While their collegiate season is officially over, the Spartan grapplers will compete this weekend in the Far Western
AAU Freestyle Tournament at the Oakland YMCA.
Coach Hugh Mumby's matmen wrapped up their collegiate season over the weekend with a 12th place finish in the 11th
annual PCI wrestling championships.
The Spartans, with tournament difficulties all year long, could notch only 10 points. Oregon State walked off with
the top honors, amassing 74 points in the two-day meet at San Luis Obispo.
Bernie Slate produced the top effort for the locals in the PCI, but lost out to Oregon State's Don Conway in the
finals. Conway also decisioned Slate in last year's tournament.
Four Spartans reached the quarter-finals, but all ran into stiff opposition and were dropped from the tough meet.
Mumby was pleased with the team's dual meet season which saw the grapplers post an 8-4 record, but said, "We
weren't strong enough individually to go very far in the rugged tournament competition."
Praising the squad, Mumby added, "The guys worked hard to make a successful season of one that looked rather
doubtful at the start." |
