NCAA Wrestling : Record-Setting Victory Gives Iowa Its Ninth Straight Title

Iowa wrestling Coach Dan Gable got a ride on the shoulders of national champions Duane Goldman and Marty Kistler Saturday after the Hawkeyes won their ninth consecutive NCAA Wrestling Championships and crowned a record-breaking five champions.

Iowa’s team total of 158.0 points shattered the record of 155 points, set by the Hawkeyes in 1983, and also set a record for margin of victory. Oklahoma finished second, with 84.75 points, 73.25 behind the Hawkeyes.

Oklahoma State was third with 77.25 points.

“It’s the best crown, the best title I’ve won,” Gable said. “It’s at home and it’s record-setting. It might never happen again and it probably won’t.”

Goldman, a three-time runner-up at 190 pounds, electrified the crowd by beating Oklahoma’s Dan Chaid, the defending champion, 5-4.

Kistler, last year’s champion at 158, won the 168-pound title with a 15-3 decision over Oklahoma’s Mark Van Tine and was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.

Other Hawkeye winners were 126-pounder Brad Penrith, 142-pounder Kevin Dresser and 150-pounder Jim Heffernan.