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Wrestlers Take Tournament
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by Ron Lazzarotti
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| For the first time since 1974, the SJSU wrestling team won the 23rd annual Mumby Invitational with room to spare.
The Spartans piled up a 57 point total, a comfortable 22 points ahead of second-place Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,
and 31 points in front of Cal State Bakersfield, in the event Saturday at Spartan Gym. |
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| At least one Spartan place in the top six in every weight division, and four SJSU wrestlers captured first-place
spots. |
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| "I was pretty pleased," SJSU wrestling coach T.J. Kerr said. "Training is paying off. We have a
long way to go, but this was a good confidence thing." |
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| In the 118-pound division, SJSU's top finisher was Wayne Jones who came in third, while Eddie Franco of Sacramento
State took top honors. |
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| In one of the most exciting matches of the day, Eddie Baza battled Cal Poly's Ted Overmire to an 8-8 draw. |
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| But because of the results of previous matches, Overmire took first place in the 126-pound division, with Baza
finishing second. |
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| The 134-pound division was the Spartans' weakest showing as David Barnes finished in sixth place. |
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| "I was still pleased with Barnes," Kerr said. "A coupler of breaks and he could have been right
up there." |
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| One pleasant surprise for SJSU was Dennis McDowell. |
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| McDowell, who has been struggling a bit, battled Cal Poly's Tom Mount to the last seconds of their match before
scoring a two-point takedown and winning the batch and the division at the buzzer. |
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| "It was a great win for Dennis," Kerr said. "His persistence really paid off." |
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| The Spartans also made a strong showing in both the 150 and 158-pound divisions. |
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| Doug Stewart and Adam Elias finished first and third in the 150s, while Reggie Thompson and Vic Rendon ended up
third and fifth in the 158s. |
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| In the 167-pound division, Randy Davis placed sixth, and in the 177-pound division Dave Brouhard took second. |
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| The Spartans finished up strong in both the 190s and heavyweight, with first place finishes. |
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| Ken Klein battled his way through six matches to come out on top among the 190s. |
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| "It was nice to win this thing," Klein said. "It was good for me to win, but great for the team." |
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| Competing in his first action of the year (previously out for football), Gulliford coasted into the heavyweight
top spot, winning his last match by default. |
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| "Casey is in the worst shape of anybody," Kerr said. "But he has a strong desire to win." |
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| The Spartans' next match will be against San Francisco State Saturday night at 7:30 in Spartan Gym. |
