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1 Schedule Dec. Central College (Pella, Iowa), 7 pm Dec. MacMurray Invit. (Jacksonville, Ill.), All Day Jan. Midwest Classic (Indianapolis), All Day Jan. Simpson Invit. (Indianola, Iowa), All Day JAN. 17 MINNESOTA STATE (MANKATO), 7 PM Jan. Central College Invit. (Pella, Iowa) All Day Jan. Missouri Valley (Marshall) 7 pm Jan. Indianapolis Greyhound Duals, 10 am Jan. Lindenwood (St. Louis), 7 pm Feb. Missouri Valley Open (Marshall), All Day FEB. 7 FT. HAYS STATE (KAN.), 7 PM Feb. Simpson (Indianola, Iowa) 4 pm FEB. 13 MACMURRAY (ILL.), 7 PM FEB. 15 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY, 7 PM FEB. 16 S. Ill. Univ.-EDWARDSVILLE, 2 PM Feb. Missouri Baptist (St. Louis), 7 pm MAR. 2 NCAA DIV. II MIDWEST REGIONAL, 10 AM Mar NCAA Div. II Champ. (Wheeling, W. Va.), All Day Athletics Media Relations MELISSA WARE, DIRECTOR 100 E. NORMAL, KB 215, KIRKSVILLE, MO OFFICE: FAX: HOME: MWARE@TRUMAN.EDU GOBULLDOGS. TRUMAN. EDU What s Inside Preview...1 Head Coach Dave Schutter & Support Staff...2 Meet The Bulldogs Results Statistics...10 Bulldog MVPs...10 s...11 Coaching s Plus Wins...12 Wrestling Terms...12 All-Time Dual Scores Pershing Dual s...14 Series s...15 Past NCAA Qualifiers...15 All-Time Letterwinners...16 What s In a Nickname...16 Past All-Americas...IBC Editor, Production & Copy: Melissa Ware ( 87), Director of Athletics Media Relations Production Assistant: Kevin Ebert Photography: Tim Barcus, PR Printed by Center for Printing and Publications Cover: Lechelle Calderwood On the cover (large picture): Merrick Meyer posted 32 wins and made his first trip to the NCAA tournament as a freshman last season Bulldog Roster Name Wt. Yr. Hometown Previous School Steve Cox 125 Fr. Bondurant, Iowa Bondurant-Farrar Corey Crandall * * 157 Sr. Buckner, Mo. Fort Osage Phil Esposito * So. Kansas City, Mo. Park Hill South Chris Hampton Fr. Marshfield, Mo. Marshfield Marc Heinecke * 184 Jr. Colorodo Springs Air Force Prep Bryan Jovick * * * HWT Sr. St. Louis CBC Kelley Latting 1 * * 165 Jr. St. Anne, Ill. Bishop Merrick Meyer * 141 So. St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell N. Gregg Nurrenbern * 184 So. Fulton, Mo. Fulton Chris Pivirotto Fr. St. Charles, Mo. Lindbergh Bo Rinehart * * * 165 Sr. Maysville, Mo. Maysville Matthew Sonn (Sahn) * HWT So. St. Louis Horton Watkins Allen Stokes * 133 So. Kansas City, Mo. Hickman Mills Grant Strickland * * 125 Jr. Wagoner, Okla. Wagoner Tom Tajkowski (Ty-cow-sky) * 174 So. St. Peters, Mo. DeSmet Dustin Teeman 149 So. St. Charles, Mo. St. Charles West Mike Wade Fr. Marine, Ill. Triad * Letters earned 1 Previously Redshirted 2 Redshirting the season. s do not include exhibition matches or those against junior colleges Preview (Above) Head coach Dave Schutter (top) and national qualifiers Merrick Meyer (left) and Grant Strickland (right). A total of 12 lettermen and two national qualifiers return this season, along with a trio of seniors. And with just three freshman on the squad, the Bulldogs will not have the problem of youth that plagued the 3-8 team of At the 125-pound weight class, the Dogs return junior Grant Strickland who earned his first trip to the NCAA tournament as an alternate by taking fifth-place at the Midwest regional meet last year. He will be pushed by sophomore Phil Esposito, as well as promising newcomer Steve Cox. Esposito has battled injuries the last couple of years, so Cox could get the call to step in should Strickland go down. The 133-pound spot returns Allen Stokes who posted 14 wins as a freshman last year and took third-place at the Coe Invitational after pinning three opponents. He is joined by newcomer Chris Hampton who is likely to redshirt the season. Merrick Meyer, perhaps the team s top returner, entered the year ranked eighth at 141 pounds in the Midwest. He made his first trip to the NCAA Division II championships last year after going for the Dogs and finishing third at regionals. The 149-pound spot looks to go to sophomore transfer Dustin Teeman. He joined the team in January and was the 2002 NAIA national champion at Lindwood University. Senior Corey Crandall returns at 157 where he posted the second-most wins on the team last year with 29. Senior Bo Rinehart is likely to return to his spot at 165 pounds where he has a record of over the last two years. Redshirt freshman Chris Pivirotto will also vie for the 165-pound position, as well as junior Kelley Latting. Latting s season was cut short with an injury at 149 pounds last year, but he was at 157 two years ago. The 174-pound spot will see the return of Tom Tajkowski who got seven wins as a true freshman last year. He will be joined by Mike Wade who is looking to gain experience in his first collegiate season, but could redshirt if Tajkowski does well. Junior Marc Heinecke and sophomore Gregg Nurrenbern will vie for top dog at 184 pounds. Last year, Heinecke won six matches at 197 before his season was shortned by an injury, while Nurrenbern had the third-most wins on the team with 19 at 174 pounds. If Heinecke takes over at 184, Nurrenbern could move up to 197. Sophomore Matt Sonn will also challenge for the 197-pound spot after gaining experience in 22 matches a year ago, but look for him to take over at heavyweight if senior Bryan Jovick can t go. After competing in front of the home crowd just once last season, the Bulldogs have six home meets this year, starting with Minnesota State University, Mankato on Jan. 17. is also the host of the 2003 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional meet on March 2. Bulldog Wrestling 1

2 Head Coach Dave Schutter Dave Schutter, who enters his 13th season as the Bulldogs' head coach, has guided four of s seven all-americas to six NCAA all-america finishes. Under his direction, team members have made 21 individual appearances at the national meet. He led the Bulldogs to fifth-place finishes at the Midwest regional championships four times, some of the best regional finishes in school history. Schutter was the Mid- South Wrestling Association coach of the year for the season, and was named the Midwest regional coach of the year in He has compiled 54 wins in his 12 seasons at, the most by any Bulldog coach, and guided the Dogs to their only undefeated season at in Schutter s teams have also enjoyed success in the classroom as his squads have placed among the top 10 on the National Wrestling Coaches Association list of academic teams for NCAA Division II for the last 13 seasons. He has also seen his student-athletes earn 25 places on the NWCA all-academic team. He began his collegiate wrestling career at Indiana University under Olympic champion Doug Blubaugh, compiling a record of 17-9 at 118 pounds. Schutter transferred to Indiana State the following year and moved up to 126 pounds for the next three years. He won six tournament titles and was the runner-up once. Schutter finished third in the NCAA Division I Midwest Regionals. He received a political science degree from Indiana State in Student Coach David Buhler Student Trainer Paul Hamilton From , he served in the U.S. Army, spending most of his military career as a member of the all-army wrestling team. Schutter competed in the Inter-Service Championships, U.S. Nationals and the Olympic Trials, and won numerous open tournaments while stationed in Wruzberg, Germany. He also won the U.S. Army European Freestyle and Greco-roman Championship at He had a cumulative record of and was a finalist for the 1988 Olympic Trials. In 1990, while training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Schutter suffered a career-ending neck injury at the height of a promising Greco-Roman wrestling career. Schutter then coached the Wruzberg team that won the VII Corps freestyle and Greco-Roman championships in Europe. Schutter believes in a theory of constantly striving to improve and in coaching a scholar-athlete, an athlete whose most important goal is to graduate with honors. He has a son, Dakota, who is 8-years-old, and a daughter Kami, who is 3-years-old. Manager Michelle Pike Manager Angela Reyes Returning NCAA Qualifiers Merrick Meyer 141 Pounds, Sophomore Career St. Charles Mo. (Francis Howell North) : Meyer completed a phenomenal freshman season with a stellar record, becoming just the 10th Bulldog to post over 30 wins in a season. At the NCAA regional championships, he finished third at 141 pounds, qualifying for his first national meet. At the NCAA Division II championships, Meyer went 1-2, registering his only win by a major decision During the season, he posted first-place finishes at the MacMurray and Central College Invitationals, and was third at the Dubuque Open and fourth at the Coe Invitational and Wisconsin Open. Tied the record for technical falls with three. Named to the Amateur Wrestling News all-rookie fifth team. He led the team with 10 falls, three technical falls and six major decisions. High School: Meyer earned four letters in wrestling and football, two in track and one in golf... with a 4.0 GPA, he earned all-academic team honors four years... in wrestling, he was team MVP three years in a row, placed four years at state, was a fourtime GAC title winner and finished his career with a record Personal: Born on Dec. 8, the son of Greg Meyer and Tracy Cotz... a business administration major. Grant Strickland 125 Pounds, Junior Wagoner, Okla. (Wagoner) Career : Strickland qualified for the national meet as an alternate at the 125-pound weight class after taking fifth-place at the Midwest regional meet. He went 0-2 at NCAA the meet. Strickland posted a second-place finish at the Coe College Invitational during the regular season, and was fourth at the Wisconsin Open and Central College Invitational. He charted the third-most pins on the team with seven and had one major decision : Strickland posted the third-most wins on the team with 16. He placed first at the Wisconsin Open at 125 pounds and was second at the Coe Open. Strickland also finished third at the Upper Iowa Open, fourth at the Ed South Championships and was fifth at the NCAA Midwest regional meet. High School: Strickland was a three-time state qualifier and finished third at the state meet as a sophomore... he was a member of the Oklahoma Greco team in got his 100th win by a pin. Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1981, in Corpus Christi, Texas... the son of Warren and Mitzi Strickland... a psychology major. Bulldog Wrestling 3

3 Returning Lettermen Corey Crandall 157 Pounds, Senior Buckner, Mo. (Ft. Osage) Career : Crandall started the year with an impressive 4-0 record at the Coe Invitational, earning a first-place finish at 157 pounds. In the Wisconsin Open, he went 5-1 en route to a third-place showing, and at the MacMurray Invitational, Crandall posted a 4-0 record to win at 157. A fourth-place finish at the Central College Invitational was next up for Crandall. He had the second-most pins on the team with nine and had one technical fall and two major decisions. Crandall was named to the all-academic second team by the NWCA and was a member of the MIAA at-large commissioner s academic honor roll : Crandall had his first 20-win season and recorded the second-most wins on the team, tying the Bulldog record for technical falls with three. He was third at the Ed South Championships, the Central College Invitational and the MacMurray Invitational at 165 pounds. Crandall was also fourth at the Coe College Invitational. He was named an academic all-america by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and was a member of the MIAA commissioner s at-large academic honor roll : Third at MacMurray Invitational at 149 pounds, going 3-1 for the day. High School: Crandall lettered four times in wrestling and track and twice in football... named a Kansas City scholar-athlete of the year after going undefeated at 140 pounds with a 47-0 record... state champion and a firstteam all-area and all-conference... set record for career wins. Personal: Born March 23, 1981, in Independence, Mo.... the son of Curt and Debra Crandall... a computer science and business management major. Phil Esposito 125 Pounds, Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South) Career : Esposito redshirted : Esposito tallied his first collegiate win at the Coe College Duals, pinning his Millikin opponent in 2:46. High School: Esposito was a three-sport athlete, competing in wrestling, football and powerlifting. He earned all-conference recognition in wrestling and was a twotime captain of the junior varsity football team.. Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1981, in Kansas City, Mo.... the son of Cheryl Grieb and Phil Esposito... a math/pre-eduction major Returning Lettermen Marc Heinecke 184 Pounds, Junior Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Force Prep) : : Heinecke started the season off strong at the Coe Invitational with a 3-2 record, claiming fifth-place at 197 pounds. At the Central College Invitational, he merited another fifth-place finish after going 2-2. His season was cut short due to an injury. Was fourth in rushing on the football team with 106 yards on 26 carries as a reserve : He was a member of the team, but did not compete. Performed on the football team as a running back. High School: Heinecke lettered three years in football and wrestling and two years in baseball and track... an all-conference and all-area football player... set state records with 47 carries in a game and fastest pin in wrestling (four seconds)... football team MVP... academic all-state. Personal: Heinecke was born on March 22, 1980, in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.... the son of Steve and Robin Heinecke... qualified for the Junior National Olympics in track in the 4x was fourth on the football team in rushing in 2002 with 26 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown, and no lost yardage... an exercise science major. Kelley Latting 165 Pounds, Jr., St. Anne, Ill Career (Bishop McNamara) : After seven outings, Latting s season was ended due to an injury. He finished second at 149 pounds at the Coe Invitational, was third at the Wisconsin Open and took first-place at the MacMurray Invitational. Latting was named a second-team NWCA academic all-america and was a member of the MIAA commissioner s at-large academic honor roll : Latting led the team as a a freshman with 32 wins, just the eighth 30-win season in team history... won the 157-pound match at the Coe Open and was second at the Ed South Championships... he also placed fourth at 157 pounds at the Upper Iowa Open... Latting won his first two bouts of the year, including a 9-5 decision over an NCAA Division I opponent from the University of Missouri : Latting earned an injury redshirt after competing in five meets and posting a record of 1-5. High School: Latting was a four-year letterwinner in wrestling and earned two letters as a defensive back on the football team... voted the team s most improved freshman and served as a team captain his senior year... named all-city as a junior and senior and was all-state in his final campaign... his senior year, his football team placed second in the state. Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1981, in Kankakee, Ill.... the son of Michael and Nina Latting... a business administration/management major. Bryan Jovick Heavyweight, Sr., St. Louis (CBC) Career Career : Jovick recorded his first win since his freshman year at the Central College Invitational, pinning his opponent in 1:08 for a fifth-place finish... a member of the MIAA at-large commissioner s academic honor roll : He placed fourth at heavyweight at the MacMurray Invitational and Coe College Open... a member of the MIAA commissioner s at-large academic honor roll : Jovick garnered a sixth-place finish at heavyweight in his first open at South Dakota State. High School: Jovick was a two-year letterwinner at heavy weight... earned two letters in football and track and field... won the district wrestling championship as a senior. Personal: Born Feb. 16, 1981, in St. Louis... the son of Tim Jovick and Marybeth McBryan... an exercise science/pre-med major. Bulldog Wrestling 5

4 Returning Lettermen Greg Nurrenbern 184 Pounds, Sophomore Fulton, Mo. (Fulton) Bo Rinehart 165 Pounds, Senior Maysville, Mo. (Maysville) Career : Nurrenbern charted the third highest number of wins on the team. At the Coe invitational, he placed third, going 5-1 at 174 pounds. He followed up with a second-place finish at the Wisconsin-Parkside Open and placed second at the Dubuque Open later in the year. Nurrenbern also posted fifth-place finishes at the MacMurray and Central College Invitationals, and was sixth at the NCAA Midwest regional meet at 174. He had six pins, along with two technical falls and four major decisions. High school: In , Nurrenbern captured fourth-place at the state competition... set a school record for most pins at 25. Personal: Born March 2, 1983, in Joliet, Ill.... the son of Jim and Mary Nurrenbern... pursuing a degree in nursing Career : Rinehart obtained his first victories of the year at the Coe Invitational where he went 2-2 for a fourth-place finish at 165 pounds. He also turned in a second-place showing at Central College and had one technical fall for the season : He charted fourth-place finishes at 165 pounds at the Coe Open and MacMurray Invitational : Rinehart finished in fifth-place in the 157-pound weight class at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships. He also posted a third-place finish at the Central College Invitational. High School: Rinehart was a four-time first-team all-conference selection in wrestling and was named to the all-district team three times... earned all-state honors his final two seasons and was the wrestling team s MVP four years... set school records for wins in a season (36) and a career (122) and most takedowns in a season (140)... an all-conference and all-district performer in track and in football as a quarterback and linebacker. Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1981, in Maysville, Mo.... the son of Rod Rinehart and Johni Foulk... a business administration major. Returning Lettermen Matthew Sonn Heavyweight, Sophomore St. Louis (Ladue Horton Watkins) : Sonn started the year with a 2-1 record at the Central Missouri Open at 197 pounds. High school: Sonn lettered three years in wrestling... as a senior, he captained the wrestling team and made all-conference... his junior year, he lettered as a defensive end on the football team... also lettered three times in track and field. Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1982, in Indianapolis... the son of Mitchell Sonn... a political science major. Allen Stokes 133 Pounds, Sophomore Kansas City, Mo. (Hickman Mills) Career : Stokes opened the season with a third-place finish at the Coe Invitational where he had three of his four falls for the season. He also tallied fifthplace finishes at the MacMurray and Central College Invitationals. High School: He competed in three varsity sports, playing second base for the baseball team as a junior and senior, earning three letters for cross-country and competing four years on the wrestling team. As a junior, he placed fourth in the state at 125 pounds. His senior year, he moved up to the 130 pounds and took second-place at state. Personal: Born July 31, 1982, in Overland Park, Kan.... the son of Lanette Stokes... an exercise science major. Tom Tajkowski 174 Pounds, Sophomore Career Career St. Peters, Mo. (Desmet) : : Tajkowski charted an eighth-place finish at the MacMurray Invitational and pinned three opponents for the year. High School: In addition to wrestling, he played football for three years as a defensive tackle and rugby all four years, making one trip to nationals. Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1982, in St. Louis... the son of Gerald and Mary Tajkowski... an exercise science major Bulldog Wrestling 7

5 Returning Squadmember Chris Pivirotto 165 Pound, Fr., St. Charles Mo. (Lindbergh) : Pivirotto redshirted the season. High School: He lettered four years in wrestling and as a senior in soccer... named all-district and all-metro as a sophomore and senior wrestler... all-state and team MVP as a senior in wrestling... posted the second-most wins in school history with a career record of made it to the state final as a senior. Personal: Born Aug. 26, 1982, in St. Louis... the son of Joe and Doreen Pivirotto... an undeclared major. Newcomers Steve Cox 125 Pound, Fr., Bondurant, Iowa (Bondurant-Farrar) Dustin Teeman 149 Pounds, So., St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles West) Chris Hampton 133 Pounds, Fr., Marshfield Mo. (Marshfield) Mike Wade 174 Pounds, Fr., Marine, Ill (Triad) Results Dual Date Opponent Team Score Place Finishers Place Wt. Nov. Central Missouri Open Nov. Coe College Invitational Corey Crandall 1st 157 Grant Strickland 2nd 125 Kelley Latting 2nd 149 Allen Stokes 3rd 125 Gregg Nurrenbern 3rd 174 Bo Rinehart 4th 165 Merrick Meyer 4th 141 Marc Heinecke 5th 197 Nate Kessen 6th 184 Bryan Jovick 6th HW Dec. Wisconsin Open (Kenosha) Gregg Nurrenbern 2nd 174 Corey Crandall 3rd 157 Kelley Latting 3rd 149 Grant Strickland 4th 125 Merrick Meyer 4th 141 Dec. MacMurray Invitational (Jacksonville, Ill.) 4th/11 Merrick Meyer 1st 141 Kelley Latting 1st 149 Corey Crandall 1st 157 Allen Stokes 5th 133 Gregg Nurrenbern 5th 174 Nate Kessen 6th 184 Tom Tajkowski 8th 174 Jan. Midwest Championships 16th/18 Jan. Central College Invitational Merrick Meyer 1st 141 Nolyn Wagner 2nd 149 Bo Rinehart 2nd 165 Grant Strickland 4th 125 Corey Crandall 4th 157 Bryan Jovick 4th HW Allen Stokes 5th 133 Gregg Nurrenbern 5th 174 Marc Heinecke 5th 197 Nate Kessen 6th 184 Jan. Nebraska-Kearney L Jan. Fort Hays State (Kan.) L 35-6 Jan. Central Missouri State Duals vs. Southwest State (Minn), L vs. Northern State (S.D.) W vs. Minnesota State U., Moorhead L 41-4 Feb. Dubuque Open Corey Crandall 1st 157 Gregg Nurrenbern 2nd 174 Merrick Meyer 3rd 141 Nolyn Wagner 3rd 149 Feb. Minnesota State Univ., Mankato L 34-8 Feb. 7 CENTRAL COLLEGE W Feb. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville L Feb. Lindenwood L Feb. Central Missouri State L 42-4 Feb. MacMurray (Ill.) W 45-3 Feb. NCAA Midwest Regional T-7th/11 teams Grant Strickland 5th 125 Merrick Meyer 3rd 141 Corey Crandall 5th 157 Greg Nurrenbern 6th 174 Mar. 8-9 NCAA Division II Championships 29th/35 teams Bulldog Wrestling 9

6 Statistics Name T2 E1 R2 N2 N3 N4 P1 P2 RT1 Pins TF MD Aaron Armstrong David Buhler Corey Crandall Marc Heinecke Kelly Hewitt Bryan Jovick Nate Kessen Kelley Latting Merrick Meyer Gregg Nurrenbern Bo Rinehart Matthew Sonn Allen Stokes Grant Strickland Tom Tajkowski Phil Wilkey Nolyn Wagner Team Totals Legend: T2-Takedown, E1-Escape, R2-Reversal, N2-Two-Point Near Fall, N3-Three-Point Near Fall, N4-Four-Point Near Fall, RT1-Riding Time, TF-Technical Falls, MD-Major Decisions MIAA Finish Don Rowden 1 Runner-up Dick Kelly 1 1st Rich Beard 1 1st Curd Alexander 2 1st & MVP Rich Beard 1st Rich Beard 1st Ray Moncavage 3rd George Simmons 1st Dan Klein Runner-up Matt Stallings Runner-up Jay Gassman 3rd Glenn DeHart 1st & MVP Dave Peters Runner-up Dave Peters Runner-up Bob Ensminger 1st Keith Moore 1st Mike Duffy 1st Mike Duffy 1st Tim DeHart 3rd Tim DeHart 1st & MVP Phil Malloy 1st Guy Frazier 3 3rd Jerald Harter MVP Dave McLaughlin * Roger Osweiler * Bulldog MVPs Regional Finish Jason Lind 4th Justin Naumovitz 3rd Irving Ward None Bryant Gaines None Justin Naumovitz 3rd Justin Naumovitz 3rd Karega Scott 3rd Kevin Bates 2nd Andy Rouse 2nd Karega Scott 3rd Kevin Bates 2nd Calvin Buhler None Karega Scott 2nd Calvin Buhler None Calvin Buhler 2nd Brad Kieffer 2nd Kelley Latting None Merrick Meyer 3rd Grant Strickland 5th * The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association no longer sponsors wrestling. 1 in duals only 2 NCAA College Division Champion 3 Third-place finisher in NCAA DII Midwest Regional Bulldog s Individual Single Match FASTEST FALL: (9 sec.) Joe Ippolito vs. Wm. Penn (Iowa), INDIVIDUAL POINTS: (37) Jerry Becker vs. Simpson (Iowa), TAKEDOWNS: (13) Justin Naumovitz, '90-91 NEAR FALLS: (5) Justin Naumovitz, & Jason Lind, Individual Single Season BEST RECORD: (14-0-0) Dick Kelly, '65-66 WINS: (37) Irving Ward, & Calvin Buhler, CONSECUTIVE WINS: (21) Rich Beard, CONSECUTIVE DUAL WINS: (14) Mike Duffy, FALLS: (18) Calvin Buhler, TECHNICAL FALLS: (3) Justin Naumovitz, ; Corey Crandall, ; & Merrick Meyer, CONSECUTIVE FALLS: (6) Calvin Buhler, TAKEDOWNS: (150) Mike Duffy, REVERSALS: (36) Jerry Becker, ESCAPES: (72) Andy Rouse, TWO-POINT NEAR FALLS: (26) Jeff Courtright, Year Coach W-L-T MIAA* H.A. Walmsley th H.A. Walmsley nd H.A. Walmsley st H.A. Walmsley st Tony Yelovich st Bruce Craddock nd Bruce Craddock th Larry Clemens th Larry Clemens th Richard Beard th Richard Beard th Ralph Manning rd Ralph Manning st Mark Gervais st Mark Gervais rd Mark Gervais th Bill Armstrong rd Dave Harms th Dave Harms th Don Frazier th Don Frazier th Coaches s THREE-POINT NEAR FALLS: (30) Kurt Clevenger, & Justin Naumovitz, MAJOR DECISIONS: (8) Mike Duffy, , Karega Scott, ; Calvin Buhler, & Brad Kieffer, TEAM POINTS: (183) Calvin Buhler, Career BEST RECORD: ( ) Mike Duffy, VICTORIES: (122) Calvin Buhler, FALLS: (44) Calvin Buhler, Team Single Season BEST RECORD: (16-1) POINTS SCORED BY TRUMAN: (760) '90-91 FEWEST POINTS SCORED BY OPPONENTS: (78) DUAL MEET POINTS: (60) vs. William Penn (Iowa), DUAL WINS: (16) FALLS: (54) TAKEDOWNS: (467) NEAR FALLS: (212) REVERSALS: (172) ESCAPES: (393) Year Coach W-L-T Region Mike Knight th Mike Knight th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th David Schutter th * No longer a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association sport. Bulldog Wrestling 11

7 Bulldogs With W 20+ WinsW Curd Alexander (25-6-1) Eric Ashby ( ) & (28-12) Kevin Bates (21-20) , (22-18) & (20-14) & (30-7) Rich Beard (21-9) , (21-1-1) & (22-6-2) Chris Benner (20-13) , (25-9), Aaron Berns (21-17) Chris Brown (20-15) , (20-17) , (21-14) , (21-16) Calvin Buhler * (26-15) , (34-6) , (25-12) & (37-7) Jeff Courtright (21-11) & (26-12) Corey Crandall (22-23) , (29-13) Glenn DeHart (23-4) Tim DeHart (21-8) & (23-8) Mike Duffy (20-7) , (25-5) & (30-3-1) Guy Frazier ( ) & (22-14) Bryant Gaines (23-15) , (26-16) , (31-15) & (27-10) Jay Gassman (23-8) Jerald Harter (23-9-1) '84-85 Scott Johnson (20-15) & (21-12) Brad Kieffer (25-10) , (27-12) & (36-6) Decision: Worth three team points. If no fall has been scored in the match and time has expired, the wrestler with the most match points will be declared the winner. In result of a tie in match points, the decision will be a draw in dual meets. Default: Worth six team points. Awarded when one wrestler is unable to continue for any reason. Disqualification: Worth six team points. When a wrestler has exceeded the limit of penalties allowed in a match. Escape: Worth one individual point. Occurs when the defensive wrestler gains a neutral position and the offensive wrestler has lost control while the supporting points of either wrestler are in bounds. Fall: Worth six team points. Any part of both shoulders held in contact with the mat for one second. Forfeit: Worth six team points. Received when an opponent, for any reason, fails to appear for the match. Major Decision: Worth four team points. Occurs when the margin of victory after three periods is eight through 14 points. Wrestling Terms Tim Krouse (21-14) Kelley Latting (32-17) Jason Lind (22-15) & (23-13) Phil Malloy (22-8) Matt Markham (23-18) & (25-19) Kim McDaniel (22-8) Dave McLaughlin (28-7) '85-86 Merrick Meyer (33-11) Keith Moore (22-10) , (22-5-1) & (24-4) Justin Naumovitz (27-9) & (34-6) Roger Osweiler (20-14) & (20-16) Dave Peters (21-10) Andy Rouse (22-17) & (20-17) George Simmons (20-3-1) Erik Simms (21-14) Karega Scott (26-7) '95-96 Irving Ward ( ) , ( ) & (22-18) Chris Wehr (22-8) Wrestlers with 30-plus wins are in bold * Buhler holds record for most individual career wins (119-41). Near Fall: Worth two or three individual points. A position in which the offensive wrestler has his opponent in a controlled pinning situation for two seconds (worth two points). If the same criteria is met for five seconds, three points shall be awarded. Reversal: Worth two individual points. When the defensive wrestler comes from underneath and gains control of the opponent, either on the mat or in a rear-standing position. Riding Time: Worth one individual point. When one wrestler has gained more than a minute difference than his opponent in the top (controlled) position, at the end of a match, the referee will award one point for this advantage. Takedown: Worth two individual points. Awarded when, from the neutral position, a contestant gains control and places his opponent s supporting points down on the mat beyond reaction time. Technical Fall: Worth four or five team points. Received when a wrestler has earned a 15-point advantage over the opponent. If he was also awarded a near fall, five points are awarded. If not, four points shall be awarded Year-By-Year Dual Scores (7-4) MacMurray (Ill), 26-5 William Jewell, Drake Univ., 31-6 Missouri (Freshmen), 9-28 Washington Univ., 5-33 Northwest Mo. St., 8-28 Western Illinois, Drake Univ., 30-5 Westminster, 43-0 Parsons College, Missouri Valley, (12-2) William Jewell, Iowa Wesleyan, 35-5 Graceland College, Drake Univ., 24-3 Parsons College, Western Ill. Univ., Midwestern Ill., 34-2 Tarkio College, 34-5 Northwest Mo. St., Univ. of Mo., 8-23 Southwest Mo. St., 27-9 Missouri Valley, 25-5 Central Mo. St., Southeast Mo. St., (12-5-1) Parsons College, Eastern Iowa CC, Iowa Wesleyan, 30-6 Kirkwood Ozark Club, Univ. of Mo., 8-23 Southeast Mo. St., 35-8 Graceland College, Central Mo. St., Univ. of Mo., Northwest Mo. St., 9-20 Principia College, 31-8 Southwest Mo. St., Kansas St. Univ., 8-22 William Jewell, 25-6 Drake Univ., 25-6 Missouri Valley, 35-0 Washington Univ., 46-0 Wayne St. (Neb.), (16-1) Graceland College, 34-5 Univ. of Mo., Nebraska-Omaha, 3-31 William Jewell, 34-2 Eastern Ill. Univ., 32-9 Central Mo. St., Kansas St. Univ., Southwest Mo. St., 41-5 Iowa Wesleyan, 37-0 Western Illinois, 26-3 Wayne St. (Neb.), Lea College, 27-6 Millikin won by default Northwest Mo. St., Washington Univ., 41-0 Southeast Mo. St., 33-5 MacMurray College, (6-8) Western Illinois, 27-9 Univ. of Nebraska, 5-30 Bemidji St. (Minn.), Wayne St. (Neb.), Central Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., Upper Iowa, Northern Iowa, North Dakota St., 3-31 Eastern Illinois, Whitewater St. (Wis.), Wayne St. (Neb.), Univ. of Missouri, 5-26 Southwest Mo. St., (7-2-1) Parsons College, 36-0 Graceland College, Missouri-Rolla, 34-0 Western Ill. Univ., Northwest Mo. St., 32-5 Central Mo. St., Southwest Mo. St., 36-8 S. Ill.-Edwardsville, Univ. of Mo., Nebraska-Omaha, (7-10) Parsons College, Univ. of Missouri, 6-42 Graceland College, 40-7 Southwest Mo. St., Illinois St., 8-34 Northwest Mo. St., 9-25 Nebraska-Omaha, 8-28 Central Mo. State, Emporia St., 26-9 Missouri-Rolla, 34-9 Western Ill. Univ., 6-38 Eastern Ill. Univ., Whitewater (Wis.), MacMurray College, 9-27 S. Ill.-Edwardsville, Southwest Mo. St., Missouri-St. Louis, (4-11) Parsons College, MacMurray, Meramec CC, Univ. of Ill., 6-27 Morningside, Graceland, Northwest Mo. St., 7-30 Univ. of Missouri, 3-38 Central Mo. St., 6-36 Lincoln Univ., 42-9 Western Ill. Univ., 8-32 Northern Iowa, 3-41 Southwest Mo. St., S. Ill.-Edwardsville, Nebraska-Omaha, (6-9) Southeast Mo. St., MacMurray, Missouri, 6-48 Aurora (Ill.), 42-9 Indiana Central, North Park (Ill.), Missouri-Rolla, Southwest Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., 9-26 Franklin & Marshall, 7-33 S. Ill.-Edwardsville, 6-38 Central Mo. St., 6-27 Western Ill. Univ., 9-33 Lincoln Univ., Nebraska-Omaha, (2-10) MacMurray, 6-32 Graceland College, Evansville (Ind.), Indiana Central, Missouri-Rolla, 46-3 Central Mo. St., 5-29 Northwest Mo. St., Southeast Mo. St., Western Ill. Univ., 9-35 Univ. of Missouri, 9-34 Lincoln Univ., Southwest Mo. St., (9-7) MacMurray, William Penn., Southeast Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., Western Ill. Univ., 5-30 Franklin Col., Forfeit Evansville (Ind.), Forfeit Nebraska-Omaha, 6-37 Peru St., Forfeit Missouri-Rolla, Central Mo. St., Univ. of Mo, 6-35 Graceland, Southwest Mo. St., Lincoln Univ., 9-33 Missouri-St. Louis, Forfeit (8-6) William Penn, Missouri-Rolla, Central Missouri St., 7-40 Northwest Mo. St., Southeast Mo. St., Southwest Mo. St., Graceland College, MacMurray, Missouri-St. Louis, Southwest Mo. St., Lincoln Univ., 54-6 Western Ill. Univ., Coe College, Graceland College, (13-1) Missouri-Rolla, Central Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., Wayne St. (Neb.), Southeast Mo. St., 41-3 William Penn, 36-9 Western Ill. Univ., Graceland College, Neb. Wesleyan, 48-3 William Jewell, 51-0 Missouri-St. Louis, 50-0 Southwest Mo. St., Lincoln Univ., 51-6 MacMurray, (10-2-1) Central Mo. St., MacMurray, Missouri-Rolla, 31-6 William Penn, Northwest Mo. St., Southeast Mo. St., Nebraska-Omaha, Central Mo. St., Graceland College, Western Ill. Univ., Northern Ill. Univ., Lincoln Univ., 42-9 Southwest Mo. St., (9-5) Univ. of Nebraska, 9-40 Wheaton College, Western Ill. Univ., Southeast Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., Midland Lutheran (NE), Nebraska-Omaha, 8-31 Northern Iowa, 3-42 Lincoln Univ., Southwest Mo. St., Missouri-St. Louis, 42-6 Graceland, Central Mo. St., Missouri-Rolla, (6-9) Northern Iowa, 0-47 Eastern Ill. Univ., 9-45 Graceland, Augustana (Ill.), 3-36 Northwest Mo. St., Southeast Mo. St., S. Ill. Edwardsville, Central College, Nebraska-Omaha, 6-43 Southwest Mo. St., Central Mo. St., (4-7) Northwest Mo. St., 9-44 Drake Univ., 7-29 Central College, Nebraska-Omaha, 6-36 Concordia College, Blackhawk College, 37-9 Central Mo. St., Missouri Rolla, Southwest Mo. St., William Jewell, 33-9 Johnson Co. J. C., (4-9) Monmouth, Washington Univ., Drake Univ., 6-33 Central Mo. St., 9-34 Southwest Mo. St., 0-41 Northwest Mo. St., Central College, 6-38 Northwest Mo. St., 5-32 Drake Univ., Missouri-Rolla, Central Mo. St., William Jewell, (6-11) Monmouth (Ill.), Northwest Mo. St., 9-38 Drake Univ., 6-47 Southwest Mo. St., Central Mo. St., Central College, 2-45 Drake Univ., 6-42 Central Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., 9-41 Western Ill. Univ., 9-32 Chicago St., S. Ill. Edwardsville, 0-48 Wartburg (Iowa), Missouri-Rolla, Simpson (Iowa), Upper Iowa, Southwest Mo. St., (10-9) Monmouth, Northwest Mo. St., 9-38 Drake Univ., 6-47 Southwest Mo. St., Central Mo. St., Central College, 2-45 Drake Univ., 6-42 Central Mo. St., Northwest Mo. St., 9-41 Western Ill., 9-32 Chicago St., S. Ill. Edwardsville, 0-48 Wartburg, Missouri-Rolla, Simpson, Upper Iowa, Southwest Mo. St., (5-10) Simpson (Iowa), 43-7 William Penn, Dubuque Univ., Colorado Mines, Drake Univ., 3-40 Morgan St. (Md.), Central Mo. St., 7-41 Monmouth, Northwest Mo. St., 4-43 Buena Vista, Missouri-Rolla, Coe (Iowa), Loras (Iowa), Central College, 9-44 MacMurray, Bulldog Wrestling 13

8 Year-By-Year Dual Scores (3-13) Drake Univ., 4-43 MacMurray, North Central, Southwest Mo. St., 6-45 Central Mo. St., 0-55 S. Ill. Edwardsville, 5-49 Augustana (Ill.), 6-50 Drake Univ., 6-41 Central Mo. St., 3-45 William Jewell, Dubuque Univ., Northwestern, Dana College, Monmouth College, Coe College, Kansas Univ., (10-13) Buena Vista, Drake Univ., 3-40 Chicago St. Univ., 42-6 MacMurray, Wm. Penn (Iowa), 54-4 Univ. of Missouri, 6-36 Southwest Mo. St., Central College, 9-34 Southwest Mo. St., Monmouth College, William Penn, Central Mo. St., 9-30 Olivet Nazarene, Dana College, 33-6 Univ. of Dubuque, Valparaiso Univ., 37-7 William Jewell, 54-0 Drake Univ., 9-30 Central Mo. St., 6-33 Simpson College, Buena Vista, William Jewell, 52-3 Millikin Univ., Year W-L-T Pct (6-11) Adams St. (Colo.), Ft. Hays St. (Kan.), Drake Univ., 0-37 Central Mo. St., Central College, Monmouth College, Upper Iowa, Central Mo. St., 6-31 Ft. Hays St. (Kan.), Drake Duals, 0-14 Valparaiso Univ., Dubuque (Iowa), 48-9 William Jewell, Chicago State, Dana College, Simpson College, Southwest Mo. St., (5-13) Central Missouri, Southeast Mo. St., Lindenwood, 39-6 Army (West Point), 2-39 Toledo (Ohio), Missouri Valley, 37-9 Drake Univ., 0-40 Fort Hays S. (Kan.), William Jewell, Drake Univ., 3-35 Valparaiso Univ., Missouri Valley, Central Oklahoma, 6-44 Nebraska-Kearney, 9-43 Central Mo. St., Loras(Iowa), Simpson College, 3-45 Central College, (11-0-1) William Penn, 60-0 Simpson College, Central Mo. St., Nebraska-Kearney, Missouri Valley, Cornell College, Year W-L-T Pct Lindenwood, 41-6 S. Ill. Edwardsville, Fort Hays St. (Kan.), Missouri Valley, Central Mo. St., Olivet Nazarene., (2-5) Central College, Missouri Valley, 6-31 Central Mo. St., 31-9 Adams State (Colo.), 44-0 Ft. Hays St. (Kan.), Missouri Valley, Nebraska-Kearney, (1-11) Central (Iowa), Central Missouri, 3-43 Nebraska-Kearney, 9-39 Dana (Neb.), Wisconsin-Parkside, 6-39 Central Oklahoma, 0-45 Simpson (Iowa), Wartburg (Iowa), Loras (Iowa), Augustana (S.D.), 3-48 Missouri Valley, 6-36 Missouri Valley, (5-8) Monmouth (Ill.), Simpson (Iowa), Cornell (Iowa), Augustana (Ill.) (W), 22-22* Loras (Iowa), MacMurray (Ill.), 52-0 Chadron (Neb.) (W), 22-22* Northern Iowa, 4-45 Wis.-LaCrosse, 0-49 Missouri, Missouri Valley, 6-38 Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 9-28 Central Missouri, (3-5) Chadron St. (Neb.), Missouri, MacMurray, 3-46 S. Ill. U.-Edwardsville, 38-6 Missouri Valley, 9-43 Central Missouri, Iowa State, 6-36 Northern Illinois, (9-9) Univ. of Minnesota, 0-57 Augustana (Ill.), Simpson (Iowa), Augustana (Ill.), Coe (Iowa), Wm. Penn (Iowa), 50-0 Lindenwood Univ., MacMurray (Ill.), S. Ill. U.-Edwardsville, Northern State, 45-6 Nebraska-Kearney, 9-33 Missouri Valley, 3-38 Northern Illinois, 9-34 Iowa State, 4-40 Wisconsin, 6-40 Simpson (Iowa), 7-34 Upper Iowa, Central Missouri, (3-7) Augustana(S.D.), Central (Iowa), MacMurray (Ill.), Lindenwood Univ, Northern Illinois, Missouri Valley, 43-6 Iowa State, 9-47 Missouri Valley, 9-29 Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma, (3-10-1) Minn. St., Mankato, Central (Iowa), Lindenwood, Bulldogs Pershing Dual s Year W-L-T Pct Nebraska-Kearney, Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 3-42 Gardner Webb, Shippensburg, Kutztown, Gannon (Pa.), Coe (Iowa), Central Oklahoma, 3-42 S. Ill. U.-Edwardsville, Central Missouri, 40-5 MacMurray, (2-11) Minn. St., Moorehead, 47-3 Millikin (Ill.), Elmhurst (Ill.), 39-6 Coe (Iowa), S. Ill. U. Edwardsville, 46-9 # Wis.-Parkside, Minn. St., Mankato, 35-6 Northern St. (S.D.), Dickinson St. (S.D.), 40-6 Central Oklahoma, 38-6 Central Missouri, 34-9 MacMurray, (3-8) Nebraska-Kearney, Fort Hays( Kan.), 6-35 Southwest St. (Minn), Northern St. (S.D.), Minn. St., Moorehead, 4-41 Minn. St., Mankato, 8-34 Central (Iowa), S. Ill. U.-Edwardsville, Lindenwood, Central Missouri, 4-42 MacMurray, 45-3 * won by tiebreaker # later forfeited match due to use of ineligible wrestler Year W-L-T Pct TOTAL Adams State, Colo Augustana College (Ill.) Augustana (S.D.) Aurora (Ill.) Bemidji State Univ. (Minn.) Blackhawk College Buena Vista (Iowa) Central Col. (Iowa) Central Missouri Central Oklahoma Chadron State (Neb.) Chicago State Coe College (Iowa) Colorado Mines Concordia College (N.Y.) Cornell College (Iowa) Dana College (Neb.) Dickinson St. (S.D.) Drake Univ. (Iowa) Dubuque (Iowa) Eastern Ill. Univ Eastern Iowa C.C Elmhurst College Evansville (Ind.) Fort Hays State (Kan.) Franklin College (Ind.) Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) Gannon (Pa.) Gardner-Web (S.C.) Graceland College Illinois State University of Illinois Indiana Central Iowa State Dual Series s Iowa Wesleyan Johnson County JC Kansas U. Wrestling Club Kansas State Kemper Military Academy Kirkwood Ozark AAU Club Kutztown (Pa.) Lea College (Minn.) Lincoln Lindenwood Loras College (Iowa) MacMurray College (Ill.) Meramec CC Midland Lutheran (Neb.) Mid-Western Ill. Univ Millikin Univ. (Ill.) University of Minnesota Minnesota St. U.-Mankato Minnesota St. U.-Moorhead Missouri-Columbia Missouri-Rolla Missouri-St. Louis Missouri Valley Monmouth (Ill.) Morningside (Iowa) Morgan State (Md.) Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska Wesleyan North Central College North Dakota State Northern Illinois Northern Iowa CC Northern Iowa Past NCAA Qualifiers Northern State (S.D.) North Park (Ill.) Northwest Missouri Northwestern (Iowa) Olivet Nazarene Col. (Ill.) Parsons College (iowa) Peru State (Neb.) U. of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Principia College Shippensburg Simpson (Iowa) Southeast Missouri S. Ill. U.-Edwardsville * Southwest Missouri Southwest State (Minn.) Tarkio U of Toledo (Ohio) Upper Iowa Valparaiso Wartburg (Iowa) Washington Univ. (Mo.) Wayne State Western Illinois West Point Westminster Wheaton College (Ill.) Whitewater State (Wis.) William Jewell William Penn (Iowa) Wisconsin Wisconsin-LaCrosse Wisconsin-Parkside * Match forfeited due to ineligibility on 1/20/ Merrick Meyer 141 DNP 1991 Aaron Berns 134 DNP 1970 Curd Alexander 118 DNP Grant Strickland 125 DNP 1982 Kurt Clevenger 134 DNP Larry Kersten 126 DNP 2001 Wyatt Pickering 184 DNP Tim DeHart 177 DNP Harry Brown 134 DNP 2000 Brad Kieffer 141 5th 1981 Kurt Clevenger 126 DNP Matt Stallings 142 DNP 1999 Calvin Buhler * 165 4th Whitney Conner 167 DNP Roger Hodapp 150 DNP Brad Kieffer 141 DNP 1980 Mike Duffy * 150 6th Steve Miller 158 DNP 1998 Karega Scott 118 8th 1979 Mike Duffy * 150 8th Dan Klein 167 DNP 1997 Brad Kieffer 126 DNP Keith Moore 158 DNP Stan Higgins 177 DNP Andy Rouse 150 DNP Dan Gerot 190 DNP John Sticht 190 DNP Karega Scott * 118 DNP 1978 Tony Ippolito 167 DNP Rich Beard * HWT 6th 1996 Kevin Bates 126 DNP Chris Wehr 190 DNP 1969 Curd Alexander # 115 DNP Karega Scott 118 DNP 1976 Dave Peters 142 DNP George Simmons 177 DNP 1995 Kevin Bates 134 DNP Keith Moore 158 DNP Rich Beard HWT DNP Andy Rouse 150 DNP Chris Wehr 167 DNP 1968 Curd Alexander * 115 1st Karega Scott * 118 8t 1974 Glenn DeHart 167 DNP Ray Moncavage 130 DNP 1994 Irving Ward 177 DNP 1973 Glenn DeHart 167 DNP George Simmons 177 DNP David Ganey 118 DNP 1971 Larry Kersten 126 DNP Rich Beard * HWT 4th Justin Naumovitz *167 7th Ray Moncavage 134 DNP * Earned all-america status Irving Ward 177 DNP Gene Proctor 177 DNP # Advanced to quarterfinals. Justin Naumovitz *167 4th George Simmons # HWT DNP DNP-Did not place. Bulldog Wrestling 15

9 Andrew Adams 80 Chuck Alberti 66 Curd Alexander 67, 68, 69, 70 Aaron Armstrong 2002 Bill Armstrong 74, Eric Ashby 89, 90, 91 Roosevelt Avery 76 Kevin Bates 92, '93, '95, 96 Rich Beard 67, 68, 69, 70 Gerald Becker 84, 85 Chris Benner 97, 98, 99, 2000 Mike Benzing 92 Aaron Berns 90, 91 Bob Bilder, 70, 71, 72 Will Bimson 97 Brent Bloyer 92 Jeffrey Bolin 80, 81 Steve Bretz 92 Garry Briggs 80 Josh Brooks 96 John Brothers 79, 80 Chris Brown 97, 98, 99, 2000 Harry Brown 69, 70 Michael Brown 81, 82 Duane Brucker 81, 83, 84 Scott Buckallew 94, 95, 97 Calvin Buhler 96, 97, 98, 99 Davis Buhler 2002 Brian Burke 78 Mike Burton, 73 Steve Burton 67 Tom Caldwell 92 John Callahan 80, 81, 82 Chris Cannon 91 Scott Carroll 83 Joel Caton 79 Donald Challis 80 John Chargois 66 Tom Chenoweth 66 Kurtis Clevenger Whitney Conner 78, 80, 81 Jeffrey Courtright 90, 91, 92,'93 Corey Crandall 2000, 01, 02 George Creason 89 Ralph Creed, 73 Don Cummings 98, 99, Taylor Cunningham 97 Todd Dando 92,'95 Jonnie Darrah 78, 80 Forest Decker 91 Glen DeHart 72, 73, 74 Tim DeHart 79, 80, 81, 82 All-Time Letterwinners Jim Dick 75 Mike Duffy 77, 78, 79, 80 Andy Dykens 94, '95 96, 97 Richard Dykes 84 Jeff Dzekunskas 86 Jon Eastlick 83 Shawn Ellingson 86, 89 Bob Ensminger 75, 76, 77 Mike Erz 97 Phillip Esposito 2001 William Fankhauser 83 Ryan Fish 94, 95, 97 Gabe Fisher 96, 98, 99 Sean Fowler 98 Craig Frazier 86 Guy Frazier 81, 83, 84, 85 Rich Frazier 86 Mark Fuhrman 79 Joel Fye 71 Bryant Gaines 90, 91, 92 '93 Charles Galloway 84 David Ganey 90, 91, '93, 94 Richard Garr 86 Mike Garvey 77, 78 Jay Gassman 72, 73 Ken Gawronski, 95, 98, 99 Daniel Gerot 79, 80 John Glover 69 Mike Glube 72 Daron Greene 72 Scott Grothoff 94 Kevin Hammes 86 Kyle Hammes 86 Norman Harrold 69 Jerald Harter 81, 82, 84, 85 Ethan Hauck 80 Mark Hayes 66, 69 Marc Heinecke 2002 Christopher Higgins 81, 82 Albert Hines 66, 67, 68, 69 Curt Hines 67, 68, 69 Roger Hodapp 68, 70, 71 John Hoefer 96 John Hopkins 79 John Howard 79 Stan Huggins 70, 71 Anthony Ippolito 78 Joe Ippolito 82, 83 Alan Isom 80, 81, 82, 83 Steve Jackson, 95 Mike Jaffee 68 Scott Johnson 90, 91, '93 Steve Johnston 70, 74 Brian Jovick 2000, 01, 02 Dick Kelly 66 Mike Keller 85 Larry Kersten 70 Nate Kessen 2001, 02 Brad Kieffer 97, 98, 99, 2000 Joe Kinsella 75, 76 Dan Klein 70, 71, 72 Scott Koepke 90, '93, 94 Curt Krause 91, 92 Tim Krouse 90 Kelly Latting 2001, 02 Tracey Lawrence 91 Mark Leslie 68 Jason Lind 89 Mark Littrell 74, 75 Steve Livingston 75 Dan Loberg '93, 94, 95 Michael Lohman 84 Al Louvar 71 Dan Lowery 77 John Malloy 80, 81, 82, 83 Martin Malloy 82 Charles Manusos 80, 81 Matt Markham 96, 97, 98, 99 Lewis Marshall 2001 Steve Matukaitis 66, 67 Kim McDaniel 78 Russell McLandsborough 81 Dave McLaughlin 86 Richard Mellinger 80 Michael Mercer 80 Merrick Meyer 2002 Jeff Mildner 92, '93, 94 Steve Miller, 68, 69, 70 Ray Moncavage 67, 68, 69, 71 Keith Moore 76, 77, 78, 79 Luke Mueller 94 John Mulchrone 78 Shahzed Naseem 94 Justin Naumovitz 90, 91, 93, 94 Bob Nunez 67 Greg Nurrenbern 2002 Bob O Connor 85 Terry O Rourke 75, 76, 77, 78 Roger Osweiler 83, 84, 85, 86 Michael Parkinson 84, 85 Greg Parmenter Thomas Parsons 81 Patrick Pemberton 84, 85, 86 Mac Pendleton 67, 68 John Perry, 72 Dave Peters 73, 74, 75, 76 Tom Pfiffner 80 Wyatt Pickering 2001 Joe Poindexter 66, 67 Gene Proctor 71, 72 Doug Reining 70 Phil Riley 75 Bo Rinehart 2000, 01, 02 Kenny Robbins 92 Drew Roller 95 Andy Rouse 94, 95, 96, 97 Don Rowden 66 Al Schneider 73, 74 Dan Schulze 85, 86 Dave Scott 73 Karega Scott, 95, 96, 97, 98 Bill Settlage 86 Don Sherer 68 Erik Simms 99, 2000 George Simmons 67, 68, 69, 71 Scott Smith 01 Dennis Snook 92 Matt Sonn 2002 Tony Spiker, 99, 00 Matthew Stallings 69, 70, 71, 72 James Steffen 80 Larry Steinkamp 79 Bryce Stever 89, 90 John Sticht 69, 70 Allen Stokes 2002 Arthur Streb 79 Grant Strickland 2001, 02 Tom Tajkowski 2002 Ed Thomas 66 Dan Timpe 86 Tim Tribble 86 David VanVlierbergen 80 Ryan Vangel, 95 Rich Vigil 74 Nolyn Wagner 2002 Byron Wailes 80 Irving Ward 91, 92, '93, 94 Chris Wehr 75, 78, 79 Scott Wence 96, 97, 98, 99 Phil Wilkey 2001, 02 Al Williams 71 Todd Wilson 91, 92, '93, 94 Beth Winbinger 91 Michael Wood, 95 Michael Yancey 84 Paul Zimmermann 75 Dennis Zulpo 74 What s In A Nickname Why was the nickname, Bulldogs, selected for State University? O.C. Bell in 1908 referred to his performers as Bulldogs, but it wasn t an official designation. So far as is known, this term wasn t used again until the spring of At the time, a committee of students, including the late President Emeritus Walter H. Ryle, recommended the adoption of the Bulldog as the official emblem because of the beast s tenacity and ability to hold on and fight desperately to the end. The spirit of the Bulldog has been evident since the name was selected 88 years ago. It s not unique though, as at least 16 NCAA schools have adopted the "Bulldog" Bulldog Wrestling Bulldogs All-Americas Curd Alexander 1968 Kingpin of the 115- pound classification at the 1968 NCAA College Division tournament... first Missouri Collegiate matman ever to wear national crown... posted a ledger as upperclassman, capturing 18 bouts by a fall. Mike Duffy 1979 & 1980 Holds career won-loss record... team MVP twice... won MIAA championship at 142 in and at 150 two seasons... holds or shares four school records... finished eighth nationally in 1979 and sixth in Karega Scott 1995 & 1998 Placed eighth at NCAA Division II National Championships his freshman and senior years at 118 pounds career record as a Bulldog. Brad Kieffer 2000 Kieffer placed fifth at 141 pounds at the 2000 national championships... he was 38-6 in his final year and for his career... a four-time NWCA firstteam academic all- America and recipient of an NCAA postgraduate scholarship. Rich Beard 1968 & 1970 Finished fourth and sixth in national competition as a sophomore and senior, respectively... claimed three MIAA championship titles... holds standard for consecutive victories (21) record in final three campaigns. Justin Naumovitz 1993 & 1994 Finished fourth at DII national championships as a junior and seventh as a senior at captain all four years record in his first three campaigns career mark... selected team MVP three times. Calvin Buhler 1999 Buhler placed fourth at the NCAA Division II national championships as a senior... holds several school career and individual records, including the career wins mark with was a threetime NWCA academic all-america.