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| Another of the new faces. Wayne Anthony Jones is a 17-year-old freshman from Salinas. He will wrestle at 118 pounds
this season. Wayne grappled three seasons at Alisal High in Salinas and was team captain for Coach Terry Espinosa.
He took the league crown twice and was two-time second place finisher in the Central Coast Section championships
and finished sixth in the CIF state meet at 106 pounds. The business major would like to own his own business after
his graduation from Sparta. Born 11-10-60 in Salinas, Ca. |
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| (From 1979-80 Season...) |
| Another returner for Coach Kerr, Wayne Anthony Jones is an 18-year-old sophomore from Salinas. He will wrestle
at 118 and 126 pounds this season. Nicknamed "Jonesee", he had a record of 9-6 last year, including 4-0
in duals and 5-6 in tourneys with one fall. |
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| (From 1980-81 Season...) |
| One of the most talented returnees from last year's PCAA championship team, Wayne Anthony Jones is a 20-year-old
junior from Salinas. Due to Coach Kerr's off-season program, "Jonesee" enjoyed a lucrative season last
year. He grappled to a 31-9 record, 12-2 in dual meets and 19-7 in tournament action. His career record at SJSU
stands at 40-15 with 8 falls and it's only half over. Among the laurels garnerd by the one-time letterman are a
thrid at the SJSU Mumby Invitational, second at the Beehive Tourney, second at the Arrowhead Open, first at the
Portland Invitational, first at the Biola Invitational, and second at the PCAA championships. "Jonesee"
will move up a weight this season to wrestle at 126 pounds. |
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| (From 1981-82 Season...) |
| A top returnee from a year ago, Wayne started out super strong last year until an injury sidelined him for the
season. "Jonesee" was instrumental in the Spartans' historical win over Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo when
he hung on to win his match with the injury that knocked him out for the collegiate and freestyle seasons. Competing
the first part of the year, Jonesee recorded a 16-4 season. His dual mark read 6-1 while he was 10-3 in tourney
competition. Two of his losses were to national champ Dan Cuestas from Cal State-Bakersfield. |
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1978-79
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4-0
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5-6
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9-6
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1979-80
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12-2
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19-7
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31-9
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1980-81
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6-1
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10-3
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16-4
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22-3
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34-16
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56-19
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Thanks to R. Guevara for the Youtube links.
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Photo provided by K. Brison
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| Rudy Guevara, Andrew Flores, Brian Canali, John Mittlestead, Tim Porter, Jerry Morrison, Kyb Fugfugosh,
Matt Toves, Ken Brison, Eddie Baza (Chris Atkinson was also there but had to leave before the photo) |
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| K. Brison: |
| "Wayne Jones funeral was May 5th in Hayward. For those of you unable to attend I'll give you a run down. The
funeral lasted from 10 am to 1 pm. Heading to the funeral I knew I'd be shedding some tears but I also knew I'd
be seeing friends who were going for the same reason I was... to support Waynes wife Carolyn and pay respects to
Wayne. The funeral itself had some somber moments (like the slide show of Waynes life) but mostly it was a celebration
of his spirit with fire and brimstone. Friends of Waynes were invited to say a few a words. Both Kyb and Rudy stepped
up to the podium (not easily done) and spoke eloquently from the heart. Kyb lived with Wayne for a period of time
and Rudy knew Wayne as a kid. There were also some from letters that were read from people who were unable to attend...letters
from David Barnes talkin about his high school wrestling days in the '70s and being in the same wrestling league
as Wayne...David talking about a video he has of himself wrestling Wayne in the Blue/Gold meet after Wayne had
graduated. David...I'm sure everyone would love to love to see that video! There were also letters from Pope, Coach
Kerr, and Rich Perelli (Rich did not wrestle with us but had met Wayne a couple times and was a friend of Matt
Toves and myself). All in all it was a very nice funeral and a great turn out. Waynes passing does not mean that
his wife doesn't still need support. The financial burden it put on them was enormous." |
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