1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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.

1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Ames, Iowa
Dates	March 8, 1979–March 10, 1979
Host(s)	Iowa State University
Venue(s)	Hilton Coliseum
Final positions
Champions	Iowa (4th title)
1st runners-up	Iowa State
2nd runners-up	Lehigh
Tournament statistics
Attendance	62,809
MVP	Bruce Kinseth (Iowa)

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. "49th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.