NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1977 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Frank Santana, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Frank SantanaISU
  2. 2Evan JohnsonMINN
  3. 3Don McCorkelLEH
  4. 4Bob BraggOregon
  5. 5Mark NeumannOU
  6. 6Howard HarrisORST

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over Eric Woolsey, California Poly Humboldt — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) over Bob Menz, Cortland (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Baldwin (7), Northern Colorado over John Vizzi, Virginia Military — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  3. Billy King, Alabama over Bill Bailey, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Bob Bragg (5), Oregon over Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State — SD 13–0 · View bout
  5. Bruce Young, Arizona State over John Robinson, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Chris Anaya (6), California-Poly over Bill Bertrand, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Dave Gregrow, Wilkes (PA) over Jerry Washington, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 15–12 · View bout
  8. Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Kevin Quigley, Ohio State — SD 12–0 · View bout
  9. Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota over Steve Needs, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  10. Frank Santana (3), Iowa State over Steve Day, Illinois State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  11. Greg Cooper, Navy (MD) over Mark Tiffany, Northern Illinois — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Greg Stevens (8), Iowa over Daryl Monasmith, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Howard Harris, Oregon State over Mike Bull, California-Bakersfield — Fall 7:08 · View bout
  14. John Loyd, Long Beach State (CA) over Lee Austin, Utah — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  15. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over Ron Jeidy (4), Wisconsin — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  16. Mark Nichols, Boston (MA) over James 'JJ' Johnson, Kentucky — SD 22–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy King, Alabama over Greg Stevens (8), Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Bob Bragg (5), Oregon over John Loyd, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Bruce Young, Arizona State over Bill Baldwin (7), Northern Colorado — Dec 16–15 · View bout
  4. Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Nichols, Boston (MA) — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  5. Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota over Dave Gregrow, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 0:50 · View bout
  6. Frank Santana (3), Iowa State over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  7. Howard Harris, Oregon State over Chris Anaya (6), California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over Greg Cooper, Navy (MD) — Fall 4:11 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Bragg (5), Oregon over Mark Neumann, Oklahoma — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Bruce Young, Arizona State — Fall 2:37 · View bout
  3. Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota over Billy King, Alabama — Fall 1:06 · View bout
  4. Frank Santana (3), Iowa State over Howard Harris, Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota over Bob Bragg (5), Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Frank Santana (3), Iowa State over Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Frank Santana (3), Iowa State over Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) over Steve Day, Illinois State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. John Loyd, Long Beach State (CA) over Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Kevin Quigley, Ohio State over Mark Nichols, Boston (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Steve Needs, Boise State (ID) over Dave Gregrow, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Young, Arizona State over Kevin Quigley, Ohio State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris, Oregon State over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over John Loyd, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Steve Needs, Boise State (ID) over Billy King, Alabama — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Howard Harris, Oregon State over Bruce Young, Arizona State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over Steve Needs, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Bragg (5), Oregon over Howard Harris, Oregon State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Neumann, Oklahoma — Fall 5:19 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Don McCorkel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Bragg (5), Oregon — Dec 6–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Neumann, Oklahoma over Howard Harris, Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

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