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48th Annual NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 16, 1978 - March 18, 1978 @ Cole Field House (College Park, Maryland)
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Iowa Dethrones Iowa State for NCAA Mat Title
The University of Iowa, despite failing in two attempts to produced an individual champion, held off defending champion Iowa State to win the NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament. SOURCE: Lexington Herald-Leader, March 19, 1978. Click for larger image.





Varsity

Team Final

University of Iowa [IA] 94.5, Iowa State University [IA] 94, Oklahoma State University [OK] 86.25, University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI] 77.25, University of Oklahoma [OK] 52.25, Brigham Young University [UT] 41.5, Lehigh University [PA] 37.5, Oregon State University [OR] 33.25, California Polytechnic State University [CA] 32.5, University of Michigan [MI] 29.25, Syracuse University 27, Arizona State University [AZ] 26.75, Ohio University [OH] 24.75, Princeton University [NJ] 21.75, Pennsylvania State University [PA] 19.25, University of Florida [FL] 17.5, Louisiana State University [LA] 16, University of Notre Dame [IN] 15.5, Kent State University [OH] 13, University of Pittsburgh [PA] 12.5, University of Oregon [OR] 11.75, Shippensburg University [PA] 11.5, Lock Haven University [PA] 10.75, Franklin & Marshall College [PA] 10.5, University of Kentucky [KY] 9.5, University of California, Los Angeles [CA] 7.75, University of California, Berkeley [CA] 7, Cleveland State University [OH] 6.5, Drake University [IA] 6, University of Missouri, Columbia [MO] 6, Appalachian State University [NC] 0, Auburn University [AL] 0, Augustana College [SD] 0, Baldwin Wallace University [OH] 0, Ball State University [IN] 0, Binghamton University 0, Bloomsburg University [PA] 0, Boise State University [ID] 0, Bowling Green State University [OH] 0, Brown University [RI] 0, Bucknell University [PA] 0, California State University, Bakersfield [CA] 0, California State University, Chico [CA] 0, California State University, Fresno [CA] 0, California State University, Long Beach [CA] 0, California University of Pennsylvania [PA] 0, Central Michigan University [MI] 0, Clarion University [PA] 0, Clemson University [SC] 0, College of William & Mary [VA] 0, Colorado State University [CO] 0, Columbia University 0, Concordia College [MN] 0, Cornell University 0, East Carolina University [NC] 0, East Stroudsburg University [PA] 0, Hiram College [OH] 0, Hofstra University 0, Humboldt State University [CA] 0, Idaho State University [ID] 0, Indiana University, Bloomington [IN] 0, John Carroll University [OH] 0, Lafayette College [PA] 0, Marshall College [WV] 0, Michigan State University [MI] 0, Millersville University [PA] 0, Montclair State University [NJ] 0, Morgan State University [MD] 0, North Carolina State University [NC] 0, Northern Illinois University [IL] 0, Northern Michigan University [MI] 0, Northwestern University [IL] 0, Old Dominion University [VA] 0, Portland State University [OR] 0, Rider University [NJ] 0, Rutgers University [NJ] 0, SUNY Cortland 0, San José State University [CA] 0, South Dakota State University [SD] 0, Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL] 0, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [IL] 0, Springfield College [MA] 0, Temple University [PA] 0, The College of New Jersey [NJ] 0, U.S. Naval Academy (Navy) [MD] 0, University of Arizona [AZ] 0, University of Colorado [CO] 0, University of Connecticut [CT] 0, University of Illinois, Champaign [IL] 0, University of Maryland, College Park [MD] 0, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN] 0, University of Montana [MT] 0, University of Nebraska [NB] 0, University of Nevada, Las Vegas [NV] 0, University of New Mexico [NM] 0, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC] 0, University of Northern Colorado [CO] 0, University of Northern Iowa [IA] 0, University of Pennsylvania [PA] 0, University of Rhode Island [RI] 0, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [TN] 0, University of Tennessee at Knoxville [TN] 0, University of Toledo [OH] 0, University of Utah [UT] 0, University of Virginia [VA] 0, University of Washington [WA] 0, Utah State University [UT] 0, Washington State University [WA] 0, West Chester University [PA] 0, Western Michigan University [MI] 0, Wilkes University [PA] 0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Mark Churella (UM)

Championship Final (1st)

118  Andy Daniels (OU) > John Azevedo (CSUB) fall 0:30
126  Mike Land (ISU) > Randy Lewis (UI) decision 13-5
134  Ken Mallory (MSU) > Frank DeAngelis (UO) decision 10-7
142  Dan Hicks (OSU) > Andy Rein (UWM) decision 11-9 (1OT)
150  Mark Churella (UM) > Bruce Kinseth (UI) fall 3:09
158  Lee Kemp (UWM) > Kelly Ward (ISU) decision 10-8
167  Keith Stearns (UO) > Paul Martin (OSU) decision 3-2
177  Mark Lieberman (LU) > Eric Wais (OSU) decision 7-1
190  Ron Jeidy (UWM) > Frank Santana (ISU) fall 3:38
UNL  Jimmy Jackson (OSU) > John Sefter (PU) fall 1:12

Consolation Final (3rd)

118  Dan Glenn (UI) > Gene Mills (SU) decision 12-8
126  Kenny Nelson (UO) > Jim Hanson (UWM) decision 2-0
134  Franc Affentranger (CSUB) > Brian Brown (FMC) decision 9-7
142  Scott Trizzino (UI) > John Mecham (BYU) decision 11-5
150  Dave Schultz (OSU) > Joe Zuspann (ISU) judge's decision 1-1
158  John Janiak (SU) > Ron Michaels (KSU) judge's decision 10-10
167  Scott Heaton (CPSU) > Jim Weir (JCU) decision 14-4
177  Charles Gadson (ISU) > Don Shuler (ASU) decision 9-8
190  Mike Brown (LU) > Daryl Monasmith (OSU) decision 5-3
UNL  Bob Golic (UND) > Gary Peterson (BYU) fall 5:48

Consolation Final (5th)

118  Gary Fischer (CPSU) > Mike DeAugustino (PSU) decision 9-8
126  Glenn Burkett (SU) > Jerry Reid (CWM) decision 7-4
134  Mike Chinn (LSU) > Rande Stottlemyer (UP) forfeit
142  Mike Moore (LHU) > Randy Nielsen (ISU) decision 14-2
150  Tim Jefferies (ASU) > Scott Bliss (UO) decision 9-0
158  Dave Becker (PSU) > William Smith (MSU) decision 10-2
167  Brad Hansen (BYU) > Mike DaAnna (UI) fall 2:31
177  Bill Teutsch (UF) > Steve Fraser (UM) fall 3:36
190  Howard Harris (OSU) > Kirk Myers (UNI) decision 11-6
UNL  John Bowlsby (UI) > Jeff Blatnick (SC) judge's decision 3-3


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