| SJSU wrestlers will host the 17th Annual Hugh Mumby Wrestling Invitational this Saturday in the Men's Gym. |
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| The tourney might be labeled the "energy crisis special" since coach Terry Kerr plans to start at 10
am, with finals beginning around 5 pm, an unusually early time for finals. |
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| Twelve teams will participate including Cal Poly-SLO, Stanford, San Francisco State, and Fresno State. |
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| The Spartan wrestlers come off dual meets with UC Santa Barbara, Cal State-Bakersfield, and UCLA. All three meets
were Nov. 21 at UCSB. The SJSU grapplers lost the meets, the closest one being against Santa Barbara 26-22. |
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| A star emerged from the Santa Barbara meets in the form of 118-pounder Rudy Guevara. Guevara won all three matches
including two pins and a 5-4 decision over the third rated (in California) 118-pounder from UCLA. |
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| Spartan Dan Kida (126) wrestled to one win and two ties. |
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| Heavyweight Don Jackson chose the weekend to get married and didn't wrestle. |
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| Kerr views Jackson, Kida, and freshman Guevara as the "studs" of the team, or the top Spartan threats. |
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| The Mumby tournament allows each school two wrestlers per weight class. Steve Dick and Oscar Trevino will hold
the 134 spot, while Jim Niskanen and Mike Cunningham will wrestle at 158 pounds. |
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| The team is currently without a 190-pounder, but Larry Houston is expected to fill the spot, possibly in time for
the tournament. Houston is defensive end on the football squad. |
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| Coach Kerr wants a good showing in the Mumby tournament. "I push tournaments more than dual meets. This tournament
will be a tough son of a gun." |
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| With highly rated Cal Poly and San Francisco State participating, Kerr has the situation pinned down. |
