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Wrestling Team Adds 10 Recruits for 2004-05 Season
A state
champion and three state runner-up wrestlers along with a pair of
transfers highlight the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling
team�s 2003-04 recruiting class.
Overall, the
Pointers have eight incoming freshmen and two transfers to add to last
year�s squad that finished second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference and ninth at the NCAA Division III championships.
Eric
Bath, a Pulaski native, will attend UW-Stevens Point after claiming
the WIAA Division 1 state champion at 160 pounds and posting a 47-1 record
as a senior. He will be joined by three runner-up wrestlers from last
year�s state meet. Antonio Narvaez of Kenosha Bradford was Division
1 runner-up at 125 pounds with a 34-5 record, Brandon Wozniak of
Stanley-Boyd was Division 2 runner-up at 171 pounds with a 37-3 record and
Mitch Szwet of Coleman was a two-time Division 3 runner-up,
compiling a 41-2 record last year at 215 pounds.
Chase
DeCleene from Ashwaubenon had a 40-4 record last season and placed
fifth at state at 135 pounds after a fifth place finish and 45-5 record at
119 pounds as a junior. Jake Haley of Wilmot was a state qualifier
the past three years and was 41-5 at 125 pounds last season, while
Chris Brown of Mishicot was a two-time state qualifier and posted a
32-7 record at 152 pounds as a senior. Ken Duren from Warren City,
Mo. also was a state qualifier at 152 pounds.
A pair of
quality transfers will also help bolster the Pointers� lineup. Al
Stacilauskas comes from Division I Central Michigan after winning two
Upper Michigan state titles at Escanaba
High School.
Jason Allen attended
Missouri Valley,
one of the nation�s top NAIA programs, and posted fourth and fifth place
state high school finishes in
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