NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1976 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Mike Frick, Lehigh (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mike FrickLEH
  2. 2Pat MilkovichMSU
  3. 3Tim CysewskiIOWA
  4. 4Sam KomarIND
  5. 5Mark HawaldJohn Carroll (OH)
  6. 6Kurt MockKentucky

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Grant Arnold, California-Poly over Gene Price, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Kurt Mock, Kentucky over Toshi Oonishi, Washington (WA) — Dec 15–12 · View bout
  3. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Mike Chinn, Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Craig Young, Idaho State — SD 21–6 · View bout
  5. Sev Popolizio, Boston (MA) over Gary Wilson, Central Michigan — Dec 15–13 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Frank Gonzales (4), California-Los Angeles over Dave Martin, Indiana State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Herb Crimp, Utah over Rick Thompson (7), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Jack Eustice, Minnesota-Mankato over Grant Arnold, California-Poly — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jim Hicks, William & Mary (VA) over Dane Ives, Missouri — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Joe Kittel, Oregon State over Pat Neu, Minnesota — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Kurt Mock, Kentucky over Dennis Sciabica, Penn State — Fall 6:26 · View bout
  7. Lorenzo Jones (6), Portland State (OR) over Dan Bedesem, West Chester (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Tom Bauer, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  9. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mike McGonigal, Virginia — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  10. Mike Pike, Arizona State over Tim Reaume, North Carolina — Fall 7:01 · View bout
  11. Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State over Carlos Rodriquez, California-Berkeley — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  12. Paul Bartlett, Iowa State over Sev Popolizio, Boston (MA) — SD 21–4 · View bout
  13. Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) over Rande Stottlemyer (3), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  14. Scott Soderholm, Northern Illinois over Charles Allen Jr., Army (NY) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  15. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Mike Blakely, Montclair State (NJ) — SD 21–0 · View bout
  16. Tony Jennings, Nebraska over Frank Pucino, Rhode Island — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Frank Gonzales (4), California-Los Angeles over Mike Pike, Arizona State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Kurt Mock, Kentucky over Tony Jennings, Nebraska — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Lorenzo Jones (6), Portland State (OR) over Jack Eustice, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Jim Hicks, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Kittel, Oregon State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State over Tim Cysewski, Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Paul Bartlett, Iowa State over Herb Crimp, Utah — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) over Scott Soderholm, Northern Illinois — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Kurt Mock, Kentucky over Frank Gonzales (4), California-Los Angeles — Fall 6:08 · View bout
  2. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State over Paul Bartlett, Iowa State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) over Lorenzo Jones (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Mock, Kentucky — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State over Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Frick (1), Lehigh (PA) over Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike McGonigal, Virginia over Craig Young, Idaho State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Toshi Oonishi, Washington (WA) over Dennis Sciabica, Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Kittel, Oregon State over Mike McGonigal, Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Rande Stottlemyer (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Scott Soderholm, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Carlos Rodriquez, California-Berkeley — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Toshi Oonishi, Washington (WA) over Tony Jennings, Nebraska — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Frank Gonzales (4), California-Los Angeles over Toshi Oonishi, Washington (WA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Joe Kittel, Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Rande Stottlemyer (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Lorenzo Jones (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Paul Bartlett, Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Frank Gonzales (4), California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Rande Stottlemyer (3), Pittsburgh (PA) — SD 13–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) over Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) — Fall 3:59 · View bout
  2. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Kurt Mock, Kentucky — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Cysewski, Iowa over Sam Komar, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Hawald (8), John Carroll (OH) over Kurt Mock, Kentucky — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.