The NCAA wrestling championships get underway in St. Louis today. The tournament runs through Saturday at the Kiel Center, with college wrestlers from all over the nation competing. Mizzou has three wrestlers in the meet: freshman Jeremy Spates, sophomore John Kopnisky, and senior Jeff Urban. St. Louis native Scott Schatzman, who was 149-0 with four state titles at Parkway Central, is wrestling for Northwestern University. Schatzman is 26-2 at 141 pounds this year. He is a senior.



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