Junior 157 pounder Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) captured Missouri's first title of the day, finishing with a 4-0 record that included two wins by major decision. Chandler, now 5-0 on the season, is one of three Tigers on this years' squad to keep his perfect record in tact.
Pinning eighth-ranked Roger Smith Bergsrud of Illinois in 46 seconds, 12th-ranked sophomore Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) earned his first Missouri Open title at 165 pounds. Marable began his run through the championship bracket with a win by technical fall, 20-4, in 6:02 over Jon Forbes (McKendree) and went on to earn a 21-8 victory over Matt Bailes of Central Michigan. Marable is 6-0 on the season and owns a 32-8 career record.
Jordan won four bouts in the all-day tournament, pinning two of his 184 pound opponents, the fastest clocked at 4:09 in his opening round match. Besting third-seeded Jesse Strawn of Old Dominion, 7-4, Jordan's Missouri Open title is the third of his career.
Recording back-to-back falls in his first two matches of the morning, Askren went on to win the 197 pound weight class with a 4-2 decision over No. 1 seeded Eric Lapotsky (Oklahoma). Missouri totaled 16 wins by fall in the Open Division of the tournament.
Ellis improved to 6-0 on the season, having won four of his six bouts by extra point victories. Ellis began his season with a fall and technical fall against his Rider and Hofstra opponents respectively, and opened today's tournament with a fall in 55 seconds over Indianapolis' Alex Williams. Following with a 16-4 win by major decision and 4-3 win by decision, Ellis held off second-seeded John Wise of Illinois, 6-5, to earn his first Missouri Open title.
Wright, who wrestled at 165 pounds, opened the tournament with a bye and went on to finish 4-0 outscoring his opponents 18-6, and winning his first Freshman Sophomore Division title with a 3-1 sudden victory decision.
The Tigers will have two weeks to prepare for the 26th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Las Vegas, Nev. Missouri looks to defend its 2006 title, while Askren will make his second run at a title at 197 pounds.
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