Some of the nation's top active college coaches are among the wrestlers featured in online balloting to determine the best NCAA Division I finals match of the late 1980s, in the latest poll sponsored by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and the NCAA announced Thursday.
From now through Thursday, Feb. 23, fans can cast a vote for their choice of the best title match from the 1980-1984 NCAA championships by visiting the NCAA Facebook page. (There will be a separate poll for best bout from the 1990-1994 NCAAs; voting has ended for the 1980-84 era.)
Video of the three top vote-getters -- one from each era -- will be shown at Fan Fest at the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.
The list of wrestlers featured in the late '80s finals voting is a who's who of current collegiate coaches, including Wisconsin's Barry Davis, Michigan's Joe McFarland, Oklahoma State's John Smith, Indiana's Duane Goldman, Virginia Tech's Kevin Dresser, Lehigh's Pat Santoro, Cornell's Rob Koll, and Ohio University's Joel Greenlee.
Here are the matches in the running for 1985-1989:
1985:
- 125: Barry Davis (Iowa) vs. Joe McFarland (Michigan)
- 134: Jim Jordan (Wisconsin) vs. John Smith (Oklahoma State)
- 190: Dan Chaid (Oklahoma) vs. Duane Goldman (Iowa)
1986:
- 142: Kevin Dresser (Iowa) vs. Peter Yozzo (Lehigh)
1987:
- 143: Peter Yozzo (Lehigh) vs. Pat Santoro (Pitt)
- 167: Royce Alger (Iowa) vs. Kevin Jackson (Iowa State)
1988:
- 177: Royce Alger (Iowa) vs. Dan Mayo (Penn State)
- 158: Rob Koll (North Carolina) vs. Joe Pantaleo (Michigan)
1989:
- Hwt: Carlton Haselrig (Pitt-Johnstown) vs. Joel Greenlee (Northern Iowa)
Want to know more? Visit NCAA.com to see the entire list of matches from 1980-1994... and check out Roger Moore's article about the epic battle between Mark Schultz and Ed Banach from 30 years ago.
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