Jan. 14, 2000

Wrestling Team Falls To Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Heads To Shippensburg For Dual

The Truman wrestling fell to 0-5 in dual competition after losing 42-3 at Pittsburgh-Johnstown (6-3 in duals) Thursday night.

Senior 141-pounder Brad Kieffer (Mt. Carmel, Ill.), ranked second in the nation in his class with a 15-2 record, was the only winner for Truman. He won by major decision over Dustin Ziegler of UPJ.

The team will remain in Pennsylvania for the University of Shippensburg Duals meet held all day Saturday.

Results of Pittsburgh Johnstown Dual:
184-Ethan Brownback, UPJ d. Chris Benner, Truman, 12-2, Major Decision
197-Jim Custred, UPJ d. Erik Simms, Truman, disqualification
HWT-Ben Kuntz, UPJ d. Bryan Jovick, Truman, Fall @ 2:59
125-Brandon Newill, UPJ forfeit
133-Rob English, UPJ d. Chris Brown, Truman, 18-6 Major Decision
141-Brad Kieffer, Truman d. Dustin Ziegler, UPJ, 12-2 Major Decision
149-Joe Lloyd, UPJ d. Corey Crandall, Truman, 11-3 Major Decision
157-Shad Benton, UPJ d. Bo Rinehart, Truman, Technical Fall @ 5:46 (19-4)
165-Ryan Buterbaugh, UPJ d. Tony Spiker, Truman, 12-7 Decision
174-Ted Raker, UPJ d. Don Cummings, Truman, 13-0 Major Decision
Listed in order matches were wrestled.

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