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Mizzou’s Dom Bradley chases Olympic dream

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 22, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

You may think the Missouri wrestling season ended after the NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. As it turns out, the season never ends for senior Tiger heavyweight Dom Bradley.

Bradley is a former FILA Jr. World Champion and has his eyes set on an Olympic bid in 2016. He’s off to a quick start too after winning the U.S. Open this past weekend, beating American heavyweight Olympian Tervel Diagnev in the finals.

KBIA’s Peter Terpstra spoke with the Olympic-hopeful about his career after college.
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Mizzou’s Smith earns conference coach of the year

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 2, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

Coach Brian Smith’s list of accomplishments keeps growing.

The Mid-American Conference named Smith the conference coach of the year Tuesday. It’s the second year in a row the Missouri wrestling coach earned the honor after winning the Big 12 coach of the year last season.

The Tigers bested runner-up Central Michigan at the conference tournament by earning the most points in conference history. The Tiger victory stopped an 11-year championship run by the Chippewas.

Smith’s Tigers sent all 10 starters to the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row after winning the MAC Tournament team title. The Tigers took seventh place in the nation and came home with five All-Americans, tying a program high.

Smith started coaching at Missouri in 1998 where he’s coached the Tigers to 12 consecutive winning seasons. He’s the winningest wrestling coach at Missouri with a 189-88-3 record.

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Mizzou wrestlers marches away with MAC title; looks ahead to nationals

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 18, 2013

by Peter Terpstra

The Missouri wrestling squad has won two conference championships in two years. It might have been the Tigers’ first time finishing first in the Mid-American Conference, but as KBIA’s Peter Terpstra shows, Missouri grabbed a title away from a team who hasn’t stepped off of the podium since 2001.

Ten Missouri wrestlers qualified for the 2013 NCAA Championships, which start Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. Eight received automatic bids and two received at-large bids. Alan Waters (125) and Dom Bradley (HWT) are No. 1 seeds.

Here are the wrestlers who made the tournament and their first round matches:

125- No. 1 Alan Waters (29-0) vs. David Thorn, Minnesota, (13-10)
133- No. 6 Nathan McCormick vs. Erik Spjut, Virginia Tech, (17-10)
141- Nicholas Hucke (13-13) vs. No. 3 Michael Mangram, Oregon State, (36-4)
149- Drake Houdashelt (28-9) vs. No. 11 Andrew Alton, Penn State, (26-4)
157- Kyle Bradley (26-13) vs. No. 4 James Green, Nebraska, (20-4)
165- Zach Toal (22-16) vs. Ryan Leblanc, Indiana, (22-8)
174- Todd Porter (31-10) vs. No. 2 Mathew Brown, Penn State, (25-4)
184- No. 11 Mike Larson (27-10) vs. Ophir Bernstein, Brown, (24-9)
197- No. 12 Brent Haynes (31-8) vs. Jackson Hein, Wisconsin, (20-10)
285- No. 1 Dom Bradley (35-1) vs. Stryker Lane, Cornell, (20-10)

Information from MUTigers.com was used in this report.

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Remembering Mizzou’s Win Over Iowa

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 3, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

It’s been a week since Missouri wrestling beat Iowa to take third place in the Cliff Keen National Duals.
The win had special meaning for a Tiger assistant coach.
KBIA’s Peter Terpstra sat down with Joe Johnston on what the win meant not only for Missouri, but for himself too.

Two Missouri Tigers grabbed the spotlight in the victory.
Both Alan Waters and Kyle Bradley notched wins over top-ranked opponents.
KBIA’s Peter Terpstra talked with both wrestlers on how their individual performance helped the team pull off the victory.

Supervising Editor on this story was Megan Rentschler

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Mizzou’s McCormick follows family’s footsteps

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 19, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

Walk into the Hearnes Center for a Missouri wrestling dual and you will likely hear one voice above the rest. It’s a bit high pitched and if you don’t understand wrestling, you probably won’t know what he’s talking about.

His name is Tyler McCormick. He’s a former two-time All-American wrestler for the Missouri Tigers and he’s at every competition to cheer, or coach to use a more accurate word, his younger brother Nathan McCormick.

For many wrestlers, the sport just runs in the family. For Nathan McCormick, being great at the sport is part of the family.

Missouri’s 133-pound starter checks in as the No.5 wrestler in the nation. It’s his senior season and his last chance at landing on the podium in March — something he has yet to accomplish. But he’s familiar with success both on and off the mat.

Nathan is the third McCormick brother to start for the Tigers. His older brothers, Chris McCormick and Tyler, both started for four years at Missouri.

KBIA’s Peter Terpstra shows the story of Nathan McCormick and how he doesn’t see his brothers success as pressure, but as a path set for him that he plans to follow.

The Supervising Editor for this story was Megan Rentschler  
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Mizzou wrestlers repeat history stomping SIU-Edwardsville

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 13, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

You could say the No. 6 Missouri wrestling team walked into the Hearnes Center as the favorite against Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville on senior night.

The assumption comes naturally. The last time the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars scored team points against Missouri was in 2000 with the Tigers holding a 19-4 all-time record over Wednesday’s opponent.

The dual marked more of the same with the No. 6 Tigers dominating the Cougars 43-3 with five of Missouri’s seven seniors in the starting lineup in front of 935 home fans.

Although, Missouri would lose grip on a shutout in the first contested match. Missouri’s Boomer Boyd, wrestling up a weight class from 125 pounds to 133 pounds, would lose 6-1 to SIU-Edwardsville’s Patrick Meyers. But from then on the Tigers would rattle off eight straight wins.

The Tigers did not wrestle starters Nathan McCormick and Drake Houdashelt at 133 and 149 pounds respectively.

Here are the full results (Missouri wrestler in bold):

125 – No. 4 Alan Waters win by forfeit
133 – Patrick Meyers 6-1 decision over Boomer Boyd
141 – Nicholas Hucke 10-2 major decision over Brandon Brindley
149 – Trevor Weist 25-9 technical fall over Logun Taylor
157 – No. 16 Kyle Bradley 13-4 major decision over Kyle Lowman
165 – No. 13 Zach Toal pins (2:25) Adam Osmoe
174 – No. 11 Todd Porter 17-5 major decision over Jake Residori
184 – No. 10 Mike Larson pins (6:59) Derek Nagel
197 – No. 11 Brent Haynes 17-2 technical fall over Deshoun White
HWT – No. 1 Dom Bradley 6-2 decision over David Devine

The supervising editor on this story was Jared Jeffries

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Mizzou minces Oklahoma in Saturday’s showdown

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 2, 2013

By Peter Terpstra 

Missouri 125-pound wrestler Alan Waters torques the knee of his Oklahoma opponent Kyle Garcia. Waters lead off the dual with a 6-3 decision over Garcia giving the Tigers the early team lead. The Missouri wrestler ranks second in the nation.

Missouri 125-pound wrestler Alan Waters torques the knee of his Oklahoma opponent Kyle Garcia. Waters lead off the dual with a 6-3 decision over Garcia giving the Tigers the early team lead. The Missouri wrestler ranks second in the nation.

You could say two matches hold the most pressure in a wrestling dual, the first match and the last match.

For No. 5 Missouri’s dual with No. 22 Oklahoma on Saturday, the Tigers started with an elite wrestler and finished with one. Missouri won eight of 10 bouts making the final score, 26-8.

Missouri’s match-up began at 125 pounds with Tigers’ second-ranked Alan Waters. Waters beat freshman Kyle Garcia 6-3.

The Tigers would rattle off victories in seven of the next nine matches including wins at 149 and 157 pounds by Drake Houdashelt (149) and Kyle Bradley (157).

Missouri led 23-8 heading into the final match between the Tigers’ No. 1 heavyweight Dom Bradley and Oklahoma’s Keldrick Hall. Dom Bradley did not wrestle in Missouri’s dual with the Oklahoma State Cowboys just one day before, but he beat his opponent 10-4.

Dom Bradley and Waters both remain unbeaten on the season.

Results (bold indicates Missouri wrestler):

125 – No. 2 Alan Waters (19-0) decision 6-3 over Kyle Garcia (10-12)

133 – No. 6 Nathan McCormick (25-2) decision 5-2 over No. 8 Cody Brewer (18-5)

141 – No. 1 Kendrick Maple (22-0) technical fall 23-8 over Nicholas Hucke (7-9)

149 – No. 13 Drake Houdashelt (21-7) decision 3-0 over No. 11 Nick Lester (13-8)

157 – No. 20 Kyle Bradley (20-9) decision 3-2 over No. 16 Matt Lester (13-7)

165 – No. 4 Bubby Graham (19-2) decision 3-1 over No. 14 Zach Toal (18-11)

174 – No. 14 Todd Porter (24-6) major decision 10-2 over Matt Reed (12-13)

184 – No. 8 Mike Larson (22-7) major decision 9-0 over Nolan McBryde (3-8)

197 – No. 10 Brent Haynes (25-4) decision 11-5 over Brad Johnson (11-14)

HWT – No. 1 Dom Bradley (27-0) decision 10-4 over Keldrick Hall (9-13)

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Porter’s upset bittersweet as Mizzou wrestlers lose to OSU, 21-13

Leave a Comment Posted by on February 1, 2013

By Peter Terpstra

No. 14 174-pound wrestler Todd Porter celebrates after upsetting the No. 1 wrestler in the country. Porter dominated Oklahoma State’s Chris Perry 9-1. The win marked a bright finish on the Tigers 21-13 loss to the Cowboys.

No. 14 174-pound wrestler Todd Porter celebrates after upsetting the No. 1 wrestler in the country. Porter dominated Oklahoma State’s Chris Perry 9-1. The win marked a bright finish on the Tigers 21-13 loss to the Cowboys.

You couldn’t tell the Missouri wrestling team lost Friday to No. 2 Oklahoma State judging by the smile on Todd Porter’s face.

The 14th-ranked Missouri 174-pound wrestler left the mat Friday night into the arms of his teammates after beating the top-ranked Chris Perry. Porter controlled the match, winning by major decision 9-1 in the final bout of No. 5 Missouri’s 21-13 loss to the Cowboys.

The Tigers fell to 10-2 in duals on the season, losing in front of a record 6,486 fans at Missouri’s annual Beauty and the Beast, a wrestling dual alongside a gymnastics meet.

The Tigers did not wrestle top-ranked heavyweight Dom Bradley. Instead, Missouri opted for Devon Mellon, an NCAA tournament qualifier for the Tigers last season. The Cowboys’ third-ranked Alan Gelogaev pinned Mellon in the second period, increasing Oklahoma State’s lead to 12-0.

Missouri took four of the 10 bouts including wins at 125 pounds, 133 pounds and 141 pounds.

Second-ranked 125-pound wrestler Alan Waters won 4-3 over Oklahoma State’s Eddie Klimara. Waters remains undefeated on the season at 19-0. Sixth-ranked 133-pound wrestler Nathan McCormick won 4-3 over third-ranked Jon Morrison.

Missouri started Nicholas Hucke instead of Trevor Jaunch at 141 pounds. Hucke won 5-4 over Oklahoma State’s Julian Feikert.

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MAC adds Missouri, 2 others in wrestling

Leave a Comment Posted by on September 19, 2012

Missouri wrestler Brent Haynes tries to pin Joseph Kennedy in the sixth round of the 197 pound NCAA consolation bracket on the evening of Friday, March 16, 2012. Missouri wrestling, left without a conference because of the SEC’s lack of NCAA wrestling, will compete in the MAC conference instead. File photo by Kelsey Alumbaugh.

By the Associated Press

The wrestling programs at Missouri, Old Dominion and Northern Iowa have joined the Mid-American Conference.

The league announced Wednesday that all three schools have signed five-year agreements to become affiliate members.

Missouri’s wrestling program lost its valued affiliation with the Big 12 when the school jumped to the SEC. The Tigers and Northern Iowa will compete in this season’s MAC tournament before becoming full members starting in 2013-14. Old Dominion will join as a full wrestling member in 2013-14.

The move will give the MAC nine teams including current members Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois and Ohio. Central Michigan won its 11th consecutive MAC wrestling title in 2012. Kent State was the only MAC team ranked in the final top 25 wrestling poll of 2012.

The addition of Missouri, Northern Iowa and Old Dominion makes the MAC the nation’s third-largest league behind the Big Ten and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association.

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