1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport College wrestling
Location College Park, Maryland
DatesMarch 16, 1978–March 18, 1978
Host(s) University of Maryland
Venue(s) Cole Field House
Final positions
Champions Iowa (3rd title)
1st runners-up Iowa State
2nd runners-up Oklahoma State
Tournament statistics
Attendance43,759
MVP Mark Churella (Michigan)
  1977
1979  

The 1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 48th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland hosted the tournament at the Cole Field House.

Contents

Iowa took home the team championship with 94.5 points despite having no individual champions. [1]

Mark Churella of Michigan was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Scott Heaton of Cal Poly-SLO received the Gorriaran Award. [2]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Iowa 94.5
2 Iowa State 94
3 Oklahoma State 86.25
4 Wisconsin 77.25
5 Lehigh 52.25
6 Cal Poly 41.5
7 Minnesota 37.5
8 Michigan 33.25
9 Oklahoma 32.5
10 Penn State 29.25
Reference: [2]

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbsAndy Daniels, Ohio WBF John Azevedo, Cal State- Bakersfield, 0:30
126 lbsMike Land, Iowa State MAJOR Randy Lewis, Iowa, 13–5
134 lbsKen Mallory, Montclair State DEC Frank DeAngelis, Oklahoma, 10–7
142 lbsDan Hicks, Oregon State DEC Andy Rein, Wisconsin, 8–8, 3–1
150 lbs Mark Churella , Michigan WBF Bruce Kinseth, Iowa, 3:09
158 lbsLee Kemp, Wisconsin DEC Kelly Ward, Iowa State, 10–8
167 lbsKeith Stearns, Oklahoma DEC Paul Martin, Oklahoma State, 3–2
177 lbsMark Lieberman, Lehigh DEC Eric Wais, Oklahoma State, 7–1
190 lbsRon Jeidy, Wisconsin WDF Frank Santana, Iowa State, 3:38
UNL Jimmy Jackson , Oklahoma State WBF John Sefter, Princeton, 1:12
Reference: [2]

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References

  1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "48th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.