| 49th Annual NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa)
Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10, 1979
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Gene Mills
Labeled 'too small' by some recruiters, he proves too tough for 30 opponents. SOURCE: The News, March 15, 1979.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
| Participating Teams |
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Arizona State University [AZ], Augustana College [SD], Bloomsburg University [PA], Brigham Young University [UT], California State University, Bakersfield [CA], California University of Pennsylvania [PA], Clarion University [PA], Cleveland State University [OH], Columbia University [NY], Eastern Illinois University [IL], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Grand Valley State University [MI], Hofstra University [NY], Iowa State University [IA], Lehigh University [PA], Louisiana State University [LA], Luther College [IA], Marquette University [WI], Miami University [OH], Michigan State University [MI], North Carolina State University [NC], Oklahoma State University [OK], Oregon State University [OR], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Portland State University [OR], Slippery Rock University [PA], Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [IL], Springfield College [MA], Syracuse University [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University at Buffalo [NY], University of Arizona [AZ], University of California, Los Angeles [CA], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Kentucky [KY], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Missouri, Columbia [MO], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC], University of Northern Iowa [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Oregon [OR], University of Pennsylvania [PA], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of Toledo [OH], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI], University of Wyoming [WY], West Virginia University [WV] |
| Team Final |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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118 lbs:
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Gene Mills (Syracuse University [NY]) > Joe Gonzales (California State University, Bakersfield [CA]),
DEC 16-13 |
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126 lbs:
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Randy Lewis (University of Iowa [IA]) > John Azevedo (California State University, Bakersfield [CA]),
DEC 20-14 |
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134 lbs:
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Darryl Burley (Lehigh University [PA]) > Mike Land (Iowa State University [IA]),
DEC 9-7 |
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142 lbs:
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Dan Hicks (Oregon State University [OR]) > Scott Trizzino (University of Iowa [IA]),
JD 6-6 |
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150 lbs:
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Bruce Kinseth (University of Iowa [IA]) > Dick Knorr (Oregon State University [OR]),
FALL 2:34 |
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158 lbs:
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Kelly Ward (Iowa State University [IA]) > Dan Zilverberg (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
DEC 7-2 |
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167 lbs:
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Mark Churella (University of Michigan [MI]) > Mike DaAnna (University of Iowa [IA]),
FALL 3:10 |
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177 lbs:
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Mark Lieberman (Lehigh University [PA]) > Bud Palmer (University of Iowa [IA]),
DQ 5:43 |
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190 lbs:
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Eric Wais (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Mike Brown (Lehigh University [PA]),
DEC 12-5 |
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UNL:
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Fred Bohna (University of California, Los Angeles [CA]) > Dave Klemm (Eastern Illinois University [IL]),
DEC 9-5 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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118 lbs:
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Dan Glenn (University of Iowa [IA]) > Bill DePaoli (California University of Pennsylvania [PA]),
DEC 12-2 |
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126 lbs:
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C.D. Mock (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC]) > Ricky Dellagatta (University of Kentucky [KY]),
DEC 9-7 |
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134 lbs:
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Jim Martinez (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Joe Romero (Arizona State University [AZ]),
DEC 16-5 |
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142 lbs:
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Mike Mathies (Portland State University [OR]) > Lee Roy Smith (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 10-4 |
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150 lbs:
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Tom Coffing (University of Arizona [AZ]) > Charles Shelton (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 10-5 |
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158 lbs:
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Dave Evans (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Bob Holland (Eastern Illinois University [IL]),
DEC 7-5 |
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167 lbs:
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Dave Powell (Iowa State University [IA]) > Brad Hansen (Brigham Young University [UT]),
DEC 5-3 |
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177 lbs:
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Dave Allen (Iowa State University [IA]) > Joe Gormally (University of Northern Iowa [IA]),
DEC 6-1 |
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190 lbs:
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Kirk Myers (University of Northern Iowa [IA]) > Mitch Hull (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
DEC 6-3 |
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HWT:
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Jeff Blatnick (Springfield College [MA]) > Jack Campbell (Clarion University [PA]),
DEC 12-9 |
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| Consolation Final (5th) |
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118 lbs:
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Don Finnegan (Iowa State University [IA]) > Jim Zenz (North Carolina State University [NC]),
DEC 7-2 |
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126 lbs:
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Kevin Puebla (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Keith Whelan (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]),
DEC 6-0 |
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134 lbs:
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Brian Brown (Franklin & Marshall College [PA]) > Ed Maisey (Brigham Young University [UT]),
FFT |
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142 lbs:
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Andre Metzger (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Andy Rein (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
DEC 7-6 |
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150 lbs:
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Mike Terry (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Larry Kihlstadius (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]),
DEC 9-6 |
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158 lbs:
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Tobey Matney (Cleveland State University [OH]) > Mark Evenhus (Oregon State University [OR]),
DEC 24-7 |
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167 lbs:
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Dom DiGioacchino (Bloomsburg University [PA]) > Michael Abrams (Grand Valley State University [MI]),
DEC 8-6 |
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177 lbs:
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Dan Severn (Arizona State University [AZ]) > Don Brown (University of Oregon [OR]),
DEC 4-2 |
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190 lbs:
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Howard Harris (Oregon State University [OR]) > Edcar Thomas (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
FALL 4:00 |
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HWT:
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Fred McGaver (Marquette University [WI]) > Steve Williams (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 5-3 |
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| Consolation Final (7th) |
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118 lbs:
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Randy Hoffman (Arizona State University [AZ]) > Chris Wentz (Louisiana State University [LA]),
DEC 13-4 |
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126 lbs:
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Steve Perdew (Slippery Rock University [PA]) > Mike Bauer (Oregon State University [OR]),
DEC 7-5 |
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134 lbs:
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Randy Miller (Clarion University [PA]) > Mark Cagle (West Virginia University [WV]),
DEC 9-5 |
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142 lbs:
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Bill Cripps (Arizona State University [AZ]) > Dan Boos (Luther College [IA]),
DEC 2-1 |
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150 lbs:
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Chuck Biggert (University of Toledo [OH]) > Steve Suder (University of Wyoming [WY]),
FALL 5:10 |
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158 lbs:
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Ricky Stewart (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Roye Oliver (Arizona State University [AZ]),
DEC 6-0 |
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167 lbs:
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David Miller (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Russ Pickering (Miami University [OH]),
DEC 12-7 |
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177 lbs:
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Brian Parlet (Augustana College [SD]) > Mark Hattendorf (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [IL]),
FALL 1:04 |
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190 lbs:
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Mike Mann (Iowa State University [IA]) > Geno Savegnago (Eastern Illinois University [IL]),
DEC 9-2 |
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HWT:
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Tom Waldon (Iowa State University [IA]) > Shawn Whitcomb (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 7-5 |
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