NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1977 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Lee Kemp Jr., Wisconsin.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Lee Kemp Jr.WIS
  2. 2Kelly WardISU
  3. 3Ethan ReeveTENN
  4. 4Mike McGivernIOWA
  5. 5Keith StearnsOU
  6. 6John AlthansNAVY

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Mitch Brown, St. Lawrence (NY) — Sup 14–2 · View bout
  2. Mike McGivern (4), Iowa over Toby Matney, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Erickson, Utah State over Dave Becker (5), Penn State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  2. Chris Moffa, Rutgers (NJ) over Terry Reese, North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Cliff Whalen, Boston (MA) over Randy Watson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Williams, Illinois State over Jeff Cutler, Florida — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  5. Don Meyer, West Chester (PA) over Kevin Kramer, Oregon — MD 8–0 · View bout
  6. Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois over Gene Patch, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee over Craig Cody, Appalachian State (NC) — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  8. Jeff Fitch, Indiana (IN) over Ed Rusher, Colorado — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  9. Jim Menne, Minnesota over Kirk Anderson, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 6:34 · View bout
  10. John Althans (6), Navy (MD) over John Bardis, Arizona — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. Jon Jackson, Oklahoma State over George Way, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  12. Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma over Ron Michaels, Kent State (OH) — Fall 7:59 · View bout
  13. Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State over Will Trump, Northern Colorado — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  14. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Nils Deacon, Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  15. Mike McGivern (4), Iowa over Mark Evenhus, Oregon State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  16. Robert Kiddy (7), California-Poly over Fred Schmitt, Central Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Erickson, Utah State over Jeff Fitch, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:17 · View bout
  2. Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee over Don Meyer, West Chester (PA) — Fall 2:46 · View bout
  3. John Althans (6), Navy (MD) over Cliff Whalen, Boston (MA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Jon Jackson, Oklahoma State over Robert Kiddy (7), California-Poly — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma over Jim Menne, Minnesota — Fall 7:59 · View bout
  6. Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State over Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois — Sup 15–2 · View bout
  7. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Dave Williams, Illinois State — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  8. Mike McGivern (4), Iowa over Chris Moffa, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 3:36 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee over John Althans (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State over Jon Jackson, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Mike McGivern (4), Iowa over Bob Erickson, Utah State — Fall 0:58 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State over Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Mike McGivern (4), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lee Kemp Jr. (1), Wisconsin over Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Evenhus, Oregon State over Toby Matney, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Mitch Brown, St. Lawrence (NY) over Nils Deacon, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Moffa, Rutgers (NJ) over Mark Evenhus, Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Don Meyer, West Chester (PA) over Craig Cody, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois over Will Trump, Northern Colorado — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  4. Mitch Brown, St. Lawrence (NY) over Dave Williams, Illinois State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Erickson, Utah State over Chris Moffa, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois over Jon Jackson, Oklahoma State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  3. John Althans (6), Navy (MD) over Don Meyer, West Chester (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma over Mitch Brown, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Althans (6), Navy (MD) over Ed Torrejon, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma over Bob Erickson, Utah State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee over Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Mike McGivern (4), Iowa over John Althans (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ethan Reeve (3), Tennessee over Mike McGivern (4), Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Keith Stearns (8), Oklahoma over John Althans (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–1 · View bout