Event Site Date - BASEBALL 1973 Omaha, Neb. June 8- 14 BASKETBALL East Regional 1973 Charlotte, N.C. Mar. 15, 17 Mideast Regional 1973 Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 15, 17 Midwest Regional 1 973 Houston, Tex. Mar. 15, 17 West Regional 1973 10s Angeles, Cal. Mar. 15, 17 Finals 1973 St. Louis Arena Mar. 24, 26 FENCING 1973 To be determined Mar. 22-24 GOLF 1973 Stillwater, Okla. June 20-23 GYMNASTICS 1973 Eugene, Ore. April 5-7 ICE HOCKEY 1973 Bosfon Garden Mar. 15-17 LACROSSE 1973 To be determined June 2 SKIING 1973 To be determined SOCCER 1972 Miami Orange BOWI SWIMMING 1973 Knoxville, Tenn. Mar. 22-24 TENNIS 1973 Princeton, N.J. June 18-23 TRACK & FIELD Cross Country 1 972 Houston, Tex. Nov. 20 * Indoor 1973 Detroit, Mich. Mar. 9-10 Outdoor 1973 Baton Rouge, La. June 7-9 VOLLEY BALL 1973 To be determined Apr. 27-28 WATER POLO 1972 To be determined NOV. 24-25 I WRESTLING 1973 Seattle, Wash. Mar. 8-10 I-. THE OFFICIAL National Collegiate Athletic Association WRESTLING GUIDE Charles Parker, Editor producedl and distributedl by the N'CAA's COLLEGE ATHLET ICS PUBLISH ING SERVICE 349 East Thomas Road ..........Phoenix, Arizona ON THE COVER: Clarion State 150- pounder Wade Schalles, who completed a "triple crown" by winning Outstanding Wrestler honors at the 1972 National Col- legiate championships. In the last three weeks of a season in which he compiled a 39-1 record, Schalles annexed similar honors at first the Pennsylvania Conference meet and then at the College Division champion- ships. He pinned 13 of 15 op onents on his way to the three crowns. Afthis was ac- complished while the Hollidaysburg, Pa., native was only a sophomore. His two-year collegiate ledger shows 76 wins, including 50 pins, and only iive losses. In the class- room, Schalles is a social studies major at the Clarion, Pa., school. PUBLISHED ANNUALLY by The National Collegiate '~thleticAssociation, Earl M. 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Contents 1972 Dual Meet Records ---.-_.-.-.--------.------.---------------.-------------.-41 Junior College Championships ...--...-,..-.-..-.----.-----------------.-----.44 OFFICIAL RULES SECTION [back section, numbered from WR-I] NCAA Wrestling Rules Committee ..-.-.--.......--..-----------.*-------..---3 Major Rules Changes For 1972-73 -,...---...-.--..----.---------..-----------4 Penalty Chart ..47 Referee's Signals ..----..-..--.----.---.-----------.-.------.---------.----.----------59 UPSY-DAISY-Iowa State's Keith Abens, feet skyward, tries to ward off Washington's Don Pleasant, who has the uppet hand here in attempt to ptn the Cyclone. Pleasant deckioned Abens, 5-1, in dual meet in Seattle, in 158-poun.d match. NATIONAL PREVIEW-REVIEW Far West Teams Look To Hosting Role For End Of Mat Championship ~rou~ht By BOB DELLINGER Sports Editor, The Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma City Times The Winning of the Old West was a long, drawn'-out struggle in which the home folks had very little success in determining who "won" or just how it was done. _ But when the National Collegiate wrestling tournament heads to the Far West in 1973, for only the second time in its 43-year history, the home- steaders of the Pacific Coast intend to stake out a large share of the honors, perhaps even winnin the big prize itself. No team west of tfe State of Oklahoma ever has won the championship. But Oregon State, a consistent contender in recent seasons, and Washing- ton, the 1973 host, have definite designs on the trophy. However, at least until the whistle blows, they must only be regarded as challengers, rather than favorites. The mats have been ruled by the gowers of the Midlands for two decades, and the same old storms are rewing over the Great Plains for this season. IOWA STATE, A RUNAWAY CHAMPION LAST SPRING, has won three of the last four tournamexits and-despite the loss of three of its big guns-will serve as a satisfactory favorite until someone can prove differently. The Cyclones arrive at the national tournament after weathering the test of the nation's toughest conference. The Big Eight Conference has produced 18 of the last 19 NCAA team champions and all but five of the 42 crowned, if you count Oklahoma States performance before it became a league member. And it's difficult, to say the least, to discount Oklahoma State and Okla- homa in any assessment of national wrestling strength.. The record speaks itself. No name is more respected among writers in THE TOP CHALLENGER, amateur wrestling than Bob Dellinger, who has however, may not come won iust about everu award ever given for the sport. either from the West or Dellinger won the Ama- Eight. Michigan teur Wrestling News writer- %teB$ e 1972 runner-up, of-the-year award the first three years it was given, so returns two of its three the trophy was retired and national cham ions and the new one was named much of the bagnce which after him. He was awarded the is proving of great im- FZLA cross in 1967 and portance under %e ex- was inducted by the Helms panded consolation system. Hall of Fame in 1972 in each case the first &.us- Each of the major paperman to be so honored. contenders has definite The Universitu of Kan- strengths and definite sas grad has als6 sebed as advisor to the NCAA Rules Committtee and is an weaknesses. The winner authority on international-style pairings. will be the team which can fill the gaps and pre- 6 THE OFFICIAL WRESTLING GUIDE 1973 sent a solid front in conference qualifying and the national tournament. At a long-range look, the field appears to be the most closely bunched in years. While these six schools seem to have the edge, there are plenty of foes eager to challen e them. Penn State has the cfass to regain its supremacy in the East, although Navy and Lehigh are building young teams into potential challengers. Michigan State will be pressed, perhaps, in its own conference by Mich- igan and Iowa, while Ohio University is another Midlands threat. The Southwest has a rising power in Arizona, and the Northwest offers a similar dark horse in Idaho State. And Portland State's team always is heard from when tournament time rolls around. PERENNIAL COLLEGE DIVISION CHAMPION Cal Poly ( San his Obispo ) likely will rank with the best of them during the regular season. But College teams are not now eligible for the University team title, so Cal Poly will have to be content with a strong "unofficial' showing and perhaps a big say in determining the "official ' winner. Such was the role of little Clarion State last spring, when it won two individual titles and scored enough unofficial points to place sixth among the major teams. So, with such a wide-open field, where do you look for the new cham- pion? The best place to start is with a look at the old champion. Right away, you see three big gaps in the Iowa State lineup, left by the graduation of two-time kin s Carl Adams at 158 and Ben Peterson at 190 and three-time inedalist ~hifParker at 134. But the Cyclones return one champ, a runner-up and two other placers. THE BIG REASON YOU CAN BE SERIOUS ABOUT IOWA STATE is the BIG man, 400-pound heavyweight champ Chris Taylor. He has considerable skills to go with his awesome bulk. Other seniors are Keith Abens, second at 167 pounds; and Bill Fjetland, fifth at 126. Rich Binek, third at 177, is a junior. Helping ease the loss of Peterson is red-shirt sophomore A1 Nacin, who was runner-up in the 1971 tournament at 177 pounds. The Cyclones are vulnerable-at least by national standards-in the lighter weights and up the middle. But coach Harold Nichols is known for bring- ing "sleepers'' out of the wrestling room and he has recruited an outstanding crop of high school champions. Foremost among the incoming prep stars are 167-pound Tom Jean, a three-time Minnesota state champ whose older brother, Chuck, won two NCAA titles at I-State; Dave Musselman, a ti le Iowa champ, whose credentials at 134 or 142 include a 98-6-2 recorcf and Doak Medchill, a 150-pound Wisconsin product with a 119-6-1 record. MICHIGAN STATE WILL HAVE A FIGHT ON ITS HANDS to remain among the elite, but the Spartans have the ammunition.