Page Eight Pioneer Grapp First Griliilell Wresiling Championship Wiih Four Gold Medals for Maimen Last weekend the wrestlers brought home the Mid west Conference Wrestling Championship - the iirst in the history of Grinnell College. Griiirlell, with tour champions, one second, and one third place Winner, scored 65 points to beat runner-up Cornell with 57. Follow- ing were Monmouth (45), Knox (42). St. Olaf (39), Lawrence (31), Coe (30)Y Belait (21), Carleton (21), and Ripon (10). Grinnell's gold medal winners were Bill Barnes in the 123 lb. division, Ken Strubler at 130, John Sharpe at 145, and Gary Wilson in the 160 lb. class. No other team had more than one champion. Louis Kelley took a second place, and Mike Martinson won third place. The Pioneers entered the tour- nament with the ieeling - perhaps ' shared by nu one else - that they had the best chance to win the first place trophy. Other rated contenders were Cornell, Mon- mouth. St. Olaf, and Lawrence. With so many titlc contenders the wrestlers. optimism seemed to some to be premature. Lawrence, undeleated in dual meet competition, had good bal- lance but lacked individual strength. Monmouth had a raw Step Up To JD'S RESYAURAN‘I‘ Elev-tea - at my, Main, Grlnnell Grinnelli strong individual performers but not much else. st. Olai appeared somewhat stronger, but Cornell still figured as Grinnell's biggest threat. The tournament began to take shape with the completion oi the seedings. Mike Martinson, 115 le., was the victim of an unfortunate seeding and was iorced to wrestle the eventual champion in the semi-final round oi competition. After this loss, howeverI Martin- snn came back strong in the wrestleback and won a Well- earned third place in his consolae tion match. (Io-Captains Bill Barnes and Ken Strubler were both seeded first and cruised into the finals. 0n the other hand, John Sharpe met the first seed in the semi-finals and won after a tough overtime match, Gary Wilson, also seeded first, had to wrestle an extra prelimi- nary match since there were nine men in his weight division, but had little trouble making the im- als. Louis Kelley, seeded lourtl'lY won a hard fought match in the semis . beating the first seed. Thus five men made the finals. but at the end of the semi-final ruund, Cornell still held the edge with a 52-51 margin. The Champ iousliip matches would decide the ‘ meet. Both Barnes and Strubler met Cornell men in their finals. Tlteir’s were must matches. but Grinnell ‘ still needed another win to clinch the title if Cornell won two Champ- ionships at the 115 and 152 lb. (1 Visions. Barnes began Grinnell’s victory struggle with a 3-2 win. Although the score was close. Barnes was never in trouble and easily re- tained his conference crown for the second year. Stnibler won his championship with a H victory, and Sharpe clinched the title with a 12-5 win over his Knox opponent. W i l s on followed at the 160 1b, division with a 9-2 decision {or his individual crown. Although all SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. March ”.1?“ in league Title BILL BARNES — ON TOP in THE ABOVE PICTURE _ won hil lecomi riraighi confer- ence title in last weekend's centerenes wreslling most. In the aciion pictured above Barnes is in the pmceu oi deiealing o Carleton man in a tent-iinal match. The scar. oi the match was . lopsided 27‘s. Barrie: got on. pin and another docirion during the meet. three won by substantial scores, cision hut helped Grinnell to its their hampiunship matches Were 65 points and its first wrestling hard-iought, wellearneti victories. championship. Louis Kelley lost a Close 3