Howard Harris (born February 9, 1958) is a former All-American wrestler at Oregon State University who won the 1980 NCAA wrestling heavyweight championship and was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. Harris attended McNary High School in Keizer, OR, winning the state team championship as a junior in 1975. Any time a match was stopped for medical reasons, specific information was recorded and later organized to indicate any injury tendencies in wrestling. A history of Iowa's 23 wrestling championships, including season-by-season records, notable athletes and breakdowns of every NCAA title. The Tiger wrestling program produced 8 overall wrestlers with All-American status, two NCAA Champions, and a finish at the NCAA Championships as high as 7th in 1994. NCAA Championships 1980. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams have been held annually since 1928 (with official sponsorship in all years but 1929 and 1931–33), except for a hiatus in 1943–45 during World War II and in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.. 48th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1978 3/16/1978 to 3/18/1978 at Maryland Champions and Place Winners Top Ten Team Scores Outstanding Wrestler: Mark Churella - Michigan Team Champion Iowa - 94.5 Points Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. Feb 3, 2015 VINCENT BARBER. Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon hosted the tournament … The 1980 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 50th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. High school. Silver Medalist 1983 World Cup and 1983 World championships… The charter president of the Amateur Wrestling Media of America, he was the first Smith has been with the Waterloo Courier since 1949 and has been sports editor since 1966. ... will be the team with the most recruits wrestling. Year Champion Coach Points Runner-Up Points Host or Site; 2019: St. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. 136.5 Pounds-Lee Roy Smith, 24, Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State University, 1980. 1980 NCAA champion. 1980 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, Iowa Hawkeyes vs Syracuse. This is the second half only with Iowa winning 88 to 77 and advancing to the Elite 8 vs Georgetown. View All NCAA Bracket History. NCAA wrestling championship meet since 1958, and this marks his seventh preview of the wrestling scene for the guide. Data were gathered during the 1980 NCAA Wrestling Championships in order to document various specifics involving the injuries sustained by the participating athletes. 1980 7th NCAA Division III Wrestling Tournament At Coast Guard - 2/29/1980 to 3/1/1980 Champions and Place Winners Top Ten Team Scores Outstanding Wrestler Tom Jacoutot - SUNY-Buffalo Team Champion SUNY-Brockport - 111.25 Points Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. Cloud State: Steve Costanzo: 95.5: Wheeling Jesuit: 87.5: Cleveland, Ohio: 2018: St.