Having failed to retain its own tournament championship, San Jose State's wrestling team battles runnerup Fresno
State Friday night in dual meet competition.
Warren King (147) and heavyweight Don Anderson successfully defended their titles for the Spartans in the 7th annual
San Jose State Invitational Wrestling Tournament held Saturday.
A strong University of California at Berkeley team captured the tournament championship with the Fresno State Bulldogs
finishing second ahead of San Jose State.
California had four individual champions in the tournament, with Fresno claiming three titles and San Jose two.
An injury to 167-pound contender Chet Belknap prevented the Spartans from winning the tournament.
Belknap's knee buckled during his first match and he was forced to withdraw from the competition. Had Belknap had
been able to continue on, he would have wrestled for the championship.
Spartan coach Hugh Mumby stated that Belknap had received a good draw in scheduling and would have had to win only
his first match in order to be in the finals.
"Had Belknap wrestled in the finals, he would have gained eight additional points for the Spartans,"
said Mumby. The additional points would have given San Jose State the championship by one point with a 74 point
total. California had 73 points and Fresno 67 in the final tabulating.
Fresno State edged the Spartans by one point in the tournament and will give San Jose State a strong contest Friday
in the Bulldog gym.
Tournament winners Don Nelson, Joe Rossie, and Steve Johanson lead the Bulldog wrestling attack.
Dan Swenson (137) and Loren Miller (147) are the outstanding performers on the SJS frosh team. They will lead the
Spartababes against Cabrillo College tomorrow afternoon at Cabrillo.
Swenson is undefeated this season while Miller suffered one loss. However, the Spartababe team can't seem to get
going on the victory trail. They have been defeated four times and will be looking for their first win against
Cabrillo. |
