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Freshman Cassidy Smestad accomplished something that no other Bulldog had done in more than 30 years. Smestad was the Bulldogs only individual conference champion this year as she won the shot put at the GLVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May. She was the first shot putter since Marlene Frahm to win the conference
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The Bulldog wrestling team celebrated its 50th anniversary this past season and it was a freshman that led the charge. Sam Reeves led the team in wins (23-12 record) while competing at the 197-pound weight class. Reeves had the deepest run of any Bulldog wrestler at the NCAA regional tournament, which took place in Sioux
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Sophomore Nicolle Barmettler became the first Bulldog to qualify for the NCAA Division II tournament in eight seasons as she was the top individual for the Bulldogs all season long. Barmettler placed 18th out of the top golfers in the East region and found herself in the top 20 for the 10th time in as
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The first Great Lakes Valley Conference title for the women, and a combined nine qualifiers between the men’s and women’s teams, highlighted the 2015-16 edition of Truman swimming. After a strong regular season that saw the squad pick up dual victories against Division I programs Illinois State and Western Illinois, the Bulldog women rode a
Class Notes
Paino’s Last Lecture Available Online
The Truman campus was saddened when University President Troy D. Paino announced he was leaving to become the president of the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, effective July 1. In making his announcement, Paino expressed the decision to leave was among the most difficult in his life as he loves the students, faculty, staff