Peterson was the number two seed in the 165 bracket and beat out top seed Brian Daly of Augustana by an 8-0 score for the title. Nurrenbern cruised to his championship at 184 with two falls and two major decisions, while Craig came through as the third seed for a 7-1 victory in the title bout over Josh Porter of Central College in the 197 weight class.
The Bulldogs scored 98 team points with the top placers in the tournament. Truman's three individual champions were the most of the 14 schools at the invitational. The Bulldogs edged out St. John's of Minnesota by a point and a half and Coe College by four and a half points.
Truman will next be on the mats in Pershing Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs will host Simpson College and the Northwest Missouri State Wrestling Club at 3:00 p.m. in a triangular meet.
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