Mizzou Opens 2023 Wrestling Season With Team Win at Tiger Style Invite

The Tigers had five wrestlers claim first place, six finish second, and two land third at the five-team met at Staley High School in Kansas City.

Five University of Missouri wresters won individual titles as Mizzou won the team title in the season-opening Tiger Style Invite on Saturday, held at Staley High School in Kansas City. 

Hometown redshirt senior Zach Elam capped the day's competition by winning the final match at 285. The other four title winners were redshirt sophomore Noah Surtin at 125, redshirt senior Brock Mauller at 157, junior Keegan O'Toole at 165, and redshirt freshman Clayton Whiting at 184.

Also competing were Little Rock, Cal Poly, SIUE and Lindenwood. Mizzou will open the dual season next Sunday when it hostsNo. 13  Arizona State.

125 | Noah Surtin, First Place (4-0)

Win by Fall (2:01) over Koda Holeman (Cal Poly)
Win by Fall (2:07) over Deion Johnson (SIUE)
Win by Dec. 6-1 over Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock)
Win by TF 17-0 over Dom Mendez (Cal Poly)

125 | Preston Spray, Seventh Place (1-2)

Loss by Fall (3:58) to Dom Mendez (Cal Poly)
Loss by Maj. Dec. 14-4 to Koda Holeman (Cal Poly)
Win by Maj. Dec. 9-1 over Deion Johnson (SIUE)

133 | Zeke Seltzer, Second Place (2-1)

Win by Maj. Dec. 17-4 over Conner Quinn (Maryland)
Win by Dec. 11-10 over Zeth Romney (Cal Poly)
Loss by Dec. 8-5 to Nasir Bailey (Little Rock)

133 | Korbin Shepherd, DNP (0-1)

Loss by Fall (6:00) to Jayden Carson (Little Rock)

141 | Josh Edmond, Second Place (2-1)

Win by TF 22-5 over Clayton Gabrielson (Maryland)
Win by TF 20-5 over Michael Pizzuto (Maryland)
Loss by Dec. 2-1 to Kal Miller (Maryland)

141 | Owen Uhls, Sixth Place (2-0)

Win by Fall (1:51) over Gunnar LeGrand (Maryland)
Win by Dec. 12-9 over Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock)

149 | Logan Gioffre, Second Place (2-1)

Win by Fall (3:34) over Alec Peralta (SIUE)
Win by Inj. Def. over Kyle Dutton (Little Rock)
Loss by Maj. Dec. 15-6 to Chance Lamer (Cal Poly)

149 | Joel Mylin, Third Place (3-1)

Loss by Dec. 11-6 to Eric Almarinez (SIUE)
Win by Maj. Dec. 13-5 over Santino Robinson (SIUE)
Win by Dec. 5-4 over Jacob Adams (Little Rock)
Win by Dec. 4-1 over Eric Almarinez (SIUE)

149 | Carter McCallister, Fifth Place (3-2)

Win by Dec. 6-3 over Santino Robinson (SIUE)
Loss by TF 25-8 to Kyle Dutton (Little Rock)
Win by Dec. 5-1 over Jaylen Carson (Little Rock)
Win by Fall (5:47) over Braxton Strick (SIUE)
Loss by Dec. 12-10 to Eric Almarinez (SIUE)

157 | Brock Mauller, First Place (4-0)

Win by TF 17-2 over Kevin Schork (Maryland)
Win by TF 23-5 over Andrew Doehring (SIUE)
Win by Dec. 8-4 over Matty Bianchi (Little Rock)
Win by Dec. 7-2 over Cam Steed (Mizzou)

157 | Cam Steed, Second Place (2-1)

Win by Fall (0:26) over Legend Lamer (Cal Poly)
Win by Dec. 3-2 over Jordan Conway (Mizzou)
Loss by Dec. 7-2 to Brock Mauller (Mizzou)

157 | James Conway, Fourth Place (3-2)

Win by TF 20-2 over Jorden Johnson (SIUE)
Win by Dec. 11-6 over Michael North (Maryland)
Loss by Dec. 3-2 to Cam Steed (Mizzou)
Win by Dec. 1-0 over Chase Tebbets (Little Rock)
Loss by Dec. 5-2 to Matty Bianchi (Little Rock)

165 | Keegan O'Toole, First Place (4-0)

Win by Fall (3:34) over Bilal Bailey (Little Rock)
Win by Fall (2:59) over Ryan Money (Maryland)
Win by TF 19-4 over Joey Bianchi (Little Rock)
Win by TF 20-4 over Brendon Abdon (Little Rock)

174 | Peyton Mocco, Second Place (2-1)

Win by Maj. Dec. 14-2 over Austin Keal (Little Rock)
Win by Maj. Dec. 17-4 over Dominic Solis (Maryland)
Loss by Dec. 8-7 to Adam Kemp (Cal Poly)

174 | Ellis Pfleger, Fourth Place (3-2)

Loss by Dec. 11-7 to Tyler Brennan (Little Rock)
Win by TF 15-0 over Hayden Shepherd (SIUE)
Win by Dec. 10-9 over Jared Schafer (Lindenwood)
Win by Maj. Dec. 9-1 over Dominic Solis (Maryland)
Loss by Fall (4:16) to Tyler Brennan (Little Rock)

184 | Clayton Whiting, First Place (4-0)

Win by TF 18-2 over Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock)
Win by Maj. Dec. 14-4 over Chase Mielnik (Maryland)Win by Dec. 4-2 over Sean Harman (Mizzou)
Win by Dec. 4-1 over Colton Hawks (Mizzou)

184 | Colton Hawks, Second Place (2-1)

Win by TF 20-3 over Luke Shaver (Lindenwood)
Win by Fall (6:21) over Triston Wills (Little Rock)
Loss by Dec. 4-1 to Clayton Whiting (Mizzou)

184 | Sean Harman, Third Place (3-1)

Win by Fall (1:12) over McKinley Kemper (Lindenwood)
Loss by Dec. 4-2 to Clayton Whiting (Mizzou)
Win by Dec. 8-2 over Kendall La Rosa (Cal Poly)
Win by Dec. 5-2 over Chase Mielnik (Maryland)

285 | Zach Elam, First Place, (4-0)

Win by Fall (0:44) over Joshua Harkey (Cal Poly)
Win by TF 21-2 over Jordan Gabriel (Maryland)
Win by Fall (1:16) over Keith Miley (Little Rock)
Win by Dec. 8-1 over Seth Nevills (Maryland)

285 | Cole Gripka, Sixth Place (2-3)

Loss by TF 17-0 to Seth Nevills (Maryland)
Win by Maj. Dec. 13-5 over Joshua Harkey (Cal Poly)
Win by Dec. 14-10 over Jarrett Stoner (Mizzou)
Loss by Dec. 4-1 to Keith Miley (Little Rock)
Loss by Dec. 6-5 to Cole Jackson (Cal Poly)

285 | Jarrett Stoner, Seventh Place (2-2)

Loss by Dec. 7-3 to Josiah Hill (Little Rock)
Win by TF 19-3 over Sam O'Brian (Maryland)
Loss by Dec. 14-10 to Cole Gripka (Mizzou)
Win by TF 18-2 over David Hernandez (Lindenwood)

Finals 

125: Noah Surtin (Missouri) over Dom Mendez (Cal Poly), (TF-1.5 6:23 (17-0)
133: Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) over Zeke Seltzer (Missouri), (SV-1 8-5)
141: Kal Miller (Maryland) vs Josh Edmond (Missouri), (TB-1 2-1)
149: Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) over Logan Gioffre (Missouri), (MD 15-6)
157: Brock Mauller (Missouri) over Cam Steed (Missouri), (Dec 7-2)
165: Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) over Brendon Abdon (Little Rock), (TF-1.5 3:49, 20-4)
174: Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) over Peyton Mocco (Missouri), (Dec 8-7)
184: Clayton Whiting (Missouri) over Colton Hawks (Missouri), (SV-1 4-1)
197: Stephen Little (Little Rock) over Jaxon Smith (Maryland), (Dec 7-3)
285: Zach Elam (Missouri) over Seth Nevills (Maryland), (Dec 8-1)

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