NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Eric Wais, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Eric WaisOKST
  2. 2Mike BrownLEH
  3. 3Kirk MyersUNI
  4. 4Mitch HullWIS
  5. 5Howard HarrisORST
  6. 6Edcar Thomas Jr.OU
  7. 7Mike MannISU
  8. 8Geno SavegnagoEastern Illinois

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Brian Gaffney, Florida over Bobby Orand, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  2. Ed Meyers, Navy (MD) over Mike Harris, Ohio — Fall 3:20 · View bout
  3. Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois over Craig Simpson, Weber State (UT) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brian Thomas, Ball State (IN) over Joe Jarosz, Salisbury (MD) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma over Sam Sallitt (11), Penn State — SD 17–5 · View bout
  3. Eric Wais (1), Oklahoma State over Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. George Bowman (8), Minnesota over Ed Meyers, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Howard Harris (2), Oregon State over Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — MD 19–8 · View bout
  6. Jay Hockenbroch (10), Clarion (PA) over Brad Moseley, Missouri — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  7. Jerry Rodriguez (9), Louisiana State over Joe Lidowski, North Carolina State — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  8. Joe Cooper, Yale (CT) over Charles Schoen, Michigan State — Dec 15–12 · View bout
  9. Joe Davis, California-Poly over Bob McNally, New Hampshire — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  10. Kelly Wilson, Wyoming over Aurel Balaianu, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 8:39 · View bout
  11. Kevin Sheesley, Colorado State over Duane Harris (12), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 8:59 · View bout
  12. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Mark Redman, Drake (IA) — Fall 1:22 · View bout
  13. Mike Brown (3), Lehigh (PA) over Paul Marfiz, New Mexico — Fall 3:39 · View bout
  14. Mike Mann (7), Iowa State over Brian Gaffney, Florida — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  15. Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin over Mark Miller, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  16. Steve Fraser (6), Michigan over Mike Kovalick, Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Eric Wais (1), Oklahoma State over Jerry Rodriguez (9), Louisiana State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. George Bowman (8), Minnesota over Kelly Wilson, Wyoming — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Howard Harris (2), Oregon State over Jay Hockenbroch (10), Clarion (PA) — MD 18–7 · View bout
  4. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Joe Cooper, Yale (CT) — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  5. Mike Brown (3), Lehigh (PA) over Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma — SD 21–9 · View bout
  6. Mike Mann (7), Iowa State over Joe Davis, California-Poly — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  7. Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin over Kevin Sheesley, Colorado State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Fraser (6), Michigan over Brian Thomas, Ball State (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Wais (1), Oklahoma State over George Bowman (8), Minnesota — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Howard Harris (2), Oregon State over Mike Mann (7), Iowa State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Brown (3), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Fraser (6), Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin over Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Wais (1), Oklahoma State over Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Brown (3), Lehigh (PA) over Howard Harris (2), Oregon State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Wais (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Brown (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Jay Hockenbroch (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma over Paul Marfiz, New Mexico — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  3. Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois over Jerry Rodriguez (9), Louisiana State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Kevin Sheesley, Colorado State over Mark Miller, Virginia Tech — MD 16–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma over Steve Fraser (6), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois over George Bowman (8), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Kevin Sheesley, Colorado State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Mann (7), Iowa State over Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma over Mike Mann (7), Iowa State — SD 19–7 · View bout
  2. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Howard Harris (2), Oregon State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin over Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Mitch Hull (4), Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Howard Harris (2), Oregon State over Edcar Thomas Jr., Oklahoma — Fall 4:00 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mann (7), Iowa State over Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–2 · View bout

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