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march 16,1970 Mat monsters take Mason Dixon tourney The Western Maryland Matmen ended their season by capturing their first Mason Dixon Tournament Champion- ship. Every member of the team went home with a place medal as WMC won 101 points. In second place was Towson State with 80. After the first day of matches Western Maryland trailed Towson by one point. But in the consolation and final matches \VMC showed its sup- eriority and won by 21 points. Taking third place honors were Jim Shartner, Tom Barnes, and Leon Cronce. Second place winners in- c luded Terry Conover, Jay Leverton, and Art Blake. Mason Dixon Champions for Western Maryland were Gary Scholl, Ken Myers, Dick Schmertzler, and Fred Kie mle, This was Scholl's third consecutive Mason Dixon Championship and this year he was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. The next weekend four WMC wrestlers traveled to Wilkes College for the Middle Atlantic Tournament. Only entering four wrestlers, Western Maryland was able to place fifth out of 18 teams. Jay Leverton led the Terrors by taking a second place. Gary Scholl placed third and Leon Cronce placed fourth. The same weekend the Terror .freshmen traveled to the U. S. Naval Freshman Invitational Tournament. They competed against freshmen from schools such as Navy, Penn state, and Pitt. Ken Maragos , Wayne Gis- son, and David Wolfinger all took fourth place honors. Again this year the Western Maryland Wrestlers broke WRESTLING TEAM STATISTICS 1969-1970 many school records. School records broken this year include the following: Takedowns most consecutive wint-26 for 143 against 66 most team wins inane season-14 Falls most consecutive dual meet wins-32, set by Gal'}' Scholl for 44 against 2 least falls given up m one season-j Points most points scored in one season-t t, set by Gary Scholl for 464 against 80 most career takedowns-89, set by Terry Conover most career faUs-30,!;Ct by Gary Scholl WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Points for Most Valuable Wrestler Scholl 81 Schmertzier 7. Cronce 65 Kiemie 57 Schattner 53 Leverton 49 Conover 4S Myers 4S Blake 37 Sam Case--winning coach to take sabbatical Gibson 26 Barnes 23 O'Brien Wrestling hi-lites Sherrard " I. 6 winters Most Falls by Dave SampseHe Scholl TERRY CONOVER Cronce " 9 Endearingly known as "Rat", Terry swaggered into Schmertzler 6 Leverton WMC from N.J. as one of the finest high school wrestlers Schartner 4 around. Four years of dizzying success on the mats have Kiemle 3 3 confirmed his reputation: he Is one of the best high school O'Brien 2 wrestlers around. After an educattng rrosn year, Terry Gibson 2 reeled off a sequence of 26 straight match victories, a Myers 2 record destined for eternity until Gary Scholl broke it the Conover 1 following year. He has bumptiously held sway over his Sherrard 1 Jay Leverton-second Mason-Dixon and MAC Winters 137 lb. class for 3 3/4 years, combining solid defense, 1 calculating assault, and the uncanny knack to out-psyche the enemy with one cock of his dingy-blond head. Ironically, Takedowns his worst enemy is Avoirdupois--he is renownedforsub- Scholl 2S sisting on popslcles, prunes, and Ex-Lax for weeks on end Blake 19 dur-Ing the season. Off the mats, he makes far more friends Conover 15 than he does on, as his faithful roommate Ricky and play- Leverton 15 Cronce mate Dixie will attest. If membership in "Who's Who" is Kiemle 14 another valid touchstone, then Terry again qualifies as a Schartner 12 12 respected and responsible lad. A second-semester stuoent-; Schmertzler I. Teacher in P. Ed. (If he can tear himsell away from his Myers 8 pinochle addiction), Terrywill continue atWMC next year- Gibson 5 as Graduate Head Wrestling Coach during Coach Case's Barnes 3 hegira to the Mid-West. Gill Gym will, indeed, be graced O'Brien 2 if Mr. Conover's Jer-seylte nasal twangechoesaroundour Sherrard 2 capacity crowds In 1970-71. Winters 1 KENNY MYERS Kenneth must rank as one of the most socially beguiUng lads on campus. He is a "townie" (indeed, he has often been called the "westminsterAdonis"),which,obvlously, is the ultimate criterion for social esteem. As are most local lads, Ken is, to quote his fraternity brothers, a "sell-styled stud", dropping his bells for more informal attire In AGT band (his hairy chest and ripped shorts are a living legend). This virility carries over to the mats. Renowned for his aggressl veness and rugged second effort, Myer-s shrewdly conserves strengtb.weartng downoppou- ents ror a last-second assault. His 8-0 season mark in the 123 lb. class is proof of his innate ability to win as are his positions of Bachelor Social Chairman and SGA Social Director (Yes, he's the one). parodoxtcalty, such altruism Gary Scholl--Mason-Dixon Champ and WMC record has not ~cp. properly rewarded: as he ha.s often moaned holder for most consectutive wins. "I justwanta nice g1rlto settle down with." Stirely WMC's pulchritude can show Kenny our high respect for his deeds,