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46th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa)
Saturday-Sunday, February 24-25, 1979


Cyclones Claim Crown
Cyclones Claim Crown
Iowa State shook off Oklahoma State's mild challenge with five of six victories in the finals Sunday night to claim the Big Eight Conference wrestling championship. SOURCE: The Daily Oklahoman, February 26, 1979.

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Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Iowa State University [IA], Oklahoma State University [OK], University of Colorado [CO], University of Missouri, Columbia [MO], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Oklahoma [OK]
Team Final
1. Iowa State University [IA]  81.75 points
2. Oklahoma State University [OK]  65.76
3. University of Oklahoma [OK]  54.5
4. University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]  45.25
5. University of Colorado [CO]  32.5
6. University of Nebraska [NB]  5.5
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Kelly Ward (Iowa State University [IA], 158 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
118 lbs: Don Finnegan (Iowa State University [IA]) > Howard Aufleger (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 9-2
126 lbs: Derek Glenn (University of Colorado [CO]) > Bryan Evans (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 14-11
134 lbs: Mike Land (Iowa State University [IA]) > Lewis Sondgeroth (University of Colorado [CO]), DEC 21-10
142 lbs: Lee Roy Smith (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Andre Metzger (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 9-7
150 lbs: Charles Shelton (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Brian Neitenbach (University of Colorado [CO]), DEC 13-7
158 lbs: Kelly Ward (Iowa State University [IA]) > Mike Pollock (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), FALL 7:46
167 lbs: Dave Powell (Iowa State University [IA]) > Fred Duell (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 5-3
177 lbs: Jimm Darlington (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Gary Germundson (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 6-3
190 lbs: Eric Wais (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Mike Mann (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 8-4
HWT: Tom Waldon (Iowa State University [IA]) > Jeff Gillman (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), DEC 5-3
Consolation Final (3rd)
118 lbs: Mike Monday (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Khris Whelan (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), DEC 13-9
126 lbs: Keith Whelan (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Rick Whitehead (University of Nebraska [NB]), DEC 10-3
134 lbs: Frank DeAngelis (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Dane Ives (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), DEC 7-4
142 lbs: Dave Brown (Iowa State University [IA]) > Mike Pollock (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), DEC 8-4
150 lbs: Paul Merritt (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Steve Peck (University of Nebraska [NB]), DEC 5-4
158 lbs: Ricky Stewart (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Isreal Sheppard (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 6-2
167 lbs: David Miller (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Jim Hall (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 9-3
177 lbs: Dave Allen (Iowa State University [IA]) > Brian Neitenbach (University of Colorado [CO]), DEC 13-2
190 lbs: Edcar Thomas (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Brad Moseley (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), OTD 22-15 (1OT)
HWT: Steve Williams (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > George Rambour (University of Nebraska [NB]), DEC 3-2



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