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Spartans To Wrestle With S.F. State
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by Ron Lazzarotti
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| After finishing in sixth place in last weekend's Mumby Invitational hosted by SJSU, the San Francisco Gators look
to be out for revenge in tonight's wrestling meet with the Spartans at 7:30 in Spartan Gym. |
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| Over the weekend, the Spartans won the tournament, finishing 43 points ahead of the Gators. |
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| However, SF State will be anything but a pushover in tonight's confrontation. |
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| "I've heard from different people that they will knock us off, " SJSU coach T.J. Kerr said. "They
think they'll knock us off, too." |
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| "In the past, they have gotten up for the dual meet after not doing that well in the tournament," Kerr
added. "It will be a real good fight." |
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| In last year's meet, the Spartans ended up on top of a close 26-17 decision. |
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| The two matches that look to be the most competitive are the 142 and 190-pound divisions, according to Kerr. |
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| In 142s last Saturday, SJSU's Dennis McDowell beat SF State's John Monolakis, but past records can be thrown out
for tonight's tournament. |
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| Monolakis is the defending Far Western Conference Champion at 134s, but moved up to 142s this year. He was also
a US representative in the Junior World Greco-Roman Championships in Sweden. |
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| "Monolakis is good, but Dennis is getting better every time he gets on the mat," Kerr said. "Each
hour he puts in, he gets better." |
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| The other match where revenge will be a key is in the 190-pound division. |
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| In Saturday's competition, SJSU's Ken Klein beat SJSU's Lars Jensen in the finals and took first place while Jensen
finished third. |
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| Kerr plans on weighing in both his 190-pound wrestlers, Klein and freshman Jerry Morrison, but will most likely
go with Klein. |
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| "Morrison is more methodical and straight in his approach," Kerr noted, "but he needs a little more
technique." |
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| "Klein's got all that funky stuff that drives coaches nuts," Kerr added, "but he's winning." |
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| One other match that could prove to be interesting is in the 158-pound division, where SJSU's Reggie Thompson and
SJSU's Mike DeNatale finished third and fourth in the tournament. |
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