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Here’s the list per Flo that Jesse has narrowed down to. Arizona State Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Princeton Purdue As long as Purdue is in the picture, the dream lives on! Boiler up!!!

What a quick drive from NW Indiana to West Lafayette! The whole extended friends and family could attend every home meet! What are we waiting for?! Boiler UP!

Really really good guy and that sweet hair always ensured he never lost his power!

The first 4 left to right back row I believe are: Bluebaugh (Bloomington), Patascil (Logansport), Kepner (Warren Central), and Palmer (Muncie South) The first 2 in the front row are possibly Leavell (Indianapolis Tech) and Taroli (Hammond). I can’t remember for sure but I think that this IHSAA State Finals was the last year to be held at Southport High School.

Mark Scott was LaPorte High School's 1st modern day State Champ in 1980 at 132 lbs (in the op picture 1st row bottom right) As a sophomore was 6-10-1 and 2 years later finished 28-1-1 as a senior with 20 out of 30 opponents scoring only 2 points or less. He credits his Coach Chuck Ford with his success. 2 key moments for him in winning a state title were his loss in the DAC final which propelled him to working even harder each and every day and the Indianapolis Star Press who previewed the State Tournament in their newspaper. Every weight class had several individuals listed who could possibly become state champions except the 132 lbs preview which only stated "Steve Hunter of Franklin Central should have smooth sailing." Challenge accepted! Wrestled for Ball State but injured knee requiring surgery freshman year...redshirted sophomore year and unfortunately Ball State cut the Wresting program the following year. After college Mark coached wrestling 31 years with 28 consecutive years as Head Coach of Muncie Central High School. Thanks to Coach Wadkins for starting this thread!

Coach Wadkins, Duane shared the IHSAA tape recording of the 1980 finals with me recently. Was really fascinated as I watched all the matches, and just how different some of the rules and procedures were back then and how much the sport has evolved. Here is the video of Lutgring’s finals match that went into OT vs Roger Miller of Warren Central. Duane was telling me that you two had some wars on the wrestling mat! https://youtu.be/QneIoSVTKq8 Roncalli's Duane Lutgring (second row & 2nd from the right and standing next to Coach Bless) 185 lbs State Champion 30-0 record. Went on to wrestle for the University of Indianapolis and earn 5th Place All-American honors at the 1985 NCAA Div 2 Championships in the HWT (unlimited) division.