48th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler:
Mark Churella - Michigan
Top Ten Team Scores
1978
Iowa - 94.5 Points Gorriaran Award:
Scott Heaton - Cal Poly-SLO
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Iowa
94.5
6 Brigham Young
41.5
94
(1)
7 Lehigh
37.5
(1)
3 Oklahoma State
86.25
(1)
8 Oregon State
33.25
(1)
4 Wisconsin
77.25
(2)
9 Cal Poly-SLO
32.5
5 Oklahoma
52.25
(1)
2 Iowa State
Champions and Place Winners
10 Michigan
29.25
(1)
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
1st: Andy Daniels [US] - Ohio University (WBF 0:30) 3rd: Dan Glenn [4] - Iowa (12-8) 5th: Gary Fischer [US] - Cal Poly-SLO (9-8)
2nd: John Azevedo [1] - Cal State-Bakersfield 4th: Gene Mills [2] - Syracuse
126
1st: Mike Land [1] - Iowa State (13-5) 3rd: Kenny Nelson [3] - Oklahoma (2-0) 5th: Glenn Burkett [US] - Shippensburg (7-4)
2nd: Randy Lewis [2] - Iowa 4th: Jim Hanson [4] - Wisconsin
134
1st: Ken Mallory [8] - Montclair State (10-7) 3rd: Franc Affentranger [4] - Cal State-Bakersfield (9-7)
2nd: Frank DeAngelis [US] - Oklahoma 4th: Brian Brown [US] - Franklin & Marshall
5th: Mike Chinn [3] - Louisiana State (WFT)
6th: Rande Stottlemyer [US] - Pittsburgh
1st: Dan Hicks [1] - Oregon State (8-8, 3-1) 3rd: Scott Trizzino [3] - Iowa (11-5) 5th: Mike Moore [8] - Lock Haven (14-2)
2nd: Andy Rein [2] - Wisconsin 4th: John Mecham [US] - Brigham Young
150
1st: Mark Churella [1] - Michigan (WBF 3:09) 3rd: Dave Schultz [4] - Oklahoma State (0-0, 1-1 RD) 5th: Tim Jefferies [7] - Arizona State (9-0)
2nd: Bruce Kinseth [3] - Iowa 4th: Joe Zuspann [2] - Iowa State 6th: Scott Bliss [US] - Oregon
158
1st: Lee Kemp [1] - Wisconsin (10-8) 3rd: John Janiak [3] - Syracuse (7-7, 3-3 RD) 5th: Dave Becker [4] - Penn State (10-2)
2nd: Kelly Ward [2] - Iowa State 4th: Ron Michaels [US] - Kent State
167
1st: Keith Stearns [3] - Oklahoma (3-2) 3rd: Scott Heaton [8] - Cal Poly-SLO (14-4) 5th: Brad Hansen [4] - Brigham Young (WBF 2:31)
2nd: Paul Martin [1] - Oklahoma State 4th: Jim Weir [6] - John Carroll 6th: Mike DeAnna [2] - Iowa
177
1st: Mark Lieberman [1] - Lehigh (7-1) 3rd: Charles Gadson [4] - Iowa State (9-8) 5th: Bill Teutsch [US] - Florida (WBF 3:36)
2nd: Eric Wais [2] - Oklahoma State 4th: Don Shuler [3] - Arizona State
190
1st: Ron Jeidy [2] - Wisconsin (WDF 3:38) 3rd: Mike Brown [6] - Lehigh (5-3) 5th: Howard Harris [5] - Oregon State (11-6)
2nd: Frank Santana [1] - Iowa State 4th: Daryl Monasmith [3] - Oklahoma State 6th: Kirk Myers [US] - Northern Iowa
118
142
UNL 1st: Jimmy Jackson [1] - Oklahoma State (WBF 1:12) 3rd: Bob Golic [4] - Notre Dame (WBF 5:48) 5th: John Bowlsby [3] - Iowa (2-2, 1-1 RD)
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6th: Mike DeAugustino [6] - Penn State
6th: Jerry Reid [US] - Columbia
6th: Randy Nielsen [4] - Iowa State
6th: William Smith [US] - Morgan State
6th: Steve Fraser [US] - Michigan
2nd: John Sefter [6] - Princeton 4th: Gary Peterson [7] - Brigham Young 6th: Jeff Blatnick [US] - Springfield
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Jim Hansen, Minnesota
Greg Ely 1-0
Greg Ely, Hofstra Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh
Dan Glenn 10-2
118 Weight Class
Dan Glenn 7-4
Dan Glenn, Iowa [4] Sam Orme, Brigham Young [5]
Dan Glenn 12-4 Sam Orme 12-7
Joe Viola, Connecticut Tracy Moore, Utah State
Sam Orme 4-1 Henry Callie Fall 7:15
Henry Callie, Millersville John Azevedo 6-4
Bill Rosado, Arizona State Gary Fischer, Cal Poly-SLO Kevin Nellis, Oklahoma State [8]
Gary Fischer 5-4 Gary Fischer 5-4 Tom Goodwin 9-7
Tom Goodwin, Washington State John Azevedo 16-7
Bill Hawley, Princeton Bob Barber, Missouri
Bob Barber 8-8, 5-1 John Azevedo 14-4
John Azevedo, Cal State-Bakersfield [1] Gary Matlock, Illinois Gene Mills, Syracuse [2]
John Azevedo 4-1 Andy Daniels Fall 0:30 Gene Mills 4-2
Dave Prehn, Northern Iowa Jay Liles, Bowling Green
Gene Mills 14-3 Jay Liles 21-6
Steve McKenna, Columbia Bill DePaoli, California PA
Gene Mills 12-9 Bill DePaoli 11-9
Steve Stalnaker, Tennessee Glen Maxwell, Pittsburgh
Bryan Evans 8-5 Bryan Evans 9-5
Bryan Evans, Oklahoma Andy Daniels 15-7
Andy Daniels, Ohio University Chuck Davis, Colorado Larry Cohen, Clemson
Andy Daniels Fall 3:14 Andy Daniels 14-10 Mike DeAugustino 6-3
Mike DeAugustino, Penn State [6] Andy Daniels 7-6
Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga Drew Krapf, Shippensburg
Drew Krapf 12-3 Drew Krapf 12-3
Pat Plourd, Oregon State [3] Tom Dursee, William & Mary
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Pat Plourd 6-3
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Bastianelli, Lehigh
118 Consolation Bracket Bastianelli 4-2 Ely, Hofstra
Orme 11-1 Orme, Brigham Young Fischer 2-2, 2-0 Mills 13-3
Barber, Missouri Mills, Syracuse Matlock 7-5 Fischer 9-4
Matlock, Illinois Fischer, Cal Poly-SLO
Third Place: Dan Glenn, Iowa 12-8 Fourth Place: Gene Mills, Syracuse
Picozzi, Florida
Fifth Place: Gary Fischer, Cal Poly-SLO 9-8 Sixth Place: Mike DeAugustino, Penn State Picozzi 9-8 Picozzi 10-2
Liles, Bowling Green Evans, Oklahoma
DeAugustino 13-7 Glenn 11-3
Davis, Colorado Glenn, Iowa DeAugustino 15-2 DeAugustino, Penn State
DeAugustino 11-8 Krapf, Shippensburg
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118 Bob Barber - Missouri Barber 7-4 Dave Ciardy - Indiana State Tom Goodwin - Washington State Goodwin Fall 6:49 Rob Wurm - Weber State Andy Daniels - Ohio University Daniels 19-7 Mark Jordine - Boise State Bill DePaoli - California PA DePaoli 9-4 Tom Husted - Wisconsin Gene Mills - Syracuse Mills 16-12 Mike Picozzi - Florida Joe Viola - Connecticut Viola Fall 4:59 John Gross - SIU-Carbondale
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118 Chuck Davis - Colorado Davis 4-3 Mark Jordine - Boise State Mike Picozzi - Florida Picozzi Med FFT Dave Prehn - Northern Iowa
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Joe Davidson, Rhode Island [5]
Joe Davidson 6-3
Mike Starr, Central Michigan Jose Martinez, Pittsburgh
Joe Davidson Fall 4:31
126 Weight Class
Jose Martinez 10-2
Lonnie Parker, Northern Illinois Jene Burris, Cal State-Chico
Glenn Burkett 7-4 Jim Hanson 11-9
Jim Hanson, Wisconsin [4] Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky
Glenn Burkett 4-2 Glenn Burkett 13-5
Glenn Burkett, Shippensburg Mike Land 19-4
Vic Ritchey, Ohio State Mike Land, Iowa State [1] Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg
Mike Land Fall 3:42 Mike Land DFT Greg Shoemaker 11-6
Mike Slyman, Missouri Mike Land Fall 7:55
Sam Herriman, Augustana SD Tom Diamond, Clarion
Sam Herriman 14-3 Juan Causey Fall 7:19
Juan Causey, Illinois Scott Hasson, Fresno State Joaquin Maldonado, UCLA
Juan Causey 11-6 Mike Land 13-5 Joaquin Maldonado 8-8, 13-1
Marvin Gasner, Colorado Jorge Leon, West Chester
Randy Lewis Fall 5:59 Randy Lewis Fall 6:56
Randy Lewis, Iowa [2] C.D. Mock, North Carolina [7]
Randy Lewis 15-1 C.D. Mock 10-6
Mike Rossetti, College of New Jersey Carl Mangrum, Washington
C.D. Mock 11-4 Carl Mangrum 10-7
Tom Alexander, Colorado State Randy Lewis Fall 3:08
Boyer Lamar, Brigham Young Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame Kenny Nelson, Oklahoma [3]
Dave DiSabato 9-4 Jerry Reid 13-1 Jerry Reid 6-5
Jerry Reid, Columbia Jerry Reid 10-6
Ray Downey, Auburn Tad Overmire, Cal Poly-SLO
Tad Overmire 9-7 Tad Overmire DFT
Tim Moon, Northern Colorado [6] Guy Dugas, Syracuse
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Guy Dugas 13-3
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Dellagatta, Kentucky
126 Consolation Bracket Hanson 7-4 Hanson, Wisconsin
Hanson 7-1 Davidson, Rhode Island Hanson 5-0 Hanson 4-0
Ritchey, Ohio State Reid, Columbia Shoemaker 10-6 Shoemaker 6-2
Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg Causey, Illinois
Third Place: Kenny Nelson, Oklahoma 2-0 Fourth Place: Jim Hanson, Wisconsin
Leon, West Chester
Fifth Place: Glenn Burkett, Shippensburg 7-4 Sixth Place: Jerry Reid, Columbia Leon Med FFT Mock 8-1
Maldonado, UCLA Mock, North Carolina
Nelson 4-0 Nelson 10-1
Nelson, Oklahoma Burkett, Shippensburg Nelson 12-0 DiSabato, Notre Dame
Nelson 7-1 Overmire, Cal Poly-SLO
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126 Joaquin Maldonado - UCLA Maldonado 11-6 Leon Madsen - Boise State Tom Diamond - Clarion Diamond 9-6 Mike Bauer - Oregon State
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Butch Campbell, Temple
Franc Affentranger DSQ
Franc Affentranger, Cal State-Bakersfield [4] Steve Silverberg, Virginia
Franc Affentranger Fall 1:20
134 Weight Class
Steve Silverberg 8-2
Mark Warner, Iowa State Rande Stottlemyer, Pittsburgh
Franc Affentranger 11-4 Rande Stottlemyer 11-7
Mike Mathies, Portland State [5] Dave Blake, Arizona
Rande Stottlemyer 12-7 Dave Blake 11-7
Mike Walsh, Michigan State Ken Mallory 8-8, 6-4
Frank Gilpin, New Mexico Ken Mallory, Montclair State [8] Dennis Lewis, Ball State
Ken Mallory 15-6 Ken Mallory 15-6 Tyrone Rose 13-3
Tyrone Rose, Nevada-Las Vegas Ken Mallory Fall 5:25
Bill Walsh, Cleveland State Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State [1]
Bill Walsh 11-7 Bill Walsh 16-8
Ron Voss, Western Michigan Andy Zook, Millersville Dan Cysewski, Indiana
Ron Voss 19-7 Ken Mallory 10-7 Frank DeAngelis 10-2
Frank DeAngelis, Oklahoma Buddy Lee, Old Dominion
Frank DeAngelis 5-5, 2-2 Cr Steve Hunte Fall 6:57
Steve Hunte, Iowa [2] Kurt Mock, Kentucky [7]
Frank DeAngelis 10-6 Kurt Mock Fall 7:10
Kevin Roesch, Princeton Dane Ives, Missouri
Kurt Mock 4-3 Dane Ives 10-4
Scott Arnel, Rhode Island Frank DeAngelis 15-8
Ed Maisey, Brigham Young Dan Caballero, Oregon State Bobby Sparks, Washington
Ed Maisey 5-1 Ed Maisey 3-1 Bobby Sparks 14-10
Tom Scotton, Bucknell [6] Brian Brown 6-3
Mike Chinn, Louisiana State [3] Les Standerfer, Northern Colorado
Mike Chinn 7-5 Brian Brown 4-3
Brian Brown, Franklin & Marshall Bob Trapino, Wisconsin
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Brian Brown 14-14, 6-0
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Campbell, Temple
134 Consolation Bracket Silverberg Med FFT Silverberg, Virginia
Stottlemyer 5-5, 5-3 Stottlemyer, Pittsburgh Stottlemyer 5-1 Brown 9-2
Gilpin, New Mexico Brown, Franklin & Marshall Rose 10-2 Rose Fall 5:08
Rose, Nevada-Las Vegas Walsh, Cleveland State
Third Place: Franc Affentranger, Cal State-Bakersfield 9-7 Fourth Place: Brian Brown, Franklin & Marshall
Cysewski, Indiana
Fifth Place: Mike Chinn, Louisiana State Med FFT Sixth Place: Rande Stottlemyer, Pittsburgh Hunte 16-1 Hunte DFT
Hunte, Iowa Mock, Kentucky
Chinn 5-2 Affentranger 6-3
Chinn, Louisiana State Affentranger, Cal State-Bakersf Chinn 4-2 Trapino, Wisconsin
Chinn 5-1 Maisey, Brigham Young
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 134 Dan Cysewski - Indiana Cysewski 9-8 Art Haberman - Florida Mike Mathies - Portland State Mathies Fall 3:28 Brad Isom - Weber State Lee Roy Smith - Oklahoma State Smith Fall 3:46 James Polsinelli - Appalachian State
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Kent Kraft, Northern Illinois
Steve Grubman 4-3
Steve Grubman, Princeton [5] Mike Pollock, Missouri
Steve Grubman 8-2
142 Weight Class
Donald Moore 10-8
Donald Moore, William & Mary Larry Buckner, Nevada-Las Vegas
Randy Nielsen 7-7, 4-0 Larry Buckner 12-11
Frank Pucino, Rhode Island Randy Nielsen, Iowa State [4]
Randy Nielsen Fall 4:32 Randy Nielsen Fall 3:53
Alex Riccomini, Northwestern Dan Hicks 9-7
Paul Hibbs, SIU-Carbondale Tim Welch, Auburn Dan Hicks, Oregon State [1]
Tim Welch 14-7 Dan Hicks 8-4 Dan Hicks 13-5
Greg Drenik, Cleveland State Dan Hicks 13-2
Charles Shelton, Oklahoma State Bob Harwick, Virginia
Charles Shelton 15-8 Mike Moore 14-9
Mike Moore, Lock Haven [8] Milan Yakovich, Kent State Steve Cavayero, SUNY-Binghampton
Mike Moore Fall 1:01 Dan Hicks 8-8, 3-1 Andy Rein 19-8
Andy Rein, Wisconsin [2] Brad Alfred, Boise State
Andy Rein 24-9 Brad Alfred Fall 4:40
Mark Truitt, Marshall Robert McDowell, San Jose State [7]
Andy Rein 12-3 Dru Meshes Fall 3:12
Dru Meshes, SIU-Edwardsville Larry Griffith, Oklahoma
Doug Smith 13-9 Doug Smith 7-6
Doug Smith, Washington Andy Rein DSQ
Scott Trizzino, Iowa [3] Casper Tortella, Wilkes John Mecham, Brigham Young
Scott Trizzino 20-4 Scott Trizzino 11-5 John Mecham 6-2
Mike Hogan, Hofstra Scott Trizzino 6-3
Dennis Brighton, Michigan State [6] Larry Kihlstadius, Navy
Dennis Brighton 13-7 Dennis Brighton 9-6
Gary Hines, New Mexico Tim Mousetis, Kentucky
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Tim Mousetis 10-6
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Buckner, Nevada-Las Vegas
142 Consolation Bracket Buckner Fall 3:00 Riccomini, Northwestern
Buckner 8-3 Grubman, Princeton Moore Fall 3:01 Trizzino 17-4
Drenik, Cleveland State Trizzino, Iowa Drenik 4-2 Moore 7-2
Welch, Auburn Moore, Lock Haven
Third Place: Scott Trizzino, Iowa 11-5 Fourth Place: John Mecham, Brigham Young
Cavayero, SUNY-Binghampton
Fifth Place: Mike Moore, Lock Haven 14-2 Sixth Place: Randy Nielsen, Iowa State Cavayero Fall 5:37 Cavayero 6-5
Alfred, Boise State Smith, Washington
Mecham 6-0 Mecham 6-2
Tortella, Wilkes Nielsen, Iowa State Mecham 11-3 Mecham, Brigham Young
Mecham 12-5 Brighton, Michigan State
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 142 Bob Harwick - Virginia Harwick 5-4 Ralph McCausland - Eastern Illinois Frank Pucino - Rhode Island Pucino 6-5 Jerry Disimone - Colorado State Steve Cavayero - SUNY-Binghampton Cavayero 9-2 Mike Collins - Florida
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Doug Ziebart, Oregon State [5]
Kirk Sinet 8-6
Kirk Sinet, South Dakota State Mark Nelson, Oklahoma
Kirk Sinet 6-6, 5-2
150 Weight Class
Mark Nelson 10-8
Jeff Reintgen, North Carolina Chuck Biggert, Toledo
Dave Schultz 11-5 Dave Schultz 17-8
Dave Schultz, Oklahoma State [4] Tom Lunsford, Appalachian State
Dave Schultz 15-5 Kim Farrison 9-7
Kim Farrison, Wisconsin Mark Churella 13-10
Paul Supchak, Navy Mark Churella, Michigan [1] Scott Bliss, Oregon
Mark Churella Fall 2:49 Mark Churella 25-2 Scott Bliss 12-10
Dan Godbehere, Wyoming Mark Churella 14-9
Ed Rusher, Colorado John Stallings, Auburn
John Stallings 9-4 John Stallings 21-13
Larry Tusick, Alabama [8] Steve Spangenberg, Northern Michigan Tim Jefferies, Arizona State [7]
Steve Spangenberg Fall 4:39 Mark Churella Fall 3:09 Tim Jefferies 6-0
Brian Surage, Rutgers Mark Jensen, Concordia MN
Tim Jefferies Fall 4:57 Tony Caravella 4-4, 4-2
Tony Caravella, Bloomsburg Bruce Solomon, Ohio State
Joe Zuspann 10-5 Joe Zuspann Fall 5:59
Joe Zuspann, Iowa State [2] Oscar Ordonez, Drake
Joe Zuspann 6-0 Oscar Ordonez 3-2
Emanuel Miller, UCLA Bruce Kinseth 9-4
Frank Presley, Millersville Bruce Kinseth, Iowa [3] Greg Okoorian, Long Beach State
Bruce Kinseth Fall 5:51 Bruce Kinseth Fall 6:51 Dave Musselman 10-8
Dave Musselman, Arizona Bruce Kinseth 19-5
Bill Vollrath, Penn State [6] Gary Etchemendy, Idaho State
Bill Vollrath 10-2 Bill Vollrath 11-2
Jim Tebbe, Miami Ohio Jody McMullen, East Stroudsburg
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Jim Tebbe 12-12, 3-0
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Lorenzo, William & Mary
150 Consolation Bracket Lorenzo 4-3 Farrison, Wisconsin
Lorenzo 4-1 Sinet, South Dakota State Bliss 5-5, 5-4 Zuspann Fall 5:21
Supchak, Navy Zuspann, Iowa State Bliss 8-7 Bliss 3-3, 5-4
Bliss, Oregon Stallings, Auburn
Third Place: Dave Schultz, Oklahoma State 0-0, 1-1 Cr Fourth Place: Joe Zuspann, Iowa State
Solomon, Ohio State
Fifth Place: Tim Jefferies, Arizona State 9-0 Sixth Place: Scott Bliss, Oregon Solomon 10-2 Jefferies 10-1
Ordonez, Drake Jefferies, Arizona State
Jefferies Fall 3:42 Schultz 9-6
Presley, Millersville Schultz, Oklahoma State Musselman 11-4 Musselman, Arizona
Musselman 7-5 Vollrath, Penn State
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 150 Tim Jefferies - Arizona State Jefferies 8-6 Mike Willner - Rhode Island John Stallings - Auburn Stallings 13-4 Scott Brambini - Rider Dave Schultz - Oklahoma State Schultz 13-8 Max Lorenzo - William & Mary
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 150 Max Lorenzo - William & Mary Lorenzo 6-3 Chuck Biggert - Toledo
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Jeff Fitch, Indiana
Dale Gilbert Fall 1:43
Dale Gilbert, Clarion Dan Zilverberg, Minnesota [5]
Dan Zilverberg 10-2
158 Weight Class
Dan Zilverberg 10-6
Gary Baker, Oklahoma Dan Hollemback, Oregon
Dave Becker 4-3 Dan Hollemback Fall 3:00
Gary Drewry, William & Mary Jerry Young, Virginia
Dave Becker 11-5 Dave Becker 16-8
Dave Becker, Penn State [4] Lee Kemp Fall 7:20
William Smith, Morgan State Lee Kemp, Wisconsin [1] Jeff Cutler, Florida
Lee Kemp 15-3 Lee Kemp Fall 6:46 Jeff Cutler 16-9
Dave Hansen, Brigham Young Lee Kemp 13-5
Mike Burgher, UCLA Lee Spiegel, Rhode Island
Mike Burgher Fall 7:02 Mike Burgher Fall 4:17
Arthur Jones, Tennessee [8] Rick Armstrong, SUNY-Cortland Kelly Ward, Iowa State [2]
Rick Armstrong Fall 6:08 Lee Kemp 10-8 Kelly Ward 18-2
Roy Glenn, California-Berkeley Doug Oliver, Rutgers
Kelly Ward 8-0 Mark Stevenson 9-3
Mark Stevenson, Iowa Gary Bentrim, Northern Iowa [7]
Kelly Ward 7-3 Gary Bentrim 6-1
Bob Erickson, Utah State Harold Ritchie, Missouri
Gary Bentrim 6-5 Harold Ritchie 13-7
Tony Parris, Tennessee-Chattanooga Kelly Ward Fall 7:24
Brian Rodgers, Navy Gilden McColm, Illinois State Joe Brugger, Lafayette
Brian Rodgers 14-0 Brian Rodgers DFT Robert Kiddy 6-5
Robert Kiddy, Cal Poly-SLO [6] Ron Michaels 16-6
Court Vining, Nebraska Ron Michaels, Kent State
Ron Michaels Fall 3:49 Ron Michaels 10-7
Tobey Matney, Cleveland State John Janiak, Syracuse [3]
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John Janiak 13-6
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Young, Virginia
158 Consolation Bracket Hollemback 7-5 Hollemback, Oregon
Zilverberg 9-5 Zilverberg, Minnesota Smith 5-5, 4-1 Michaels Fall 2:43
Smith, Morgan State Michaels, Kent State Smith 3-2 Smith 4-3
Cutler, Florida Burgher, UCLA
Third Place: John Janiak, Syracuse 7-7, 3-3 CR Fourth Place: Ron Michaels, Kent State
Glenn, California-Berkeley
Fifth Place: Dave Becker, Penn State 10-2 Sixth Place: William Smith, Morgan State Stevenson 8-3 Stevenson 6-5
Stevenson, Iowa Bentrim, Northern Iowa
Janiak 1-0 Janiak 2-1
Vining, Nebraska Becker, Penn State Janiak Fall 1:47 Janiak, Syracuse
Janiak 5-0 Rodgers, Navy
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 158 Kelly Ward - Iowa State Ward 13-4 Lamont Roth - Montana Lee Spiegel - Rhode Island Spiegel 11-7 Jim Rebischke - Wyoming
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 158 Roy Glenn - California-Berkeley Glenn 6-2 Lamont Roth - Montana
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Kent Weyand, North Carolina
Ron Varga 12-3
Ron Varga, Cleveland State [5] Keith Poolman, Northern Iowa
Ron Varga 10-3
167 Weight Class
Keith Poolman 17-12
Jim Vargo, East Stroudsburg Brian Parlet, Augustana SD
Brad Hansen Fall 3:24 Brian Parlet 17-6
Greg Fronczak, William & Mary Brad Hansen, Brigham Young [4]
Brad Hansen 12-1 Brad Hansen Fall 5:46
Bryan Neitenbach, Colorado Paul Martin 8-7
Scott Heaton, Cal Poly-SLO [8] Ken Berry, Hiram Ken Schneider, California-Berkeley
Scott Heaton Fall 1:54 Scott Heaton Fall 1:29 Ken Schneider Fall 2:08
Dom Macchia, Rhode Island Paul Martin 8-7
Kevin Colabucci, Maryland Paul Martin, Oklahoma State [1]
Paul Martin 13-3 Paul Martin 15-8
Mike Burford, Drake Mark Harris, Utah State Mike DeAnna, Iowa [2]
Mike Burford 5-3 Keith Stearns 3-2 Mike DeAnna 10-5
Dennis Graham, Portland State Gene Clemons, Wilkes
Mike DeAnna 15-6 Gene Clemons 15-8
Joe Elinsky, Auburn Jeff Parker, Louisiana State
Mike DeAnna Fall 7:44 Jeff Parker Fall 1:46
Mike James, Washington State Dave Evans, Wisconsin [7]
Jeff Parker Fall 3:28 Rob DiSerafino 7-5
Rob DiSerafino, Rider Keith Stearns 5-5, 5-1
Jim Weir, John Carroll [6] Craig Cody, Appalachian State Richard Evans, Washington
Jim Weir 14-4 Jim Weir 7-7, 4-4 Cr F Colin Kilrain 7-5
Colin Kilrain, Lehigh Keith Stearns 2-2, 6-1
Ashley Swift, Penn State Dave Miller, Missouri
Ashley Swift 6-5 Keith Stearns 9-1
Keith Stearns, Oklahoma [3] Doug Hutsell, Indiana
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Keith Stearns 4-2
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Neitenbach, Colorado
167 Consolation Bracket Parlet 10-0 Parlet, Augustana SD
Parlet Fall 5:34 Varga, Cleveland State Heaton 8-1 Heaton 9-6
Burford, Drake DeAnna, Iowa Burford 12-4 Heaton Fall 2:46
Colabucci, Maryland Heaton, Cal Poly-SLO
Third Place: Scott Heaton, Cal Poly-SLO 14-4 Fourth Place: Jim Weir, John Carroll
Graham, Portland State
Fifth Place: Brad Hansen, Brigham Young Fall 2:31 Sixth Place: Mike DeAnna, Iowa Clemons 7-4 Clemons 15-6
Clemons, Wilkes Parker, Louisiana State
Weir 7-6 Weir 16-6
Hutsell, Indiana Hansen, Brigham Young Hutsell 8-4 Swift, Penn State
Weir 7-4 Weir, John Carroll
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 167 Greg Fronczak - William & Mary Fronczak 10-9 Russ Pickering - Miami Ohio Paul Martin - Oklahoma State Martin 15-8 Russ Weglarz - Northwestern Mike DeAnna - Iowa DeAnna Fall 1:52 Dave Pacheco - Idaho State
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 167 Dennis Graham - Portland State Graham Fall 4:24 Dave Pacheco - Idaho State Kevin Colabucci - Maryland Colabucci 8-2 Russ Weglarz - Northwestern
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Jim Ellis, Michigan State
Jim Ellis 19-8
Pat Martorella, Hofstra Charles Gadson, Iowa State [4]
Charles Gadson 8-3
177 Weight Class
Charles Gadson 9-4
Paul Petrella, Baldwin Wallace Greg Stevens, Iowa [5]
Charles Gadson 9-5 Greg Stevens 3-2
Craig Belunes, Rutgers Bob Jones, Long Beach State
Greg Stevens 21-6 Bob Jones Fall 4:36
Vic Northrup, East Carolina Mark Lieberman 7-3
Kevin Edwards, Utah Randy Besaw, Oregon Bob Stas, Kent State
Randy Besaw 14-2 Keith Ely 11-6 Keith Ely 19-3
Keith Ely, Princeton [8] Mark Lieberman 6-0
Mark Lieberman, Lehigh [1] Steve Fraser, Michigan
Mark Lieberman 9-4 Mark Lieberman Fall 0:47
Tom Flanagan, Tennessee-Chattanooga Rob Dreger, Notre Dame Clint Haislip, Rhode Island
Tom Flanagan Fall 3:41 Mark Lieberman 7-1 Rory Needs 15-4
Rory Needs, Brigham Young Eric Wais, Oklahoma State [2]
Eric Wais 9-7 Eric Wais Fall 3:52
Rick Drury, Clemson Mike Decker, Northern Colorado
Eric Wais Fall 4:38 Mike Decker 6-2
Karki Darsaw, Missouri Dom DiGioacchino, Bloomsburg [7]
Mark Hattendorf 15-11 Mark Hattendorf Fall 4:52
Mark Hattendorf, SIU-Edwardsville Eric Wais 11-4
Jim Kleinhans, Wisconsin Don Shuler, Arizona State [3] Les Steidl, Cleveland State
Don Shuler Fall 3:55 Don Shuler 20-5 Bill Teutsch Fall 4:31
Bill Teutsch, Florida Don Shuler 12-3
Al Manning, Ball State Dan Pfautz, Penn State
Al Manning 5-3 Eric Moll 7-7, 8-0
Marty Ryan, Oregon State [6] Eric Moll, Louisiana State
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Eric Moll 9-6
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Petrella, Baldwin Wallace
177 Consolation Bracket Petrella 4-3 Ellis, Michigan State
Stevens 2-0 Stevens, Iowa Fraser 3-2 Shuler 7-4
Fraser, Michigan Shuler, Arizona State Fraser Fall 5:16 Fraser 6-1
Flanagan, Tennessee-Chattanooga Ely, Princeton
Third Place: Charles Gadson, Iowa State 9-8 Fourth Place: Don Shuler, Arizona State
Drury, Clemson
Fifth Place: Bill Teutsch, Florida Fall 3:36 Sixth Place: Steve Fraser, Michigan Needs Fall 3:25 Hattendorf Fall 6:44 OT
Needs, Brigham Young Hattendorf, SIU-Edwardsville
Teutsch 10-2 Gadson 4-1
Kleinhans, Wisconsin Gadson, Iowa State Teutsch 6-1 Teutsch, Florida
Teutsch 6-1 Moll, Louisiana State
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 177 Craig Belunes - Rutgers Belunes 6-5 Pete Lucas - Portland State Eric Moll - Louisiana State Moll 5-5, 1-0 Steve Draper - California-Berkeley
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Al Marzano, Northwestern [4]
Kirk Myers 10-1
Kirk Myers, Northern Iowa George Mink, Nebraska
Kirk Myers 7-1
190 Weight Class
George Mink 8-7
Mark Miller, Virginia Tech Scott Morton, Montana
Kirk Myers 6-5 Howard Harris 15-3
Howard Harris, Oregon State [5] Don Brown, Oregon
Howard Harris Fall 7:10 Don Brown Fall 1:55
Sam Sallitt, Penn State Frank Santana 7-2
Carmel Morina, Temple Brian Gaffney, Florida Frank Santana, Iowa State [1]
Brian Gaffney Fall 1:56 Frank Santana 5-3 Frank Santana Fall 1:30
Duane Harris, San Jose State Frank Santana 8-2
Jermiah Gagnon, Marshall Bill Bailey, Pittsburgh [8]
Bill Bailey 8-5 Bill Bailey 12-9
Greg Larson, Delaware Robin Ayres, Eastern Illinois Kelly Wilson, Wyoming
Robin Ayres Fall 3:13 Ron Jeidy DFT 3:38 Eric Woolsey 8-4
Eric Woolsey, Humboldt State Fred Bohna, UCLA
Ron Jeidy 9-3 Ron Jeidy 15-9
Ron Jeidy, Wisconsin [2] Bud Palmer, Iowa
Ron Jeidy 11-5 Dan Severn 8-2
Dan Severn, Arizona State [7] Steve Day, Illinois State
Dan Severn 10-3 Steve Day Fall 4:51
Billy King, Alabama Ron Jeidy 16-6
Dave Gregrow, Wilkes Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State Mike Brown, Lehigh [6]
Joe Lidowski 16-9 Mike Brown Fall 5:43 Mike Brown 8-1
Brian Thomas, Ball State Daryl Monasmith 8-7
Jim Graham, Illinois Gene Wais, Cal Poly-SLO
Gene Wais 9-5 Daryl Monasmith 27-8
Daryl Monasmith, Oklahoma State [3] Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra
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Daryl Monasmith 7-4
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Marzano, Northwestern
190 Consolation Bracket Mink 11-3 Mink, Nebraska
Harris Fall 2:13 Harris, Oregon State Harris 12-2 Monasmith 8-5
Harris, San Jose State Monasmith, Oklahoma State Gaffney Fall 5:46 Bailey 7-2
Gaffney, Florida Bailey, Pittsburgh
Third Place: Mike Brown, Lehigh 5-3 Fourth Place: Daryl Monasmith, Oklahoma State
Bohna, UCLA
Fifth Place: Howard Harris, Oregon State 11-6 Sixth Place: Kirk Myers, Northern Iowa Bohna 4-3 Bohna 8-1
Woolsey, Humboldt State Severn, Arizona State
Brown 13-3 Brown 5-0
Balaianu, Hofstra Myers, Northern Iowa Balaianu 11-1 Wais, Cal Poly-SLO
Brown Fall 4:46 Brown, Lehigh
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 190 Bill Bailey - Pittsburgh Bailey 11-4 Pete Houghtailing - Kent State Kelly Wilson - Wyoming Wilson 12-1 Bob McNally - New Hampshire
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Bob Golic, Notre Dame [4]
Bob Golic Fall 1:44
Tom Waldon, Iowa State Barry Bennett, Concordia MN
Bob Golic 6-2
UNL Weight Class
Barry Bennett 9-3
Mike Engwall, Arizona Mark Stepanovich, Pittsburgh
Bob Golic 5-1 Mark Stepanovich 13-5
George Atiyeh, Louisiana State [5] Nick Mygas, Navy
Jerry Anderson 6-2 Jerry Anderson Fall 7:43
Jerry Anderson, Drake Jimmy Jackson 11-5
Steve Bennett, Michigan D.T. Joyner, East Carolina [8] Mel Sharp, Bloomsburg
Steve Bennett 12-7 Mitch Hull 17-3 Mitch Hull 8-6
Mitch Hull, Wisconsin Jimmy Jackson 4-0
George Moskowitz, California-Berkeley Jeff Blatnick, Springfield
Jeff Blatnick Fall 2:57 Jimmy Jackson 11-4
Jimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State [1] Ralph Zigner, Tennessee-Chattanooga John Allen, Massachusetts
Jimmy Jackson Fall 1:21 Jimmy Jackson Fall 1:12 Jesse Ponce 8-4
Jesse Ponce, Idaho State Harold Smith, Kentucky [2]
Harold Smith Fall 6:07 Harold Smith Fall 0:38
Ralph Kuehn, San Jose State Gary Peterson, Brigham Young [7]
Gary Peterson 2-1 Gary Peterson 12-8
Jerry Fultz, Ohio University Jeff Gilman, Missouri
Gary Peterson Fall 6:02 Jeff Gilman Fall 3:41
Jim Becker, Minnesota John Sefter 10-6
Bob Tunstall, Maryland John Bowlsby, Iowa [3] Tim Payne, Cleveland State
John Bowlsby 9-1 John Bowlsby 6-2 Tim Payne 7-2
Mike Rotunda, Syracuse John Sefter 6-0
John Sefter, Princeton [6] Mike Garrison, Washington
John Sefter Fall 4:58 John Sefter 5-0
Dave Pletcher, Lafayette David Jack, Cal Poly-SLO
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David Jack Fall 2:49
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Waldon, Iowa State
UNL Consolation Bracket Bennett 3-0 Bennett, Concordia MN
Anderson 1-1, 3-0 Anderson, Drake Blatnick 9-0 Peterson 8-3
Zigner, Tennessee-Chattanooga Peterson, Brigham Young Blatnick Fall 3:48 Blatnick 3-1
Blatnick, Springfield Hull, Wisconsin
Third Place: Bob Golic, Notre Dame Fall 5:48 Fourth Place: Gary Peterson, Brigham Young
Fultz, Ohio University
Fifth Place: John Bowlsby, Iowa 2-2, 1-1 Cr Sixth Place: Jeff Blatnick, Springfield Fultz 9-5 Smith Fall 1:59
Gilman, Missouri Smith, Kentucky
Bowlsby 4-2 Golic 2-1
Garrison, Washington Golic, Notre Dame Jack Fall 1:50 Jack, Cal Poly-SLO
Bowlsby 4-0 Bowlsby, Iowa
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1978 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland
Championship Pigtail Bouts for UNL Jeff Blatnick - Springfield Blatnick 10-1 James Mitchell - Arizona State
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