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Western New York Wrestling

WNY Wrestling

1978-1979

ISU

Iowa State University

81.75 POINTS

1978-1979

University of Oklahoma

54.5 POINTS

1978-1979

University of Colorado

32.5 POINTS

1978-1979

46th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

Hilton Coliseum

Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa

Feb 24, 1979 - Feb 25, 1979

Cyclones Claim Crown

Iowa State shook off Oklahoma State's mild challenge with five of six victories in the finals Sunday night to claim the Big Eight Conference wrestling championship. SOURCE: The Daily Oklahoman, February 26, 1979.

GALLERY

Varsity

Teams


                                                                  Participating Teams
                           
                                            Iowa State University [IA]
                                                              Oklahoma State University [OK]
                                                              University of Colorado [CO]
                                                              University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]
                                                              University of Nebraska [NB]
                                                              University of Oklahoma [OK]
                                
                                                                                 
                          Team Scores
                           
                                                                      Iowa State University [IA] 81.75,                                                                                                              Oklahoma State University [OK] 65.76,                                                                                                              University of Oklahoma [OK] 54.5,                                                                                                              University of Missouri, Columbia [MO] 45.25,                                                                                                              University of Colorado [CO] 32.5,                                                                                                              University of Nebraska [NB] 5.5

Individuals


              
                                                      Award Winners
                       
                                    
                      Outstanding Wrestler Award -
                      Kelly Ward
                      (ISU)
                  
              
                                                                                 
                                            Place Winners
                       
                      
                                    
                      
                                                                                                        HWT
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Tom Waldon
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Jeff Gillman
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Steve Williams
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      George Rambour
                      (UN)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        118
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Don Finnegan
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Howard Aufleger
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Mike Monday
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Khris Whelan
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        126
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Derek Glenn
                      (UC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Bryan Evans
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Keith Whelan
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Rick Whitehead
                      (UN)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        134
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Mike Land
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Lewis Sondgeroth
                      (UC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Frank DeAngelis
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Dane Ives
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        142
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Lee Roy Smith
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Andre Metzger
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Dave Brown
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Mike Pollock
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        150
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Charles Shelton
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Paul Merritt
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Steve Peck
                      (UN)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        158
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Kelly Ward
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Ricky Stewart
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Isreal Sheppard
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        167
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Dave Powell
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Fred Duell
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      David Miller
                      (UMC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Jim Hall
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        177
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Jimm Darlington
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Gary Germundson
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Dave Allen
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Brian Neitenbach
                      (UC)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                                                                        190
                                                                      
                      
                        ➊                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Eric Wais
                      (OSU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                ➋                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Mike Mann
                      (ISU)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                        ➌                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                      
                      Edcar Thomas
                      (UO)
                      
                  
                                                                    
                      
                                                   
                                            
                      
                                                                                                ➍                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                      
                      Brad Moseley
                      (UMC)

Rounds


                      Championship Final (1st)
                       
                      
                                    
                    118
                    ✦
                    Don Finnegan (ISU) > Howard Aufleger (OSU) decision 9-2
                  
                                                                        
                    126
                    ✦
                    Derek Glenn (UC) > Bryan Evans (UO) decision 14-11
                  
                                                                        
                    134
                    ✦
                    Mike Land (ISU) > Lewis Sondgeroth (UC) decision 21-10
                  
                                                                        
                    142
                    ✦
                    Lee Roy Smith (OSU) > Andre Metzger (UO) decision 9-7
                  
                                                                        
                    150
                    ✦
                    Charles Shelton (OSU) > Brian Neitenbach (UC) decision 13-7
                  
                                                                        
                    158
                    ✦
                    Kelly Ward (ISU) > Mike Pollock (UMC) fall 7:46
                  
                                                                        
                    167
                    ✦
                    Dave Powell (ISU) > Fred Duell (OSU) decision 5-3
                  
                                                                        
                    177
                    ✦
                    Jimm Darlington (UO) > Gary Germundson (OSU) decision 6-3
                  
                                                                        
                    190
                    ✦
                    Eric Wais (OSU) > Mike Mann (ISU) decision 8-4
                  
                                                                        
                    HWT
                    ✦
                    Tom Waldon (ISU) > Jeff Gillman (UMC) decision 5-3


                      Consolation Final (3rd)
                       
                      
                                    
                    118
                    ✦
                    Mike Monday (UO) > Khris Whelan (UMC) decision 13-9
                  
                                                                        
                    126
                    ✦
                    Keith Whelan (UMC) > Rick Whitehead (UN) decision 10-3
                  
                                                                        
                    134
                    ✦
                    Frank DeAngelis (UO) > Dane Ives (UMC) decision 7-4
                  
                                                                        
                    142
                    ✦
                    Dave Brown (ISU) > Mike Pollock (UMC) decision 8-4
                  
                                                                        
                    150
                    ✦
                    Paul Merritt (UMC) > Steve Peck (UN) decision 5-4
                  
                                                                        
                    158
                    ✦
                    Ricky Stewart (OSU) > Isreal Sheppard (OSU) decision 6-2
                  
                                                                        
                    167
                    ✦
                    David Miller (UMC) > Jim Hall (UO) decision 9-3
                  
                                                                        
                    177
                    ✦
                    Dave Allen (ISU) > Brian Neitenbach (UC) decision 13-2
                  
                                                                        
                    190
                    ✦
                    Edcar Thomas (UO) > Brad Moseley (UMC) decision 22-15 (1OT)
                  
                                                                        
                    HWT
                    ✦
                    Steve Williams (UO) > George Rambour (UN) decision 3-2

HISTORY

11 Known Events

1996:

Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1984:

51st Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1983:

50th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1982:

49th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1979:

46th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1978:

45th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1976:

Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1973:

Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1970:

37th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1969:

36th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

1968:

35th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

Oklahoma State University

65.76 POINTS

1978-1979

OSU

University of Missouri, Columbia

45.25 POINTS

1978-1979

UMC

University of Nebraska

5.5 POINTS

Final X Newark

Webster Schroeder Youth Wrestling Camp

Webster Schroeder Youth Wrestling Camp

Webster Schroeder Youth Wrestling Camp

Webster Schroeder Youth Wrestling Camp

Team New York Freestyle Training Camp

Team New York Freestyle Training Camp

Train Grounded Wrestling Coaches Development Seminar

Team New York Freestyle Training Camp

Canada [CAN] vs. United States of America [USA]

Train Grounded Wrestling Coaches Development Seminar

Team New York Freestyle Training Camp

Team X Wrestling Clinic

Blue Bulls Wrestling Commuter Camp

Blue Bulls Wrestling Commuter Camp

Blue Bulls Wrestling Commuter Camp

Blue Bulls Wrestling Commuter Camp

Purler Wrestling Camp

Purler Wrestling Camp

Purler Wrestling Camp

RIT Wrestling Summer Technique Camp

Purler Wrestling Camp

RIT Wrestling Summer Technique Camp

Colby Frost Wrestling Clinic

RIT Wrestling Summer Technique Camp

Iowa State University

1978-1979

University of Oklahoma

1978-1979

University of Colorado

1978-1979

Cyclones Claim Crown

Iowa State shook off Oklahoma State's mild challenge with five of six victories in the finals Sunday night to claim the Big Eight Conference wrestling championship. SOURCE: The Daily Oklahoman, February 26, 1979.

Varsity

Oklahoma State University

1978-1979

University of Missouri, Columbia

1978-1979

University of Nebraska

1978-1979

HWT	➊	Tom Waldon (ISU)
	➋	Jeff Gillman (UMC)
	➌	Steve Williams (UO)
	➍	George Rambour (UN)
118	➊	Don Finnegan (ISU)
	➋	Howard Aufleger (OSU)
	➌	Mike Monday (UO)
	➍	Khris Whelan (UMC)
126	➊	Derek Glenn (UC)
	➋	Bryan Evans (UO)
	➌	Keith Whelan (UMC)
	➍	Rick Whitehead (UN)
134	➊	Mike Land (ISU)
	➋	Lewis Sondgeroth (UC)
	➌	Frank DeAngelis (UO)
	➍	Dane Ives (UMC)
142	➊	Lee Roy Smith (OSU)
	➋	Andre Metzger (UO)
	➌	Dave Brown (ISU)
	➍	Mike Pollock (UMC)
150	➊	Charles Shelton (OSU)
	➌	Paul Merritt (UMC)
	➍	Steve Peck (UN)
158	➊	Kelly Ward (ISU)
	➌	Ricky Stewart (OSU)
	➍	Isreal Sheppard (OSU)
167	➊	Dave Powell (ISU)
	➋	Fred Duell (OSU)
	➌	David Miller (UMC)
	➍	Jim Hall (UO)
177	➊	Jimm Darlington (UO)
	➋	Gary Germundson (OSU)
	➌	Dave Allen (ISU)
	➍	Brian Neitenbach (UC)
190	➊	Eric Wais (OSU)
	➋	Mike Mann (ISU)
	➌	Edcar Thomas (UO)
	➍	Brad Moseley (UMC)

118	✦	Don Finnegan (ISU) > Howard Aufleger (OSU) decision 9-2
126	✦	Derek Glenn (UC) > Bryan Evans (UO) decision 14-11
134	✦	Mike Land (ISU) > Lewis Sondgeroth (UC) decision 21-10
142	✦	Lee Roy Smith (OSU) > Andre Metzger (UO) decision 9-7
150	✦	Charles Shelton (OSU) > Brian Neitenbach (UC) decision 13-7
158	✦	Kelly Ward (ISU) > Mike Pollock (UMC) fall 7:46
167	✦	Dave Powell (ISU) > Fred Duell (OSU) decision 5-3
177	✦	Jimm Darlington (UO) > Gary Germundson (OSU) decision 6-3
190	✦	Eric Wais (OSU) > Mike Mann (ISU) decision 8-4
HWT	✦	Tom Waldon (ISU) > Jeff Gillman (UMC) decision 5-3

118	✦	Mike Monday (UO) > Khris Whelan (UMC) decision 13-9
126	✦	Keith Whelan (UMC) > Rick Whitehead (UN) decision 10-3
134	✦	Frank DeAngelis (UO) > Dane Ives (UMC) decision 7-4
142	✦	Dave Brown (ISU) > Mike Pollock (UMC) decision 8-4
150	✦	Paul Merritt (UMC) > Steve Peck (UN) decision 5-4
158	✦	Ricky Stewart (OSU) > Isreal Sheppard (OSU) decision 6-2
167	✦	David Miller (UMC) > Jim Hall (UO) decision 9-3
177	✦	Dave Allen (ISU) > Brian Neitenbach (UC) decision 13-2
190	✦	Edcar Thomas (UO) > Brad Moseley (UMC) decision 22-15 (1OT)
HWT	✦	Steve Williams (UO) > George Rambour (UN) decision 3-2

1978-1979

1978-1979

1978-1979

46th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

Hilton Coliseum

Iowa State shook off Oklahoma State's mild challenge with five of six victories in the finals Sunday night to claim the Big Eight Conference wrestling championship. SOURCE: The Daily Oklahoman, February 26, 1979.

GALLERY

Varsity

HISTORY

1978-1979

1978-1979

1978-1979

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