Mizzou Wrestling sent two into the semifinals of the 2019 Division I NCAA Wrestling Championships Friday morning at PPG Paints Arena. RS senior Daniel Lewis (174) and RS junior Jaydin Eierman (141) both garner All-America honors with their semifinal wins.
Lewis is the program’s third-ever four-time All-American, joining only Ben Askren (2004-07) and J’den Cox (2014-17). Eierman is the program’s eighth three-time All-American. Both will wrestle in the semifinals against the defending national champions tonight.
In the team race, Eierman and Lewis are a key reason why Mizzou currently sits in sixth place after three sessions. Below are the complete team scores.
1. Penn State – 80.0
2. Ohio State – 66.5
3. Oklahoma State – 56.0
4. Iowa – 43.5
5. Michigan – 40.0
6. Mizzou – 37.0
7. Minnesota – 32.0
Mizzou Wrestling sent six of its nine NCAA qualifiers to the second round, and sits in sixth place in the team competition following the first session of the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The highlights Thursday morning (March 21) came from the usual suspects as second-seeded 174-pounder Daniel Lewis and fifth-seeded 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman each tallied dominant pins in their opening-round bouts. Mizzou also advanced two true freshmen into the second round as No. 4-seed Brock Mauller (141) and No. 20-seeded Zach Elam (HWT) advanced in their brackets.
Mizzou Wrestling is in search of its fifth consecutive top-10 finish heading into the start of the 2019 Division I NCAA Championships, which begin today (March 21) in Pittsburgh, Pa., at PPG Paints Arena. The first matches begin at 11 a.m. CT. Mizzou is coming off an eighth straight conference tournament title and is ranked fifth nationally heading into the tournament.
Moberly Area Community College opened with a first-round win in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s championship with an 82-73 victory over NE Oklahoma A&M. The Greyhounds have a second-round game Wednesday evening against third-seeded Vincennes. Alonzo Verge led Moberly with 25 points. He was one of four players to score in double figures.
The No. 1-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team secured the program’s fourth trip to the Elite Eight with an 82-70 victory over Missouri Southern State University in the NCAA Central Region final Tuesday in Bearcat Arena. Sophomore Ryan Hawkins tallied a game-high 28 points as Northwest improved to 35-0 on the season.
The Drury Lady Panthers, ranked number one in the nation proved to be too much for the Lakers from Grand Valley State in a 51-44 final in front of a packed house of 2,428 at the O’Reilly Family Event Center in Springfield, Missouri in the NCAA-II Midwest Regional championship game. With the victory, the Lady Panthers advance to the NCAA Division II Women’s Elite Eight in Columbus, Ohio starting March 26.
The Missouri State Lady Bears (23-9) earned a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament after capturing the Missouri Valley Conference’s automatic bid, and will open their 15th NCAA appearance Saturday, March 23, against sixth-seeded DePaul in Ames Iowa. The game is slated for a 2:30 p.m. tip-off and will air on ESPN2.