MISSOURI WRESTLINGHead Coach: Brian Smith :: Assistant Coach: Jason Mester :: Assistant Coach: Matt PellVolunteer Asst. Coach: Joe Johnston :: Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nicholas Marable

Website: www.mutigers.com

Greetings Tiger Wrestling Fans,

With the last few weeks of summer winding down, the 2010-11 season is right around the corner. We’ve been hard at work so far this offseason as we get ready for the 65th installment of TigerStyle wrestling. I wanted to take a moment and give you all a summer update on the team.

With most of the squad here for the summer to train, we have been working hard with lifting and wrestling to get ready for the summer. We just finished up our last Tiger Style Camp in Georgia, and we had 14 different high states represented in our team camps.

As you can see, our 2010-11 roster is listed to the left, along with their weight classes. Some classes are listed as to be determined, and we’ll get those settled come fall. We’ve got 42 student-athletes on our roster this season, which includes 15 newcomers.

I apologize for not being able to release our schedule yet, but it is expected to be approved in early August. We have put together another challenging schedule, with non-conference meets scheduled against Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Kent State, Lehigh, Rutgers, Maryland, Oregon State and Hofstra. Of course, we’ll also take on the Big 12 opponents, and we once again have The Midlands and National Duals on our schedule.

Don’t forget to mark the annual Welcome Back Picnic on your calendars. This year’s picnic will be held on Saturday, August 21, at Noon (CT) at the Nickell Shelter in Cosmo Park. More information regarding what to bring and where to go is listed on page two. This is a great way to welcome back the returners and meet some of the newcomers to get ready for the upcoming season.

We’re all very excited about the upcoming season and we think you fans will have a lot to look forward to. We recorded our fourth top-10 finish at Nationals last season and hope to build on that success this year. We return three of our six NCAA qualifiers from last season, Todd Schavrien (141 pounds), Dorian Henderson (174 pounds) and Brent Haynes (197 pounds), to go along with the 11th-best recruiting class in the country according to IntermatWrestle.com.

With all of that said, I encourage you to renew your Takedown Club membership and to invite your friends and family to join as well. Your annual donations don’t go unnoticed and are greatly appreciated by everyone within the program.

Looking forward to seeing you this season,

Brian Smith

2010-11 Missouri rosterName _____________________________________ WeightKellen Bounous ________________________________ 149Dom Bradley _________________________________ HWTKyle Bradley __________________________________ 149Luke Cherup __________________________________ 133Taylor Crane __________________________________ 133Bryce Cupp __________________________________ TBDJohnny Eblen _________________________________ TBDCody Farinella _________________________________ 141Jordan Gagliano _______________________________ 165Jake Glore ____________________________________ 197Danny Gonsor _________________________________ 157Luke Greco ___________________________________ 133Nick Gregoris __________________________________ 157Jacob Guerrant ________________________________ 157Brent Haynes __________________________________ 197Dorian Henderson ______________________________ 174James Houchins _______________________________ 157Drake Houdashelt ______________________________ 157Nicholas Hucke ________________________________ 149Eric Hughes ___________________________________ 125Weston Keheler ________________________________ 184Simon Kitzis ___________________________________ 141Mike Larson ___________________________________ 184Austin Lindsay _________________________________ 141Nathan McCormick _____________________________ 133Devin Mellon _________________________________ HWTClarence Neely _______________________________ TBDPhillip Perry ___________________________________ 149Tyler Perry ___________________________________ HWTTodd Porter ___________________________________ 157Ty Prazma ____________________________________ 165Ryan Robinson ________________________________ 197Taylor Ronan __________________________________ 133Todd Schavrien ________________________________ 141Mike Schmidt __________________________________ 133Zach Toal _____________________________________ 165Alan Waters ___________________________________ 125Brandon Wiest _________________________________ 149Trevor Wiest __________________________________ 149Dustin Williams _______________________________ TBDEric Wilson ____________________________________ 125Patrick Wright _________________________________ 165

2010 Summer Newsletter

Mizzou WrestliNg WelcoMe Back BBQWho: All Mizzou wrestling family, friends and fansWhen: Saturday, August 21 at Noon CTWhere: Cosmo Park - Nickell ShelterDirections: Exit I-70 at Stadium Blvd. Go north to first right onto Business Loop 70. Go left into the Cosmo Park entrance. Follow traffic circle ¾ of the way around circle (3rd right). Nickell Shelter is the first shelter on the left.

For a map of the park go to: http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Parks/Cosmo_Park/documents/cosmo8x11.pdf

This year we’re asking everyone to provide a side dish of fruit, salad or dessert.

If your last name starts with A-M please bring fruit or a salad dish.If your last name begins with N-Z please bring a dessert.

Please contact Coach Pell at pellm@missouri.edu or (573) 882-0722 with an RSVP telling him how many people will attend.

ellis sigNs WitH ziNkiN eNtertaiNMeNtFormer Missouri wrestler Mark Ellis, the 2009 NCAA Division I heavyweight champ, has launched his MMA career by signing a contract with Zinkin Entertainment. He will be training with American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, California.

Zinkin Entertainment is largely considered to be one of the top sports management teams in Mixed Martial Arts. They represent over 30 fighters, including Chuck Liddell, Cain Velasquez and Forrest Griffin.

At AKA, Ellis will be joining fellow former NCAA All-American wrestlers Daniel Cormier and Velasquez. Ellis is expected to be trained by Bob Cook, Javier Mendez and Dave Camarillo.

Ellis becomes the third ex-Tiger wrestler in recent history to make the switch to MMA, as he follows the post-collegiate success of former Missouri wrestlers Michael Chandler, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren.

Meet tHe NeWcoMersThe Missouri wrestling program has signed 16 newcomers to their 2010-11 class, which was rated as the No. 11 class in the nation by IntermatWrestle.com

Bryce cupp, Weight class: tBD, Marceline, Mo.Career Highlights: One-time Missouri state champion

Johnny eblen, Weight class: tBD, kansas city, Mo.Career Highlights: 2010 Missouri Class 4 State Champ

Danny gonsor, Weight class: 157, Westlake, ohioCareer Highlights: Jr. transfer from UVA, qualified for last year’s NCAA’s

Drake Houdashelt, Weight class: 157, o’Fallon, Mo.Career Highlights: Two straight state championships in 2009 and 2010

eric Hughes, Weight class: 125Career Highlights: Back-to-back second-place finishes at state

simon kitzis, Weight class: 141Career Highlights: 2009 Beast of the East Champ

Mike larson, Weight class: 184, Mckinleyville, calif.Career Highlights: CSU Bakersfield transfer and 2010 NCAA Qualifier

Austin Lindsay, Weight Class: 141, Brookfield, Mo.Career Highlights: Won four straight state championships in high school

Devin Mellon, Weight class: HWt, lawson, Mo.Career Highlights: Won three straight Missouri state titles

clarence Neely, Weight class: tBD, Blue springs, Mo.Career Highlights: Incoming transfer

Phillip Perry, Weight class: 149, Hannibal, Mo.Career Highlights: 2010 Missouri Class 3 State Runner-Up

ty Prazma, Weight class: 165, granite city, ill.Career Highlights: Finished second at the 2009 Southeastern Regional

Mike schmidt, Weight class: 133, centralia, Mo.Career Highlights: Three runner-up finishes at state

alan Waters, Weight class: 125, kansas city, Mo.Career Highlights: Four-time state champion in high school

trevor Wiest, Weight class: 149, o’Fallon, Mo.Career Highlights: Two third and fourth place finishes at state

Dustin Williams, Weight class: tBD, st. Joseph, Mo.Career Highlights: 2010 Missouri Class 2 State Champion

2010-11 Missouri Wrestling Takedown Club Benefit Levels

TAKEDOWN

CLUB

$50

TIGER PRIDE

$100

TIGER

BLACK & GOLD

$250

TIGER

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$750

TIGER

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$1,500

• Newsletter/Email updates

• 2 NCAA tickets available

to purchase

Above Plus:

• 4 NCAA tickets

available to purchase

• Missouri Wrestling Poster

Above Plus:

• 8 NCAA tickets available

to purchase

• Autographed team poster

Above Plus:

• Priority Seating at NCAA

Championships and

home duals

Above Plus:

• Mizzou Wrestling Travel

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