WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The No. 11 Central Missouri Mules Wrestling team defeated No. 8 McKendree, 37-8, in its home opener Friday, Nov. 6, in front of a record crowd of 400 fans at the Hughes Athletics Center.

Central Missouri (3-1) claimed victories in eight of the 10 bouts, including two falls, three technical falls and a major decision.

Hayden Mills got things started for the Mules at 125 pounds, earning a 4-1 decision over Kaison Schreier to give UCM an early 3-0 lead.

No. 4 Drew Stanfield followed at 133 pounds with an 18-1 technical fall over Aiden Hahn in 5:14. No. 4 James Wright kept the momentum going at 141 pounds, securing a 19-7 major decision over Bradley Ruckman.

Making his first individual dual appearance for Central Missouri, Cody Culp earned a 15-0 technical fall over Chase Hall in 3:44 at 149 pounds. Jack Ferguson followed with the Mules' first fall of the night at 157 pounds, pinning Kaden Purler in 1:11 to extend UCM's lead to 23-0.

McKendree's No. 2 Sam Richardson put the Bearcats on the board at 165 pounds with a 4-1 sudden-victory decision over Xerarch Tungjaroenkul.

Colin McAlister answered for the Mules at 174 pounds, recording a fall over Tyson Nisley in 2:47. Tristan Waters followed with a 20-3 technical fall over Shamon Handegan in 3:53 at 184 pounds.

At 197 pounds, McKendree's Casey Olszowka earned a 17-2 technical fall over Jacob Hanes.

No. 4 Torin Forsyth closed out the dual with a ranked victory at 285 pounds, defeating No. 7 Tyler Haynes in a 5-2 decision to secure Central Missouri's 37-8 victory.

The Mules are slated to compete at the Dan Harris Open on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Baldwin City, Kan. 

Results
No. 11 Central Missouri 37, No. 8 McKendree 8
125: Hayden Mills (UCM) over Kaison Schreier (MCK) (Dec 4-1)
133: No. 4 Drew Stanfield (UCM) over Aiden Hahn (MCK) (TF 18-1 5:14)
141: No. 4 James Wright (UCM) over Bradley Ruckman (MCK) (MD 19-7)
149: Cody Culp (UCM) over Chase Hall (MCK) (TF 15-0 3:44)
157: Jack Ferguson (UCM) over Kaden Purler (MCK) (Fall 1:11)
165: No. 2 Sam Richardson (MCK) over Xerarch Tungjaroenkul (UCM) (SV-1 4-1)
174: Colin McAlister (UCM) over Tyson Nisley (MCK) (Fall 2:47)
184: Tristan Waters (UCM) over Shamon Handegan (MCK) (TF 20-3 3:53)
197: Casey Olszowka (MCK) over Jacob Hanes (UCM) (TF 17-2 6:24)
285: No. 4 Torin Forsyth (UCM) over No. 7 Tyler Haynes (MCK) (Dec 5-2)