NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Randy Lewis, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Randy LewisIOWA
  2. 2John AzevedoCSUB
  3. 3CD MockUNC
  4. 4Ricky DellagattaKentucky
  5. 5Kevin PueblaILL
  6. 6Keith WhelanMIZZ
  7. 7Steve PerdewSlippery Rock (PA)
  8. 8Mike BauerORST

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Bob Katz, West Chester (PA) over Dave Larimer, Northern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Riggs, Arizona over Rick Whitehead, Nebraska — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Eddie Baza, San Jose State (CA) over Eddie Mannion, Rhode Island — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  4. John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield over Pat Simpson, Middle Tennessee — MD 16–6 · View bout
  5. Mike Bauer, Oregon State over Ike Anderson, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bryan Billig (12), Wilkes (PA) over Harlan Kistler, California-Los Angeles — Fall 7:57 · View bout
  2. CD Mock (6), North Carolina over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Fall 3:33 · View bout
  3. Greg Shoemaker (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Eddie Baza, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  4. Jim Hanson (3), Wisconsin over Don Reese, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Jimmy Carr Sr. (8), Alabama over Dave Riggs, Arizona — SD 18–6 · View bout
  6. John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield over Edward Tyrrell, Buffalo (NY) — SD 17–2 · View bout
  7. Keith Whelan, Missouri over Jose Martinez, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois over Dan Cuestas, California-Poly — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. Mike Bauer, Oregon State over Derek Glenn (7), Colorado — DQ · View bout
  10. Mike Rossetti (10), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Mike Starr, Central Michigan — MD 13–5 · View bout
  11. Randy Lewis (1), Iowa over Bob Katz, West Chester (PA) — Fall 1:37 · View bout
  12. Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky over Guy Reilly, Indiana State — Dec 27–22 · View bout
  13. Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) over Gary Lefebvre, Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) over Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  15. Tom Alexander (11), Colorado State over Tom Gaskins, Tennessee — MD 11–3 · View bout
  16. Tom Diamond, Clarion (PA) over Doug Heimbach, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. CD Mock (6), North Carolina over Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  2. Jim Hanson (3), Wisconsin over Tom Alexander (11), Colorado State — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  3. John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield over Mike Rossetti (10), New Jersey (TCNJ) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  4. Keith Whelan, Missouri over Greg Shoemaker (5), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois over Bryan Billig (12), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  6. Mike Bauer, Oregon State over Tom Diamond, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Randy Lewis (1), Iowa over Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 3:31 · View bout
  8. Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) over Jimmy Carr Sr. (8), Alabama — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. CD Mock (6), North Carolina over Jim Hanson (3), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield over Mike Bauer, Oregon State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  3. Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois over Keith Whelan, Missouri — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Randy Lewis (1), Iowa over Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) — MD 17–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield over CD Mock (6), North Carolina — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Randy Lewis (1), Iowa over Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois — MD 17–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Randy Lewis (1), Iowa over John Azevedo (2), California-Bakersfield — Dec 20–14 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Pat Simpson, Middle Tennessee over Edward Tyrrell, Buffalo (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Billig (12), Wilkes (PA) over Dan Cuestas, California-Poly — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  2. Mike Rossetti (10), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Pat Simpson, Middle Tennessee — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Fall 1:27 · View bout
  4. Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) over Bob Katz, West Chester (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Keith Whelan, Missouri over Bryan Billig (12), Wilkes (PA) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  2. Mike Bauer, Oregon State over Mike Rossetti (10), New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky over Jim Hanson (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) over Sam Herriman, Augustana (SD) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Keith Whelan, Missouri over Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky over Mike Bauer, Oregon State — Dec 15–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. CD Mock (6), North Carolina over Keith Whelan, Missouri — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky over Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. CD Mock (6), North Carolina over Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky — Dec 9–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Puebla (4), Illinois over Keith Whelan, Missouri — Dec 6–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Perdew (9), Slippery Rock (PA) over Mike Bauer, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.