Chandler takes fifth, Marable seventh, Jordan third and Askren fifth
Chandler opened his day by wrestling against the No. 4 seed, Edinboro's Gregor Gillespie. Gillespie struck first, getting a takedown followed by two back points on Chandler. Gillespie then got another three back points to cruise to a 10-2 win over Chandler. In his match for fifth place, Chandler wrestled against Bloomsburg's Matt Moley. Chandler scored first against Moley by earning an escape in the second period. Chandler was then able to ride Moley out for long enough in the third period to get an additional point and win 2-1 to finish in fifth place and end his career on winning note. The win over Moley marked Chandler's 100th career victory.
"It's always nice to go out on a win like that," Chandler said. "Having that last match being my 100th win was really something special. I don't think it's me yet that my career's over and it's the last time I'll get to compete wearing the black and gold, but I'm really excited just to be an All-American."
Jordan wrestled against Penn State's Quinten Wright in his wrestle-back match. Jordan scored the first takedown. After an escape in the second period, in addition to having a minute of riding time advantage to get a 4-2 win. For third place, Jordan wrestled against Nebraska's Brandon Browne. Earlier this season, the two Big 12 grapplers split, with Jordan winning in the dual meet and Browne winning in the Big 12 Championship. In this match, Jordan scored the first takedown of the match and rode Browne out for the rest of the period. Jordan took down in the second period and was able to get an escape for an additional point. With the big lead at the start, Jordan ended up defeating Browne 4-0 to finish his Missouri career.
"It's a good feeling," Jordan said. "Obviously my goal was to be a national champion. But when things don't happen the way you want them to you have to put that behind you. I was really disappointed last night, but I had to come out and just have some fun today."
Marable wrestled for seventh place against Boise State's Tyler Sherfey. Marable gave up the first takedown, but got an escape, followed by a reversal and three back points in the second period to reclaim the lead. Marable ended up winning the match 6-4.
"It's been a rough weekend," MU Coach Brian Smith said of Marable. "He's had an upset stomach and a small concussion. In his first match, he nearly passed out. We weren't sure if he was going to be cleared (to wrestle), but in every match, it's been tough, he's been throwing up, it's been hard. For him to get through and still take seventh, it's a testament to his character and his pride in the program."
Askren wrestled against Maryland's Hudson Taylor in his wrestle-back match. After a scoreless first period, Askren took down, but was ridden out the entire period and gave up five back points. Askren ended up losing 8-0. In his match for seventh place against Boise State's Brent Chriswell, Askren struck first, scoring a takedown in the first period. Askren took down in the third period and got an escape to win 3-0.