SJSU Wrestling Archives

Spartan Wrestling Club 1979-80

 
 

 
     
  The Spartan Wrestling Club is a member of the United States Wrestling Federation and the Amateur Athletic Union. Coach T.J. Kerr formed the club in 1976 for his wrestlers, coaches, and area athletes to compete in freestyle and Greco-Roman competition.

The 1978-79 SWC schedule was extremely successful. Both Robert McDowell and Tihamer Toth-Fejel captured Great Plains titles while Marty Lockwood and Duane Harris were 5th, and Kevin Hejnal finished 7th.

At the Midlands, Hejnal barely missed placing by taking a 7th/8th.McDowell was 3rd and Toth-Fejel, injured in the semi-finals and unable to continue, took a 6th.

Lockwood and Danny Kida again placed in the National AUU Greco-Roman Championship by taking 2nd and 4th, respectively.

John Middlestead wrestled over 60 freestyle matches during the Spring and finished the Club schedule by
capturing the BAWA and SCVWA Championship titles at 136.5-pounds.

Toth-Fejel climaxed his summer by being named as an alternate on the 1979 US World Games Team at 149.5-pounds.
 
     
 

 1979-80 Spartan Wrestling Club Schedule

 
     
 

Date Location Description
October 20 Chico State Fall Freestyle Tournament
November 2 SJSU Alumni Meet
November 9, 10 Nebraska-Lincoln Great Plains Championship
December 8 Chico State Doc Peterson Collegiate Open
December 29, 30 Northern Midlands Championship
January 12 Stanislaus Arrowhead Collegiate Open
March 22 SJSU Spartan Open Freestyle Classic
March 25   West Germans
March 29 San Francisco State Far Western Freestyle
April 4, 5   NAAU Greco-Roman
April 17, 19   NAAU Freestyle
May 8, 10   Olympic Trials, Greco-Roman
May 12, 13 Sonoma State BAWA Championships
June San Jose SCVWA Championships