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Abas, Neat earn All-America honors
Sports reports
The end of a long wrestling
season reached its peak over
the weekend for two Fresno
State wrestlers.
Gerry Abas and Lorenzo
Neal achieved All-America
status Saturday in the NCAA
wrestling championships in
Oklahoma City.
A freshman at 142 pounds,
Abas lost both his matches
Saturday but finished sixth
based on strong performances
Thursday and Friday.
He could ha ve finished third
had he won both his Saturday
bouts.
Neal, a junior heavyweight
from Lemoore and a fullback
on the football team, beat
Oklahoma State's Kirk Mam-
men 2-1 to finish seventh.
Neal finished the season
with a record of 24-5-3.
To gain All-America honors
the wrestler must finish in the
top eight of his weight class.
Abas lost Saturday 7-2 to
Missouri's Kenny Liddell and
12-3 to Indiana's Jeff Lyons.
Abas, with a season record
of 41-7, reached No. 8 on the
FSU all-time single-season
victory list.
The Bulldogs, which sent
four wrestlers to the tourna¬
ment, tied Michigan for 25th
place in the team standings
with 12 points.
The 25th place finish marked
the sixth time mat FSU has
finished in the top 25. The
Bulldogs were 25th in 1987,
21st in 1984 and 10th three
years in a row: 1966-68.
The last Bulldog grapplers
to gain All-America status
were WadeZimmerman, sixth
at 158 pounds, and Dan
Neibuhr, seventh at 167
pounds, both in 1989.
The other FSU wrestlers in
this year's tournament were
118-pounder Robbie Sordi,
eliminated Friday, and 126-
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nated Thursday.
Zinkin finished ninth at last
season's tournament.
The Iowa Hawkeyes rolled
to their second straight team
title and 13th in school history.
The Hawkeyes were led by
three wrestlers winning cham¬
pionships, including three-
time winner Tom Brands.
Brands won at 134 pounds
and was' named the
tournament's outstanding
wrestler.
His twin brother, Terry,
became a two-time champion
atl26poundsandTroySteiner
won for the first time at 142
pourds.
Iowa also had a runner-up
118-pound class with
Zaputil.
ima State's Pat Smith
tinued his dominance at
158 pounds, winning his third
straight tide.
He can become the first four-
time winner next year.
Jeff Prescott of Perm State at
118 pounds and Matt Demaray
of Wisconsin at 150 pounds
repeated as champions.
Heavyweight Kurt Angle of
Clarion won for the second
time in three years.
The Hawkeyes, who had the
title in the bag after the conso¬
lation round, finished with 149
points.
Oklahoma State had 1001/2
points, with only one cham¬
pion among their five finalists,
and Penn State was third with
891/2 points.
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| Title | 1992_03 The Daily Collegian March 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | March 23, 1992, Page 8 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | ..^jpovts. 7&i?!&^ Abas, Neat earn All-America honors Sports reports The end of a long wrestling season reached its peak over the weekend for two Fresno State wrestlers. Gerry Abas and Lorenzo Neal achieved All-America status Saturday in the NCAA wrestling championships in Oklahoma City. A freshman at 142 pounds, Abas lost both his matches Saturday but finished sixth based on strong performances Thursday and Friday. He could ha ve finished third had he won both his Saturday bouts. Neal, a junior heavyweight from Lemoore and a fullback on the football team, beat Oklahoma State's Kirk Mam- men 2-1 to finish seventh. Neal finished the season with a record of 24-5-3. To gain All-America honors the wrestler must finish in the top eight of his weight class. Abas lost Saturday 7-2 to Missouri's Kenny Liddell and 12-3 to Indiana's Jeff Lyons. Abas, with a season record of 41-7, reached No. 8 on the FSU all-time single-season victory list. The Bulldogs, which sent four wrestlers to the tourna¬ ment, tied Michigan for 25th place in the team standings with 12 points. The 25th place finish marked the sixth time mat FSU has finished in the top 25. The Bulldogs were 25th in 1987, 21st in 1984 and 10th three years in a row: 1966-68. The last Bulldog grapplers to gain All-America status were WadeZimmerman, sixth at 158 pounds, and Dan Neibuhr, seventh at 167 pounds, both in 1989. The other FSU wrestlers in this year's tournament were 118-pounder Robbie Sordi, eliminated Friday, and 126- Kennel Bookstore m Order your college ring NOW JOSTENS, AMKRICAS COLLKOC III Date: Mar. 23-27 , Ttaie:10a.m.-430p.m.DerjostRaius^ $25.00 Place KENNEL BOOKSTORE Mini' i ■ .,. p. ■, ■ "..V1, '.'j,.' " . j i.i.i.i ■<■ pounder Harold Zinkin, elimi¬ nated Thursday. Zinkin finished ninth at last season's tournament. The Iowa Hawkeyes rolled to their second straight team title and 13th in school history. The Hawkeyes were led by three wrestlers winning cham¬ pionships, including three- time winner Tom Brands. Brands won at 134 pounds and was' named the tournament's outstanding wrestler. His twin brother, Terry, became a two-time champion atl26poundsandTroySteiner won for the first time at 142 pourds. Iowa also had a runner-up 118-pound class with Zaputil. ima State's Pat Smith tinued his dominance at 158 pounds, winning his third straight tide. He can become the first four- time winner next year. Jeff Prescott of Perm State at 118 pounds and Matt Demaray of Wisconsin at 150 pounds repeated as champions. Heavyweight Kurt Angle of Clarion won for the second time in three years. The Hawkeyes, who had the title in the bag after the conso¬ lation round, finished with 149 points. Oklahoma State had 1001/2 points, with only one cham¬ pion among their five finalists, and Penn State was third with 891/2 points. TbeDtkUy Collegian— the only office on campus that is open .from 12-1. CINCO de MONDAY ,j-J~~ 9.00 PM "U 9*0 PM lo Omi... *S.OO / _^_ Ffoe 16-mmce / .j*!* Margarita* -> &046UGHT. a^ |
