Holton Truax

Weight:

184
Year:

Soph.
Hometown:

Bertha, Minn.
Class:

184

Bio

2019-20 season: Placed second at the University of Dubuque Invite (197 pounds); Placed second at the Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 197 pounds); Placed third at NJCAA Central District tournament at 197 pounds to qualify for national tournament (2-16-20); Placed 4th at NJCAA National Tournament at 197 pounds (March 6-7, 2020).

Ellsworth dual (197 pounds)

Truax dec. Trayvonne Jackson, 11-9.

Luther College Open (Elite division 197 pounds)

Truax pinned Jordan Challis (Coe), 3:31; Nick Baumler (Upper Iowa) major dec. Truax, 16-5; Dylan Butts (Minnesota State-Mankato) dec. Truax, 5-1.

Iowa Western dual (197 pounds)

Truax pinned Dajuen Chapman, 2:08.

Iowa Central dual (197 pounds)

Truax dec. Jacquez Bostic, 9-3.

University of Dubuque Invite (197 pounds)

Ethan Cain (Dubuque) pinned Truax, 1:45; Truax pinned Terrin Rackouski (Dubuque), 4:30.

Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 197 pounds)

Truax pinned Tyler Nguyen (Briar Cliff), :55; Truax dec. Brock Meyer (Wartburg), 7-1; Truax pinned Jacob Wiley (Morningside), 2:16.

Iowa Lakes dual (197 pounds)

Truax pinned Tyler Needham, 1:55.

Ellsworth dual (197 pounds)

Truax dec. Trayvonne Jackson, 16-11.

Minnesota West dual (197 pounds)

Truax won by forfeit.

Iowa Lakes dual (197 pounds)

Truax major dec. Tyler Needham, 12-4.

NJCAA Central District (At Estherville) (197 pounds)

Trayvonne Jackson (Ellsworth) dec. Truax, 5-3; Truax major dec. Tyler Needham (Iowa Lakes), 17-7; Truax dec. Ja'Quez Bostic (Iowa Central), 7-3.

NJCAA National Tournament (At Council Bluffs) (197 pounds)

Truax pinned Jayden Bortz (Lackawanna), 1:23; Colben Dodsen (Northeast Oklahoma) tech. fall Truax, 18-2; Truax pinned Jake Renfer (Muskegon), 2:32; Truax pinned Ben Hughes (Southwest Oregon), 2:08; Truax tech. fall Curtis Thomas (Rowan), 18-3; Truax pinned Ja'quez Bostic (Iowa Central), 6:12; Truax pinned Tarik Sutkovic (Clackamas), :47; Richard Hammonds (Rochester) major dec. Truax, 10-2.

2019-20 record: 20-6 with 11 pins, 1 technical fall and 2 major decisions.

Career record: 28-12 with 15 pins, 1 technical fall and 2 major decisions.

2018-19 season: Placed 3rd at Luther College Open (Silver division 197 pounds); Placed 6th at Coe College Invitational (197 pounds); Placed 4th at Central College Invitational (Gold division 184 pounds).

Luther College Open (Silver division 197 pounds)

Truax dec. Darell Noble (RCTC), 8-7; Brock Meyer (Wartburg) dec. Truax, 9-5; Truax dec. Lawrence Thomas (Wisconsin LaCrosse), 12-9.

Ellsworth dual (197 pounds)

Truax pinned Devon Gordon, 3:56.

Coe College Invitational (197 pounds)

Truax pinned Tim Dendy (Simpson), :50; Taylor Mehmen (Coe) tech. fall Truax, 18-2; Truax pinned Jordan Goff (NEOSHO), 1:50; Truax pinned Jordan Challis (Coe), 1:10.

Iowa Western dual (197 pounds)

Ethan Poppe dec. Truax, 6-4.

Central College Invitational (Gold division 184 pounds)

Truax dec. Jason Beebe (Unattached), 13-6; Truax dec. Evan Sharpe (University of the Ozarks), 7-0; Lane Rumelhart (Central College) tech. fall Truax, 17-1.

Northeastern JC (Kan.) dual (184 pounds)

Breason Lewis tech. fall Truax, 18-0.

Iowa Central dual (184 pounds)

Brian Stanford major dec. Truax, 13-1.

2018-19 record: 8-6 with 4 pins.