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Volume 34, Number 19
February 18, 1992
Bethlehem, Pa.
LEHIGHLIGHTS
MORRIS HONORED — Lehigh senior
heavyweight John Morris was named the
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling
Association Wrestler of ihc Week for his
upset win over Pittsburgh All-American
Perry Miller at last week's quad meel at
Stabler Arena. Morris' 5-4 victory over
Miller, who came into the bout ranked fifth
in the nation and sporting an 18-2 record,
secured a 23-19 Lehigh win over Pill and a
sweep of the day's three meets. Morris
earlier won Lehigh's meet with Drexel with
a 8-1 win over Paul Thomas, as Lehigh and
Drexel entered ihc heavyweight bout tied at
18. Morris, from Poquoson. VA. is now 18-
6 on the season and has wins over three
nationally-ranked wrestlers.
GUEST INSTRUCTOR — Lehigh
assistant wrestling coach Sergei Beloglazov
spent February 7-10 in Colorado Springs,
CO — but not on vacation. He was a guest
instructor at a seminar for members of the
United Slates Olympic team preparing for
the upcoming summer games. Beloglazov
has plenty of Olympic experience lo share
wilh Ihc U.S. team. He has won two Olympic
gold medals as well as six world
championships. Bclogla/.ov accepted an
m U.S. coach LcRoy Smith to
attend the seminar.
ALUMNI FESTIVITIES PLANNED —
The Lehigh Alumni Association has planned
a series of receptions in conjunction with
the EIWA and Patriot League basketball
tournaments. A reception at the Drexel
Faculty Club in McAllister Hall. 33rd &
Chcsnut Streets in Philadelphia, will be
held March 7 from 3:30 lo 5:30 p.m. for the
EIWA tournament. A post game reception
will be held in Rauch Fieldhouse following
each Lehigh game al ihc 1992 Patriot League
basketball tournament, scheduled for March
6-10. In addition, a reception is planned in
conjunction wilh the 1992 NCAA wrestling
championship at Oklahoma City, OK. It
will be held March 21 al the Sheraton
Century Center. All alumni arc invited and
encouraged lo allcnd these functions.
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Women break losing streak... 2
Stabler streak extended 3
Frosh duo future for LU 3
Swimming/Track roundup 4
Winter sports results 5
Return to Power
Current rankings in the 14-team EIWA, based
on overall record, EIWA record and schedule:
Rank     Team
#Wrestlers ranked #1
Cornell
Navy
Syracuse
Brown
LEHIGH
Army
Penn
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source: the EIWA
Lehigh splits Grace weekend
Engineers top
Wilkes, fall to
third-ranked
Penn State
By MATT WINKLER
Sports Information Assistant
The Engineers returned to an old
and familiar setting as they split a
weekend set with some longtime rivals.
Grace Hall entertained over 3,500
fans who welcomed the Engineers back
to "The Snakepit" for the first time this
season as they were treated to a victory
over EIWA foe Wilkes, 25-12, on
Saturday and a loss to mighty 3rd-ranked
Penn State, 33-6, on Sunday.
The Wilkes victory completed a
four-match win streak which began the
weekend before with the Engineers'
three-team sweep in a Quad meet at
Stabler Arena, highlighted by a 23-19
upset over #25 Pittsburgh in the day's
final act. After the split this weekend, the
Engineers' 7-9 mark is their most dual
triumphs in one season since the 1985-
86 campaign.
In Saturday's win over Wilkes, the
Engineers won six of the final seven
bouts to pull away from a pesky Colonel
squad who began the afternoon with a 9-
3 lead.
Steady Solomon Fleckman won his
eight straight dual match this season.
Wrestling at 167 for the first time since
early January. Fleckman gave the
Engineers their first lead of the day at 13-
12 after his major decision over fellow-
Floridian Ray Monzon. Following
Fleckman, sophomore Andy Fitz won a
key bout at 177 over a more experienced
Aaron Tufankjian, 10-9, to ignite Lehigh.
Also, sophomore Tom Koch
furthered his four-bout win streak and
sophomore Chris O'Byrne avenged a
loss last season to Mike Evans, with his
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Over 2,400 fans jam Grace Hall to see Lehigh take on Penn State.      -Photo by joe ryan
Lehigh 25, Wilkes 12
118 - Chris Rickard (W) fall Biel (L) 3:47
126 - Koch (L) dec. Ray Markulics (W) 6-3
134 - Dave Bonomo (W) dec. McCumber (L) 6-2
142 - O'Byrne (L) dec. Mike Evans (W) 5-3
150 - Cassidy (L) dec. Eric Feese (W) 13-6
158 - John Stout (W) dec. Hepp (L) 8-7
167 - Fleckman (L) maj. dec. Ray Monzon (W)
177 - Fitz (L) dec. Aaron Tufankjian (W) 10-9
190 - Silimperi (L) dec. Dearon Tufankjian (W) 7-2
Hwt - Morris (L) default Reggie Stancil (W) 5:00
Attendance: 1,031
#3 Penn State 33, Lehigh 6
118 - Shawn Nelson (P) pinned Biel (L) 2:44
126 - Jeff Prescott (P) maj. dec. Koch (L) 13-4
134 - Bob Truby (P) dec. McCumber (L) 7-5
142 - John Hughes (P) dec. O'Byrne (L) 8-3
150 - Cassidy (L) dec. Matt Postlewait (P) 10-3
158 - Tim Wittman (P) maj. dec. Cipollone (L) 3:50
167 - Dave Hart (P) default over Fleckman (L) 3:50
177 - Matt White (P) dec. Fitz (L) 4-3
190 - Mike Kraft (P) maj. dec. Silimperi (L) 19-8
Hwt - Morris (L) dec. Greg Troxell (P) 2-1
Attendance: 2,480
own decision.
Other highlights on the day included
sophomore 190-pounder Anthony
Silimperi, who record his first career dual
meet victory on Saturday, and senior John
Morris was victorious after being named
EIWA Wrestler of the Week,
"Wilkes gave us a scare for a while,"
Krizansky named Patriot
Player of the Week
Lehigh senior co-captain Bob
Krizansky was named Patriot League
Player of the Week for leading the
Engineers to back to back wins over
Colgate and Navy and into a share of
first place in the Patriot League.
The Hazelton, Pa. native
averaged 26 points, 9.5 rebounds and
nine assists a game in the two games.
He recorded the first "triple-double"
of his storied career against Colgate
with 23 points, 11 rebounds and ten
assists in Lehigh's 84-78 win. He
continued his hot streak with 29 points,
eight rebounds,
eight assists and five
steals in Lehigh's
92-88 win over
Navy Saturday.
Krizansky is
Lehigh's leading
scorerat 18.5 points
a game.
It was the second such honor for
the Patriot League's preseason Player
of the Year this season.
For more on Krizansky and Lehigh
men's basketball, see Page 3.
Krizansky
said head coach Tom Hutchinson. "I was proud
of Fitz and Silimperi down the stretch."
So the Engineers headed into the Penn
State encounter with a four-match win streak.
Unfortunately, the third-ranked Nittany Lions
were winners in 16 of 19 this season including
recent victories over #2 Iowa State and #6
Michigan. In addition, Penn State sported
SEVEN nationally ranked wrestlers in the
Amateur Wrestling News' Top 10.
Sunday was as much an event as it was a
match with WLVT (Channel 39) in Bethlehem
televising the match state-wide "live" in Grace
for the first-time ever.
Despite the large margin of victory, the
Engineers still appeared ready for prime-time
as they lost two of the bouts by a deuce while
picking up a couple of solid victories against
one of the nation's best teams.
Steve Cassidy won his 150-pound bout
and heavyweight John Morris was victorious
over a local favorite in Greg Troxell.
Captain Solomon Fleckman, ranked 9th
in the nation, was forced to forfeit after three
and a half minutes due to flu symptoms despite
leading the bout 3-1 over 3rd-ranked Dave
Hart.
NOTES: The Engineers will take this weekend
off to make room for the National Prep wrestling
tournament held on Friday and Saturday...They
will return to action for their final dual meet of
the season against Bloomsburg at Grace Hall
on Saturday, February 29 at 7:30...Three
wrestlers have gone over the 20-win plateau
this season: Solomon Fleckman (24-5-1), John
Morris (20-6) and Steve Cassidy (22-5-
3)...Also, senior's Fleckman and Morris are
moving up Lehigh's all-time victory
ladder...Fleckman's overall career total is 74-
26-4, good for the 12th spot and Morris has a
mark of 66-30-1 good for 14th place.
COMING NEXT WEEK =
— A South Mountaineer special preview
of the 1992 Patriot League indoor track
and Held championship, hosted by Lehigh,
and the 1992 Palriot League swimming
.and divirjg championship