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Show Grapplers Await Matches Kawa Earns Top Honors By MICHAEL G. JACOBSEN Colorful Sportswriter Utah wrestlers will face another busy weekend as they meet Idaho State today at 1:30 and Adams State College Saturday night at 7:30. Both dual meets will be held in the fieldhouse. The Utes will attempt to get back on the winning streak, having lost in their last outing to Colorado, 16-15. Utah is now 4-2 in dual meet competition, with the other loss at the hands of Iowa State. The lineup for Coach Hess's grap plers will be Bob Bills at 123 pounds; Glen Kawa, 130; Blaine Sorensen, 137; Ron Lemmon, 145; Mark Nelson, 152; Gary Jensen, 160; Jim Frost, 167; Steve Roshek, 177; and Frank Holtry, heavyweight. heavy-weight. Glen Kawa, who has consistently been the best Utah wrestler, has been named "Wrestler of the Week" by Coach Hess. Glen is a product of Weber High in Ogden where he was twice the state champion. He is a junior at the U, majoring in zoology and physical education. If he does well in wrestling, he wants to become a coach. Glen sat out last season with a broken neck he incurred while attempting to earn a black belt in judo. Kawa Is 7-1 Kawa has lost only one match this season, that coming in the finals of the UCLA tournament. He has won seven, and two of those were pins. Glen came to Utah because be-cause here was where he got his best offer. Concerning the outlook 1 for this year's matmen, Kawa said, "I think our team could take first in the WAC." The conference meet is March 8 and 9 in Provo. |