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2 TIGER history Charles Fisher accepted the challenge of starting a wrestling program from scratch and became Mizzou s first wrestling head coach in For 13 seasons, from 1923 to 1936, Fisher s Tigers battled to the end against schools that had established wrestling programs several years before Missouri. The Tigers first dual meet took place in 1923 against the University of Oklahoma. Tiger heavyweight G. Milligan (first name not available), wrestled in the first match for Mizzou but lost. M. Blinder, a featherweight, later scored the school s first and only MU points of the match by earning a draw against his Sooner opponent. MU lost its debut In the next dual, an 11-9 loss to Kansas, more school history was made. Milligan recorded Missouri s first win with a victory over his Jayhawk foe, while R. Fergason, a light heavyweight, recorded the fledgling program s first pin. Fisher s novice squad finished the year with a victory over Washington (Mo.), marking the school s first win. The Tigers closed their first season with a 1-2 record. Over the next 12 seasons, Fisher coached several Big Six Conference champions. In 1928, when Mizzou finished third in the Big Six, Guy Sappington (135) became the school s first conference champion. Von Robbins (175) won Big Six titles in 1929 and 1930 and Marvin Fender (heavyweight) claimed a conference championship in Fisher, whose career record at Mizzou was (.336), left before the season and Sappington took over as coach. Sappington s squad won its first match 16-14, over Illinois State, but lost its last five and ended the season 1-5 (.167). Unfortunately, Mizzou would have to wait over two decades to get its next win. Due to financial woes caused by the Great Depression and lack of assistant coaches, the school was forced to drop wrestling after the season. THE RENAISSANCE After laying dormant for over 20 years, Missouri native Marshall Esteppe brought back Tiger wrestling in A former professional wrestler from Sturgeon, Mo., Esteppe became the head coach in 1959, serving for five years while concentrating on building a competitive program. The Tigers TigerStyle-70 Coach Brian Smith (left) along with former Missouri coaches Hap Whitney, Bob Kopnisky and Wes Roper. went 0-7 in their first year back to competition, but improved the next season to 4-5. The early going was hard, but the coach s hard work and determination generated support and kept the program on its feet. MU s first meet in 1959 came against Westminster College. Though they were defeated 28-10, Jim Jones (123) wrestled in the school s first match since the season, losing by a fall. Sophomore Dan Godi registered the school s first win in over 20 years with a pin of Westminster s Bill Wieda in only 1:34. The season saw Mizzou s first conference victory since 1936, a 26-5 win over Kansas. When Esteppe stepped down as head coach following the season, he left with a record of (.392) and the legacy of giving wrestling a second chance at Ol Mizzou. Perhaps the most inspiring story during the Esteppe era came from one of his studentathletes. Former Missouri Head Coach Bob Kopnisky leads the alltime list of Tiger wrestling coaches with 125 career wins. Kopnisky was head coach at Missouri from , leading nine of his student-athletes to All-America titles. A blind youngster named Rich Adams put aside his physical setback to become one of the Tigers best wrestlers. Despite his handicap, Adams led the Tigers in , with a 7-3 record, 27 points and three pins during his sophomore season. The following year, Adams again led his team in wins (10), pins (six) and points (42). In only two years, Adams registered the most wins (17), pins (nine) and points (69) under Esteppe. When Adams finished his career the following season, he left Missouri as the school s all-time leader in career points (113), single-season points (44), career pins (14), single-season pins (seven), quickest pin (:35) and was second in career wins (27). With Esteppe gone, the vacated head coaching position was placed in the caring hands of Hap Whitney. Originally coming to Missouri as an assistant under Esteppe, Whitney first arrived at MU in Whitney was a young man with a passion for the sport of wrestling. Winning 100 matches as a prep wrestler at Normandy High School in St. Louis, Whitney captured a Big Ten individual championship title at 130 pounds in 1956 and became an All-American the same season while attending Purdue University. In 1963, as an assistant under Esteppe, Whitney submitted a lengthy report entitled The Growth and Development of Amateur Wrestling in Missouri. The paper was for partial fulfillment of his requirements to obtain a Master of Education degree. Just one year later, Whitney was in charge of the growth and development of Missouri wrestling. Giving out athletic scholarships for the first time, Whitney helped the Missouri wrestling program take a big step forward in becoming a well recognized team. Steve Cavanaugh became the first Tiger in the modern era to reach the finals of the Big Eight Tournament. As a sophomore in 1967, Cavanaugh placed second in the 115-pound weight class, making history at the national meet by becoming the first Missouri wrestler to score points in the NCAA Championships. Cavanaugh won only his first-round match. The season saw Whitney lead the Tigers to an undefeated mark, the only unbeaten season in school history by any MU wrestling team. In , Whitney s squad won an dual against Northwest Missouri State,

3 COACHING TIMELINE Charles Fisher Guy Sappington Marshall Esteppe Hap Whitney Bob Kopnisky Wes Roper Brian Smith 1998-Present giving the school its 100th all-time victory. In 1972, the Tigers made the Hearnes Center their home, as well as the site of the conference tournament. The season was Whitney s last, and ironically, it was his alma mater Purdue which beat MU in Whitney s last effort as coach, Whitney closed out his coaching career with an impressive (.602) mark. NATIONAL PROMINENCE If Marshall Esteppe is credited with the resurrection of the Missouri wrestling program, and Hap Whitney is responsible for developing it into a consistent winner, the next man who took over, Bob Kopnisky, should be known as the one who brought Tiger wrestling to national prominence. In Kop s 12 years at the Tiger helm (he coached through the season), MU placed nationally at the NCAA Championships nine times, with its highest finish coming in 1984 when Mizzou finished 10th. The 10th place now stands as Missouri s second-highest NCAA team finish. Throughout his 12 seasons as the Tiger s head coach, Kopnisky led 11 student-athletes to All-America honors. Terril Williams (150) was Missouri s first All-American in When Kopnisky retired in 1986, he had compiled a careerrecord of , for a winning percentage of.633. Kopnisky currently stands as Mizzou s all-time winningest wrestling coach. On Kopnisky s squads was a tough 150- pound wrestler who would become Missouri s then all-time winningest grapplerwith 131 wins, earning All-America honors after finishing fourth at the 1982 NCAA Championships. In 1986, this wrestler became Kopnisky s successor; Wes Roper. Like his predecessor, Roper was Missouri s head coach for 12 seasons, compiling a career record of (.439). Over the 12-year span, Roper saw the chapter close on the Big Eight Conference and helped to usher in a new domineering conference in 1997, the Big 12. During Roper s time, nine Tigers were named All-Americans, including Shaon Fry who earned back-to-back honors in Fry stands tied with two Missouri wrestlers for the second-highest individual finish at an NCAA Championship, in second. What lies ahead Leading the Missouri program into the season is Head Coach Brian Smith. A youthful and determined coach, Smith has taken the Tiger team to new heights. The season marked the fifth straight year in which the Tigers finished among the top-15 teams in the nation. Three grapplers, Nicholas Marable, Raymond Jordan and Maxwell Askren earned All-America honors, the first of their career, and all three return for the campaign. During the course of the season alone, the Tiger team received its first No. 1 ranking, crowned three Big 12 Champions, qualified a program-high eight individuals for the NCAA Championships, recognized three All-Americans and finished a program-best third in the nation at the National Tournament. The rise to national acclaim has been progressive. During the course of the campaign, the Tigers tied a school record with 18 wins on the season. One year later, Missouri finished second at the Big 12 Championships held in Columbia, a feat that Missouri repeated in The initial runnerup finish in 2003 marked MU s highest conference finish since the Bix Six (1928). Crowning its first Big 12 Champion in 2003 Missouri has since seen an additional seven Tigers win a total of 11 league titles. Marking the 60th anniversary of the Missouri wrestling program, the season was one for the history books. Three Tigers earned All- America honors and three brought home Big 12 Championship titles, the most MU had ever had at one time. As a team, Missouri became the first school in the competitive Big 12 Conference to beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same season, opening the campaign with a victory over the defending national champion Cowboys and snapping a 29-dual losing streak that dated back to the season. Additionally, Missouri became the first league school to beat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in their home facilities during the season. In 2006 Ben Askren set the bar higher for future Tiger wrestlers. Askren capped off his perfect 45-0 season with a victory in the title round of the NCAA Championships. Missouri s first NCAA title in the 62-year history of the sport, Askren also received the Dan Hodge Trophy for his accomplishments on the mat. Askren repeated as both 174 pound champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient his senior year, With a career like no other Tiger in wrestling history, Askren was named 2007 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year and received an ESPY Male College Athlete of the Year Nomination, both firsts for Missouri. Smith and his team face one of the fiercest conference schedules in the nation. Comprised of Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State and Nebraska, all are annual inhabitants of wrestling s top-10 list and contend yearly for the national championship. Smith and the Tigers have brought a winning tradition back to Missouri and continue to add their names to the storied history of Missouri wrestling. Current Missouri Head Coach Brian Smith TigerStyle-71

4 Missouri s Top-10 Team Performances TIGERS TAKE THIRD AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 17, 2007 Auburn Hills, Mich.-Through the work of eight Missouri NCAA qualifiers, the Tiger wrestling team finished a program-best third in the nation at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Totaling 80 points, 26.5 through bonus point victories, three Tigers earned All-America honors including senior Ben Askren who captured his second consecutive national title at 174 pounds. Fellow co-captains Matt Pell (165) and Tyler McCormick (133) also finished among the top eight, with Pell finishing third and McCormick sixth at their respective weight class. Pell, who pinned four of his NCAA opponents was awarded the Gorarrian Award for his work on the mat. SNAPS STREAK, DEFEATS NO. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE Nov. 19, 2003 Hazelwood Central H.S., St. Louis-Breaking a 29-dual losing streak that dated back to the season, the ninth ranked Missouri wrestling team opened the campaign by knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma State 21-17, at Hazelwood Central High School in St. Louis. The win handed the defending National Champions their first loss in 24 matches and marked the first time any MU team was able to defeat a No. 1 ranked team since the basketball season when the Tigers won a double overtime victory over Kansas. TIGERS TAKE SECOND AT NWCA NATIONAL DUALS Jan , 2007 Cedar Falls, Iowa-The No. 1 ranked Missouri wrestling team advanced through the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals with wins over No. 14 Penn (27-15), No. 8 Northwestern (33-8) and No. 4 Oklahoma State (28-9) before falling to No. 2 Minnesota (20-16) in the championship round. In a battle between the top two programs in the nation, each school recorded five wins, with the determing victory coming at heavyweight. Three Tigers wrestled at one weight class above their normal class, with Nicholas Marable competing at 165 pounds, Matt Pell at 174 pounds and Ben Askren at 184 pounds. All earned wins. MU WRESTLERS WIN VIRGINIA DUALS, BEST START SINCE SEASON Jan. 12, 2002 Hampton, Va. -Improving to 10-0 on the season, the Missouri wrestling team defeated Hofstra in the finals of the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., to bring home the championship title. The impressive winning streak ties the start for a MU wrestling team and was the best run since the team went 15-0 under then Head Coach Hap Whitney. Seeded No. 1 at the tournament, Mizzou reached the finals after defeating Virginia (32-14), North Carolina (37-9) and Penn State (19-16). NO. 20 TAKES DOWN NO. 3 OKLAHOMA IN NORMAN Jan. 26, 2003 Norman, Okla.- The No. 20 Tigers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in wrestling school history, defeating third-ranked Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla. The victory by MU marked Head Coach Brian Smith s 50th career win at Mizzou, making him only the fourth Missouri head coach to break the 50-win mark. The Tigers took five victories in the dual, entering the final heavyweight match down The Tigers made their winning comeback as Kevin Herron (HWT) silenced the frenzied Sooner crowd with a pin in 56 seconds giving the Tigers the historic win. TigerStyle-72

5 Under Head Coach Brian Smith 20 vs INTENSE MATCHES LEAD TO UPSET OVER ILLINOIS Nov. 9, 2001 St. Charles, Mo.-Ranked 21st in the nation among annual preseason polls, the University of Missouri opened its wrestling campaign with an upset over No. 9 Illinois 20-13, at St. Charles West High School in St. Charles, Mo. Entering the match ranked 16th at 125 pounds, Mark Bader defeated No. 13 Twan Pham to get things rolling for the Tigers. J.P. Reese (141) and Jeremy Spates (149) each picked up double overtime victories with John Kopnisky (174) and Dante Stone (184) scoring decisions to help add to the Tiger total. MU EARNS FIRST BIG 12 CONFERENCE WIN Dec. 15, 2001 Lincoln, Neb.-Missouri picked up its first Big 12 victory since the conference formed in 1996, defeating No. 9 Nebraska in front of a crowd of Huskers fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. The 16th-ranked Tigers won six of the 10 bouts, with Kevin Herron (HWT) recording a fall in the first period of the opening match. Wrestling at 174 pounds, John Kopnisky helped add to Mizzou s point total with a 22-7 technical fall. The win was the first conference victory for the Tigers since 1995, when Missouri defeated Oklahoma 20-19, while competing in the Big Eight Conference. TIGERS DROP IOWA STATE, FINISH SEASON WITH THREE BIG 12 WINS Feb. 8, 2003 Columbia, Mo.-Ending a 39-dual losing streak that dated back to the season, the ninth-ranked Tiger wrestling program took a victory over the No. 15 Cyclones in Columbia, Mo. The victory gave Missouri three Big 12 wins in a season (Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa State) and secured a second place regular season finish (the highest MU regular season finish ever in the Big 12 Conference) in the highly competitive league. It was the first time the Tigers had ever recorded three conference wins in a season dating back to MU WRESTLING TEAM UPSETS NEBRASKA Jan. 31, 2003 Columbia, Mo.- Missouri upset its second straight Big 12 opponent of the season in front of a then-record setting 1,145 fans in the Hearnes Center. Defeating Nebraska 23-14, the win marked the first time in school history an MU wrestling team had won two Big 12 duals in a single season. The Huskers grabbed the early 7-0 advantage after the first two matches, but Mizzou reeled off four straight victories highlighted by eighth-ranked Jeremy Spates defeating seventh-ranked Travis Shufelt 7-4, in the 149 pound match. CAPTURES RENO INVITATIONAL TEAM TITLE Dec. 21, 2001 Reno. Nev.-The 15th-ranked Tiger wrestling team claimed championship honors at the Reno Tournament of Champions after totaling points to edge out No. 2 Oklahoma State (171) and No. 13 Arizona State (115). Nine out of 10 Mizzou starters placed at the all-day event, with five wrestlers advancing to the championship round of their respective weight class. Scott Barker (197) earned the tournament s Most Outstanding Wrestler award after completing a 4-0 day on the mat where all four of his wins came by fall, the fastest recorded in 1:00. TigerStyle-73

6 Missouri Hall of Fame The University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame was made possible by the 1989 bequest of $100,000 from the estate of the late A.C. (Ace) and Mary Stotler. Located just off the main entrance of Mizzou Arena, there are 155 individuals and two teams in the Hall of Fame, including six former members of the MU wrestling program. The first class was enshrined in The first wrestler to earn a letter at the University of Missouri, Guy Sappington was also the first Tiger to win a conference championship when he took the 135-pound title at the Missouri Valley Conference meet in Sappington later won a Big Six Conference crown at 145-pounds in In 1933, prior to the institution of the NCAA wrestling championships, he won the national Amature Athletic Union (AAU) title at 145 pounds. Sappington was the first recipient of the Schutte Award, donated by a Kansas City lumberman and wrestling enthusiast, in honor of Missouri s Most Valuable Wrestler in Sappington passed away Jan. 20, 1994, in Fresno, Calif. A charter member of the Missouri Wrestling Hall of Fame, Hap Whitney had a win-loss record of as MU s head wrestling coach from Following a standout competitive career in which the St. Louis native became the first wrestler in Missouri high school history to win four state wrestling championships, (to date, there have only been eight), Whitney went to Purdue University, winning a Big Ten Conference title in 1956, later placing third at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors. An alternate to the 1956 U.S. Olympic team, his MU squads accomplished a number of notable firsts: the first to place in the Big Eight Championships (1966), the first finalist at the Big Eight Championships (Steve Cavanaugh, 1967), the first and only undefeated season ( ) and the first nationally ranked team (1968). After his tenure as wrestling coach, Whitney became assistant athletic director at Missouri, serving until 1981, when he became director of physical education and athletics for Columbia Public Schools. Whitney continued working as a member of MU s football scoring and timing crew for many years. In 1993, he was the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year and the Kiwanis Club s choice for Columbia Sports Person of the Year. With two undefeated high school wrestling seasons behind him, Ed Lampitt left St. Charles to become the first Tiger to place at the Big Eight Conference Tournament in 1966, (finishing second in 1968). Lampitt captained the only undefeated wrestling team at MU in 1968, and set school records that stood for many years. Graduating with honors in civil engineering, Lampitt became a dentist in 1977, later suffering from a debilitating brain tumor. Two surgeries rendered him unable to speak and totally paralyzed. Through rehabilitation, though told he would live a vegetative existence, he recovered but is still paralyzed on one side of his body. Lampitt returned to private practice after learning to perform his duties with one hand. On June 7, 2003, Lampitt received the Wrestling Medal of Courage for overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges. He resides in Piedmont, Mo., where he has become a private pilot, taken up golf and snow skiing and is a dynamic motivational speaker. The cardio equipment in the new wrestling room is named for him. TigerStyle-74 Guy Sappington Class of 1995 Hap Whitney Class of 1997 Ed Lampitt Class of 1998 The only MU wrestler to win two Big Eight Conference Championships (1993, 1994) and one of only three Tigers to advance to an NCAA Championship match, Shaon Fry placed second at the NCAA Championships in 1993 and third in Fry had a career record of , tying for the second most wins in MU history. As a senior, he went Fry was a three-time Academic All-Big Eight and twotime Academic All-American selection. With a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average, Fry graduated with honors from MU s physical therapy department. In high school, he was a three-time state champion at Oak Grove and was named the Kansas City Star s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Fry is now the site coordinator for Peak Performance in Jefferson City and his wife Shannon, a former MU Golden Girl, now coaches the Golden Girls for the athletic department. An NCAA champion wrestler at the University of Maryland (1965), Bob Kopnisky came to Missouri as head coach in 1974, and led the Tigers to national prominence. From 1974 to 1986, Kopnisky amassed a wrestling record of , making him the winningest coach in MU history. During his 12 years at Mizzou, his teams placed nine times at the NCAA Championships. Kopnisky s 1984 squad finished 10 th at the NCAA meet, representing MU s best finish at a national championship. Prior to his arrival, MU had never had an All-American wrestler, but Kopnisky coached 11, including MU s first-ever Big Shaon Fry Class of 1999 Bob Kopnisky Class of 2000 Eight Conference Champion, John Sonderegger (1984). Currently, Kopnisky resides in Carmel, Ind. His son, John, was a standout on the Missouri wrestling team from Bob is currently a teacher and wrestling coach in Carmel, Ind. A Missouri standout, 2006 inductee Wes Roper was both a student-athlete and Head Coach with the Tiger wrestling program. Competing at 150 pounds, the three-time co-captain earned Missouri s sixth All- America honor at the 1982 NCAA Championships after finishing fourth in his class. The winningest wrestler in Missouri history for 25 years, Roper now stands second in the Missouri 100-win club with 131 victories collected throughout his career. Between 1978 and 1982, the William Chrisman High School graduate was and set a new high for most points in a career (461) and most victories by a junior Wes Roper Class of 2006 (40). Both records stood for 25 years and were broken in 2006 by NCAA Champion Ben Askren (174). Roper began his 12-year Missouri coaching career in 1986 and finished with a record that included eight All-Americans, two Big Eight Champions (with Shaon Fry earning honors in both 1993 and 1994), and five Academic All-Americans. Roper now lives in Kirksville, Mo., and serves as an investment broker.

7 Missouri All-Americans Terril Williams 1977: 4th (150) Keith Whelan 1979: 6th (126) David Miller 1979:7th (167) Khris Whelan 1980: 7th (126) 1983: 4th (134) Dave Young 1981: 5th (177) 1982: 5th (177) Wes Roper 1982: 4th (150) John Sonderegger 1984: 4th (150) Joe Spinnazola 1984: 4th (118) Mark Cody 1985: 5th (190) Craig Martin 1987: 5th (167) Charlie Sherertz 1988: 8th (190) Bobby Crawford 1990: 7th (118) Sam Henson 1991: 5th (118) Greg Warren 1991: 7th (158) Kenny Liddell 1992: 4th (142) 1995: 6th (142) Shaon Fry 1993: 2nd (167) 1994: 3rd (167) Mike Collins 1995: 8th (158) Mike Harp 1998: 6th (142) Scott Barker 2002: 6th (197) 2003: 2nd (184) Tyron Woodley 2003: 8th (165) 2005: 7th (165) Ben Askren 2004: 2nd (174) 2005: 2nd (174) 2006: 1st (174) 2007: 1st (174) Jeremy Spates 2004: 5th (149) Kenny Burleson 2004: 7th (157) Matt Pell 2005: 7th (184) 2007: 3rd (165) Tyler McCormick 2006: 7th (133) 2007: 6th (133) Nicholas Marable 2008: 3rd (165) Raymond Jordan 2008: 5th (184) Maxwell Askren 2008: 7th (197) For the first time in the 62-year history of the Missouri wrestling program, Ben Askren earned the Tigers first back-to-back NCAA Championship titles with a 14-2 victory over Northwestern s Jake Herbert in 2006 and an 8-2 decision of Pittsburgh s Keith Gavin in A two-time Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, Askren is the first Missouri wrestler to compete in the finals four times. Twenty-eight Tigers have been awarded All-American status, including nine that have claimed multiple All- America honors. TigerStyle-75

8 Missouri 100-Win Club (By Wins) Ben Askren Record: , Win 100: Feb. 5, 2006-Wes Roberts (Oklahoma) Decision, 8-6 Ben Askren became the first Missouri wrestler to reach 100 wins prior to his senior campaign. As a junior, Askren recorded a perfect 45-0 season, during which he earned his 100th career victory, at home in the Hearnes Center against Wes Roberts of Oklahoma. Ater becoming Missouri s first wrestling National Champion in 2006, the four-time All-American and three-time Big 12 Champion capped off his collegiate wrestling career with another individual National Championship title in Finishing a perfect 42-0, the Hartland, Wis., native sealed his career at Missouri riding an 87-match winning streak. Askren became only the second wrestler in NCAA history to win the coveted Dan Hodge Trophy multiple times (2006, 2007). Missouri s most outstanding wrestler in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Askren also earned the Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman award and Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler honor in Askren finished second at the NCAA Championships as a freshman (2004) and sophomore (2005) before earning the 174 pound titles in 2006 and Wes Roper Record: , Win 100: Dec. 4, Craig Cox (N.C. State) Default Wes Roper is Missouri s second-highest winningest wrestler with 131 career wins. Twice named Mizzou s Most Outstanding Wrestler (1980, 1982), Roper was selected as team cocaptain three times. Roper received All-America honors in 1982 after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 150-pound weight class. He held the Missouri record for wins in a season by a junior with 40 victories during the campaign and set a MU record that stood for 25 years for most points in a career 461 points. Roper served as the Tiger head coach for 12 years and compiled a record of from In 2006, Roper became the sixth wrestler inducted to the Missouri Hall of Fame. Shaon Fry Record , Win 100: Dec. 29, 1993-J. Koss (West Virginia) Decision, 8-5 Shaon Fry won 127 matches as a Tiger, and stands tied for third on the all-time wins list at Missouri with Kenny Liddell. Fry won two Big Eight Championships (1993, 1994) and reached the final match at the NCAA Championships in In 1994, he was 38-3 and placed third at nationals. Fry was selected as the Tigers Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1993 and Inducted into the MU Hall of Fame in 1999, Fry was a three-time Academic All-Big Eight and two-time Academic All-American. Kenny Liddell Record , Win 100: Nov. 19, 1994-(first name unknown) Miller (William Penn) Fall, 6:00 Kenny Liddell is one of nine MU wrestlers to earn multiple All-America honors and qualify for four NCAA Championships. Liddell finished fourth at the 1992 NCAA Championships, then took sixth at the 1995 National Tournament. He was one win away from earning All-America honors in Tied for third with Shaon Fry on the all-time wins list at Missouri with 127 career victories, he was a Big Eight Champion in Liddell was named Missouri s Most Outstanding Wrestler twice (1992, 1995) and holds the record for most wins by a Tiger sophomore with 39 in Matt Pell Record: , Win 100: Nov. 16, 2006-Chris Vondruska (Ohio St.) Major Decision 15-5 A two-time All-American in two different weight classes, Matt Pell earned his 100th career win in the opening match of his senior campaign. Besting Chris Vondruska of Ohio State, 15-5, in St. John Arena, Pell went on to finish his career with 122 wins, his final victory coming March 17, 2007, when he pinned Michigan s Eric Tannenbaum in 3:15 for third place All-America honors. Recording four wins by fall during the threeday tournament, Pell was awarded the Gorarrian Award and returned home to receive Missouri s Most Outstanding Wrestler honor alongside teammate Ben Askren Pell earned his first All-America nod as a sophomore at 184 pounds. Selected as the Hap Whitney Coaches Award Honoree in 2005, Pell secured his first trip to the NCAA Championships after finishing second at the Big 12 Championships in Pell s third-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships helped propel Missouri to its highest team finish ever, third. Kenny Burleson Record: , Win 100: Jan. 4, 2004-Matt Lebe (West Virginia) Decision, 7-4 One of several in-state wrestlers to go through the program, Neosho native Kenny Burleson is sixth in the Missouri wins chart, totaling 119 throughout his four years of college. Only the ninth Missouri wrestler to hit the century mark, Burleson did so against Matt Lebe of West Virginia in his senior campaign. Burleson was a three-time recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award and was named the Most Improved Wrestler in Captain in 2004, the two-time NCAA qualifier finished seventh at the 2004 NCAA Championships at 157 pounds after finishing first at the Big 12 Championships earlier in March. Burleson held the most technical falls of the team in 2004 with four and had the most wins of the team during the (31) and (35) season. TigerStyle-76

9 Missouri 100-Win Club (By Wins) Tyron Woodley Record: , Win 100: Jan. 15, 2005-Christian Arellano (Cal-State Bakersfield) Decision, 7-4 The first Missouri wrestler to claim a Big 12 Conference title (2003), Tyron Woodley was a two-time All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier. After qualifying for the NCAA championships as a true freshman, the 165-pounder was named the 2001 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman, and Woodley went on to captain the team three times under Head Coach Brian Smith. Woodley picked up his 100th win on Jan. 15, 2005, against Christian Arellano of Cal-State Bakersfield in a 7-4 decision, later earning recognition as the recipient of the 2005 Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award. Brad Cieleski Record: , Win 100: Jan. 2, Tanner Cowan (Utah Valley State) Major Decision, 11-1 A four-time NCAA qualifier, Brad Cieleski spent his senior season of eligibility in Columbia, Mo., after earning 84-career wins for Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Reaching the 100-win mark at the Missouri Duals on Jan. 2, 2005, Cieleski beat Tanner Cowan of Utah Valley State in impressive fashion with an 11-1 major decision. In three years at Slippery Rock, Cieleski earned two NCAA Division 1 East Regional Championships as well as two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles. John Kopnisky Record: , Win 100: Feb. 13, 2002-Lee Gatlin (Central Missouri State) Fall, 2:22 John Kopnisky reached the 100-win mark during the season after pinning Lee Gatlin of Central Missouri State. Kopniksy is ninth on Missouri s all-time wins list after finishing his career at Missouri with a record. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier and won Missouri s Marshall Esteppe Award for the Most Outstanding Freshman on the squad in Kopnisky was selected as Missouri s Most Outstanding Wrestler for the season. He was also the recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award following the season. Jeremy Spates Record: , Win 100: Feb. 18, 2004-Josh Wooten (Northern Illinois) Decision, 12-6 All-American, three-time captain and three-time NCAA qualifier, Jeremy Spates became the 10th Missouri wrestler to reach 100-wins on Feb. 18, 2004, against Northern Illinois Josh Wooten. The 2000 Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman honoree, Spates closed his career by earning the Hap Whitney Coaches Award in Wrestling at 149 pounds, Spates finished fifth at the 2004 NCAA Championships in St. Louis. Totaling 106 wins, Spates stands tied for ninth in the Missouri 100-wins list. Joe Spinazzola Record: , Win 100: March 9, 1984-Wayne Jackson (Michigan State) Fall, 5:38 Joe Spinazzola compiled a record of as a Tiger and became the third Missouri wrestler to reach the century mark in wins in Selected as Missouri s Most Outstanding Freshman in 1980, Spinazzola was an All-American as a senior, finishing fourth at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Spinazzola held the record for 23 years for most points earned in a season by a sophomore after compiling 139 points in the season. He is currently tied with Dave Young for 11th on the all-time wins list at Missouri. Dave Young Record , Win 100: March 12, 1982-Keith Foxx (Michigan State) Decision, 2-1 Dave Young was a two-time NCAA All-American and finished with a record of while at Mizzou. He finished fifth in the 1981 and 1982 NCAA Championships and was chosen as the Tigers Most Outstanding Wrestler twice (1981, 1982). Young is tied with Joe Spinazzola for 11th on Missouri s all-time wins list with his 102 victories. Jeff Urban Record: , Win 100: March 16, 2000-Dennis Whitby (Old Dominion) Fall, 2:01 Jeff Urban was a two-time NCAA Tournament qualifier and had three consecutive 20-wins seasons at Missouri. Missouri s lone qualifier for the 1999 National Tournament, Urban returned the following season going 2-2 at nationals in Urban finished with a record as a Tiger. He picked up win number 100 at the 2000 NCAA Championships, pinning Old Dominion s Dennis Whitby in the second round of the tournament. His 101 wins places him 13th on the all time wins list at Missouri. Urban was twice named the Tigers Most Outstanding Wrestler (1999, 2000) and was the recipient of the Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award in Rick Romeo Record: , Win 100: March 11, 1982-Bill Paxton (Indiana) Fall, 3:30 Rick Romeo was the second Tiger to reach the 100- career win mark, finishing with exactly 100 victories. Dominant at heavyweight, Romeo holds the record for the quickest pin in Missouri history, 13 seconds, and held the record for most falls by a Tiger in a career with 36 pins until a new record was set in 2004 and reset in Romeo led his team in pins at the close of the season with 16 and in with 14. TigerStyle-77

10 Missouri Award Winners ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans To be eligible for ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American or All-District VII status, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director Bobby Crawford... Third Team 1990.Bobby Crawford... First Team 1991.Greg Warren... Second Team 1992.Shaon Fry... Second Team 1993.Shaon Fry... First Team 2004.Kenny Burleson... Third Team 2006.Tyler McCormick... Third Team 2007.Tyler McCormick... Third Team 2008.Tyler McCormick... First Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District VII 2004.Kenny Burleson... First Team 2006.Tyler McCormick... First Team 2007.Tyler McCormick... First Team 2008.Tyler McCormick... First Team NWCA Academic All-Americans 1991.Greg Warren... First Team 1993.Shaon Fry... First Team 1994.Shaon Fry... First Team 1994.Jeremey Lay... HM 1996.Joe Weir... HM 2002.Kenny Burleson... HM 2003.Kenny Burleson... First Team 2004.Ben Askren... First Team 2004.Kenny Burleson... First Team 2006.Ben Askren... First Team 2006.Tyler McCormick... First Team 2007.Maxwell Askren... First Team 2007.Ben Asken... First Team 2007.Tyler McCormick... First Team 2008 Maxwell Askren... First Team 2008.Tyler McCormick... First Team Academic All-Big Eight Bobby Crawford... Dan Lovelace Bobby Crawford, Mike Gilsdorf Greg Warren Bobby Crawford, Brett Gray... Greg Warren Greg Warren Eric DeVenney, Shaon Fry Eric DeVenney, Shaon Fry... Jeremey Lay Shaon Fry, Jeremey Lay...Roy Martin,... Shane Rosenbalm Jeremey Lay, Shane Rosenbalm Alfonso Castellucci... Joe Wier, Todd Sacksteder Academic All-Big 12 To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 grade-point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters. Also, the studentathlete must have participated in 60 percent of his team s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible. First Team Brad Lynde Kenny Burleson Kenny Burleson, Jesse Jordan Kenny Burleson Ben Askren, Kenny Burleson Ben Askren, Clint Freeman... Tyler McCormick, Tyron Woodley Chris McCormick... Tyler McCormick Ben Askren, Maxwell Askren... Tyler McCormick Maxwell Askren, Tyler McCormick Second Team Mike Harp, Jason Moore Al Castellucci, Bryan Gallagher... Jason Moore Tim Hawks, Jesse Jordan Mark Bader Mark Bader Austin DeVoe, Tim Kephart Ben Askren Total Person Program Academic Excellence Award Awarded to the Missouri wrestler with the highest grade-point average Jed Lewis Tyler McCormick Tyler McCormick Tyler McCormick Tyler McCormick Big Six Champions Guy Sappington (135) Von Robbins (175) Von Robbins (175) Marvin Fender (HWT) Big Eight Champions John Sondereggor (150) Sam Henson (118) Shaon Fry (167) Shaon Fry (167) Jeremey Lay (HWT) Kenny Liddell (142) Joe Wier (177) Big 12 Champions Scott Barker (184) Tyron Woodley (165) Kenny Burleson (157) Ben Askren (174) Jeff Foust (197) Ben Askren (174) Ben Askren (174) Raymond Jordan (184) Maxwell Askren (197) Nicholas Marable (165) Maxwell Askren (197) Most Outstanding Wrestler at Big 12 Championships Presented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best performance at the Big 12 tournament, as voted on by all participating league coaches Ben Askren (174) Most Outstanding Wrestler at NCAA Championships Presented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best performance at the NCAA Championships Ben Askren (174) NCAA Championships Gorarrian Award Recipient Presented to the wrestler that pins the most opponents at the NCAA Championships Matt Pell (165) Dan Hodge Award Winner Presented to the wrestler that demonstrates the best seasonal performance as awarded by W.I.N. Magazine Ben Askren (174) Ben Askren (174) Dan Gable Coach of the Year Presented to the wrestling Head Coach that has shown the most success with his team Brian Smith Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award Named after former MU wrestling great Ed Lampitt, the Total Tiger Award is given to the wrestler who is a leader both on and off the mat Jeff Urban Kenny Burleson John Kopnisky Kenny Burleson Kenny Burleson Tyron Woodley Chris McCormick Tyler McCormick Raymond Jordan TigerStyle-78

11 Missouri Award Winners Marshall Esteppe Most Outstanding Freshman Given to the freshman wrestler that has made the most significant contribution to his class and teammates. Marshall Esteppe is credited with resurrecting the Missouri wrestling program in 1958 after 10 years of dormancy Bob Benedetti Boyd Brown Dan Young Bill Sheperd Bill Williams John Byrd Joe Winer Curt Bourg Terry Niblett Jerry O Guinn Rod Seiler Tom Perry Don Owens Dane Ives Mike Pollack Jon Hefner Khris Wehlan Joe Spinnazola Dave Harris Tony Brooks Alfred Morgan Craig Martin Jim Hardy Todd Moseley, Dan Lovelace Darrin Davis Greg Warren Buddy Smith Sherif Zegar Sam Henson Jason Sexton Todd Sacksteder Justin Thaw Brian Harris Matt Webster Kevin Stroh Jason Moore John Kopnisky Jeremy Spates Justin Spates Tyron Woodley Austin DeVoe Ben Askren Tyler McCormick Raymond Jordan Maxwell Askren Tony Pescaglia Hap Whitney Coach s Award This annual award is given to the wrestler that displays dedication, commitment, sacrifice and unselfishness to the team on a constant basis and was named after former Tiger Head Coach Hap Whitney Clifford Sutcliffe Tim Hawks Jesse Jordan Mark Bader Jeremy Spates Matt Pell Michael Chandler Nicholas Marable Tyler McCormick Most Improved Wrestler First awarded in 1999, the most improved wrestler award is given to the student-athlete that has shown the greatest amount of improvement in their skills on the mat over the course of the year Matt Webster Kevin Herron Kenny Burleson J.P. Reese Dante Stone Jeff Foust Cody Greene Michael Chandler Josh Wagner Nicholas Marable John Sonderegger was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1984 after recording 46 wins in one season. Sonderegger shares the title for most victories in a season with Shepard Pittman, who also claimed 46 wins during the season. Most Outstanding Wrestler The oldest award given by the Missouri wrestling program, the most outstanding wrestler is selected by the coaching staff and presented to the wrestler that has accomplished amazing feats on the mat Bob Rowland Bob Blanner Rich Adams Bob Benedetti Barry Roades Ed Lampitt Steve Cavanaugh Rick Thompson Bob Knudsen Brad Zemmel John Byrd Glenn Nowicki Curt Bourg Tom Cook Paul Berry Mike Slyman Terril Williams Harold Ritchie David Miller Wes Roper Dave Young Wes Roper, Dave Young Khris Whelan John Sonderegger Mark Cody Pat Jansen Craig Martin Mike Gilsdorf, Charlie Sherertz Danny Hayes, Charlie Sheretz Bobby Crawford Sam Henson, Greg Warren Kenny Liddell Shaon Fry Shaon Fry Kenny Liddell Joe Weir Mike Harp Mike Harp Jeff Urban Jeff Urban John Kopnisky Scott Barker Scott Barker Ben Askren Ben Askren Ben Askren Ben Askren, Matt Pell Nicholas Marable Bob Benedetti 1963 Most Outstanding Freshman Tony Pescaglia 2008 Most Outstanding Freshman Bob Rowland 1961 Most Outstanding Wrestler Ben Askren Four-Time Most Outstanding Wrestler TigerStyle-79

12 Missouri Records Top-10 Season Victories # Name Season John Sonderegger Shepard Pittman Ben Askren Ben Askren Sam Henson Craig Martin Wes Roper Kenny Liddell Bobby Crawford Shaon Fry Top-10 Falls in a Season # Name Season Ben Askren Ben Askren Ashtin Primus Ben Askren Kevin Herron Mark Cody Ben Askren Rick Romeo J.P. Reese Rick Romeo J.P. Reese Top-10 Technical Falls in a Season # Name Season Sam Henson Ben Askren Bobby Crawford Tyron Woodley Matt Pell Kenny Burleson J.C. Russell Scott Barker Brooks Travis Mike Collins Bobby Crawford Todd Mosley Al Morgan Craig Martin Mike Gilsdorf Top-10 Major Decisions in a Season # Name Season Wes Roper Raymond Jordan Al Morgan Tyron Woodley Josh Wagner Cody Greene Tyron Woodley Greg Warren Matt Pell Raymond Jordan Kenny Liddell Chip Bunner TigerStyle Bobby Crawford Bobby Crawford John Hefner Wes Roper Top-10 Season Winning Percentages (beginning in 1980 with 30 or more wins on the season) % Name (Record) Season Ben Askren (45-0) Ben Askren (42-0) Shepard Pittman (39-2-2) Ben Askren (34-3) Khris Whelan (32-3-1) John Sonderegger (37-4-2) Shaon Fry (37-5) Mark Cody (34-5-1) Ben Askren (32-5) Tyron Woodley (37-6) Top-10 Missouri Team Shutouts Shippensburg State Southern Illinois Lindenwood Western Illinois Lincoln University Lindenwood Missouri Valley Missouri Baptist Central Missouri Florida International SW Missouri State Southern Illinois Top-10 Career Victories (Four-year competitors at Missouri) # Name Seasons Ben Askren Wes Roper Shaon Fry Kenny Liddell Matt Pell Kenny Burleson Tyron Woodley John Kopnisky Jeremy Spates Dave Young Joe Spinnazola Milestone Wins for MU Year Opponent NW Missouri State Northern Illinois Morgan State Cal State-Bakersfield Milestone Wins for Head Coach Brian Smith Year Opponent Purdue Oklahoma Utah Valley State Central Michigan As a junior, Ben Askren established the school s career-high falls record, besting the previous high set in 2002 by then-senior J.P. Reese. Askren finished his career at Missouri with 91 falls in his four competitive years. Askren also owns Missouri s most consecutive wins (87) and falls in a season (29) records.

13 Individual/Team Records Most Victories in a Season by Class Freshman 40 Sam Henson Sophomore 39 Kenny Liddell Junior 45 Ben Askren Senior 46 Shepard Pittman John Sonderegger Most Consecutive Victories 87 Ben Askren Best Winning Percentage Career % Name Record Years.950 Ben Askren Season % Name Record Season 1.00 Ben Askren Ben Askren Most Points Career Number Name Years 771 Ben Askren Season 227 Ben Askren Ben Askren Most Points By Class in Season Freshman 154 Ashtin Primus Sophomore 169 Ben Askren Junior 227 Ben Askren Senior 227 Ben Askren Quickest Fall 0:13 Rick Romeo Most Technical Falls Career Number Name Years 15 Ben Askren Sam Henson Season 11 Sam Henson Most Takedowns Match 13 Scott Barker Season 149 Bobby Crawford Largest Margin of Victory Match Number School Season 56-0 Shippensburg State Largest Margin of Defeat Match Number School Season 54-0 Iowa State Most Team Wins Season Number Record Season Most Team Points Match Number School Season 56 Shippensburg State Season Number School Season Dual Matches Dual Matches Most Team Falls Season Number Season Most Falls Career Number Name Years 91 Ben Askren J.P. Reese Kevin Herron Former Missouri wrestler Wes Roper (150 pounds) held the winningest record of a Missouri wrestler with for 25 years. Totaling 131 wins, 2007 graduate Ben Askren was the first Tiger to improve on Roper s record collecting 153 wins from TigerStyle-81

14 Missouri All-Time Lettermen a - a - a Rich Adams Doug Anderson Eric Anderson John Andrews 2007 Ben Askren Maxwell Askren Jason Aytes 1997 B - B - B Mark Bader Lee Baker 1967 Lindsay Ball Bob Barber Scott Barker Ron Barnholtz Dave Barrett Joe Bartels John Bealls 1934 Bob Benedetti Paul Berry Pat Biddick Thomas Blacklock 1930 Bob Blanner Steve Blanner 1989 M. Blinder 1924 Dan Boudria 1972 Curt Bourg G. F. Boyles Charles Boyles Larry Brock 1963 Emanuel Brooks 2008 Tom Brooks 1962 Boyd Brown 1965 David Brown Gregg Buehler Chip Bunner Craig Burbes 1998 Dean Burgess 1963 Kenny Burleson Reggie Burress 1989 Scott Burton 1979 Herris Butler 1972 J. Butler 1924 Ben Askren became Missouri s first wrestling two-time National Champion and four-time All- American in TigerStyle-82 Bob Bynum 1975 John Byrd C - C - C T. L. Cardwell H. Carey 1929 Alfonzo Castelucci Steve Cavanaugh Michael Chandler Brad Cieleski 2005 Mark Cody Dan Colace Mark Colbert 1978 Justin Cole Michael Collins Paul Collum 2004 Gil Compton Gabe Conaghan 2004 Sean Connole 2006 Tom Cook Bobby Crawford Steve Cross D - D - D Freddie Darris 1989 Darrin Davis Eric DeVenney Austin DeVoe Gary Dill Charles Donham 1935 David Drennan Dan Dunkin 1990 Doug Dunlay 1991 E - E - E Dave Easterla 1959 Ron Edwards 1960 Steve Eldridge Mark Ellis Ron Emery Dane Espinosa 2007 F - F - F Kent Fanning Marvin Fender John Ferguson Jeff Foust Clint Freeman Gary Frieders 1968 Shaon Fry G - G - G C.E. Garrison 1929 K.E. Garrison Joey Garrity Alex Geiger 1961 William Gibson Jeff Gillman James Gilroy 1967 Mike Gilsdorf Lance Glasgow 1988 Don Godi G.P. Godwin Bob Goodman Bruce Graham 1970 Brett Gray Mike Greco 1977 Cody Greene Claude Grieb 1934 Lloyd Grieb Ronald Grubbs H - H - H Jim Hall 1960 Vince Hannon 2008 Tristan (T.J.) Hansen Jim Hardy Howard Harness Mike Harp Brian Harris David Harris 1981 Eugene Hawkins Tim Hawks Danny Hayes Todd Hayes 1989 John Hefner Bobby Henderson Bob Hennecke 1964 Sam Henson 1991 Tom Hentschel Kevin Herron Chad Hertzog Frank Hinson Cory Hodapp Marcus Hoehn Mike Holly Dale Hopkins 1959 Carl Hulen I - I - I Dane Ives J - J - J Pat Jansen Jim Jones Jesse Jordan Raymond Jordan K - K - K Darshan Karki Tim Kephart Mike Kleb Bob Knudsen Jeff Koehler John Kopnisky Frank Kyrs 1976 L - L - L Joe LeBella Edwin Lampitt Jake Lapinski 1999 Jeremey Lay Jim Layer 1984 Jed Lewis Kenny Liddell Drew Lilledah 1995 Dan Lovelace Kenneth Luck M. Lundstrom 1935 Brad Lynde 1998 M - M - M Bruce Malinowsli Kent Manis 1984 Jim Manor 1959 Nicholas Marable

15 Missouri All-Time Lettermen Craig Martin Roy Martin Dale Maxville Josh Maze 2000 Chris McCormick Tyler McCormick Rick McKeever Warren McKnight 1959 Paul Merritt Joe Mesta 1934 B.K. Miller David Miller M.M. Miller G. Milligan 1924 Donnie Mitchell 1996 George Moore Jason Moore J.J. Moore Joe Morell 1970 Alfred Morgan Brad Moseley Todd Moseley Perry Munday N - N - N Greg Neibarger 1993 Jason Newton 1993 Terry Niblett 1971 Glenn Nowicki Steve Nuhn O - O - O Jerry O Guinn John Olanowski Don Owens 1975 P - P - P Homer Page John Palazzolo Nathan Paul Jim Paulsen Joe Paulsen Thomas Patterson M. Peck 1924 Matt Pell Tyler Perry 2007 Joe Weir was a three-time letterwinner and a Big Eight Champion in 1996 at Missouri. Tony Pescaglia 2008 Shepard Pittman Dale Pleimann Curt Plummer 1961 Mike Pollock Bill Porter Bob Porter Amond Prater Ashtin Primus 2007 Jim Prettyman R - R - R Bob Raemer Rick Ramirez 1971 Tom Raney 1976 A.D. Reese J.P. Reese Don Reyes 1993 Ron Rich 1959 Tom Richichi Mark Ridings 1995 Harold Ritchie Barry Roades A. Von Robbins Rick Romeo Wes Roper Will Rosa Shane Rosanbalm Bob Rowland J.C. Russell S - S - S Todd Sacksteder Bruce Sanguinet Guy F. Sappington Mark Sauls Matt Sauls Willie Saxton 2008 Paul Schaeffer 1934 C.H. Schelter Shawn Schuman 1995 Randy Sealby Jared Sears Rod Seiler Ian Semelroth Jason Sexton John Shene William Shepherd Charlie Sherertz Michael Shield 1997 Jon Sioredas Jim Simpson Josh Skurnik 2008 Mike Slyman Bill Smith 1978 Buddy Smith Matt Smith 1998 John Sonderegger Jeremy Spates Justin Spates 2001 Joe Spinazzola Harold Starr Mike Sterling Marlin Stewart 1993 Joe Stone 1962 Rocky Streb Dante Stone Ry Stone 2001 Kevin Stroh Steve Summers 1965 Cliff Sutcliffe 2000 T - T - T Justin Thaw Jon Thomas Chuck Thompson Rick Thompson 1969 Tommy Thompson W. Tiffin Brooks Travis Matt Turner 2002 Steve Tuttle 1966 Bob Tuvil U - U - U S. Underhill 1924 Jeff Urban V - V - V Nick Velliquette 2008 Tim Vogel Mark Vollmar W - W - W Jim Wagemann Josh Wagner Robert Wagner 1960 Mark Wall 2005 Joel Wallach 1960 Roger Walker Greg Warren Brett Watkins 2004 H. Webster 1929 Matt Webster Jesse West G.A. Westfall 1928 Chase Wetenkamp 2005 Keith Whelan Khris Whelan Dale Whitehouse 1981 Joe Wier Alonzo Wilkes 1935 Richard Wilkes Bill Williams Terril Williams Glynn Williams James Williamson Dave Willis 1966 Joe Winer Brock Wittmeyer 2008 Tyron Woodley Y - Y - Y C.L. Young Danny Young 1965 David Young Fowler Young 1931 Z - Z - Z Sherif Zegar 1990 Brad Zemmel TigerStyle-83

16 Season-By-Season Results Missouri s first wrestling team was fielded in 1923 under then-head Coach Charles Fisher. (Front Row L-R): Underhill,Blinder, Landus (Back Row L-R): Fisher, Ferguson, Milligan,Peck, Butler Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 2, Tied 0) 4 Oklahoma 22 9 Kansas Washington (Mo.) Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 2, Tied 0) 2 Oklahoma 20 7 Kansas Washington (Mo.) Coach Charles Fisher (Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 0) 14 Missouri-Rolla Kansas 7 22 Washington (Mo.) 0 0 Nebraska Kansas City YMCA Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 4, Tied 0) 0 at Iowa State Missouri-Rolla 11 8 Kansas 14 8 Nebraska 19 8 Oklahoma Coach Charles Fisher (Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0) 3 at Illinois 24 8 at Oklahoma at Iowa State Kansas State 9 14 at Kansas 11 9 at Nebraska 20 TigerStyle Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 1) 9 Illinois Nebraska Kansas 18 6 Oklahoma 28 0 at Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas 9.5 MVC Championships* *-held in Norman, Okla Coach Charles Fisher (Won 2, Lost 3, Tied 0) 25 Kansas State 12 3 at Iowa State 29 3 Oklahoma at Kansas 12 9 at Nebraska 21 MVC Championships* 4th Place *-held in Manhattan, Kan Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 3, Tied 0) 3 at Iowa State Kansas 3 6 Nebraska 24 3 Kansas State 35 MVC Championships Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 4, Tied 0) 8 at Illinois 24 8 Oklahoma 21 3 Iowa State at Kansas at Nebraska 16 MVC Championships* *-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Charles Fisher (Won 1, Lost 6, Tied 0) 3 Iowa State 31 0 Illinois Kansas 8 0 Southwestern Oklahoma 30 0 at Oklahoma State 38 0 Oklahoma Central Oklahoma State 20 Big 6 Championships* 6th Place *-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Charles Fisher (Won 3, Lost 3, Tied 0) 8 at Northern Iowa 22 8 at Iowa State at Northwestern Oklahoma 8 15 at Kansas State at Kansas 6 6 Central Oklahoma 22 Big 6 Championships* 3rd Place *-held in Columbia, Mo Coach Charles Fisher (Won 3, Lost 5, Tied 0) 18 Kansas State Northern Iowa at Iowa State Oklahoma 23 5 Illinois Nebraska 8 21 Kansas Cornell 15.5 Big 6 Championships* 6th Place *-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Charles Fisher (Won 0, Lost 3, Tied 0) 11 at Nebraska 17 3 at Kansas State Iowa State 21.5 Big 6 Championships* 4th Place *-held in Norman, Okla Guy Sappington (Won 1, Lost 5, Tied 0) 16 at Illinois State 14 0 at Illinois 34 6 at Kansas State 22 8 Nebraska 20 0 at Iowa State 32 0 at Northern Iowa 32 Big 6 Championships* 4th Place *-held in Lincoln, Neb Coach Marshall Esteppe (Won 0, Lost 7, Tied 0) 10 Westminster 28 0 at NW Missouri State 36 0 at Graceland at William Jewell at Westminster Graceland 23 0 NW Missouri State 36

17 Season-By-Season Results Coach Marshall Esteppe (Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 0) 0 at NW Missouri State 30 9 at Graceland Westminster at William Jewell 10 3 Illinois Graceland 15 7 NW Missouri State at Westminster 6 20 William Jewell Coach Marshall Esteppe (Won 4, Lost 7, Tied 0) 25 William Jewell 3 32 Westminster 0 11 Graceland at William Jewell 0 35 at Westminster 2 2 Kansas State 25 0 at Illinois State 26 0 at Illinois 26 9 NW Missouri State 17 8 at Graceland 24 3 at Nebraska Coach Marshall Esteppe (Won 3, Lost 7, Tied 0) 24 MacMurray State 8 3 South Dakota State Millikin at Washington (Mo.) 6 11 Graceland 15 5 at Kansas State 27 9 Illinois State Nebraska at Graceland at NW Missouri State Coach Marshall Esteppe (Won 9, Lost 5, Tied 0) 8 Fort Hays State Washington (Mo.) 2 19 MacMurray Millikin 9 32 DePauw 3 17 Central Missouri State Central Missouri State 10 3 Illinois Graceland 8 21 Graceland 12 8 NW Missouri State Kansas 5 8 NW Missouri State Kansas Coach Hap Whitney (Won 7, Lost 8, Tied 0) 15 Central Missouri State 9 20 Millikin 6 10 Illinois State SW Missouri State 11 5 Nebraska Washington (Mo.) Kansas 3 19 William Jewell Graceland 16 3 Kansas State 23 5 Central Missouri State Illinois 18 3 NW Missouri State Kansas 3 21 SE Missouri State 11 Big 8 Championships* 7th Place *-held in Norman, Okla Coach Hap Whitney (Won 10, Lost 8, Tied 0) 28 at SW Missouri State at SE Missouri State at Central Missouri State 22 9 MacMurray SW Missouri State 8 17 SE Missouri State 13 7 Kansas State Graceland at Kansas 3 3 Wisconsin at Illinois 17 8 at Purdue 19 5 at NW Missouri State 23 The wrestling team, led by Head Coach Hap Whitney, had a nearly perfect season with a record of The Tigers have only tied 11 of their matches in the past 62 years of competition. 21 at Nebraska William Jewell 6 18 SE Missouri State 9 28 at Washington (Mo.) 3 30 Kansas 3 Big 8 Championships* 7th Place *-held in Manhattan, Kan Coach Hap Whitney (Won 7, Lost 10, Tied 0) 30 SW Missouri State 6 33 Emporia State 0 15 Nebraska at MacMurray 13 8 at Kansas State 20 8 at Iowa 21 2 Minnesota* 28 5 Indiana* at Central Missouri State at Graceland at Western Illinois at NE Missouri State 8 16 Illinois 18 9 NW Missouri State SE Missouri State Missouri Valley Central Missouri State 17 Big 8 Championships# 7th Place *-Iowa City, Iowa #-held in Norman, Okla Coach Hap Whitney (Won 18, Lost 0, Tied 1) 36 SW Missouri State 5 33 Missouri Valley 3 16 Kansas State Western Illinois NE Missouri State 8 27 at Central Missouri State Graceland 5 18 at NW Missouri State NE Missouri State at Kansas State Teachers 5 15 Colorado at Nebraska 8 16 South Dakota State* at Illinois 9 24 Purdue# 8 14 Kansas State# SE Missouri State 2 28 MacMurray 3 23 Drake 6 Big 8 Championships^ *-Lincoln, Neb. #-Champaign, Ill. ^-held in Boulder, Colo Coach Hap Whitney (Won 9, Lost 4, Tied 0) 30 SW Missouri State at NE Missouri State Central Missouri State 6 15 at Kansas State 14 9 Winona State* at Western Illinois 10 6 Michigan Ohio State 12 TigerStyle-85

18 Season-By-Season Results 26 Purdue Nebraska 6 20 NW Missouri State 11 8 at SIU-Carbondale at Drake 15 Big 8 Championships# 4th Place *-Macomb, Ill. #-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Hap Whitney (Won 8, Lost 5, Tied 1) 6 at Purdue Florissant Valley 6 32 Forest Park 6 11 Kansas State 23 5 at Oklahoma at SW Missouri State 3 27 at Central Missouri State 7 18 Illinois at NW Missouri State 5 6 Drake NE Missouri State 5 24 Western Illinois Southern Illinois at Nebraska 15 Big 8 Championships* 6th Place *-held in Manhattan, Kan Coach Hap Whitney (Won 5, Lost 9, Tied 1) 21 at Drake SIU-Edwardsville Navy* at South Dakota State Minnesota* at Kansas State 23 3 at SIU-Carbondale at Illinois State at Illinois 19 8 at Purdue Central Missouri State 6 26 NW Missouri State 6 17 Nebraska SW Missouri State 3 15 at NE Missouri State 15 Big 8 Championships# 6th Place *-Brookings, S.D. #-held in Lincoln, Neb Coach Hap Whitney (Won 7, Lost 3, Tied 0) 42 NE Missouri State 6 17 at NW Missouri State at SW Missouri State 9 37 at SE Missouri State 3 30 Franklin & Marshall 9 12 at Nebraska Minnesota* Kansas State Illinois at Central Missouri State 13 Big 8 Championships# *-Lincoln, Neb #-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Hap Whitney (Won 6, Lost 3, Tied 0) 21 NW Missouri State 2 TigerStyle-86 3 Oklahoma Purdue at NE Missouri State 3 16 Central Missouri State Nebraska 17 0 Iowa State at Kansas State SW Missouri State 6 Big 8 Championships* 7th Place *-held in Columbia, Mo Coach Hap Whitney (Won 7, Lost 5, Tied 0) 2 at Iowa State NW Missouri State 9 48 NE Missouri State 6 22 Franklin & Marshall 16 0 at Oklahoma State 39 6 Oklahoma at Central Missouri State at Nebraska Colorado* Kansas State at SW Missouri State 9 4 Purdue 29 Big 8 Championships# *-Lincoln, Neb. #-held in Norman, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 5, Lost 7, Tied 1) 9 at SIU-Edwardsville Illinois at Kansas State Western Illinois 10 0 at Oklahoma 36 2 at Oklahoma State Drake Nebraska NE Missouri State 9 3 Iowa State at NW Missouri State 5 25 Central Missouri State SW Missouri State 3 Big 8 Championships* #- Lincoln, Neb. *-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 12, Lost 4, Tied 0) 28 Colorado* 6 8 at Iowa State Indiana # 4 30 Purdue # 7 32 Florida International 8 23 at Western Illinois 9 32 at Drake 8 18 at Nebraska Lincoln University 12 8 Oklahoma 26 9 Oklahoma State Southern Ill.-Carbondale 5 35 NE Missouri State 6 33 at Central Missouri State 9 23 at Nebraska-Omaha SIU-Edwardsville 19 Big 8 Championships^ 4th Place #-Ames, Iowa #-Miami, Fla. ^-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 10, Lost 3, Tied 0) 39 Richmond* 0 46 Florida International* 0 35 at Auburn 6 35 Nebraska 6 30 Nebraska-Omaha 9 20 Illinois State 18 4 at Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Central Missouri State at SIU-Edwardsville at SIU-Carbondale at Michigan State Iowa State 24 Big 8 Championships# 4th Place *-Miami, Fla. #-held in Norman, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 14, Lost 4, Tied 0) 37 Drake 9 11 at Iowa State at Northern Colorado 8 8 Oregon at Colorado 9 35 Central Oklahoma State # 6 29 at Central Missouri State Lincoln University 0 38 Western Illinois 6 27 SIU-Carbondale 9 14 Oklahoma State Minnesota ^ 8 38 at Nebraska 0 18 Kentucky Oklahoma at Illinois 9 34 at Indiana State 5 20 Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo 18 Big 8 Championships% 4th Place *- Boulder, Colo. #-Warrensburg, Mo. ^- Lincoln, Neb. %-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 12, Lost 3, Tied 0) 15 Iowa State at Ohio State at Kentucky Bowling Green * 9 38 at Miami (Ohio) 5 35 Illinois 6 53 at Lincoln University 6 27 SIU-Edwardsville # at Nebraska-Omaha Indiana State 2 13 Cal State-Bakersfield Nebraska 0 44 Central Missouri State 2 23 SIU-Carbondale at Oklahoma 23 Big 8 Championships^ 4th Place *- Oxford, Ohio #- St. Louis, Mo. ^-held in Ames, Iowa

19 Season-By-Season Results Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 14, Lost 3, Tied 0) 9 at Iowa State at Illinois State 2 28 Central Oklahoma State * at Central Missouri State Kentucky Nebraska-Omaha 3 34 SIU-Edwardsville 6 38 at Western Illinois 6 32 at Nebraska 3 42 at Illinois 3 0 Oklahoma at Northern Illinois Ohio State Colorado 6 9 Oklahoma State SIU-Carbondale 0 38 at Indiana State 8 Big 8 Championships# *-Warrensburg, Mo. #-held in Norman, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 16, Lost 5, Tied 1) 46 at SW Missouri State 0 3 at Oklahoma Iowa State at Wilkes College at Penn State East Stroudsburg * 3 56 Shippensburg State * 0 31 at Bloomsburg State 6 23 at Temple Illinois State 3 23 Nebraska at SIU-Edwardsville 3 51 Western Illinois 0 34 at SIU-Carbondale 6 18 at Kentucky Ohio # 9 38 Central Missouri State 6 28 Northen Illinois Illinois 9 7 at Oklahoma State Indiana State at Northern Iowa 24 Big 8 Championships^ *- Bloomsburg, Pa. #-Lexington, Ky. ^-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 6, Lost 7, Tied 0) 29 Oregon State SIU-Carbondale 6 28 SIU-Edwardsville at Eastern Illinois at Indiana State at Central Missouri State 7 9 at Iowa State 32 5 Oklahoma # Northern Iowa at Nebraska SW Missouri State 9 12 Oklahoma State at Northern Illinois 24 The Missouri wrestling team, led by Head Coach Bob Kopnisky, holds Missouri s second-highest NCAA Championship finish in 10th place. Big 8 Championships^ *- St. Louis, Mo. #- Jefferson City, Mo. ^-held in Lincoln, Neb Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 4, Lost 10, Tied 0) 18 at SIU-Edwardsville at Penn State at Lockhaven at Clarion at Pittsburgh Nebraska Northern Iowa Northern Illinois at SW Missouri State Iowa State Eastern Illinois at Oklahoma 28 0 at Oklahoma State Indiana State 7 Big 8 Championships* *-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 14, Lost 9, Tied 1) 23 Oregon State* Central Missouri State 3 46 Missouri-Rolla 2 32 Kent State # 2 20 SIU-Edwardsville # Louisiana State # Northern Illinois # 7 18 at Maryland at Virginia North Carolina State ^ Old Dominoin % Louisiana State % Ohio State % Old Dominion % SIU-Edwardsville at Northern Iowa at Iowa State SW Missouri State 3 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Nebraska-Omaha 8 12 at Nebraska at Indiana State at Louisiana State 26 Big 8 Championships$ *- St. Louis, Mo. #- NIU Open ^- Hampton, Va. %- Virginia Duals $-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 11, Lost 10, Tied 0) 47 Olivette Nazarene * 6 48 at McKendree 9 39 at Central Missouri State 6 44 at Missouri-Rolla 9 33 at NW Missouri State Northern Iowa 21 6 at Tennessee at North Carolina State Appalachian State # 14 9 Louisiana State # Ohio State # Temple # North Carolina State at SW Missouri State 11 3 at Oklahoma Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska 23 7 Iowa State 35 9 at Oklahoma State Indiana State 7 4 Louisiana State 41 Big 8 Championships^ *- Lebanon, Ill. #- Virginia Duals ^-held in Norman, Okla. TigerStyle-87

20 Season-By-Season Results Coach Bob Kopnisky (Won 7, Lost 7, Tied 0) 44 NW Missouri State 3 12 at Minnesota at Central Missouri State New Mexico * at Eastern Illinois at Nebraska-Omaha 18 6 at Nebraska at Northern Iowa 35 0 at Iowa State 54 3 Oklahoma 43 6 Oklahoma State SW Missouri State 9 26 at Indiana State Marquette 18 Big 8 Championships# *- Warrensburg, Mo. #-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Wes Roper (Won 6, Lost 4, Tied 0) 37 at Old Dominion 6 25 at VMI at Nebraska Central Missouri State 8 7 at Oklahoma State 37 7 Michigan State * at Oklahoma Eastern Illinois 6 30 at SW Missouri State Northern Iowa 21 Big 8 Championships# *- Stillwater, Okla. #-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Wes Roper (Won 7, Lost 6, Tied 1) 19 Illinois * 15 7 at Northern Iowa SIU-Edwardsville * at Central Missouri State 9 23 at Indiana Villanova 3 16 at Purdue 16 9 at Iowa State Oklahoma State 22 8 Ohio State at Nebraska at Eastern Illinois SW Missouri State 0 11 Oklahoma ^ 28 Big 8 Championships% *- St. Louis, Mo. #- Bloomington, Ind. ^- Kansas City, Mo. %-held in Norman, Okla Coach WesRoper (Won 6, Lost 10, Tied 1) 19 Nebraska SW Missouri State * 9 25 Drake * 19 8 Iowa State 29 8 Michigan # 27 7 Lockhaven # Old Dominion # Northern Iowa ^ 27 TigerStyle SIU-Edwardville ^ at Oklahoma 31 3 Oklahoma State % 43 9 Arizona State % Boise State % Central Oklahoma State 23 6 at Iowa Eastern Illinois at SW Missouri State 12 Big 8 Championships$ *- Tiger Duals #- Virginia Duals ^- St. Louis, Mo. %- Cowboy Duals $-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Wes Roper (Won 7, Lost 11, Tied 0) 31 SIU-Edwardsville * 10 0 Oklahoma State * NE Missouri State # 6 31 Central Missouri State # 9 0 at Iowa State 38 8 at Northern Iowa Colorado Mines ^ 9 30 Drake ^ 12 9 Clarion ^ Notre Dame at Central Oklahoma State Cal State-Fullerton % at Central Missouri State Ohio State at Eastern Illinois SW Missouri State 6 11 Oklahoma 26 7 at Nebraska 29 Big 8 Championships$ *-St. Louis, Mo. #- Tiger Duals ^- Hall of Fame Classic %-Edmond, Okla. $-held in LIncoln, Neb Coach Wes Roper (Won 6, Lost 9, Tied 0) 9 Nebraska SIU-Edwardsville * 0 8 at Indiana at Notre Dame SW Missouri State 8 18 Northern Iowa Central Missouri State 9 18 at Minnesota Central Oklahoma State Clemson # 17 9 Iowa State at Oklahoma State at Oklahoma at SW Missouri State 9 46 Eastern Illinois 3 Big 8 Championships^ 4th Place *- St. Louis, Mo. #- Oak Grove, Mo. ^-held in Columbia, Mo Coach Wes Roper (Won 8, Lost 6, Tied 0) 15 Oklahoma at Central Missouri State 6 26 SIU-Edwardsville * Notre Dame 19 5 at Iowa State Clemson # Tennessee-Chattanooga # Minnesota at Northern Iowa Eastern Illinois ^ at Nebraska Northern Illinois 9 22 Indiana SW Missouri State 8 Big 8 Championships% *-Warrensburg, Mo. #- Atlanta, Ga. ^- Cedar Falls, Iowa %-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Wes Roper (Won 6, Lost 7, Tied 0) 33 Central Missouri State 6 44 SIU-Edwardsville 8 21 at Indiana 10 9 Iowa State Penn State * Brockport State * 6 7 Michigan * at Central Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 22 3 Nebraska at SW Missouri State Oklahoma State # Illinois 25 Big 8 Championships^ *- National Duals #-Jefferson City, Mo. ^-held in Norman, Okla. 4th Place Coach Wes Roper (Won 4, Lost 8, Tied 0) 15 Indiana at Oklahoma State Brown Edinboro Cal-Polo SLO Oklahoma Illinois State 9 17 at Iowa State Purdue Northern Illinois at Nebraska SW Missouri State 22 Big 8 Championships* *-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Wes Roper (Won 5, Lost 5, Tied 0) 41 Lindenwood* 4 16 at Indiana Oklahoma State Wyoming Iowa State at Oklahoma Northern Iowa 6 41 at Illinois State 3 21 at Purdue 16 6 Nebraska 33 Big 8 Championships# *- Jefferson City, Mo. #-held in Lincoln, Neb.

21 Season-By-Season Results Coach Wes Roper (Won 6, Lost 11, Tied 0) 6 at Minnesota Indiana Morgan State * 6 18 Central Michigan * Wisconsin * 3 9 Illinois # Edinboro # Cal State-Bakerfield at Wyoming NE Missouri State 12 0 at Iowa State at Northern Iowa Purdue 24 9 at Nebraska 27 0 Oklahoma Central Missouri State at Oklahoma State 31 Big 8 Championships^ *-Cent. Mich. Duals #- Virginia Duals ^-held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Wes Roper (Won 7, Lost 7, Tied 2) 12 Indiana Truman State 12 4 at Purdue Ohio Appalachian State * 0 17 Central Michigan * Wisconsin * Harvard * at Central Missouri State Lindenwood 0 21 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 20 9 Iowa State 22 6 Nebraska at Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 23 Big 12 Championships# *-Cent. Michigan Duals #-held in Columbia, Mo Coach Wes Roper (Won 5, Lost 10, Tied 0) 17 Indiana Purdue 23 6 Rider * Ohio State * at Eastern Illinois Central Missouri State Missouri Valley SIU-Edwardville 3 23 at Northern Iowa at Brigham Young 25 6 at Iowa State Oklahoma 29 0 Oklahoma State at Nebraska Northern Illinois 16 Big 12 Championships # *- Virginia Duals #-Big 12 Championships held in Norman, Okla Coach Brian Smith (Won 4, Lost 9, Tied 0) 3 at Illinois * at Indiana 24 5 at Purdue 26 7 at Wyoming Missouri Valley Lindenwood at Central Missouri State Northern Iowa 12 9 Iowa State 32 3 at Oklahoma 33 0 at Oklahoma State Nebraska at Northern Illinois 21 Big 12 Championships# *-Granite City, Ill. #-Big 12 Championships held in Ames, Iowa Coach Brian Smith Won 11, Lost 11, Tied 0) 12 Illinois * 27 3 Oklahoma State Purdue Lindenwood 15 6 at Nebraska Indiana Wyoming Findlay # 9 10 Central Michigan # Franklin & Marshall # 3 25 Army # Brown # at Missouri Valley 9 32 at SIU-Edwardsville Marquette ^ at Northwestern Central Missouri State Eastern Illinois 16 9 at Iowa State 31 2 at Northern Iowa 31 3 Oklahoma Northern Illinois 12 Big 12 Championships% *- St. Louis, Mo. #- Cent. Mich. Duals ^- Evanston, Ill. %-Big 12 Championships held in Lincoln, Neb Coach Brian Smith (Won 7, Lost 10, Tied 1) 6 at Illinois* 33 6 at Oklahoma State Southern Illinois 0 15 at Indiana at Purdue Nebraska # 21 3 at Michigan State Cal State-Bakersfield ^ Kent State ^ 15 9 Central Michigan ^ Cal State-Bakersfield ^ Lindenwood Missouri Valley at Central Missouri State at Eastern Illinois 12 4 at Oklahoma Iowa State Northern Illinois 9 Big 12 Championships% *- Edwardsville, Ill. #- Jefferson City, Mo. ^- Virginia Duals %-Big 12 Championships held in Stillwater, Okla Coach Brian Smith (Won 18, Lost 3, Tied 0) 20 Illinois * Indiana Purdue Missouri Valley 7 24 at Nebraska at Old Dominion 6 32 Virginia # North Carolina # 9 19 Penn State # Hofstra # at Wyoming 9 7 Oklahoma State Eastern Illinois at Iowa State Michigan State 6 41 Central Missouri State 0 28 Northern Illinois 9 40 Binghamton^ 6 36 Buffalo ^ 4 27 Cornell ^ Oklahoma 23 Big 12 Championships% *- St. Charles, Mo. #- Virginia Duals ^- Cornell Duals %-Big 12 Championships held in Norman, Okla Coach Brian Smith (Won 15, Lost 6, Tied 0) 6 at Oklahoma State Central Missouri State Princeton 6 21 at Purdue at Indiana Navy* Cal. Poly* Harvard* Northern Iowa* Missouri Valley 0 48 Missouri Baptist 0 53 Lindenwood 0 17 Arizona State# Northern Iowa# at Oklahoma Nebraska at Eastern Illinois 3 24 Iowa State Wyoming 0 16 at Northern Illinois UT-Chattanooga 12 Big 12 Championships% 2nd Place *-Lone Star Duals #-National Duals: %-held in Columbia, Mo. TigerStyle-89

22 Season-By-Season Results Coach Brian Smith (Won 15, Lost 3, Tied 0) 21 Oklahoma State* Indiana Cal-Poly$ 6 22 West Virginia$ American$ 3 30 UTC Ohio State 9 29 Michigan State# 3 19 Hofstra# Penn State# Oklahoma State# at Nebraska Lindenwood 9 48 at Central Missouri 0 45 Eastern Illinois 0 15 at Iowa State Northern Illinois 7 21 Oklahoma 15 Big 12 Championships% 4th Place *Hosted by MU at Hazelwood Central H.S. in St. Louis $-Sun Devil Duals #-National Duals%-Big 12 Championships held in Ames, Iowa Coach Brian Smith (Won 15, Lost 6, Tied 0) 25 Purdue* at Virginia Tech$ 6 33 at Ohio State$ 6 38 at Ohio 9 48 Utah Valley State! 0 55 SIUE! 0 47 Maryland! 0 45 CMSU 6 17 Lehigh^ The Citadel# 3 16 UTC# North Carolina# Edinboro# Rider# 9 31 Cal-State Bakersfield# Nebraska 26 9 at Oklahoma State at Oklahoma Iowa State UTC at Eastern Illinois 9 Big 12 Championships% *- Hosted by Missouri at Meramec College in St. Louis. $- held at Ohio State!- Missouri Duals ^- Held at New York Athletic Club in New York #-Virginia Duals %- held in Omaha, Neb Coach Brian Smith (Won 13, Lost 4, Tied 1) 32 Stanford 8 25 Ohio State at Pittsburgh 9 29 at West Virgina Eastern Illinois 6 42 CMSU 3 21 Arizona State* 24 TigerStyle Kent State* Iowa State* Iowa* Arizona State* Oklahoma State at Nebraska Oklahama at Iowa State at Northern Iowa at UTC 6 30 UNC-Grennsboro# 12 Big 12 Championships^ *-National Duals #-at UTC ^-held in Ames, Iowa Coach Brian Smith (Won 12, Lost 2, Tied 0) 29 Ohio State 9 31 Central Michigan 9 29 Michigan State Pittsburgh 9 27 Pennsylvania* Northwestern* 8 27 Oklahoma State* 9 16 Minnesota* Nebraska Oklahoma State Oklahoma Northern Iowa Iowa State Old Dominion 12 Big 12 Championships^ 2nd Place *-National Duals ^-held in Columbia, Mo Coach Brian Smith (Won 12, Lost 2, Tied 0) 34 Rider 4 22 Hofstra Chattanooga Pittsburgh Bucknell 9 22 Indiana* 18 9 Iowa* Northwestern* Oklahoma State Cornell Nebraska Oklahoma Oregon State Iowa State 18 Big 12 Championships^ 4th Place *-National Duals ^-held in Stillwater, Okla. Missouri s squad finished a program-high third at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Auburn Hills, Mich. Three Tigers earned All-America honors, with Ben Askren claiming the 174 pound National Title for the second consecutive season.

23 All-Time Record vs. Opponents School W L T American Appalachian State Arizona State Army Auburn Binghamton Bloomburg State Boise State Bowling Green Brigham Young Brockport State Brown Bucknell Buffalo Cal Poly Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Cal State-Bakersfield Cal State-Fullerton Central Michigan Central Missouri State The Citadel Central Oklahoma State Clarion Clemson Colorado Colorado Mines Cornell DePauw Drake East Stroudsburg State Eastern Illinois Edinboro Emporia State Findlay Florida International Florissant Valley C.C Forest Park C.C Fort Hayes State Franklin and Marshall Graceland Harvard Hofstra School W L T Illinois Illinois State Indiana Indiana State Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Kent State Kentucky Lehigh Lincoln University Lindenwood Lock Haven Louisiana State MacMurray Marquette Maryland McKendree Michigan Michigan State Millikin Minnesota Missouri-Baptist Missouri-Rolla Missouri Valley Morgan State Naval Academy Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha New Mexico North Carolina North Carolina-Greensboro North Carolina State NE Missouri St.//TrumanSt Northern Colorado Northern Illinios Northern Iowa NW Missouri St North Carolina Northwestern ** opponents in bold, Big 12 Opponents in Bold Italics** School W L T Northwestern Northwestern Oklahoma Notre Dame Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Old Dominion Olivette Nazarene Oregon Oregon State Pennsylvania Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton Purdue Richmond Rider Shippensburg State South Dakota State Southeast Missouri State SIU-Carbondale SIU-Edwardsville Southwest Missouri State Southwestern Oklahoma Stanford Temple Tennessee Tennessee-Chattanooga Utah Valley State Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Virginia Military Institute Washington University West Virginia Western Illinois Westminster Wilkes University William Jewell Winona State Wisconsin Wyoming TigerStyle-91

24 Missouri All-Time Coaching Records YEAR COACH W-L-T Points (MU-Opp.) CONF. NCAA Charles Fisher n/a n/a Charles Fisher n/a n/a Charles Fisher n/a n/a Charles Fisher n/a n/a Charles Fisher n/a n/a Charles Fisher Fifth n/a Charles Fisher Fourth n/a Charles Fisher Fifth n/a Charles Fisher Fifth n/a Charles Fisher Sixth n/a Charles Fisher Third n/a Charles Fisher Sixth n/a Charles Fisher Fourth n/a Guy Sappington Fourth n/a No Wrestling Program Marshall Esteppe n/a n/a Marshall Esteppe n/a n/a Marshall Esteppe n/a n/a Marshall Esteppe n/a n/a Marshall Esteppe n/a n/a Hap Whitney Seventh n/a Hap Whitney Seventh n/a Hap Whitney Seventh n/a Hap Whitney Fifth n/a Hap Whitney Fourth n/a Hap Whitney Sixth n/a Hap Whitney Sixth n/a Hap Whitney Fifth 42nd Hap Whitney Seventh n/a Hap Whitney Fifth n/a Bob Kopnisky Fifth n/a Bob Kopnisky Fourth n/a Bob Kopnisky Fourth 19th Bob Kopnisky Fourth 35th Bob Kopnisky Fourth 16th Bob Kopnisky Fifth 26th Bob Kopnisky Fifth 28th Bob Kopnisky Fifth 12th Bob Kopinksy Fifth 16th Bob Kopnisky Fifth 10th Bob Kopnisky Fifth 23rd Bob Kopnisky Fifth n/a Wes Roper Fifth 23rd Wes Roper Fifth 19th Wes Roper Fifth 50th Wes Roper Fifth 27th Wes Roper Fourth 23rd Wes Roper Fifth 16th Wes Roper Fourth 19th Wes Roper Fifth 18th Wes Roper Fifth 22nd Wes Roper Fifth 42nd Wes Roper Fifth 38th Wes Roper Fifth 41st Brian Smith Fifth n/a Brian Smith Fifth 41st Brian Smith Fifth 38th Brian Smith Fifth 17th Brian Smith Second 16th Brian Smith Fourth 13th Brian Smith Fifth 11th Brian Smith Fifth 15th Brian Smith Second Third Brian Smith Fourth 11th TigerStyle-92

25 NCAA History Year Champion Runner Up 1928 Oklahoma State 1929 Oklahoma State Michigan 1930 Oklahoma State Illinois 1931 Oklahoma State Michigan 1932 Indiana Oklahoma State 1933 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1934 Oklahoma State Indiana 1935 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1936 Oklahoma Oklahoma State Central Oklahoma 1937 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1938 Oklahoma State Illinois 1939 Oklahoma State Lehigh 1940 Oklahoma State Indiana 1941 Oklahoma State Michigan State 1942 Oklahoma State Michigan State No Championships 1946 Oklahoma State Northern Iowa 1947 Cornell College Northern Iowa 1948 Oklahoma State Michigan State 1949 Oklahoma State Northern Iowa 1950 Northern Iowa Purdue 1951 Oklahoma Oklahoma State 1952 Oklahoma Northern Iowa 1953 Penn State Oklahoma 1954 Oklahoma State Pittsburgh 1955 Oklahoma State Penn State 1956 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1957 Oklahoma Pittsburgh 1958 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1959 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1960 Oklahoma Iowa State 1961 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1962 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1963 Oklahoma Iowa State 1964 Oklahoma State Oklahoma 1965 Iowa State Oklahoma State 1966 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1967 Michigan State Michigan 1968 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1969 Iowa State Oklahoma 1970 Iowa State Michigan State 1971 Oklahoma State Iowa State 1972 Iowa State Michigan State 1973 Iowa State Oregon State 1974 Oklahoma Michigan 1975 Iowa Oklahoma 1976 Iowa Iowa State 1977 Iowa State Oklahoma State 1978 Iowa Iowa State 1979 Iowa Iowa State 1980 Iowa Oklahoma State 1981 Iowa Oklahoma 1982 Iowa Iowa State 1983 Iowa Oklahoma State 1984 Iowa Oklahoma State 1985 Iowa Oklahoma 1986 Iowa Oklahoma 1987 Iowa State Iowa 1988 Arizona State Iowa Year Champion Runner Up 1989 Oklahoma State Arizona State 1990 Oklahoma State Arizona State 1991 Iowa Oklahoma State 1992 Iowa Oklahoma State 1993 Iowa Penn State 1994 Oklahoma State Iowa 1995 Iowa Oregon State 1996 Iowa Iowa State 1997 Iowa Oklahoma State 1998 Iowa Minnesota 1999 Iowa Minnesota 2000 Iowa Iowa State 2001 Minnesota Iowa 2002 Minnesota Iowa State 2003 Oklahoma State Minnesota 2004 Oklahoma State Iowa 2005 Oklahoma State Michigan 2006 Oklahoma State Minnesota 2007 Minnesota Iowa State 2008 Iowa Ohio State 2009 Notes: TigerStyle-93

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