1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationAmes, Iowa
DatesMarch 8, 1979–March 10, 1979
Host(s)Iowa State University
Venue(s)Hilton Coliseum
Final positions
ChampionsIowa (4th title)
1st runners-upIowa State
2nd runners-upLehigh
Tournament statistics
Attendance62,809
MVPBruce Kinseth (Iowa)
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 49th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at the Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa took home the team championship with 122.5 points with two individual champions.[1]

Bruce Kinseth of Iowa received the Gorriaran Award as well as being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank School Points
1 Iowa 122.5
2 Iowa State 88
3 Lehigh 69.75
4 Oregon State 60.5
5 Wisconsin 56.5
6 Oklahoma State 52.75
7 Minnesota 43.75
8 Arizona State 34.5
9 Oklahoma 31.5
10 Michigan 25
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Gene Mills, Syracuse DEC Joe Gonzales, Cal State- Bakersfield, 16–13
126 lbs Randy Lewis, Iowa DEC John Azevedo, Cal State-Bakersfield, 20–14
134 lbs Darryl Burley, Lehigh DEC Mike Land, Iowa State, 9–7
142 lbs Dan Hicks, Oregon State RD Scott Trizzino, Iowa, 5–5, 1–1
150 lbs Bruce Kinseth, Iowa WBF Dick Knorr, Oregon State, 2:34
158 lbs Kelly Ward, Iowa State DEC Dan Zilverberg, Minnesota, 7–2
167 lbs Mark Churella, Michigan WBF Mike DeAnna, Iowa, 3:10
177 lbs Mark Lieberman, Lehigh WDQ Bud Palmer, Iowa, 5:43
190 lbs Eric Wais, Oklahoma State DEC Mike Brown, Lehigh, 12–5
UNL Fred Bohna, UCLA DEC Dave Klemm, Eastern Illinois, 9–5
Reference:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "49th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.