NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion John Azevedo, California-Bakersfield.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1John AzevedoCSUB
  2. 2Jerry KellyOKST
  3. 3Ricky DellagattaUK
  4. 4Eddie OrtizASU
  5. 5Byron McGlatheryCHAT
  6. 6Mike GiustiziaTENN
  7. 7Khris WhelanMIZZ
  8. 8Jeff ThomasMSU

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Eddie Baza, San Jose State (CA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Sam Edwards, Cornell (NY) — Fall 3:11 · View bout
  3. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Alan Reto, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Fall 4:26 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Kerber, Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Ed Snook, Brigham Young (UT) over Tim Dishong, Toledo (OH) — Sup 17–2 · View bout
  4. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Dave Cooke, North Carolina — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota over Gene Leonard, Kent State (OH) — Fall 7:54 · View bout
  6. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Dick Lemelle, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Larry Haughn, Michigan — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  8. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  9. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Joe Viola, Connecticut — MD 12–2 · View bout
  10. Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado over Mike Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  11. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Romero, Arizona over John Lamanna, Illinois State — Fall 6:26 · View bout
  13. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Kevin Richard, Brockport (NY) — Fall 2:49 · View bout
  14. Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh (PA) over Brent Hagen (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  15. Steve Jastrabek (11), Clarion (PA) over Don Reese, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Perdew (5), Slippery Rock (PA) over Mike Wenzel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Steve Jastrabek (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Ed Snook, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Mike Romero, Arizona — MD 15–6 · View bout
  6. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Steve Perdew (5), Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  8. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota — Sup 19–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Khris Whelan, Missouri — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  3. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Fall 7:48 · View bout
  4. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky — Fall 3:19 · View bout
  2. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State — MD 17–9 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles over Alan Reto, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Larry Haughn, Michigan over Sam Edwards, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota over Kevin Richard, Brockport (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Larry Haughn, Michigan over Mike Romero, Arizona — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado over Dave Cooke, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Larry Haughn, Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado — MD 17–8 · View bout
  4. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Khris Whelan, Missouri — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State — MD 19–8 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 14–11 · View bout