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HAWKEYES MISS TEAM RECORD BY ONE POINT
Iowa dominates the NCAA
Gable shows class but
Iowa wrestlers don't
by Josh Dubow
Daily Sports Writer
IOWA CITY - Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable unquestionably
values the team over the individual. In a sport that focuses as much on
individuals as it does on teams, Gable balances each element's
importance.
The Hawkeyes missed the record for team points at the NCAA
Wrestling Championships last weekend by one point. Iowa was almost a
lock to set the record coming into Saturday night, but after losing four of
six bouts, including an upset of No. 1 ranked Terry Brands by Jason
Kelber, and receiving a team point penalty against Brands, the Hawks
fell one point shy of their own record.
But in the postgame press conference, Gable shared the blame with
Brands. Instead of saying "he did this and he did that," Gable used the
pronoun - "we."
"We underestimated his (Kelber's) skill at riding," Gable said. "We
didn't focus on that part of his attack, and we weren't able to move him
because of his superior strength.
"The big reason we got beaten was because we rolled into a cradle,
instead of waiting for a stalemate," Gable added. "If we had been able
to stay those three points closer, Kelber probably would have tightened
up, and we could have won."
Gable also shared the blame for Brands' point penalty.
"The Brands brothers are not exactly the happiest losers in the
world," Gable said. "We needed to do a better job of composing
(Terry)."
If only Iowa's wrestlers could exhibit the same class as their coach.
Instead they continually push, slap and rough after the whistle. And
when they happen to lose - a rarity - they handle it with the dignity
of a two year old.
This does not endear the Hawkeyes to the opposition and its fans.
And Iowa'a own fans deserve better. Hawkeye fans are the most
dedicated in the country, evidenced by the record-setting attendance at
Carver-Hawkeye Arena last weekend. The Iowa faithful cheered great
performances by Hawkeyes and their opponents alike.
If only the Iowa wrestlers could show the same level of
sportsmanship, maybe more people would appreciate the outstanding
performances some Iowa wrestlers have achieved over the years.
This year's entire Hawkeye squad returns next year. Maybe they can
match their performances on the mats with their dignity and class.
Maybe they can follow the lead of their coach and place the team first
and work on earning respect for themselves and their team.
by Josh Dubow
Daily Sports Writer
IOWA CITY - The Iowa
Hawkeyes dominated the first five
sessions of the NCAA Wrestling
Championships, before faltering in
Saturday night's championship
round. Entering the championship
round, the Hawks were nine points
away from tying their team record
of 158 points set in 1986 at Carver-
Hawkeye Arena.
But Iowa won only two of its
six championship bouts and fell
one point short of tying the record.
The Hawks were also penalized a
team point for unsportsmanlike
conduct when Terry Brands ini-
tially refused to shake hands with
Jason Kelber of Nebraska, after
Kelber defeated Brands. Brands fi-
nally walked to the center of the
mat, slapped at Kelber's hand, and
left in tears to the sound of boos.
In the 118-pound match, Jeff
Prescott of Penn State faced
Iowa's Chad Zaputil. Prescott
scored a technical fall against Za-
putil in their last meeting at the
National Team Duals, but fell one
point short in his 14-0 victory Sat-
urday.
Once again, Prescott jumped
out to a quick start taking down
Zaputil 44 seconds into the open-
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Marinelli's left leg and throwing
him to the mat for a takedown only
15 seconds into the sudden death ses-
sion.
However, Gilbert will spend no
time resting on his laurels, as he is
already looking towards next year.
"I need to keep more focus and
work in the off-season to get big-
ger," Gilbert said. "My goal is to
win the national championships, and
I'll need to work hard this summer
to achieve that."
Lehrke was the recipient of tough
ing period. Prescott then put Za-
putil on his back twice scoring five
near fall points. Prescott continued
his dominance in the second pe-
riod, as he led 12-0 entering the
third.
"It has been a long three days
this tournament," Prescott said. "I
wrestled a good match. It was just
a matter of wrestling my style."
Prescott won the award for Out-
standing Wrestler of the Champi-
onships.
In one of the biggest upsets
Saturday night, Kelber defeated
top-ranked and undefeated Brands,
10-5, avenging last year's champi-
onship loss to Brands.
"I've been focusing on this
match all year, but I've been tak-
ing them one at a time," Kelber
said. "It means more (beating
Brands) because I wanted a re-
match. I've got to give it to him,
he's a tough competitor."
Brands' twin brother Tom put
the Hawkeyes on the board with a
5-3 victory over Alan Fried. Brands
closed his season 45-0 and de-
fended his 1990 National Champi-
onship.
The most exciting match of the
finals came at 158 pounds between
defending champion Pat Smith and
No. 2 seed Tom Ryan. The first
two periods went back and forth
and Ryan led 6-5 after a quick es-
cape in the third.
Smith was on his knees gasping
for breath, and it appeared that
Ryan would wear down Smith, but
the defending champ saved one
last move, a double leg takedown
with 35 seconds left, and rode
Ryan out to win his second cham-
pionship in two years.
"This win didn't come from
tourney
onship round came from Iowa's
Mark Reiland (167). Reiland
caught Randleman on his back try-
ing to escape from a takedown,
and Reiland scored the fall at the
second-period buzzer.
"I caught him in the end and
looked up to see that I still had
time to get him," Reiland said.
The, other champions were
West Virginia's Scott Collins
(142), Wisconsin's Matt Demaray
(150), Minnesota's Marty Morgan?
(177), California at Bakersfield's
Paul Keysaw (190), and Illinois'
Jon Llewellyn (HWT).
Morgan finished the season un-
defeated compiling a 39-0 record.
Morgan won his first national title
after finishing second last year to
Chris Barnes of Oklahoma State.
"What a great feeling. There
was so much pressure through this*
whole thing," said Morgan who de-
feated Matt Johnson of Iowa State
in the finals, 17-7. "This time I
was No. 1 and a senior, so I had a
lot of pressure."
Llewellyn also avenged a loss
in last season's championships as
he defeated Kurt Angle of Clarion.
Angle's only two defeats of the
season came at the hands of the
undefeated Llewellyn.
Brands
conditioning, but it
within," Smith said.
The only fall of
came from
the champi-
luck in officiating and in his draw.
His semi-final matchup with third
seed Randy Couture of Oklahoma
State, went to the 30-second sudden-
death tiebreaker.
For the second straight meeting,
neither wrestler scored a takedown.
Couture and Lehrke each escaped
early in the second and third periods
respectively, setting the stage for the
overtime.
Neither wrestler had any oppor-
tunities to score in the overtime,
until Lehrke scored an apparent take-
down near the boundary with only
20 seconds remaining, which the
official ruled out of bounds.
The match then went to the 30-
second tiebreaker. Couture won the
coin toss which gave him the choice
of being down or riding. If the rider
holds out for the 30 seconds, he
wins; if the other wrestler escapes,
then he wins. Couture chose the
down position and notched the
victory by escaping nine seconds
into the tiebreaker.
"I thought I scored the takedown,
but that's neither here nor there,"
Lehrke said. "I didn't wrestle my
best, and he did, so he won the
match."
Couture felt lucky about escaping
with the narrow victory. "I was
fighting for my life," he said. "He
got in on my legs, and I had to
scramble and got out of bounds."
Lehrke then lost to the No. 1
seed Dominic Black of West Vir-
ginia in the consolation bracket, 13-
6. Lehrke came back -to win his
fifth-place bout against Travis Fiser
of the Hawks, 3-2.
"It was a good note to end on,"
the senior said. "I am pretty happy
as it is my last year and I made all-
American."
The Wolverines' other all-
American, Green, rebounded from a
second-round loss to Bret Gustafson
of Tennessee-Chattanooga, before
winning four straight matches in the.
consolation bracket.
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