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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 1-30-78 |
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McDowell Top At Mat Tourney |
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by Steven Goldberg |
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| Robert McDowell's performance Saturday at the Portland State Invitational tournament where he was named Outstanding
Wrestler, overshadowed the mat team's victory over the 12-ranked Pilots Friday. McDowell pinned three opponents and decisioned one as he place first in the 142-pound division. Kevin Hejnal (150) and Lee Mills (126) took fourth in their respective divisions. Coach T.J. Kerr called McDowell's performance Saturday the highlight of the weekend because of the prestige of the invitational event. Oregon State University won the tournament with 73.75 points while SJSU finished fifth with 37.75 points. Kerr said he was disappointed over the Spartans' finish. "We just didn't seem to pull it together," he said. Friday, the Spartans downed the Pilots 30-18, improving SJSU's record to 10-3-1. McDowell, Hejnal, and Mills all pinned their Portland State opponents. Mike Rodriguez decisioned Terry Gelding at 118 pounds to open the meet while Duane Harris (190) defeated Mark Munson 12-1 for SJSU's last victory. Kerr said the win over the Pilots would help the Spartans' national ranking to an extent. Currently, SJSU is unranked. Despite the win over PSU, the Spartans' biggest tests are yet to come, Kerr said. Upcoming meets against a tough UCLA team, 11th ranked Cal Poly-SLO (generally regarded as the best on the West Coast), PCAA championships, and the Western Regionals will be SJSU's toughest meets, he said. Kerr, who has coached the Spartans to five PCAA titles in five years as coach, said the team has performed up to his pre-season expectations but that the end of the season is more important. "You can end up, say 14-4-1, and yet if you don't do well at the end of the season, people view it as a losing season," he said. Kerr, selected as the coach of the North team in the North-South All Star meet to be held Feb. 6 at Cal calls this year's team the best he's had in terms of attitude. "They fight a lot amongst themselves but they're super tight. I've been working for this type of situation for five years," Kerr said happily. |
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