1982 Miracle Yearbook

DEDARVILLE " GRAPPLERS PLACE 6th IN NCCAA The 1981-82 wrestlers had their best sea- son ever at Cedarville. Thanks to the ef- forts of Dave English, Rich Dunn, Rod Luttrell, Joel Taylor, Ron Comfort, and Dan Bloom the grapplers finished the year ranked 6th in the NCCAA. Last season Coach John Battaglia established four goals for the 1981-82 squad. First they wanted to beat Urbana which they did 44-11. Second, they wanted to win 60% of their dual meets, and they finished with a 5-8 record. Third, Battaglia wanted to be second in the region which was an- other honor that they earned. Finally, they wanted to place two wrestlers in the na- tionals. The Yellow Jackets placed three. Coach Battaglia is optimistic about next year. The team will lose only one senior, and there is the prospect of some strong high school state champion recruits. Next year the competition will include not only NAIA schools, but NCAA division III, divi- sion II, and even some division I schools. The 1981-82 Wrestling team members in- cluded: Kneeling: Rodney Luttrell, Alan Mills, Dan Bloom, John Harbeck, Ron Comfort, Tim Bell, Rich Dunn. Standing: Darryl Potter, Paul Martindale, Jim Howe, Joel Taylor, David English, Coach John Battaglia.