Impressive grapplers are now 11 - 1

A new semester, a new year; but little else lias changed for the Albany State Wrestling team. The Danes have rolled to an 11-1 meet record including their finest performance ever in the New York State Championships. "I was very impressed with our performance at the New York State Championships (in Rochester last weekend). We scored twice as many points as we ever have in our history at the States," Coach Joe DeMco said. Andy Seras led the Dane charge by capturing the title at 142 pounds. Seras became Ihc first Albany wrestler to win a state championship. "Andy had just been wrestling great," DeMco said. "Wc have had people in the finals before, but we never had a champion." Albany claimed sixth place finishing one point behind Oswego and four points out of fourth place. Vic Herman's third place finish combined with Rob Spagnoli and Dave AverilPs fifth place and Ed Qleason taking sixth place propelled the Danes to their high standing. Spero Theofilatos, seeded number one in his division, was unable to pick up points for Albany due to an injury he suffered during the lournament, DeMco and Ihe team fell that had Theofilatos been able lo finish Ihe tournament, Albany would have picked up the points necessary to jump into fourth place in the overall standings. Albany compiled an impressive 5-1 meet record during the past five weeks. The Danes began this stretch with an impressive, 21-20 victory over rival Boslon University. Vie Merman defeated Dave Koplovit/. in Ihe final match lo secure the win. Koplovltz had previously defeated Merman in the finals of the Great Dane Classic in November. Vic Hurman defeated Boston University's Dave Koplovitz to give the Albany State wrestling team a vieAlbany traveled to Florida for Ihe Sunsix. Herman, Avcrill and Mike Varmette all shine Open at the University' of Central finished in sixth place in their weighl Florida, Ihe last weekend of December. The classes. Albany coaches Lester Ware and tournament composed of mainly Division I John Parisclla ' look second and third schools found three Danes place in the top respectively.