2011-12 Men's Wrestling Roster
Biography
Two-time all-American … redshirted last season to hone his skills in bid for national honors this season … 2010-11: Redshirted … went 11-2 with two pins competing unattached … won 157-pound title in Oklahoma City Open on Nov. 7 … 2009-10: Went 35-17 with five pins … all-American … fifth place at 157 in NAIA Championships on March 6 … pinned Dustin Center of Cumberlands in 1:23 in national fifth-place match … pinned Bryce Neff of Cumberlands in 2:49 on March 4 … pinned Craig West of Lindsey Wilson in 6:04 on March 4 … NAIA Central Qualifier champion … won 7-4 over Trae Reed of Grand View for Central title on Feb. 20 … beat Josh Smith of Hannibal-LaGrange 18-2, then pinned Issaiah Sullivan of Grand View in 6:42 to advance to Central title match … pinned Ryan Spencer of Newman on Feb. 12 … runner-up in Briar Cliff Open at 157 … beat Kyle Johnson of Dickinson State 17-6 on Feb. 6 … beat Jordan Hancock of Dana 16-5 on Jan. 9 … 2008-09: Went 32-18 … all-American … sixth place in NAIA Championships … NAIA Central Qualifying Group finalist on Feb. 21 … beat Jon Hodge of Bacone in technical fall 19-4 on Feb. 11 … runner-up in Briar Cliff Invitational on Feb. 7 … defeated Andrew Blackwell of Cumberland 9-4 to win Cumberland Open on Jan. 17 … beat Keenan Funk of Colorado State-Pueblo 15-7 by technical fall on Jan. 3 … defeated Andrew Dilworth of Wisconsin-Stevens Point by technical fall 16-2 on Jan. 3 … beat Jon Hodge of Bacone 21-5 in technical fall Nov. 18 … sixth place in Central Missouri Open on Nov. 16 … 2007-08: Went 21-23 with two pins … two major-decision wins in NAIA Central Regional … High school: Went 25-4 with Class 5A state runner-up finish at 140 pounds as senior … Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state … ranked second in state … won titles at Cliff Keen Nationals and Putnam City North Invitational … 22-8 as junior … 24-13 as sophomore … 10-6 as freshman … 81-31 career record … four-time wrestling letterman … coached by Jay Gibson … Personal: Majoring in chemistry … son of William and Debra Turner … born June 21, 1989 in Norman, Okla.
OCU Statistics
Season |
W-L |
Falls |
Tech. Falls |
Maj. Dec. |
Dec. |
2007-08 |
21-23 |
2-3 |
0-6 |
4-5 |
14-9 |
2008-09 |
32-18 |
0-3 |
2-1 |
8-4 |
20-10 |
2009-10 |
35-17 |
5-1 |
2-1 |
5-4 |
23-9 |
2010-11 |
11-2 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
4-1 |
5-1 |
Totals |
99-60 |
9-7 |
4-8 |
21-14 |
62-29 |
More on Nik:
My nickname: Nik T
Reality show I hate: The Bachelor
My obsession is: Winning
Pregame ritual: Visualization
Number of text messages I have sent today: 100
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Historical Player Information
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2008-09Sophomore
157
5'7"
157 lbs
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2009-10Junior
157
5'7"
157 lbs
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2010-11Redshirt Senior
157
5'7"
157 lbs
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2011-12Senior
157
5'7"
157 lbs