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Kida Hopes For Better, Bigger Wrestlers
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by Ken Johnston
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| The wrestling program may have just ended, but SJSU coach Danny Kida is already thinking ahead. |
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| The Spartan wrestlers finished 2-11-1, and Kida said there is plenty of room for improvement. |
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| "I think our team has come a long way from the start of the season," he said. "We also know where
our faults were and what we have to do as a team to correct those weaknesses." |
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| Kida, satisfied with the lower and middle weight classes, said he is going to try and improve the team's heavyweight
positions. |
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| "In order for a team to be effective, it has to be strong in all areas," Kida said. "We did not
have overall depth this year. With work, we can be a competing team (in the PCAAs)." |
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| Kida is going to have a hole to fill in the 142-pound weight division next year, since Ken Brison is graduating
this spring. |
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| Brison, SJSU's only entrant in this year's NCAA wrestling championships, lost in the opening round of the tournament
after a 32-3 season. |
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| "Filling that hole will not be that difficult," Kida said. |
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| Dave Love and Joe Zamlich, who wrestled in the 134-pound division this season, will probably compete in the 142-pound
category next season. |
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| Kida said the heavier weight classes should be much improved next year, since many of this season's grapplers were
freshmen. |
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| He said patience is the key. |
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| "My objective is to stay patient and allow the program to grow," he said. "It was extremely tough
this year for the team to take defeat." |
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