Program · 1979

Penn State at the 1979 NCAA Championships

Head coachRich Lorenzo1,2

1979 NCAA Championships · 1979 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

2qualifiers
0wins
2losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
84*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Penn State that year.

Roster

Penn State 1979 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
158John Hanrahan0–10Lost opening round
190Sam Sallitt0–10Lost round of 32

See all 2 Penn State bouts from 1979 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. 2024–25 Penn State Wrestling Yearbook, Penn State Athletics.Printed/PDF p125,Year-by-Year Records,Coach column and rows1979–1992; PDF page 125; printed page 125
  2. Coaching History, Penn State Wrestling Club.Coaching History table,Rich Lorenzo row matching the official annual table

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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