NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1979 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Fred Bohna, California-Los Angeles.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Fred BohnaUCLA
  2. 2Dave KlemmEIU
  3. 3Jeff BlatnickSPRI
  4. 4Jack CampbellCLAR
  5. 5Fred McGaverMARQ
  6. 6Steve WilliamsOU
  7. 7Tom WaldonISU
  8. 8Shawn WhitcombMSU

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Craig Schoene, Oregon over Dan Scow, Montana — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Gene Rowell, Dubuque (IA) — Fall 7:18 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chris Gardner (9), Auburn (AL) over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Lorenzo Carmen, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  3. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over David Jack, California-Poly — MD 17–7 · View bout
  4. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Rich Passerotti, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Jay Craddock, Columbia (NY) — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  6. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Glen Quackenbush, Arizona State — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  7. Jeff Gillman, Missouri over Scott Jarabek (12), Wisconsin — Fall 2:20 · View bout
  8. Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) over John Allen, Massachusetts — Fall 6:41 · View bout
  9. Jim Becker (11), Minnesota over George Atiyeh, Louisiana State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  10. John Hurlock, Colorado over John Bowlsby (3), Iowa — Fall 1:33 · View bout
  11. Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) over Al Tanner, Clemson (SC) — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  12. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Sup 30–7 · View bout
  13. Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State over Bill Amelio, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) — Fall 7:54 · View bout
  15. Tim Payne (7), Cleveland State (OH) over Craig Schoene, Oregon — MD 12–1 · View bout
  16. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Mindell Tyson, East Carolina (NC) — DQ · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State — Fall 1:50 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) — Sup 21–4 · View bout
  3. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Chris Gardner (9), Auburn (AL) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  5. Jim Becker (11), Minnesota over John Hurlock, Colorado — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  6. Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) over Tim Payne (7), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  7. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Jeff Gillman, Missouri — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) — Dec 3–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Jim Becker (11), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Fall 3:03 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — MD 14–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) over Gene Rowell, Dubuque (IA) — Fall 5:22 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over David Jack, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) over Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State over Lorenzo Carmen, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 5:28 · View bout
  4. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Rich Passerotti, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Jim Becker (11), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — Fall 3:35 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Dec 7–5 · View bout