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Mike Erb in control on and off the mat The 118-pounder is starting his senior season with the Ducks.
Erb wants to end up on top
By Steve Turcotte
Of the Emerald
Mike Erb has seen it all
Erb, a 118-pounder on the Oregon wrestling
team, has undergone both the good and the bad
with the Ducks
The good started in high school when Erb
picked up a fourth and a third place finish in the
California state high school meet his junior and
senior year at Monta Vista High School in Cuper
tino.
His high placing at the state meet eventually
led to a scholarship at Oregon and a spot on the
Duck wrestling squad
"I was recruited by other schools like Loui
siana State and UCLA but I liked Oregon the
best," says Erb. "I wanted to get away from home
and some of those schools weren't very far away
Eugene was really nice and I thought it would be a
good place to go to school "
But when he made his entrance to Oregon,
the bad began to mix in with the good
During his freshman year, Erb had to make an
adjustment to a different weight class — 126
pounds, a step up from his customary 118 Duck
coach Ron Finley already had a quality
118-pounder in Adam Cuestas (now wrestling at
Cal State-Bakersfield) and decided that moving
Erb to another weight class would be beneficial to
both Erb and the team
"Since I was the biggest 118-pounder there
was it was natural to move me up a weight class,
says Erb "I got a lot of experience that first year,
but I also got beat up a lot
Erb finished his rookie season with a 13-18
slate, which is not bad for a freshman in a foreign
weight class
Erb s sophomore year was a lesson in learn
ing Cuestas left school, and the door was wide
open for Erb at 118 pounds But his dreams of
starting at 118 pounds were put to rest when he
injured his shoulder. Erb was put on the shelf that
year as a redshirt
“It was a good move," admits Erb “We had
another 118-pounder in Alan Goldman I kind of
grew up a lot that year."
It was also during that time that Erb met his
future wife, Kay, whom he married in October of
1980. Erb attributes his maturity on the mat and
off to his marriage
"I really feel that it settled me down," Erb
says. "Kay has helped me a lot with support. She
has really been a lot of help."
Finley agrees
"Getting married has really provided a lot of
stability in Mike's life," Finley says. "It has been
good for him "
With a settled down attitude, Erb had an
outstanding sophomore year He won the Pac-10
crown at 118 pounds and advanced to the NCAA
meet in Princeton, N J
"I was in awe of all the guys back there," says
Erb "It was amazing how big and how good
everyone was back there '
Last year, Erb's season was marked by an
other shoulder injury which kept him out of the
Ducks' lineup from Christmas until the Pac-10
championships in March But he successfully
defended his championship to once again ad
vance to the national meet
I was scared about my shoulder at the
Pac-10 meet, but it felt pretty good when I started
wrestling, says Erb, who has posted a 41-30
record in three years at Oregon At nationals I
won my first match but lost my next one It was still
good experience, though
Finley has had nothing but good times with
Erb
"Mike is great to work with," says Finley "He
is dependable and a steady performer on the
mats He has had a tendency to get hurt but
always seems to be ready to go when the big
tournaments come around "
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