1977 NCAA Championships

March 17-19, 1977 · Oklahoma

Team Champion

Iowa State95.5 pts

Head Coach: Harold Nichols · Runner-up: Oklahoma State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Jim Haines WIS	Mike McArthur MINN	Gene Mills CUSE
126 lbs	Nick Gallo HOF	Keith Mourlam IOWA	Mike Land ISU
134 lbs	Pat Neu MINN	Dennis Brighton MSU	Franc Affentranger CSUB
142 lbs	Steve Barrett OKST	Sam Komar IND	Andy DiSabato OSU
150 lbs	Mark Churella MICH	Joe Zuspann ISU	Paul Martin OKST
158 lbs	Lee Kemp WIS	Kelly Ward ISU	Ethan Reeve Tennessee
167 lbs	Rod Kilgore OKLA	Mark Lieberman LEH	Mike DeAnna IOWA
177 lbs	Chris Campbell IOWA	Mark Johnson MICH	Jerry White PSU
190 lbs	Frank Santana ISU	Evan Johnson MINN	Don McCorkel LEH
UNL	Jimmy Jackson OKST	Larry Bielenberg ORST	Harold Smith Kentucky

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
Mark Churella MICH1st	DEC 9-3	Joe Zuspann ISU2nd
Medal Round
Paul Martin OKST3rd	DEC 6-3	Terril Williams MIZZ4th
Roye Oliver ASU5th	DEC 3-1	Buddy Walker Tennessee6th
Consi Semi
Paul Martin OKST	DEC 7-4	Buddy Walker Tennessee
Terril Williams MIZZ	DEC 6-5	Roye Oliver ASU
Semifinal
Mark Churella MICH	DEC 9-7	Paul Martin OKST
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 5-0	Roye Oliver ASU
Consi 4
Terril Williams MIZZ	DEC 2-1	Bruce Kinseth IOWA
Buddy Walker Tennessee	DEC 7-4	Dan Hicks ORST
Consi 8 #2
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	PIN 3:12	Frank Presley MVILLE
Terril Williams MIZZ	PIN 0:32	Larry Kihlstadius NAVY
Dan Hicks ORST	DEC 4-3	Dave Welch IND
Buddy Walker Tennessee	DEC 5-4	Scott Heaton POLY
Quarterfinal
Mark Churella MICH	MAJ DEC 11-3	Bruce Kinseth IOWA
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 11-4	Dave Welch IND
Roye Oliver ASU	DEC 11-4	Scott Heaton POLY
Consi 8 #1
Buddy Walker Tennessee	MAJ DEC 13-2	Dave Beckman NW
Dan Hicks ORST	DEC 8-8	John Stallings Auburn
Frank Presley MVILLE	DEC 7-5	Rod Balch CSUB
Larry Kihlstadius NAVY	MAJ DEC 12-1	Frank Schaede East Carolina
Consi 16 #2
Rod Balch CSUB	DEC 5-3	Jeff Reintgen UNC
Round of 16
Paul Martin OKST	PIN 5:45	Larry Kihlstadius NAVY
Terril Williams MIZZ	DEC 9-4	Dave Musselman Arizona
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	MAJ DEC 14-4	Clyde Ruffin SIU-Carbondale
Scott Heaton POLY	DEC 4-4	Steve Grubman PRIN
Dave Welch IND	DEC 7-3	Kevin Clark California State University, Fresno
Mark Churella MICH	TF 34-4	Frank Presley MVILLE
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 10-3	Dan Hicks ORST
Round of 32
Mark Churella MICH	PIN 7:24	Rod Balch CSUB
Terril Williams MIZZ	PIN 1:59	Leo Hennessy Montana
Dave Musselman Arizona	PIN 2:09	Bill Vollrath PSU
Paul Martin OKST	PIN 4:06	Frank Schaede East Carolina
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 12-5	John Stallings Auburn
Roye Oliver ASU	MAJ DEC 14-3	Dave Beckman NW
Frank Presley MVILLE	DEC 9-6	John Martineck OKLA
Dan Hicks ORST	DEC 7-1	Evan Hollopeter Cleveland State University
Steve Grubman PRIN	DEC 4-2
Pigtail
Mark Churella MICH	PIN 3:29	Jeff Reintgen UNC
Mark Reimnitz NDSU	DEC 11-7	Chuck Biggert Toledo