KOLAT DISCUSSES HIS SILVER MEDAL PERFORMANCE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 
    It has been a long year for Cary Kolat (Lock Haven, Pa./Dave Schultz WC). After winning his second NCAA title for Lock Haven Univ. in March, he went on to win the U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials. 
   At his first World Championships, Kolat won a silver medal. He was defeated by Abbas Haji Kenari of Iran in the gold-medal finals, 4-2 Saturday night in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. 
   "I was wrestling good and smart until the finals," said Kolat. "I was taken out of my game plan in the beginning of the match." 
  Kolat fell behind 3-0 early in the bout, and was not able to close the margin. His opponent took numerous injury time outs throughout the match, and the mat official broke one of Cary's best moves as "potentially dangerous." 
   "One of my biggest rules is you never let the score get close enough that the referee can get involved," said Kolat. "(The referee) didn't lose the match, I did. I try to keep the score open enough so you can lose a point or get a bad call and it is still in your favor. I didn't do that this match." 
   "He turned me because of my mistake. It wasn't my defense that gave up the points. It was my thinking on the bottom that allowed him to turn me, " he said. 
   When asked about his opponent's frequent time outs, Kolat was diplomatic. "That's the game. When they get the lead, they do whatever it takes to win." 
   Kolat was impressed with his first World Championship. "You always have tough tournaments along the way. But when I think of all the tournaments I have wrestled, on all of the levels, this was the hardest tournament I have ever wrestled." 
   "It was very hard at the training camp. It has been such a long year. It is tough when you wrestle all year round. I now have a year to work on new techniques, get better, and peak when it matters. I have a year to train when I need to train. 
   Kolat will spend a few days with his family and his fiancee in the Pittsburgh area, then return to Lock Haven, where he will help coach the Lock Haven program. He does not expect to wrestle for a few weeks, 
   "The positive thing that I got out of this is that I don't want to lose again," said Kolat. "I don't ever want to have a chance to try to become the best in the world and let it slip through my hands again."