All of UNI's 113 All-American wrestlers placed in the top eight of their weight divisions at NCAA Championship Tournaments. Almost half of these talented athletes earned All-American honors more than one time during their college careers, including:

Two-Time All-Americans (29)

  • Vince Bellock - 1969, 1970
  • Jerry Bond - 1967, 1968
  • Dick Briggs - 1977, 1978
  • Dion Cobb - 1980, 1981
  • Bill Dotson - 1962, 1963
  • Rich Erickson - 1974, 1975
  • Kevin Finn - 1978, 1979
  • Franc Freeman - 1961, 1962
  • Gus Gatto - 1953, 1955
  • Joel Greenlee - 1988, 1989
  • Jim Harmon - 1952, 1953
  • Steve Hartle - 1991, 1993
  • Dick Heaton - 1956, 1958
  • Dan Keller - 1974, 1976
  • Luverne Klar - 1949, 1950
  • John Kriebs - 1983, 1984
  • Kevin Kurth - 1979, 1980
  • Gene Lybbert - 1951, 1952
  • Mike McCready - 1970, 1972
  • Jim Miller - 1974, 1975
  • Davis Natvig - 1937, 1938
  • Don Parker - 1966, 1967
  • Dave Prehm - 1977, 1978
  • Marv Reiland - 1969, 1970
  • Mark Schwab - 1986, 1990
  • Bill Smith - 1949, 1950
  • Ken Snyder - 1974, 1975
  • Bill Weick - 1952, 1955
  • Clint Young - 1970, 1971

Three-Time All-Americans (13)

  • Gary Bentrim - 1976, 1977, 1978
  • Buss Bush - 1946, 1947, 1949
  • Dave Cunningham - 1974, 1975, 1976
  • Joe Gormally - 1978, 1979, 1982
  • Justin Greenlee - 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Bill Koll - 1946, 1947, 1948
  • Jim Miller - 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Kirk Myers - 1978, 1979, 1980
  • Kent Osboe - 1967, 1968, 1969
  • Rich Powers - 1990, 1991, 1992
  • Ken Snyder - 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Gary Steffensmeier - 1990, 1991, 1992
  • Keith Young - 1949, 1950, 1951

Justin GreenleeGary Steffensmeier
Three-time All-Americans Justin Greenlee (L) and Gary Steffensmeier (R).

4 Four-Time All-Americans

  • Ken Gallagher - 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
  • Kirk Meyers - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
  • Randy Omvig - 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Keith Poolman - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Kirk Myers
Kirk Myers.

Compiled by Jonathan Russell and Susan A. Basye  May 1997