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Wrestlers Pin Down Third Consecutive Championship

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he LBC Wrestling team repeated asthe National Christian College Athletic Association Champions for thethird year in a row LBC dominated thefinalsasseven wrestlers qualified andthree became champions

Rob Hetrick took first place for the Flames at 126lbs.A remarkable performance by Jesse Castro at 142 lbs. brought himhis third consecutive national title.Dave Brown wasthe champion at 190 lbs

Second-place finishers were Wayne Brooks, 150lbs.; Mark Brooks,158 lbs.;Bill Fox, 167lbs.; andRick Adams, 177 lbs InthirdfortheFlames were PatSole, 118lbs.,andJimMatney, 134lbs Rueben Escobedo placed fourth atHeavyweight.

Hetrick, Castro, and Brown all received All-American awards, and Wayne Brooks wasdeclared All-American At-Large for placing in theNationals four consecutive years.

The victory wasdecisive.The team scored 94 points inthe competition, more than they've ever scored ina national event, and25 points ahead of second place Messiah College.

Track Captures First Championship

Hin 1977 they took fourth; in 1978 itwasthird; butin 1979 the Liberty Baptist College track team decided toforget the sequence andwent ahead and captured the National Christian College Athletic Association Track meet inCedarville, Ohio They scored 121 points, 34 over second place TheKing's College

Jack Matthes, named NCCAA Coach of the Year, speaking ofthe National meet, expressed amazement at winning due topre-lim andsemi-final lossesby key members However, duringthe finals,itall came together Coach Matthes said, "The Lord gave us the meet, we sawno way ofwinning ourselves Itjust opened up beforeour eyes. Itwas...unbelievable!"

After itwasover LBC had6 first place All-Americans: Glen Dreagerin the 100and200meter dashes, Jon Sprano inthe javelin, Bill Gillespie in the shot-put, andthe400meter relay team ofDave Pigg, Davy Claxton, Randy Long, andGlen Dreager

Others who placed were BobDeal, second inthe javelin; Doug Stephens, second inthehigh-jump; Dave Pigg, second inboth the high andintermediate hurdles;Marty Frisk, secondin the 800meter; Bill Gillespie, third in thediscus; Mike Philips, thirdin the 400 meter; Bob Kelly, third inthe Steeplechase; Dave Pigg, William Blackford, Mike Philips, and Marty Frisk, thirdin the 1600 meter relay; Bob Bracken, fourth inthe 1500 meter; Dave Chase, fifth intheshot-put; andJonSprano, sixth inthetriple-jump.