Missouri had two grapplers take first in their respective weight classes. Senior captain Todd Schavrien and junior Dom Bradley both claimed Big 12 titles in the 141-pound and heavyweight classes respectfully.
Sophomore Nick Gregoris took second in the 157 pound weight class and redshirt freshmen Kyle Bradley took second at 149.
With the strong individual finishes, the Tigers earned seven of 33 possible automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Championships. Among them were Alan Waters, Nathan McCormick, Todd Schavrien, Nick Gregoris, Zach Toal, Dorian Henderson, Brent Haynes and Dom Bradley.
Waters recorded a 2-1 finish on the day and earned a decision over Iowa State’s Brandon Jones. Waters earned a medical forfeit in his final match. Nathan McCormick also went 2-1 on the day with two decision victories.
Schavrien went a perfect 2-0 on Saturday with decision wins over Iowa State’s Chris Drouin, and Zack Bailey. He avenged his 9-6 loss to Bailey earlier in the season, and is only Missouri’s second champion at 141 pounds.
Bradley was seeded to take the no. 1 spot in the tournament and he did just that. Missouri’s first heavyweight champion at Big 12s went 2-0.
The NCAA Championships will take place in Philadelphia, Pa., beginning on March 17.
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