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The 1999-2000 WMC team was packed with talented wrestlers. In addition to great Wrestling Team individual accomplishments, the squad pulled together enthusias- tic team spirit. Enough, in fact, pulls together to achieve goals of individuals to finish with a record of 12-3, including 5-1 within the Centen- Rob Johns has his opponent locked up in position. Johns was Centennial Confer- nial Conference, despite starting ence Champion at 157 lbs. and placed 7th as an NCAA All-America. out the season with a couple eas- ily disappointing losses. This team had such success largely due to the leadership of Coach John Lowe, who is in his 6th year of coaching Green Terror Wrestling. Lowe has had mea- surable success throughout his career here, with an impressive 67-49-1 record to date. Other important leaders were the captains Charlie Conaway, Jon Pitonzo, and Scott Taylor. These three kept up the spirit of the Men's Wrestling Team. This season was filled with excite- ment and amazing achievements by the wrestlers. This is just one more example of how hard work and dedication by all individuals of a team can payoff in huge div- idends in the end as each wrestler reach their individual goals due to the efforts of the entire team. Opponent Score King's Invitational 3rd of 11 Navy Classic 8th of8 Leb. Valley Invit'l 9th of19 Delaware Valley L 6-42 Millersville Invit'l 14th of25 Gettysburg L 13-23 Muhlenberg W33-18 Wilkes W27-21 at Delaware St. W 37-11 Howard W60-0 Swarthmore W54-4 Ursinus W25-18 Wash. & Lee W27-15 Johns Hopkins W45-7 Lebanon Valley W49-0 Gallaudet W56-0 Newprt News Invit'l 3rd of 7 King's W 23-15 at Messiah L 18-27 Cent. Conf. 1st of7 Sizing up his opponent, Chris McNally is ready to charge and take NCAAs control. McNally was 2000 Centennial Conference Champion at 197 17 of62 Ihs. 76