South Mountaineer Volume 18, Issue 21

              Published by the Lehigh University Alumni Association
Vol. 18 — No. 21
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MARCH 2, 1976
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Matmen Rout EIWA Rivals,
Qualify Eight For NCAAs
5 Lehigh Champions;
Navy, Syracuse 2nd
EIWA CHAMPIONS, 1976. Kneeling, from left—Mark Costello, 118, Navy; Bob Sloand, 126, Lehigh;
Mike Frick, 134, Lehigh; Tihamer Toth-Fejel, 142, Lehigh, and Ken Wilson, 150, Syracuse. Standing,
from left—John Janiak, 158, Syracuse; Don McCorkel, heavyweight, Lehigh; Neal Brendel, 190,
Yale; Mike Lieberman, 177, Lehigh, and Jim Weisenfluh, 167, Wilkes. Weisenfluh won the Sheridan
Trophy for the most falls and the Most Outstanding Wrestler award. Frick took the Fletcher Trophy.
Lehigh dominated the EIWA
wrestling tournament for the
second straight year last
weekend, crowning five individual champions while
finishing far ahead of the 15-team
field.
The Engineers, who clinched
another team crown during the
Saturday afternoon semi-finals,
piled up 152V2 points.
Navy and Syracuse tied for
second with K7OV2 points apiece.
They both dropped out of contention in the semi-finals,
however, and the only matters of
interest Saturday night were how
many individual titles Lehigh
would claim and who would win
the Most Outstanding Wrestler,
Sheridan and Fletcher awards.
The 3,200 fans packed into
Mayser Gymnasium at F. & M.,
How They Placed In EIWA Test
FIRST THREE IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS QUALIFY FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT AT TUCSON, ARIZ.
CHAMPION RUNNERUP THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH
in Lancaster, for the finals got
the answers to their questions
during a title round in which only
five bouts went the route.
Lehigh had five champions
(Bob Sloand at 126, Mike Frick at
134, Tihamer Toht-Fejel at 142,
Mike Lieberman at 177 and Don
McCorkel at heavyweight).
Jim Weisenfluh, star 167-
pounder from Wilkes, pinned four
opponents in four bouts to win the
Most Outstanding Wrestler and
Sheridan awards. The Sheridan
trophy goes to the man with the
most falls, excepting consolation
bouts.
Frick took the Fletcher award
which goes to the man accumulating the most career
points for his team in EIWA
tournaments. With three titles, a
second place finish and numerous
fall and advancement points, the
Lehigh ace had 75V4 points.
Along with Sloand, Frick, Toth-
Fejel, Lieberman, McCorkel and
Weisenfluh, individual titles also
went to Mark Costello (118) of
Navy, Ken Wilson (150) and John
Janiak (158) of Syracuse, and
Neal Brendel (190) of Yale.
Frick,  Lieberman,  McCorkel,
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118-
Mark Costello
George Medina
LANCE LEONHARDT
Jim Wolfe
Tom Ford
Leigh Tonai
Title Round
Navy
Syracuse
LEHIGH
Temple
F&M
Yale
126-
BOB SLOAND
Rick Mahonski
Randy Gillette
Jerry Reid
Mike Beck
Randy Brungard
118 Mark Costello, Navy, dec.
LEHIGH
Wilkes
Syracuse
Columbia
Navy
F&M
George Medina, Syracuse, 7-
2.
126 BOB SLOAND, LEHIGH.
134-
MIKE FRICK
Charles Allen
Tom Bauer
Tyrone Hamilton
Kevin McHugh
John DiBiase
LEHIGH
Army
Navy
Temple
Columbia
Syracuse
PINNED RICK MAHONSKI,
WILKES, IN 3:67.
142-
TIHAMER TOTH-FEJEL
Ed Rivera
Pat Greene
Art Santiago
Scott Perkins
Jeff Steiner
134 MIKE FRICK,  LEHIGH,
LEHIGH
Temple
Syracuse
Columbia
Colgate
Navy
PINNED CHARLES ALLEN,
ARMY, IN 3:38.
150-
Ken Wilson
Jim Bennett
Steve Grubman
Briari Baughman
Lou Rivera
Carey Field
142 TIHAMER      TOTH-
Syracuse
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Temple
Army
FEJEL, LEHIGH, DEC. ED
RIVERA, TEMPLE, 7-2.
158-
John Janiak
Marty Schwartz
John Althans
+Jay Stuart
JEFF DUKE
Amir Kahn
150 Ken    Wilson,    Sryacuse,
Syracuse
Yale
Navy
Princeton
LEHIGH
Rutgers
won   by   default   over   Jim
Bennett,    Yale,    in    2:58.
167-
Jim Weisenfluh
NILS DEACON
Roger Fleischer
Tim Jenks
Tom Cunningham
Bill Miron
(Bennett       injured       knee,
Wilkes
LEHIGH
Navy
Syracuse
Temple
Princeton
couldn't continue.)
158 John   Janiak,   Syracuse,
177-
MIKE LIEBERMAN
Carmel Morina
Ted Petty
Bob Kenny
Keith Ely
Dave Ceponis
dec. Marty Schwartz, Yale, 8-
LEHIGH
Temple
Rutgers
Navy
Princeton
Colgate
3.
167 Jim  Weisenfluh,   Wilkes,
190-
Neal Brendel
Greg Cooper
GUY TALARICO
Bob Matzelle
+DaveGregrow
Steve Paterno
pinned Nils Deacon, Lehigh,
Yale
Navy
LEHIGH
Army
Wilkes
F&M
in 1:57.
177 MIKE      LIEBERMAN,
HWT-
DONMcCORKEL
John Sefter
Bob Bickeiman
Steve Glasgow
Dan House
Roger Mitchell
LEHIGH, PINNED CARMEL
LEHIGH
Princeton
F&M
Pennsylvania
Wilkes
Navy
MORINA, TEMPLE, IN 5:12.
+Jay Stuart voted into NCAA Tournament as EIWA's lone "wild-card" entry.
+Gregrow declared fifth place finisher over Paterno by mutual consent of coaches John Reese, Wilkes, and Stan Zeamer, F&M, after
both forfeited.
190 Neal Brendel, Yale, dec.
Greg Cooper, Navy, 9-1.
HVY DON     McCORKEL,
LEHIGH, DEC. JOHN
SEFTER, PRINCETON, 4-1.