NCAA WRESTLING : Iowa Wins Title Again
Iowa crowned champions in Lincoln McIlravy and Terry Steiner, and the Hawkeyes turned the NCAA wrestling championship into a rout, winning their third consecutive national title Saturday.
The Hawkeyes finished the three-day tournament with 123.75 points, despite two wrestlers losing championship bouts. It was Iowa’s 13th title in the past 18 years.
Runner-up Penn State, which lost title bouts at 134 pounds, 150 and 158, scored 87.5 points. Rounding out the top 10 finishers were Nebraska with 79.5 points, Arizona State 72.5, Ohio State 64, Iowa State 58.25, North Carolina State 38.5, Fresno State 37.75, Minnesota 36.5 and Cornell 35.
Arizona State and Ohio State joined Iowa in crowning two champions. For the Sun Devils, Markus Mollica won at 158 pounds and Ray Miller at 167.
Ohio State’s champions were defending title holder Kevin Randleman at 177 and Rex Holman at 190.
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