Word: widerman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Widerman quickly demonstrated his willingness to work hard and listen well, as he soon proved to be a vital member of the Huntington squad and one of the best wrestlers in perenially strong New York. In his junior year he won the state championship in the 101-lb, weight class, and in his senior year moved up to the 108-lb, division, where he notched another state title...
When it came time to pick a college, academics took precedence to wrestling, so Widerman chose Harvard over Lehigh, the Eastern wrestling powerhouse...
Unfortunately Widerman's worst match of the year came in the first round of the Easterns. He got behind Cornell's Paul Pietropolo 4-1 when Pietropolo scored two quick takedowns. Widerman fought back to a 10-7 lead with 30 seconds remaining, when Pietropolo picked up three points on a controversial holding call and a takedown, tying the score at 10-10. Pietropolo went on to win the match 2-0 in overtime on a takedown...
...Widerman's major problem this season was the strength difference between himself and his opponents. While Lee says that pound for pound Widerman is probably the strongest man on the team, he points out that most of his opponents were much bigger...
...Widerman usually weighs between 121 and 123 lbs. so he has no trouble losing a few pounds to make weight, preferring to do so by working out more rather than eating less. One of his two losses came against Springfield's Matt Hawes whose normal weight is about 140 lbs. Hawes was able to make weight and then gain it back between weigh-in time and the match. The extra pounds give Hawes and others like him a significant advantage over Widerman...