NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Churella, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mark ChurellaMICH
  2. 2Mike DeAnnaIOWA
  3. 3Dave PowellISU
  4. 4Brad HansenBrigham Young (UT)
  5. 5Dom DiGioacchinoBloomsburg (PA)
  6. 6Mike AbramsGrand Valley State (MI)
  7. 7Dave MillerMIZZ
  8. 8Russ PickeringMiami (OH)

Championship

Round of 32 · 15 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) over Bob Celli, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Landis, Georgia over Fred Miles (12), Oregon State — Fall 0:43 · View bout
  3. Dave Miller (11), Missouri over John Licata, West Chester (PA) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  4. Dave Powell (4), Iowa State over Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) — SD 17–0 · View bout
  5. Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Robert Kiddy, California-Poly — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Dom Macchia, Rhode Island over Mike Benzel, North Carolina — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Fred Duell (7), Oklahoma State over Brian Rodgers, Navy (MD) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Jeff Parker (5), Louisiana State over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — SD 18–5 · View bout
  9. Jim Hall, Oklahoma over Keith Foxx, Arizona — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Churella (1), Michigan over Bob Stout, Eastern Illinois — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  11. Mark Harris (8), Utah State over Tom Press, Minnesota — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  12. Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) over Ron Michaels, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  13. Mike DeAnna (3), Iowa over Tom Beyer, Minnesota-Morris — Fall 7:56 · View bout
  14. Paul Sigler, Wisconsin over Dave Coyle, Marshall (WV) — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  15. Skip Bolin, Pittsburgh (PA) over Dale Walters, Air Force (CO) — Dec 14–8 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  2. Dave Powell (4), Iowa State over Dave Landis, Georgia — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  3. Fred Duell (7), Oklahoma State over Paul Sigler, Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Jeff Parker (5), Louisiana State over Dom Macchia, Rhode Island — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Jim Vargo (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Churella (1), Michigan over Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:47 · View bout
  7. Mark Harris (8), Utah State over Skip Bolin, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 1:10 · View bout
  8. Mike DeAnna (3), Iowa over Dave Miller (11), Missouri — MD 11–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) over Fred Duell (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Powell (4), Iowa State over Jeff Parker (5), Louisiana State — Fall 4:49 · View bout
  3. Mark Churella (1), Michigan over Mark Harris (8), Utah State — Fall 5:33 · View bout
  4. Mike DeAnna (3), Iowa over Jim Vargo (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 16–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Churella (1), Michigan over Dave Powell (4), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Mike DeAnna (3), Iowa over Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 7:19 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Churella (1), Michigan over Mike DeAnna (3), Iowa — Fall 3:10 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Miller (11), Missouri over Tom Beyer, Minnesota-Morris — MD 15–6 · View bout
  2. Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Bob Stout, Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) over Bob Celli, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 19–11 · View bout
  4. Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) over Dave Landis, Georgia — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Miller (11), Missouri over Jim Vargo (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mark Harris (8), Utah State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) over Fred Duell (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) over Jeff Parker (5), Louisiana State — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) — SD 21–7 · View bout
  2. Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) over Dave Miller (11), Missouri — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) over Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Dave Powell (4), Iowa State over Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) — Fall 5:00 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Powell (4), Iowa State over Brad Hansen (2), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dom DiGioacchino (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mike Abrams (10), Grand Valley State (MI) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Miller (11), Missouri over Russ Pickering, Miami (OH) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

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