networks providing coverage of the tournament. Jan. 19 at No. 17 Central Michigan * W, 29-6 Jan. 27 at No. 5 Oklahoma State W, 21-19 TrackWrestling will provide updated brackets at the NCAA Championships. Feb. 2 at Northern Illinois * W, 24-12 ^ Mizzou repeated as MAC Tournament Championships for the sixth straight season as Mizzou set the conference record for points Feb. 14 at SIU Edwardsville W, 30-9. with 177 points, the third time in the last four seasons it has set the conference point record. Mizzou crowned a preogram-best seven Feb. 17 at No. 13 Northern Iowa W, 23-9 March 3 MAC Championships -- conference championships, as redshirt junior 133-pounder John Erneste, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, redshirt March 4 MAC Championships 1st (177 pts), 7 Champions junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth, redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee, redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Connor Flynn, redshirt March 15 NCAA Championships (Session 1) 11 AM junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis and redshirt senior 197-pounder Willie Miklus all claimed titles. March 15 NCAA Championships (Session 2) 6 PM March 16 NCAA Championship (Session 3) 10 AM ^ Mizzou concluded the dual season with a perfect 19-0 mark, its second-ever perfect season, as the Tigers matched the 2014-15 team March 16 NCAA Championships (Session 4) 7 PM that went 24-0 and won an NWCA National Duals title. Coincidently, the last time Mizzou came out of the NCAA Championships with a March 17 NCAA Championships (Session 5) 10 AM team trophy was 2014-15, when the Tigers finished fourth. March 17 NCAA Championships (Session 6) 7 PM bold - denotes home dual | * - MAC Dual ^ The Tigers finished off the MAC portion of its dual schedule with a 24-12 win over Northern Illinois on Feb. 2, capping a perfect 7-0 mark, ^ - South Beach Duals in Deerfield Beach, Fla. the third time in the last four seasons Mizzou has done so. In seven MAC duals this season, the Tigers have outscored its conference opponents, 241-43. Dating back to Jan. 25, 2014, Mizzou has won 35 of its last 36 duals against MAC foes, with its lone setback NCAA TOP-10 FINISHES occurring in last season’s final dual, a 25-10 loss to Northern Iowa on Feb. 12, 2017. In Mizzou’s stretch of MAC dual success, the 1984....................................................................10th, 2 All-Americans Tigers have outscored the opposition, 1,063-316 in 36 duals. ....................... Joe Spinnazola (118 - 4th), John Sonderegger (150 - 4th) ^ Mizzou finished the regular season ranked No. 3 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll for the sixth consecutive week, it 2007............................. 3rd, 3 All-Americans, 1 National Champion highest ranking since Feb. 24, 2015 when Mizzou reached the top spot in the poll following a 2015 NWCA National Duals Championship ...................................Tyler McCormick (133 - 6th), Matt Pell (165 - 3rd), where the Tigers defeated Iowa. Mizzou has now been ranked in the top-10 in 74 consecutive polls dating back to Nov. 12, 2013, when ...............................................................................Ben Askren (174 - 1st) the Tigers were ranked No. 11. 2009..............................7th, 5 All-Americans, 1 National Champion ^ In Cleveland, Mizzou looks to claim a national champion and SCHEDULE ..........................Michael Chandler (157 - 5th), Nick Marable (165 - 7th), ..............................Raymond Jordan (174 - 3rd), Max Askren (197 - 5th), freshman All-American for the fifth straight seasons. Since 2014, ...............................................................................Mark Ellis (HWT - 1st) a Tiger has reached the top of the podium each season (J’den Cox, Thursday, March 15 2010............................10th, 2 All-Americans, 1 National Champion 2014, 16-17; Drake Houdashelt, 2015), as well as a freshman finish Session 1 ..............................................11 a.m. CT (ESPNU/WatchESPN) ........................................Max Askren (184 - 1st), Mark Ellis (HWT - 6th) in the top-eight (J’den Cox, 2014; Willie Miklus, 2015; Daniel Lewis, Session 2 .................................................. 6 p.m. CT (ESPN/WatchESPN) 2013......................................................................7th, 5 All-Americans 2016, Jaydin Eierman, 2017). Friday, March 16 Session 3 ..............................................10 a.m. CT (ESPNU/WatchESPN) .............................Alan Waters (125 - 4th), Nate McCormick (133 - 8th), ^ At last year’s NCAA Championships, J’den Cox became the ............................Drake Houdashelt (149 - 6th), Mike Larson (184 - 8th), Session 4 .................................................. 7 p.m. CT (ESPN/WatchESPN) program’s first-ever three-time national champion. Mizzou finished .......................................................................... Dom Bradley (HWT - 4th) Saturday, March 17 2015..............................4th, 5 All-Americans, 1 National Champion fifth and matched a program-best with five All-Americans, as three Session 5 ..............................................10 a.m. CT (ESPNU/WatchESPN) ..................................Alan Waters (125 - 3rd), Lavion Mayes (141 - 7th), Tigers made the finals for the first time in program history. Session 6 ................................................ 7 p.m. CT (ESPN2/WatchESPN) ................................................................... Drake Houdashelt (149 - 1st), ........................................Willie Miklus (184 - 7th), J’den Cox (197 - 5th) 2016..............................6th, 4 All-Americans, 1 National Champion LINEUP .................................. Lavion Mayes (149 - 3rd), Daniel Lewis (165 - 4th) ........................................ Willie Miklus (184 - 6th), J’den Cox (197 - 1st) 2017..............................5th, 5 All-Americans, 1 National Champion #5 #2 #3 #2 ............................. Jaydin Eierman (141 - 5th), Lavion Mayes (149 - 3rd), barlow john jaydin grant joey .................................Joey Lavallee (157 - 2nd), Daniel Lewis (165 - 6th), 125 MCGHEE 133 ERNESTE 141 EIERMAN 149 LEETH 157 LAVALLEE ................................................................................. J’den Cox (197 - 1st) R-SR // ROCK ISLAND, ILL. R-JR // KANSAS CITY, MO. R-SO // COLUMBIA, MO. R-JR // KEARNEY, MO. R-SR // RENO, NEV. NCAA CHAMPIONS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS 10-11 4-9 22-2 15-2 28-1 16-0 22-2 16-0 28-1 17-0 2006............................................................................... Ben Askren (174) 2007............................................................................... Ben Askren (174) #3 #15 #6 2009............................................................................... Mark Ellis (HWT) connor daniel canten 165 willie 2010.............................................................................. Max Askren (184) FLYNN 174 LEWIS 184 MARRIOTT 197 2014..................................................................................J’den Cox (197) MIKLUS 2015.....................................................................Drake Houdashelt (149) R-SR // ALTOONA, IOWA 2016..................................................................................J’den Cox (197) R-SO // DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO. R-JR // BLUE SPRINGS, MO. R-FR // EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO. RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS RECORD DUALS 2017..................................................................................J’den Cox (197) 24-7 14-5 29-0 18-0 25-6 14-4 21-3 14-2 #ShowMe // 1 @ WRESTLING 2 Nov. 4 vs. Illinois Columbia, Mo. Mizzou Network 4 p.m. (CT) W, 20-17 Mizzou defeated border rival Illinois, 20-17, in Illinois (20-12) Mizzou Softball Stadium program’s first outside dual at SB Stadium Nov. 12 vs. Missouri Valley Columbia, Mo. Mizzou Network Noon (CT) W, 52-0 Mizzou recorded first shut out since the first dual Mizzou (10-0-1) Hearnes Center of 2013-14