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WEdNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 25, 2000
ThE ClAckAMAS P rint
Wrestlers compete
in nationals, Pence
5th best in America
________MANDY GOOD_______
Sports Editor
James Adams, Shawn Keinonen
and Jason Pence represented
Clackamas wrestlers last weekend
in Rochester, Minnesota at the Na
tional tournament, competing
against 46 schools, drawing the
best wrestlers in the nation to com
pete under one roof.
“We did a real good job. Jason
Pence was our top placer; he took
fifth; he got three pins. He pinned
his first two guys and then pinned
the fourth guy,’’explained Head
Coach Lloyd Martindale. “He lost
to a kid from Kansas; it was his first
loss; then he wrestled the same guy
and beat him to get fifth place, so he
did a really great job for us.”
Jason Pence is a freshman at
Clackamas and will be returning to
the team next year. He took fifth in
the nation in the 174 weight class.
He wrestled a grueling 7 matches
in two days and has earned his All-
American status.
“It was a good experience; I
learned a lot. I was a little stressed
out at first because I did not know
what to expect, but I had a good
time,” said Pence.
As a season record, Jason Pence
has a total of five pins, which put
him in second place on the team.
James Adams has the most pins
with a total of eight.
“Shawn Keinonen won his first
match 10-4, lost his second when
he was ahead by one, but ended
up getting pinned; and in his third
match he was ahead by four, then
he got turned over and the other
guy got five points, so he ended
up losing by one point. So he had
a tough one,” said Martindale.
“Same with James Adams; he did
a great job for us this year; he has
kind of been the team general. He
has led us all the way this year. I'm
sure Jason would tell you that he
owes a great deal of his success
to James’ leadership.
"He went out and he wrestled
very tough; he ended up losing
his first match in overtime, and he
lost in the second match, but they
were very tough matches.” .
According to Martindale, the in
tensity level of this tournament
goes way beyond the average tour-
nament. There are no easy
matches-everyone is so fired up
and everyone wants to be on the
winners' podium.
“I feel great; I think that these
guys are exceeding expectations.
Next year is really going to be in
credible; the tough part is that we
are losing our leadership, but I
think that people like Jason and
Shawn Keinonen are going to step
right in there,” said Martindale.
Note; Monday there is a meeting
at 3:00pm for all wrestlers.
PHOTOS BY SARAH WELCH I Clackamas Print
Jason Pence hams it up for photographers—
showing off the fifth place medal that he
earned in last week's NJCAA National
Championships.
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