Feb. 14, 2004

Indianapolis Defeats Truman Wrestling by a 23-18 score

Indianapolis, ranked 19th in the latest wrestling poll, spoiled Truman's senior night by winning the final two matches and capturing a 23-18 victory over the Bulldogs' wrestling squad.

The Bulldogs led 18-14 with two matches remaining but the Greyhounds earned a pin at 149-pounds to set up a winner-take-all match at 157-pounds between Truman's Kelley Latting and Indianapolis' Josh Holden. Latting led 4-2 midway through the match but Holden scored on an escape and takedown to grab a 5-4 lead going into the final period. In the third period, Holden kept Latting from escaping for the entire two minutes, giving him a 6-4 win with the extra point for riding time.

Truman won four matches on the night, three coming by technical falls. Gordon Harrison improved to 16-8 on the season with a technical fall at 174-pounds and Gregg Nurrenbern repeated the feat at 184-pounds. Nurrenbern, ranked fifth in the country, is now 28-10 on the year. Allen Stokes picked up an 8-3 decision at 125-pounds to move to 17-11. Merrick Meyer picked up the final Truman win with a technical fall at 141-pounds. Meyer, the top ranked wrestler in the country in his weight class, is now 24-5 for the season.

Both of the Greyhounds' nationally-ranked wrestlers won their matches. Heavyweight Evan Love won a technical fall decision over Bryan Jovick and Mitch Napier earned a fall at 149-pounds.

The dual with Indianapolis was the final match of the 2003-04 season for Truman. The Bulldogs will compete in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on Feb. 29 in Edmond, Okla.

Indianapolis-23, Truman-18

125 ­ Allen Stokes (Truman) dec. Wiley Craft (UI), 8-3
133 ­ Mike Smith (UI) dec. Steve Cox (Truman), 10-8
141 ­ Merrick Meyer (Truman) tech. fall Danny Norman (UI), 5:52 (18-2)
149 ­ Mitch Napier (UI) pinned David Buhler (Truman), 0:29
157 ­ Josh Holden (UI) dec. Kelley Latting (Truman), 6-4
* 165 ­ Derek Donelson (UI) dec. Tom Tajkowski (Truman), 6-4
174 ­ Gordon Harrison (Truman) tech. fall Zach Goldsberry (UI), 2:46 (17-1)
184 ­ Gregg Nurrenbern (Truman) tech. fall Adam Kent (UI), 4:06 (17-2)
194 ­ Neil Reddington (UI) dec. John Horman (Truman), 2-0
HWT ­ Evan Love (UI) tech. fall Bryan Jovick (Truman), 6:19 (17-0)

* Starting Weight