| The streak has ended. |
| |
| SJSU's varsity wrestling team squashed the Spartan alumni Friday night 33-15, putting a halt to the five-year domination
the alumni held on the annual meet since 1972. |
| |
| "It feels good to win," said SJSU coach T.J. Kerr, "but i thought it was going to be really close." |
| |
| Instead, pins by Bob McDowell (150) and Jim Rey (177) keyed the lopsided triumph before 200 Spartan Gym onlookers. |
| |
| Despite the fact that the varsity Spartans thought many of the alumni members were "out of shape" the
1977 team fell behind 10-0 on three decision wins. |
| |
| Marty Lockwood, Danny Kida, and Rafael Meza scored the three individual wins and it appeared as though the alumni
would keep their streak alive. |
| |
| But the Spartans fought back with wins by Rick McKinney and Randy Cook, and Brian Strock escaped from Oscar Trevino
to gain a tie in the last five seconds, making it 12-8 alumni. |
| |
| McDowell then pinned Roland Baza at 2:25 to give the Spartans a 14-12 advantage, and they never looked back. |
| |
| Reggie Thompson, Kevin Hejnal, Thor Jensen, and Ralph Kuehn recorded decision wins and Rey added his pin over Erik
Klee in the second period, completing the varsity scoring. |
| |
| Doug Holt tallied the final points for the alumni with a decision in the 190-pound bracket. |
| |
| The wrestler's next home match will be Nov. 16 against Chico State. Kerr's crew also returns home for a Nov. 30
battle against Cal State Hayward. The 21st SJSU Mumby Invitational is scheduled for Dec. 3. |
