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3rd Annual NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, 1976


It's Really a BIG Win
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

It's Really a BIG Win

Album: General

Wrestlers Do Well; Pelligra Takes Title Potsdam Gains Two All-Americans Whipple, Ciotoli Gail All-America Status

Album: The Cedar Rapids Gazette

Wrestling action was on eight mats Sandy Tells It Like It Is It's An Engaging Sport Upper Iowa's Kuennen in Finals Coe's Hobbs Heads for Title Round NCAA Mat Tourney Opens Friday at Coe

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
1. John Carroll University [OH]  112.25 points
2. Ashland University [OH]  51
3. St. Lawrence University [NY]  44.5
4. Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]  39.5
5. Lycoming College [PA]  36
6. Gettysburg College [PA]  29
SUNY Potsdam [NY]  29
8. Humboldt State University [CA]  28.5
9. Coe College [IA]  24.5
10. Binghamton University [NY]  23.75
11. SUNY Brockport [NY]  22.5
12. Luther College [IA]  22
13. Upper Iowa University [IA]  21.5
14. Wheaton College [IL]  21
15. MacMurray College [IL]  20
16. The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ]  19
17. Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA]  18
SUNY Cortland [NY]  18
19. Hiram College [OH]  15
20. Delaware Valley University [PA]  14
21. California State University, Stanislaus [CA]  13.75
22. Maryville College [TN]  12
23. Grove City College [PA]  11.5
24. Kutztown University [PA]  11
25. Olivet College [MI]  9.75
26. Wartburg College [IA]  9.25
27. Cornell College [IA]  9
28. Simpson College [IA]  8.75
29. Ohio Northern University [OH]  8.5
30. Thiel College [PA]  7.5
31. U.S. Coast Guard Academy [CT]  5
32. Lake Superior College [MN]  3.5
33. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY]  3.25
York College [PA]  3.25
35. Kalamazoo College [MI]  3
SUNY Oswego [NY]  3
37. California Lutheran University [CA]  2.5
Elizabethtown College [PA]  2.5
Loras College [IA]  2.5
University of Rhode Island [RI]  2.5
Widener University [PA]  2.5
42. Adrian College [MI]  2
Alma College [MI]  2
Amherst College [MA]  2
Baldwin Wallace University [OH]  2
Glassboro State College [NJ]  2
Millikin University [IL]  2
Monmouth College [IL]  2
Oberlin College [OH]  2
50. Augustana College [IL]  1.75
51. SUNY Oneonta [NY]  1.5
52. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania [PA]  1
Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]  1
University of St. Thomas [MN]  1
Washington & Jefferson College [PA]  1
56. Hamline University [MN]  0.5
Wabash College [IN]  0.5
58. Boston State College [MA]  0
Case Western Reserve University [OH]  0
Lawrence University [WI]  0
Lebanon Valley College [PA]  0
Marietta College [OH]  0
Millersville University [PA]  0
Montclair State University [NJ]  0
Mount Union College [OH]  0
Muhlenberg College [PA]  0
Muskingum University [OH]  0
North Central College [IL]  0
Ripon College [WI]  0
Sarah Lawrence College [NY]  0
Union College [NY]  0
Washington and Lee University [VA]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Vince Tundo (Montclair State University [NJ], 126 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
118 lbs: Jack Mulhall (John Carroll University [OH]) > Pete Berti (Binghamton University [NY]), DEC 14-7
126 lbs: Vince Tundo (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Craig Helmuth (Gettysburg College [PA]), DEC 7-1
134 lbs: Mark Hawald (John Carroll University [OH]) > Mike Blakely (Montclair State University [NJ]), DEC 13-7
142 lbs: Rick Freitas (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Nick Hobbs (Coe College [IA]), DEC 10-4
150 lbs: Tony Peraza (SUNY Potsdam [NY]) > Fred Wideman (MacMurray College [IL]), DEC 12-6
158 lbs: Jim Weir (John Carroll University [OH]) > Robert Harris (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]), DEC 9-7
167 lbs: Dante Caprio (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Clayton Barnard (Ashland University [OH]), DEC 12-3
177 lbs: Dom DiGioacchino (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Brad Bowman (John Carroll University [OH]), DEC 16-8
190 lbs: Eric Guyll (Millersville University [PA]) > Frank Kuennen (Upper Iowa University [IA]), DEC 5-1
HWT: Ron Pelligra (St. Lawrence University [NY]) > Erland Van Lidth De Jeude (Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA]), DEC 4-1
Consolation Final (3rd)
118 lbs: George Kacavas (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Scott Puzia (The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ]), DEC 7-2
126 lbs: Andy Zook (Millersville University [PA]) > Mike Rossetti (The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ]), FALL 3:18
134 lbs: Abe Lang (SUNY Brockport [NY]) > Mel Harris (California State University, Stanislaus [CA]), OTD 5-2 (1OT)
142 lbs: Harold Shaw (Lycoming College [PA]) > Alex Massiello (Hiram College [OH]), DEC 9-3
150 lbs: Greg DiGioacchino (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Graig Savitsky (Lycoming College [PA]), DEC 6-5
158 lbs: Mitch Brown (St. Lawrence University [NY]) > Steve Borja (Lycoming College [PA]), DEC 4-3
167 lbs: Ken Meditz (John Carroll University [OH]) > Kris Henry (Humboldt State University [CA]), DEC 9-3
177 lbs: Doug Cope (Delaware Valley University [PA]) > Allen Grinde (Luther College [IA]), DEC 9-4
190 lbs: Ed Hissa (Ashland University [OH]) > Leon Dunnam (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]), OTD score? (1OT)
HWT: Steve Caldwell (Montclair State University [NJ]) > Steve McRoberts (Wheaton College [IL]), DEC 3-1
Consolation Final (5th)
118 lbs: Mike Tobin (Massachusetts Maritime Academy [MA]) > Bob Ortenzio (Gettysburg College [PA]), FALL 3:36
126 lbs: John Ciotoli (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > Al Evangilista (John Carroll University [OH]), DEC 2-0
134 lbs: Gil Waterman (Wheaton College [IL]) > Gerry Bouchard (SUNY Potsdam [NY]), DFLT time?
142 lbs: John Bittenbender (Kutztown University [PA]) > Bob Harr (Humboldt State University [CA]), DEC 4-0
150 lbs: Doug Burton (Ohio Northern University [OH]) > Rory Whipple (SUNY Cortland [NY]), DEC 5-4
158 lbs: Jerome Stewart (Simpson College [IA]) > Mike Karges (Humboldt State University [CA]), DEC 11-5
167 lbs: David Bauchman (Grove City College [PA]) > Wayne Dunn (Maryville College [TN]), DEC 4-3
177 lbs: Skip Fair (Ashland University [OH]) > Ronald Bates (Olivet College [MI]), DEC 17-3
190 lbs: Kevin Hinkel (John Carroll University [OH]) > Robert Valentine (Maryville College [TN]), DEC 4-3
HWT: Steve Riess (California Lutheran University [CA]) > Joe Collins (Ashland University [OH]), DEC 4-3

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