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 Matmen Capture Tourney

 
La Mirada - Led by sophomore Randy Fluery in the 150-pound weight class, along with newcomers Anthony Gutierrez, Kevin Hejnal, and Nick Delong, the SJSU wrestling team won the 11th Annual Biola Invitational here Saturday night.
 
Out of 21 teams entered in the tourney the Sartan grapplers narrowly edged out UCLA by a score of 83-82.25 to win the tourney crown. SJSU combined to place six men in the top three of 10 weight classes. 
 
The big surprise for the Spartans was Hejnal, a junior college transfer from West Valley who took first in the 158-pound division. Hejnal was a junior college All-American last year. 
 
Anthony Gutierrez took second in the 134-pound weight class; he lost to Jim Mendoza of UCLA. Mendoza was voted the most outstanding wrestler of the tourney. 
 
Fluery, a PCAA champion in 1976, took first in the 150-pound class. Other finishers were Dave Brouhard (third 167) and Duane Harris at 190. 
 
Heavyweights Nick DeLong and Guy Heath took second and fourth respectively. 
 

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