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Show Left to Right, Row One: Ron BertagnoUi, Benny Lloyd, Jerome Headington, Jerry Young, Dallas Morgan, Jerry Knight. Row Two: Gary Francis, Lane Smith, Dick Godfrey, Glenn Payne, Bob Lee, Reg Anderson, Harold Lewis, Coach Marv Hess. Matmen seasoned by '58 matches. A backbone of returning lettermen plus some promising sophomores gave Coach Marv Hess a satisfactory wrestling season. Utah opened the season on February 1, with a 19-14 loss to Utah State University, but came back strong in the next match to defeat BYU's team 16-13. On a road trip the grapplers sustained losses to very tough Colorado State and Colorado University teams; however, they won a 19-16 decision over Colorado School of Mines. The Matmen next lost a home match to an outstanding Mesa Junior College squad. The wrestlers closed the season with impressive wins over Utah State and BYU. the squad also had good participation in the NCAA Meet, where Headington lost a close decision to the national champion. |