2002-03 Truman Wrestling Schedule

DATE OPPONENT/TOURN. LOCATION TIME
Dec. 11 @ Central College Pella, Iowa L 29-10
Dec. 14 @ MacMurray Invitational Jacksonville, Ill. All Day
Jan. 3-4 @ Midwest Classic Indianapolis, Ind. All Day
Jan. 11 @ Simpson Invitational Indianola, Iowa All Day
JAN. 17 MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO) KIRKSVILLE 7 PM
Jan. 18 @ Central College Invitational Pella, Iowa All Day
Jan. 23 @ Missouri Valley Marshall, Mo. 7 pm
Jan. 25 @ Greyhound Duals Indianapolis, Ind. 10 am
Jan. 29 @ Lindenwood St. Charles, Mo. 7 pm
Feb. 1 @ Missouri Valley Open Marshall, Mo. All Day
FEB. 7 FT. HAYS STATE (KAN.) KIRKSVILLE 7 PM
Feb. 8 @ Simpson/vs. Dana Indianola, Iowa 4 pm
FEB. 13 MACMURRAY (ILL.) KIRKSVILLE 7 PM
FEB. 15 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY KIRKSVILLE 7 PM
FEB. 16 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE KIRKSVILLE 2 PM
Feb. 19 @ Missouri Baptist St. Louis 7 pm
MAR. 2 NCAA DIV. II MIDWEST REGIONAL KIRKSVILLE 10 AM
Mar. 14-15 NCAA Div. II Championships Wheeling, W. Va. All Day

Truman Wrestlers Fall to Central College in Season Opener The Bulldog wrestling team lost its season opener to Central College (Iowa) 29-10 on Wednesday night. It was the first win of the year for the Dutch, who improved to 1-9. Sophomore Merrick Meyer (St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North) at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Chris Pivirotto (St. Charles, Mo./Lindbergh) at 165 pounds and sophomore Gregg Nurrenberg (Fulton, Mo.) at 184 pounds registered Truman's three wins for the night, all by decision. Meyer was recently ranked eighth at 141 pounds in the National Wrestling Coaches Association regional rankings. Meyer qualified for the 2002 NCAA Division II championships as a freshman. Truman will be the site of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional championships on March 2, 2003.

Central 29, Truman 10
125-Peter Howard (CC) dec. Steve Cox (Truman), 9-7
133-Nick Valdez (CC) dec. Allen Stokes (Truman), 4-3
141-Merrick Meyer (Truman) dec. Derek Konrad (CC), 13-3
149-Clay Eaton (CC) won by forfeit
157-Dustin Roland (CC) dec. Corey Crandall (Truman), 10-2
165-Chris Pivirotto (Truman) dec. Bryan Llewellyn, 7-4
174-Tom Atkinson (CC) dec. Tom Tajkowski (Truman), 7-5
184-Greg Nurrenbern (Truman) dec. John McClure (CC), 7-2
197-Zac Whitehead (CC) dec. Marc Heinecke (Truman), 12-4
Hwt.-Rex Gray (CC) won by fall over Matt Sonn (Truman), 0:15.

Bulldogs Finish Second at MacMurray Invitational Truman's wrestling team finished second last weekend at the MacMurray Invitational. The Bulldogs scored 88.5 points, just behind Missouri Baptist College who won the event with 90.5 points. The Bulldogs had four champions on the day, starting with Allen Stokes at 133 pounds, 141-pounder Merrick Meyer, Corey Crandall in the 187-pound class and at 184 pounds was Gregg Nurrenbern. Meyer, currently ranked eighth in the region in his class, was also named the MacMurray Invitational MVP as selected by the officials and coaches. Placing second for Truman at 157 pounds was Kelley Latting, while Grant Strickland at 125 pounds and Chris Pivirotto at 165 were fifth. Matt Sonn was 2-2 in the heavyweight class. Steve Cox (125), Phil Esposito (125) and Tom Tajkowski (174) each went 0-2 at the Invitational. The Bulldogs are off until Jan. 3-4 when they resume action at the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis. Truman is 0-1 in duals so far this season after losing the season-opener to Central College (Iowa) 20-10 on Dec. 11.