NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1979 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Fred Bohna, California-Los Angeles.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Fred BohnaCalifornia-Los Angeles
  2. 2Dave KlemmEastern Illinois
  3. 3Jeff BlatnickSpringfield (MA)
  4. 4Jack CampbellClarion (PA)
  5. 5Fred McGaverMarquette (WI)
  6. 6Steve WilliamsOU
  7. 7Tom WaldonISU
  8. 8Shawn WhitcombMSU

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Schoene, Oregon over Dan Scow, Montana — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Gene Rowell, Dubuque (IA) — Fall 7:18 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chris Gardner (9), Auburn (AL) over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Lorenzo Carmen, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  3. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over David Jack, California-Poly — MD 17–7 · View bout
  4. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Rich Passerotti, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Jay Craddock, Columbia (NY) — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  6. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Glen Quackenbush, Arizona State — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  7. Jeff Gillman, Missouri over Scott Jarabek (12), Wisconsin — Fall 2:20 · View bout
  8. Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) over John Allen, Massachusetts — Fall 6:41 · View bout
  9. Jim Becker (11), Minnesota over George Atiyeh, Louisiana State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  10. John Hurlock, Colorado over John Bowlsby (3), Iowa — Fall 1:33 · View bout
  11. Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) over Al Tanner, Clemson (SC) — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  12. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Bob Bath, Wyoming — Sup 30–7 · View bout
  13. Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State over Bill Amelio, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) — Fall 7:54 · View bout
  15. Tim Payne (7), Cleveland State (OH) over Craig Schoene, Oregon — MD 12–1 · View bout
  16. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Mindell Tyson, East Carolina (NC) — DQ · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State — Fall 1:50 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) — Sup 21–4 · View bout
  3. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Chris Gardner (9), Auburn (AL) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  5. Jim Becker (11), Minnesota over John Hurlock, Colorado — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  6. Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) over Tim Payne (7), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  7. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Jeff Gillman, Missouri — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) — Dec 3–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Jim Becker (11), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Williams, Oklahoma over Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Fall 3:03 · View bout
  2. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — MD 14–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Fred Bohna (2), California-Los Angeles over Dave Klemm (5), Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) over Gene Rowell, Dubuque (IA) — Fall 5:22 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over David Jack, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) over Dan House (8), Wilkes (PA) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State over Lorenzo Carmen, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 5:28 · View bout
  4. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Rich Passerotti, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Ray Wagner, Kent State (OH) — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Jeff Grier, Augustana (SD) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State over Steve Kyriopoulos, Utah State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Jim Becker (11), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) — Fall 3:35 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Blatnick (1), Springfield (MA) over Jack Campbell (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Fred McGaver, Marquette (WI) over Steve Williams, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tom Waldon (6), Iowa State over Shawn Whitcomb (4), Michigan State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

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