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SJSU Matmen Annihilate Fresno State, 54-0
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by Dave Meltzer
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| "Awesome" was the word for the SJSU wrestling team Friday night as they demolished Fresno State 54-0
at Spartan Gym in the final home meet of the season. |
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| Led by six pins, including two in the first round, the Spartans dominated every match in preparation for this Friday's
PCAA tournament at Utah State. |
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| The Spartans dedicated the match to two seniors wrestling their final dual meet, 142-pounder Doug Stewart and 177-pounder
Ken Klein. |
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| Stewart downed Leandro Cano, 12-4, in what was the closest match of the night. Klein stopped Richard England, 21-6,
in a match he controlled throughout. |
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| One of the biggest victories was by 158-pounder Reggie Thompson. Thompson, match against defending PCAA champion
Warren Flynn, was behind 4-1 after the first period. |
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| Thompson looked sluggish in the first period, but came on strong in the second with seven straight points to grab
the lead. He pinned the defending champ 32 seconds into the final round. |
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| The win may have earned Thompson the number 2 seeding at the upcoming PCAA tournament. |
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| Dave Brouhard (177) returned to action after missing nearly two weeks with the flu and scored a 19-7 win over Richard
Sischo. |
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| Brouhard is one of five Spartans coach T.J. Kerr thinks will be top seeded in Friday's PCAA tournament. |
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| Ken Klein, Eddie Baza (126), Jerry Morrison (190), and Casey Gulliford (hwt) are the other four Saprtans Kerr feels
will be seeded number 1. |
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| Gulliford was matched in the heavyweight battle with Robert Woy, a 235-pounder who came to San Jose with fairly
impressive credentials. |
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| But Spartan wrestler fans didn't get a good look at him as Gulliford had Woy pinned to the mat in a scant 1:15. |
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| Wayne Jones (118) and Baza scored pins in their quest for national ranking. |
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| Jones, 29-8, pinned Rick Borges in 1:36. |
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| He and Utah State rival Tracy Moore figure to battle it out for the PCAA title Friday. While Moore is currently
ranked 5th in the nation, Jones defeated him 8-7 in San Jose on Feb. 12. |
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| Baza, 24-5-1, is a defending league champion who owns three wins over honorable-mention All-Americans this season.
Baza stopped Clifton Anderson in 5:15. |
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