Men'sWrestling

The 1989-1990 Liberty University wrestling team began its second year at NCAA Division I level, expecting tobestronger thanever.

"Thisteam is strongerthanany otherteam Libertyhasproduced/' saidhead coachDon Shuler. "We areamore mature team thanlast yearand should be more competitive, especiallyinthe East Regionals."

Shuler felt good about this year'ssquad because everyone returned except forAll-Americans ShaunMorely and LorenBaum. Baum qualifiedfortheNCA A DivisionINational Championships lastyear. Warren Stewart, anNCA A nationalqualifier, returned tothe Flames this year.

SeniorsKip Fennelly andStewart anchored thisyear'sfinesquad which wasfull of potential as evidenced bythemany stellarhighschoolcareers.Rod Fisher,who tooktheDivisionIISouthern Regionals as asophomore inthel58-lb. class, returned afterredshirting last year.

So, theFlameswelcome University ofWisconsin transferCraigHoliday whohad been ranked twelfth nationallybyAmateur Wrestling News.

The Flamesfacedoneoftheirtoughestscheduleseverthis season. Libertyhad theopportunity towrestlesixteamsthathad thepotentialtoberanked inthetoptenattheDivisionIlevel (Arizon State, Bloomsburg,Lock Haven,Minnesota, North Carolina, andNorth Carolina State).