1978 NCAA Championships

March 16-18, 1978 · Maryland

Team Champion

Iowa94.5 pts

Head Coach: Dan Gable · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Andy Daniels OHIO	John Azevedo CSUB	Dan Glenn IOWA
126 lbs	Mike Land ISU	Randy Lewis IOWA	Kenny Nelson OKLA
134 lbs	Ken Mallory Montclair State University	Frank DeAngelis OKLA	Franc Affentranger CSUB
142 lbs	Dan Hicks ORST	Andy Rein WIS	Scott Trizzino IOWA
150 lbs	Mark Churella MICH	Bruce Kinseth IOWA	Dave Schultz OKST
158 lbs	Lee Kemp WIS	Kelly Ward ISU	John Janiak CUSE
167 lbs	Keith Stearns OKLA	Paul Martin OKST	Scott Heaton POLY
177 lbs	Mark Lieberman LEH	Eric Wais OKST	Charles Gadson ISU
190 lbs	Ron Jeidy WIS	Frank Santana ISU	Mike Brown LEH
UNL	Jimmy Jackson OKST	John Sefter PRIN	Bob Golic University of Notre Dame

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	PIN 3:09	Bruce Kinseth IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Dave Schultz OKST3rd	DEC 0-0	Joe Zuspann ISU4th
Tim Jefferies ASU5th	MAJ DEC 9-0	Scott Bliss UO6th
Consi Semi
Joe Zuspann ISU	PIN 5:21	Scott Bliss UO
Dave Schultz OKST	DEC 9-6	Tim Jefferies ASU
Semifinal
Mark Churella MICH	DEC 13-10	Dave Schultz OKST
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	DEC 9-4	Joe Zuspann ISU
Consi 4
Tim Jefferies ASU	PIN 3:42	Dave Musselman Arizona
Scott Bliss UO	DEC 5-5	Max Lorenzo W&M
Consi 8 #2
Tim Jefferies ASU	MAJ DEC 10-1	Bruce Solomon OSU
Dave Musselman Arizona	DEC 7-5	Bill Vollrath PSU
Max Lorenzo W&M	DEC 4-1	Kirk Sinet SDSU
Scott Bliss UO	DEC 3-3	John Stallings Auburn
Quarterfinal
Dave Schultz OKST	DEC 11-5	Kirk Sinet SDSU
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 10-5	Tim Jefferies ASU
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	MAJ DEC 19-5	Bill Vollrath PSU
Mark Churella MICH	DEC 14-9	John Stallings Auburn
Consi 8 #1
Bruce Solomon OSU	MAJ DEC 10-2	Oscar Ordonez Drake
Dave Musselman Arizona	DEC 11-4	Frank Presley MVILLE
Scott Bliss UO	DEC 8-7	Paul Supchak NAVY
Max Lorenzo W&M	DEC 4-3	Kim Farrison WIS
Consi 16 #2
Max Lorenzo W&M	DEC 6-3	Chuck Biggert Toledo
Round of 16
Tim Jefferies ASU	PIN 4:57	Tony Caravella BLOOM
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	PIN 6:51	Dave Musselman Arizona
Kirk Sinet SDSU	DEC 6-6	Mark Nelson OKLA
John Stallings Auburn	MAJ DEC 21-13	Steve Spangenberg Northern Michigan University
Joe Zuspann ISU	DEC 6-0	Oscar Ordonez Drake
Bill Vollrath PSU	MAJ DEC 11-2	Jim Tebbe Miami University (Ohio)
Dave Schultz OKST	MAJ DEC 15-5	Kim Farrison WIS
Mark Churella MICH	TF 25-2	Scott Bliss UO
Round of 32
Mark Churella MICH	PIN 2:49	Paul Supchak NAVY
Steve Spangenberg Northern Michigan University	PIN 4:39	Larry Tusick Alabama
Joe Zuspann ISU	PIN 5:59	Bruce Solomon OSU
Bruce Kinseth IOWA	PIN 5:51	Frank Presley MVILLE
Scott Bliss UO	DEC 12-10	Dan Godbehere WYO
Tim Jefferies ASU	DEC 6-0	Brian Surage RU
Tony Caravella BLOOM	DEC 4-4	Mark Jensen Concordia-Moorhead
Oscar Ordonez Drake	DEC 3-2	Emanuel Miller UCLA
Kim Farrison WIS	DEC 9-7
Pigtail
Tim Jefferies ASU	DEC 8-6	Mike Willner Rhode Island
Dave Schultz OKST	DEC 13-8	Max Lorenzo W&M
John Stallings Auburn	MAJ DEC 13-4	Scott Brambini RIDER