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Junior Mark Faller advanced to the third round of the NCAA wrestling championships on March 26 in Evanston, ???, but he could not rally against Northwestern's Bill Laurson to go on to Friday's quarterfinals...
...Faller defeated Phil Bourg of Missouri, 6-3. in his opening bout, and then pinned Grog Giordano of William and Mary before losing to Laurson, 4-0, in a latenight bout that concluded Thursday's action in the 158-pound weight class...
Against Laurson. Faller lacked the initiative he showed in his first two maiches, and he could not rebound from an early deficit. Laurson did most of the shooting in the first period, only to have the Crimson's lone representative at the NCAA's turn back his advances...
Laurson chose top in the second stanza and managed to keep Faller on the mat throughout the period. Faller unwisely decided on a similar tack in the final period, and time became a vital factor...
...Faller was 18-1-1 as he went into this tournament. In the Easterns, at 167, he upset defending champion Jack Bentz of Lehigh in the semifinals, before losing, 11-3, to Penn State's Andy Matter in the final bout. Matter was a pre-NCAA favorite...