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Collegiate Wrestling at it’s best
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By Jack Goldberg
The Chowan Braves’ wrestling
squad set several new team records en
route to a prestigious victory in the
Longwood Duals held in Farmville,
VA. Chowan defeated district foe,
Wilkes Community College, for the
third time this year, 38-10, to advance
into the second round where they
faced Newport News Apprentice
School. The Shipbuilders were no
match for the Braves, and Chowan
soundly thrashed them, 45-6. The
championship found the Braves across
the mat from Pembroke State, a
nationally ranked power in Division II
who Chowan outpointed earlier this
season, 69-64, to win the Newport
News Invitational. In what has been a
trademark this season, the Braves
“never give up attitude” enabled
them, after two ties in earlier weight
classes, to sweep the upper weights led
by All-American Melvin “Bull”
Crosby’s pin in the final match to
defeat Pembroke State, 23-17. With
the victory, the Braves conclude the
regular season undefeated with an out
standing 17-0-2 record, ranked No. 7
in the nation their highest finish ever.
The undefeated season is only the
second time in Chowan’s 18 year
history of competitive wrestling that a
team in Chowan blue has gone through
a season unbeaten, the first since
1980. Head Coach Jody Taylor, in
only 3 years, has established a new
career record for overall victories.
The previous record, which stood for
10 years, was set by former coach
Steve Nelson from 1975-1980 was 40-
30-0. Under Taylor’s guidance, the
Braves have carved out an exem-
plorary 42-6-1 record to establish a
new standard of excellence.
Individually, there were superlative
performances turned in by this year’s
squad, wrestling at 118, Stockton
Williams finished 26-4-2; 134, Victor
Balmaceda 21-8-1; 158, Tyrone
Talbert 21-0; 167, Joe Hawkins, 14-2-
2; 190, Melvin Crosby who finished
27-1. On his heavyweight Crosby,
who has compiled a 56-8 record
during his 2 years at Chowan in
cluding a national runner-up per
formance last year, Taylor had these
comments, “Melvin is the best
heavyweight I’ve ever seen in all my
days as either a competitor or a coach.
His combination of muscle and
quickness give him an excellent chan
ce at becoming a national champion.”
Sunday, February II, the Braves
participated in the Mid-Atlantic
Regionals on the campus of Wilkes
Community College in Wilkesboro,
NC. From which the three top
finishers in each weight class will ad
vance to the national tournament in
Bismark, ND. Feb. 19-20. The Braves
proved their undefeated season was no
fluke, winning the Mid-Atlantic
Districts, defeating the no. 3 team in
the nation, Middlesex Community in
head to head comf)etition. Chowan’s
big three, Williams, Reynolds, and
Crosby all wrestled to individual
championships in their weight classes.
Joe Hawkins wrestling at 167 lbs. won
his weight division, along with Tyrone
Goins, And Tyrone Talbert, who both
finished second, and Alan Hackman
who finished third. The Braves will
send its largest contingent of 7 to the
national tournament.
The Championship, was the first for
Chowan in its 20 year history while
Taylor was named Coach of the Year
in the Mid-Adantic, which en
compasses the entire east coast.
Athletic Director Jim Garrison, when
asked about this year’s program, com
mented, “these guys are not only com
petitive but good students as well. No
matter what they do in the nationals,
they’ve already proven to me and the
school that they’re winners. They’ve
already taken on and beaten some of
the finest programs the east coast has
to offer and that, my friend, speaks for
itself.”
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Photo By K»n Tralno
Canadian Geese splashing around on Chowan’s Lake Vann located behind the Lakeside Student Center. Chowan’s scenic Squirrel Park provides many opportunities for student’s outdoor enjoyment.
Photo By K»n Traino
March is:
Red Cross Month
National Nutrition Month
National Retardation Month
National Peanut Monlh
Youth Alt Month
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MARCH 1990
Mid-Term Grading Period.
Mid-Term break begins at
conclusion of classes.
National Anthem Day.
Save Your Vision Week 4-9.
Classes resume at 8:00 a.m.
Girl Scout Week 11-17.
Religious Emphasis Week 12-16.
Rotaract meets, 6:30 p.m.. Confer
ence Room, LSC
Musical Entertainment, Mike
Rayburn, 11:45 ajn. - 1:00 p.m.,
Thomas Cafeteria.
Movie, Karate Kid Part m, 8:00
p.m., RMH Auditorium.
Saint Patrick's Day.
Movie, Turner & Hooch, 8:00
pjn., RMH Auditorium.
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National Poison Week 18-24.
Spring Begins.
National Agriculture Day.
Musical Entertainment, Permanent
Vacation, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., LSC.
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Chowan Players Present, "You're
A Good Man, Chariie Brown"
10:00 a.m. Matinee, Turner Aixiito-
rium.
Chowan Players Present, "You're
A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
1:00 pjn. Matinee, Turner Audito
rium.
Rotaract meets 6:30 p.m., Confer-
erKe Room, LSC.
Movie, Uncle Buci(, 8:00 p.m.,
RMH Auditorium.
Movie, Indiana Jones & The Last
Crusade, 8:00 pjn., RMH Audito-
Chowan Players Present, "You're
A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
8:00pjn. Performance, Turner Au
ditorium.
Movie, Parenthood, 8:00 pjn.
RMH Auditorium.
Chowan Players Present, "You're
A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
8:00 p.m. Performance, Turner Au
ditorium.
Movie, Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,
8:00 p.m. liMH Auditorium.
Chowan Players Present, "You're
A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
8:00 p.m. Performance, Turner Au
ditorium.