NWCA/NCAA 75TH ANNIVERSARY ALL-TIME WRESTLING TEAM ANNOUNCED FRIDAY
                        CLARION’S KURT ANGLE & WADE SCHALLES AWAIT FINAL WORD
        The NCAA and the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) have collaborated on a unique project, and that project will determine the official 75th Annual Anniversary Wrestling Team. The 75th Anniversary team will be announced at Union Station, in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday March 18th at 4pm local time.
        Announcing the team is also being done in conjunction with the 75th Annual NCAA Division I Wrestling Nationals which are being hosted at the Savvis Center in St. Louis.
        The NCAA collaborated with the NWCA and a panel of collegiate wrestling experts to compile a list of 45 all-time best wrestlers in three basic weight categories. Those categories were lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. Fans from across the nation voted online at the NWCA web site. The top five vote getters in each of the three weights will be presented Friday as the 15 greatest NCAA Division I Wrestlers in its 75 year history.
        Of those 45 wrestlers who were on the voting list, Clarion University had two wrestlers appear on the ballot in Wade Schalles and Kurt Angle.
        Schalles, a native of Hollidaysburg, wrestled at Clarion from 1971-74. He had an unbelievable career record of 153-5-1, which is a winning percentage of 96.5%. He won NCAA Division I Titles in 1972 at 150-pounds and 1973 at 158-pounds. His top seasons were 40-0-1 in 1974, 39-1 in 1972 and 37-0 in 1973. Wade held the NCAA record for most career pins (106) and was well known exciting wrestling fans with countless pinning combinations. He had a career dual meet record at Clarion of 64-1-1. Unable to wrestle at nationals his senior year because of a transfer ruling, Schalles nevertheless pinned three NCAA Division I Champions that season. He currently resides in Orlando, Florida.
        Angle, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon High), also had a storied career at Clarion University from 1988-92. Angle posted a career record of 116-10-2 (91.4%) and was a two time NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion in 1990 and 1992, plus placed second at nationals in 1991. A lightning quick heavyweight with exceptional strength for a 210-215 pounder, he is one of only four wrestlers in EWL history to win 4 individual titles (1988, 90, 91, 92) and three PSAC crowns (90, 91, 92). He was EWL “Wrestler of the Year” in 1990 and 92 and PSAC “Wrestler of the Year” three times (90, 91, 92). He had a Clarion career record 355 dual meet takedowns and had a career dual meet record of 63-4-1. He is also remembered for winning the World Championship in 1995 and Olympic Gold in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996. Kurt still resides in Pittsburgh.
        CLARION NOTES: Former Clarion University wrestling coach Bob Bubb, who was the Golden Eagles head coach from 1967-92, coached both athletes... Coach Bubb will be at the NCAA Division I Nationals as the Secretary Rules Editor of the Wrestling NCAA Rule Book ... Coach Bubb had an overall record of 322-121-4 and under him Clarion finished in the top 20 at D-I Nationals 12 times and in the top 29 total of 19 times ... He coached 7 NCAA Champions, 27 D-I All-Americans, 29 EWL Champions and 69 PSAC winners.