| 1979 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Ames, Iowa |
| Start Date: | March 8, 1979 |
| End Date: | March 10, 1979 |
| Host: | Iowa State University |
| Venues: | Hilton Coliseum |
| Champions: | Iowa (4th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Iowa State |
| Runners-Up2: | Lehigh |
| Attendance: | 62,809 |
| Mvp: | Bruce Kinseth (Iowa) |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
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]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 122.5 | |
| 2 | Iowa State | 88 | |
| 3 | Lehigh | 69.75 | |
| 4 | Oregon State | 60.5 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 56.5 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 52.75 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 43.75 | |
| 8 | Arizona State | 34.5 | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 31.5 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 25 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Gene Mills, Syracuse DEC Joe Gonzales, Cal State- Bakersfield, 16–13 | |
| 126 lbs | Randy Lewis, Iowa DEC John Azevedo, Cal State-Bakersfield, 20–14 | |
| 134 lbs | Darryl Burley, Lehigh DEC Mike Land, Iowa State, 9–7 | |
| 142 lbs | Dan Hicks, Oregon State RD Scott Trizzino, Iowa, 5–5, 1–1 | |
| 150 lbs | Bruce Kinseth, Iowa WBF Dick Knorr, Oregon State, 2:34 | |
| 158 lbs | Kelly Ward, Iowa State DEC Dan Zilverberg, Minnesota, 7–2 | |
| 167 lbs | Mark Churella, Michigan WBF Mike DeAnna, Iowa, 3:10 | |
| 177 lbs | Mark Lieberman, Lehigh WDQ Bud Palmer, Iowa, 5:43 | |
| 190 lbs | Eric Wais, Oklahoma State DEC Mike Brown, Lehigh, 12–5 | |
| UNL | Fred Bohna, UCLA DEC Dave Klemm, Eastern Illinois, 9–5 | |
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