NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Dan Hicks, Oregon State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dan HicksORST
  2. 2Scott TrizzinoIOWA
  3. 3Mike MathiesPortland State (OR)
  4. 4Lee Roy SmithOKST
  5. 5Andre MetzgerOU
  6. 6Andy ReinWIS
  7. 7Bill CrippsASU
  8. 8Dan BoosLuther (IA)

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Casper Tortella, Wilkes (PA) over Andy Lokie, Ohio — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Dan Boos, Luther (IA) over Larry Buckner, Nevada-Las Vegas — Fall 4:56 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma over Cary Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 7:11 · View bout
  2. Andy DiSabato, Ohio State over Dave Brown (12), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin over Mike Koob, North Carolina State — MD 14–6 · View bout
  4. Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State over Russ Campbell, Weber State (UT) — Fall 7:15 · View bout
  5. Casper Tortella, Wilkes (PA) over Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 5:45 · View bout
  6. Dan Boos, Luther (IA) over Vic Hargett (9), Louisiana State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  7. Dan Hicks (1), Oregon State over Tom Gongora, California-Bakersfield — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Doug Parise (10), Temple (PA) over Loren Danielson, American (DC) — Fall 7:23 · View bout
  9. Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State over Dave Moyer, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  10. Mike Elliott, California-Fullerton over Scott Arnel, Rhode Island — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  11. Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) over Brad Vadnais, Utah — Sup 17–0 · View bout
  12. Rick Jensen, South Dakota State over Chris Catalfo (11), Florida — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  13. Ron McKinney, California-Poly over Mike Pollock, Missouri — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  14. Ryan Kaufman, Minnesota over Mike Fredenburg, California Poly Humboldt — Fall 7:03 · View bout
  15. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Craig Prete, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 3:03 · View bout
  16. Steve Traylor, Yale (CT) over Al DiGiovanni (8), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma over Mike Elliott, California-Fullerton — Sup 16–3 · View bout
  2. Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin over Rick Jensen, South Dakota State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State over Casper Tortella, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  4. Dan Hicks (1), Oregon State over Dan Boos, Luther (IA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State over Andy DiSabato, Ohio State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  6. Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) over Ryan Kaufman, Minnesota — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  7. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Doug Parise (10), Temple (PA) — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Traylor, Yale (CT) over Ron McKinney, California-Poly — MD 10–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma over Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Hicks (1), Oregon State over Steve Traylor, Yale (CT) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) over Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State — MD 17–6 · View bout
  4. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Hicks (1), Oregon State over Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  2. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Hicks (1), Oregon State over Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa — Dec 6–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Boos, Luther (IA) over Tom Gongora, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Parise (10), Temple (PA) over Craig Prete, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 5:59 · View bout
  3. Mike Elliott, California-Fullerton over Cary Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Ryan Kaufman, Minnesota over Brad Vadnais, Utah — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin over Mike Elliott, California-Fullerton — MD 14–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State over Doug Parise (10), Temple (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Dan Boos, Luther (IA) over Steve Traylor, Yale (CT) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State over Ryan Kaufman, Minnesota — MD 9–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin over Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State over Dan Boos, Luther (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State over Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) over Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mathies (5), Portland State (OR) over Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andre Metzger (6), Oklahoma over Andy Rein (3), Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Cripps (7), Arizona State over Dan Boos, Luther (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

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