NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1978 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Mike Land, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mike LandISU
  2. 2Randy LewisIOWA
  3. 3Kenny NelsonOU
  4. 4Jim HansonWIS
  5. 5Glenn BurketShippensburg (PA)
  6. 6Jerry ReidCOL

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Joaquin Maldonado, California-Los Angeles over Leon Madsen, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Tom Diamond, Clarion (PA) over Mike Bauer, Oregon State — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Carl Mangrum, Washington (WA) over Tom Alexander, Colorado State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. CD Mock (7), North Carolina over Mike Rossetti, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) over Lamar Boyer, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) over Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Mike Slyman, Missouri — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Guy Dugas, Syracuse (NY) over Tim Moon (6), Northern Colorado — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) over Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin over Jene Burris, California-Chico — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  9. Joaquin Maldonado, California-Los Angeles over Marvin Gasner, Colorado — Dec 21–9 · View bout
  10. Joe Davidson (8), Rhode Island over Mike Starr, Central Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  11. Jose Martinez, Pittsburgh (PA) over Lonnie Parker, Northern Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout
  12. Juan Causey, Illinois over Scott Hasson, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  13. Mike Land (1), Iowa State over Victor Ritchey, Ohio State — Fall 3:42 · View bout
  14. Randy Lewis (2), Iowa over Jorge Leon, West Chester (PA) — Fall 6:56 · View bout
  15. Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) over Tom Diamond, Clarion (PA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  16. Tad Overmire, California-Poly over Ray Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. CD Mock (7), North Carolina over Carl Mangrum, Washington (WA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) over Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) over Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) — SD 13–1 · View bout
  4. Joe Davidson (8), Rhode Island over Jose Martinez, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 4:31 · View bout
  5. Juan Causey, Illinois over Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) — Fall 7:19 · View bout
  6. Mike Land (1), Iowa State over Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  7. Randy Lewis (2), Iowa over Joaquin Maldonado, California-Los Angeles — Fall 5:59 · View bout
  8. Tad Overmire, California-Poly over Guy Dugas, Syracuse (NY) — Dflt · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) over Joe Davidson (8), Rhode Island — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) over Tad Overmire, California-Poly — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Mike Land (1), Iowa State over Juan Causey, Illinois — Fall 7:55 · View bout
  4. Randy Lewis (2), Iowa over CD Mock (7), North Carolina — SD 15–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Land (1), Iowa State over Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) — SD 19–4 · View bout
  2. Randy Lewis (2), Iowa over Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) — Fall 3:08 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Land (1), Iowa State over Randy Lewis (2), Iowa — MD 13–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Victor Ritchey, Ohio State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin over Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Jorge Leon, West Chester (PA) over Joaquin Maldonado, California-Los Angeles — FF · View bout
  4. Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma over Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) — SD 12–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. CD Mock (7), North Carolina over Jorge Leon, West Chester (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Juan Causey, Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin over Joe Davidson (8), Rhode Island — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma over Tad Overmire, California-Poly — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin over Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma over CD Mock (7), North Carolina — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin over Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma over Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kenny Nelson (3), Oklahoma over Jim Hanson (4), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Glenn Burket, Shippensburg (PA) over Jerry Reid, Columbia (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

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