February 1, 1999

Chapel Hill, N.C. - The University of North Carolina wrestling team won all 10 individual bouts to defeat Maryland, 40-0 on Jan. 30. By random draw, the match began at heavyweight as UNC freshman Matt Kenny got the Heels off to a quick start with a win by fall over Jule Dolci (Columbus, N.J.) in 4:46. In a much-anticipated match-up, All-America candidate Chuckie Connor increased Carolina's lead to 11-0 after two matches with a technical fall over Joe Guzzio (Greensboro, N.C.) in 6:50. The Tar Heels won the remaining eight matches for the sweep.

On Thursday, Jan. 28 in Fairfax, Va., George Mason won four of the first five matches and held off a Maryland rally for a 24-13 victory. Maryland rallied to win the next two matches as Brandon York (Gaithersburg, Md.) scored a 16-5 major decision at 133 and Bryan Robinovitz (Belle Mead, N.J.) won a 12-6 decision at 141 to close the margin to 18-10, but Patriot Jason Grant broke through with a 7-4 decision at 149. Terrapin Jake Stork (Mohrsville, Pa.) won a 9-3 decision at 157 before George Mason's Mark Weader closed the meet with an 8-5 victory at 165.

TERPS TO COMPETE IN CONGRESSIONAL CUP ON SATURDAY, FEB. 5
American University will host the second annual Congressional Cup featuring eight top NCAA Division I teams including No. 13 Cal-State Bakersfield and No. 30 Lehigh. The tournament gets underway on Saturday, Feb. 5, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Bender Arena. The format will be five rounds, including the championship finals which begin at 7:30 p.m. Cal-State brings along its No. 1-ranked heavyweight Stephen Neal (Amateur Wrestling News). Hofstra, Virginia, Rutgers and Carson-Newman are also part of the field.

GUZZIO BECOMES SECOND TERP TO WIN ACC WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Joe Guzzio was named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 26 after leading the Terps to a 22-15 win over NC State four days earlier. Guzzio set the tone for the Terrapins (3-1, 1-0 in the ACC) by defeating 16th-ranked Lee Carroll, 6-4, in the opening match of the evening. Redshirt freshman Brandon York also won the award on Jan. 13.

MARYLAND COACH JOHN McHUGH
Maryland's John McHugh (Maryland 59) is in his 21st season at the helm of the Terrapin wrestling program. During his tenure, he has twice been named ACC Coach of the Year (1990 and 1993) and received a Lifetime Service Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. As a Terp wrestler, McHugh was a two-time ACC champion and a three-time NCAA qualifier. In his time in College Park, McHugh has coached seven All-Americans and 19 ACC champions.

1998-99 MARYLAND TERRAPIN STARTERS

     
                                      Overall               Duals
Name                Wgt. Yr.   App   W   L   Pct.    Pins  W   L   Tournament Placings (Top 5)
Joe Guzzio          125  So.    9   17  9   .607      7    3   3   E. Stroudsburg (5th), Millersville (1st)
Brandon York        133  R-Fr.  8   16  2   .889      1    4   2   Coppin (1st), Penn St. (1st), Millersville (1st)
Bryan Robinovitz    141  Fr.    9   11  10  .524      1    2   4   Millersville (2nd)      
Ted Harlan          149  Sr.    9   16  7   .696      2    4   2   Wilkes (3rd), Millersville (2nd)
Jake Stork          157  Fr.   10   23  12  .657     10    2   3   Coppin (2nd), Millersville (5th)
Sal Aquia           165  Fr.    9   12  11  .522      2    1   5   Millersville (3rd)      
Chad Masemer        174  So.    7    1   6  .143      0    1   5   None.           
Bill Moore          184  R-Fr.  8    9  10  .474      1    2   4   None.
Mike Tomanio        197  Jr.   10   13  10  .565      0    3   3   Coppin (3rd); Millersville (3rd)    
Jule Dolci          Hwt. Jr.    4    2   5  .286      0    0   2   None.

N21      E. Stroudsburg                           Open NTR
D6       Penn State                               Open NTR 
D12      Coppin State                             W, 19-16    
D28-29   Wilkes                                   Open NTR
J9       Millersville Invitational                2nd of 10
J13      NAVY                                     L, 9-33
J16      James Madison                            W, 31-17
J22     *NC State                                 W, 22-15
J28      George Mason                             L, 24-13
J30     *North Carolina                           L, 40-0
F7       Congressional Cup                        9:00 a.m.
F9       American                                 7:00 p.m.
F12     *Duke                                     7:00 p.m.
F16     *VIRGINIA                                 7:30 p.m.
F19      HOWARD                                   7:00 p.m.
F21      OLD DOMINION                             2:00 p.m.
M6       ACC Tournament   Charlottesville, Va.    All Day 
M18-20   NCAA Tournament  State College, Pa.      All Day

.657  Winning percentage
  35  Team-leading appearances
  23  Team-leading wins
  10  Team-leading pins
   2  Tournament placings
 

125 Joe Guzzio         So.    Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley
133 Brandon York       R-Fr.  Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus
141 Bryan Robinovitz   Fr.    Belle Mead, N.J./Hillsborough
149 Ted Harlan         Sr.    Glenmore, Pa./Haverford Prep
157 Jake Stork         Fr.    Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley
165 Sal Aquia          Fr.    Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley
174 Chad Masemer       So.    Littlestown, Pa./Littlestown
184 Bill Moore         R-Fr.  Silver Spring, Md./Bullis School
197 Mike Tomaino       Jr.    Allenhurst, N.J./Christian Bros.
Hwt Jule Dolci         Jr.    Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington