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--Today's Bakersfield Californian at http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/csub/x2022667362/Fitting-farewell ran a story on the final Cal State University Bakersfield home wrestling meet, since on Thursday the college announced they were dropping the sport, the most successful at the college. The team came out in new all black sweats and costumes without the name or initials of the school on their uniforms as a protest against the school, that was made clear considering school president Horace Mitchell was at mat side. Many former national champions and all-americans from the school came to the final meet. Bakersfield beat UC-Davis 39-4, and there was a long standing ovation and the place was still packed 45 minutes after the last match. Mitchell said that if boosters can raise $1.4 million, they would save the wrestling team as well as men's and women's golf teams and women's tennis, for two years. Before the meet started, ring announcer Ed Thomas said, "This is the last dual meet ever." Coach T.J. Kerr came out wearing a 1996 team ring, commemorating the year the Division II school actually was ranked No. 3 in Division I.