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SJSU Wrestling Archives The Spartan Daily 3-24-87 |
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Grapplers Come Up Short At NCAAs |
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by Victor Inzunza |
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| SJSU wrestler Arnold Khanbabian won one match, but lost two others in his bid for an NCAA wrestling over the weekend. Teammates David Love and Matt Toves also competed in the championships at the University of Maryland. Khanbabian (21-0-1 during the regular season), wrestling in the 118-pound weight class, lost his opening-round match to Tim Wright of Southern Illinois State University 11-3. But Khanbabian, who was the Spartans' top wrestler this season, rebounded by beating Jack Griffin of Northwestern University in overtime 8-2. The wrestlers were tied at 10-10 in regulation. Khanbabian lost his third-round match to Roger Singleton of Grand Valley State University, when he was pinned 53 seconds into the match. "He did pretty well," said SJSU assistant wrestling coach Andy Tsarnas. Khanbabian, a senior, finished his wrestling career with an overall record of 64-40-2. David Love, also a senior, defeated Willy Metzger of Lock Haven State College by default, 38 seconds into the match. Love, who wrestled in the 134-pound weight class, lost by technical default to Paul Clark of Clarion State. He also lost to Keith Heally of Illinois State 10-4 in the consolation round and Tim Flynn of Penn State 4-2 in the third round. Toves (150) lost his opening and second-round matches. Toves took on Pitt's Gary Bolin in first-round action and lost 11-7. In the second round, Penn State's Sean Finkbeine stopped Toves 11-3. Competition at the national tournament was very tough, Tsarnas said. Considering the competition, the wrestlers performed very well, he said. "I think we did pretty well as a whole," Tsarnas said. "We were very respectable. We scored some wins in the national tournament, that's more than most teams do." |
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