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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 2-12-81 |
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Matmen Win Again |
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by Jerry McDonald |
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| The SJSU wrestling team closed out its home season by crushing Stanford 38-8 in Spartan Gym Tuesday night. The win runs the Spartans' record to 17-2-1 on the season. Designated "senior night" by coach T.J. Kerr, the Spartans gave their senior wrestlers a chance to compete in their last dual meet action at SJSU. Seniors Dennis Shea and Randy Davis were losers at 150 and 167, respectively the only two Spartan losses of the evening. "Dennis didn't really wrestle well at all, and i don't know why," Kerr said. "Randy was coming off an injury and hadn't wrestled in a while, and that is why he wasn't sharp." The feature match of the evening pitted SJSU star Dave Brouhard against Stanford's Doug Perkins, who had been named the outstanding wrestler in the North-South All-Star meet the week before. It was no contest, with Brouhard dominating from start to finish, winning 16-3. The win ran Brouhard's season record to 23-4. 177-pound senior Doug Johnson won the most exciting match of the evening, winning a 7-6 decision from Tom Mullen of the Cardinal. Eight-ranked 158-pounder Reggie Thompson ran his record to 30-6 with a 33-8 trouncing of Denny Childs. 134-pounder Eddie Baza ran his record to 28-4 with a win, while Brad Gustafson and Guy Heath were other winners for the Spartans. The next problem for Kerr will be deciding which wrestlers will compete in the upcoming PCAA championships. Kerr said he will take into consideration the wrestlers' performances throughout the season, their attitudes, their health, and challenge matches to make the final decisions. "We've kind of gotten away from just using the challenge matches," Kerr said of the system in which teammates battle each other in a match for a berth in the coveted tournament. "Sometimes the best wrestler in a challenge match isn't the best in competition, and vice-versa," Kerr said. |
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