1976 NCAA Championships

March 11-13, 1976 · Arizona

Team Champion

Iowa123.5 pts

Head Coach: Gary Kurdelmeier · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Mark DiGirolamo POLY	Johnnie Jones ISU	Mike McArthur MINN
126 lbs	Jack Reinwand WIS	Harold Wiley Cal State-Santa Barbara	Kenny Nelson OKLA
134 lbs	Mike Frick LEH	Pat Milkovich MSU	Tim Cysewski IOWA
142 lbs	Brad Smith IOWA	Gene Costello SRU	Steve Barrett OKST
150 lbs	Chuck Yagla IOWA	Pete Galea ISU	Mark Churella MICH
158 lbs	Lee Kemp WIS	Tom Brown Washington	Joe Zuspann ISU
167 lbs	Pat Christenson WIS	Dan Wagemann IOWA	Joe Carr Kentucky
177 lbs	Chris Campbell IOWA	Mark Johnson MICH	Mike Lieberman LEH
190 lbs	Evan Johnson MINN	Frank Santana ISU	Bud Palmer IOWA
UNL	Jimmy Jackson OKST	Greg Gibson UO	Larry Bielenberg ORST

Weight:

118 lbs 126 lbs 134 lbs 142 lbs 150 lbs 158 lbs 167 lbs 177 lbs 190 lbs UNL

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Round of 32 Pigtail

Finals
Brad Smith IOWA1st	MAJ DEC 12-4	Gene Costello SRU2nd
Medal Round
Steve Barrett OKST3rd	MAJ DEC 20-6	Brad Smith Toledo4th
Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH5th	DEC 4-3	Don Rohn CLAR6th
Consi Semi
Steve Barrett OKST	PIN 1:26	Don Rohn CLAR
Brad Smith Toledo	DEC 10-5	Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH
Semifinal
Gene Costello SRU	DEC 5-5	Brad Smith Toledo
Brad Smith IOWA	DEC 12-5	Don Rohn CLAR
Consi 4
Steve Barrett OKST	MAJ DEC 12-3	Steve Sanderson BYU
Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH	DEC 6-1	Tony Fillippo NIU
Consi 8 #2
Steve Sanderson BYU	TF 17-1	Russell Clark St. Cloud State University
Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH	DEC 5-1	Keith Green OKLA
Steve Barrett OKST	DEC 10-3	Gary Bentrim UNI
Tony Fillippo NIU	DEC 5-3	Ron McKinney POLY
Quarterfinal
Brad Smith IOWA	DEC 6-1	Ron McKinney POLY
Brad Smith Toledo	MAJ DEC 17-5	Russell Clark St. Cloud State University
Don Rohn CLAR	DEC 9-7	Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH
Gene Costello SRU	MAJ DEC 14-4	Steve Barrett OKST
Consi 8 #1
Gary Bentrim UNI	PIN 2:36	Andy DiSabato OSU
Keith Green OKLA	DEC 9-3	Dick Knorr ORST
Tony Fillippo NIU	DEC 3-2	Ed Rivera TEMPLE
Steve Sanderson BYU	TF 17-1	Court Vining NEB
Consi 16 #2
Gary Bentrim UNI	DEC 1-1	Tim Mousetis Kentucky
Round of 16
Ron McKinney POLY	PIN 1:58	Alex Riccomini NW
Brad Smith Toledo	DEC 2-1	Steve Sanderson BYU
Steve Barrett OKST	MAJ DEC 16-5	Bob Harwick UVA
Brad Smith IOWA	DEC 5-3	Tony Fillippo NIU
Tihamer Toth-Fejel LEH	DEC 16-10	Randy Nielsen ISU
Russell Clark St. Cloud State University	DEC 4-4	Kerry Bolen ASU
Gene Costello SRU	DEC 5-0	Andy DiSabato OSU
Don Rohn CLAR	DEC 4-1	Keith Green OKLA
Round of 32
Brad Smith Toledo	PIN 1:06	Court Vining NEB
Andy DiSabato OSU	DEC 9-6	Bob Thoman Weber State
Don Rohn CLAR	DEC 12-5	Dick Knorr ORST
Tony Fillippo NIU	DEC 7-6	Steve Daniels Portland State University
Ron McKinney POLY	DEC 5-4	Tony DiGiovanni Cleveland State University
Kerry Bolen ASU	DEC 5-2	Alan Housner PUR
Steve Barrett OKST	TF 17-2	Rex Branum EIU
Gene Costello SRU	DEC 4-2	Tim Mousetis Kentucky
Keith Green OKLA	DEC 4-0	Bob Bailey
Pigtail
Steve Barrett OKST	PIN 1:32	Mike Willner Rhode Island
Gene Costello SRU	DEC 8-2	Gary Bentrim UNI
Alex Riccomini NW	MAJ DEC 10-0	Terry Fog WSU
Steve Daniels Portland State University	DEC 11-7	Mike Moore LHU