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Wrestlers Stopped By Flu Bug
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by Dave Meltzer
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| Decimated by illness, the SJSU wrestling team suffered its worst loss of the season, 39-9, against powerful Cal
State Bakersfield Friday. |
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| Five key Spartans didn't make the trip to Bakersfield because of the flu. |
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| 126-pounder Eddie Baza, 142-pounder Dennis McDowell, 150-pounder Reggie Thompson, 167-pounder Dave Brouhard, and
177-pounder Ken Klein were all out of the line-up. |
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| The Spartans were forced to forfeit both 167 and 177-pound weight classes because of the flu bug. |
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| 118-pounder Mike Rodrigues, defeated Tim Vanni, 10-6, in the opener. |
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| Heavyweight Case Gulliford was responsible for the other win when he pinnned Tom van Arket in the finale at 3:41. |
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| In between, the meet was all Cal State Bakersfield. The Roadrunner's three nationally ranked grapplers all came
up with solid victories. |
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| 126-pounder Joe Gonzales, ranked first in the nation, defeated Waynes Jones 27-14. |
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| 134-pounder John Azevedo, also ranked first, pinned David Barnes in 6:13. |
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| 158-pounder Kevin Dugan, ranked fifth, stopped tough Adam Elias, 5-1. |
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| The Spartans, now 17-4, took fourth place finish at the Biola tournament Saturday night. |
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| Wayne Jones, wrestling at 118 pounds, was the lone SJSU individual champion. Jones pinned all three of his foes. |
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