After Big 12 wins, ten Tigers advance to NCAA tournament
By Kelsey Alumbaugh
Alan Waters works to gain an advantage in his championship match against Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma.
Alan Waters is one step closer to his goal.
Waters wrestles in the 125-pound weight class for Missouri and on Saturday he won his weight class in the Big 12 conference tournament, one of four championships won by the Tigers. Waters now advances to the NCAA national championships, the goal he was been working for all year. Waters beat Oklahoma’s Jarrod Patterson 7-0 for the championship.
Drake Houdashelt, Zach Toal and Mike Larson also won their weight classes. Nathan McCormick, Kyle Bradley, Dorian Henderson and Brent Haynes finished in second place and Nicholas Hucke placed third in his class. Missouri’s victory came with the help of an Iowa State win in the heavyweight championship. OSU was only four points behind MU at the end of the tournament and a heavyweight win would have been enough to put OSU on top.
The Big 12 wrestling tournament was hosted at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo. Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Missouri competed for the title. Missouri, ranked No. 10 nationally, sends Waters and eight other Tigers to the NCAA tournament, Mar 15-17 in St. Louis.
Ranked No. 3, Waters is taking a more aggressive approach against his opponents. His new approach has landed him two Big 12 wrestler of the week awards so far this season, but Waters main goal is to go after a national title.
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Brent Haynes grapples with OSU wrestler Cayle Byers in their 197 pound championship match.
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Missouri’s Kyle Bradley tries to stay on his feet as Jamal Parks works on getting a take down in the 149 pound Big 12 championship match.
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Nathan McCormick struggles for points in his 133 pound match against Jordan Oliver.
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Missouri wrestler Zach Toal fights to keep his grip on Iowa State wrestler Andrew Sorenson. Toal defeated Sorenson in the finals 3-2.
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MU wrestler Drake Houdashelt tries to keep Matt Lester from Oklahoma from getting a take down in the 157 pound championship match.
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Alan Waters works to gain an advantage in his championship match against Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma.
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Zach Toal pulls on the foot of ISU wrestler Andrew Sorenson in hope of a change in position in the first period.
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Alan Waters prepares to go after his opponent Jarrod Patterson in the first period.
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The Mizzou wrestling team shows off its trophy to the crowd after winning the 2012 Big 12 tournament on Saturday.
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Brent Haynes holds on to the back of Cayle Byers in their match on Saturday. Haynes lost to Byers 5-0.
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