Three-time All-American Askren added five pins to his previous Missouri record-setting mark of 62. Securing six victories on the day with only one, a semifinal bout with Jeff James (Oklahoma-unattached) decided by major decision (17-7), Askren met with Garrity in title match to wrap up the tournament. Garrity advanced through his side of the 174-pound bracket tallying three decisions and a technical fall victory over Tom Edwards (McKendree College) in 5:33, before squaring off with Askren. In the end, Askren came out the victor (fall, 36 seconds), handing Garrity a runner-up finish.
Wrestling at 157 pounds, Marable earned his first collegiate open title after besting teammate Brooks, 3-2, in the championship bout. Marable was a perfect 6-0 on the day notching five wins by decision and one by default. Brooks outscored his opponents 24-11 earning all five of his wins by decision.
"It was a long day of wrestling but we saw a lot of good things in several of our matches," Head Coach Brian Smith said. "I was pleased that we were able to walk away with seven individuals having placed in their weight class. Now it's time to go back to practice and work on a few areas that need improvement."
Two Tigers, freshmen Willie Saxton (Rayland, Ohio) and Ashtin Primus (South Connelsville, Penn.) finished third at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. Primus, 6-1 on the day, tallied three of Missouri's 15 falls also recording a technical fall in 5:29 over Jesse Hulett of Missouri Valley College. Askren and Primus combined for four of Missouri's falls recorded in less than one minute. Askren recorded the fastest two for the Tigers at 36 and 39 seconds, with Primus clocking his falls in 46 and 51 seconds.
Freshmen Nick Velliquette (Nixa, Mo.) finished the day with a sixth place finish at 125 pounds. After suffering an opening round loss, Velliquette came back with six straight wins before falling 5-0 and 4-3 in his final two bouts of the night.
The third-ranked Missouri wrestling team will open its season this Thursday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) against 10th-ranked Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio.
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