His senior year he wrestled under legendary coach Joe Campo at 157 lbs and never lost a dual meet en route to winning the State Championship at his weight class.
As a freshman he wrestled at the 152 lbs weight class where he compiled a 9–2–1 dual mark and finished fifth at the NCAA Championship.
In 1971, Adams was 9–2–1 in duals and won his first NCAA title by beating Oregon State's Mike Jones 18–5 in the championship match.
[2] Adams did not lose a dual match in his senior season (16–0–1) and capped off his second consecutive individual national title with a 7–4 decision against Stan Dziedzic from Slippery Rock.
[7] After the wrestling program was dropped, Adams transitioned into an administrative role titled Coordinator of Student-Athlete Services which he still holds today.