NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Darryl Burley, Lehigh (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Darryl BurleyLEH
  2. 2Mike LandISU
  3. 3Jim MartinezMINN
  4. 4Joe RomeroASU
  5. 5Brian BrownFranklin & Marshall (PA)
  6. 6Ed MaiseyBrigham Young (UT)
  7. 7Randy MillerClarion (PA)
  8. 8Mark CagleWVU

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Nugent, Oregon over Mark Demeo, Syracuse (NY) — SD 18–4 · View bout
  2. Billy Fitzgibbons, California-Poly over Chris Xakellis, Virginia — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  3. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) — SD 25–7 · View bout
  4. Mark Cagle, West Virginia over Mike Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Fall 1:28 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Billy Fitzgibbons, California-Poly over Anthony 'Buddy' Lee (7), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Bob McGuinn, Eastern Illinois over Tyrone Rose, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Joe Romero, Arizona State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Dane Ives, Missouri over Andre Massey, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 6:00 · View bout
  5. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Carl Poff, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Dave Goodspeed, Wisconsin over Ken Mallory (3), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) over Steve Weight, Utah State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Frank DeAngelis (9), Oklahoma over Dennis Lewis, Ball State (IN) — Fall 6:38 · View bout
  9. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Cody Westbrook, Wyoming — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  10. Juan Causey, Illinois over Dan Caballero (12), Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  11. Lew Sondgeroth (11), Colorado over Kyle Grunwald, Louisiana State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  12. Mike Land, Iowa State over Mark Cagle, West Virginia — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  13. Mike Walsh (8), Michigan State over Bill Nugent, Oregon — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  14. Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) over Larry Otsuka, Massachusetts — SD 13–0 · View bout
  15. Ray Downey, Auburn (AL) over Brad Alfred, Boise State (ID) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  16. Ron Voss, Western Michigan over David Miller, West Chester (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Fitzgibbons, California-Poly over Dane Ives, Missouri — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  2. Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Ron Voss, Western Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) — Fall 3:53 · View bout
  4. Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) over Juan Causey, Illinois — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Bob McGuinn, Eastern Illinois — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  6. Lew Sondgeroth (11), Colorado over Dave Goodspeed, Wisconsin — Dec 14–13 · View bout
  7. Mike Land, Iowa State over Frank DeAngelis (9), Oklahoma — MD 14–5 · View bout
  8. Ray Downey, Auburn (AL) over Mike Walsh (8), Michigan State — Dec 20–13 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Lew Sondgeroth (11), Colorado — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Billy Fitzgibbons, California-Poly — Fall 3:17 · View bout
  3. Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) over Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Mike Land, Iowa State over Ray Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — MD 21–10 · View bout
  2. Mike Land, Iowa State over Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 17–11 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Land, Iowa State — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) over Carl Poff, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Romero, Arizona State over Ron Voss, Western Michigan — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Juan Causey, Illinois over Steve Weight, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Mark Cagle, West Virginia over Frank DeAngelis (9), Oklahoma — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) over Dave DiSabato, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 3:41 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Juan Causey, Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Joe Romero, Arizona State over Lew Sondgeroth (11), Colorado — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Mark Cagle, West Virginia over Ray Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) over Billy Fitzgibbons, California-Poly — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Mark Cagle, West Virginia — Fall 3:35 · View bout
  2. Joe Romero, Arizona State over Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:30 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Romero, Arizona State over Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) — MFF · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Martinez (5), Minnesota over Joe Romero, Arizona State — MD 16–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brian Brown (6), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Ed Maisey (4), Brigham Young (UT) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Randy Miller (10), Clarion (PA) over Mark Cagle, West Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout

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