ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Mizzou wrestling saw three grapplers advance to Friday morning’s quarterfinals round, as redshirt senior Alan Waters, redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt and sophomore J’den Cox all remain in hunt for an individual national championship.

Waters shut out Conor Youtsey (Michigan) to advance at 125 pounds, Houdashelt claimed an 8-0 major decision shutout over Brandon Nelson (Purdue) at 149 pounds, and Cox tallied a 6-2 decision against Jeff Koepke (Illinois) at 197 pounds.

After claiming wins in Session No. 1, four Tigers dropped their Session No. 2 matches and fell to their respective weight classes’ wrestlebacks brackets.

Sophomore Joey Lavallee rebounded nicely after dropping his first match today, and defeated Steven Hernandez (Boise State) by 9-0 major decision. Lavallee continues 157 pound wrestlebacks action tomorrow morning.

Redshirt senior Johnny Eblen ended Mizzou’s day on a positive note with another Tiger bonus points victory, as he defeated No. 13 Tanner Weatherman by 8-0 major decision.

Nine of ten Mizzou grapplers remain alive following Thursday’s opening day, as redshirt sophomore Zach Synon was the only Tiger to see his season come to an end. Synon’s excellent 2014-15 season concludes with a 31-13 record and a 133 pound MAC Championship to his name.

2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships third session begins at 10 a.m. (CT) Friday morning. Session No. 4 is set for a 7 p.m. (CT) start time.

— MU Sports Information —