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February 2, 2004
Wrestlers Play Host to Central Missouri
The SIUE wrestling team has a busy weekend with a home match on Saturday at 7 p.m. and a road dual meet at Northern Illinois at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
SIUE coach Booker Benford said his team will focus on improving to the level needed to advance to the NCAA Championships.
The Central Missouri match is SIUE’s final home dual meet. The rest of the schedule is on the road capped off by an appearance at the NCAA-II Regionals in Edmond, Okla. The top wrestlers coming out of that tournament advance to the NCAA-II Championships in Mankato, Minn., on March 12-13.
SIUE’s 149-pound freshman Joe Rujawitz (Belleville) can pick up win No. 30 this week after he improved his record to 29-12 with a dominating win over Truman State’s Scott Skinner 20-7.
Cougar 133-pounder Steve Chico (Hammond, Ind.) is nearing the .500 mark with an 11-12 record. He leads the team in falls with seven.
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