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Cooper places third in MCAA finals
By Bob Racharxi,
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EVAN5T0N-Salukl 177-pounrjcr Ben Cooper didn't
let ts)urUs co his head, eye or knee stop him from
nailing down third place Saturday In the NCAA cham-
piunahipa in Nonhwcatcrn University's UcGaw Hall.
A 2-1 loaa to defending NCAA champion Chuck
Jean In the scral-flnals prevented tbe senior from
Decatur from letting a ghot at the national title.
Jean of the winning Iowa State Cyclone* went on
to win the title with an 8-6 win over Oregon State*!
Ji-n Crumley. Cooper •topped Michigan State's Gerald
Malccek 6-3 on two decisive takedowns (or the third
place finish. The result assures the SIU. grspplcr of
All America status.
Flnlghlng ihe season at 22-4-1, Cooper won five of
ill matches during the three day meet. Ruing all but
the first, be waa hampered by Injuries which nearly
prevented him from finishing several matches. Physicians were on hand during each match.
Iowa State won the championship for the second,
straight year with 99 points. Michigan State.. Oregon
State and Oklahoma State followed In thai order.
The Salukis scored 13 points, 12 by Cooper. The
total put the SIU Into the natlon'a top twenty schools.
Laat year, SIU scored seven polnta.
Aaron Holloway wss the only other Salukl to score
as be defeated Drake's Mike Desmsn st 167, 6-5.
Desman had been 17-2 and was considered a tough
opponent. Ifolloway then lost to eventual third plscc
finisher pst Ksrslake of Mlchlgsn Ststc 5-1.
Rich Casey at 150, Jim Cook at 134 and Vlncc Testcme
at 142 all were defeated In their preliminary elimination matches.
Against Wyoming's Ted Adams, Cssey led 4-3 before
being reversed twice. The Junior from West Chicago
tied ihe maich but lost two points on riding time and
the match as well, 9-7.
Cook was beaten by Miami's (Ohio) Ron Plssmsn
2-1 In overtime. The two 134 pounders had been tied
5-5 sfter regulsilon lime. Plasman executed s rcver-
ssl In the overtime for the win.
Oklahoma's Dill Desklcy, ihe eventual fifth place
finisher, stopped SlU's Test one 13-5 In iholr maich.
Cooper best Mike Drsgg of Colorado 8-2, Henry
Shaffer of Clsrlon 5tsto 4-1, Sieve Devrles of lows
5-2 and Don Trspp of South Dakota State 7-3 before
the loss to Jean. He then boat Dsn Shields or Lehigh,
3-2 io sdvsnco to the third place maich.
lows Stste's Dsn Cable, unbesten In 181 strslght
matches In high school and college was beaten 13-11
by Larry Owing a of Washington for (he championship
In that weight class.
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