NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1976 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Lee Kemp Jr., Wisconsin.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Lee Kemp Jr.WIS
  2. 2Tom BrownWashington (WA)
  3. 3Joe ZuspannISU
  4. 4John AlthansNAVY
  5. 5Ethan ReeveTennessee
  6. 6Jim WeirJohn Carroll (OH)

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Holman, Michigan over Bruce Hadsell, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Becker (8), Penn State over Mark Evenhus, Oregon State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Dennis Bardsley, California-Poly over Mark Osgood, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  4. Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois over Cliff Blom, Massachusetts — MD 14–6 · View bout
  5. Ethan Reeve, Tennessee over Bob Erickson (7), Utah State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  6. Jay Stuart, Princeton (NJ) over Wally Clark, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over Kevin Kramer, Oregon — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. John Althans, Navy (MD) over Terry Reese, North Carolina State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  9. John Hanshaw (6), Arizona over Marty Schwartz, Yale (CT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  10. John Janiak (3), Syracuse (NY) over Evan Hollopeter, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Terry Martin, Oklahoma — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  12. Michael Regner Sr., Citadel (SC) over Peter Ackerman, Rider (NJ) — SD 15–2 · View bout
  13. Mike McGivern, Iowa over Rick Peifer, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 7:52 · View bout
  14. Paul Martin (4), Oklahoma State over Randy Watson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA) over Rick Cousino, Miami (OH) — SD 13–0 · View bout
  16. Turner Jackson, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Chris Clark, Clarion (PA) — Fall 7:07 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Becker (8), Penn State over Brad Holman, Michigan — Dflt · View bout
  2. Ethan Reeve, Tennessee over Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois — Fall 5:41 · View bout
  3. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over Jay Stuart, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. John Althans, Navy (MD) over John Janiak (3), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Dennis Bardsley, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Michael Regner Sr., Citadel (SC) over John Hanshaw (6), Arizona — Dflt · View bout
  7. Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA) over Mike McGivern, Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  8. Turner Jackson, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Paul Martin (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over Turner Jackson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout
  2. John Althans, Navy (MD) over Michael Regner Sr., Citadel (SC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Dave Becker (8), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA) over Ethan Reeve, Tennessee — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA) over John Althans, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Kevin Kramer, Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dennis Bardsley, California-Poly over Paul Martin (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 3:13 · View bout
  2. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Jay Stuart, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Mike McGivern, Iowa over Rick Cousino, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Terry Reese, North Carolina State over John Janiak (3), Syracuse (NY) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Becker (8), Penn State over Dennis Bardsley, California-Poly — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  2. Ethan Reeve, Tennessee over Mike McGivern, Iowa — Fall 3:43 · View bout
  3. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Turner Jackson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MFF · View bout
  4. Terry Reese, North Carolina State over Michael Regner Sr., Citadel (SC) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ethan Reeve, Tennessee over Terry Reese, North Carolina State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) over Dave Becker (8), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over Ethan Reeve, Tennessee — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. John Althans, Navy (MD) over Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Zuspann (5), Iowa State over John Althans, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ethan Reeve, Tennessee over Jim Weir, John Carroll (OH) — SD 14–0 · View bout

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