Question about 4x AA wrestler Steve Hamilton

[ca4cy]

A buddy of mine texted me a question about Steve Hamilton today and I've struck out in finding the answer. He was reading Hamilton's Iowa Wrestling HOF bio and noticed that he won his two state titles in '85 and '87. We were trying to think of who would've upset him in '86, but then my buddy said he saw something that made it look like he didn't qualify.

Can anybody shed any light on this one? Did he get upset before state or was he hurt? TIA.

Sidenote after looking back..the top of the class 2A podium in '86 was freaking loaded. Kent Streicher won his 1st of 3 titles, then it went Brands, Brands, Kelber (6 NCAA titles.) After Stacy Rice's 1st of 3 titles, you had Jake Marlin's old man then Doug Streicher (NCAA AA), Mark Reiland (NCAA champ) and Jim Guyer who I believe wrestled at Clemson. Add in Steffensmeier, Knight, and Chelsvig from class 3A and whoever else I've missed and it had to be a fun tournament to watch with a LOT of high end talent (even though most of them ended up at Iowa.)

 

[theshadow]

Hamilton went up to 138 in 1986, and lost in the finals to Doug Streicher of Starmont, 7-2.

He also finished 4th as a freshman in 1984 -- at 112 pounds -- after losing to Mark Schwab in the quarters.

 

[ca4cy]

Hamilton went up to 138 in 1986, and lost in the finals to Doug Streicher of Starmont, 7-2.

I wondered if it was Streicher that got him. Not sure what my buddy was seeing that made him think he didn't qualify. That only makes that 2A podium all the more impressive.

Thanks for the info!

 

[theshadow]

I wondered if it was Streicher that got him. Not sure what my buddy was seeing that made him think he didn't qualify. That only makes that 2A podium all the more impressive.

Thanks for the info!

Plus, Chad Zaputil was the runner-up at 112 to Tom Brands. That's another 3 Big Ten titles, 3x AA, and 3x NCAA finalist..

 

[buf87]

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[ca4cy]

Plus, Chad Zaputil was the runner-up at 112 to Tom Brands. That's another 3 Big Ten titles, 3x AA, and 3x NCAA finalist..

Yup, forgot about that. And wasn't it Zaputil that kept Kent Streicher from being a 4 timer? Some serious firepower.

 

[theshadow]

Yup, forgot about that. And wasn't it Zaputil that kept Kent Streicher from being a 4 timer? Some serious firepower.

I think Zaputil was a sophomore in '86. If the bio I found is right, the loss to Tom Brands was his only loss in his last 3 seasons of high school. Zaputil beat Terry Brands in '87 (2-1 OT), and beat Streicher in '88 (3-2 OT). Streicher had won titles in '86 and '87, and won again in '89.

Streicher went 1-1-2-1 in four different weight classes (98, 105, 119, 125).

 

[DCR]

86 and 87 was stacked with NCAA champs and AA

1986 class 2A
105
1. Terry Brands, Jr., Sheldon
4. David Carr, Jr., New Hampton

112
1. Tom Brands, Jr., Sheldon
2. Chad Zaputil, So., Centerville

119
1. Jason Kelber, Sr., West (who beat Terry Brands in the NCAA finals)

132
3. Mike Moreno, Jr., Glenwood

138
1. Doug Streicher, Jr., Starmont, Strawberry Pt
2. Steve Hamilton, Jr., Emmetsburg

145
1. Mark Reiland, Jr., Eagle Grove

Class 3A
126
1. Dan Knight, Jr., Clinton

167
1. Bart Chelesvig, Jr., Webster City

1987 Class 2A
119
1. Chad Zaputil, Jr., Centerville
2. Terry Brands, Sr., Sheldon

126
Tom Brands ranked #1 did not compete at state for getting into trouble and if I remember I think Steve Hamilton was with him at Lake Okoboji and he did still wrestle. I was in high school the same time and at tournaments with them.

132
1. Mike Moreno, Sr., Glenwood

138
1. Steve Hamilton, Sr., Emmetsburg

145
1. Doug Streicher, Sr., Starmont-Strawberry Point

155
1. Mark Reiland, Sr., Eagle Grove

Class 3A
126
1. Dan Knight, Sr., Clinton *** 4 Time State Champion ***

 

[ca4cy]

I think Zaputil was a sophomore in '86. If the bio I found is right, the loss to Tom Brands was his only loss in his last 3 seasons of high school. Zaputil beat Terry Brands in '87 (2-1 OT), and beat Streicher in '88 (3-2 OT). Streicher had won titles in '86 and '87, and won again in '89.

Streicher went 1-1-2-1 in four different weight classes (98, 105, 119, 125).

Streicher losing was a pretty big deal in NE Iowa. It was a lot harder to follow the landscape state wide back then. He was dominant around the area and I think most people assumed he'd get 4 after he got those first two. Obviously Zaputil beating him was no fluke given the career he went on to have.

 

[SouthJerseyCy]

Streicher losing was a pretty big deal in NE Iowa. It was a lot harder to follow the landscape state wide back then. He was dominant around the area and I think most people assumed he'd get 4 after he got those first two. Obviously Zaputil beating him was no fluke given the career he went on to have.

I grew up and wrestled in southern Iowa so got my ass handed to me by Zaputil a couple of times. Went to college at Iowa for a couple years (bad youth life choices) and I ran into the Brands brothers playing cards in the dorms one Friday night. I brought up knowing Zaputil and how it was going to be great having all three of them there. Said the finals match with Terry was a fantastic match despite being so low scoring. The two of them absolutely went off on me and started screaming that the punk ass ***** stalled his way to the title and Tom whooped his ass in freestyle the very next week. I thought I was going to get killed and slowly backed out of the dorm.

Obviously, they put it behind them when Chad ultimately arrived on campus.

 

[BCClone]

I grew up and wrestled in southern Iowa so got my ass handed to me by Zaputil a couple of times. Went to college at Iowa for a couple years (bad youth life choices) and I ran into the Brands brothers playing cards in the dorms one Friday night. I brought up knowing Zaputil and how it was going to be great having all three of them there. Said the finals match with Terry was a fantastic match despite being so low scoring. The two of them absolutely went off on me and started screaming that the punk ass ***** stalled his way to the title and Tom whooped his ass in freestyle the very next week. I thought I was going to get killed and slowly backed out of the dorm.

Obviously, they put it behind them when Chad ultimately arrived on campus.

How would you like to be the guy who got to room with both of them in one dorm room? One of them got kicked out of the dorms early his freshman year so he found a mattress and would sleep under the other one's bed for the rest of the year.

 

[VeloClone]

I grew up and wrestled in southern Iowa so got my ass handed to me by Zaputil a couple of times. Went to college at Iowa for a couple years (bad youth life choices) and I ran into the Brands brothers playing cards in the dorms one Friday night. I brought up knowing Zaputil and how it was going to be great having all three of them there. Said the finals match with Terry was a fantastic match despite being so low scoring. The two of them absolutely went off on me and started screaming that the punk ass ***** stalled his way to the title and Tom whooped his ass in freestyle the very next week. I thought I was going to get killed and slowly backed out of the dorm.

Obviously, they put it behind them when Chad ultimately arrived on campus.

How would you like to be the guy who got to room with both of them in one dorm room? One of them got kicked out of the dorms early his freshman year so he found a mattress and would sleep under the other one's bed for the rest of the year.

Even the "less crazy" of the two was a total headcase.

 

[ca4cy]

I grew up and wrestled in southern Iowa so got my ass handed to me by Zaputil a couple of times. Went to college at Iowa for a couple years (bad youth life choices) and I ran into the Brands brothers playing cards in the dorms one Friday night. I brought up knowing Zaputil and how it was going to be great having all three of them there. Said the finals match with Terry was a fantastic match despite being so low scoring. The two of them absolutely went off on me and started screaming that the punk ass ***** stalled his way to the title and Tom whooped his ass in freestyle the very next week. I thought I was going to get killed and slowly backed out of the dorm.

Obviously, they put it behind them when Chad ultimately arrived on campus.

Well hey, at least they've mellowed out as the years have passed.

 

[BCClone]

Well hey, at least they've mellowed out as the years have passed.

And they have never drank. Imagine them chugging whiskey and get that hard liquor fighting attitude on top of it.