Gene Mills
NCAA championship record, 1977–1981. Regular-season results are not included.
Gene Mills wrestled for Syracuse (NY) at four NCAA championships, 1977–1981, and went 21–3. Mills won two titles at 118 lb in 1979 and 1981 and placed third at 118 lb in 1977 and fourth at 118 lb in 1978.
4tournaments
21wins
3losses
2individual titles
10wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Syracuse (NY) | 118 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1979 | Syracuse (NY) | 118 | 2 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1978 | Syracuse (NY) | 118 | 2 | 4th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 1977 | Syracuse (NY) | 118 | No seed listed | 3rd | 6–1 | 7 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 24
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 · 118 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Bob Dickman · Indiana State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 5:40 |
| Round of 16 | W | David Parisi · Oswego (NY) | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 4:19 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Tony Calderaio · Slippery Rock (PA) | 1 | 8 | Fall 6:44 |
| Semifinal | W | Chris Wentz · North Carolina State | 1 | 5 | Sup 28–4 |
| Final | W | John Hartupee · Central Michigan | 1 | 10 | Fall 6:35 |
| 1979 · 118 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Adam Cuestas · Oregon | 2 | No seed listed | Fall 7:37 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jim Zenz · North Carolina State | 2 | 10 | Fall 4:31 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Steve Bastianelli · Lehigh (PA) | 2 | No seed listed | Sup 17–2 |
| Semifinal | W | Bill DePaoli · California (PA) | 2 | 3 | Fall 7:00 |
| Final | W | Joe Gonzales · California-Bakersfield | 2 | 1 | Dec 16–13 |
| 1978 · 118 lb | |||||
| Opening round | W | Mike Picozzi · Florida | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 16–12 |
| Round of 32 | W | Dave Prehm · Northern Iowa | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 4–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jay Liles · Bowling Green (OH) | 2 | No seed listed | MD 14–3 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Bryan Evans · Oklahoma | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 12–9 |
| Semifinal | L | Andy Daniels · Ohio | 2 | No seed listed | MD 7–15 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Gary Fischer · California-Poly | 2 | No seed listed | MD 13–3 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Dan Glenn · Iowa | 2 | 4 | Dec 8–12 |
| 1977 · 118 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Steve Stalnaker · Tennessee | No seed listed | 6 | Fall 5:47 |
| Round of 16 | W | Steve Hart · Oregon | No seed listed | No seed listed | Sup 18–5 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Johnnie Jones · Iowa State | No seed listed | 3 | Fall 2:40 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Chuck Davis · Colorado | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 4:28 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Roger Flock · California-Poly | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 9–2 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Pat Plourd · Oregon State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 5:52 |
| 3rd-place bout | W | Johnnie Jones · Iowa State | No seed listed | 3 | Dec 6–4 |
Cite this page: “Gene Mills”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_klx3tn2fm5m2u6qu/gene-mills