3rd Annual NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament @ Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 1976
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It's Really a BIG Win
Erland Van Lidth De Jeude, 400-pound heavyweight from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave the victory sign at Coe Fieldhouse after pinning Steve McRoberts of Wheaton in 1:39 in a semifinal heavyweight match in the NCAA III wrestling tourney. He is about to be congratulated by coach Wil Chassey. SOURCE: The Cedar Rapids Gazette, March 7, 1976.
Album: The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams |
Adrian College [MI], Alma College [MI], Amherst College [MA], Ashland University [OH], Augustana College [IL], Baldwin Wallace University [OH], Binghamton University [NY], Boston State College [MA], California Lutheran University [CA], California State University, Stanislaus [CA], Case Western Reserve University [OH], Coe College [IA], Cornell College [IA], Delaware Valley University [PA], Elizabethtown College [PA], Gettysburg College [PA], Glassboro State College [NJ], Grove City College [PA], Hamline University [MN], Hiram College [OH], Humboldt State University [CA], John Carroll University [OH], Kalamazoo College [MI], Kutztown University [PA], Lake Superior College [MN], Lawrence University [WI], Lebanon Valley College [PA], Loras College [IA], Luther College [IA], Lycoming College [PA], MacMurray College [IL], Mansfield University of Pennsylvania [PA], Marietta College [OH], Maryville College [TN], Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA], Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA], Millersville University [PA], Millikin University [IL], Monmouth College [IL], Montclair State University [NJ], Mount Union College [OH], Muhlenberg College [PA], Muskingum University [OH], North Central College [IL], Oberlin College [OH], Ohio Northern University [OH], Olivet College [MI], Ripon College [WI], Rochester Institute of Technology [NY], Sarah Lawrence College [NY], Simpson College [IA], St. Lawrence University [NY], SUNY Brockport [NY], SUNY Cortland [NY], SUNY Oneonta [NY], SUNY Oswego [NY], SUNY Potsdam [NY], The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ], Thiel College [PA], U.S. Coast Guard Academy [CT], U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY], Union College [NY], University of Rhode Island [RI], University of St. Thomas [MN], Upper Iowa University [IA], Wabash College [IN], Wartburg College [IA], Washington & Jefferson College [PA], Washington and Lee University [VA], Wheaton College [IL], Widener University [PA], York College [PA] |
Team Final |
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Award Winners |
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Championship Final (1st) |
118 lbs:
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Jack Mulhall (John Carroll University [OH]) > Pete Berti (Binghamton University [NY]),
DEC 14-7 |
126 lbs:
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Vince Tundo (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Craig Helmuth (Gettysburg College [PA]),
DEC 7-1 |
134 lbs:
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Mark Hawald (John Carroll University [OH]) > Mike Blakely (Montclair State University [NJ]),
DEC 13-7 |
142 lbs:
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Rick Freitas (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Nick Hobbs (Coe College [IA]),
DEC 10-4 |
150 lbs:
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Tony Peraza (SUNY Potsdam [NY]) > Fred Wideman (MacMurray College [IL]),
DEC 12-6 |
158 lbs:
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Jim Weir (John Carroll University [OH]) > Robert Harris (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]),
DEC 9-7 |
167 lbs:
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Dante Caprio (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Clayton Barnard (Ashland University [OH]),
DEC 12-3 |
177 lbs:
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Dom DiGioacchino (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Brad Bowman (John Carroll University [OH]),
DEC 16-8 |
190 lbs:
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Eric Guyll (Millersville University [PA]) > Frank Kuennen (Upper Iowa University [IA]),
DEC 5-1 |
HWT:
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Ron Pelligra (St. Lawrence University [NY]) > Erland Van Lidth De Jeude (Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA]),
DEC 4-1 |
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Consolation Final (3rd) |
118 lbs:
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George Kacavas (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Scott Puzia (The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ]),
DEC 7-2 |
126 lbs:
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Andy Zook (Millersville University [PA]) > Mike Rossetti (The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ]),
FALL 3:18 |
134 lbs:
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Abe Lang (SUNY Brockport [NY]) > Mel Harris (California State University, Stanislaus [CA]),
OTD 5-2 (1OT) |
142 lbs:
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Harold Shaw (Lycoming College [PA]) > Alex Massiello (Hiram College [OH]),
DEC 9-3 |
150 lbs:
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Greg DiGioacchino (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Graig Savitsky (Lycoming College [PA]),
DEC 6-5 |
158 lbs:
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Mitch Brown (St. Lawrence University [NY]) > Steve Borja (Lycoming College [PA]),
DEC 4-3 |
167 lbs:
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Ken Meditz (John Carroll University [OH]) > Kris Henry (Humboldt State University [CA]),
DEC 9-3 |
177 lbs:
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Doug Cope (Delaware Valley University [PA]) > Allen Grinde (Luther College [IA]),
DEC 9-4 |
190 lbs:
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Ed Hissa (Ashland University [OH]) > Leon Dunnam (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]),
OTD score? (1OT) |
HWT:
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Steve Caldwell (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Steve McRoberts (Wheaton College [IL]),
DEC 3-1 |
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Consolation Final (5th) |
118 lbs:
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Mike Tobin (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]) > Bob Ortenzio (Gettysburg College [PA]),
FALL 3:36 |
126 lbs:
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John Ciotoli (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > Al Evangilista (John Carroll University [OH]),
DEC 2-0 |
134 lbs:
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Gil Waterman (Wheaton College [IL]) > Gerry Bouchard (SUNY Potsdam [NY]),
DFLT time? |
142 lbs:
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John Bittenbender (Kutztown University [PA]) > Bob Harr (Humboldt State University [CA]),
DEC 4-0 |
150 lbs:
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Doug Burton (Ohio Northern University [OH]) > Rory Whipple (SUNY Cortland [NY]),
DEC 5-4 |
158 lbs:
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Jerome Stewart (Simpson College [IA]) > Mike Karges (Humboldt State University [CA]),
DEC 11-5 |
167 lbs:
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David Bauchman (Grove City College [PA]) > Wayne Dunn (Maryville College [TN]),
DEC 4-3 |
177 lbs:
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Skip Fair (Ashland University [OH]) > Ronald Bates (Olivet College [MI]),
DEC 17-3 |
190 lbs:
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Kevin Hinkel (John Carroll University [OH]) > Robert Valentine (Maryville College [TN]),
DEC 4-3 |
HWT:
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Steve Riess (California Lutheran University [CA]) > Joe Collins (Ashland University [OH]),
DEC 4-3 |
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