49th NCAA Wrestling Tournament
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler:
Bruce Kinseth - Iowa
Top Ten Team Scores
1979
Iowa - 122.5 Points
Gorriaran Award:
Bruce Kinseth - Iowa
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Iowa
2 Iowa State
3 Lehigh
122.5
(2)
6 Oklahoma State
52.75
88
(1)
7 Minnesota
43.75
69.75
(2)
8 Arizona State
34.5
4 Oregon State
60.5
(1)
9 Oklahoma
31.5
5 Wisconsin
56.5
Champions and Place Winners
10 Michigan
25
(1)
(1)
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
1st: Gene Mills [2] - Syracuse (16-13)
3rd: Dan Glenn [4] - Iowa (12-2)
5th: Don Finnegan [9] - Iowa State (7-2)
7th: Randy Hoffman [12] - Arizona State (13-4)
2nd: Joe Gonzales [1] - Cal State-Bakersfield
4th: Bill DePaoli [3] - California PA
126
1st: Randy Lewis [1] - Iowa (20-14)
3rd: C.D. Mock [6] - North Carolina (9-7)
5th: Kevin Puebla [4] - Illinois (6-0)
7th: Steve Perdew [9] - Slippery Rock (7-5)
2nd: John Azevedo [2] - Cal State-Bakersfield
4th: Ricky Dellagatta [US] - Kentucky
6th: Keith Whelan [US] - Missouri
8th: Mike Bauer [US] - Oregon State
134
1st: Darryl Burley [2] - Lehigh (9-7)
3rd: Jim Martinez [5] - Minnesota (16-5)
5th: Brian Brown [6] - Franklin & Marshall (WFT)
7th: Randy Miller [10] - Clarion (9-5)
2nd: Mike Land [1] - Iowa State
4th: Joe Romero [US] - Arizona State
142
1st: Dan Hicks [1] - Oregon State (5-5, 1-1 RD)
3rd: Mike Mathies [5] - Portland State (10-4)
5th: Andre Metzger [6] - Oklahoma (7-6)
7th: Bill Cripps [7] - Arizona State (2-1)
2nd: Scott Trizzino [2] - Iowa
4th: Lee Roy Smith [4] - Oklahoma State
6th: Andy Rein [3] - Wisconsin
8th: Dan Boos [US] - Luther
150
1st: Bruce Kinseth [1] - Iowa (WBF 2:34)
3rd: Tom Coffing [US] - Arizona (10-5)
5th: Mike Terry [6] - Wisconsin (9-6)
7th: Chuck Biggert [US] - Toledo (WBF 5:10)
2nd: Dick Knorr [3] - Oregon State
4th: Charles Shelton [4] - Oklahoma State
1st: Kelly Ward [1] - Iowa State (7-2)
3rd: Dave Evans [9] - Wisconsin (7-5)
5th: Tobey Matney [6] - Cleveland State (24-7)
7th: Ricky Stewart [US] - Oklahoma State (6-0)
2nd: Dan Zilverberg [2] - Minnesota
4th: Bob Holland [4] - Eastern Illinois
167
1st: Mark Churella [1] - Michigan (WBF 3:10)
3rd: Dave Powell [4] - Iowa State (5-3)
5th: Dom DiGioacchino [9] - Bloomsburg (8-6)
7th: Dave Miller [11] - Missouri (12-7)
2nd: Mike DeAnna [3] - Iowa
4th: Brad Hansen [2] - Brigham Young
6th: Michael Abrams [10] - Grand Valley State
8th: Russ Pickering [US] - Miami Ohio
177
1st: Mark Lieberman [1] - Lehigh (WDQ 5:43)
3rd: Dave Allen [12] - Iowa State (6-1)
5th: Dave Severn [4] - Arizona State (4-2)
7th: Brian Parlet [US] - Augustana SD (WBF 1:04)
2nd: Bud Palmer [3] - Iowa
4th: Joe Gormally [US] - Northern Iowa
1st: Eric Wais [1] - Oklahoma State (12-5)
3rd: Kirk Myers [5] - Northern Iowa (6-3)
5th: Howard Harris [2] - Oregon State (WBF 4:00)
7th: Mike Mann [7] - Iowa State (9-2)
2nd: Mike Brown [3] - Lehigh
4th: Mitch Hull [4] - Wisconsin
6th: Edcar Thomas [US] - Oklahoma
8th: Geno Savegnago [US] - Eastern Illinois
118
158
190
UNL 1st: Fred Bohna [2] - UCLA (9-5)
3rd: Jeff Blatnick [1] - Springfield (12-9)
5th: Fred McGaver [US] - Marquette (5-3)
7th: Tom Waldon [6] - Iowa State (7-5)
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6th: Jim Zenz [10] - North Carolina State
8th: Chris Wentz [11] - Louisiana State
6th: Ed Maisey [4] - Brigham Young
8th: Mark Cagle [US] - West Virginia
6th: Larry Kihlstadius [7] - Navy
8th: Steve Suder [US] - Wyoming
6th: Mark Evenhus [US] - Oregon State
8th: Roye Oliver [12] - Arizona State
6th: Don Brown [10] - Oregon
8th: Mark Hattendorf [9] - SIU-Edwardsville
2nd: Dave Klemm [5] - Eastern Illinois
4th: Jack Campbell [10] - Clarion
6th: Steve Williams [US] - Oklahoma
8th: Shawn Whitcomb [4] - Michigan State
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Bob Dickman, Indiana State
Jamie Reid, Cleveland State
Mike Marino, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Tom Husted, Wisconsin [5]
Randy Hoffman, Arizona State [12]
Brad Anderson, Brigham Young
Dan Glenn, Iowa [4]
Mitch Vance, Temple
Jim Pagano, William & Mary
Luke Gilpin, New Mexico
Gary Fischer, Cal Poly-SLO [8]
Henry Callie, Millersville
Don Finnegan, Iowa State [9]
Ed Bailey, Salisbury
Gary Bohay, UCLA
Joe Gonzales, Cal State-Bakersfield [1]
Adam Cuestas, Oregon
Gene Mills, Syracuse [2]
Angelo Marino, Indiana
Jim Zenz, North Carolina State [10]
Rob Wurm, Weber State
Greg Ely, Hofstra [7]
Jay Liles, Bowling Green
Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh
Edwin DiBeck, Utah
John Hartupee, Central Michigan
Howard Aufleger, Oklahoma State
David Suarez, Nevada-Las Vegas [6]
Mike Monday, Oklahoma
Chris Wentz, Louisiana State [11]
Bill DePaoli, California PA [3]
Dave Cotti, California-Berkeley
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Jamie Reid 9-4
Tom Husted Fall 7:54
118 Weight Class
Tom Husted 15-4
Dan Glenn 10-4
Randy Hoffman 6-2
Dan Glenn 16-7
Dan Glenn 8-2
Joe Gonzales 8-6
Jim Pagano 10-5
Gary Fischer 8-2
Gary Fischer 6-2
Joe Gonzales DFT 7:41
Don Finnegan 15-1
Joe Gonzales 24-9
Joe Gonzales 19-6
Gene Mills 16-13
Gene Mills Fall 7:37
Gene Mills Fall 4:31
Jim Zenz 12-4
Gene Mills 17-2
Rob Wurm 7-5
Steve Bastianelli 6-3
Steve Bastianelli 15-2
Gene Mills Fall 7:00
John Hartupee 8-4
David Suarez 11-6
David Suarez 4-3
Bill DePaoli 11-5
Chris Wentz 18-10
Bill DePaoli 13-8
Bill DePaoli 19-2
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Vance, Temple
118 Consolation Bracket
Hoffman 3-0
Hoffman, Arizona State
Hoffman 4-3
Husted, Wisconsin
Finnegan 10-3
DePaoli 9-7
Bohay, UCLA
DePaoli, California PA
Finnegan 11-2
Finnegan Med FFT
Finnegan, Iowa State
Third Place: Dan Glenn, Iowa 12-2
Fischer, Cal Poly-SLO
Fourth Place: Bill DePaoli, California PA
Fifth Place: Don Finnegan, Iowa State 7-2
Cuestas, Oregon
Sixth Place: Jim Zenz, North Carolina State
Seventh Place: Randy Hoffman, Arizona State 13-4
Zenz Med FFT
Zenz, North Carolina State
Eighth Place: Chris Wentz, Louisiana State
Zenz 3-2
Bastianelli, Lehigh
Zenz 7-4
Glenn Fall 3:48
Cotti, California-Berkeley
Glenn, Iowa
Wentz 6-3
Wentz, Louisiana State
Wentz 12-3
Suarez, Nevada-Las Vegas
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118
Jay Liles - Bowling Green
Tracy Moore - Utah State
Luke Gilpin - New Mexico
Bruce Irussi - Illinois
John Hartupee - Central Michigan
Bob DeStefanis - Rhode Island
Ed Bailey - Salisbury
Matt Oddo - Auburn
Angelo Marino - Indiana
Glen Maxwell - Pittsburgh
Dan Glenn - Iowa
Khris Whelan - Missouri
Liles 10-7
Gilpin 11-6
Hartupee 11-3
Bailey 8-3
Marino 14-11
Glenn Fall 3:36
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118
Mitch Vance - Temple
Khris Whelan - Missouri
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Vance 11-2
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Harlan Kistler, UCLA
Bryan Billig, Wilkes [12]
Dan Cuestas, Cal Poly-SLO
Kevin Puebla, Illinois [4]
Keith Whelan, Missouri
Jose Martinez, Pittsburgh
Eddie Baza, San Jose State
Greg Shoemaker, East Stroudsburg [5]
Randy Lewis, Iowa [1]
Bob Katz, West Chester
Steve Perdew, Slippery Rock [9]
Scott Barrett, Boise State
Jimmy Carr, Alabama [8]
Dave Riggs, Arizona
Gary Lefebvre, Minnesota
Sam Herriman, Augustana SD
Doug Heimbach, Navy
Tom Diamond, Clarion
Mike Bauer, Oregon State
Derek Glenn, Colorado [7]
Mike Rossetti, College of New Jersey [10]
Mike Starr, Central Michigan
John Azevedo, Cal State-Bakersfield [2]
Ed Tyrrell, SUNY-Buffalo
Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky
Guy Reilly, Indiana State
Bryan Evans, Oklahoma
C.D. Mock, North Carolina [6]
Tom Alexander, Colorado State [11]
Tom Gaskins, Tennessee
Jim Hanson, Wisconsin [3]
Don Reese, Bloomsburg
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Bryan Billig Fall 7:54
Kevin Puebla 13-8
126 Weight Class
Kevin Puebla 10-3
Kevin Puebla 5-0
Keith Whelan 4-3
Keith Whelan 8-7
Greg Shoemaker 15-8
Randy Lewis 17-6
Randy Lewis Fall 1:37
Randy Lewis Fall 3:31
Steve Perdew 5-4
Randy Lewis 17-9
Jimmy Carr 18-6
Sam Herriman 7-6
Sam Herriman 6-2
Randy Lewis 20-14
Tom Diamond 9-4
Mike Bauer 10-4
Mike Bauer DSQ
John Azevedo 12-6
Mike Rossetti 13-5
John Azevedo 14-5
John Azevedo 17-2
John Azevedo 13-6
Ricky Dellagatta 27-22
C.D. Mock 11-10
C.D. Mock Fall 3:33
C.D. Mock 5-2
Tom Alexander 11-3
Jim Hanson Fall 5:58
Jim Hanson 11-3
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Cuestas, Cal Poly-SLO
126 Consolation Bracket
Billig 15-10
Billig, Wilkes
Whelan 17-7
Whelan, Missouri
Whelan 7-0
Mock 9-9, 3-0
Katz, West Chester
Mock, North Carolina
Perdew 10-2
Perdew 4-3
Perdew, Slippery Rock
Third Place: C.D. Mock, North Carolina 9-7
Herriman, Augustana SD
Fourth Place: Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky
Fifth Place: Kevin Puebla, Illinois 6-0
Simpson, Middle Tennessee
Sixth Place: Keith Whelan, Missouri
Seventh Place: Steve Perdew, Slippery Rock 7-5
Rossetti 12-3
Rossetti, College of New Jersey
Eighth Place: Mike Bauer, Oregon State
Bauer 6-5
Bauer, Oregon State
Dellagatta 15-8
Dellagatta 8-7
Evans, Oklahoma
Puebla, Illinois
Dellagatta Fall 1:27
Dellagatta, Kentucky
Dellagatta 6-4
Hanson, Wisconsin
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126
Dave Riggs - Arizona
Rick Whitehead - Nebraska
Bob Katz - West Chester
Cave Larimer - Northern Illinois
Eddie Baza - San Jose State
Eddie Mannion - Rhode Island
Mike Bauer - Oregon State
Ike Anderson - Appalachian State
John Azevedo - Cal State-Bakersfield
Pat Simpson - Middle Tennessee
Riggs 7-1
Katz 4-3
Baza 12-10
Bauer 9-5
Azevedo 16-6
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 126
Pat Simpson - Middle Tennessee
Ed Tyrrell - SUNY-Buffalo
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Simpson 11-3
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Juan Causey, Illinois
Dan Caballero, Oregon State [12]
Steve Weight, Utah State
Ed Maisey, Brigham Young [4]
Tyrone Rose, Nevada-Las Vegas
Bob McGuinn, Eastern Illinois
Cody Westbrook, Wyoming
Jim Martinez, Minnesota [5]
Mike Land, Iowa State [1]
Mark Cagle, West Virginia
Frank DeAngelis, Oklahoma [9]
Dennis Lewis, Ball State
Mike Walsh, Michigan State [8]
Bill Nugent, Oregon
Brad Alfred, Boise State
Ray Downey, Auburn
Andre Massey, Appalachian State
Dane Ives, Missouri
Billy Fitzgibbons, Cal Poly-SLO
Buddy Lee, Old Dominion [7]
Randy Miller, Clarion [10]
Larry Otsuka, Massachusetts
Darryl Burley, Lehigh [2]
Carl Poff, Bloomsburg
David Miller, West Chester
Ron Voss, Western Michigan
Joe Romero, Arizona State
Brian Brown, Franklin & Marshall [6]
Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado [11]
Kyle Grunwald, Louisiana State
Ken Mallory, Montclair State [3]
Dave Goodspeed, Wisconsin
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Juan Causey 10-5
Ed Maisey 11-6
134 Weight Class
Ed Maisey 8-0
Ed Maisey 8-5
Bob McGuinn 9-4
Jim Martinez 10-10, 3-1
Jim Martinez Fall 7:40
Mike Land 17-11
Mike Land 11-9
Mike Land 14-5
Frank DeAngelis Fall 6:38
Mike Land 8-6
Mike Walsh 3-3, 4-0
Ray Downey 12-12, 8-1
Ray Downey 14-6
Darryl Burley 9-7
Dane Ives Fall 6:00
Billy Fitzgibbons 13-9
Billy Fitzgibbons 4-3
Darryl Burley Fall 3:17
Randy Miller 13-0
Darryl Burley Fall 3:53
Darryl Burley 8-3
Darryl Burley 21-10
Ron Voss 6-5
Brian Brown 8-4
Brian Brown 8-6
Brian Brown 8-4
Lew Sondgeroth 4-4, 7-5
Lew Sondgeroth 14-13
Dave Goodspeed 2-1
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Weight, Utah State
134 Consolation Bracket
Causey 5-2
Causey, Illinois
Martinez 10-5
Martinez, Minnesota
Martinez Fall 3:35
Martinez 5-3
Cagle, West Virginia
Brown, Franklin & Marshall
Cagle 11-5
Cagle 4-0
DeAngelis, Oklahoma
Third Place: Jim Martinez, Minnesota 16-5
Downey, Auburn
Fourth Place: Joe Romero, Arizona State
Fifth Place: Brian Brown, Franklin & Marshall Med FFT
DiSabato, Notre Dame
Sixth Place: Ed Maisey, Brigham Young
Seventh Place: Randy Miller, Clarion 9-5
Miller Fall 3:41
Miller, Clarion
Eighth Place: Mark Cagle, West Virginia
Miller 5-5, 6-1
Fitzgibbons, Cal Poly-SLO
Romero Fall 5:30
Romero Med FFT
Romero, Arizona State
Maisey, Brigham Young
Romero 12-3
Voss, Western Michigan
Romero 8-6
Sondgeroth, Colorado
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 134
Billy Fitzgibbons - Cal Poly-SLO
Chris Xakellis - Virginia
Mark Cagle - West Virginia
Mike Jacoutot - College of New Jersey
Bill Nugent - Oregon
Mark Demeo - Syracuse
Darryl Burley - Lehigh
Dave DiSabato - Notre Dame
Fitzgibbons Fall 4:32
Cagle Fall 1:28
Nugent 18-4
Burley 25-7
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 134
Dave DiSabato - Notre Dame
Carl Poff - Bloomsburg
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DiSabato 7-1
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Andy DiSabato, Ohio State
Dave Brown, Iowa State [12]
Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State [4]
Dave Moyer, Lock Haven
Brad Vadnais, Utah
Mike Mathies, Portland State [5]
Ryan Kaufman, Minnesota
Mike Fredenburg, Humboldt State
Ron McKinney, Cal Poly-SLO
Mike Pollock, Missouri
Tony DiGiovanni, Cleveland State [8]
Steve Traylor, Yale
Vic Hargett, Louisiana State [9]
Dan Boos, Luther
Tom Gongora, Cal State-Bakersfield
Dan Hicks, Oregon State [1]
Bill Cripps, Arizona State [7]
Russ Campbell, Weber State
Casper Tortella, Wilkes
Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock
Doug Parise, Temple [10]
Loren Danielson, American
Craig Prete, Brigham Young
Scott Trizzino, Iowa [2]
Andre Metzger, Oklahoma [6]
Gary Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Scott Arnel, Rhode Island
Mike Elliott, Cal State-Fullerton
Chris Catalfo, Florida [11]
Rick Jensen, South Dakota State
Mike Koob, North Carolina State
Andy Rein, Wisconsin [3]
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Andy DiSabato 3-3, 3-2
Lee Roy Smith 11-5
142 Weight Class
Lee Roy Smith 9-0
Mike Mathies 17-6
Mike Mathies 17-0
Mike Mathies 12-6
Ryan Kaufman Fall 7:03
Dan Hicks Fall 1:49
Ron McKinney 14-10
Steve Traylor 10-2
Steve Traylor 10-4
Dan Hicks 7-6
Dan Boos 9-6
Dan Hicks 5-3
Dan Hicks 11-3
Dan Hicks 5-5, 1-1 RD
Bill Cripps Fall 7:15
Bill Cripps Fall 3:46
Casper Tortella Fall 5:45
Scott Trizzino 12-8
Doug Parise Fall 7:23
Scott Trizzino 19-6
Scott Trizzino Fall 3:03
Scott Trizzino 10-6
Andre Metzger Fall 7:11
Andre Metzger 16-3
Mike Elliott 15-8
Andre Metzger 17-4
Rick Jensen 12-8
Andy Rein 5-2
Andy Rein 14-6
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Vadnais, Utah
142 Consolation Bracket
Kaufman Med FFT
Kaufman, Minnesota
Smith 9-1
Smith, Oklahoma State
Smith 4-0
Smith 5-1
Gongora, Cal State-Bakersfield
Metzger, Oklahoma
Boos 4-2
Boos 4-2
Boos, Luther
Third Place: Mike Mathies, Portland State 10-4
Traylor, Yale
Fourth Place: Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State
Fifth Place: Andre Metzger, Oklahoma 7-6
Prete, Brigham Young
Sixth Place: Andy Rein, Wisconsin
Seventh Place: Bill Cripps, Arizona State 2-1
Parise Fall 5:59
Parise, Temple
Eighth Place: Dan Boos, Luther
Cripps 7-2
Cripps, Arizona State
Rein 4-3
Mathies 3-3, 3-2
Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Mathies, Portland State
Elliott 12-2
Elliott, Cal State-Fullerton
Rein 14-6
Rein, Wisconsin
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 142
Casper Tortella - Wilkes
Andy Lokie - Ohio University
Dan Boos - Luther
Larry Buckner - Nevada-Las Vegas
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Tortella 15-7
Boos Fall 4:56
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Tony Neitenbach, Colorado
Walt Fingar, Citadel
Mike Willner, Rhode Island
Scott Bliss, Oregon [5]
Brian Surage, Rutgers
Charles Shelton, Oklahoma State [4]
Tom Coffing, Arizona
Scott Madigan, Minnesota State-Mankato [1
Kevin Benson, Portland State
John Stallings, Auburn [9]
Bruce Kinseth, Iowa [1]
Tom Napier, SIU-Edwardsville
Chuck Biggert, Toledo
Robert Schandle, Minnesota [8]
Jack Garrison, Colorado State
Steve Greenley, Bucknell
Dave Pacheco, Idaho State
Robert McDowell, San Jose State [2]
Randy Fleury, Cal Poly-SLO [10]
Allen Washington, Yale
Scott Preston, Louisiana State
Larry Kihlstadius, Navy [7]
Dave Jurgens, North Carolina
Steve Suder, Wyoming
Greg Drenik, Cleveland State [11]
John Trice, Illinois State
Dick Knorr, Oregon State [3]
Steve Peck, Nebraska
Gary Wood, William Penn
Carl Bridge, Slippery Rock
Mike Terry, Wisconsin [6]
Tony Caravella, Bloomsburg
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Tony Neitenbach 18-1
Scott Bliss 3-2
150 Weight Class
Scott Bliss Fall 7:14
Charles Shelton 7-6
Charles Shelton 8-4
Charles Shelton 16-3
Tom Coffing 11-5
Bruce Kinseth Fall 1:51
John Stallings 13-5
Bruce Kinseth Fall 7:02
Bruce Kinseth Fall 4:23
Bruce Kinseth Fall 6:53
Chuck Biggert 10-5
Chuck Biggert 19-4
Jack Garrison 24-16
Bruce Kinseth Fall 2:34
Robert McDowell 17-4
Randy Fleury 7-5
Randy Fleury 14-6
Larry Kihlstadius 12-9
Larry Kihlstadius 10-3
Larry Kihlstadius 7-3
Steve Suder 4-2
Dick Knorr 13-6
Greg Drenik 12-5
Dick Knorr DSQ
Dick Knorr 13-4
Dick Knorr 10-5
Gary Wood Fall 4:04
Mike Terry 23-7
Mike Terry Fall 7:40
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Surage, Rutgers
150 Consolation Bracket
Coffing 4-1
Coffing, Arizona
Coffing 10-8
Bliss, Oregon
Coffing 8-6
Coffing 5-5, 4-2
Napier, SIU-Edwardsville
Kihlstadius, Navy
Stallings 9-6
Biggert 7-5
Stallings, Auburn
Third Place: Tom Coffing, Arizona 10-5
Biggert, Toledo
Fourth Place: Charles Shelton, Oklahoma State
Fifth Place: Mike Terry, Wisconsin 9-6
Preston, Louisiana State
Sixth Place: Larry Kihlstadius, Navy
Seventh Place: Chuck Biggert, Toledo Fall 5:10
Suder 12-5
Suder, Wyoming
Eighth Place: Steve Suder, Wyoming
Suder 12-8
Fleury, Cal Poly-SLO
Terry 17-6
Shelton 5-5, 3-2
Peck, Nebraska
Shelton, Oklahoma State
Drenik 10-3
Drenik, Cleveland State
Terry 16-6
Terry, Wisconsin
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 150
Robert Schandle - Minnesota
Paul Merritt - Missouri
Randy Fleury - Cal Poly-SLO
Shawn Connors - Indiana
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Schandle 7-4
Fleury Fall 6:11
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Joe Birmingham, Georgia
Roye Oliver, Arizona State [12]
Doug Oliver, Rutgers
Bob Holland, Eastern Illinois [4]
Isreal Sheppard, Oklahoma
Paul Supchak, Navy
Fred Boss, Central Michigan
Dave Musselman, Arizona [5]
Kelly Ward, Iowa State [1]
Bill Keck, Hofstra
Dave Evans, Wisconsin [9]
Rick Boland, Citadel
Harold Ritchie, Missouri [8]
Jed Brown, Iowa
Warren Flynn, Fresno State
Lee Spiegel, Rhode Island
Jamie Milkovich, Auburn
Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State
Mike Pheanis, Northern Illinois
Mark Densberger, Wilkes [7]
Donny Owen, Brigham Young [10]
Jeff Freedman, Ashland
Dan Zilverberg, Minnesota [2]
Oscar Ordonez, Drake
Chuck Broderick, Virginia Tech
Mark Evenhus, Oregon State
Roger Dallas, Lake Superior
Tobey Matney, Cleveland State [6]
Carter Mario, North Carolina [11]
Mark Schultz, UCLA
Scott Heaton, Cal Poly-SLO [3]
Tom Janicik, Northwestern
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Roye Oliver 11-3
Bob Holland 15-6
158 Weight Class
Bob Holland Fall 3:34
Bob Holland Fall 6:58
Isreal Sheppard 6-2
Fred Boss 11-9
Fred Boss 6-3
Kelly Ward 8-3
Kelly Ward Fall 6:30
Kelly Ward 12-3
Dave Evans Fall 6:02
Kelly Ward 13-11
Jed Brown 11-6
Jed Brown 15-3
Lee Spiegel 19-2
Kelly Ward 7-2
Ricky Stewart Fall 7:50
Ricky Stewart Fall 3:33
Mike Pheanis 4-4, 6-4
Dan Zilverberg 7-2
Jeff Freedman 6-6, 5-1
Dan Zilverberg Fall 2:46
Dan Zilverberg 6-2
Dan Zilverberg 13-4
Mark Evenhus 7-5
Mark Evenhus 5-2
Tobey Matney 11-3
Mark Evenhus 11-7
Carter Mario 10-7
Scott Heaton 11-4
Scott Heaton 19-4
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Oliver, Rutgers
158 Consolation Bracket
Oliver 7-4
Oliver, Arizona State
Oliver 5-4
Boss, Central Michigan
Evans 5-4
Evans 7-0
Keck, Hofstra
Evenhus, Oregon State
Evans 10-1
Evans 6-3
Evans, Wisconsin
Third Place: Dave Evans, Wisconsin 7-5
Brown, Iowa
Fourth Place: Bob Holland, Eastern Illinois
Fifth Place: Tobey Matney, Cleveland State 24-7
Ordonez, Drake
Sixth Place: Mark Evenhus, Oregon State
Seventh Place: Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State 6-0
Ordonez 7-4
Freedman, Ashland
Eighth Place: Roye Oliver, Arizona State
Stewart 5-2
Stewart, Oklahoma State
Matney 12-6
Holland 21-18
Broderick, Virginia Tech
Holland, Eastern Illinois
Matney 16-11
Matney, Cleveland State
Matney Fall 1:59
Heaton, Cal Poly-SLO
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 158
Jed Brown - Iowa
Greg Johnson - Idaho State
Mike Pheanis - Northern Illinois
Bryce Monasmith - Colorado State
Bill Keck - Hofstra
John Hanrahan - Penn State
Dan Zilverberg - Minnesota
Tom Jones - Pittsburgh
Fred Boss - Central Michigan
Dale Gilbert - Clarion
Brown Fall 4:59
Pheanis 14-8
Keck 5-3
Zilverberg 15-4
Boss 10-3
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 158
Oscar Ordonez - Drake
Tom Jones - Pittsburgh
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Ordonez 7-5
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Dom Macchia, Rhode Island
Mike Benzel, North Carolina
Tony Mantella, Temple
Jeff Parker, Louisiana State [5]
Dave Landis, Georgia
Fred Miles, Oregon State [12]
Dave Powell, Iowa State [4]
Russ Pickering, Miami Ohio
Mark Churella, Michigan [1]
Bob Stout, Eastern Illinois
Dom DiGioacchino, Bloomsburg [9]
Robert Kiddy, Cal Poly-SLO
Mark Harris, Utah State [8]
Tom Press, Minnesota
Skip Bolin, Pittsburgh
Dale Walters, Air Force
Brian Rodgers, Navy
Fred Duell, Oklahoma State [7]
Paul Sigler, Wisconsin
Dave Coyle, Marshall
Mike Abrams, Grand Valley State [10]
Ron Michaels, Kent State
Bob Celli, Shippensburg
Brad Hansen, Brigham Young [2]
John Licata, West Chester
Dave Miller, Missouri [11]
Mike DeAnna, Iowa [3]
Tom Beyer, Minnesota-Morris
Jim Hall, Oklahoma
Keith Foxx, Arizona
Bye
Jim Vargo, East Stroudsburg [6]
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Dom Macchia 6-5
Jeff Parker 8-7
167 Weight Class
Jeff Parker 18-5
Dave Powell Fall 4:49
Dave Landis Fall 0:43
Dave Powell Fall 4:35
Dave Powell 17-0
Mark Churella 8-6
Mark Churella 14-8
Mark Churella Fall 1:47
Dom DiGioacchino 8-3
Mark Churella Fall 5:33
Mark Harris 11-6
Mark Harris Fall 1:10
Skip Bolin 14-8
Mark Churella Fall 3:10
Fred Duell 8-0
Fred Duell 7-3
Paul Sigler Fall 0:30
Brad Hansen 11-4
Mike Abrams 9-4
Brad Hansen Fall 4:04
Brad Hansen 11-3
Mike DeAnna Fall 7:19
Dave Miller 15-10
Mike DeAnna 11-3
Mike DeAnna Fall 7:56
Mike DeAnna 16-9
Jim Hall 9-4
Jim Vargo 6-4
Jim Vargo
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Pickering, Miami Ohio
167 Consolation Bracket
Pickering 8-5
Landis, Georgia
Pickering 11-7
Parker, Louisiana State
DiGioacchino 21-7
Hansen 10-5
Stout, Eastern Illinois
Hansen, Brigham Young
DiGioacchino 5-2
DiGioacchino 4-3
DiGioacchino, Bloomsburg
Third Place: Dave Powell, Iowa State 5-3
Harris, Utah State
Fourth Place: Brad Hansen, Brigham Young
Fifth Place: Dom DiGioacchino, Bloomsburg 8-6
Celli, Shippensburg
Sixth Place: Mike Abrams, Grand Valley State
Seventh Place: Dave Miller, Missouri 12-7
Abrams 19-11
Abrams, Grand Valley State
Eighth Place: Russ Pickering, Miami Ohio
Abrams 11-4
Duell, Oklahoma State
Abrams 12-7
Powell Fall 5:00
Beyer, Minnesota-Morris
Powell, Iowa State
Miller 15-6
Miller, Missouri
Miller 15-4
Vargo, East Stroudsburg
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
No Pigtails Bouts for 167 Weight Class
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Page 22 of 30
1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Mark Jarosz, Salisbury
Dave Severn, Arizona State [4]
Dave Allen, Iowa State [12]
Jim Ellis, Michigan State
Bill Teutsch, Florida [5]
Bill Petoskey, Michigan
Bart Cook, Wilkes
Gary Germundson, Oklahoma State
Mark Lieberman, Lehigh [1]
John Stroup, Slippery Rock
James Rey, San Jose State
Mark Hattendorf, SIU-Edwardsville [9]
Bryan Neitenbach, Colorado
Jim Kleinhans, Wisconsin [8]
Kelly Carter, Toledo
Noel Loban, Clemson
Bob Greenley, Bucknell
Don Brown, Oregon [10]
Eric Moll, Louisiana State [2]
Randy McCarthy, Rhode Island
Rick Worel, Cal Poly-SLO
Keith Ely, Princeton [7]
Brian Parlet, Augustana SD
Tom Flanagan, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg
Marty Ryan, Oregon State [11]
Bud Palmer, Iowa [3]
Butch Revils, East Carolina
Joe Palivoda, Cleveland State
Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa
Tom Vizzi, SIU-Carbondale
Jim Darlington, Oklahoma [6]
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Dave Severn 11-3
Dave Severn 7-5
177 Weight Class
Dave Allen 18-14
Dave Severn 3-2
Bill Teutsch 10-2
Bill Teutsch Fall 2:59
Bart Cook 12-8
Mark Lieberman 12-2
Mark Lieberman Fall 3:59
Mark Lieberman Fall 3:54
Mark Hattendorf 12-5
Mark Lieberman Fall 3:46
Jim Kleinhans 20-0
Jim Kleinhans 13-5
Noel Loban 13-5
Mark Lieberman DSQ 5:43
Don Brown 15-11
Don Brown Fall 2:09
Eric Moll 13-2
Don Brown Fall 1:42
Rick Worel 11-7
Brian Parlet Fall 4:11
Brian Parlet Fall 1:04
Bud Palmer 9-3
Andy Cappelli 10-3
Bud Palmer 13-4
Bud Palmer 17-8
Bud Palmer 5-4
Joe Gormally Fall 1:45
Joe Gormally 4-1
Jim Darlington 8-2
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Jarosz, Salisbury
177 Consolation Bracket
Allen 6-0
Allen, Iowa State
Allen Fall 2:21
Teutsch, Florida
Allen Fall 5:58
Allen 11-2
Stroup, Slippery Rock
Brown, Oregon
Hattendorf Fall 0:26
Hattendorf 13-3
Hattendorf, SIU-Edwardsville
Third Place: Dave Allen, Iowa State 6-1
Kleinhans, Wisconsin
Fourth Place: Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa
Fifth Place: Dave Severn, Arizona State 4-2
Greenley, Bucknell
Sixth Place: Don Brown, Oregon
Seventh Place: Brian Parlet, Augustana SD Fall 1:04
Moll 21-9
Moll, Louisiana State
Eighth Place: Mark Hattendorf, SIU-Edwardsville
Parlet Fall 0:54
Parlet, Augustana SD
Gormally 2-2, 5-3
Gormally 3-3, 1-0
Revils, East Carolina
Severn, Arizona State
Revils 5-5, 3-3 Cr
Cappelli, Bloomsburg
Gormally 5-4
Gormally, Northern Iowa
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 177
John Stroup - Slippery Rock
Tom Wertz - Wyoming
Eric Moll - Louisiana State
Bill Braseth - Boise State
Jim Kleinhans - Wisconsin
Mark Snider - Auburn
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Stroup 4-3
Moll 12-2
Kleinhans 2-2, 8-0
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Page 25 of 30
1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Kevin Sheesley, Colorado State
Duane Harris, San Jose State [12]
Mark Miller, Virginia Tech
Mitch Hull, Wisconsin [4]
Charles Schoen, Michigan State
Joe Cooper, Yale
Mark Redman, Drake
Kirk Myers, Northern Iowa [5]
Eric Wais, Oklahoma State [1]
Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois
Jerry Rodriquez, Louisiana State [9]
Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State
George Bowman, Minnesota [8]
Ed Meyers, Navy
Kelly Wilson, Wyoming
Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra
Bob McNally, New Hampshire
Joe Davis, Cal Poly-SLO
Brian Gaffney, Florida
Mike Mann, Iowa State [7]
Jay Hockenbroch, Clarion [10]
Brad Moseley, Missouri
Howard Harris, Oregon State [2]
Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall
Joe Jarosz, Salisbury
Brian Thomas, Ball State
Mike Kovalick, Arizona State
Steve Fraser, Michigan [6]
Edcar Thomas, Oklahoma
Sam Sallitt, Penn State [11]
Mike Brown, Lehigh [3]
Paul Marfiz, New Mexico
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Kevin Sheesley Fall 8:59 OT
Mitch Hull 9-3
190 Weight Class
Mitch Hull 6-3
Mitch Hull 5-5, 3-2
Joe Cooper 15-12
Kirk Myers Fall 1:11
Kirk Myers Fall 1:22
Eric Wais 5-2
Eric Wais 9-0
Eric Wais 9-1
Jerry Rodriquez Fall 4:21
Eric Wais 7-0
George Bowman 11-4
George Bowman 11-1
Kelly Wilson Fall 8:39 OT
Eric Wais 12-5
Joe Davis 10-9
Mike Mann 6-0
Mike Mann 11-5
Howard Harris 11-5
Jay Hockenbroch 10-6
Howard Harris 18-7
Howard Harris 19-8
Mike Brown 12-5
Brian Thomas 7-4
Steve Fraser 7-3
Steve Fraser 10-4
Mike Brown 13-3
Edcar Thomas 17-5
Mike Brown 21-9
Mike Brown Fall 3:39
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Miller, Virginia Tech
190 Consolation Bracket
Sheesley 16-6
Sheesley, Colorado State
Myers 10-3
Myers, Northern Iowa
Myers 9-4
Myers 10-8
Savegnago, Eastern Illinois
Harris, Oregon State
Savegnago 6-4
Savegnago 2-2, 3-0
Rodriquez, Louisiana State
Third Place: Kirk Myers, Northern Iowa 6-3
Bowman, Minnesota
Fourth Place: Mitch Hull, Wisconsin
Fifth Place: Howard Harris, Oregon State Fall 4:00
Blackman, Franklin & Marshall
Sixth Place: Edcar Thomas, Oklahoma
Seventh Place: Mike Mann, Iowa State 9-2
Blackman 9-6
Hockenbroch, Clarion
Eighth Place: Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois
Mann 5-3
Mann, Iowa State
Thomas 19-7
Hull 3-2
Marfiz, New Mexico
Hull, Wisconsin
Thomas 12-6
Thomas, Oklahoma
Thomas 3-2
Fraser, Michigan
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 190
Brian Gaffney - Florida
Bobby Orand - Tennessee-Chattanooga
Ed Meyers - Navy
Mike Harris - Ohio University
Geno Savegnago - Eastern Illinois
Craig Simpson - Weber State
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Gaffney Fall 4:38
Meyers Fall 3:20
Savegnago 14-5
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Page 28 of 30
1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Jeff Gilman, Missouri
Scott Jerabek, Wisconsin [12]
Bob Bath, Wyoming
Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State [4]
Bill Amelio, Lehigh
Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State
Lo Carmen, Appalachian State
Dave Klemm, Eastern Illinois [5]
Jeff Blatnick, Springfield [1]
Glen Quackenbush, Arizona State
Chris Gardner, Auburn [9]
Craig Newburg, Ball State
Dan House, Wilkes [8]
Steve Williams, Oklahoma
John Allen, Massachusetts
Jeff Grier, Augustana SD
Ray Wagner, Kent State
Al Tanner, Clemson
Craig Schoene, Oregon
Tim Payne, Cleveland State [7]
Jack Campbell, Clarion [10]
Jay Craddock, Columbia
Fred Bohna, UCLA [2]
David Jack, Cal Poly-SLO
Rich Passerotti, Bucknell
Fred McGaver, Marquette
Mindell Tyson, East Carolina
Tom Waldon, Iowa State [6]
Jim Becker, Minnesota [11]
George Atiyeh, Louisiana State
John Bowlsby, Iowa [3]
John Hurlock, Colorado
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Jeff Gilman Fall 2:20
Shawn Whitcomb 14-3
UNL Weight Class
Shawn Whitcomb 30-7
Dave Klemm Fall 3:44
Steve Kyriopoulos 8-2
Dave Klemm Fall 1:50
Dave Klemm Fall 1:49
Dave Klemm Fall 3:03
Jeff Blatnick Fall 4:32
Jeff Blatnick Fall 5:58
Chris Gardner 12-4
Steve Williams 6-5
Steve Williams Fall 7:54
Steve Williams 2-2, 1-1 Cr
Jeff Grier Fall 6:41
Fred Bohna 9-5
Ray Wagner Fall 2:19
Ray Wagner 11-9
Tim Payne 12-1
Fred Bohna 10-3
Jack Campbell Fall 2:58
Fred Bohna 21-4
Fred Bohna 17-7
Fred Bohna 14-6
Fred McGaver 8-5
Fred McGaver 7-5
Tom Waldon DSQ
Fred McGaver 5-3
Jim Becker 11-7
Jim Becker 16-1
John Hurlock Fall 1:33
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Carmen, Appalachian State
UNL Consolation Bracket
Kyriopoulos Fall 5:28
Kyriopoulos, Utah State
Whitcomb 10-2
Whitcomb, Michigan State
Blatnick 7-1
Blatnick Fall 3:35
House, Wilkes
McGaver, Marquette
Grier 11-1
Blatnick 9-3
Grier, Augustana SD
Third Place: Jeff Blatnick, Springfield 12-9
Blatnick, Springfield
Fourth Place: Jack Campbell, Clarion
Fifth Place: Fred McGaver, Marquette 5-3
Jack, Cal Poly-SLO
Sixth Place: Steve Williams, Oklahoma
Seventh Place: Tom Waldon, Iowa State 7-5
Campbell 6-5
Campbell, Clarion
Eighth Place: Shawn Whitcomb, Michigan State
Campbell 16-1
Wagner, Kent State
Campbell 8-0
Campbell 5-2
Passerotti, Bucknell
Williams, Oklahoma
Waldon 8-5
Waldon, Iowa State
Waldon 4-2
Becker, Minnesota
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1979 NCAA Wrestling Championship
3/8/1979 to 3/10/1979 at Iowa State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for UNL
Craig Schoene - Oregon
Dan Scow - Montana
Steve Williams - Oklahoma
Gene Rowell - Dubuque
Schoene 10-3
Williams Fall 7:18
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for UNL
Dan House - Wilkes
Gene Rowell - Dubuque
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House Fall 5:22
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