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Stehura takes over CSU mat program Jefferson graduate happy to be coming back to Ohio KARL PEARSONStar Beacon Still, Stehura is looking to become even more competitive in the always-tough Eastern Wrestling League. It includes Edinboro, under the watchful eye of two-time Olympic champion Bruce Baumgartner, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Clarion. Bloomsburg and his old alma mater, Lock Haven.
“It’s a great league with great competition,” Stehura, who placed fifth for Jefferson his senior year and also made the Division II state tournament as a junior under the tutelage of Scott Francis, now coach at Kirtland, and Bill Nye, now Grand Valley superintendent. Stehura will also be relying heavily upon his assistant coach, Anthony Coleman, who was a wrestler in the CSU program when Stehura was there previously. “Anthony has kept the lines of communication open and is very aware of the wrestling scene in northeastern Ohio,” he said. “Recruiting season is over, but he already has some prospects for 2009.” Even though he has been in South Carolina, Stehura has also kept an eye on the talent-rich Ohio wrestling scene. “We had six guys from Ohio on our squad at Limestone,” he said. “We’ve been able to sneak a few kids down here out of Ohio. Now I’m looking forward to tapping into that talent even more.” There will be some catching up for Stehura when he does take over the CSU program. “It’s definitely late,” he said. “It’s not going to be a seamless transition, but we’ll just have to work real hard. Fortunately, we still have a lot of the key players here.” Even though he’s been in a different wrestling environment for several seasons, Stehura hasn’t lost a feel for what plays in this part of the country and at CSU. “I don’t have a southern accent,” he said with a laugh. “I’m still from the Midwest. My style is to be a grinder, to be very physical and to be going as hard in the third period as we were in the first.” High standards are also expected academically from his wrestlers. “You have to be a complete student-athlete to be a Division I athlete because it demands excellence in both areas,” Stehura said. “We don’t just want All-Americans at CSU. We want Academic All-Americans, too. “We’re going to expect a lot of community service from our athletes, too. We want them to be ambassadors for their sport.” 
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