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2004.42.08Description
Prior to his semifinal match at the 1988 NCAA championship, Larry Gotcher, a three-time state champ at Spanaway High School who went on to wrestle at the University of Michigan, warms up and walks out onto the mat. Gotcher won his semifinal match and went on to become a NCAA champ. At Spanaway, Gotcher was a high school sensation as he won all 25 of his matches his senior year, winning 23 straight matches by pins to open the season. At state, he won his semifinals match 25-2 and won 17-1 in the finals. Those three points were the only points he gave up all season. In 1985, Gotcher was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of fame in 1985.Lexicon
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Wrestling, NCAA Wrestling, CollegeRelationships
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1988 NCAA Division I championship semi-finals