1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships information
1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport
College wrestling
Location
College Park, Maryland
Dates
March 16, 1978–March 18, 1978
Host(s)
University of Maryland
Venue(s)
Cole Field House
Final positions
Champions
Iowa (3rd title)
1st runners-up
Iowa State
2nd runners-up
Oklahoma State
Tournament statistics
Attendance
43,759
MVP
Mark Churella (Michigan)
← 1977
1979 →
The 1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 48th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland hosted the tournament at the Cole Field House.
Iowa took home the team championship with 94.5 points despite having no individual champions.[1]
Mark Churella of Michigan was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Scott Heaton of Cal Poly-SLO received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
^"Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
^"48th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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