sked the biggest di-erence between Jimmy
Gulibon now and the Jimmy Gulibon of last
year, Cael Sanderson pauses, then he looks
up to the top of the blue bleachers in the
wrestling room where Gulibon, a 133-pound soph-
omore, is seated, laughing with a few teammates.
"Look at him right now," Sanderson says. "He's
smiling. Last year we were trying to get him to smile
more. Now he's having fun, and I think he's starting
to ,gure it all out a little bit."
Once a four-time Pennsylvania state champion
for Derry Area, Gulibon struggled by his standards
during his ,rst year of collegiate action. He ,nished
his redshirt freshman season with an 18-15 record,
including a 5-8 mark during dual meets, and he
lost 12 of his 14 matches against ranked opponents.
He placed seventh at Big Tens, quali,ed for the na-
tional tournament, but lost two of his three bouts
in Oklahoma City.
Looking back, Gulibon didn't really ,nd much to
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Jimmy Gulibon is o to a strong start for the Lions
SOPHOMORE
SURGE
Gulibon
struggled
last year as
he adjusted
to college
competition,
but his dili-
gent ap-
proach to
off-season
weight train-
ing is paying
big dividends
this year.
Photo by Bill
Anderson
NEW ATTITUDE
A
W R E S T L I N G
