NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1979 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Bruce Kinseth, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Bruce KinsethIOWA
  2. 2Dick KnorrORST
  3. 3Tom CoffingARIZ
  4. 4Charles SheltonOKST
  5. 5Mike TerryWIS
  6. 6Larry KihlstadiusNAVY
  7. 7Charlie BiggertTOL
  8. 8Steve SuderWYO

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Randy Fleury (10), California-Poly over Shawn Connors, Indiana (IN) — Fall 6:11 · View bout
  2. Robert Schandle (8), Minnesota over Paul Merritt, Missouri — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bruce Kinseth (1), Iowa over Tim Napier, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  2. Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State over Brian Surage, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) over Robert Schandle (8), Minnesota — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Dick Knorr (3), Oregon State over Steve Peck, Nebraska — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Gary Wood, William Penn (IA) over Karl Bridge, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  6. Greg Drenik (11), Cleveland State (OH) over John Trice, Illinois State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  7. Jack Garrison, Colorado State over Steve Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — MD 24–16 · View bout
  8. John Stallings (9), Auburn (AL) over Kevin Benson, Portland State (OR) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  9. Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) over Scott Preston, Louisiana State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  10. Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin over Tony Caravella, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  11. Randy Fleury (10), California-Poly over Allen Washington, Yale (CT) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  12. Robert McDowell (2), San Jose State (CA) over Dave Pacheco, Idaho State — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  13. Scott Bliss (5), Oregon over Mike Willner, Rhode Island — Fall 7:14 · View bout
  14. Scott Neitenbach, Colorado over Walt Fingar, Citadel (SC) — Sup 18–1 · View bout
  15. Steve Suder, Wyoming over Dave Juergens, North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Scott Madigan (12), Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bruce Kinseth (1), Iowa over John Stallings (9), Auburn (AL) — Fall 7:02 · View bout
  2. Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State over Tom Coffing, Arizona — Sup 16–3 · View bout
  3. Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) over Jack Garrison, Colorado State — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  4. Dick Knorr (3), Oregon State over Greg Drenik (11), Cleveland State (OH) — DQ · View bout
  5. Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) over Steve Suder, Wyoming — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin over Gary Wood, William Penn (IA) — Sup 23–7 · View bout
  7. Randy Fleury (10), California-Poly over Robert McDowell (2), San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Scott Bliss (5), Oregon over Scott Neitenbach, Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Kinseth (1), Iowa over Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) — Fall 6:53 · View bout
  2. Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State over Scott Bliss (5), Oregon — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Dick Knorr (3), Oregon State over Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) over Randy Fleury (10), California-Poly — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Kinseth (1), Iowa over Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 1:51 · View bout
  2. Dick Knorr (3), Oregon State over Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 13–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bruce Kinseth (1), Iowa over Dick Knorr (3), Oregon State — Fall 2:34 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Drenik (11), Cleveland State (OH) over Steve Peck, Nebraska — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. John Stallings (9), Auburn (AL) over Tim Napier, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Steve Suder, Wyoming over Scott Preston, Louisiana State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Brian Surage, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) over John Stallings (9), Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin over Greg Drenik (11), Cleveland State (OH) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  3. Steve Suder, Wyoming over Randy Fleury (10), California-Poly — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Scott Bliss (5), Oregon — Dec 10–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin over Steve Suder, Wyoming — MD 17–6 · View bout
  2. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State over Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tom Coffing, Arizona over Charles Shelton (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Terry (6), Wisconsin over Larry Kihlstadius (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Charlie Biggert, Toledo (OH) over Steve Suder, Wyoming — Fall 5:10 · View bout