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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 3-17-81 |
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SJSU Wrestlers Finish 23rd |
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by Jerry McDonald |
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| SJSU Wrestlers Eddie Baza (134) and Dave Brouhard (177) both placed eighth or better in the NCAA wrestling tournament
at Princeton University in New Jersey over the weekend. The two places put SJSU in 23rd place in the tournament, missing by three the goal of 20th place set by coach T.J. Kerr prior to the tournament. Portland State was the highest finishing PCAA school, winding up in 21st place on the strength of strong performances by Kevin Benson (158) and Charlie Lucas (150). "I thought we did pretty well," Kerr said. "We finished ahead of some pretty good schools. We beat out LSU, and we don't have the budget or facilities that they do." The University of Iowa won the tournament, running up a record total of 129 points and placing nine of ten wrestlers. The finishes by Baza and Brouhard earn them All-American status, as the first eight finishers in each division are so honored. "It's quite an honor," Kerr said. "There are only 79 All-Americans each year, and it's nice to have two of them." Baza captured his first two matches with ease before losing to the No. 1 seed, Darryl Burley of Lehigh by a pin. Baza then defeated Mark Iacovelli of Syracuse 8-3 and Bob Bury of Penn State 8-5 before winning the fifth place finish by forfeit when his opponent couldn't make the 134 pound weight limit. Brouhard won his first two matches last Thursday, before running into a wrestling machine named Ed Banach from Iowa. Banach ran up a 15-2 lead before pinning Brouhard and eventually winning the 177-pound title. The matches were attended by a total of 51, 000 fans over the six sessions of wrestling. SJSU wrestlers who didn't place were Reggie Thompson (150), David Barnes (126), and Jerry Morrision (190). All lost their first matches and were eliminated when the wrestlers that defeated them lost ensuing matches. "It was a good experience for them," Kerr said. "They say that to win at this tournament, it takes aggressive, no-stop attacking wrestling. Now they can relay that to the rest of the team. It was a learning experience for them." With its 23rd place finish, SJSU ranked as the highest finishing California Division I school. "That should help during recruiting," Kerr said. |
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