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Freestyle Wrestling Tomorrow at SJSU
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| Freestyle wrestling comes to Spartan Gym tomorrow at 10 am as SJSU hosts the Spartan Open Freestyle Wrestling Classic. |
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| The Spartan Open is part of the United States Wrestling Federation's Championship Tournament series. Points picked
up in tournaments of this type are used to determine the USWF grand champion in each weight class. |
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| Freestyle--or Olympic rules-- differ from collegiate rules making for more standing action and less wrestling on
the mat. |
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| The rule differences include that wrestlers start all three rounds on their feet, rather than in "up"
and "down" positions. If a wrestler is down and unable to be turned onto his back within 15 seconds,
the referee stops it and puts both back on their feet. |
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| This makes for less stalling and points aren't rewarded for escapes. |
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| The tournaments standing are determined by "bad points" which can range from four for being pinned, to
zero for those who pin their adversary. |
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| The final three wrestle round-robin style with the "bad points" determining the champion. |
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| Approximately 20 SJSU wrestlers will be entered in 10 weight classes ranging from 105.5 to unlimited. |
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| SJSU heavyweight Casey Gulliford does not wish to comment on his "mind disagreement" with coach T.J.
Kerr. |
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| Gulliford left Corvallis, Oregon (site of the NCAA championships) after he was eliminated from the tournament to
go to Portland with a friend. |
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