Wrestling fans across the Country asked to name
the NCAA 75th Anniversary Team
Wed, 5 Jan 2005
Voting for the NCAA 75th Anniversary Team Ends January
12
Vote Today at www.nwcaonline.com
(Manheim, PA) Wrestling fans across the country have one week
left to vote for the NCAA 75th Anniversary Team that will be honored
at the 2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships,
March 17-19, in St. Louis, Missouri. Voting to name the 15
wrestlers to the 75th Anniversary team ends on January 12, 2005.
This is your chance to recognize the heroes and champions of our
great sport from the past 75 years by voting at
www.nwcaonline.com.
An esteemed group of wrestling historians have nominated a total
of 45 wrestlers for the wrestling community to vote on. The 45
wrestlers have been grouped into three categories, which consists of
15 wrestlers each: lightweights (115 lbs-141 lbs), middleweights (142
lbs-174 lbs) and heavyweights (177 lbs-285 lbs). Please know that
nominations are selected on NCAA performance only. Five honorees
will be selected from each of three ballots listing 15 lightweight,
15 middleweight and 15 heavyweight wrestlers. For the final week of
voting, the public can vote for all three groups.
The NCAA will reveal the 75th anniversary team at a special
celebration at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Friday,
March 18, 2005.
Fans can vote until January 12, 2005, at the National Wrestling
Coaches Association Web site, www.nwcaonline.com,
or access the ballot at www.ncaasports.com.
The complete list of nominees:
Lightweights
- Rick Sanders, Portland State, 1965-68, two-time NCAA champ,
103-2-0 with 46 falls at 115 lbs.
- Elliott "Gray" Simons, Lock Haven, 1959-62, three-time NCAA
champ, 91-2-0 at 115 lbs
- Gene Mills, Syracuse, 1977-81, two-time NCAA champ, 144-5-1
with 107 falls at 118 lbs.
- Rex Perry, Oklahoma State, 1933-35, three-time NCAA champ at
118 lbs.
- Dave Auble, Cornell, 1958-60, two-time NCAA champ, 51-1-0 with
18 falls at 123 lbs.
- Ed Peery, Pittsburgh, 1955-57, three-time NCAA champ, 51-1-0
at 123 lbs.
- Stephen Abas, Fresno State, 1998-02, three-time NCAA champ,
144-4-0 with 32 falls at 125
- Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State, 1968, 1970-71, two-time NCAA
champ, 64-1-0 with 13 falls at 126 lbs.
- Randy Lewis, Iowa, 1978-81, two-time NCAA champ, 127-11-1 with
64 falls at 126 lbs.
- Yojiro Uetake, Oklahoma State, 1964-66, three-time NCAA champ,
57-0-0 with 11 falls at 130 lbs.
- Tom Brands, Iowa, 1989-92, three-time NCAA champ, 158-7-2 with
46 falls at 134 lbs.
- John Smith, Oklahoma State, 1984-88, two-time NCAA champ,
157-7-2 with 40 falls at 134 lbs.
- Dan Gable, Iowa State, 1968-70, two-time NCAA champ, 96-1-0
with 72 falls at 137 lbs.
- Myron Roderick, Oklahoma State, 1954-56, three-time NCAA
champ, 28-2-0 with 7 falls at 137 lbs.
- Mike Caruso, Lehigh, 1965-67, three-time NCAA champ, 57-1-0
with 6 falls at 123 lbs
Middleweights
- Wayne Martin, Oklahoma, 1934-36, three-time NCAA champ, 39-2-0
with 21 falls at 145
- Stan Henson, Oklahoma State, 1937-39, three-time NCAA champ,
33-1-0 at 155
- Bill Koll, Northern Iowa, 1943, 1946-48, three-time NCAA
champ, 37-0-0 with 15 falls at 145
- Bill Nelson, Northern Iowa , 1947-50, three-time NCAA champ
at 155
- Tommy Evans, Oklahoma, 1951-54, two-time NCAA champ, 42-1-0
with 20 falls at 147
- Wade Schalles, Clarion, 1971-74, two-time NCAA champ, 153-5-1
with 106 falls at 158
- Lee Kemp, Wisconsin, 1975-78, three-time NCAA champ, 143-6-1
with 47 falls at 158
- Mark Churella, Michigan, 1976-79, three-time NCAA champ,
132-13-0 with 41 falls at 167
- Nate Carr, Iowa State, 1980-83, three-time NCAA champ,
122-17-1 at 150
- Darryl Burley, Lehigh, 1979-83, two-time NCAA champ, 94-5-1
with 33 falls at 142
- Jimmy Zalesky, Iowa, 1981-84, three-time NCAA champ, 131-8-1
with 26 falls at 158
- Tim Kreiger, Iowa State, 1986-89, two-time NCAA champ, 116-3-2
at 150
- Pat Smith, Oklahoma State , 1990-94, four-time NCAA champ,
121-5-2 with 30 falls at 158
- Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa , 1993-97, three-time NCAA champ,
96-3-0 with 12 falls at 150
- Cary Kolat, Penn State & Lock Haven, 1993-97, two-time
NCAA champ, 111-7-0 with 53 falls at 142
- Joe Williams, Iowa, 1994-98, three-time NCAA champ, 129-9-0
with 20 falls at 158
175 to Heavyweight
- Ed Banach, Iowa, 1980-83, three-time NCAA champ, 141-9-1 with
73 falls 177lbs
- Chris Campbell, Iowa, 1974-77, two-time NCAA champ, 121-5-4
with 22 falls 177lbs
- Dick DiBattista, Pennsylvania, 1941-43, two-time NCAA champ,
37-0-0 175lbs
- Carlton Haselrig, Pittsburgh-Johnston, 1986-89, three-time
NCAA champ, 143-3-1 Hwt
- Dan Hodge, Oklahoma, 1955-57, three-time NCAA champ, 46-0-0
with 36 falls 177lbs
- Dick Hutton, Oklahoma State, 1947-50, three-time NCAA champ
and runner-up, 42-1-1 with 15 falls Hwt
- Jess Lewis, Oregon State, 1968-70, two-time NCAA champ, 76-1-0
with 50 falls Hwt
- Mark Lieberman, Lehigh, 1975-79, two-time NCAA champ, 85-6-0
with 43 falls - 177lbs
- Stephen Neal, Cal State-Bakersfield, 1996-98, two-time NCAA
champ, 153-9-0 with 71 falls Hwt
- Cael Sanderson, Iowa State, 1999-02, four-time NCAA champ,
159-0-0 with 61 falls 184lbs
- Mark Schultz, UCLA & Oklahoma, 1979-83, three-time NCAA
champ, 97-15-0 177lbs
- Chris Taylor, Iowa State, 1972-73, two-time NCAA champ, 87-0-1
with 44 falls Hwt
- Earl McCready, Oklahoma State, 1928-30, first three-time NCAA
champ at Hwt
- Greg Strobel, Oregon State, 1971-74, two-time NCAA champ,
124-5-1 with 43 falls at 190
- Kurt Angle, Clarion , 1988-92, two-time NCAA champ, 116-10-2
at 275
- Ben Peterson, Iowa State, 1970-72, two-time NCAA champ, 74-4-0
with 24 falls