NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1979 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Mark Lieberman, Lehigh (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Mark LiebermanLEH
  2. 2Bud PalmerIOWA
  3. 3Dave AllenISU
  4. 4Joe GormallyUNI
  5. 5Dave SevernASU
  6. 6Don BrownORE
  7. 7Brian ParletAUGD
  8. 8Mark HattendorfSIUE

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Bill Braseth, Boise State (ID) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Mark Snider, Auburn (AL) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  3. John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) over Tom Wertz, Wyoming — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) over Marty Ryan (11), Oregon State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Bart Cook, Wilkes (PA) over Gary Germundson, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  3. Bill Teutsch (5), Florida over Bill Petoskey, Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Tom Flanagan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:04 · View bout
  5. Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — MD 17–8 · View bout
  6. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Jim Ellis, Michigan State — Dec 18–14 · View bout
  7. Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Don Brown (10), Oregon over Bob Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  9. Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Randy McCarthy, Rhode Island — MD 13–2 · View bout
  10. Jim Darlington (6), Oklahoma over Tom Vizzi, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  11. Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Bryan Neitenbach, Colorado — Sup 20–0 · View bout
  12. Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Joe Palivoda, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 1:45 · View bout
  13. Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over James Rey, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  14. Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 3:59 · View bout
  15. Noel Loban, Clemson (SC) over Kelly Carter, Toledo (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  16. Rick Worel, California-Poly over Keith Ely (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Teutsch (5), Florida over Bart Cook, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 2:59 · View bout
  2. Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Rick Worel, California-Poly — Fall 4:11 · View bout
  3. Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Dave Allen (12), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Don Brown (10), Oregon over Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State — Fall 2:09 · View bout
  6. Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin over Noel Loban, Clemson (SC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Jim Darlington (6), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 3:54 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Bill Teutsch (5), Florida — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Don Brown (10), Oregon over Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) — Fall 1:42 · View bout
  4. Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin — Fall 3:46 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bud Palmer (3), Iowa over Don Brown (10), Oregon — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Severn (4), Arizona State — MD 12–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Lieberman (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bud Palmer (3), Iowa — DQ · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Mark Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State over Bob Greenly, Bucknell (PA) — Sup 21–9 · View bout
  3. Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Stroup, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 0:26 · View bout
  4. Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) over Andy Cappelli, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Eric Moll (2), Louisiana State — Fall 0:54 · View bout
  2. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Bill Teutsch (5), Florida — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  3. Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Solomon 'Butch' Revils, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jim Kleinhans (8), Wisconsin — MD 13–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  2. Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Don Brown (10), Oregon — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa over Dave Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Allen (12), Iowa State over Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Severn (4), Arizona State over Don Brown (10), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brian Parlet, Augustana (SD) over Mark Hattendorf (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 1:04 · View bout