| The SJSU wrestling team will take a break from its dual-meet schedule this weekend to host the 23d annual Mumby
Invitational, beginning at 10 am Saturday in Spartan Gym. |
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| The tournament is named after Ted Mumby and his son Hugh, both former coaches at SJSU. |
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| The elder Mumby coached form 1946 through 1952, before passing the program on to his son who coached from 1953
through 1969, and in 1971. |
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| The tournament was started by Hugh Mumby in 1956 and was known as the Novice Wrestling Tournament, according to
wrestling coach T.J. Kerr. |
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| The tournament changed names several times over the years until Kerr finally gave it its current name. |
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| This year, the colleges participating are SJSU, San Francisco State, Chico State, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California,
Sacramento State, Air Force, Fresno State, Bakersfield State, Stanislaus State, Biola, and UC Davis. |
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| Each college is allowed two men per weight class. |
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| "It's pretty tough to take the tournament," Kerr said. "To win, you have to wrestle six or seven
matches. I'm anxious to see how our guys do. I expect a good team finish." |
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| Last year, SJSU took third place in the tournament behind champion Bakersfield and runner-up Cal Poly. |
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| The tournament will be scored on the bad mark system, which means wrestlers receive bad marks for various reasons.
For example, if a wrestler loses by 12 points, he would receive four bad marks. Or if a wrestler wins by less than
nine points, he would receive one bad mark. |
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| Wrestlers continue in the competition until they accumulate six bad marks. |
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| "The teams to beat are Bakersfield and Cal Poly again," Kerr said. "It's possible we could take
it, but we would have to have good overall individual finishes. This is a good chance to see how tough we are.
We'll see what kind of condition we are in to go five or six matches." |
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| The Spartans next home meet will be 7:30 pm Wednesday, when they host San Francisco State in Spartan Gym. |
