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Wrestling: Defending a national titleWith expectations high after last year's success, the wrestling team hopes to defend its national title. On Sat., Jan. 30, the team will compete in the Morrow Tournament at Lafayette in its second meet of the season. The team won its first contest in December at a tournament at Yeshiva and wants to maintain its momentum, despite a long break that included a canceled home meet on Jan. 21, against Vermont. At Yeshiva, Yale defeated Lafayette, Yeshiva, and Centenarry.While the team has three seniors to lead the squad, it will have to rely on younger wrestlers in order to succeed. Several freshmen are expected to step up and gain victories in vacant weight classes. "The team looks really strong this year," commented heavyweight Steve Petrie, CC '01. "It looks like we're going to have a full line-up and a lot of guys look like they have a chance at qualifying for Nationals." The Yale Wrestling Club was established in 1991 after the varsity program was cut. The team has been improving and hit its stride at the national tournament last year, where Yale finished first. The club participates in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), a body formed by programs similar to Yale's which were removed from varsity competition. The most important outing for the team and for the individual wrestlers, the regional qualifiers at Valley Forge, occurs on Sat., Feb. 20 and Sun, Feb. 21. Notable performances at this tournament will earn members a chance to compete in the NCWA Championships in Dallas, Texas on Mar. 12-13. --Brannan Schell
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