| An old wrestling rivalry will be renewed at 7:30 tonight in Spartan Gym when SJSU plays host to powerhouse Bakersfield
State. |
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| The Spartans, 1-0 after a 43-3 decision over Chico State last Thursday, will be making their home debut against
a Division II team which finished sixth in the NCAA Division I championships last year. SJSU place ninth. |
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| "It's a friendly competition," SJSU coach T.J. Kerr said. "We respect each other. It's kind of a
bit meet for a lot of people. We get a chance to see what each other has." |
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| Bakersfield State, the defending Division II champion, will be wrestling in its 1982-83 season debut. SJSU won
last year's home meet 21-18, but lost 37-5 at Bakersfield. |
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| "They know how big the meet is," Kerr said about the Spartans. "There's a lot of pressure. It's
going to be a close meet." |
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| Here are the tentative matchups in each weight class tonight. SJSU wrestlers listed first. |
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| 118: David Ciprian vs. Adam Cuestas (46-3 last year) or Tim Vanni, 105-pound world champion. |
| 126: Brad Gustafson vs. Mel East. |
| 134: Tim Porter (replacing an injured Albert Perez) vs. Brian Stevens or John Loomis. |
| 142: David Barnes or John Middlestead vs. Mike Burch or Ray Hammond. |
| 150: Jay Slivkoff or Randy Hood vs. Craig Noble or Jesse Reyes. |
| 158: Pat Huyck vs. Woody Smith or Troy Osborne. |
| 167: Michael Hairston vs. Scott Teuscher or Dennis Reed. |
| 177: Marvin Jones or Chris Atkinson vs. Mark Loomis, a Division II champion. |
| 190: Andy Tsarnas vs. Mike Blaske, a national junior college champ last year. |
| Hwt: Jerry Morrison vs. Roger Hairston. |
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| In other wrestling news, the Spartans sent their freshmen squad to the Biola Invitational last Saturday and won
four of five matches. SJSU wrestlers and their records are Dan Cota 3-2, Matt Ceglia 2-3, David Gruss 4-1, Bill
Newton 4-1, Matt Toves 5-0, Darryl Pope 4-1, Don Knox 3-2, Chris Atkinson 3-2, Eric Middlestead 5-0, and Mike Monroe
5-0. |
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| The SJSU freshmen also powered past Fullerton State 31-13 last Sunday. Winners were Cota, Newton, Knox, Atkinson,
Middlestead, Monroe. |
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| Kerr's reason for using his freshmen against other varsity schools: "We are a development program. This gives
them a lot of wrestling time." |
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