Ken Gallagher
NCAA championship record, 1980–1982. Regular-season results are not included.
Ken Gallagher wrestled for Northern Iowa at three NCAA championships, 1980–1982, and went 10–5. Gallagher placed fifth at 142 lb in 1981 and seventh at 142 lb in 1982.
3tournaments
10wins
5losses
0individual titles
2wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Northern Iowa | 142 | 8 | 7th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 1981 | Northern Iowa | 142 | 12 | 5th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 1980 | Northern Iowa | 150 | 9 | Lost round of 16 | 1–1 | 2 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 15
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 · 142 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Andy McNerney · Harvard (MA) | 8 | No seed listed | Dec 7–6 |
| Round of 16 | W | Steve Nickell · California-Bakersfield | 8 | No seed listed | Fall 2:24 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Lennie Zalesky · Iowa | 8 | 1 | Dec 10–17 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Al McCollum · Bloomsburg (PA) | 8 | 12 | Dec 5–1 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Jim Martinez · Minnesota | 8 | 4 | Dec 4–7 |
| 7th-place bout | W | Lenny Nelson · Wilkes (PA) | 8 | No seed listed | Dec 4–2 |
| 1981 · 142 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | John Dolch · Salisbury (MD) | 12 | No seed listed | Fall 7:44 |
| Round of 16 | L | Lennie Zalesky · Iowa | 12 | 1 | MD 9–19 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Chris Cain · California-Poly | 12 | No seed listed | Dec 9–8 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Tony Surage · Rutgers (NJ) | 12 | 8 | Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Gene Nighman · Cornell (NY) | 12 | 5 | Dec 7–3 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Shawn White · Michigan State | 12 | 10 | Dec 1–5 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Bernie Fritz · Penn State | 12 | No seed listed | Dec 4–1 |
| 1980 · 150 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Jim Althans · Miami (OH) | 9 | No seed listed | Dec 11–9 |
| Round of 16 | L | Nate Carr Sr. · Iowa State | 9 | 4 | MD 5–14 |
Cite this page: “Ken Gallagher”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_3ghnrxp4ifuif3oc/ken-gallagher