NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Lee Roy SmithOKST
  2. 2Andre MetzgerOU
  3. 3Bill CrippsASU
  4. 4Lennie ZaleskyIOWA
  5. 5Doug PariseTEM
  6. 6Dave BrownISU
  7. 7Denis ReedLEH
  8. 8Jeff BarksdaleCP

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Jim Martinez, Minnesota — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  2. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Joe Galli Jr., North Carolina — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Fredenburg (7), California Poly Humboldt over Gene Nighman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock (PA) over Steve Spangenberg, Northern Michigan — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Earl Rayford, Kentucky — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  2. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Doug Pugmire, Boise State (ID) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  3. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin — Sup 22–0 · View bout
  4. Bill Walsh (5), Cleveland State (OH) over Jimmy London, Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island over Dan Caballero, Oregon State — Fall 1:51 · View bout
  6. Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Gus Ristas, Toledo (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over DJ West, Northern Colorado — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  8. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Steve Cavayero, California-Los Angeles — MD 12–4 · View bout
  9. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Rick McReynolds, Portland State (OR) — Sup 22–2 · View bout
  10. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Mike Fredenburg (7), California Poly Humboldt — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  11. Jeff Therrian, Michigan State over Rich Roehner, Ohio — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  12. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  13. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Mark DeAugustino, Tennessee — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  14. Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado over Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  15. Mike Pollock, Missouri over Jack Garrison, Colorado State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  16. Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) over Kurt Geib, Indiana State — Sup 16–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado — MD 17–8 · View bout
  2. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Pollock, Missouri — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Jeff Therrian, Michigan State over Bill Walsh (5), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  7. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  8. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Bernie Fritz, Penn State — MD 16–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Fall 5:20 · View bout
  2. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over Jeff Therrian, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) over Joe Galli Jr., North Carolina — Dec · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island over Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over DJ West, Northern Colorado — MFF · View bout
  4. Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado over Earl Rayford, Kentucky — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  2. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Jeff Therrian, Michigan State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Sup 16–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa — Fall 3:18 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Fall 1:27 · View bout