1979 NCAA Championships

March 8-10, 1979 · Iowa

Team Champion

Iowa122.5 pts

Head Coach: Dan Gable · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Gene Mills CUSE	Joe Gonzales CSUB	Dan Glenn IOWA
126 lbs	Randy Lewis IOWA	John Azevedo CSUB	C.D. Mock UNC
134 lbs	Darryl Burley LEH	Mike Land ISU	Jim Martinez MINN
142 lbs	Dan Hicks ORST	Scott Trizzino IOWA	Mike Mathies Portland State University
150 lbs	Bruce Kinseth IOWA	Dick Knorr ORST	Tom Coffing Arizona
158 lbs	Kelly Ward ISU	Dan Zilverberg MINN	Dave Evans WIS
167 lbs	Mark Churella MICH	Mike DeAnna IOWA	Dave Powell ISU
177 lbs	Mark Lieberman LEH	Bud Palmer IOWA	Dave Allen ISU
190 lbs	Eric Wais OKST	Mike Brown LEH	Kirk Myers UNI
UNL	Fred Bohna UCLA	Dave Klemm EIU	Jeff Blatnick Springfield College

Weight:

118 lbs 126 lbs 134 lbs 142 lbs 150 lbs 158 lbs 167 lbs 177 lbs 190 lbs UNL

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Round of 32 Pigtail

Finals
Kelly Ward ISU1st	DEC 7-2	Dan Zilverberg MINN2nd
Medal Round
Dave Evans WIS3rd	DEC 7-5	Bob Holland EIU4th
Tobey Matney Cleveland State University5th	TF 24-7	Mark Evenhus ORST6th
Ricky Stewart OKST7th	DEC 6-0	Roye Oliver ASU8th
Consi Semi
Dave Evans WIS	DEC 7-0	Mark Evenhus ORST
Bob Holland EIU	DEC 21-18	Tobey Matney Cleveland State University
Semifinal
Kelly Ward ISU	DEC 8-3	Bob Holland EIU
Dan Zilverberg MINN	MAJ DEC 13-4	Mark Evenhus ORST
Consi 4
Tobey Matney Cleveland State University	DEC 12-6	Ricky Stewart OKST
Dave Evans WIS	DEC 5-4	Fred Boss CMU
Consi 8 #2
Tobey Matney Cleveland State University	PIN 1:59	Scott Heaton POLY
Dave Evans WIS	DEC 6-3	Jed Brown IOWA
Ricky Stewart OKST	DEC 5-2	Oscar Ordonez Drake
Quarterfinal
Bob Holland EIU	PIN 6:58	Fred Boss CMU
Kelly Ward ISU	DEC 13-11	Jed Brown IOWA
Dan Zilverberg MINN	DEC 7-2	Ricky Stewart OKST
Mark Evenhus ORST	DEC 11-7	Scott Heaton POLY
Consi 8 #1
Tobey Matney Cleveland State University	DEC 16-11	Chuck Broderick VT
Dave Evans WIS	MAJ DEC 10-1	Bill Keck HOF
Oscar Ordonez Drake	DEC 7-4	Jeff Freedman Ashland University
Consi 16 #2
Oscar Ordonez Drake	DEC 7-5	Tom Jones PITT
Round of 16
Ricky Stewart OKST	PIN 3:33	Mike Pheanis NIU
Dan Zilverberg MINN	PIN 2:46	Jeff Freedman Ashland University
Fred Boss CMU	DEC 11-9	Isreal Sheppard OKLA
Kelly Ward ISU	MAJ DEC 12-3	Dave Evans WIS
Jed Brown IOWA	MAJ DEC 15-3	Lee Spiegel Rhode Island
Bob Holland EIU	MAJ DEC 15-6	Roye Oliver ASU
Mark Evenhus ORST	DEC 5-2	Tobey Matney Cleveland State University
Scott Heaton POLY	DEC 11-4	Carter Mario UNC
Round of 32
Bob Holland EIU	PIN 3:34	Doug Oliver RU
Kelly Ward ISU	PIN 6:30	Bill Keck HOF
Dave Evans WIS	PIN 6:02	Rick Boland CIT
Ricky Stewart OKST	PIN 7:50	Jamie Milkovich Auburn
Isreal Sheppard OKLA	DEC 6-2	Paul Supchak NAVY
Jed Brown IOWA	DEC 11-6	Harold Ritchie MIZZ
Lee Spiegel Rhode Island	TF 19-2	Warren Flynn California State University, Fresno
Mike Pheanis NIU	DEC 4-4	Mark Densberger Wilkes University
Roye Oliver ASU	MAJ DEC 11-3
Pigtail
Jed Brown IOWA	PIN 4:59	Greg Johnson Idaho State
Bill Keck HOF	DEC 5-3	John Hanrahan PSU
Fred Boss CMU	DEC 10-3	Dale Gilbert CLAR
Mike Pheanis NIU	DEC 14-8	Bryce Monasmith Colorado State University
Dan Zilverberg MINN	MAJ DEC 15-4	Tom Jones PITT