WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The Newman wrestling team got off to a fast start, but saw that lead chipped away at as Central Missouri earned a 32-13 victory in each team's first MIAA dual of the season Friday night.

Dustin Reed built a lead then earned the fall at 5:55 to start things off at 125 pounds, giving the Jets (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) a 6-0 lead. Tyler Mies followed three weights later, ripping off nearfall points for a blazing 18-0 technical fall in the first period. That tied the score at 10-10 after the Jets were docked a point for unsportsmanlike conduct at an earlier weight.

The Mules (4-0, 1-0 MIAA) would go on a charge from there though, building an insurmountable lead over the next five weights before a thriller to end the night. At 285, Thor Balavage nearly had a takedown then fought off one from his opponent at the horn to send the bout into overtime, where the freshman got the takedown and a 3-1 win.

Newman is back in action Jan. 14 at the Midwest Duals, hosted by Nebraska-Kearney.

RESULTS

125: Dustin Reed (NU) fall Erick Vargas (UCM) 5:33; NU 6-0

133: John Feeney (UCM) fall Cole Sutterfield (NU) 6:48, Tied 6-6

*unsportmanslike penalty on NU, -1 team point; UCM 6-5

141: Bradley Irwin (UCM) md. Garrett Whitson (NU) 11-3; UCM 10-5

149: Tyler Mies (NU) tf. Zach Schridde (UCM) 3:00 (18-0); Tied 10-10

157: Steffon Fassett (UCM) fall Forlanda Parker (NU) 5:55; UCM 16-10

165: Jesse Reser (UCM) dec. Colton Duhr (NU) 9-3; UCM 19-10

174: Cody Carson (UCM) md. Kyle Ryan (NU) 17-4; UCM 23-10

184: Allan Person (UCM) dec. Noah Ornelas (NU) 6-3; UCM 26-10

197: Ben Lancaster (UCM) won by forfeit; UCM 32-10

285: Thor Balavage (NU) dec. Chase Miller (UCM) 3-1 (SV); UCM 32-13