TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS

Bulldog Wrestling To Compete In NWCA National Dual Tournament (Click Here to View) Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team will compete in the 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Duals presented by Hibiclens and The Marines this Saturday and Sunday in Springfield, Ill. The Bulldogs will open the tournament with a match against third seeded St. Cloud State (Minn.) at 11:00 a.m.

 

OTHER TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS

Tennis Downed at Northwest Missouri
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
MARYVILLE, Mo. - - The Truman tennis teams traveled to Northwest Missouri State on Sunday afternoon to close a two-match MIAA weekend, but both teams fell 9-0 to the host Bearcats.


Unlucky Sevens
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo –A pair of auspicious starts allowed the Northwest Missouri Bearcats to take the final games and even the weekend series against the Truman baseball team on Sunday. Northwest won the opener 17-7 and took the nightcap 21-7.


Softball Battles Nation's No. 6 Team
Softball
EDMOND, Okla. - - The Truman softball team battled the nation’s No. 6 team to the final at-bat in game one of Sunday afternoon’s doubleheader, but the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos used a walk-off grand slam to win game one 12-8 before running to a 9-0 win in game two.


Golf Places Ninth at WashU Invite
Women's Golf
MADISON, Ill. - - The Truman golf team dropped three spots to ninth but put two players in the top-25 of a 104-player and 18-team field at the Washington (Mo.) University Invitational, held at Gateway National Golf Club.


Tennis Splits Saturday Affair With Emporia State
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Men’s Tennis team opened conference action with a 7-2 win over Emporia State while the women fell by the same score to the Lady Hornets in their second league match of the season.  The teams have a quick turnaround as they will be in Maryville on Sunday for a dual with Northwest Missouri State University.


Bulldog Tracksters Compete In Pella
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
PELLA, Iowa – The Bulldog Track & Field teams headed north to Central College on Saturday for the Central Invitational. Taylor Dinyer won the triple jump for the women while Zach Thomas finished second in the 400 meter hurdles to lead the teams.


Tomash Takes Individual Lead at WashU Invite
Women's Golf
MADISON, Ill. - - Junior Jessica Tomash fired an even-par 72 to be one of three golfers tied for the individual lead, and the Bulldogs as a team turned in a 324 to sit sixth after the first round of the Washington (Mo.) University Invitational.


Softball Comes Through Late to Earn Sweep
Softball
TAHLEQUAH, Okla.  - -A pair of nail-biting seventh innings both played out Truman’s way on Saturday afternoon, as the Bulldog softball team swept a doubleheader at Northeastern (Okla.) State, 7-3 and 3-2, to open a weekend road trip.


Larkin's Big Day Sparks Bulldogs To Doubleheader Sweep
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo – The Bulldog Baseball team got clutch pitching and timely hitting in sweeping Saturday’s doubleheader from Northwest Missouri. Truman won game one 4-2 and took the nightcap 3-2 to set up the series’ final two games on Sunday starting at noon.


Bulldog Tennis Begins Busy Schedule With Loss To Rockhurst
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Rockhurst (Mo.) University Hawks defeated both Truman Bulldog tennis teams on Wednesday afternoon. The men fell 9-0 while the women dropped a 6-3 decision. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Thursday at home against the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 4:00 p.m.


Oklahoma Road Trip Scheduled For Bulldog Softball
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The Truman softball team will take to the road again this upcoming weekend, traveling to Oklahoma for a pair of doubleheaders. On Saturday, the Bulldogs will take on Northeastern (Okla.) State University with a 2:00 pm scheduled start. Then, on Sunday, the ‘Dogs will wrap up the weekend trip with a doubleheader match-up against No. 6 University of Central Oklahoma.


Bulldogs To Open Weekend Series With Northwest Saturday
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Bulldog Baseball team will kick off a 10-game home stand now on Saturday after weather has pushed back the start of the series by a day. The teams will now play doubleheaders starting at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday.


Ed Schneider & Walter Ryle To Be Inducted Into MIAA Hall Of Fame
General, Men's Cross Country, Men's Track and Field
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ed Schneider and Walter H. Ryle have been selected to be inducted into the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Hall of Fame in June.  Schneider was the 1964 national champion in cross country and long time coach of the Bulldogs while Ryle served as faculty athletic representative and was the Director of Athletics at Truman.


Women’s Golf Jumps Two Spots on Final Day at MWSU
Women's Golf
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - - Backed by senior Jessica Schepker’s third top-20 finish of the 2011-2012 season, the Truman golf team jumped two places on the final day of the Missouri Western Invitational, shooting a 351 to finish sixth in the 10-team field.


Losing Streak Snapped With Doubleheader Sweep
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Bridget Schade’s five RBIs and Kelsey Bollman’s four hits helped the Truman softball team break an eight-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep of William Jewell (Mo.) College on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulldogs won 4-2 and 7-2.


'Dogs Earn Split With Blue Tigers On Tuesday
Baseball
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Truman Bulldogs picked up a split with Lincoln University in conference action on Tuesday afternoon on the road. The Bulldogs fell 4-2 in the opener but then downed the Blue Tigers 11-5 to take the nightcap. Truman will host Northwest Missouri in a four-game league set this weekend starting at 3:00 p.m.


Gorillas Sweep Bulldogs in Sunday Softball
Softball
PITTSBURG, Kan. - - After an eight-day layoff, the Truman softball team dropped both ends of an MIAA doubleheader at Pittsburg (Kan.) State University on Sunday, falling 3-2 in PSU’s last at-bat in the opener before losing 10-2 in five innings in the finale.


Tennis Splits With Tritons In St. Louis
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
ST. LOUIS – The Truman women’s tennis team pulled out a thrilling 5-4 victory over Missouri-St. Louis while the men fell 7-2 to the Tritons on Sunday afternoon. The teams will be back in action on Wednesday in Kirksville against Rockhurst (Mo.).


Women’s Golf Sits in Eighth Place at Missouri Western Invite
Women's Golf
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Truman women’s golf squad carded a 375 in round one to put themselves in eighth place at the Missouri Western State University Invitational on Sunday.


Bulldogs Get W Over #30 ESU
Baseball
EMPORIA, Kan. – Pete Jurich’s RBI single in the top of the 10th gave Truman a 5-4 win against #30 Emporia State in the opening game of Sunday’s doubleheader however ESU scored eight times in the first three innings of game two to win 8-0. The Bulldogs will be in action on Tuesday at Lincoln University for an MIAA doubleheader.


Softball Prepares For Weekend Match-Ups After Rainy Week
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - After rainy conditions that lasted for days and postponed games, the Bulldogs will head south to Pittsburg (Kan.) State University and Missouri Southern State University before finishing the back-to-back-to-back doubleheaders with a home match-up against William Jewell College on Tuesday.


Men's Basketball Program Announces Summer Camps
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE - -Truman men's basketball head coach Matt Woodley, along with assistant coaches Todd Lorensen and Matt Fitzpatrick, has announced the program's 2012 summer camp schedule.


Flyers Take Two From Bulldogs At Home
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Mike Merchant, Kati Austin and Katie Birenbaum won singles matches for the Bulldogs in their spring home debut against Lewis (Ill.) University on Friday. The Bulldog men fell 8-1 while the women lost 7-2. The teams will be at the University of Missouri - St. Louis on Sunday for a dual.


Outdoor Season Begins In St. Louis
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
 ST. LOUIS – The Truman Track & Field teams kicked off their outdoor season with a pair of third place team finishes at the site of the 1904 Olympic Games. Jennifer Zweifel and Karen Grauel each turned in NCAA provisional performances as the teams were at the Washington University Mini-Meet at Francis Field.


Siegler Tosses Nine Shutout Innings Before 'Dogs Fall 1-0 In 10th
Baseball
EMPORIA, Kan. – Truman lost their fourth one-run game and second 1-0 decision in as many weeks at #30 Emporia State pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to complete the doubleheader sweep on Saturday afternoon. The Hornets took advantage of four errors by the Bulldogs to claim the opener 12-1.


Wrestling Takes Second In Division II Academic Rankings
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Eight members of the Truman Wrestling team earned All-Academic by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association and the team was second in Division II with a 3.30 grade-point average.


Baseball Hits Road For Six Straight
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Truman Baseball team will play their next six games away from Kirksville starting on Friday as they travel to Emporia State University for a four-game series and then will play a doubleheader against Lincoln University next Tuesday. The Emporia series has been changed to a pair of doubleheaders starting Saturday at 2:00 p.m.


Softball Announces Schedule Changes
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Head coach Erin Brown has announced schedule changes for this weekend's softball trip to Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern as a result of this week's inclement weather throughout the region.


Pete Kendall Announces His Retirement
Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
KIRKSVILLE, Mo.  – Truman Tennis Coach Pete Kendall has announced he will retire following the 2012 spring season. Kendall has been the head coach for the Bulldogs for the past 20 seasons.


Solo Shot In Seventh Lifts Ichabods Past Bulldogs In Finale
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A one-out home run in the top of the seventh broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Washburn Ichabods a 4-3 victory over the Truman Baseball team on Sunday. The Bulldogs are scheduled to set outside of conference play with a doubleheader at home against Maryville (Mo.) on Wednesday afternoon.


'Dogs Downed In Hays 7-2
Women's Tennis
HAYS, Kan. – The Truman women’s tennis team opened up MIAA play on Saturday by heading to Fort Hays State and falling 7-2. The Bulldogs have three home duals on the scheduled in the upcoming week starting on Monday against the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 2:00 p.m.


Bulldog Softball Suffers Weekend Sweep
Softball
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Truman softball team suffered its second doubleheader sweep in as many days as the Bulldogs fell 8-0, 4-0 to No. 10 ranked Missouri Western State University on Saturday afternoon.


Bulldogs Cap Nationals with Four All-American Awards
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
MANSFIELD, Texas - - The Truman swimming teams saved their biggest performances for the final night of the 2012 NCAA Div. II men's and women's swimming championships, earning a combined four all-American awards. 


Gerstner Pitches 'Dogs To Split On Saturday
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – John Calhoun had four of the five RBIs in Washburn’s 5-2 win in game one today while Bret Gerstner threw a complete-game shutout for the Bulldogs in a 3-0 win in the nightcap as Truman split the middle two games of their weekend series with the Ichabods. Truman had three, two-out RBI hits in game two.


Preliminaries Complete on Final Day of NCAA Championships
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
MANSFIELD, Texas - - The final day of the 2012 Div. II men's and women's swimming championships are halfway complete, as preliminaries have wrapped up through Saturday's morning session. The Bulldogs sent two swimmers and a relay team through to Saturday night's finals.


Bulldogs Fall In 1-0 In Pitchers Duel
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabods edged out a 1-0 victory in the four-game series opener against the Truman baseball team on Friday afternoon. The two teams will continue the series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:00 p.m. 


Bulldog Bats Silenced In Conference Sweep
Softball
EMPORIA, Kan. - - The league leading team in most hitting categories was silenced on Friday afternoon as Emporia (Kan.) State University held the Truman women’s softball team to only seven hits in a 10-0, 8-0 doubleheader sweep.


Kent Doubles Up for Women on Day Three
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
MANSFIELD, Texas - - Sophomore Margaux Kent earned her first two career all-American awards on Night Three of the 2012 NCAA Div. II men's and women's swimming championships, logging a 10th-place finish in the 100 Breaststroke while also competing on the 16th-place Truman 800 Freestyle team.


Pair Of Weekend Doubleheaders On Tap For Softball
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- For the second time in her career, senior outfielder Bridget Schade was named the MIAA Hitter of the Week after her performance during the six games that fell in the week of March 6 through March 12. Truman wrapped up last week with a 3-1 record after splitting with Lincoln (Mo.) University and taking both from Maryville (Mo.) University.


Simek Picks Up All-American Honors on Day One
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
MANSFIELD, Texas - - Junior Jerod Simek earned Truman swimming’s first All-American honor at the 2012 NCAA Div. II men’s and women’s swimming championships on Wednesday, picking up a 10th-place finish in the 1000 yard freestyle event with a time of 9:19.75.


Baseball Welcomes Ichabods For Home Weekend Series
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - After showing some fight in an extra inning loss to #2 Central Missouri last Sunday, the Truman Baseball team will host Washburn University in a four-game MIAA series that will kick off Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.


Buri Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
General, Women's Soccer
INDIANAPOLIS - - Truman women’s soccer senior student-athlete Megan Buri was awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship for the 2011 fall sports season.


Softball Sweeps Saints in Nonconference Action
Softball
ST. LOUIS - - The Truman softball team traveled to St. Louis for a nonconference doubleheader at Maryville (Mo.) University on Tuesday afternoon and returned home with a sweep, earning 8-1 and 4-2 wins against the Saints.


Schade Named MIAA Hitter of the Week
General, Softball
KANSAS CITY - - Truman senior softball outfielder Bridget Schade was named the MIAA Hitter of the Week for her performance during the Bulldogs’ six games last Tuesday, March 6 through Monday, March 12. It is the second time in as many seasons that Schade has earned the league’s weekly honor.


Seven Swimmers Head To Texas For National Championships
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Seven members of the Truman Swimming teams will compete this week in the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships in Mansfield, Texas. The meet will begin on Wednesday.


Central Rallies For Doubleheader Sweep
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The #2 Central Missouri Mules rallied from four down in the final three innings to gain the series sweep over the Truman Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Kirksville. The Mules won the opener 10-1 before scoring twice in the 11th inning to defeat Truman 10-8.


Zweifel Earns All-America x Two
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
MANKATO, Minn. – Jennifer Zweifel picked up her second All-America honors in as many days while Derek Atwood placed 12th in the shot put in the final day of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.


Bulldogs Settle for Split in MIAA Opening Doubleheader
Softball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - The Truman softball team opened MIAA play with a split on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Kirksville, defeating Lincoln (Mo.) University 6-4 in the opener before suffering a 3-2 setback in game two.


Softball Sweeps Jets with 5-1, 9-7 Victories
Softball
WICHITA, Kan. - - The Truman softball team hit .339 as a unit and belted nine extra-base hits in a doubleheader sweep of Newman (Kan.) University on a blustery Tuesday afternoon, picking up 5-1 and 9-7 wins to improve to 9-10 on the season.


Softball Hosts Home Opener This Weekend
Softball
The Bulldogs are set to host the home opener this weekend, having back-to-back doubleheaders against conference rival Lincoln (Mo.) University and incoming conference foe Lindenwood (Mo.) University on Saturday and Sunday.


Mules Take Two On Friday
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The #2 Central Missouri Mules took both ends of an MIAA twinbill on Friday taking the opener 13-1 and the nightcap 6-0. The two teams will be back in action tomorrow starting at noon.  


Zweifel Places Third With New Record, All-American Honors
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
MANKATO, Minn. – Senior Jennifer Zweifel earned all-American honors and broke her own school record in the Long Jump on Friday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. Zweifel finished third with a leap of 19-06.00.


Maus Bows Out Of Championships After Second Round
Wrestling
PUEBLO, Colo. – Sophomore Ryan Maus lost two closely contested matches and was eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Division II Wrestling championships on Friday. Maus lost 3-1 in his opening match and 2-0 in the consolation round to end his season at 22-11.


Southern Completes The Sweep Over The Bulldogs
Baseball
JOPLIN, Mo. – The big innings continued on Sunday as Missouri Southern batted around in the bottom of the first and went on to defeat the Truman Bulldogs 20-4 for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon. Truman will open up the home season next Friday when they host the University of Central Missouri at 2:00 p.m. 


Truman, Cameron Offenses Battle to Softball Split
Softball
LAWTON, Okla. - - The Truman softball team entered into a pair of slugfests on day three of its seven-day, three-state road trip, splitting a doubleheader at Cameron (Okla.) University on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs won game one 10-6 before dropping game two 10-9.


Lions Take Opener 9-3
Baseball
JOPLIN, Mo. –  The Missouri Southern Lions took the conference series opener with the Bulldogs on Friday night in Joplin by a score of 9-3. The teams will be back in action on Saturday with a pair of seven inning games starting at 1:00 p.m.


Defensive Woes Plague Softball at MSSU Invite
Softball
JOPLIN, Mo. - - The Truman softball team gave up just three total earned runs, but found itself on the losing end of both games in Friday’s opening doubleheader at the Terri Mathis-Zenner Invitational. The Bulldogs lost a 7-2 game in the opener to Central Oklahoma before succumbing 2-1 on a walkoff sacrifice fly in the nightcap against Lindenwood.


Bulldogs Stung At The Buzzer
Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Emporia State’s Kelsey Balcom’s three-pointer at the buzzer ended the Truman women’s basketball season by a score 64-63 in the first round of the MIAA Postseason Tournament on Thursday night.


Primetime Showdown With Lady Hornets On Thursday
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The nightcap of day one of the MIAA Postseason Basketball tournament will feature third-seeded Emporia State University Lady Hornets and sixth-seeded Truman State University Bulldogs as the two will square off in the 8:15 p.m. game from Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo.


Atwood & Zweifel Will Compete In National Meet
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman’s Derek Atwood and Jennifer Zweifel have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships next week in Mankato, Minn. In addition, Atwood and Zweifel are joined by Karen Grauel, Rachel McCarroll and Anne Ratermann on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association all-region team.


Baseball Heads To Southern For Conference Opener
Baseball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Conference play gets underway this weekend as the Truman Baseball team heads to Joplin to face the previously unbeaten Missouri Southern State Lions in a four-game series beginning on Friday night.  The two teams split last year’s series in Kirksville.


Jackson, Norton Receive All-MIAA Accolades
Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY - - Truman freshman Seth Jackson was named the 2011-2012 MIAA Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Year, while both he and junior guard Tom Norton landed on the all-MIAA honorable mention squad, announced Tuesday by the league office.


Men's Tennis Begins Spring Slate
Men's Tennis
ELSAH, Ill. – The Truman men’s tennis team opened up their spring season by posting a 19-11 record against three other schools in the Principia Invitational. The team will next be in action March 19 against the University of Nebraska-Kearney.


McHenry & Daniels Earn All-MIAA Hoop Honors
Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior Becka McHenry and senior Breanna Daniels were voted to the 2012 All-MIAA team by conference coaches on Monday. McHenry was a second-team choice while Daniels was named to the honorable mention team.  


Softball Finishes TWU Classic with Split
Softball
DENTON, Texas - - The Truman softball team closed out the 2012 Best Western Premier Invitational with a Sunday split, dropping a 10-2 decision to Quincy (Ill.) before bouncing back to hammer Texas A&M-Kingsville 9-1 in the finale.


Miners Take Opening Series
Baseball
ROLLA, Mo. – The Missouri S&T Miners took three of four from the Truman Bulldogs this weekend in the season opening series. The Miners swept Saturday’s doubleheader but the ‘Dogs bounced back to take the opener Sunday 5-3 and had the tying run 90 feet away in the finale before falling 5-4.


Four Individual Titles; Two School Records For Track & Field At MIAA
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
JOPLIN, Mo. – Derek Atwood and Ryan Peterson brought home individual titles and Jennifer Zweifel broke a nearly 30-year old school record in the final day of the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Joplin on Sunday. Atwood won the shot put and Peterson the 600 yard run while Zweifel came in second in the long jump.  


Ryan Maus Advances to NCAA Nationals
Wrestling
EDMOND, Okla. - - Sophomore wrestler Ryan Maus is headed to the national tournament for the second time in two seasons after finishing second in his weight class at the Super Region Two tournament in Edmond, Okla.., on Sunday afternoon. Devon Fenstermaker and Alex Maus also competed on the final day; however, both fell short of qualifying for nationals.


Bulldog Women Place Second At NSISC; Eight Earn All-Conference
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
CLEVELAND, Miss. – While one streak ended, one remained intact Saturday night at the New South Intercollegiate Swim Championships. The Bulldog women were not atop the podium for the first time in their eighth NSISC meet but kept an amazing streak of 23 years placing either first or second in a conference meet.


Softball Sets Cruise Control to Pass Dustdevils
Softball
DENTON, Texas – The Truman softball team built a 14-0 lead through three innings, benefiting from seven Texas A&M-International miscues while smacking 13 hits of its own, en route to a 14-1 five-inning romp on Saturday afternoon.


Three Advance to Day Two at Wrestling Regionals
Wrestling
EDMOND, Okla. - - James Maus, Alex Maus and Devon Fenstermaker all advanced through day one of the 2012 NCAA Super Region Two wrestling regionals, held on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma on Saturday.


Carlson Goes for 34 but Bulldogs Drop Heartbreaker at UCM
Men's Basketball
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Sophomore Mike Carlson scored a career-high 34 points to lead a Truman men’s basketball team that shot 49% from the field, but the Central Missouri Mules rode 22 additional free throw attempts to 15 more points at the charity stripe to hold off the Bulldogs 82-79 on Saturday afternoon.


Bulldogs Win In OT For Fifth Straight
Women's Basketball
WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Becka McHenry scored 19 points and the Truman women’s basketball team spoiled senior day in Warrensburg as the Bulldogs downed the Central Missouri Jennies 80-75 in overtime for their fifth straight win to close out the 2011-12 regular season. The Bulldogs will be the sixth seed at the MIAA Postseason Tournament in Kansas City on Thursday night at 8:15 p.m.


Two Titles For Bulldogs Following Day Two Of MIAA Championships
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
JOPLIN, Mo. – Two conference champions were crowned for the Bulldogs in day two of the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday. Jennifer Zweifel won the triple jump and Rachel McCarroll took the weight throw as the women sit in third place.


Simek Claims Number Two; Women Sit In Third Following Night Two
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
CLEVELAND, Miss. – Night two of the New South Intercollegiate Swim Championships saw Jerod Simek win his second individual title and the Bulldog women won both relay events. The men are sixth with 167 team points while the women trail second place Delta State by three and a half points.


Men Looking For Tournament Berth On Saturday
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman men's basketball team will try and qualify for the MIAA postseason tournament in the final regular season game on Saturday as they take on the Mules of Central Missouri. The final conference doubleheader of the season will tip off at 1:30 with the women's game followed by the men's game at 3:30. Listen live on KRES 104.7 FM or online at centralmoinfo.com.


Simek Claims Number Two; Women Storm To Second In Night Two
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
CLEVELAND, Miss. – Night two of the New South Intercollegiate Swim Championships saw Jerod Simek win his second individual title and the Bulldog women win both relay events to move up the leaderboard to second place. The men are sixth with 167 team points while the women trail Delta State by three and a half points.


Bulldog Women Collect Season Sweep on Senior Night
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman women’s basketball squad clinched the No. 6 seed in the upcoming MIAA postseason tournament after taking the season sweep over the Lincoln University (Mo.) Tigers in a convincing 82-53 victory on Wednesday night.


Bulldogs Rally on Senior Night to Stay Alive
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman men’s basketball team kept its 2011-12 season alive on Wednesday night, overcoming an early 16-point deficit to eventually cruise past Lincoln University 74-57 in Pershing Arena. Mike Carlson logged a double-double off the bench, as the Bulldogs’ quest for the MIAA’s No. 8 seed continues to Saturday.


Simek Shines In Night One Of NSISC Championships
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
CLEVELAND, Miss. – Jerod Simek and Allison Harding turned in the top performances for the Bulldog swimming teams as they began the New South Intercollegiate Swim Championships on Wednesday night. Simek won the 1000 Free while Harding was second in the women’s 1000.


Track Teams Head To Joplin For Conference Championships
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Track & Field teams will head to Joplin and Missouri Southern State University this weekend for the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.


Bulldog Wrestling Heads To Edmond For NCAA Regional
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team will compete this weekend at the NCAA Division II Super Regional Two in Edmond, Okla. The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the national championship tournament.


Swimming Returns To Action In NSISC Championships
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Swimming teams return to the pool this week for the New South Intercollegiate Swim Championships hosted by Delta State (Miss.) University. The meet will begin on Wednesday and run through Saturday in Cleveland, Miss.


Cannon Lands Five for 2012 Class
Women's Soccer
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Truman State University head women’s soccer coach Mike Cannon has announced five signees for the upcoming 2012 season. All five players will enter the program as true freshmen with experience in a variety of positions.


Three Seniors To Be Honored Prior To Wednesday's Doubleheader
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Jenny Dorman, Breanna Daniels and Vesko Filchev will be honored prior to their respective games on Wednesday night as Truman hosts Lincoln University on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena. The women's game will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the men's to follow at 7:30 p.m.


Women's Tennis Opens Spring Season Strong
Women's Tennis
ELSAH, Ill. – Five Truman women’s tennis players posted perfect records and three doubles teams were unblemished in the spring season opener at Principia College this past weekend. The Bulldogs will open up the MIAA season next on March 17 against Fort Hays State.


Bats Blast Bulldogs Past UMSL for Day One Split
Softball
DECATUR, Ala. - - Behind a 10-run, 11-hit performance against the Missouri-St. Louis Tritons, the Truman softball team salvaged a split to open its 2012 campaign on Friday afternoon at the Alabama-Huntsville Charger Chillout.


Bulldogs Drop Home Contest to Missouri Western
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - The Truman men’s basketball team shot just 7-for-33 from three-point range, and the Missouri Western Griffons used a 15-2 second-half run to push past the Bulldogs 74-70 on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena.


Softball Splits Again on Day Two of Chillout
Softball
DECATUR, Ala. - - Backed by a two-hit shutout from freshman Kelsea Dorsey, the Truman softball team earned a 2-0 victory in Saturday’s opener against Southern Indiana. The Bulldogs then dropped an 8-6 decision to Maryville (Mo.) in the nightcap, settling for a second straight split at the Alabama-Huntsville Charger Chillout.


Bulldog D Stifles Western In 16-Point Win
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Six Bulldogs scored in double figures and the Truman defense shutdown one of the nation's top scorers as the Bulldogs handed Missouri Western an 80-64 loss on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena.


Pair Of School Records Fall At Mizzou
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two Truman seniors each took down a school record on Friday at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge, hosted by the University of Missouri. Jennifer Zweifel demolished her own mark in the triple jump while Joey Walls broke the 20-year old record in the 1000 meter run.


Men's Cross Country Posts Highest GPA In Division II
Men's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS – The Truman men’s cross country team posted the highest cumulative grade-point average among 80 Division II institutions and earned the distinction of being a United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.  In addition, senior Joey Walls was one of 208 runners to earn All-Academic individual accolades.


Bulldogs Punch Tourney Ticket By Knocking Out Bearcats 79-52
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman women’s basketball team got off to a strong start early in the first half that ultimately propelled them to a 79-52 victory over Northwest Missouri State University on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena.


Bulldogs Fall in Double Overtime; Norton Scores 34
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Junior guard Tom Norton scored a career-high 34 points behind eight three-pointers, but the Truman men’s basketball team came up on the wrong side of a 94-87 double overtime thriller against 14th-ranked Northwest Missouri on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena.


Four Women Named All-Academic By USTFCCCA
Women's Cross Country
NEW ORLEANS – Four members of the Truman women’s cross country team have been named All-Academic by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and the team tied for the third highest grade-point average in Division II.


MIAA Basketball Tournament Tickets Now on Sale
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Fans can now purchase all-session, single-session and student tickets for the 2012 MIAA Basketball Tournament through the Truman Sports Information office. The event will be held March 1-4 in downtown Kansas City at historic Municipal Auditorium.


Several Top Performances For Bulldog Track & Field
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
MONMOUTH, Ill. – The Truman Track & Field teams set several personal and season best marks at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by Monmouth College (Ill.) on Saturday. The Bulldog men brought home four first place finishes while the women claimed three event titles.


Women's Basketball Coasts Past McKendree
Women's Basketball
LEBANON, Ill. - - Junior guard Becka McHenry notched her third straight 20+ point game, and a relentless Bulldog defense forced 22 turnovers as the Truman women’s basketball team coasted to a 77-55 road non-conference victory at McKendree (Ill.) on Saturday night.


Maus Defeats Means In Battle Of Ranked Wrestlers At MIAA Duals
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team posted a 1-2 record in the MIAA Duals on Sunday in Pershing Arena. The Bulldogs lost to nationally-ranked Fort Hays State (Kan.) 31-12, Lindenwood (Mo.) 47-12 but picked up a big win over Central Missouri 33-20.  The Bulldogs are now off until the NCAA Division II Super Regional February 24 in Edmond, Okla.


Gardner's Historic Night Guides Bulldogs Past Trojans
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Sophomore Isaac Gardner was nearly unstoppable on Monday night, draining a program single-game record 10 three-pointers and scoring 30 points to guide the Truman men’s basketball team to a 76-73 win against Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) in Pershing Arena.


Women's Soccer Announces 2012 Schedule
Women's Soccer
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Ten home matches highlight the 2012 Truman women’s soccer fall schedule, released Tuesday by head coach Mike Cannon.


Statement Regarding Conference Alignment
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman (Mo.) State University Director of Athletics Jerry Wollmering has issued a statement regarding the University’s current conference alignment.


Wrestling To Host MIAA Duals Sunday
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team will host the MIAA Duals on Sunday in Pershing Arena. The quadrangular meet will also feature Lindenwood University, Central Missouri and Fort Hays State and will get underway at 1:00 p.m.


Tigers Tandem Lead In Victory Over Bulldogs
Women's Basketball
HAYS, Kan. – The Fort Hays (Kan.) State University Tigers used 11 second half block shots to defeat Truman 63-56 on Wednesday night on the road. Junior guard Becka McHenry matched her career and season high for the second consecutive game with 24 points. The Bulldogs will take on McKendree (Ill.) in non-conference action on Saturday night on the road.


Norton Leads All Players with 18 Points in Road Setback
Men's Basketball
HAYS, Kan. - - The Fort Hays (Kan.) State men’s basketball team used a 27-5 run that spanned the intermission en route to handing Truman a 76-57 loss in Gross Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night. Junior guard Tom Norton led all players with 18 points for the Bulldogs.


Truman Wrestling Competes In Missouri Valley Open
Wrestling
MARSHALL, Mo. – Devon Fenstermaker, Helmut Rentschler and Zach Hayes led the Truman wrestling contingent at the Missouri Valley College Open on Sunday. The Bulldogs will host the MIAA Duals in Pershing Arena this Sunday starting at 1:00 p.m.


Track Teams Return To Action In Jacksonville
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – The Truman women took second and the men were fourth at the Dr. Jim Green Invitational Track & Field meet held Saturday at Illinois College. Derek Atwood, Ryan Peterson and three relays on the women’s side were first place winners for the Bulldogs.


Bulldogs Brought Down in Bolivar
Men's Basketball
BOLIVAR, Mo. - - The Truman men’s basketball team shot 33% from the floor and put just EJ Hicks in double-figures offensively in a 68-49 loss at Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon.


Bulldogs Hold On To Win Fourth Straight Over Southwest Baptist
Women's Basketball
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Truman’s Jennifer Conway scored 17 points in the first half and Becka McHenry scored 20 of her 24 in the second as the Bulldogs held off Southwest Baptist 77-68 to earn their fourth straight win over the Bearcats on Saturday. With the win, the Bulldogs move up to sixth place in the conference standings.


Volleyball Unveils 2012 Schedule
Women's Volleyball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Truman State University volleyball head coach Ben Briney has announced the 2012 fall schedule, highlighted by the first annual “Days Inn Bulldog Invitational” on opening weekend.


Softball Placed Seventh in MIAA Preseason Poll
Softball
KANSAS CITY - - The Truman softball team was pegged seventh in the 2012 MIAA Softball Coaches’ Poll, announced late Thursday by the league office.


Baseball Picked Ninth In MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
Baseball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Truman Baseball team was selected ninth in the MIAA Preseason Baseball Coaches poll released by the conference office on Thursday. The Bulldogs will open up the 2012 season with a four-game weekend series against Missouri S&T on Feb. 25-26 in Rolla.


Basketball Heads To Bolivar For MIAA Games Of The Week
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Basketball teams head out on the road Saturday to face Southwest Baptist University (Mo.) in a afternoon conference doubleheader. The games will be televised on the MIAA TV Network and available as always on 104.7FM KRES and online at Centralmoinfo.com. Tip time is schedueld for 1:00 p.m.


Football Signs 19 On National Letter Of Intent Day
Football
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Truman State University (Mo.) has signed 19 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday. The balanced class features 10 offensive and nine defensive players with eight from Missouri, five from Texas, four from Illinois and one apiece from Indiana and Iowa.


Ichabods Use Second Half to Pull Away from 'Dogs
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - The Washburn men’s basketball team used a 14-4 start to the second half to clear any Truman momentum built by a halftime buzzer-beater and go on to hand the Bulldogs a 66-45 defeat in Pershing Arena on Wednesday night.


Truman Can't Get Over Hump In Loss To #11 Washburn
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo.  – The Truman women’s basketball team’s surge ran out of time as the #11 Washburn Lady Blues used a big first half to win 67-59 in Pershing Arena on Wednesday night. Breanna Daniels scored a season-high 18 points for Truman.


Daniels Named First Team Academic All-District
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Senior women’s basketball player Breanna Daniels was selected to the Capital One/College Sports Information Directors of America first team Academic all-District team. Daniels, an exercise science major, has a 3.79 grade-point average while averaging over 10 points a game.


McHenry Earns MIAA Weekly Award
Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Truman’s Becka McHenry was selected as the MIAA Women’s Basketball Player of the week after the Bulldogs went 1-1 against two nationally ranked teams last week.


Big Games On Tap Wednesday Night In Pershing Arena
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Basketball teams will host Washburn University (Kan.) on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena.  The women will be looking for their fourth win against a ranked opponent when they tip off against the #14 Lady Blues at 5:30 while the men look to ride the momentum of Saturday's overtime win against the Ichabods at 7:30 p.m.


Football Signing Day
Football
Good Morning and welcome to National Signing Day!  Check back often today and on follow us on Twitter (@TrumanAthletics) for the latest additions to the Truman Football program.


Bulldogs Step Up Game Against Division I Foes
Wrestling
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Truman wrestling team once again stepped up their level of competition as they battled three Division I schools on Sunday. Truman lost to host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 32-12, they fell to Eastern Michigan University 47-0 before being defeated by 15th ranked University of Missouri 52-0.


Bulldog Basketball Returns Home For Saturday Games Against Emporia State
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A big day of basketball is on tap in Pershing Arena on Saturday as Truman will host Emporia State in an MIAA doubleheader starting with the women's contest at 1:00 p.m. Men's Basketball alumni will play a game at 10:30 a.m. followed after the women's game with a poster signing by members of the team and the Northeast Missouri Alumni chapter also holding a reception.


Nelson Places Second In Wartburg Pentathlon
Women's Track and Field
WAVERLY, Iowa – Sophomore Becca Nelson finished second in the Warburg Pentathlon on Friday. Nelson scored 2925 points and trailed first place winner Camesha Goods of Wartburg by less than 100.


Women Knock Off Ranked Lady Hornets 78-60
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A big start to the second half lifted the Truman women’s basketball team to a convincing 78-60 victory over 17th-ranked Emporia State University (Kan.) Lady Hornets on Saturday afternoon. It was the third time this season Truman has knocked off a ranked opponent.


Bulldogs Excel in Overtime to Take Down Emporia
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE - - Four Truman men’s basketball players totaled double-figure points, and the Bulldog men scored 20 points in overtime to down Emporia (Kan.) State University 77-70 on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena.


Bulldog Basketball Hits The Road To Face Pittsburg State
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Basketball teams will head to Pittsburg, Kan. for a Wednesday night contest against the Gorillas. The women will try to avenge a one-point loss to the nationally-ranked Gorilla team while the men will be looking for a season sweep over Pittsburg State. Tune in to all the action on 104.7 FM KRES beginning at 5:20 p.m.


Gorillas Dominate Glass to Down 'Dogs
Men's Basketball
PITTSBURG, Kan. - - Sophomore Isaac Gardner led all Bulldogs with 16 points, while freshman Seth Jackson added 12, but the Truman men’s basketball team struggled to keep the host Pitt State Gorillas off the glass in a 73-56 defeat on Wednesday night.


McHenry's Triple-Double Not Enough As Bulldogs Fall Short
Women's Basketball
PITTSBURG, Kan. – After leading by as many as 15 with 3:06 left in the first half, the Truman women’s basketball team let their guard down in the second half to fall 73-68 against Pittsburg State University (Kan.) on Wednesday evening.


Statesmen Hand Truman Home Dual Loss
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Three pin fall wins by the William Penn Statesmen lifted the visitors to a 27-16 victory over the Truman wrestling team on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena. The Bulldogs got wins from Alex Maus, Devon Fenstermaker, Josh Wells and Helmut Rentschler.


Bulldogs Conclude Iowa State Open On Saturday
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
AMES, Iowa – Derek Atwood, Joey Walls and Jennifer Zweifel paced the Truman track and field teams this weekend at the Iowa State Open in Ames.


Swimming Wraps Up Dual Season With Losses To Drury
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – In the final duals prior to their conference meet, the Truman swimming teams fell to rival Drury University (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon on the road. The Panther women won 111-78 while the Panther men took their meet 135-71. Next up for the Bulldogs is the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships.


Five Wrestlers Place At MVC Invitational
Wrestling
MARSHALL, Mo. – Four Truman wrestlers placed at the Missouri Valley College Open on Saturday. Ryan Maus took third while brother Alex was fourth for the Bulldogs. Truman will not compete on Sunday as scheduled but will next take to the mats at home on Wednesday night against William Penn University (Iowa).


Round Two Of MIAA Play Begins At Home Saturday
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The second half of MIAA will open up on Saturday and the Truman Bulldogs will host the Missouri Southern State University Lions in an afternoon doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. It is "Daddy/Daughter Day" with fathers and their daughters getting free admission and a free bag of popcorn.


Miners Down Bulldogs On Friday
Men's Swimming
ROLLA, Mo. – The Truman men’s swimming team lost 114-71 to Missouri University of Science and Technology on Friday night. Jerod Simek picked up the lone event win for the Bulldogs who will swim at Drury University (Mo.) on Saturday.


Day One In The Books At Iowa State Open
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
AMES, Iowa – Jennifer Zweifel set a season-best and NCAA provisional mark in the long jump and three men turned in personal best in the first day of the Iowa State Open on Friday in Ames. The team will continue the meet tomorrow.


Norton Goes for 29 but #16 Southern Escapes in Thriller
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Junior guard Tom Norton put on a shooting show on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena, draining a career-best eight three-pointers, but the Truman men’s basketball team couldn’t take down 16th-ranked Missouri Southern and fell 80-74.


Women Take Season Sweep Over Missouri Southern
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Propelled by a 14-0 run early in the second half, the Truman women’s basketball team dominated Missouri Southern in a 72-53 victory on Saturday afternoon. Junior guard Becka McHenry led the ‘Dogs, nearly having a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds.


Shooting Woes Plague Bulldogs In Home Loss
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman women’s basketball team suffered one of their toughest shooting nights of the season as the Bulldogs lost 60-53 to the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena. Truman shot just 30% from the field and was 3-of-18 from three-point.


Jackson Leads All Scorers with 22 in 78-73 Loss
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - Freshman Seth Jackson scored a game-high 22 points in 32 minutes, and junior EJ Hicks added 15 points and a steal, but the Truman men’s basketball team dropped a 78-73 decision to Central Missouri on Wednesday night.


Bulldog Wrestling Concludes Busy Weekend
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team capped off another weekend of action by competing against Missouri Valley College in a dual meet on Saturday and then taking part in the Roger Denker Open at the University of Central Missouri.


Basketball Returns Home For Four Of Next Five
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Basketball teams will be hosting the University of Central Missouri on Wednesday night in Pershing Arena. The women tip things off with the Jennies at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Bulldog men against the Mules at 7:30 p.m.


Jennifer Zweifel Repeats As MIAA Field Athlete Of The Week
Women's Track and Field
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Truman senior Jennifer Zweifel was selected as the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association women’s field student-athlete of the week by the conference office.


Carlson's 20 Can't Get Bulldogs Past Blue Tigers
Men's Basketball
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - - Redshirt freshman Mike Carlson led all Truman men’s basketball players with 20 points – including 13 straight during one second-half stretch – but the Bulldogs couldn’t complete a furious late rally and fell 68-64 on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln University.


Track & Field Gets Into Full Swing At Iowa's New Years Classic
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Truman track and field teams returned to action for the first time since early December. Brittany Campbell won the women’s 200 and Jennifer Zweifel improved on her provisional mark in the women’s triple jump.


Bulldogs Face Off In Rematch With Bears
Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman swimming teams competed against Missouri State University for the second time this season as the Bulldogs hosted the Bears for Senior Day.  Casey Jepsen won a pair of events for the women in the dual.


Career Games by McHenry, Gloor Guide Women’s Basketball
Women's Basketball
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Truman women’s basketball squad snapped a four-game losing streak after Nicole Gloor and Becka McHenry led the Bulldogs with 24 points apiece Saturday afternoon en route to a 70-48 victory over Lincoln University.


Bulldogs Embark To Captial City For Last Game Of Road Trip
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Bulldog women will be looking to avenge two straight one-point losses while the men search for their second straight win as the teams face off against Lincoln University in a conference doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Catch all the action on 104.7 FM KRES.


Bulldogs Suffer Second Straight One-Point Heartbreaker
Women's Basketball
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Truman Women’s Basketball team suffered their third one-point loss in MIAA play as they fell to Missouri Western State University 65-64 on Wednesday night on the road. Alex Noble got a put back with 56 seconds left to give the Griffons their first lead of the night.


Bulldogs Come Up Big With OT Win At Western
Men's Basketball
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Marek Bush posted his first collegiate double-double as the Truman Men’s basketball team won 87-86 in overtime at Missouri Western State University on Wednesday night to end a four-game winless streak. Bush set career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.


Bulldogs Continue Road Swing At Western On Wednesday
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -Two big ballgames are on tap for the Truman basketball teams on Wednesday night. The Truman women will be looking to bounce back as they face Missouir Western at 5:30 p.m. while the men will look down the last place Griffons at 7:30 p.m. Both games are in St. Joseph and can be heard on 104.7 FM KRES.


Bearcats Claw Back for Last-Second Win
Women's Basketball
MARYVILLE, Mo. - - A runner by Abby Henry with 4.7 seconds to play marked the only lead of the day by Northwest Missouri, as the host Bearcats came from behind to steal a 58-57 win against the Truman women’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon.


Wrestling Falls In NWCA Duals
Wrestling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Truman wrestling team suffered a pair of dual match losses at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division II National Duals tournament on Saturday in Springfield. The Bulldogs lost their opening match to #3 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 47-6 and dropped the consolation match to Northern State (S.D.) 39-12. Sophomore Ryan Maus picked up two pin fall wins for the Bulldogs.


Bearcats Outlast Bulldogs
Men's Basketball
MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri Bearcats held off a pesky Bulldog squad with a big late push to down Truman 65-47 to stay in first place in conference play. Truman had hung around most of the game but couldn’t get over the hump as Northwest doubled up the Bulldogs 26-12 down the stretch.


Bulldog Wrestling To Compete In NWCA National Dual Tournament
Wrestling
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman wrestling team will compete in the 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Duals presented by Hibiclens and The Marines this Saturday and Sunday in Springfield, Ill. The Bulldogs will open the tournament with a match against third seeded St. Cloud State (Minn.) at 11:00 a.m.


Truman Hall Of Famer Gene Bartow Passes Away
General
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gene Bartow, a 1987 inductee into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame and legendary Division I basketball coach, passed away on Tuesday, January 3 at the age of 81. A native of Browning, Mo., Mr. Bartow enrolled at the university in 1948 and began his coaching career while under the guidance of Bulldog coach Boyd King.


'Dogs & 'Cats Tangle In Centennial Doubleheader
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - As the MIAA begins its 100th year as a conference, two of the three charter members will hook up in a basketball doubleheader from Maryville on Saturday afternoon. The women will kick things off at 1:30 followed by the men's game at 3:30 p.m.


Women Falter In Second Half Against Tigers
Women's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman women’s basketball team suffered their second straight conference loss as they fell to Fort Hays State 69-63 in Pershing Arena on Monday afternoon.  Breanna Daniels led Truman with 14 points while freshman Allie Norton scored 10, all in the first half.


Ninth-Ranked Tigers Hold Off Bulldog Upset Bid
Men's Basketball
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - - The Truman men’s basketball team had ninth-ranked Fort Hays (Kan.) State on the ropes Monday afternoon, but the visiting FHSU Tigers managed to hold off the Bulldog upset bid and hand Truman a 63-58 loss to open the calendar year.


New Year Starts With Tigers Visiting Truman On Monday
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - On Monday afternoon the Truman basketball teams will begin 2012 with a doubleheader against Fort Hays State. The women's match-up will feature two teams with a combined record of 18-3 while the men's game will have the Bulldogs trying to knock off the #9-rated Tigers. Game times are 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. in Pershing Arena


Grapplers Face Off Against Division I Opponents
Wrestling
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Truman wrestling team capped off finals week with a pair of major tests against Division I opponents. The Bulldogs fell 47-3 to Purdue University (Ind.) while coming up short against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 27-18 on Sunday.


Chapman Picks Up NSCAA All-Region Honors
Men's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - - Junior forward Andy Chapman was a second-team selection to the NSCAA South Central region team on Tuesday afternoon, earning his first career NSCAA honor.


Two Track & Field Athletes Earn MIAA Weekly Honors
Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Kansas City, Mo. – Truman Track & Field student-athletes Derek Atwood and Jennifer Zweifel were selected as the MIAA Athletes of the Week for their performances at the Iowa State Holiday Preview.


Bulldogs Look To Close Out 2011 With Wins At Emporia
General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - The Bulldog Basketball teams will end 2011 in Emporia, Kan. as they will face Emporia State University on Saturday. The women's game tips off at 2:30 p.m. followed by the men at 4:30 p.m.


Slow Start Hampers Bulldogs At Emporia
Women's Basketball
EMPORIA, Kan. – The Bulldog Women’s Basketball team could not overcome a slow start as they fell to #23 Emporia State University (Kan.) 70-49 on the road Saturday.


Bulldogs Downed by Buzzer-Beater at Emporia
Men's Basketball
EMPORIA, Kan. - - A lay-up as time expired by Emporia State University’s Chris Simmons proved to be the difference-maker, as the host Hornets handed the Truman men’s basketball team a 60-59 setback on Saturday afternoon in White Auditorium.