1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationAmes, Iowa
DatesMarch 8, 1979–March 10, 1979
Host(s)Iowa State University
Venue(s)Hilton Coliseum
Final positions
ChampionsIowa (4th title)
1st runners-upIowa State
2nd runners-upLehigh
Tournament statistics
Attendance62,809
MVPBruce Kinseth (Iowa)
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 49th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at the Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa took home the team championship with 122.5 points with two individual champions.[1]

Bruce Kinseth of Iowa received the Gorriaran Award as well as being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

  1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "49th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.