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University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics 1980 Northern Iowa Wrestling 1980-81 University of Northern Iowa Copyright ©1980-81 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "Northern Iowa Wrestling 1980-81" (1980). Athletics Media Guides. 101. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/101 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1980-81 Northern Iowa Wrestling Schedule UNI in a Flash Nov. 14 VARSITY-ALUMNI 7 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Location: Cedar Falls, IA 50614 21 Minnesota Quadrangular 7 p.m . Minneapolis, MN Founded: 1876 29 IOWA 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Enrollment: 11 ,020 Dec. ' 2 NORTHEAST MISSOURI 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Nickname: Panthers 6 UNI OPEN 10 a.m. CEDAR FALLS Colors: Purple and Old Gold 8 LUTHER 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Facility: UNI-Dome (7,200), 13 Iowa State 7:30 p.m. Ames, IA West Gymnasium (3 ,500) 29-30 Orange Bowl Classic Miami, FL National Affiliation: NCAA Division I Jan. 5 Central Florida 1 p.m. Orlando, FL President: Dr. John J. Kamerick 12 North Carolina 7:30 p.m. Chapel Hill, NC 1979-80 Dual Record: 14-5-1 14 North Carolina State 7:30 p.m. Raleigh , NC Mid-Continent Conference Finish: 2nd 15 East Carolina 7:30 p.m. Greenville, NC Division II Finish: 2nd 21 OREGON STATE 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS 23 ARIZONA STATE 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS 25 CAL POLY-SLO 1 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Coaching Staff Area Code for all 27 WINONA STATE 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Numbers is: 319 Office Phone 30 NORTHWESTERN 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Chuck Patten - Head Coach ..... 273-64 73 Feb. 2 OREGON 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Don Briggs - Assistant Coach ... 273-6473 3 Mankato State 7:30 p.m. Mankato, MN Athletic Staff Department Address: 6 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA 10 Minnesota 7:30 p.m. Minneapolis, MN Stan Sheriff - Director of Athletics 273-2143 13 LOUISIANA STATE 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS John "Jersey" Jermier - Associate 14 CALIFORNIA-BAKERSFIELD 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Athletic Director ............. 273-2143 16 Nebraska 7:30 p.m. Lincoln, NE Sandra Williamson - Associate 21 MISSOURI 7:30 p.m. CEDAR FALLS Athletic Director .............. 273-6033 27-28 Division I Regional Qualifying Terre Haute, IN Ann Hill - Athletic Business Mar. 12-14 NCAA Division I Princeton, NJ Manager .... 273-2470 Dave Burton - Head Athletic All home meets in West Gymnasium except vs. Iowa and Cal Poly, which will be held in the Trainer ...................... 273-6369 UNI-Dome. Nancy Justis - Sports Information Director . ................... 273-6354 Covering the Panthers Table of Contents Press Box & Parking: Press facilities in the West Gymnasium are extremely All-Time Wrestling Records ................. .. limited. Only working press is allowed Assistant Coach, Don Briggs ........ ... .. ...... access to the press box. The press box Athletic Club ...... .. ... ... .. .......... is located on the south side of the arena Glancing Back at 1979-80 . 16 area. Entrance is obtained from the Head Coach, Chuck Patten . 2 balcony level. Parking also is extremely Individual Summaries, 1979-80 . 17 limited surrounding the West Gym Mat Maids . 25 nasium. Media Outlets ....... ..................... Inside Back The press area for wrestling meets Nancy Justis held in the UNI-Dome will be at floor Mid-Continent, 1979-80 Results . 18 Sports Information level on the east side of the mats. Park National Champions . 21 Director ing for the working press is in the west lot NCAA 1979-80 Resu Its ........ , . 19 of the Physical Education Complex building which is located Opponents ............ ...... ... ........ .... 22-23 directly north of the Dome and can be reached from Hudson Outlook . 4 Road (HWY 57) which runs north and south on the east side of Patten Coaches . 3 - ··the Dome. Your press pass will be sufficient to enter the lot to Personnel Outlook, Weight-by-Weight . 6-15 park. Roster . 5 Photographers: F1.tiotographers will be iss4ed press passes University. of Northern Iowa . 26 allowing them on the sidelines or in the working press areas. UNI Staff . 28 Services Provided: Printed programs, starting lineups and other pre-meet information will be provided. Individual match and scoring summaries are provided at the conclusion of every meet. Sports Information UNI-Dome Trailer University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 (319) 273-6354 Credits: Northern Iowa Wrestling, 1980-81, is a publication of Justis at Home: (319) 277-3631 the Sports Information Office, Nancy Justis, Director. Design and production by Susan Chilcott and Beth Conrad, UNI Pub lications. Cover photo and interior shots by Dan Grevas, UNI Information Services Photographer. Printed by Wenthe Print ing Co ., Waterloo, IA. Composition by Phototype America, Cedar Falls, IA. Patten Enters His 17th Season Patten teams have won over 68 percent Mid-Continent Conference, his teams won of dual meet competitions (.686) with an five straight titles. This past year UNI fin overall record of 188-78-8. A total of 53 ished second to Eastern Illinois and the All-Americans have wrestled under Patten, Panthers went on to place second in Divi including 16 who have garnered NCAA na sion II. As of Sept. 1, 1980, UNI is NCAA tional crowns. In the Division II champion Division I ranked. ships last February, Kirk Myers (190) and For two years, Patten did the color Ken Gallagher ( 150) both placed first, with commentary for the live televised State Brent Hagen (126) and Efonda Sproles High School wrestling championships on (177) placing second. IPBN. Patten, who established an impressive Patten began his mat career at Waterloo 28-5-2 record as a Panther himself, is well East High and graduated with a BA degree known throughout the nation for his knowl in physical education from Northern Iowa in edge and promotion of the sport he loves. 1961 . Not only was he a fine wrestler, but he He spent a one-year term as chairman of was the number tw9 man on UNl's golf the powerful NCAA Rules Committee and team and participated in the national he twice has been named the NCAA Divi tournament. sion II Coach of the Year, in 1969 and 1978. Along with his outstanding golfing ability, As a member of the North Central Con Patten finds a great amount of time to pur ference, Patten instigated 10 titles and fin sue his favorite hobby, fishing. He and his ished second four times. From 1974 until wife, Zig, have two daughters, Jamie, 12, It has been 16 years since Charles 1978, when UNI left the NCC to join the and Cindy, 10. "Chuck" Patten took over the reins as the wrestling coach at the University of North ern Iowa and he's only the fifth person in the Through The Years With Chuck Patten 57-year history of UNI wrestling to hold the position. Dual Records In those ensuing years, Patten has be WON LOST TIE NCAA II WON LOST TIE NCAAll come the winningest wrestling coach in the school's long history and one of the premier 1965 2 8 1 1973 9 6 1 4th coaches in the college division and now the 1966 6 5 0 10th 1974 15 2 0 2nd 1967 10 7 1 3rd 1975 15 4 0 1st ~ Diyision I ranks. 1968 17 4 0 8th 13 8 His record speaks loudly with two NCAA 1976 0 3rd 1969 14 4 2 3rd 19n 13 7 0 3rd Division II Championships (1975 and 1970 13 1 2 2nd 1978 12 4 0 1st 1978), four second place finishes (1970, 1971 12 3 0 7th 1979 11 5 0 3rd 1972, 1974 and 1980) and finishing third on 1972 12 5 0 2nd 1980 14 5 1 2nd five other occasions (1967, 1969, 1976, 1977 and 1979). That's win, place or show TOTAL 188 78 8 in 11 of the 16 years of coaching. 2 Assistant Coach The Patten Coaches Don Briggs Named as Chuck Patten is not only an excellent wrestling coach , but a good teacher who prides UNl's first full himself in helping place a number of outstanding young men who are a part of the time assistant coaching profession. Although not all are connected with wrestling, each of the follow wrestling coach ing is an impressive tribute to Chuck Patten. in 1975, " Brigg Clark Allen , Council Bluffs, IA sy" begins his Dan Mashek, Gilbertville, IA Tim Balvanz, Washington, IA Kirk Mattison sixth season as , Fergus Falls, MN Mike Bird, Lacrosse, WI Coach Patten's Mike Mccready, Elgin, IA Jim Blas sidekick and ingame, West Des Moines, IA Larry Messerly, Reinbeck, IA on-the-road re Jerry Bond , Adel , IA Jim Miller, Charles City, IA cruiter. Rich Boston, Cedar Rapids, IA Jon Moeller,, Saydel, IA Dick Briggs served Briggs, Gunnison, CO Jim Neighbors, Eagle Grove, IA Tom Cameron, Whiting, IN as a graduate assistant to Patten during the John Ohlinger, Ottumwa, IA Don Crandall, Oskaloosa, IA Bob 1974-75 season before becoming fulltime Oval , Linnville-Sulley, IA Larry Dawson, Pleasantville, IA Don Parker - after earning his master's degree in physi , Eau Claire, WI Tim Dillon, Elkader, IA cal education. Terry Paustian, Bettendorf, IA Randy Dodd, Dike, IA Keith Poolman, Oelwein, IA Another highly talented wrestling men Rich Engle, Cedar Falls, IA Dave Prehm, Eldridge, IA tor, Briggs began tiis coaching career at Dick Erickson, Kansas City , MO John Prior, Monet, MO Cedar Rapids Prairie High in 1973 after .