NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1980 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Lee Roy Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Lee Roy SmithOKST
  2. 2Andre MetzgerOU
  3. 3Bill CrippsASU
  4. 4Lennie ZaleskyIOWA
  5. 5Doug PariseTEM
  6. 6Dave BrownISU
  7. 7Denis ReedLEH
  8. 8Jeff BarksdaleCP

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 142-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Jim Martinez, Minnesota — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  2. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Joe Galli Jr., North Carolina — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Fredenburg (7), California Poly Humboldt over Gene Nighman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock (PA) over Steve Spangenberg, Northern Michigan — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Earl Rayford, Kentucky — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  2. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Doug Pugmire, Boise State (ID) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  3. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin — Sup 22–0 · View bout
  4. Bill Walsh (5), Cleveland State (OH) over Jimmy London, Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island over Dan Caballero, Oregon State — Fall 1:51 · View bout
  6. Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Gus Ristas, Toledo (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over DJ West, Northern Colorado — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  8. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Steve Cavayero, California-Los Angeles — MD 12–4 · View bout
  9. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Rick McReynolds, Portland State (OR) — Sup 22–2 · View bout
  10. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Mike Fredenburg (7), California Poly Humboldt — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  11. Jeff Therrian, Michigan State over Rich Roehner, Ohio — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  12. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  13. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Mark DeAugustino, Tennessee — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  14. Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado over Steve Roberts, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  15. Mike Pollock, Missouri over Jack Garrison, Colorado State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  16. Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) over Kurt Geib, Indiana State — Sup 16–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado — MD 17–8 · View bout
  2. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Pollock, Missouri — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Jeff Therrian, Michigan State over Bill Walsh (5), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  7. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  8. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Bernie Fritz, Penn State — MD 16–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Fall 5:20 · View bout
  2. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. Dave Brown (4), Iowa State over Jeff Therrian, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lee Roy Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) over Joe Galli Jr., North Carolina — Dec (no score) · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island over Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over DJ West, Northern Colorado — MFF · View bout
  4. Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado over Earl Rayford, Kentucky — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Bob Eon (12), Rhode Island — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  2. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Jeff Therrian, Michigan State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly over Lew Sondgeroth, Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Brian Brown (10), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Sup 16–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Cripps (3), Arizona State over Lennie Zalesky (6), Iowa — Fall 3:18 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Doug Parise (9), Temple (PA) over Dave Brown (4), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Denis Reed, Lehigh (PA) over Jeff Barksdale, California-Poly — Fall 1:27 · View bout