ALL-TIME Coaches (NAIA)– Top 30 with 46+ wins (as of July 2017)
Editor’s Notes; The gathering of totals for coaches’ dual meet wins in NAIA is challenging as the records are often not publicized as well as in other divisions. The NAIA has been great in recent years for schools starting or re-starting a program as they have more than doubled in numbers in the past decade. Another challenge in gathering numbers and records is that many schools have changed from NAIA to Division II or III and such so we welcome input, corrections and even snide remarks as long as they are accompanied by information that can help us improve our records.
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ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 40 with at least 22 wins NAIA
1. Milton Martin (Westmar) 462 – NAIA
2. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon) 270 — NAIA
3. Gerald E. “Jerry” Hampton (Graceland U.) 238 – NAIA
4. Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon) 213
5. Vern Tate (Horon – SD Si Tanka 201
6. Bill Hughes (Black Hills State) 187
7. Mike Machholz (Missouri Valley) 184
8. Clayton Ketterling (Waynesburg/Dickinson State) 170 incomplete
9. Don Lemnus (Valley City State / North Dakota State) 162
10. Howard Westcott (Portland State) 162 ??? NAIA ?? – switched to D-II in ‘60s
11. Mike Jones (Simon Fraser) 162
12. Franky James (Campbellsville) 148
13. Keith Spataro (Menlo College, San Bruno Skyline) 139
14. David Ray (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, Montana State) 134
15. Fran Hummel (Northern State, Midland Lutheran) 131
16. Milo Trusty (Univ. of Mary) 128
17. Tom Jarman (Taylor College) 128
18. James Kiagen (McKendree College) 128
19. Rodger Jehlicka (Adams State) 127
20. Caleb Schaeffer (Providence Univ./Great Falls) 123
21. Thadd O’Donnell (Dickinson State) 121
22. Arnold Brandt (Morningside College) 121
23. Nick Mitchell (Grand View College) 105
24. Caleb Schaeffer (Great Falls Univ.) 104
25. Jess Wilder (Univ. of Cumberlands) 101
26. Archie Randall (Oklahoma City Univ.) 97
27. Corey Ruff (Lindsey-Wilson) 71
28. Beau Vest (Dana-Midland) 55
29. Lenny Zalesky (Calif. Baptist) 55
30. Tyson Thivierge (Montana State Northern) 46 incomplete
Girls wrestling is gaining popularity: ‘Ten years ago, you’d never dream of doing this’
Editor’s Notes; More good news about the growing popularity of girl’s trying wrestling as a sport. Due to recent travels we have been behind in catching up on our postings but hope to pick up the pace now.
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Sarah Freishtat, The Beacon-News
Emmoni Lopez took dance lessons while her older brothers wrestled. And she liked her dance lessons. But she liked wrestling better. Her mom wasn’t surprised when Emmoni told her she liked wrestling better than dance, and, three years after Emmoni took up the sport, she enjoys watching her 10-year-old daughter wrestle. Still, when a coach first asked Emmoni to join an Aurora program, her mom hesitated. She never thought her daughter would be wrestling. Emmoni is among a growing number of girls taking up wrestling. Officials with youth organizations in Aurora, Chicago and the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation said they have seen the number of girls participating take off in recent years. North Central College in Naperville is planning to join the handful of other Illinois colleges that offer women’s wrestling programs. At Emmoni’s program, the Tomcat Wrestling Club, about half of the kids participating in the organization’s free youth wrestling camp this summer are girls, coach Frankie Zepeda estimated. In addition to its co-ed session, the camp also offers an all-girls camp. The Tomcat club, a feeder program for East Aurora High School, is also anticipating hosting a girls state championship in East Aurora in the coming year, Zepeda said. Rest of the story at http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-girls-in-wrestling-st-0711-story,amp.html?__twitter_impression=true&mc_cid=b58514da01&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Sixers team owner gives Penn wrestling $1M gift
Editor’s Notes; Now this is a great idea! We think every NBA team owner should contribute $1 million to support college wrestling teams! Our thanks and a nod of the TDR headgear to former wrestler Josh Harris.
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Did you hear about the owner of an NBA team who was once a wrestler?
Put aside the jokes about the perfect covering for a basketball floor is a wrestling mat. The owner of Philadelphia 76ers basketball team has made a $1 million gift to the University of Pennsylvania wrestling program where he wrestled three decades ago.
Josh Harris, a 1986 graduate of the Wharton School of Business at Penn, and his wife Marjorie are giving the seven-figure gift to the Quaker wrestling program through the Harris Family Charitable Foundation which they established. “The gift, which will be distributed over five years, includes $500,000 of which the university will use to create the Joshua J. Harris Wrestling Assistant Coach Endowment,” according to the official announcement made by Penn wrestling Wednesday. “An additional $500,000 will be applied to team travel, recruiting, nutrition, equipment and salaries, along with planned facility renovations.” Harris wrestled for Penn in the early 1980s at 118 pounds — “40 pounds ago” as he told the Philadelphia Inquirer — where he took on the likes of Bobby Weaver of Lehigh, compiling a record of about .500 as a Quaker. Harris first took up the sport at age 10, growing up in Chevy Chase, Md., where he placed third in a Maryland state freestyle tournament. Harris, who also owns the New Jersey Devils, said that wrestling helped him focus on academics. “It really helped me in life.” Rest of the Story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20346
ALL-TIME Coaches (D-III)– Top 50 with 200 wins (as of July 2017)
Editor’s Notes; The win totals are from before the 2017-18 season! Active coaches will have more wins when the past season is included. Also the wins that count are for a coach while he is coaching at a D-III school. Thus if a coach has been at more than one school then some of the wins may not be included. Yet even if a coach has been at only one school and that school changes levels during that time only the wins from the time when the school was in D-III will count. Now, all wins from before the 1962-1963 season count as D-I wins since the D-II did not start until then. D-III started in the 1973-1974 season. So far we have record of almost 1,200 school teams and over 4,200 head coaches and over 26,000 team-seasons and over 140,000 matches! Accept this tentative listing with a couple of coaches with ??? by their totals for now. As always we welcome input, corrections and information.
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1.) Jare Klein (Olivet College) 569 – III
2.) David Icenhower (College of New Jersey) 534 – III
3.) Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 532 – III
4.) John Reese (Wilkes Univ.) 515 – I/III ????
5.) Max Servcies (Wabash) 487 – III
6.) Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass) 485 – III
7.) Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458 – III
8.) Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II/III ???
9.) Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.) 414 III
10.) Jim Miller (Wartburg) 413 – III
11.) Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
12.) Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
13.) Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 380 – III
14.) Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.) 376 – III
15.) Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.) 376 – III
16.) Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 335 – III
17.) Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.) 321 – III
18.) Tom Kessler (York College) 321 – III
19.) Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.) 317 – III – Incomplete total,
20.) Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve) 310 – III
21.) Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 309 – III
22.) Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 304 – III
23.) Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 – III
24.) Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass) 301 – III
25.) Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 301 – III
26.) Byron James (Wisc.-River Falls) 297 – III
27.) Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State) 284 — III
28.) Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College) 282 – III
29.) John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.} 273 — III
30.) Frank Cheek (Humboldt State) 261 — III
31.) Dave Kemmy (Roger Williams) 251 – III
32.) Al Hanke (Elmhurst Coll./Lake Forest Coll.{ILL}) 246 – III
33.) Martin Nichols (Ithaca College) 237
34.) Randy Steward (Loras College) 235
35.) James R. Howard (SUNY-Oswego State) 234 — III
36.) Tim Fader (Wisc.-Whitewater & Wisc.-Lacrosse) 230
37.) John Davis (Maryville College) 224
38.) Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) 224
39.) Steve Stellner (Montclair State) 223
40.) Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) 222
41.) Russell “Rusty” Carlsten (Rhode Island College) 222
42.) Bob Gaudenzi (Hunter College) 218
43.) Jerry Petrofes (Lebanon Valley College) 214
44.) Tony DeCarlo (John Carroll Univ.) 213
45.) Donald Montgomery (Mount Union College) 212
46.) Brad Bruhn (SUNY-Cortland) 205
47.) Ron Zalokar (Carthage College) 204
48.) John Oostendorp (Coe College) 202
49.) John Summa (Baldwin-Wallace College) 201
50.) Earl Fuller (Rochester Inst. Of Tech.) 197
Hall of Fame Induction Pictures
Editor’s Notes; Here are some of the displays that were set up for other inductees such as Leigh Harris, John DeWeese and Vaughn Johnson. Each of the inductees and their families were encouraged to set up trophies, medals and items from their time in wrestling. Unfortunately we were not able to see them all in detail and as much as we liked due to needing to set up our own. Will post more pictures later.
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Hall of Fame author Irving wins literary peace and understanding prize
Editor’s Notes; It is great to see this fine author recognized for peace, social justice and global understanding. These are worthwhile and honorable goals in life. The sport of wrestling is not contrary to them and can help bridge gaps by respectful competition. Our congrats to John Irving.
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Acclaimed novelist John Irving, former wrestler and coach — and 1982 National Wrestling Hall of Fame honoree – has been has been presented with a lifetime achievement award honoring writers whose work fosters peace, social justice, and global understanding. Dayton Literary Peace Prize officials named Irving, 76, for the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award. The award is named for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnia peace accords reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Irving, who is being honored for his complete body of work, encompassing 14 novels over 50 years, will be presented with the award at a gala ceremony in Dayton on October 28, 2018.
In announcing the recipient of the 2018 award on Tuesday, Sharon Rab, founder and chair of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize organization , said, “John Irving’s body of work creates worlds that allow the reader to explore the contradictions of twisted morality, the consequences of suspicions of the other, the absurdities of pride and ignorance, and the tragedy of a lack of sympathy and empathy for our fellow humans: characteristics that make peace unreachable. Through books –especially Irving’s books — readers learn to understand and identify with people who are different from themselves.” Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20366
ALL-TIME Coaches (D-II)– Top 40 (or so) with at least 140 wins (as of July 2017)
Editor’s Notes; Again, please note the follow are win totals for before the 2017-18 season! Thus some active coaches will have more wins when the past season is included. Also the wins that count are for a coach while he is coaching at a D-II school. Thus if a coach has been at more than one school then some of the wins may not be included. Yet even if a coach has been at only one school and that school changes levels during that time only the wins from the time when the school was in D-II will count. Now, all wins from before the 1962-1963 season count as D-I wins since the D-II did not start until then. D-III started in the 1973-1974 season. So if that doesn’t complicate it enough some would say well, if it is a D-II school and they beat a D-III school then it should not count as a D-II win but what about when a D-III school beats a D-I school should that count as 1 or 2 or 3 wins? Oh, no! So far we have record of almost 1,200 school teams and over 4,200 head coaches and over 26,000 team-seasons and over 140,000 matches! We have not had any accounting firms volunteering to do all the figuring. Ii is a headache just imagining it, so accept this tentative listing with a couple of coaches with ??? by their totals for now. As always we welcome input and information.
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1.) Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 569 – II
2.) Don Elia (Carson-Newman) 461 – II
3.) Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II ??
4.) Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State) 408 – II
5.) David James (Cent. Oklahoma) 396 – II
6.) Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO) 353 – II
7.) Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 348 – II
8.) Robert “Rummy” Macias (Minn. St.-Mankato) 299 – II
9.) P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell) 299 – I /II
10.) Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293 – II
11.) Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.) 286 – II
12.) Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside) 277 – II
13.) Mike Sterner (SW Minnesota St.) 254 — II
14.) William “Bill” Corman (Shippensburg State) 243 – II
15.) Jason Liles (S.D. State/Montana St.-Northern) 236 – II
16.) Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud Univ.&Dana College) 230
17.) Terry Wetherald (Univ. of Indianapolis – Ind. Central) 230
18.) Robin Ersland (Minot St./Cent. Mo. St./Calif. (Pa.), N. Mich. 225
19.) Marc Bauer (Univ. of Nebraska-Kearney) 215
20.) Larry Kristoff (So. Illinois-Edwardsville, SW Mo. St.) 212
21.) Mike Palmisiano (Nebraska-Omaha, Ohio Northern) 200
22.) Tracy Borah (Western State College) 200
23.) Jason Valek (Newberry) 194
24.) Doug Henry (Gannon Univ.) 191
25.) Robert Fisher (Kutztown Univ.) 187
26.) Joe Seay (Cal. State Bakersfield) 187 ????
27.) Allan Abraham (Calif. State San Francisco) 176
28.) Miles Van Hee (Western State College) 170
29.) Lars Jensen (Calif. State San Francisco) 170
30.) Heath Grimm (Upper Iowa Univ.) 169
31.) Stamatis Bulgaris (Wright State & Dayton) 169
32.) Ray Kowatch (Ashland College) 167
33.) John Oxton (St. Cloud State Univ.) 167
34.) Jason Reitmeier (Augustana College-S.D.) 165
35.) Paul Kendle (Augustana College-S.D.) 163
36.) Howard Westcott (Portland State) 162
37.) Mike Wehler (Mercyhurst, West Liberty State) 157
38.) John W. Hancock (Northern Col., Col. St. Coll) 152
39.) Bill Garland (Minnesota State-Moorhead) 147
40.) Roger Denker (Central Missouri State) 143
41.) Jack LaBonde (Northern Colorado, Col. St. Coll) 142
ALL-TIME Coaches (D-I) Top 70 (or so) with at least 200 wins as of July 2017
Editor’s Notes; First please note that the follow are the win totals for before the 2017-18 season so some active coaches will have more wins once the past season is included. Secondly the wins that count are for a coach while he is coaching at a D-I school. Thus if a coach has been at more than one school then some of the wins may not be included. Yet even if a coach has been at only one school and that school changes levels during that time only the wins from the time when the school was in D-I will count. Now, all wins from before the 1962-1963 season count as D-I wins since the D-II did not start until then. D-III started in the 1973-1974 season. OK, so if that did not complicate it all enough some would add in that well if it is a D-I school and they beat a D-III school then that should not count as a D-I win but what about when a D-III school beats a D-I school should that count as 1 or 2 or 3 wins? Oh, no, so far we have some record of almost 1,200 school teams and over 4,200 head coaches and over 26,000 team-seasons and over 140,000 matches! We have not had any accounting firms volunteering to do all the figuring. Oh, I have a headache just imagining it so for not accept this tentative listing with a couple of coaches with ??? by their totals for now. As always we welcome input and information.
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1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State) 616
2. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.) 515 – I/III ???
3. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.) 493
4. Gary Taylor (Rider) 442
5. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU) 440 ???
6. J Robinson (Minnesota) 440
7. Jack Childs (Drexel) 423
8. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.) 421
9. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 398
10. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ.) 392
11. John Johnston (Princeton) 382
12. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.) 378
13. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake) 364
14. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State ) 356
15. Dan Gable (Iowa) 355
16. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.) 350 – I
17. Paul Mance (Appalachian State.) 348 – I
18. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.) 327 – I
19. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.) 326 – I
20. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.) 322 – I
21. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell) 322 – I
22. Dave Amato (Brown) 319
23. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.) 319 – I ???
24. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 316 – I
25. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno) 313 – I
26. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.) 311 – I
27. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy) 311 – I
28. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh) 304 – I
29. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati) 302 – I
30. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.) 300 – I
31. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State) 296 – I
32. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 291 – I
33. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American) 288 – I
34. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287 – I
35. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.) 282 – I
36. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.) 280 — I
37. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 279 – I
38. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.) 274 – I
39. Bruce Haberli (New York University) 268 –
40. Dave McCuskey (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa) 262
41. Ron Gray (Kent St./Franklin & Marshall) 253
42. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse) 250
43. Arnold ‘Swede’ Umbach (Auburn Univ) 249
44. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 245
45. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra) 244
46. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa) 239
47. Red W. Watkins (Appalachian State/Maryville) 239 – I
48. Oscar Gupton (Virginia Military Institute) 232
49. Mark Johnson (Illinois & Oregon State) 231
50. Tommy Chesbro (Oklahoma State) 227
51. Joe McFarland (Michigan/Indiana) 227
52. Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 227
53. Harry Houska (Ohio University) 224
54. William Sheridan (Lehigh & Penn) 222
55. Bob Carlson (Utah State) 221
56. Fred Powell (Slippery Rock State) 221
57. Dale Bahr (Michigan) 221
58. Bill Harvey (Duke) 220
59. Chuck Patten (Northern Iowa Univ.) 217
60. Tim Flynn (Edinboro State Univ.) 215
61. Grady Peninger (Michigan State Un.) 213
62. Ed Michael (Buffalo) 213
63. Fred Davis (Brigham Young Un.) 210
64. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech) 209
65. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.) 209
66. Bill Koll (Penn State, Northern Iowa, Cornell Coll.) 208
67. William “Sully” Krouse (Maryland) 207
68. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of) 207
69. Jimmy Miller (Cornell Univ.) 203
70. Linn Long (So. Illini-Carbondale/Colorado) 202
71. Tim Neumann (Nebraska) 199
New hire LaHaye hoping to build Lander wrestling with local athletes
Editor Notes; The new coach for the new program at Lander University has hit the ground running or well recruiting and he has explained his goals and plans in this article.
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R.C. LaHaye already knows what type of culture he wants to build at Lander. “Kind of the mission statement for our program is, we’re looking to build a Division II wrestling powerhouse that consistently produces top-notch citizens, students and wrestlers, in that specific order,” LaHaye said. Now he just needs wrestlers.
LaHaye became Lander’s first wrestling coach Tuesday, filling the position after four seasons as associate head coach at Newberry. LaHaye said he is familiar with the high school wrestling circuit in the Lakelands and hopes to tap into the area’s talent pool in building the program. “I’ve been running camps at Newberry, I’m familiar with a lot of the schools in the area and the coaches,” LaHaye said. “I’m looking to strengthen that network and really build that program with a lot of local athletes.” LaHaye also spent seven years at Grand Canyon University, where he served as head coach and helped launch the school’s wrestling program in 2007. Rest of the story at http://www.indexjournal.com/sports/colleges/new-hire-lahaye-hoping-to-build-lander-wrestling-with-local/article_fcb90887-ef98-5b38-a9fd-233450d0bcf5.html?mc_cid=efa24db948&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
Top 100 College Coaches — ALL-TIME Dual Meet Wins
Editor’s Notes; Please Note that the following is up to date as of a year Ago, July 2017! We hope to include the 2017-2018 season wins before the start of the next season in November. This list project is one year behind but it is a step up from the 2 and 1/2 years behind. Well enjoy looking it over and we will post the top coaches by Division I, II, III, NAIA, Juco, California & Women’s in the days to come and then move on to catching up on other projects.
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ALL-TIME Coaches – Top 100 with at least 250 wins Wins &-Level
1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State) 616 – I
2. Jare Klein (Olivet College) 569 – III
3. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown) 569 – II
4. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey) 534 – III
5. Bill Racich (Ursinus College) 532 – III
6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.) 515 – I/III
7. Jack Childs (Drexel) 512 – I / JC
8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.) 493 – I
9. Max Servcies (Wabash) 487 – III
10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass) 485 – III
11. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State) 467 – II / I
12. Milton Martin (Westmar) 462 – NAIA
13. Don Elia (Carson-Newman) 461 – II
14. Ned McGinley (King’s College) 458 – III
15. Ron Mirikitani (Meramec –St. Louis) 457 – JUCO
16. John Sacchi (Rutgers/Middlesex) 447 – I/Juco
17. Gary Taylor (Rider) 442 – I
18. J Robinson (Minnesota) 440 – I
19. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU) 440 – I
20. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech) 431 – I/Juco
21. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth) 428 – II/III
22. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.) 421 – I
23. Tom Jarman (Manchester, Nwern U., Taylor) 415 – I/III
24. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.) 414 III
25. Jim Miller (Wartburg) 413 – III
26. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
27. Wally Johnson (Minn./S.D. St., Luther Coll.) – 400 I/III
28. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.) 398 – I
29. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
30. David James (Central Oklahoma) 396 – II
31. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State / Canton C.C.) 393 – I/JUCO
32. Paul Mance (App. St./Herkimer C.C.) 387 – I/JUCO
33. Eric Knuutila (Niagara C.C.) 383 – JUCO
34. Dave Amato (Brown) 381 – I / III
35. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College) 380 – III
36. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.) 378 – I
37. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.) 376 – III
38. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.) 376 – III
39. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.) 374 – COA
40. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake) 364 — I
41. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan) 362 – I
42. Dan Gable (Iowa) 355 – I
43. Vaughn Hitchcock (Cal-Poly-SLO) 353 – II
44. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisconsin) 350 – I
45. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha) 348 – II
46. Ron Gaffner (Muskegeon C. C.) 344 – JUCO
47. Don Murray (SUNY-Brockport) 335 – III
48. Roy Minter (Ridgewater C.C.-Wilmar) 329 – Juco
49. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.) 327 – I
50. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.) 326 – I
51. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.) 322 – I
52. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell) 322 – I
53. Jeff Swenson (Augsburg Coll.) 321 – III
54. Tom Kessler (York College) 321 – III
55. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.) 319 – I
56. Jody L. Thompson (Labette Ks. C.C.) 318 – Juco
57. Steve Eldridge (U.S. Coast Guard Ac.) 317 – III – Incomplete
58. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno) 313 – I
59. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.) 311 – I
60. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy) 311 – I
61. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.) 310 – I/III
62. Bob Del Rosa (Case Western Reserve) 310 – III
63. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.) 309– III
64. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales) 304 – III
65. Kerry Volkmann (John Carroll) 304 – III
66. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh) 304 – I
67. John Owen (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 304 – Juco
68. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati) 302 – I
69. Daryl Arroyo (Springfield, Mass) 301 – III
70. Ed Kringstad (Bismark State College) 301 – Juco
71. Willie Myers (Wisconsin-Whitewater) 301 – III
72. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.) 300 – I
73. Chuck Williamson (Gloucester Co. Coll. NJ) 300 – Juco
74. Robert “Rummy” Macias (Minn. St.-Mankato) 299 – II
75. P.J. Smith (UNC-Pembroke, Campbell) 299 – I /II
76. Byron D. James (Wisc.-River Falls) 297 – III
77. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State) 296 – I
78. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.) 293 — II
79. Neil Boyd (Waldorf College) 291 – Juco
80. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.) 291 – I
81. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American) 288 – I
82. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287 – I
83. Vince Monseau (West Liberty St./Peru St.) 286 – II
84. Al Sosa (SUNY-Oneota State) 284 — III
85. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.) 282 – I
86. Kenneth Ober (Elizabethtown College) 282 – III
87. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.) 280 — I
88. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.) 279 – I
89. Jim Koch (Wisconsin-Parkside) 277 – II
90. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.) 274 – I
91. John Elton (St. John’s {Minn.} 273 — III
92. Bob Riehm (Southern Oregon St.) 270 — NAIA
93. Art Kraft (Triton Comm. Coll.) 264 — Juco
94. Bruce Pfutzenreuter (Bakersfield Coll.) 264 – Calf. Jr.
95. Dave McCuskey (Iowa / Univ. Northern Iowa) 262 –I
96. Frank Millard (SUNY Delhi/SUNY-Potsdam) 261 — Juco
97. Frank Cheek (Humboldt State) 261 – III
98. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA)) 259 – III
99. Pat Whitcomb (North Idaho Jr. Coll.) 258 – Juco.
100. Ed Michael (Buffalo/Corning Comm. Coll.) 258 – I/Juco
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