Dropped after the 1980-1981 season, 1958 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Akron Zips at one time provided a Division II home for the immense high school talent of Ohio to compete at. Today we look at some of their best wrestlers.
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191 lbs
Pete Guthrie |
One of the best wrestlers in Zip history, Pete Guthrie finished in third place at the 1965 NCAA Division II tournament.
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177 lbs
Dan McGrath |
A military engineer today, Dan McGrath had an outstanding senior season for the Zips winning a conference title & taking sixth place honors at the 1971 NCAA Division II tournament.
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118 lbs
Greg Kesserling |
Undisputed, the best wrestler in Zip history, Greg Kesserling finished out his last two seasons at Akron as a two time conference champion & a two time All American. At the Division II tournament he finished third in 1974 and sixth in 1975.
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158 lbs
Mike Turnbull |
Another Zip to have an outstanding senior season, Mike Turnbull placed fourth at the 1974 NCAA Division II tournament. We sadly lost Turnbull in 2013.
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| David Brubach |
Although never an NCAA qualifier, the late David Brubach had a passion and enthusiasm for the sport of wrestling to where the athletic director of Akron North high school asked him to help start a wrestling program at his school. Brubach lead the team to a dual record of 135-41-4. He then moved on to Massillon Jackson High School where he took the team to a dual record of 93-40-1.
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