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9th Annual National Catholic Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ ACC Fieldhouse (Notre Dame, Indiana)
Sunday, February 5, 1978

Notre Dame hosts NCI mat meet

Wrestling at Notre Dame hasn't occupied the spotlight often. SOURCE: The South Bend Tribune, February 3, 1978.

Album: General

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)

Participating Teams

John Carroll University [OH], King's College [PA], Lewis University [IL], Loras College [IA], Marquette University [WI], Saint John's University [MN], Saint Joseph's College [IN], Saint Mary's University of Minnesota [MN], Seton Hall University [NJ], St. John Fisher College [NY], University of Dayton [OH], University of Notre Dame [IN], University of Scranton [PA], Xavier University [OH]

Team Final

1.	University of Notre Dame [IN] 92 points
2.	John Carroll University [OH] 65
3.	Marquette University [WI] 51.25
4.	Saint John's University [MN] 34.5
5.	University of Scranton [PA] 34
6.	King's College [PA] 0
	Lewis University [IL] 0
	Loras College [IA] 0
	Saint Joseph's College [IN] 0
	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota [MN] 0
	Seton Hall University [NJ] 0
	St. John Fisher College [NY] 0
	University of Dayton [OH] 0
	Xavier University [OH] 0

Award Winners

Outstanding Wrestler Award: Jim Weir (John Carroll University [OH], 167 lbs)

Aggregate Pin Award: Bob Golic (University of Notre Dame [IN], HWT)

Placewinners

134 lbs:	4. John Torres (University of Notre Dame [IN])
142 lbs:	4. Chris Favo (University of Notre Dame [IN])
190 lbs:	4. Joe Kurletta (University of Notre Dame [IN])

Championship Final (1st)

118 lbs:	Geroge Stephenson (Saint Mary's University of Minnesota [MN]) > George Gedney (University of Notre Dame [IN]), DEC 7-4
126 lbs:	John Jackson (John Carroll University [OH]) > Dave DiSabato (University of Notre Dame [IN]), DEC 8-4
134 lbs:	Sandy Spero (St. John Fisher College [NY]) > Chris Meyer (Saint John's University [MN]), DEC 10-8
142 lbs:	Tom Cua (John Carroll University [OH]) > Craig Feldmeier (Saint John's University [MN]), DEC 7-3
150 lbs:	Pat McKillen (University of Notre Dame [IN]) > Tim Jarecki (Marquette University [WI]), DEC 6-2
158 lbs:	Mike Padden (University of Notre Dame [IN]) > Vitas Kijauskas (John Carroll University [OH]), DEC 11-1
167 lbs:	Jim Weir (John Carroll University [OH]) > Gary Bernabe (University of Scranton [PA]), DEC 22-8
177 lbs:	Rob Dreger (University of Notre Dame [IN]) > Joel Damrick (Seton Hall University [NJ]), DEC 8-5
190 lbs:	Dan Herman (Marquette University [WI]) > Tom Hennessey (University of Dayton [OH]), DEC 11-6
HWT:	Bob Golic (University of Notre Dame [IN]) > Bob Burgess (King's College [PA]), FALL 2:57

Consolation Final (3rd)

167 lbs:

Tom Matlon (Saint John's University [MN]) > Tim Celek (Marquette University [WI]), DEC 5-1

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