NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion John Azevedo, California-Bakersfield.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1John AzevedoCSUB
  2. 2Jerry KellyOKST
  3. 3Ricky DellagattaUK
  4. 4Eddie OrtizASU
  5. 5Byron McGlatheryCHAT
  6. 6Mike GiustiziaTENN
  7. 7Khris WhelanMIZZ
  8. 8Jeff ThomasMSU

In 1980, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1980 126-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Eddie Baza, San Jose State (CA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Sam Edwards, Cornell (NY) — Fall 3:11 · View bout
  3. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Alan Reto, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Fall 4:26 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Kerber, Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Ed Snook, Brigham Young (UT) over Tim Dishong, Toledo (OH) — Sup 17–2 · View bout
  4. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Dave Cooke, North Carolina — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota over Gene Leonard, Kent State (OH) — Fall 7:54 · View bout
  6. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Dick Lemelle, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Larry Haughn, Michigan — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  8. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  9. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Joe Viola, Connecticut — MD 12–2 · View bout
  10. Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado over Mike Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  11. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Romero, Arizona over John Lamanna, Illinois State — Fall 6:26 · View bout
  13. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Kevin Richard, Brockport (NY) — Fall 2:49 · View bout
  14. Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh (PA) over Brent Hagen (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  15. Steve Jastrabek (11), Clarion (PA) over Don Reese, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Perdew (5), Slippery Rock (PA) over Mike Wenzel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryan Evans, Oklahoma over Steve Bastianelli, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Steve Jastrabek (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Ed Snook, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Mike Romero, Arizona — MD 15–6 · View bout
  6. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Steve Perdew (5), Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  8. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota — Sup 19–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Khris Whelan, Missouri — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  3. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Fall 7:48 · View bout
  4. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State over Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky — Fall 3:19 · View bout
  2. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. John Azevedo (1), California-Bakersfield over Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State — MD 17–9 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles over Alan Reto, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
  2. Larry Haughn, Michigan over Sam Edwards, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota over Kevin Richard, Brockport (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Larry Haughn, Michigan over Mike Romero, Arizona — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado over Dave Cooke, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Gary Bohay, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Larry Haughn, Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State over Gary Lefebvre (10), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Marvin Gasner (4), Colorado — MD 17–8 · View bout
  4. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Bryan Evans, Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee over Khris Whelan, Missouri — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State over Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Dellagatta (3), Kentucky over Eddie Ortiz (9), Arizona State — MD 19–8 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Byron McGlathery, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mike Giustizia (12), Tennessee — Dec (no score) · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Khris Whelan, Missouri over Jeff Thomas (6), Michigan State — Dec 14–11 · View bout