NCAA Championships 1976

197646th NCAA Wrestling Tournament3/11/1976 to 3/13/1976 at Arizona

Champions and Place Winners

Top Ten Team Scores

Outstanding Wrestler: Chuck Yagla - Iowa

Team Champion Iowa - 123.25 Points

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.

Gorriaran Award: Herb Calvert - Oklahoma

118 Mark DiGirolamo [US] - Cal Poly-SLO (14-4) Johnnie Jones [3] - Iowa StateChuck Davis [US] - ColoradoMark Costello [US] - Navy

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:5th: 6th:

Mike McArthur [2] - Minnesota (8-3)Sam Orme [US] - Brigham Young (11-4)

126 Jack Reinwand [5] - Wisconsin (9-6) Harold Wiley [US] - California-Santa BarbaraBob Sloand [US] - LehighJoe Goldsmith [8] - SIU-Carbondale


Kenny Nelson [3] - Oklahoma (6-2)Scott Pucino [1] - Rhode Island (4-4, 2-1)

134 Mike Frick [1] - Lehigh (7-4) Pat Milkovich [2] - Michigan StateSam Komar [US] - IndianaKurt Mock [US] - Kentucky


Tim Cysewski [US] - Iowa (6-5)Mark Hawald [8] - John Carroll (2-1)

142 Brad Smith [6] - Iowa (12-4) Gene Costello [8] - Slippery RockBrad Smith [US] - ToledoDon Rohn [2] - Clarion


Steve Barrett [1] - Oklahoma State (20-6)Tihamer Toth-Fejel [7] - Lehigh (4-3)

150 Chuck Yagla [1] - Iowa (5-0) Pete Galea [2] - Iowa StateJim Bennett [4] - YaleKen Wilson [US] - Syracuse


Mark Churella [6] - Michigan (14-5)Roye Oliver [3] - Arizona State (5-4)

158 Lee Kemp [1] - Wisconsin (4-0) Tom Brown [2] - WashingtonJohn Althans [US] - NavyJim Weir [US] - John Carroll


Joe Zuspann [5] - Iowa State (4-2)Ethan Reeve [US] - Tennessee (14-0)

167 Pat Christenson [US] - Wisconsin (9-7) Dan Wagemann [5] - IowaJerry Villecco [2] - Penn StateLarry Zilverberg [1] - Minnesota


Joe Carr [3] - Kentucky (13-5)Kim Wasick [US] - Cal Poly-SLO (WFT)

177 Chris Campbell [2] - Iowa (9-4) Mark Johnson [4] - MichiganSythell Thompson [6] - Cal Poly-SLOWillie Gadson [3] - Iowa State


Mike Lieberman [1] - Lehigh (4-2)Dave McQuaig [5] - Oklahoma State (2-1)

190 Evan Johnson [7] - Minnesota (6-6, 2-0) Frank Santana [1] - Iowa StateNeal Brendel [2] - YaleDaryl Monasmith [US] - Oklahoma State


Bud Palmer [6] - Iowa (2-2, 10-2)Mark Neumann [4] - Oklahoma (2-0)

UNL Jimmy Jackson [5] - Oklahoma State (5-3) Greg Gibson [2] - OregonChuck Coryea [4] - ClarionBob Fouts [6] - Iowa State


Larry Bielenberg [1] - Oregon State (13-0)Doug Benschoter [US] - Iowa (WFT)

1 Iowa 123.25 (3)2 Iowa State 85.753 Oklahoma State 64.5 (1)4 Wisconsin 64 (3)5 Lehigh 55.25 (1)

6 Cal Poly-SLO 53 (1)7 Minnesota 42.5 (1)8 Michigan 36.59 Oklahoma 34.25

10 Penn State 23.25

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Mark DiGirolamo, Cal Poly-SLOJack Grimaldi, Indiana StateMike Zito, North Carolina StateWayne Packer, Penn State [4]Keith Mourlam, Iowa

Drew Krapf, ShippensburgBob Katz, West ChesterAndy Daniels, Ohio University [5]Sam Orme, Brigham YoungChuck Davis, ColoradoTom Dursee, William & Mary

Bill Murphy, Weber State [8]Mike Slyman, MissouriKevin Nellis, PittsburghJack Mulhall, John CarrollShawn Garel, Oklahoma [1]

Mark DiGirolamo 10-9

Wayne Packer 4-3

Drew Krapf 13-11

Bob Katz 6-5

Chuck Davis 10-8

Tom Dursee 3-3, 1-1 Cr

Kevin Nellis 8-6

Shawn Garel 6-4

Mark DiGirolamo 7-6

Bob Katz 9-4

Chuck Davis 15-2

Shawn Garel 20-6

Mark DiGirolamo Fall 6:24

Chuck Davis FFT

Mark DiGirolamo 14-4

118 Weight Class

Mark DiGirolamo 5-4

Brent Hagen, Minnesota State-MankatoMike McArthur, Minnesota [2]Mike Monday, Arizona StateLance Leonhardt, LehighMarvin Cook, Air ForceMark Costello, NavySteve Pivac, Colorado StateSteve Stalnaker, Tennessee [7]Randy Miller, Michigan StateJohnnie Jones, Iowa State [3]Garrett Headley, KentuckyBernie Kleiman, Portland StateRich Molina, Cal State-BakersfieldMike Boucher, Central MichiganJohn Gubelman, Rhode IslandRandy Batten, Tennessee-Chattanooga [6]

Mike McArthur 6-0

Mike Monday Fall 1:07

Mark Costello 15-4

Steve Stalnaker 12-3

Johnnie Jones 11-9

Bernie Kleiman 23-12

Mike Boucher 9-7

Randy Batten 12-4

Mike McArthur 12-4

Mark Costello 11-3

Johnnie Jones 6-0

Randy Batten 16-4

Mike McArthur 13-1

Johnnie Jones 9-6

Johnnie Jones 9-8



Katz, West Chester

Garel, Oklahoma

Costello, Navy

Batten, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Packer 2-0

Orme 7-3

Monday 9-5

Miller 8-5

Packer 8-6

Orme FFT

Costello 8-7

Batten 7-2

Orme 7-1

Costello 6-4

McArthur, Minnesota

Davis, Colorado

McArthur 10-5

Davis 6-1

Grimaldi, Indiana State

Packer, Penn State

Orme, Brigham Young

Dursee, William & Mary

Hagen, Minnesota State-Mankato

Monday, Arizona State

Miller, Michigan State

Kleiman, Portland State

118 Consolation Bracket

Mike McArthur, Minnesota 8-3

Sam Orme, Brigham Young 11-4

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Chuck Davis, ColoradoFourth Place:

Mark Costello, NavySixth Place:



Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118

DiGirolamo 7-2Mark DiGirolamo - Cal Poly-SLO

George Medina - Syracuse

McArthur 16-8Mike McArthur - Minnesota

Mike Fleming - UCLA

Nellis 7-5Kevin Nellis - Pittsburgh

Pat Plourd - Oregon State

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118

Grimaldi FFTJack Grimaldi - Indiana State

George Medina - Syracuse

Hagen FFTBrent Hagen - Minnesota State-Mankato

Mike Fleming - UCLA



Mike McDonough, IowaDoug Duell, Oklahoma StateAndy Zook, Millersville

Paul Fehlberg, Brigham YoungLonnie Parker, Northern Illinois

Tom Turnbull, ClarionJack Reinwand, Wisconsin [5]Bob Anderson, Colorado StateJoe Sade, OregonScott Pucino, Rhode Island [1]Kevin Puebla, Illinois

Dwight Glasscock, Idaho StateDave Mitchell, WashingtonJoe Goldsmith, SIU-Carbondale [8]Rich Mahonski, Wilkes

Alex Gonzales, San Francisco State

Doug Duell Fall 3:38

Paul Fehlberg Fall 2:22

Tom Turnbull Fall 4:29

Jack Reinwand 3-1

Scott Pucino 10-4

Kevin Puebla Fall 0:57

Joe Goldsmith 9-4

Alex Gonzales Fall 7:09

Doug Duell 14-5

Jack Reinwand 7-4

Scott Pucino 4-2

Joe Goldsmith 11-9

Jack Reinwand 11-5

Scott Pucino 8-7

Jack Reinwand 9-6

126 Weight Class

Jack Reinwand 17-6

Bob Sloand, LehighBob Antonacci, Iowa State [2]Tom Parker, Lock Haven

Dennis Goldberg, Indiana StateRandy Gillette, SyracuseMike Isom, Weber StateTom Raney, Missouri

Nick Gallo, Hofstra [7]Joe Ruffin, Florida

Rudy Johnson, Portland StateTom Scotton, Bucknell [6]Amos Goodlow, MichiganKenny Nelson, Oklahoma [3]ince DiGenova, Central MichiganHarold Wiley, California-Santa BarbaraPaul Osman, East Carolina

Bob Sloand 3-2

Dennis Goldberg 11-1

Mike Isom 11-7

Nick Gallo 17-5

Rudy Johnson 12-2

Tom Scotton 21-10

Kenny Nelson 5-2

Harold Wiley Fall 3:45

Bob Sloand 10-4

Mike Isom 8-5

Rudy Johnson 6-2

Harold Wiley 5-5, 1-0

Bob Sloand 9-8

Harold Wiley 10-3

Harold Wiley 7-6



Duell, Oklahoma State

Goldsmith, SIU-Carbondale

Isom, Weber State

Johnson, Portland State

Anderson 6-2

Sade 5-3

Antonacci 2-0

Nelson 4-2

Duell 6-3

Goldsmith 8-3

Isom 4-1

Nelson 7-2

Goldsmith 9-8

Nelson 3-1

Sloand, Lehigh

Pucino, Rhode Island

Sloand Fall 4:55

Nelson 4-2

Anderson, Colorado State

Turnbull, Clarion

Sade, Oregon

Puebla, Illinois

Antonacci, Iowa State

Goldberg, Indiana State

Osman, East Carolina

Nelson, Oklahoma


Kenny Nelson, Oklahoma 6-2

Scott Pucino, Rhode Island 4-4, 2-1

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Bob Sloand, LehighFourth Place:

Joe Goldsmith, SIU-CarbondaleSixth Place:




Glasscock 4-1Dwight Glasscock - Idaho State

Craig Helmuth - Gettysburg

Duell 9-6Doug Duell - Oklahoma State

Vince Tundo - Montclair State

Antonacci 13-0Bob Antonacci - Iowa State

Steve Silverberg - Virginia

Osman Fall 7:16Paul Osman - East Carolina

Glenn Burkett - Shippensburg

Goodlow Fall 5:50Amos Goodlow - Michigan

Rick Jensen - South Dakota State

Zook Fall 3:53Andy Zook - Millersville

Mark Matkovic - Alabama



Dennis Sciabica, Penn StateKurt Mock, Kentucky

Frank Pucino, Rhode Island

Tony Jennings, NebraskaTim Reaume, North CarolinaMike Pike, Arizona StateDave Martin, Indiana StateFrank Gonzales, UCLA [4]Pat Neu, Minnesota

Joe Kittel, Oregon StateMike McGonigal, VirginiaMike Frick, Lehigh [1]Jim Hicks, William & Mary

Dane Ives, Missouri

Tom Bauer, Navy

Mark Hawald, John Carroll [8]

Kurt Mock Fall 6:26

Tony Jennings 3-2

Mike Pike Fall 7:01

Frank Gonzales 6-5

Joe Kittel 7-2

Mike Frick 8-1

Jim Hicks 8-7

Mark Hawald 8-5

Kurt Mock 7-6

Frank Gonzales 11-6

Mike Frick 9-2

Mark Hawald 7-6

Kurt Mock Fall 6:08

Mike Frick 11-3

Mike Frick 7-4

134 Weight Class

Mike Frick 6-2

Pat Milkovich, Michigan State [2]Carlos Rodriquez, California-BerkeleyMike Blakely, Montclair StateTim Cysewski, IowaSev Popolizio, Boston UniversityPaul Bartlett, Iowa StateRick Thompson, Slippery Rock [7]Herb Crimp, UtahJack Eustice, Minnesota State-MankatoGrant Arnold, Cal Poly-SLOLorenzo Jones, Portland State [6]Dan Bedesem, West ChesterCharles Allen, ArmyScott Soderholm, Northern IllinoisSam Komar, IndianaRande Stottlemyer, Pittsburgh [3]

Pat Milkovich 10-3

Tim Cysewski 21-0

Paul Bartlett 21-4

Herb Crimp 8-5

Jack Eustice 8-6

Lorenzo Jones 10-3

Scott Soderholm 10-6

Sam Komar 5-4

Pat Milkovich 3-2

Paul Bartlett 7-4

Lorenzo Jones 3-2

Sam Komar 5-5, 3-2

Pat Milkovich 10-2

Sam Komar 6-5

Pat Milkovich 4-1



Gonzales, UCLA

Hawald, John Carroll

Bartlett, Iowa State

Jones, Portland State

Oonishi 3-0

Kittel 2-1

Cysewski 8-3

Stottlemyer 6-1

Gonzales 6-5

Hawald 8-4

Cysewski 4-2

Stottlemyer 3-1

Hawald 5-3

Cysewski 13-1

Komar, Indiana

Mock, Kentucky

Komar Fall 3:59

Cysewski 4-1

Oonishi, Washington

Jennings, Nebraska

McGonigal, Virginia

Kittel, Oregon State

Rodriquez, California-Berkeley

Cysewski, Iowa

Stottlemyer, Pittsburgh

Soderholm, Northern Illinois


Tim Cysewski, Iowa 6-5

Mark Hawald, John Carroll 2-1

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Sam Komar, IndianaFourth Place:

Kurt Mock, KentuckySixth Place:




Arnold 4-3Grant Arnold - Cal Poly-SLO

Gene Price - Clarion

Hawald 8-5Mark Hawald - John Carroll

Mike Chinn - Oklahoma

Frick 21-6Mike Frick - Lehigh

Craig Young - Idaho State

Popolizio 15-13Sev Popolizio - Boston University

Gary Wilson - Central Michigan

Mock 15-12Kurt Mock - Kentucky

Toshi Oonishi - Washington


McGonigal 8-1Mike McGonigal - Virginia

Craig Young - Idaho State

Oonishi 7-2Toshi Oonishi - Washington

Dennis Sciabica - Penn State



Kerry Bolen, Arizona StateAlan Housner, Purdue [5]Rick Strouse, BucknellRussell Clark, St. Cloud StateBrad Smith, ToledoCourt Vining, NebraskaMike Millay, Louisiana StateSteve Sanderson, Brigham Young [4]Pat Greene, SyracuseBob Harwick, VirginiaRex Branum, Eastern Illinois

Steve Barrett, Oklahoma State [1]Bob Thoman, Weber StateAndy DiSabato, Ohio StateTim Mousetis, Kentucky

Gene Costello, Slippery Rock [8]

Kerry Bolen 5-2

Russell Clark 19-4

Brad Smith Fall 1:06

Steve Sanderson 5-0

Bob Harwick 5-4

Steve Barrett 17-2

Andy DiSabato 9-6

Gene Costello 4-2

Russell Clark 4-4, 6-2

Brad Smith 2-1

Steve Barrett 16-5

Gene Costello 5-0

Brad Smith 17-5

Gene Costello 14-4

Brad Smith 12-4

142 Weight Class

Gene Costello 5-5, 0-0 Cr

Don Rohn, Clarion [2]Dick Knorr, Oregon StateKeith Green, OklahomaBob Bailey, PittsburghRandy Nielsen, Iowa StateKen Lewis, California-BerkeleyTihamer Toth-Fejel, Lehigh [7]Tom Marriott, East CarolinaTony Fillippo, Northern Illinois

Steve Daniels, Portland StateBrad Smith, Iowa [6]Ed Rivera, Temple

Alex Riccomini, Northwestern

Rick Frietas, Montclair StateRon McKinney, Cal Poly-SLOTony DiGiovanni, Cleveland State [3]

Don Rohn 12-5

Keith Green 4-0

Randy Nielsen 17-1

Tihamer Toth-Fejel 13-6

Tony Fillippo 7-6

Brad Smith 9-4

Alex Riccomini 9-8

Ron McKinney 5-4

Don Rohn 4-1

Tihamer Toth-Fejel 16-10

Brad Smith 5-3

Ron McKinney Fall 1:58

Don Rohn 9-7

Brad Smith 6-1

Brad Smith 12-5



Clark, St. Cloud State

Barrett, Oklahoma State

Toth-Fejel, Lehigh

McKinney, Cal Poly-SLO

Sanderson 17-1

Bentrim Fall 2:36

Green 9-3

Fillippo 3-2

Sanderson 17-1

Barrett 10-3

Toth-Fejel 5-1

Fillippo 5-3

Barrett 12-3

Toth-Fejel 6-1

Rohn, Clarion

Smith, Toledo

Barrett Fall 1:26

Smith 10-5

Vining, Nebraska

Sanderson, Brigham Young

Bentrim, Northern Iowa

DiSabato, Ohio State

Knorr, Oregon State

Green, Oklahoma

Rivera, Temple

Fillippo, Northern Illinois


Steve Barrett, Oklahoma State 20-6

Tihamer Toth-Fejel, Lehigh 4-3

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Brad Smith, ToledoFourth Place:

Don Rohn, ClarionSixth Place:




Daniels 11-7Steve Daniels - Portland State

Mike Moore - Lock Haven

Costello 8-2Gene Costello - Slippery Rock

Gary Bentrim - Northern Iowa

Barrett Fall 1:32Steve Barrett - Oklahoma State

Mike Willner - Rhode Island

Riccomini 10-0Alex Riccomini - Northwestern

Terry Fog - Washington State


Bentrim 1-1, 2-0Gary Bentrim - Northern Iowa

Tim Mousetis - Kentucky



Gus Malavite, Ohio University [5]Monroe Ratchford, Air Force

Terril Williams, Missouri

Ken Wilson, SyracuseClyde Ruffin, SIU-CarbondaleJim Bennett, Yale [4]Dan Houtchens, Cal State-BakersfieldLarry Tusick, Alabama

Tony Peraza, SUNY-PotsdamNeal Dorow, California-BerkeleyChuck Yagla, Iowa [1]Bob Bryson, Bucknell

Steve Hitchcock, Cal Poly-SLO [8]Gary Martin, Western MichiganSteve Grubman, PrincetonRobert Schandle, Minnesota

Gus Malavite Fall 6:43

Ken Wilson 5-3

Jim Bennett 4-1

Larry Tusick 7-2

Neal Dorow 11-9

Chuck Yagla Fall 1:40

Steve Hitchcock 6-5

Steve Grubman 9-8

Ken Wilson 9-7

Jim Bennett 9-7


Steve Hitchcock 16-10

Ken Wilson 10-7


Chuck Yagla 5-0

150 Weight Class

Chuck Yagla 19-3

Doug Ziebart, Oregon State [7]Dave Scherer, North Dakota StateGeorge Way, Lock HavenKent Lewis, Indiana StateDan Warren, Boise StateMax Lorenzo, William & Mary

Pete Galea, Iowa State [2]Dave Hovey, Rhode Island

Jeff Reintgen, North CarolinaBill Vollrath, Penn StateRoye Oliver, Arizona State [3]Paul Thorpe, East CarolinaChris Messina, Slippery RockKevin Young, OklahomaSteve Suder, WyomingMark Churella, Michigan [6]

Doug Ziebart Fall 7:12

Kent Lewis 2-0

Max Lorenzo 12-6

Pete Galea 8-2

Bill Vollrath 16-4

Roye Oliver 8-0

Kevin Young 11-7

Mark Churella Fall 4:07

Kent Lewis 5-2

Pete Galea Fall 4:38

Roye Oliver 7-6

Mark Churella Fall 5:54

Pete Galea 7-3

Roye Oliver 10-3

Pete Galea 2-0



Bennett, Yale

Hitchcock, Cal Poly-SLO

Lewis, Indiana State

Churella, Michigan

Malavite 11-3

Bryson Fall 0:51

Hovey 7-4

Thorpe 10-9

Bennett 4-2

Hitchcock 7-4

Lewis 4-2

Churella 9-4

Bennett 10-5

Churella Fall 1:21

Oliver, Arizona State

Wilson, Syracuse

Bennett 1-0

Churella 8-3

Williams, Missouri

Malavite, Ohio University

Bryson, Bucknell

Dorow, California-Berkeley

Hovey, Rhode Island

Lorenzo, William & Mary

Thorpe, East Carolina

Vollrath, Penn State


Mark Churella, Michigan 14-5

Roye Oliver, Arizona State 5-4

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Jim Bennett, YaleFourth Place:

Ken Wilson, SyracuseSixth Place:



No Pigtails Bouts for 150 Weight Class



Kevin Kramer, OregonJoe Zuspann, Iowa State [5]Wally Clark, Long Beach StateJay Stuart, PrincetonChris Clark, ClarionTurner Jackson, Tennessee-ChattanoogaRandy Watson, Boise StatePaul Martin, Oklahoma State [4]Dennis Bardsley, Cal Poly-SLOMark Osgood, Kent StateTerry Martin, OklahomaLee Kemp, Wisconsin [1]Bruce Hadsell, SUNY-BuffaloBrad Holman, MichiganMark Evenhus, Oregon StateDave Becker, Penn State [8]

Joe Zuspann 5-1

Jay Stuart 2-1

Turner Jackson Fall 7:07

Paul Martin 9-3

Dennis Bardsley 0-0, 10-1

Lee Kemp 6-0

Brad Holman 4-2

Dave Becker 7-4

Joe Zuspann 6-1

Turner Jackson 5-4

Lee Kemp 12-4

Dave Becker DFT 4:30

Joe Zuspann DFT 3:30

Lee Kemp 8-5

Lee Kemp 4-0

158 Weight Class

Lee Kemp 4-1

Tom Brown, Washington [2]Rick Cousino, Miami OhioRick Peifer, Slippery RockMike McGivern, IowaEd Torrejon, Eastern IllinoisCliff Blom, MassachusettsBob Erickson, Utah State [7]Ethan Reeve, Tennessee

Pete Ackerman, Rider

Michael Regner, CitadelJohn Hanshaw, Arizona [6]Marty Schwartz, YaleJohn Althans, Navy

Terry Reese, North Carolina StateEvan Hollopeter, Cleveland StateJohn Janiak, Syracuse [3]

Tom Brown 13-0

Mike McGivern Fall 7:52

Ed Torrejon 14-6

Ethan Reeve 13-6

Michael Regner 15-2

John Hanshaw 11-5

John Althans 13-4

John Janiak 3-1

Tom Brown 10-5

Ethan Reeve Fall 5:41

Michael Regner DFT 3:05

John Althans 4-3

Tom Brown 4-3

John Althans 4-2

Tom Brown 6-2



Jackson, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Becker, Penn State

Reeve, Tennessee

Regner, Citadel

Weir 4-4, 3-2

Bardsley Fall 3:13

McGivern 8-2

Reese Med FFT

Weir Med FFT

Becker 1-1, 1-1 Cr

Reeve Fall 3:43

Reese 9-5

Weir 8-4

Reeve 6-0

Althans, Navy

Zuspann, Iowa State

Althans 11-3

Zuspann 9-7

Weir, John Carroll

Stuart, Princeton

Martin, Oklahoma State

Bardsley, Cal Poly-SLO

Cousino, Miami Ohio

McGivern, Iowa

Reese, North Carolina State

Janiak, Syracuse


Joe Zuspann, Iowa State 4-2

Ethan Reeve, Tennessee 14-0

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

John Althans, NavyFourth Place:

Jim Weir, John CarrollSixth Place:




Zuspann 4-0Joe Zuspann - Iowa State

Jim Weir - John Carroll


Weir 8-6Jim Weir - John Carroll

Kevin Kramer - Oregon



Dan Wagemann, Iowa [5]Nils Deacon, LehighDante Caprio, Montclair StatePaul Bruns, Florida

Ken Moore, Central MichiganDave Powell, Iowa State [4]Tobey Matney, Cleveland StateDon Evans, Boise StateEd Neiswender, MichiganKeith Stearns, OklahomaLarry Zilverberg, Minnesota [1]George O'Korn, PittsburghPhil Mueller, East CarolinaDennis Graham, Portland State [8]Kevin Young, DartmouthPaul Reed, Wyoming

Dan Wagemann 12-3

Dante Caprio 9-5

Dave Powell 6-0

Don Evans 16-7

Keith Stearns 8-1

Larry Zilverberg 14-3

Phil Mueller 15-8

Paul Reed Fall 4:34

Dan Wagemann 3-2

Dave Powell 5-2


Paul Reed Fall 3:47

Dan Wagemann 4-2


Pat Christenson 9-7

167 Weight Class

Dan Wagemann 7-3

Jim Weisenfluh, Wilkes [7]Jim Horvath, SIU-CarbondaleMark Harris, Utah StateRandolph Scott, Ohio UniversityRoger Fleischer, NavyKevin Johnson, Maryland

Jerry Villecco, Penn State [2]Pat Christenson, WisconsinJim O'Connell, Louisiana StateBrad Hansen, Brigham YoungJoe Carr, Kentucky [3]Andy Cappelli, BloomsburgDon Shuler, Arizona StatePaul Berry, Missouri

Jerry Schmitz, St. Cloud StateJon Jackson, Oklahoma State [6]

Jim Horvath 11-5

Mark Harris 5-2

Roger Fleischer 3-2

Pat Christenson 5-2

Brad Hansen Fall 3:05

Joe Carr 13-4

Don Shuler 7-6

Jon Jackson 12-4

Jim Horvath 5-1

Pat Christenson 5-4

Joe Carr 13-9

Jon Jackson 6-6, 3-3 Cr

Pat Christenson 7-3

Joe Carr 6-5

Pat Christenson 12-10



Powell, Iowa State

Reed, Wyoming

Horvath, SIU-Carbondale

Jackson, Oklahoma State

Wasick 6-3

Stearns 6-3

Villecco 13-2

Hansen Fall 5:59

Wasick 1-1, 1-0

Stearns 5-5, 5-0

Villecco 4-2

Jackson 7-5

Wasick 7-6

Villecco 9-3

Carr, Kentucky

Zilverberg, Minnesota

Carr 8-2

Villecco Med FFT

Wasick, Cal Poly-SLO

Caprio, Montclair State

O'Korn, Pittsburgh

Stearns, Oklahoma

Villecco, Penn State

Fleischer, Navy

Cappelli, Bloomsburg

Hansen, Brigham Young


Joe Carr, Kentucky 13-5

Kim Wasick, Cal Poly-SLO Med FFT

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Jerry Villecco, Penn StateFourth Place:

Larry Zilverberg, MinnesotaSixth Place:




Berry 12-5Paul Berry - Missouri

Dan Fiorini - Northern Illinois

Weisenfluh 12-5Jim Weisenfluh - Wilkes

Bill Kullberg - Washington State

Wagemann 7-2Dan Wagemann - Iowa

Kim Wasick - Cal Poly-SLO

Neiswender 6-0Ed Neiswender - Michigan

Jim McDuffie - Hofstra

Bruns 5-4Paul Bruns - Florida

Don Zastoupil - Oregon State


Wasick 2-0Kim Wasick - Cal Poly-SLO

Nils Deacon - Lehigh



Jeff Hersha, Michigan StateDave McQuaig, Oklahoma State [5]Tim Worsowicz, Florida

Steve Scheib, BloomsburgTed Petty, RutgersJohn O'Brien, Kent StateMark Mullins, OklahomaMark Johnson, Michigan [4]Steve Needs, Boise StateStu Moyer, Ball StateAnvil Nelson, Illinois StateDan Lewis, Cal State-Fullerton [8]Mark Weisen, SIU-CarbondaleRick Hale, California-BerkeleyDavid Weeks, Tennessee-ChattanoogaMike Lieberman, Lehigh [1]

Dave McQuaig 11-3

Tim Worsowicz 11-4

John O'Brien 6-5

Mark Johnson 8-4

Stu Moyer 8-2

Dan Lewis Fall 4:05

Mark Weisen 8-6

Mike Lieberman 6-0

Dave McQuaig 10-4

Mark Johnson 4-1

Dan Lewis DFT 1:45

Mike Lieberman 7-0

Mark Johnson 13-3

Mike Lieberman 5-3

Chris Campbell 9-4

177 Weight Class

Mark Johnson 8-4

Buck Davis, OregonCarmel Morina, TempleJerry White, Penn State [7]Ron Jeidy, Wisconsin

Chris Campbell, Iowa [2]Tad Sargent, Rhode IslandSteve Heger, MarylandBrian Collier, RiderDick Rose, Arizona

Ron Whitcomb, East CarolinaMike Dillenburg, Oregon StateWillie Gadson, Iowa State [3]Dan Keller, Northern Iowa

Sythell Thompson, Cal Poly-SLO [6]Dave Severn, Arizona StateOtto Liski, Cincinnati

Buck Davis 4-3

Jerry White 7-6

Chris Campbell 14-6

Steve Heger 8-3

Ron Whitcomb 11-5

Willie Gadson 6-1

Sythell Thompson 8-1

Dave Severn 3-2

Jerry White Fall 6:39

Chris Campbell 12-4

Willie Gadson 8-4

Sythell Thompson 3-2

Chris Campbell 3-1

Sythell Thompson 2-2, 1-1 Cr

Chris Campbell 5-4



McQuaig, Oklahoma State

Lewis, Cal State-Fullerton

White, Penn State

Gadson, Iowa State

O'Brien 14-4

Weisen 6-2

Sargent 5-5, 6-2

Severn 6-2

McQuaig 11-2

Lewis 10-2

White 8-0

Gadson 8-2

McQuaig 1-1, 1-1 Cr

Gadson 5-4

Thompson, Cal Poly-SLO

Lieberman, Lehigh

Thompson 1-1, 0-0 RD

Lieberman 8-6

Mullins, Oklahoma

O'Brien, Kent State

Weeks, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Weisen, SIU-Carbondale

Sargent, Rhode Island

Heger, Maryland

Keller, Northern Iowa

Severn, Arizona State


Mike Lieberman, Lehigh 4-2

Dave McQuaig, Oklahoma State 2-1

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Sythell Thompson, Cal Poly-SLOFourth Place:

Willie Gadson, Iowa StateSixth Place:




Moyer 19-2Stu Moyer - Ball State

Dom DiGioacchino - Montclair State



Bill Bailey, Pittsburgh [5]Bill Baldwin, Northern ColoradoPaul Schmidt, FloridaDaryl Monasmith, Oklahoma StateBruce Pottinger, Illinois StateMark Neumann, Oklahoma [4]Mike Bull, Cal State-BakersfieldAl Marzano, Northwestern

Guy Talarico, LehighEric Guyll, MillersvilleFrank Santana, Iowa State [1]John Robinson, Toledo

Bill Bertrand, Penn StateMike Radford, East Carolina [8]Frank Savegnago, SIU-EdwardsvilleGreg Cooper, Navy

Bill Baldwin 9-0

Daryl Monasmith 13-3

Mark Neumann Fall 4:20

Al Marzano 10-8

Eric Guyll 7-0

Frank Santana 9-0

Mike Radford 3-3, 1-1 Cr

Greg Cooper 8-3

Daryl Monasmith 17-11

Mark Neumann 7-5

Frank Santana 15-9

Mike Radford 4-3

Mark Neumann Fall 5:49

Frank Santana 7-1

Evan Johnson 6-6, 2-0

190 Weight Class

Frank Santana 6-3

Evan Johnson, Minnesota [7]Bruce Young, Arizona StateBob Johnson, Nebraska

Jay Sullivan, WashingtonAndy Aronstam, West ChesterBilly King, AlabamaNeal Brendel, Yale [2]Harold Smith, KentuckyDave Casale, North CarolinaJim Kysar, WyomingChris Anaya, Cal Poly-SLO [3]Bill Benskin, Wisconsin

Mike Wallace, Brown

Fred Bohna, UCLATim Matthews, Boise StateBud Palmer, Iowa [6]

Evan Johnson 26-0

Bob Johnson 5-2

Billy King 3-1

Neal Brendel 13-0

Jim Kysar Fall 3:08

Chris Anaya 12-2

Fred Bohna 9-0

Bud Palmer Fall 4:53

Evan Johnson 7-2

Neal Brendel 7-2

Chris Anaya 7-4

Bud Palmer 12-5

Evan Johnson 3-2

Bud Palmer 8-3

Evan Johnson 5-5, 3-3 Cr



Monasmith, Oklahoma State

Radford, East Carolina

Brendel, Yale

Anaya, Cal Poly-SLO

Pottinger 3-2

Guyll 9-0

Johnson 5-0

Bohna 7-2

Monasmith 3-2

Guyll Fall 1:58

Brendel 5-4

Bohna 3-1

Monasmith 9-6

Brendel 6-6, 4-0

Palmer, Iowa

Neumann, Oklahoma

Palmer 4-0

Brendel 7-4

Pottinger, Illinois State

Marzano, Northwestern

Robinson, Toledo

Guyll, Millersville

Young, Arizona State

Johnson, Nebraska

Matthews, Boise State

Bohna, UCLA


Bud Palmer, Iowa 2-2, 10-2

Mark Neumann, Oklahoma 2-0

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Neal Brendel, YaleFourth Place:

Daryl Monasmith, Oklahoma StateSixth Place:




Bertrand 10-2Bill Bertrand - Penn State

Joel Savage - Utah



Brad Benson, Penn StateEd Ritt, Boise StateNed Stepanovich, Virginia MilitaryJimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State [5]Bob Golic, Notre DameRon Pelligra, St. LawrenceChuck Coryea, Clarion [4]Greg Metcalf, UCLALarry Bielenberg, Oregon State [1]Dave Scott, PurdueHerb Calvert, OklahomaBob Bickelman, Franklin & Marshall

Tino DiMarco, BloomsburgJim Kish, Northern Colorado [8]Tom Higgins, North Carolina StateMike Engwall, Arizona

Brad Benson 9-6

Jimmy Jackson Fall 6:34

Bob Golic 5-3

Chuck Coryea 8-3

Larry Bielenberg Fall 4:50

Herb Calvert Fall 1:38

Jim Kish Fall 4:16

Tom Higgins 2-0

Jimmy Jackson Fall 2:29

Chuck Coryea 7-6

Larry Bielenberg Fall 2:57

Tom Higgins 5-4

Jimmy Jackson 7-4

Larry Bielenberg 12-2

Jimmy Jackson 5-3

UNL Weight Class

Jimmy Jackson 9-2

Tom Burns, Colorado StateDon Mayorga, Hofstra [7]Jerry Anderson, Drake

Leif Erickson, Alabama

Doug Benschoter, IowaJohn Sefter, PrincetonGreg Gibson, Oregon [2]Kevin Lindauer, Central MichiganDennis Fenton, Massachusetts

Gary Sommer, WisconsinBill Van Worth, Cal State-BakersfieldDon McCorkel, Lehigh [3]Bob Fouts, Iowa State [6]Jim Schuster, Lock HavenBye

Rick Setzer, Eastern Michigan

Tom Burns 3-1

Jerry Anderson 9-3

Doug Benschoter Fall 6:23

Greg Gibson Fall 5:55

Gary Sommer Fall 5:42

Don McCorkel 4-2

Bob Fouts 5-2

Rick Setzer

Jerry Anderson Fall 2:31

Greg Gibson Fall 4:12

Gary Sommer 10-5

Bob Fouts Fall 4:21

Greg Gibson 5-2

Bob Fouts 6-0

Greg Gibson 6-5



Coryea, Clarion

Higgins, North Carolina State

Anderson, Drake

Sommer, Wisconsin

Stepanovich 4-1

Calvert Fall 1:00

Benschoter 9-6

Setzer 2-1

Coryea 3-1

Calvert Fall 2:13

Benschoter 1-1, 0-0 Cr

Setzer Fall 2:43

Coryea Fall 3:58

Benschoter Fall 5:59

Fouts, Iowa State

Bielenberg, Oregon State

Coryea 3-0

Bielenberg Fall 1:05

Stepanovich, Virginia Military

Benson, Penn State

Scott, Purdue

Calvert, Oklahoma

Lindauer, Central Michigan

Benschoter, Iowa

Schuster, Lock Haven

Setzer, Eastern Michigan

UNL Consolation Bracket

Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State 13-0

Doug Benschoter, Iowa Med FFT

Third Place:

Fifth Place:

Chuck Coryea, ClarionFourth Place:

Bob Fouts, Iowa StateSixth Place:



No Pigtails Bouts for UNL Weight Class


Documents

NCAA Championships 1976