1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport College wrestling
Location Tucson, Arizona
DatesMarch 11, 1976–March 13, 1976
Host(s) University of Arizona
Venue(s) McKale Center
Final positions
Champions Iowa (2nd title)
1st runners-up Iowa State
2nd runners-up Oklahoma State
Tournament statistics
Attendance17,297
MVP Chuck Yagla (Iowa)
  1975
1977  

The 1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 46th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona hosted the tournament at the McKale Center.

Contents

Iowa took home the team championship with 123.25 points and three individual champions. [1]

Chuck Yagla of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Herb Calvert of Oklahoma received the Gorriaran Award. [2]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Iowa 123.25
2 Iowa State 85.75
3 Oklahoma State 64.5
4 Wisconsin 64
5 Lehigh 55.25
6 Cal Poly 53
7 Minnesota 42.5
8 Michigan 36.5
9 Oklahoma 34.25
10 Penn State 23.25
Reference: [2]

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbsMark DiGiroiamo, Cal Poly-SLO MAJOR Johnnie Jones, Iowa State, 14–4
126 lbsJack Reinwand, Wisconsin DEC Harold Wiley, California-Santa Barbara, 9–6
134 lbsMike Frick, Lehigh DEC Pat Milkovich, Michigan State, 7–4
142 lbsBrad Smith, Iowa MAJOR Gene Costello, Slippery Rock, 12–4
150 lbsChuck Yagla, Iowa DEC Pete Galea, Iowa State, 5–0
158 lbsLee Kemp, Wisconsin DEC Tom Brown, Washington, 4–0
167 lbsPat Christenson, Wisconsin DEC Dan Wagermann, Iowa, 9–7
177 lbs Chris Campbell, Iowa DEC Mark Johnson, Michigan, 9–4
190 lbsEvan Johnson, Minnesota DEC Frank Santana, Iowa State, 6–6, 2–0
UNL Jimmy Jackson , Oklahoma State DEC Greg Gibson, Oregon, 5–3
Reference: [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "46th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.