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Michigan State drops Tigers
1/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Jan. 6, 2001
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State handed the University of Missouri wrestling team a 29-3 setback Saturday night at the Jenison Wrestling Arena.
John Kopnisky, the nation's seventh-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds, picked up the Tigers' lone win, recording an 8-3 victory. Kopnisky got a takedown with 15 seconds remaining in the first period to take a 2-0 lead and added an escape and another takedown to have a 5-0 advantage.
Missouri falls to 1-4 this season. MU will compete in the Virginia Duals Jan. 12-13 in Norfolk, Va.
125 #8 Justin Spates lost to #10 Chris Williams, 6-2
133 Jesse West lost to #6 Pat McNamara, 6-2
141 J.P. Reese lost to #9 Mike Castillo, 4-2
149 Kenny Burleson lost to #18 Karl Nadolsky, 13-4
157 Jesse Jordan lost to #8 Gray Maynard, 16-10
165 Mark Vollmar, lost to Cory Posey, 10-4
174 #7 John Kopnisky, def. Nate Mesyn, 8-3
184 Ry Stone lost to John Wechter, 11-7
197 Dante Stone lost to Nik Fekete, 17-9
HWT Scott Barker lost to #9 Matt Lamb, 7-5
