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Wrestling Splits Meets With Columbia, Cornell on Road

Wrestling without senior co-captain Ed Mosley (174-pounds), who was injured in last week's match against Rick Springman from Penn, the Crimson was forced to bump up two of its wrestlers to accommodate for Mosley's absence.

However, such a change did not seem to bother senior Kevin Kurtz or senior co-captain Joey Killar, both of whom still had to weigh in at their usual weights of 157-pounds and 165-pounds, respectively. At 165-pounds, Kurtz turned in a great performance, outwrestling John Fogarty through overtime and emerging with a 3-1 win.

Killar, who is No. 5 nationally in the 165-pound weight class, had little trouble handling Jim Stanec, grappling to an 8-2 win.

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"I can't say enough about these guys," Weiss said. "They will do anything for the team. Joey looked great and Kevin wrestled a very smart bout."

Despite a strong effort at 184-pounds, freshman standout Reggie Lee lost a tight 5-3 battle to Joe Tucceri, who is ranked No. 16 in the 174-pound weight class but was bumped up a weight class for this meet.

This alternating scoring and tight bouts that characterized Friday proved very different from Saturday's meet.

The Crimson came in and took care of business in every aspect, easily cruising over the Lions. At 125-pounds, freshman David Germakian had a strong match, losing a heated battle 3-1 in overtime. At 133-pounds, Matt Picarsic had a commanding 10-1 major decision victory, followed by a solid 4-1 by Nick Picarsic at 141-pounds.

In the 149-weight class, Odom simply dismantled his opponent, earning a technical fall 6:47 into the match.

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