Program · 1979
Wilkes (PA) at the 1979 NCAA Championships
1979 NCAA Championships · 1979 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
5qualifiers
6wins
7losses
3wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
27team place
8.5team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Bryan Billig | 2–2 | 1 | Lost consolation round 4 |
| 142 | Casper Tortella | 2–1 | 1 | Lost round of 16 |
| 158 | Mark Densberger | 0–1 | 0 | Lost round of 32 |
| 177 | Bart Cook | 1–1 | 0 | Lost round of 16 |
| Unlimited | Dan House | 1–2 | 1 | Lost consolation round 3 |
Head coach sources
- John Reese original Hall biography and exactWilkesannualcoachingrows, National Wrestling Hall of Fame.All Coaching Dual Records exacttwentyfiveobservedWilkesseasons1955/1964–1990 individuallychecked
- Current Wilkes year-by-yearrecords through2025–26 underoriginal2018URL, Wilkes University Athletics.Year-by-yearCoachcolumn JohnReese1953–54through1994–95, alltargetseasonrows,PDF1/unnumbered; PDF page 1; printed page unnumbered
- OriginalMarch1974NCAADivisionIIIChampionshiphostprogram Wilkesyearlyheads andJohnReese21stseason, Wilkes College, NCAA championship host.Original1974hostprogram explicitannual1953–54Reese/subsequentdittoCoachrows and21stseasonbiography,PDF19/unnumbered; PDF page 19; printed page unnumbered
- Official NCAA Wrestling Guide1956 exact1955WilkesCoachJohnReese, NCAA.1955 DualMeetRecords exactWilkesJohnReeseCoachrow,PDF33/printed31; PDF page 33; printed page 31
- John Reese originalinstitution Hall biography, Wilkes University Athletics.Institutionalcompletepast42-yearheadtenure retirement1995
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.