East Stroudsburg University

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Founded in 1893 as a Normal School, East Stroudsburg University has
 been offering quality higher education to the citizens of Pennsylvania for more
than a century.  In 1926, after the state assumed control of the school, the
original name was changed to East Stroudsburg State Teacher's College.
The school became East Stroudsburg State College in 1960 to reflect the
school's expanded curriculum with liberal arts programs and grad degrees.

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In Memory of a Great Coach...
East Stroudsburg University Wrestling's
Clyde Hilton "Red" Witman

Clyde H. Witman
Clyde "Red" Witman coached at East Stroudsburg for 17 seasons (1961-71)-(1972-79)
and had a career 180-76-6 coaching record.  Coach Witman's ESSC Teams won PSAC
Championships in 1968 and 1971 and finished 7th at the NCAA DI Tourney in 1966.
Coach Witman's 1966-67 ESSC Wrestling Team was undefeated (14-0).  Coach Witman
was the 1st president of the NCAA D2 Wrestling Coaches Association.  Witman was also
the first college division coach ever to represent DII on the Executive Committee of
the NWCA.  A graduate of West Chester, Witman lost only one dual match in four
  years of college competition.  Witman is also a former member of the U.S. Olympic
Wrestling Committee, a former top wrestling official, and a former operator/owner
 of the Pocono Sports Camp, Inc.
∙ Coach Clyde H. Witman sadly passed away on 4/28/06.
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East Stroudsburg University, and National NWCA Hall of Fames!
Manheim Central Coaching Record (28-4-1)
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1954 NCAA Wrestling Tournament Bracket 147lbs.


1967-68 ESSC Wrestling Team (PSAC Champions)




ESSC Coach Robert Dalling
"In Memory of our Missed Coach & Friend...
ESSC Asst. Wrestling Coach, Bob Dalling."




East Stroudsburg has had 3 Wrestlers...
compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic!
∙ 1968 - Gary Cook (3rd Place NCAA Division I Tourney)
∙ 1970 - Rich Schumacher (5th Place NCAA Division I Tourney)
∙ 1988 & 1989 - Jack Cuvo (2-time NCAA Division I Champion)
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EAST STROUDSBURG STATE
1973-77 Wrestling Archives

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The York Dispatch
DISPATCH SPORTS ARCHIVES
November 4, 1973
East Stroudsburg Wrestling Squad Leans
Heavily on Five Former York Grapplers
Four former West York Area High School mat stars and one from Central York are expected
to play a big part as the East Stroudsburg State College wrestling team prepares to open
its 1973-74 season tonight at Montclair State (NJ) College.  All-American Bill Luckenbaugh,
a senior, and PIAA State Champion in his final year at West York, will be in the lineup as
the Warriors launch their season with a bang, taking part in the annual Coast Guard
Invitational Tournament at New London, Connecticut Friday and Saturday following
tonight's lid-lifter.  Other West Yorkers on the squad are sophomore Mike Stambaugh,
and a pair of freshmen, heavyweight Don Lehman and 126-pounder Keith Lichty.
Junior John Luckenbaugh is the former Central star on the team.  The latter wrestles
at 158 pounds.  Coach Clyde 'Red' Witman's team will be counting heavily on Bill
Luckenbaugh, who was undefeated in 21 matches last season with one tie.  He pinned
 17 of his opponents for a school record and now has 29 career pins.  The senior captain
will wrestle at either 150 or 158 pounds.  He was chosen as the outstanding wrestler
in last year's Coast Guard Invitational after winning the 150-pound title.  The only other
lettermen in the starting lineup will be Stambaugh at 177 pounds, junior Fred Swanson
at 190 and junior Gene Ulrich at 142.  Stambaugh was 7-2 in his freshman season, while
Swanson was 13-7-1 with six pins and Ulrich was 10-10-1.  Newcomers will handle the
assignments at all other weight classes with the exception of 167 pounds where junior
Carl Seitz wrestled two matches last season.  "We will not have the balance or experience
we'd like to have during the first semester.  We're hoping that we can come on strongly
later in the season as we did last year," Witman said.  The Warriors won seven of their
last eight matches last season to finish with a 14-6-1 record, tying the school victory
record.  The highlights were a pair of consecutive one-point wins over Wilkes College and
Bloomsburg.  The team will be bolstered in the second semester by the addition of junior
Bob Stetler, a transfer student and former East Stroudsburg Open Wrestling Tournament
champion at 167 pounds, and Phil Conlin at 150.  The Warriors strength should be in the
middle of the lineup with Luckenbaugh and the last three weight classes with Lehman
joining Stambaugh, Swanson, and sophomore Gib Bastian.  Freshmen will be used at the
lower three weights, Billy Cuff, a New Jersey State Champion is set at 118.  Lichty will
go at 126 with Gary Kessel at 134.  Ulrich, Luckenbaugh and sophomore Mike Sitler will
take care of the middle weights backed up by freshman Mel Riddick of Allentown, Pa.

 
East Stroudsburg State Wrestling
 1973-74 Final Results & Records
1973-74 ESSC Team Record
(9-6)
Montclair State 29 ESSC 15, ESSC 24 Elizabethtown 18, ESSC 19 Yale 16,
ESSC 24 F&M 15, Bloomsburg State 25 ESSC 16, Slippery Rock 33 ESSC 11,
ESSC 25 Trenton State 13, ESSC 29 Lock Haven 20, ESSC 36 Shippensburg 8,
ESSC 39 Mansfield 3, ESSC 35 Kutztown 6, ESSC 18 West Chester 17,
Wilkes 23 ESSC 16, Millersville 22 ESSC 21, Bloomsburg 25 ESSC 18.
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  "And there was Bill Luckenbaugh...
who had more pins than any wrestler in ESU history.
One night in Wilkes-Barre, Lucky took the mat against
Wilkes' College top wrestler - NCAA DIII Champ Mike Lee.
The match started, and the PA announcer was saying...
"This is the match you have been waiting for - it's Bill Lucken.....!!"
Suddenly, he sputtered and stopped, Lucky had already sunk in
an arm-bar and had his opponent headed for a fall."
∙ Pete Nevins' Final Column for the Pocono Record...1/8/07
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ESU Wrestling Fact
▪ While at East Stroudsburg State College ... Bill Luckenbaugh
pinned 59 of his 85 opponents for a .694 pinning percentage !!
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The York Dispatch
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November 5, 1973
Area Matmen Win For East Stroudsburg State
At Montclair State College 11/4/73
Three of the four former West York High School grapplers,
now performing for East Stroudsburg State College
posted wins Wednesday night as the Warriors bowed to the Montclair State College team, 29-15.
Freshman Keith Lichty was pinned in his 126lb. test, losing in 4:58 to Nable Gulelove, a 2-time Metro
Conference champ.  Warrior captain Bill Luckenbaugh wrestled @ 158lbs. and decisioned Bob Woods,
13-2.  Sophomore Mike Stambaugh, a returning ESSC veteran, pinned his rival, Luke Vaccaro in 3:20.
Don Lehman, a freshman Hwt., decisioned Rod Giaquinto, 3-2. East Stroudsburg State is set to compete
in the annual Coast Guard Invitational Tourney at New London, Connecticut - Friday and Saturday.
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▪ 1973 Coast Guard Academy
Invitational Wrestling Tournament

New London, CT.
▪ USCG Award Presentations by Otto Graham, Jr.
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1st Place - Bill Luckenbaugh (150lbs.) & (ow) - East Stroudsburg
2nd Place - Don Lehman (Heavyweight) - East Stroudsburg
4th Place - Mike Stambaugh (177lbs.) - East Stroudsburg
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  The York Daily Record
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November 12, 1973
 ESSC Matmen Rally to Win
East Stroudsburg State's wrestling team showed its upper weights last night.
Winning the last three bouts, Coach Clyde "Red" Witman's Warriors overcame a three-point deficit
to defeat visiting Elizabethtown College, 24-18.  The win evened the ESSC team record at 1-1.
Mike Stambaugh at 177lbs., George Ahner at 190lbs., and freshman Don Lehman at heavyweight
posted decisions to spark the comeback.  ESSC won six of the 10 dual bouts, two by falls.
Warrior star Bill Luckenbaugh, the team's only champion in last weekend's Coast Guard tournament,
got one at 158lbs, and freshman Gary Kessel scored his first fall at 134lbs. Luckenbaugh's pin
was his 30th of his career.  The meet was tied 15-15 when Ahner gained an exciting victory
at 190lbs.  The ESSC wrestler got a takedown with about 1:30 left to break a 5-5 tie with Curt Shober.
A riding time point gave him an 8-5 victory.  Lehman preserved the victory.  The Warrior heavyweight
got a takedown in the first minute to key a 3-1 victory over E-town's big DeHaven Robinson.
Both Lehman and Robinson also scored on escapes.
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ESSC 24  Elizabethtown College 18
118lbs.   Eric Mast (E) pinned Billy Cuff (ES) 7:41
126lbs.   Gary Heim (E) dec. Keith Lichty (ES) 6-5
134lbs.   Gary Kessel (ES) pinned Bruce Sensenig (E) 4:18
142lbs.   Gene Ulrich (ES) dec. Charles Evans (E) 7-2
150lbs.   Rod Chamberlain (E) pinned Mel Riddick (ES) 6:53
158lbs.   Bill Luckenbaugh (ES) pinned Dave Lavanture (E) 1:39
167lbs.   Rick Bailey (E) dec. Carl Seitz (ES) 7-1
177lbs.   Mike Stambaugh (ES) dec. Bill Marshall (E) 12-6
190lbs.   George Ahner (ES) dec. Curt Shober (E) 8-5
Hwt.  Don Lehman (ES) dec. DeHaven Robinson (E) 3-1
NCAA Official: Jan Dutt
ESSC Head Coach: Clyde Witman
Elizabethtown Head Coach: Dr. Ken Ober
JV Score:  ESSC 15 Elizabethtown 9
 (@ East Stroudsburg State College's LeRoy J. Koehler Fieldhouse)
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 The York Dispatch
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November 15, 1973
Former West Yorkers Pace East Stroudsburg Over F&M
"West Yorker's Luckenbaugh - McCleary Grapple at 158lbs.!"
At East Stroudsburg State College 11/14/73
Five former West York High School grapplers were in action in East Stroudsburg State's 24-18
victory over Franklin & Marshall College Tuesday night.  Senior Bill Luckenbaugh gained his third pin
in four matches this season and 32nd in his college career over F&M freshman Kevin McCleary
 at the 4:55 mark in the 158lb. class.  McCleary and Luckenbaugh are both West York products.
Luckenbaugh is now 40-4-1 at ESSC.  Soph. Mike Stambaugh, former West Yorker wrestler at 177lbs.
upped his career record to 11-2 and remained undefeated with a 3-1 decision over F&M's Jeff Windstein
for his fourth victory.  Bulldog grads who met defeat were freshman Keith Lichty, a 5-4 loss at 126lb.,
and freshman heavyweight Don Lehman who lost a 6-3 verdict to F&M's Jim Devenney in the last match
of the night..
∙ ESSC's next match is at Bloomsburg on Saturday. with Trenton State and Slippery Rock.  
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 POCONO RECORD ARCHIVES
December 8, 1973
Warrior matmen win one; lose two in quad match!
@ Bloomsburg State College
ESSC senior Bill Luckenbaugh (158) and freshman Don Lehman (heavyweight)...
won all three of their matches to highlight East Stroudsburg State College action in the
Bloomsburg quadrangular wrestling tournament Friday.  The Warriors defeated Trenton State 25-13,
but lost to Bloomsburg, 25-16, and to Slippery Rock, 33-11.  Luckenbaugh (7-0) scored two pins over
 Bill Pasukinas of Bloomsburg in 3:27 and George Davenport of Trenton State in 3:46 to give him five pins for
the season and 34 for his career.  The ESSC All-American also defeated Angelo Natoli of Slippery Rock,
a Penn State Invitational Champion last week, for the second time this season, 4-0.  He had beaten
Natoli in the finals of the Coast Guard Invitational, 6-0.  Lehman (6-1), only a freshman from the same high
school (West York) as Luckenbaugh, registered one of the night's surprises by pinning John Hohman of
 Bloomsburg, a Coast Guard Ivt. champion, in 4:30.  The Warriors' heavyweight also decisioned previously
 undefeated and current National Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, Mike Dumin of Trenton State, 3-2
on riding time, and Frank Kuhl of Slippery Rock, 9-1. Gary Kessel (134) and Gene Ulrich (142) each won one 
match and tied one for ESSC, who are now 4-3 on the season.  Kessel (3-3), a freshman, demolished Rich
Hicks of Trenton State, who had beaten him in last season's New Jersey High School Regional Tourney,
12-2.  ESSC's Gene Ulrich (2-4) gained a tie with Chris Messina of Slippery Rock at 142lbs.
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ESSC 25  Trenton State 13
118lbs.   Bill Cuff ES dec. Dave Rule TS 9-8
126lbs.   John Craddox TS dec. Keith Lichty ES 8-1
134lbs.   Gary Kessel ES dec. Rich Hicks TS 12-2
142lbs.   Gene Ulrich ES dec. Alex Betlea TS 10-1
150lbs.   Dale Oliver TS dec. Melvin Riddick ES 10-7
158lbs.   Bill Luckenbaugh ES pinned George Davenport TS 3:46
167lbs.   Bill Hays TS dec. Carl Seitz ES 14-4
177lbs.   Mike Stambaugh ES pinned Frank MacGuire TS 2:14
190lbs.   Glenn Carson TS dec. Fred Swanson ES 9-1
Hwt.   Don Lehman ES dec. Mike Dumin TS 3-2
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Bloomsburg 25  ESSC 16
 118lbs.   Tom Fink B dec. Bill Cuff ES 11-0
126lbs.   Keith Lichty ES drew with Gary Scarano B 5-5
134lbs.   Gary Kessel ES drew with Dave Brandt B 5-5
142lbs.   Randy Watts B dec. Gene Ulrich ES 8-0
150lbs.   Chuck Carter B dec. Melvin Riddick ES 9-3
158lbs.   Bill Luckenbaugh ES pinned Bill Pasukinas B 3:27
167lbs.   Dan Burkholder B dec. Carl Seitz ES 12-0
177lbs.   Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock B dec. Mike Stambaugh ES 14-2
190lbs.   Ron Sheehan B dec. Fred Swanson ES 10-4
Hwt.   Don Lehman ES pinned John Hohman B 4:30
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Slippery Rock 33  ESSC 11
 118lbs.   Jack Spates SR pinned Bill Cuff ES 5:50
126lbs.   Rick Thompson SR pinned Keith Lichty ES 2:10
134lbs.   Jeff Condon SR dec. Gary Kessel ES 13-2
142lbs.   Gene Ulrich ES drew with Chris Messina SR 4-4
150lbs.   Mike Waller SR pinned Melvin Riddick ES 5:44
158lbs.   Bill Luckenbaugh ES dec. Angelo Natoli SR 4-0
167lbs.   Rich Peifer SR pinned Carl Seitz ES 4:57
177lbs.   Bill Shuffstall SR dec. Mike Stambaugh ES 9-4
190lbs.   Fred Swanson ES dec. Carl Messina SR 2-1
Hwt.   Don Lehman ES dec. Frank Kuhl SR 9-1
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 The York Daily Record
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December 17, 1973
Ex-West York Bulldog Wrestlers
Star Against Lock Haven College!
York Daily Record 12/17/73: A quartet of former West York High School wrestlers
led East Stroudsburg to a 29-20 victory over Lock Haven State College in a Pennsylvania
State Conference dual meet Saturday at Lock Haven.  It was the first victory for East Stroudsburg over
Lock Haven in seven years as the Warriors pushed their dual meet record for the year to 5-3.
Stealing the spotlight from his upper class teammates was freshman Keith Lichty.  The youngster
was credited with the key victory in the match when he pinned defending PA State Conference champion,
Rob Johnson, in 3:14 of their 126 pound match.  It was only the second victory of the season for Lichty
who is now 2-5-1.  Bill Luckenbaugh, the former PIAA State Champion who earned All-American honors
last year, gained his 8th victory of the season with a pin over Don Eichenlaub in 4:27 of their 158 pound class.
Eichenlaub, like Johnson, is the defending PA Conference wrestling champion. The victory boosted
Luckenbaugh's brilliant college record to 44 victories, including 39 pins, four losses, and one tie.
Luckenbaugh, highly regarded as a candidate for NCAA honors, was injured in a first round match of last year's
PA Conference championship tournament and was forced to retire the rest of the season.  Also winning
Saturday for East Stroudsburg was Mike Stambaugh, a former West Yorker and now a sophomore, who scored
with a 9-8 triumph over Ron McMurray in the 177 pound class.  Freshman Don Lehman, the fourth Bulldog
member of the Warriors squad, gained a tie with Lock Haven's Jim Schuster at 6-6 in the heavyweight class.
∙ Mike Stambaugh is now 6-2 on the season and Don Lehman is 5-2-1.
@ Lock Haven State College
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The York Dispatch
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January 21, 1974
ESSC vs. Kutztown State
Yorkers Outstanding!
Former Bulldogs Wrestlers Gain College Match Triumphs
Four ex-West York grapplers were victorious in their individual dual matches to pace
East Stroudsburg State to an easy 35-6 wrestling win over Kutztown State Wednesday night.
Two of the local quartet pinned their opponents, with senior Bill Luckenbaugh (11-0 on the season,
unbeaten in 37 consecutive dual meets) taking the 150-pound class and Don Lehman, East Stroudsburg's
heavyweight, earning the other fall to bring his freshman season mark to 7-2-2.
The other West Yorker's captured decisions, as 177-pounder Mike Stambaugh upped his sophomore
record to 9-2 and Keith Lichty (126 pounds) evened his at freshman mark at 5-5-1.
▪ East Stroudsburg State has taken five bouts in a row, and is now 8-3 overall.
@ ESSC's Koehler Fieldhouse
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The York Daily Record
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January 28, 1974
ESSC vs. West Chester State
 Local Wrestlers Shine!
York Daily Record 1/28/74:  Don Lehman registered a 2-1 decision over Bob Eshleman
Saturday night in the heavyweight division to rally the East Stroudsburg State College
wrestlers to an exciting 18-17 dual meet victory over West Chester. Lehman (9-2-1),
who lost to Solanco High School's Eshleman 3-2 in the PA District III semi's last year,
avenged his last high school loss.  Lehman is one of four West York athletes performing
for East Stroudsburg State, which improved its record to 9-3.  Undefeated Bill Luckenbaugh
scored his sixth straight fall at 150 pounds over Ralph Reish for a 12-0 season record.
He has pinned 10 of 12 opponents.  Mike Stambaugh (10-2) gained a 10-2 decision over Eric
Swanson at 177 pounds and 126-pounder Keith Lichty (5-6-1) bowed to West Chester's
John Gallagher with a close decision.
@ West Chester State College
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East Stroudsburg State will host Wilkes College Thursday night in its next action.
▪ The PA State Conference wrestling tourney is set for Feb. 22-23, 1974
at Slippery Rock State College and
the NCAA Division II wrestling tourney is in California
(Cal-State Fullerton) March 1-2, 1974.
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The York Dispatch
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February 18, 1974
ESSC vs. Wilkes College
East Stroudsburg Falls...
West Yorker's Win Two, Lose Two Against Wilkes
York Dispatch: The 9th and 10th ranked NCAA Division II college wrestling teams in the East
collided Thursday night at East Stroudsburg and Wilkes College proved its higher ranking
by knocking off the Warriors 23-16.  Four former West York grapplers performed for the losers.
Keith Lichty, a freshman performing in the 126-pound class scored perhaps his biggest win of the year
when he pinned Lon Balum in 6:29.  Balum had entered the match with a 13-2 mark.  Lichty is now 6-6-1.
  At 150, undefeated Bill Luckenbaugh ran his record to 13-0 with a lopsided 17-3 decision over Wilkes' Mike Lee.
The other ex-bulldogs, Mike Stambaugh and Don Lehman would just as soon forget their bouts.
Stambaugh was pinned by Jim Weisenfluh in the 177-pound class while Lehman, who tips the scale at 198
pounds, was forced to take on 265-pound Al Scharer in the heavyweight match and dropped a 6-1 decision.
@ ESSC's Koehler Fieldhouse
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The York Dispatch
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February 21, 1974
York Matmen at East Stroudsburg
Await State Conference Finals
Bill Luckenbaugh Closing Career
Four former West York High School wrestlers will be wearing the colors of East Stroudsburg
State College Friday and Saturday during the 31st annual Pennsylvania Conference Wrestling
Conference Championships at Slippery Rock State College's campus.
Bill Luckenbaugh has the most impressive record going into the tourney, as the 150lb.
performer has just completed his second straight undefeated dual match season with a
15-0 dual record including 12 pins.  The other West Yorkers are Keith Lichty (126lbs.),
Mike Stambaugh (177lbs.) and Don Lehman (190lbs. or Heavyweight).
Lichty earned a 7-7-1 dual meet record on the season, winning six of his last eight
matches with five pins.  Stambaugh scored a 10-5 dual meet record on the season
and freshman Lehman had some big wins early in the season at heavyweight and
finished with an 8-5-2 dual meet record.
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The Stroud Courier
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March 1, 1974
 Luckenbaugh, Stetler Win PC Titles
by John Aigeldinger 
1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
College Wrestling Championships
March 1, 1974 - Bill Luckenbaugh and Bob Stetler, two of  the Warriors best grapplers joined the ranks of
 some of the greatest college wrestlers in the history of the sport by becoming Pennsylvania Conference
wrestling champs last Saturday night.  Luckenbaugh is a former PIAA champion and a West York (PA) grad.
"Lucky" took the 150 pound title in the 31st annual conference championship with a 5-4 victory over Mike
Waller of Slippery Rock.  Stetler, a junior, was the 158 pound winner beating Angelo Natoli of Slippery
Rock, 2-0.  Both wrestlers were sporting 15-0 regular season records going into the PSAC finals.
The Warriors had two other place winners in Don Lehman, third at 190 pounds and Phil Conlin, fourth at
 142lbs.  Both are freshman. Lehman is a West York (PA) graduate and Conlin graduated from Warwick (PA).
ESSC placed fourth among the 13 conference schools, a vast improvement over last year's twelfth place
showing.  Luckenbaugh won his first PC title after being frustrated in two previous attempts.  He was
second to national champion Stan Dziedzic of Slippery Rock in 1971 and he was injured and forced to
default last year.  However Lucky was not to be denied his title this year as he pinned Bill Davis of
Clarion in 1:42 of the semi-finals and came back in the finals, building up close to three minutes of
riding time for the difference in his win over Waller.  Stetler edged Don Eichenlaub, the 150 pound
champion in 1973, 5-3, on a takedown with 30 seconds remaining.  He controlled his final round
match much more than the score indicated.  He rode Natoli the entire second period and escaped early
in the third and forced the action the rest of the way. Stetler is a former East Stroudsburg Open winner.
Luckenbaugh, Stetler and Lehman will compete in the NCAA Division Two Wrestling Championships
Friday and Saturday at Cal State University - Fullerton, in Orange County, California.
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The York Daily Record
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February 25, 1974
 LUCKENBAUGH TRIUMPHS! 
1974 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
College Wrestling Championships
February 23, 1974 - West York's Bill Luckenbaugh, the top-seeded entry from
East Stroudsburg State College, captured the 150lb. crown of the Pennsylvania State College
Wrestling Conference championships held Saturday on the Slippery Rock State wrestling mats.
Luckenbaugh is a senior and the ESSC captain.  Luckenbaugh, who upped his season's record to
22-0, nipped Mike Waller of Slippery Rock with a 5-4 decision in the finals.  He had pinned Bill
Davis of Clarion in 1:42 in the semi-finals Saturday, and he also had a 3:16 fall at the expense
of Rich Schumacher of Indiana, Pa.  Bob Stetler of ESSC also won the PSAC 158lb title.
East Stroudsburg finished fourth in the meet with 68 points.  Clarion won the team laurels for
the fourth straight season with 156 1/2 points, followed by Slippery Rock State, 129 1/2,
and Bloomsburg State, 80. Lock Haven was fifth in the 13-team field with 60 1/2 points.
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Another West Yorker, Don Lehman (ESSC), was third in the 190lb division, defeating
Tom Schweinburg of Indiana, 12-2 in the consolation finals.  Lehman (4-1) had bowed to
Bill Shuffstall of Slippery Rock, 6-1, in the championship 190lb. semi-final round.
Shuffstall won the PSAC championship at 190lbs defeating Jim Zoschg (MI), 7-1.
▪ Two other former West York Bulldogs who competed for East Stroudsburg State
 were Mike Stambaugh, (0-2) at 177lbs., and 126-pounder Keith Lichty, who finished
with a (2-2) mark.  Both ESSC wrestlers did not place in the tournament.
▪ Luckenbaugh, Stetler and Lehman are slated to travel and
compete in the NCAA Division II tourney Friday and Saturday
at the Cal-State Fullerton Gym, Orange County, California.
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1974 NCAA DII Championship Wrestling Results - 3/1-2, 1974. 
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The York Dispatch
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February 25, 1974
Herr, Luckenbaugh State Mat Champions
▪ Tom Herr and Bill Luckenbaugh are one step closer to national wrestling championships.
Both York grappling products leaped into the spotlight Saturday with victories in the
Pennsylvania Conference Championships at Slippery Rock State College.  Herr, defending NAIA
national titlist, copped the heavyweight crown for Edinboro with an 8-4 victory in the finals
over Clarion's Chuck Coryea while East Stroudsburg's Luckenbaugh nipped Slippery Rock's
Mike Waller, 5-4, for 150-pound laurels.  Herr, a York Suburban product picked a good time
to score his first career victory over Coryea after suffering four straight setbacks at the
hands of the Clarion ace.  Herr, who won all five matches in the two-day championships,
finished the season with a 26-3 mark and will defend his national title at River Falls, Wisconsin
March 7, 8, and 9.  Luckenbaugh, a former West York standout, scored a pair of pins in
earlier matches enroute to the victory in the finals.  He also went unbeaten through the
tourney and finished the state campaign with a perfect 18-0 slate.  Luckenbaugh now
advances to the NCAA Division II championships at California State-Fullerton March 1 and 2.
Three other West Yorkers participated in the meet for East Stroudsburg with 190-pounder
Don Lehman taking third in his weight class, while Keith Lichty (126) and Mike Stambaugh
failed to place.  Lehman soundly defeated Tom Schweinburg of Indiana (Pa.) 12-2, in the
consolation finals.  Lichty won two of his four matches but did not place and Stambaugh
lost both of his matches.  East Stroudsburg finished fourth in the team standings, with
Clarion State placing first, followed by Slippery Rock and Bloomsburg.  Wade Schalles of
Clarion, who won the event's outstanding wrestler award, pinned Floyd Hitchcock of
Bloomsburg in 4:28 in the 177-pound class.  Schalles is a two-time national champion and
Hitchcock was a sliver medalist for the United States in last summer's World University
Games in Moscow.  Both were undefeated during the regular season.  Three wrestlers
finished the tournament with unblemished season records.  Clarions' Schalles is 38-0-1,
Jack Spates of Slippery Rock is 29-0 and Bill Luckenbaugh of East Stroudsburg is 18-0.
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NCAA College Wrestling

 1974 PSAC Wrestling Tournament Champions
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Front (L-R) Jack Spates -118lbs. (Slippery Rock), Craig Turnbull -126lbs. (Clarion),
Randy Watts -134lbs. (Bloomsburg),  Don Rohn -142lbs. (Clarion) &
Bill Luckenbaugh -150lbs. (East Stroudsburg).
Back (L-R) Tom Herr -Hwt. (Edinboro), Bill Shuffstall -190lbs. (Slippery Rock),
Wade Schalles -177lbs. (Clarion), Bill "Bimbo" Simpson -167lbs. (Clarion) &
Robert Stetler -158lbs. (East Stroudsburg).
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1974 PSAC Wrestling Championship Medalists
@ Slippery Rock State College
(PSAC weight class - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th place medalists)
       118lbs. Jack Spates SR Pete Morelli CL Tom DeLong IUP Tom Fink BL Dave Whare MI Willis Divel SH
       126lbs. Craig Turnbull CL Rick Thompson SR Jeff Gallagher WC Lon Edmonds BL Keith Kosky IUP Jim Bailey MA
       134lbs.  Randy Watts BL Jack Davis CL Jeff Condon SR Steve Powell WC Gary Walk LH Geno Zuccaro CAL
       142lbs. Don Rohn CL Gene Costello SR Paul Gillespie WC Phil Conlin ES George Way LH Jim Sykes IUP
       150lbs. B. Luckenbaugh ES Mike Waller SR Dave Crowell LH Bill Davis CL Tom Hutchinson IUP Ralph Reish WC
       158lbs. B. Stetler ES Angelo Natoli SR Don Eichenlaub LH Bob Warnick CAL Chris Clark CL Steve Maxwell WC
       167lbs. Bill Simpson CL Ron Sheehan BL Larry McCoy IUP Joe Jacquelin MI Ron Peifer SR Ralph Pivirotto ED
       177lbs. *Wade Schalles CL Floyd Hitchcock BL Eric Guyll MI Ray Watkins ED Al Fricke LH Eric Swanson WC
      190lbs. B. Shuffstall SR Jim Zoschg MI Don Lehman ES Tom Schweinburg IUP John Hohman BL Chris Cole CL
       Hwt. Tom Herr ED Chuck Coryea CL Jim Schuster LH Dave Schley MI Bob Eshleman WC George Schenck K
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
*Most Outstanding Wrestler - Wade Schalles 177lbs. (Clarion)
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
1974 PSAC Team Points: 1st  - Clarion (CL),  2nd - Slippery Rock (SR),  3rd -Bloomsburg (BL),
4th - E. Stroudsburg (ES), 5th - Lock Haven (LH),  6th - Millersville (MI),  7th - West Chester (WC),
8th - Edinboro (ED),  9th - Indiana University of PA (IUP), 10th - California University of PA (CAL),
11th - Shippensburg (SH),  12th -Mansfield (MA),  13th - Kutztown (K). 
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EAST STROUDSBURG STATE COLLEGE
WRESTLING
1973-74
 
1974 - NCAA DII Wrestling Championships
East Stroudsburg State College - 7th Place (39 1/2pts)
▪ Cal-State Fullerton University ▪
(Back) ESU Head Wrestling Coach Clyde "Red" Witman.
(Front Row) ESU's Bill Luckenbaugh (150lbs.), Don Lehman (190lbs.),
Bob Stetler (158lbs.).
THE POCONO RECORD
March - 1974

  East Stroudsburg State College '74 NCAA DII  Entries:
Bill Luckenbaugh (150), Bob Stetler (158), Don Lehman (190).
(Location - Cal-State @ Fullerton University, Orange County, California)
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The York Dispatch
ARCHIVES
March 05, 1974
Yorkers Lehman, Luckenbaugh
Resuming Mat Tourney Action
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa - Newly-crowned Pennsylvania Conference wrestling champions Bill Luckenbaugh (150)
and Bob Stetler (158) will compete in the NCAA Division Two Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday
in Fullerton, California.  Don Lehman (190), a third place conference finisher, also will be entered in the NCAA
tourney.  Lehman and Luckenbaugh are graduates of West York High School.  Luckenbaugh should be one
of the favorites at 150 pounds based on his 22-0 season record which includes 16 pins.  Stetler is 10-1
with five pins while Lehman is 15-7-2 with three pins.  "All three have the capabilities to do well, but then
a lot of wrestlers have the capabilities." said Coach Clyde 'Red' Witman.  "Now is when experience, desire
and determination come into play."  This will be Luckenbaugh's second NCAA tournament.  As a sophomore
in 1971, he wrestled in the NCAA College Division Tournament in Fargo, S.D., winning his first two matches
on pins before losing to Tom Minkel of Central Michigan, 5-4.  Luckenbaugh gained revenge for that loss
the following year by beating Minkel, 11-1, in the finals of the APO East Stroudsburg Open Tournament.
The senior sat out the 1971-72 season and was injured and unable to compete at last year's tourney.
"Bill is one of the best pinners I've ever seen anywhere.  We obviously consider him one of the top
wrestlers in the nation and we're counting on his performance in the NCAA tournament to prove this,"
Witman stated.  Stetler just became eligible to compete for East Stroudsburg at the start of the 2nd
semester.  The junior from Stroudsburg is a transfer from Huron, S.D. College where he wrestled for
two years.  Lehman is a freshman.  He competed at heavyweight during most of the dual-meet
season, but dropped down to 190 pounds for the Pennsylvania Conference Championships last week.
East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg are the only Pennsylvania Conference schools which will compete
in the Division Two tournament.  The top two finishers in each weight class will qualify for the NCAA
Division One Wrestling Championships March 14-16 at Iowa State University.
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The Stroud Courier
ARCHIVES
VOL. LXII No. 19
East Stroudsburg State College, East Stroudsburg, PA
March 8, 1974 
Lucky Gets Crown And Trophy
▪ Senior wrestler Bill Luckenbaugh proved his grappling powers again this weekend breezing through the NCAA College
Division II wrestling championships at Fullerton, California.  Lucky, top seeded at 150 pounds, pinned Roger Warner
of Cal Poly San Louis Obispo in 3:35 of the final round match.  This was his fourth pin in five tournament matches
and it enabled him to win a trophy for the most pins.  He also was second to Bloomsburg's Floyd Hitchcock in the
outstanding wrestler balloting.  Bob Stetler, another "Warrior Wonder," took third in the 158 pound class winning
four consolation matches.  His biggest win came in a 9-2 thrashing of Mike Turnbull of the University of Akron,
who earlier had eliminated him from the championship competition.  Turnbull decisioned Stetler 5-4 when his
trick knee went out on him.  Coach "Red" Witman felt that if it had not been for the injury he could have
conceivably gone on to win the title.  Don Lehman, only a freshman at 190 pounds, won one match in the
championship round, defeating a Northern Iowa grappler 3-2, and then fell to Mankato State's Kurt Kuehl
by fall (4:56) in the quarterfinal match.  Lehman won one consolation match on Saturday before losing to Kuehl
 for a second time.  With only Lucky, Stetler and Lehman competing, the trio managed to score high enough
for seventh place out of forty colleges.  Winning the final round enabled Lucky to go on to the NCAA Division I
championships March 14-16 at Iowa State.  ESSC's only other NCAA champion was Rich Schumacher, who
won the heavyweight college division title in 1970.
1974 NCAA DII Championship Wrestling Results - 3/1-2, 1974
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The York Dispatch
ARCHIVES
March 11, 1974 
"Lucky" Advances to...
NCAA Division One Wrestling Tournament!!
▪ Undefeated Bill Luckenbaugh will represent East Stroudsburg in the NCAA Division One Wrestling Championships
beginning Thursday, March 14 at Iowa State University.  Luckenbaugh is expected to be seeded high in the 150lb. class
based on his 27-0 record and 20 pins.  The senior from West York, PA won the NCAA Division II title, pinning four
of his five opponents.  He pinned Roger Warner of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo @ 3:35 of the finals.  "Lucky" also won
individual honors in the Coast Guard Invitational and the Pennsylvania Conference Championships.  He was 15-0 in dual
matches with 12 pins.  Among his victims this year were Mike Waller of Slippery Rock, a 3rd team All-American
and Mike Lee of Wilkes, the NCAA Division Three Champion.  Coach Clyde "Red" Witman is hoping Lucky will get a
second or third seed in the 36-man field to defending champion Jarrett Hubbard of Michigan, who is also undefeated.
"Bill is good enough to win the national title, but so are six-seven other wrestlers. Remember, every wrestler entered
has had to qualify by winning either a league, regional, or national tournament," indicated Witman.  "I'd say Bill's
chances are better than most because he is a pinner.  Sometimes a pinner can deck people who may prove better than
they are if the match comes down to a decision." the coach added. Witman is in his 12th season as ESSC head coach.
This will be Luckenbaugh's first appearance in the NCAA Division One Tournament, formerly called the University Division.
Lucky didn't qualify as a sophomore and last year he was injured and unable to enter NCAA competition.  The Warriors
just missed having a second national qualifier as junior Bob Stetler placed third in the NCAA Division II Championships
at 158lbs., where only the finalists qualified.  Stetler won five matches and only lost one.  He was defeated by Mike
Turnbull of Akron in the second round when he suffered a knee injury.  He came back to trounce Turnbull in the
consolation finals.  Don Lehman, an ESSC freshman, also competed in the NCAA Division II tournament at 190lbs.
Lehman scored two victories, losing in the quarterfinals of the championship event.  Lehman narrowly missed placing
for All-American status, winning a 6-5 decision over Seattle's Rich Maras and then losing to Minnesota State's
(Mankato) All-American Kurt Kuehl, 9-6, in his last consolation bout.
▪ The 1974 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship Tournament was
held at California State University at Fullerton in Orange County, California.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
• Bill Luckenbaugh of East Stroudsburg State College...
was the "2nd seed" at the 1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Iowa City. 
Bill won his first 2 matches by fall, but a severe knee injury suffered at practice
the prior week hindered his progress in what would have been, a sure All-American medal. 
Bill won the NCAA DII wrestling crown the week before to qualify for the DI tournament in Iowa City.
You can look at the actual    Division I 1974 150lb. bracket w/"Lucky" by clicking HERE!
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 ▪ ESSC Coach, Clyde "Red' Witman, presents the 1974 NCAA DII Outstanding Wrestler
Award to Bloomsburg's 177lb wrestler Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock.
Coach Clyde Witman is president of the NCAA DII Coaches Association.

1974 NCAA Division II National Champions
March 1-2, 1974
Cal State-Fullerton, CA
1974 NCAA DII Championship Wrestling Results - 3/1-2, 1974


118lbs. - Terrence Perdew (Old Dominion)
126lbs. - Tom Garcia (Northern Iowa)
134lbs. - Jim Miller (Northern Iowa)
142lbs. - Ken Snyder (Northern Iowa)
150lbs. - Bill Luckenbaugh (East Stroudsburg)
158lbs. - Cliff Hatch (Cal Poly SLO)
167lbs. - Ron Sheehan (Bloomsburg)
*177lbs. - Floyd Hitchcock (Bloomsburg)
190lbs. - Keith Leland (Cal Poly SLO)
Unlimited - Jim Woods (Western Illinois)

▪ Team Champion - Cal Poly SLO (131.5 pts)
* Outstanding Wrestler - Floyd "Shorty" Hitchcock (Bloomsburg)
NCAA Division II Wrestling Full Champions List History
NWCA NCAA DII Wrestling Hall of Fame
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ESSC 1973-74
DUAL MEET WRESTLING STATISTICS
Bill Cuff (118lbs.)    3-5 with 0 pins
Keith Lichty (126lbs.)    7-7-1 with 5 pins
Gary Kessel (134lbs.)    8-6-1 with 1 pin
Phil Conlin (142lbs.)    3-2 with 2 pins
Gene Ulrich (142lbs.)    6-5-1 with 1 pin
▪ Bill Luckenbaugh (150lbs.)    15-0 with 12 pins
Mel Riddick (158lbs.)    0-7 with 0 pins
Bob Stetler (158lbs.)    7-1 with 5 pins
Carl Seitz (167lbs.)    2-5-1 with 0 pins
Mike Stambaugh (177lbs.)    10-5 with 2 pins
Don Lehman (Hwt./190lbs.)    8-5-2 with 2 pins
Fred Swanson (190lbs./Hwt.)    6-8 with 1 pin
 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
▪ 1973-74  ESSC Team record 9-6
PSAC Tourney Team (4th)  NCAA DII Tourney Team (7th)
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
1973-74 ESSC Captain
Senior Bill Luckenbaugh...
▪ 1969-74 - B. Luckenbaugh Match by Match Results!
ESSC Open, Coast Guard Invit., PSAC & NCAA DII Champion!
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

ESSC 1973-74 Wrestling Season...
Four West York High School Wrestlers Earned Varsity Letters...
Keith Lichty, Bill Luckenbaugh, Mike Stambaugh, Don Lehman.
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1974-75 EAST STROUDSBURG STATE WRESTLING TEAM

1974-75 East Stroudsburg Varsity Wrestling Team
(Overall Dual Record 11-12)
FRONT  KNEELING - (L/R)  Kathy Koch (manager), Dan Leach, Jody McMullen, Jack Miller, Randy Tillman.
BACK - (L/R)  Bob Dalling (asst. coach), Darwin Brodt, Gary Kessel, Don Lehman, Gene Ulrich, Bob Stetler,
Carl Seitz, Mike Stambaugh, Clyde "Red" Witman (coach), Fred Swanson, Mike Sitler (trainer), Phil Conlin.
▪ (not) pictured - Keith Lichty, Joe Delaney, Skip Falcone, Billy Cuff, Ken Magaro and Bill Katinowsky.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
 East Stroudsburg State College Wrestling 1974-75
▪ 1974-75 Season (11-12)
  Montclair State 30 ESSC 3, ESSC 30 Elizabethtown 14, F&M 18 ESSC 12,
ESSC 18 U. of Maryland 17, Southern Illinois 21 ESSC 14, Lehigh 29 ESSC 6,
ESSC 20 IUP 18, Slippery Rock 26 ESSC 11, Bloomsburg 22 ESSC 19,
ESSC 27 Trenton State 12, Millersville 28 ESSC 9, Ashland 21 ESSC 15,
Purdue 30 ESSC 8, ESSC 22 Notre Dame 14, ESSC 46 Youngstown State 3,
ESSC 18 Lock Haven 15, ESSC 37 Shippensburg 12, ESSC 26 Mansfield 18,
ESSC 31 Kutztown State 6, ESSC 27 W. Chester State 9, N. Carolina State 20 ESSC 14,
 Bloomsburg 21 ESSC 13, Wilkes College 22 ESSC 13.
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POCONO RECORD ARCHIVES
December 5, 1974
@ F&M College - Lancaster, PA
Franklin & Marshall 18  ESSC 12
118lbs.    Tom Baxter F&M dec. Randy Tillman ES 8-3
126lbs.    Brad Warner F&M dec. Dan Leach ES 8-0
134lbs.    Brett Senior F&M dec. Joe Delaney ES 11-6
142lbs.    Clark Griffin F&M dec. Mel Riddick ES 5-2
150lbs.    Gary Kessel ES dec. Bill Kametz F&M 11-2
158lbs.    Gene Ulrich ES dec. Vince Gerace F&M 8-6
167lbs.    Carl Seitz ES dec. John Green F&M 7-6
177lbs.    Jeff Windstein F&M dec. Vic Cortes ES 11-5
190lbs.    Steve Paterno F&M dec. Mike Stambaugh ES 9-7
Hwt.    Don Lehman ES dec. Jim Devenney F&M 4-2 
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▪ Results from the 1974 Quad Meet
@ Lehigh University's Grace Hall in Bethlehem PA

East Stroudsburg State 18  University of Maryland 17
POCONO RECORD ARCHIVES
November 30, 1974
 Key standoff by Don Lehman
aids ESSC matmen, 18-17 over Maryland!
@ Bethlehem, Pa:  With a Grace Hall crowd of more than 2,500 fans spurring him on,
Don Lehman held 315-pound Bill Ellis, a 1973 New Jersey State Wrestling Champion
for Toms River North HS and current University of Maryland sophomore grappler, to a 0-0 standoff
in the heavyweight finale to give East Stroudsburg State College an 18-17 wrestling victory
over the University of Maryland Terrapins Friday night.  Lehigh had already finished its match
against Southern Illinois on an adjacent mat, winning easily, 35-3... in the quadrangular competition.
The huge Grace Hall throng turned its attention to the other mat where the ESSC Warriors were
trying to hold a one-point lead.  Lehman, outweighed by more than 120 pounds, became the
Lehigh dominated crowd's favorite and they cheered him on as if he were a Lehigh wrestler.
The ESSC sophomore rode out the entire second period, tying up Ellis' legs and thus negating
the Maryland youngster's beef and prominent belly.  In the third period, Ellis laid on top of Lehman
but couldn't turn him over and the tie gave the Warriors their second victory of the season
against one defeat.  The winning margin was provided by a pin by Bob Stetler at 158,
 a superior decision by freshman Jody McMullen at 134 and decisions by Gary Kessel at 150
and Carl Seitz at 167.  Kessel, undefeated in three matches, had the key match, stunning
Maryland's Tyrone Neal, 6-4, with late takedowns in the second and third periods.  He kept
the powerful Neal from tying him up and shot in on a pair of double leg takedowns.  Neal was also
undefeated and had won the 158lb. title in the East Stroudsburg Open Wrestling Tournament,
finishing 2nd in the balloting for the outstanding wrestler award.  After losing a pair of one-point
 decisions at 118 and 126 pounds, McMullen, a graduate of Dieruff High School, started the
Warriors off by trouncing Bill Schoy, 17-2.  He had four two-point near falls, three in the third period.
Still behind 9-7, Stetler, the team captain, led his team by example in decking Steve Hogg in 4:17.
It was the Stroudsburg senior's first match at his normal wrestling weight of 158lbs. and was his first
pin.  Stetler was ahead, 2-1 in the second period and coolly worked Hogg in position for the pin
with a figure four.
▪ The teams will trade opponents today.
▪ ESSC will meet host Lehigh at 2:30pm and Southern Illinois at 8:00pm in Grace Hall.
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Lehigh's Grace Hall 1974 Quad Attendance: 2,532
MATCH SCORES
▪ East Stroudsburg State 18  Maryland 17
▪ Southern Illinois 21  East Stroudsburg State 14
▪ Lehigh University 29  East Stroudsburg State 6
▪ Lehigh 35 Southern Illinois 3
▪ Lehigh 29 University of Maryland 5
▪ Southern Illinois 19 University of Maryland 18
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
East Stroudsburg State 18  University of Maryland 17
118lbs.  Mike Meko (UMD) dec. Randy Tillman (ES) 10-9
126lbs.  Greg Filipos (UMD) dec. Joe Delaney (ES) 3-2
134lbs.  Jody McMullen (ES) dec. Bill Schoy (UMD) 17-2
142lbs.  Scott Turkel (UMD) dec. Ken Magaro (ES) 9-6
150lbs.  Gary Kessel (ES) dec. Tyrone Neal (UMD) 6-4
158lbs.  Bob Stetler (ES) pinned Steve Hogg (UMD) 4:17
167lbs.  Carl Seitz (ES) dec. John Gibbons (UMD) 4-3
177lbs.  Kevin Johnson (UMD) dec. Darwin Brodt (ES) 16-10
190lbs.  Ron Train (UMD) dec. Mike Stambaugh (ES) 4-3
Hwt.  Don Lehman (ES) drew with Bill Ellis (UMD) 0-0
 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
Southern Illinois 21  East Stroudsburg State 14
118lbs.  Joe Goldsmith (SI) pinned Randy Tillman (ES) 3:23
126lbs.  Joe Delaney (ES) dec. Dennis Lewis (SI) 9-0
134lbs.  Keith Lichty (ES) drew with Dale Eggert (SI) 2-2
142lbs.  Clyde Ruffin (SI) dec. Ken Magaro (ES) 12-4
150lbs.  Gary Kessel (ES) dec. Fred Hoef (SI) 8-4
158lbs.  Jim Horvath (SI) dec. Phil Conlin (ES) 26-12
167lbs.  Tim Maday (SI) dec. Carl Seitz (ES) 10-2
177lbs.  Mark Weisen (SI) dec. Darwin Brodt (ES) 8-2
190lbs.  Mike Stambaugh (ES) dec. Jay Friedrich (SI) 6-5
Hwt.  Don Lehman (ES) dec. Tim Swoboda (SI) 4-3
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
Lehigh University 29  East Stroudsburg State 6
118lbs.  Dave O'Brien (Lehigh) dec. Randy Tillman (E. Stroudsburg) 13-9
126lbs.  Jim Richie (Lehigh) dec. Joe Delaney (E. Stroudsburg) 6-3
134lbs.  Bob Sloand (Lehigh) dec. Keith Lichty (E. Stroudsburg) 13-2
142lbs.  Mike Frick (Lehigh) dec. Phil Conlin (E. Stroudsburg) 20-8
150lbs.  Gary Kessel (E. Stroudsburg) dec. Mark Stauffer (Lehigh) 13-4
158lbs.  Jeff Duke (Lehigh) won by injury default over Bob Stetler (E. Stroudsburg) 5:55
167lbs.  Nils Deacon (Lehigh) dec. Skip Falcone (E. Stroudsburg) 4-1
177lbs.  Mike Lieberman (Lehigh) dec. Darwin Brodt (E. Stroudsburg) 4-1
190lbs.  Don McCorkel (Lehigh) dec. Mike Stambaugh (E. Stroudsburg) 8-1
Hwt.  Don Lehman (E. Stroudsburg) dec. Art Morin (Lehigh) 9-3
 
◊ (West Yorker's - K. Lichty, M. Stambaugh, & D. Lehman) 
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The 1975 PSAC Wrestling Championship Preview
@ Kutztown State College
CLICK HERE!
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East Stroudsburg State College
1975 PSAC Wrestling Championship Placewinners
▪ Front (L-R) Fred Swanson 3rd-Hwt., Darwin Brodt 3rd-177lbs., Don Lehman 3rd-190lbs.
▪ Back (L-R) Gary Kessel 2nd-150lbs., Randy Tillman 4th-118lbs., Jack Miller 5th-167lbs.
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1975 PSAC Wrestling Championships
@ Kutztown State College - PSAC 190lbs. Podium
(L-R) Tom Jackson (California State), Don Lehman (East Stroudsburg State),
*Bill Shuffstall (Slippery Rock State),
Eric Guyll (Millersville State), Matt Tydor (Bloomsburg State),
Andy Aronstam (West Chester State).
*Bill Shuffstall placed 6th at the 1974 NCAA DI Championships and 6th at
the 1975 NCAA DI Championships...to become a 2-time All-American!

PSAC 190lbs. Preliminary Round - Don Lehman (2nd seed) - bye.
PSAC 190lbs. Quarterfinals - Don Lehman (ESSC) pinned Tom Jackson (CSP) 2:42.
PSAC 190lbs. Semi-Finals - Eric Guyll (M) dec. Don Lehman (ESSC) 3-2 (riding time point).
PSAC 190lbs. Consolation Semi-Finals - Don Lehman (ESSC) pinned Andy Aronstam (WCS) 1:23.
PSAC 190lbs. 3rd/4th - Don Lehman (ESSC) pinned Matt Tydor (BSC) 3:22.
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   The York Daily Record
ARCHIVES
November 8, 1975
1975 York College Spartan Wrestling Tourney
York Daily Record 11/08/75:
Joe Borsa, a former York Catholic High State Champ, and Don Lehman, a former West York wrestler,
won their respective weight classes in the 2nd Annual Spartan Open Wrestling Tournament
held at York College's Gym, Saturday.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
York College's Joe Borsa grappled at 180lbs., while Don Lehman,
who represented East Stroudsburg, is a heavyweight.  Lehman decisioned Lock Haven's
Jim Schuster in the finals by a score of 3-2, with a penalty point proving the difference.
East Stroudsburg teammates Gary Kessel (161lbs.), and former PIAA State Champion, Darwin
Brodt (195lbs.) joined Lehman as champions of the Spartan event.  Brodt is an Easton High
School graduate and a former PIAA State Champion.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
Lock Haven captured team honors with 113 points with East Stroudsburg second with 51 points.
York College was third with 46 points and Elizabethtown was fourth with 41 points.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
▪ A total of 17 colleges were represented with more than 200 wrestlers in the tournament ▪


1975 York College Spartan Open Champions
(121lbs.)   Carl Lutz (Lock Haven)
(129lbs.)   Eric Mast (Elizabethtown)
(135lbs.)   Tim McCamley (Lock Haven)
(139lbs.)   Gary Heim (Elizabethtown)
(143lbs.)   Darryl Zimmerman (Shippensburg)
(147lbs.)   Mike Moore (Lock Haven)
(153lbs.)   Greg Hackenburg (Lock Haven)
(161lbs.)   Gary Kessel (East Stroudsburg)
(170lbs.)   George Way (Lock Haven)
(180lbs.)   Joe Borsa (York College)
(195lbs.)   Darwin Brodt (East Stroudsburg)
(Hwt.)   Don Lehman (East Stroudsburg)
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪
▪ Team Points - Lock Haven 113pts., East Stroudsburg 51pts.,
York College 46pts., Elizabethtown 41pts.
(17 College Teams - 214 Wrestlers)
Also competing at Hwt. for ESSC - Bill Katinowsky.
▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

*Bill Katinowsky (East Stroudsburg) placed 3rd at Hwt. - York College Open '74. 
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The Stroud Courier
February 7, 1975
At:  Kutztown State College
MILLER, KESSEL HIGHLIGHT SWEEP OF SEVEN;
TRAMPLE KUTZTOWN BEARS
Jack Miller's pin and Gary Kessel's superior decision highlighted an East Stroudsburg
sweep of the last seven weight classes, four of which were one-point decisions,
to down Kutztown, 31-6, last Tuesday evening in wrestling.  The victory kept the Warrior's
win streak alive at six, and put them over the .500 mark for the season with 10 wins.
ESSC 31 Kutztown State 6
118lbs.    Randy Tillman (ES) won by forfeit
126lbs.    Lou Cooker (K) dec. Steve Dipsinger (ES) 7-5
134lbs.    Tim Anspack (K) dec. Jody McMullen (ES) 7-6
142lbs.    Gene Ulrich (ES) dec. Leo Quinoes (K) 3-2
150lbs.    Phil Conlin (ES) dec. Dave Graybill (K) 11-10
158lbs.    Gary Kessel (ES) dec. Gary Crosby (K) 14-1
167lbs.    Jack Miller (ES) pinned Larry Hamershock (K) 4:03
177lbs.    Darwin Brodt (ES) dec. Tom Lawler (K) 9-2
190lbs.    Don Lehman (ES) dec. Emmerson Carter (K) 5-4
Hwt.    Mike Stambaugh (ES) dec. George Schenck (K) 3-2 
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