COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri Wrestling started the season Saturday with the annual Black & Gold Dual at the Hearnes Center. The two teams ended in a 26-26 tie, coming down to sudden victory in the final match.
Dominant performances from redshirt juniors
Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo) and
Connor Flynn (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) helped to keep the competition close. The Black team held the lead for the majority of the meet, but the Gold team made a comeback, winning the final four matches.
Redshirt sophomore
Colby Smith (Wentzville, Mo.) for the Black team defeated redshirt freshman
Cameron Valdiviez (Kansas City, Mo.) 13-1 in the first match of the day. Smith dominated the matchup, recording six near-fall points and a handful of takedowns to lead him to the win.
Redshirt senior
John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) earned the Gold team their first points with a 2-0 victory over redshirt freshman
Allan Hart (Akron, Ohio).
Redshirt junior
Jaydin Eierman logged an impressive 25 points in his technical fall victory over redshirt senior
Nick Nasenbeny (Plainfield, Ill.). Eierman had a dominant second period, defeating Nasenbeny 25-10.
Redshirt sophomore
Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) faced off against redshirt junior
Alex Butler (Rockford, Ill.). Leeth defeated Butler with a score of 5-2.
In a series of four consecutive victories, the black team increased their lead over the gold squad. Freshman
Brock Mauller (Columbia, Mo.) helped contributed with a 21-5 victory over redshirt junior
Sam Ritchie (St Peters, Mo.). Mauller tallied five takedowns in his victory.
Redshirt freshman
Lane Stigall (Aurora, Ore.) defeated freshman
Jarrett Jacques (Columbia, Mo.) with a score of 6-4. Redshirt junior
Luke Fortuna (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) narrowly defeated Derick McDaniel, 5-4, and redshirt junior Phyllip Deloach (Alton, Ill.) logged an impressive victory over freshman Derick McDaniel, with a score of 13-3.
Connor Flynn moved the momentum in the Gold team's favor with a 18-1 victory over freshman Martell Boone.
Dylan Wisman (Winchester, Va.) faced off against freshman
Jeremiah Kent (Columbia, Mo.), and won with a score of 7-0.
Redshirt sophomore
Wyatt Koelling (Kaysville, Ut.) began the Gold team comeback, with a 3-1 victory over redshirt junior
Taylor Watkins (Columbus, Kan.). An injury to Black team's
Jack Flynn (Dardenne Prairie, Mo) earned freshman
Cordel Duhart (Olathe, Kan.) a win by default. Freshman
Zach Elam (Kansas City, Mo.) had a dominant third period against redshirt junior
Austin Myers (Plainfield, Ill.), and earned a 7-1 victory.
Redshirt sophomores
Rodrigo Diaz (Lafayette, La.) and Jacob Bohlken (Smithville, Mo) went into sudden death tied at five. A last second takedown by Bohlken earned him the 7-5 victory and completed the Gold team's comeback.
