WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Feb. 7, 2020) - Central Missouri Wrestling travels to Indianapolis this weekend to compete in the Greyhound Duals. The Mules will wrestle in three duals, two of which will be against top-10 nationally ranked teams in Division II.
Opponents:
No. 8 Tiffin Dragons (7-0, 5-0 GMAC)
No. 2 McKendree Bearcats (7-2, 3-0 GLVC)
Bellarmine Knights (3-5, 2-2 GLVC)
When:
Saturday, Feb. 8
vs. Tiffin at 2 p.m.
vs. McKendree at 4 p.m.
vs. Bellarmine at 6 p.m.
Where:
University of Indianapolis' Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC) - Indianapolis, Ind.
Competition in the Dual:
123 - Open
133 -
John Feeney (17-11)
141 -
Conner Dalton (14-12)
149 -
Emmett Kuntz (14-14)
157 -
Austin Morgan (10-15)
165 -
John Ridle (9-7)
174 -
Jack Goin (12-16)
184 - TBA
197 -
Zachary Hazen (8-3)
Hwt. -
Chase Miller (5-6)
Mat Notes:
• In dual competition, Central Missouri is currently 0-4 on the season with losses to Mizzou, No. 16 Lindenwood, No. 22 Fort Hays State, and No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney.
• No. 2 McKendree displays a dual record of 7-2 with losses to Arizona State and No. 1 St. Cloud State, while No. 8 Tiffin has yet to lose a dual this season.
• The Bearcats have six wrestlers individually ranked in the top-10. McKendree's Marcus Povlick and Ryan Vasbinder are the top-ranked wrestlers in the nation at 165 and 197 pounds.
• The Dragons have five wrestlers individually ranked in the top-10, including the No. 1 157 pounder in Division II, Trey Grine.
• Senior
John Feeney leads the Mules this season with a record of 17-11 but is still without a dual victory.
Conner Dalton,
Emmett Kuntz,
Austin Morgan and
Zachary Hazen are the only Mules to have earned a dual win so far this season.
Series History:
• Saturday will mark just the second meeting between the Dragons and the Mules. The two teams last met in 2011 which resulted in a Mules victory.
• McKendree leads the all-time series against the Mules 7-4. The last time these teams met was last season in a 42-6 Bearcat victory.
• Central Missouri and Bellarmine have never met.
Mules Feed:
• Feeney was UCM's only national qualifier last season at 133 pounds. Feeney took second in the 2019 NCAA Super Regional as the Mules earned a seventh place team finish.
• During the 2018-19 season, UCM had eight place-winners in regular season tournaments and went 2-7 in dual matches.
• Last season academically, the Mules were in the top-20 nationally in the NWCA Academic Poll and two student-athletes,
Allan Person and Hampton earned MIAA Academic Excellence Awards.
