Penn State University

38th NCAA Wrestling Tournament
3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler:
Dwayne Keller - Oklahoma State
Top Ten Team Scores
1968
Oklahoma State - 81 Points

Gorriaran Award:
Jess Lewis - Oregon State
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Oklahoma State
81
(1)
6 Portland State
28
2 Iowa State
78
(3)
6 Lock Haven
28
3 Oklahoma
74
(1)
6 Cal Poly-SLO
28
4 Michigan State
55
(1)
9 Michigan
27
5 Navy
35
Champions and Place Winners
10 Northwestern
(1)
(1)
25
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
1st: Ken Melchior [1] - Lock Haven (9-3)

3rd: Tommy Green [US] - Oklahoma State (2-0)
5th: John Miller [2] - Oregon (6-5)
2nd: Sergio Gonzales [6] - UCLA

4th: Dave Keller [US] - Toledo
123
1st: Dwayne Keller [3] - Oklahoma State (4-2)

3rd: Tim McCall [4] - Indiana (2-0)
5th: Ted Parker [6] - Indiana State (7-2)
2nd: Rick Sanders [1] - Portland State

4th: Bill DeSario [US] - SUNY-Cortland
130
1st: Dan Gable [2] - Iowa State (4-1)

3rd: Mike McAdams [US] - Brigham Young (1-1, 2-1)
2nd: David McGuire [1] - Oklahoma

4th: Dennis Crowe [US] - Oklahoma State
5th: Pete Nord [US] - Colorado (1-0)
6th: John Hahn [4] - UCLA
1st: Dale Anderson [1] - Michigan State (9-5)

3rd: Pete Vanderlofske [3] - Navy (7-0)
5th: Ray Murphy [US] - Oklahoma State (WFT)
2nd: Masaru Yatabe [2] - Portland State

4th: Marty Willigan [US] - Hofstra
145
1st: Dale Bahr [4] - Iowa State (WBF 2:29)

3rd: Kent Wyatt [2] - Cal Poly-SLO (1-1, 3-1)
5th: Russ McAdams [US] - Brigham Young (6-0)
2nd: Mike Grant [3] - Oklahoma

4th: Dale Carr [US] - Michigan State
6th: Wayne Carlson [US] - Utah State
152
1st: Wayne Wells [1] - Oklahoma (14-4)

3rd: Russ Schneider [4] - Northwestern (6-1)
5th: Parker Sneed [US] - Oklahoma State (8-2)
2nd: John Kent [3] - Navy

4th: Gobel Kline [US] - Maryland
160
1st: Reg Wicks [6] - Iowa State (7-5)

3rd: Jim Alexander [4] - Northern Colorado (11-8)
5th: Otto Zeman [US] - Northwestern (6-5)
2nd: Cleo McGlory [1] - Oklahoma

4th: Matt Kline [2] - Penn State
6th: Mike Nardotti [US] - Army
167
1st: Mike Gallego [1] - Fresno State (4-2)

3rd: Jason Smith [4] - Iowa State (3-3, 1-1 SRD)
5th: Pete Cornell [US] - Michigan (6-2)
2nd: Lamoin Merkley [2] - Central Washington

4th: Bob Drebenstedt [3] - Oklahoma State
177
1st: Bob Justice [4] - Colorado (4-2)

3rd: Fred Fozzard [1] - Oklahoma State (WBF 4:50)
5th: Dick Minekime [3] - Cornell (WFT)
2nd: Larry Amundson [6] - Minnesota State-Mankato

4th: Charles Shivers [US] - Oklahoma
6th: Walt Podgurski [US] - Miami Ohio
191
1st: Nick Carollo [2] - Adams State (3-3, 3-1)

3rd: Gary Cook [3] - East Stroudsburg (8-3)
5th: John Schneider [US] - Michigan State (2-1)
2nd: Tom Kline [5] - Cal Poly-SLO

4th: Rich Lorenzo [1] - Penn State
115
137
UNL 1st: Dave Porter [3] - Michigan (5-4)

3rd: Jeff Smith [2] - Michigan State (4-0)
5th: Dick Schumacher [6] - East Stroudsburg (4-2)
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6th: Dave Unik [US] - Ohio University
6th: Gary Wallman [US] - Iowa State
6th: Ron Russo [US] - Bloomsburg
6th: Jim Blacksmith [US] - Lock Haven
6th: Rod Ott [US] - Michigan State
6th: Gary Seymour [US] - Arizona State

2nd: Jess Lewis [1] - Oregon State
4th: Fred Andree [US] - MIT
6th: Al Borkowski [US] - Northwest Missouri
Page 1 of 34
1968 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Peter Achilles, Colgate
Bruce Unangst 7-0
Bruce Unangst, Pittsburgh [5]

Darrell Mazzari, Marquette
Balvino Irizarry 13-12
115 Weight Class
Balvino Irizarry 10-3
Balvino Irizarry, Utah

Tom Abercrombie, Oklahoma
Dave Keller 3-3, 3-0

Dave Keller 6-3
Dave Keller, Toledo

Ed Dumas, Northwestern
Dave Keller 4-2

Mike Schmauss Fall 6:55
Mike Schmauss, Iowa State [4]

Ken Melchior 10-6
Ron Guzman, Lehigh

Gordon Yamamoto, California-Berkeley
Frank Romano, Ohio State
Gordon Yamamoto 9-5

Ken Melchior Fall 5:27
Ken Melchior Fall 7:14
Ken Melchior, Lock Haven [1]

Ken Melchior 6-2
L.Q. Starling, San Jose State

Dave Unik, Ohio University
Dave Unik 7-0

Dave Unik 2-1
Mike Kocevar, Shippensburg

Al Hinds, Arizona
John Morley, Minnesota State-Moorhead
Al Hinds Fall 2:33

Ken Melchior 9-3
Wayne Boyd 8-5
Wayne Boyd, Temple

Greg Schmidt, South Dakota State
Wayne Boyd 6-4

Greg Schmidt 9-3
Frank Coco, East Stroudsburg

Frank Carrozza, West Chester
John Miller 11-2

Frank Carrozza 18-9
Jerry Martinez, Northern Colorado

Rich Tamble, Adams State
John Miller 11-2

John Miller 3-0
John Miller, Oregon [2]

Sergio Gonzales 4-2
Bruce Balmat, Penn State

Chuck Henry, Brigham Young
Jon Shurbert, Virginia
Chuck Henry 13-4

Chuck Henry 6-3
Bob Shines 9-2
Bob Shines, Arizona State [3]

Sergio Gonzales Fall 7:09
Phil Conti, Navy

Tommy Green, Oklahoma State
Tommy Green 8-2

Sergio Gonzales 3-2
Jerry Hoddy, Michigan

Sergio Gonzales, UCLA [6]
Sergio Gonzales 7-3
Page 2 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
115 Consolation Bracket

Terrill, Maryland
Terrill 6-1
Yamamoto, California-Berkeley
Unik 2-1
Keller 6-5
Unik, Ohio University
Keller, Toledo
Hoddy, Michigan
Green 5-3
Green, Oklahoma State
Green 7-2
Green 0-0, 2-0
Henry, Brigham Young
Miller, Oregon
Third Place: Tommy Green, Oklahoma State 2-0

Fourth Place: Dave Keller, Toledo
Fifth Place: John Miller, Oregon 6-5
Sixth Place: Dave Unik, Ohio University

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Championship Pigtail Bouts for 115

Bruce Balmat - Penn State
Balmat 16-8
Andy Matviak - Wilkes
Frank Carrozza - West Chester
Carrozza Fall 7:42
Gail Sloss - Iowa
Al Hinds - Arizona
Hinds 11-2
Ray Day - Clarion
Ken Melchior - Lock Haven
Melchior Fall 6:37
Bob Terrill - Maryland
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 115

Bob Terrill - Maryland
Terrill Fall 0:52
Frank Romano - Ohio State
Page 3 of 34
Page 4 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Mike Jarrell, Virginia Tech
Tom Greenwood 8-7
Tom Greenwood, Marquette

Jon Wood, Citadel
Stan Keeley Fall 1:23
123 Weight Class
Stan Keeley 12-4
Stan Keeley, Oklahoma [5]

Ted Levine, Fairleigh Dickinson
Tim McCall 7-5

Scott Evans 9-3
Scott Evans, Minnesota State-Mankato

Steve Bryant, East Stroudsburg
Tim McCall 8-2

Tim McCall 6-0
Tim McCall, Indiana [4]

Rick Sanders 12-2
Harry Weinhofer, Penn State

Rick Sanders, Portland State [1]
Tom Bentz, Iowa
Rick Sanders Fall 3:25

Rick Sanders Fall 1:50
Tom Bentz
Bye
Rick Sanders 8-0
Gary Hetherington, Western Michigan

Rich Meyer, Lehigh
Rich Meyer 9-2

Gary Wallman Fall 6:26
Bob Pavelko, Air Force

Gary Wallman, Iowa State
Sam King, Cal Poly-SLO
Gary Wallman Fall 3:20

Dwayne Keller 4-2
Gary Burger Fall 5:13
Gary Burger, Navy [2]

Bob Kawa, Utah
Gary Burger DFT 6:50

Bob Kawa 10-4
Wayne Watson, Northwestern

Bill Komoloske, Colorado
Bill DeSario Fall 7:38

Bill DeSario 6-5
Bill DeSario, SUNY-Cortland

Steve Rubin, Michigan
Bill DeSario 8-6

Steve Rubin Fall 1:52
Jerry Reshetar, Drake

Dwayne Keller 3-2
Scott Patten, Army

Mike McGilliard, Michigan State
Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State [3]
Scott Patten 12-5

Dwayne Keller Fall 3:18
Dwayne Keller 12-5
Ron Vallance, UCLA

Dwayne Keller 5-4
Ted Parker, Indiana State [6]

Mike Milkovich, Kent State
Ted Parker 8-1

Ted Parker 6-3
Bye
Richard Shildt, Pittsburgh
Richard Shildt
Page 5 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Weinhofer, Penn State
Weinhofer 5-2
Bentz, Iowa
Wallman 7-0
McCall 6-0
Wallman, Iowa State
McCall, Indiana
Vallance, UCLA
Vallance Med FFT

Patten, Army
Parker 8-0
DeSario 1-1, 1-0
Parker, Indiana State
DeSario, SUNY-Cortland
Third Place: Tim McCall, Indiana 2-0

Fourth Place: Bill DeSario, SUNY-Cortland
Fifth Place: Ted Parker, Indiana State 7-2
Sixth Place: Gary Wallman, Iowa State

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
No Pigtails Bouts for 123 Weight Class
Page 6 of 34
Page 7 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
John Hahn, UCLA [4]
John Hahn 11-7
Bill Germann, Minnesota State-Moorhead

Jim Hull, Coast Guard
John Hahn Fall 6:13
130 Weight Class
Len Groom 8-3
Len Groom, Northern Colorado

Mike Mullady, Army
John Hahn 6-4

Douglas Smith 14-10
Douglas Smith, Washington

Dick Mailloux, Oregon
Douglas Smith 9-1

Dick Mailloux 6-4
Ned Bushong, East Stroudsburg

David McGuire 4-3
Pete Henning, Lehigh

Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State
Gerry Smith, South Dakota State
Dennis Crowe 7-0

Dennis Crowe 7-6
Gerry Smith 10-1
Felix Sanchez, Air Force

David McGuire 3-2
Larry Wagner, Arizona State

Jim Arnoult, Maryland
Jim Arnoult 8-5

David McGuire Fall 4:52
Bill Martinez, Colorado State

David McGuire, Oklahoma [1]
Rick Poulson, Marquette
David McGuire 20-4

Dan Gable 4-1
Mike McAdams 10-8
Mike McAdams, Brigham Young

Jim Pace, North Carolina State
Mike McAdams 9-1

Jim Pace 11-5
George Gesualdo, Fairleigh Dickinson

Dan Gable, Iowa State [2]
Dan Gable Fall 7:01

Dan Gable Fall 5:32
John Walter, SUNY-Oswego

Wes Caine, Northern Illinois
Dan Gable 7-0

Wes Caine 13-4
Paul Daube, Shippensburg

Dan Gable Fall 7:40
George Stover, Virginia Tech

Pete Nord, Colorado
Wally Clark, Penn State [6]
Pete Nord 7-1

Pete Nord 4-2
Keith Lowrance 7-5
Keith Lowrance, Michigan State

Pete Nord 6-3
Ed Jackson, North Central Illinois

Lou Hudson, Michigan
Ed Jackson 10-3
Glen Younger 8-0
Glen Younger, Western State [3]

Ken Furnkranz, SUNY-Cortland
Glen Younger 16-6
Page 8 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Arnoult, Maryland
Arnoult 6-1
Martinez, Colorado State
Crowe 8-2
Crowe 0-0, 4-0
Crowe, Oklahoma State
Hahn, UCLA
Comiskey, Navy
Comiskey 5-2
Caine, Northern Illinois
McAdams 7-6
McAdams 2-1
McAdams, Brigham Young
Nord, Colorado
Third Place: Mike McAdams, Brigham Young 1-1, 2-1

Fourth Place: Dennis Crowe, Oklahoma State
Fifth Place: Pete Nord, Colorado 1-0
Sixth Place: John Hahn, UCLA

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Ned Bushong - East Stroudsburg
Bushong 19-4
Roger Young - Ohio State
George Stover - Virginia Tech
Stover 13-9
Curt Grabfelder - Bloomsburg
Len Groom - Northern Colorado
Groom 16-5
Roy Williams - Kent State
Dan Gable - Iowa State
Gable 16-2
Steve Comiskey - Navy
Rick Poulson - Marquette
Poulson 6-4
Gregg Erickson - MIT

Steve Comiskey - Navy
Comiskey Fall 4:22
John Walter - SUNY-Oswego
Page 9 of 34
Page 10 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Mike Stanley, Adams State [4]
Mike Stanley 6-2
Kevin Gilead, Maryland

Marty Dickey, Iowa State
Marty Willigan 9-7
137 Weight Class
Marty Willigan Fall 6:32
Marty Willigan, Hofstra

Dave Pruzansky, Temple
Marty Willigan 7-4

Dave Pruzansky 10-0
Don Roberts, RIT

John Homiak, Franklin & Marshall
Dave Pruzansky 13-2

Ron Otto 8-4
Ron Otto, MacMurray State [5]

Dale Anderson 9-2
Jim Purdy, East Stroudsburg

Steve Povolac, Oklahoma
Jack Dunn, Northwestern
Jim Purdy 5-4

Jack Dunn 5-3
Jack Dunn 4-4, 5-0
Mike Fitzgerald, Minnesota State-Moorhead

Dale Anderson 13-2
Terry Habecker, Ithaca

Ron Russo, Bloomsburg
Ron Russo 16-8

Dale Anderson 3-0
Dave Kling, Indiana PA

Dale Anderson, Michigan State [1]
Randy Stine, Clarion
Dale Anderson Fall 3:32

Dale Anderson 9-5
Randy Stine FFT
Dick Humphreys, Indiana State

Ray Murphy, Oklahoma State
Ray Murphy Fall 7:08

Ray Murphy 11-5
Bruce Shultz, Washington

Masaru Yatabe, Portland State [2]
Masaru Yatabe 5-2

Masaru Yatabe 4-3
Alan Merrill, Oregon

Joe Carstensen, Iowa
Masaru Yatabe 5-1

Ron Lemmon 6-4
Ron Lemmon, Utah

Masaru Yatabe 5-2
James Lentz, Indiana

Bill McBeth, Army
John Jadlocki, Lock Haven
James Lentz Fall 1:05

James Lentz 11-4
John Jadlocki 3-2
Dave Spinda, Penn State [6]

Pete Vanderlofske 4-1
Steve Bishko, MIT

Art Holland, Arizona State
Art Holland 6-1

Pete Vanderlofske, Navy [3]

Gary Stoner, Western Michigan
Page 11 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Leeman, Lehigh
Russo 16-4
Russo, Bloomsburg
Russo 9-5
Willigan 5-5, 1-0
Dunn, Northwestern
Willigan, Hofstra
Merrill, Oregon
Lemmon 1-1, 1-0

Lemmon, Utah
Murphy 2-0
Vanderlofske 9-6
Murphy, Oklahoma State
Vanderlofske, Navy
Third Place: Pete Vanderlofske, Navy 7-0

Fourth Place: Marty Willigan, Hofstra
Fifth Place: Ray Murphy, Oklahoma State Med FFT
Sixth Place: Ron Russo, Bloomsburg

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Dale Anderson - Michigan State
Anderson Fall 7:15
Jay Leeman - Lehigh
Randy Stine - Clarion
Stine 5-5, 2-0
Jeff Batchelor - Brigham Young
James Lentz - Indiana
Lentz Fall 4:46
Dennis O'Brien - Marquette
Marty Willigan - Hofstra
Willigan 10-9
Geoff Henson - Michigan

Jay Leeman - Lehigh
Leeman 3-2
Dave Kling - Indiana PA
Page 12 of 34
Page 13 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Felix Salinas, Arizona State
Felix Salinas 6-2
John DeMarco, West Chester

Russ McAdams, Brigham Young
Russ McAdams 4-2
145 Weight Class
Russ McAdams 6-2
Clarence Seal, Portland State [5]

Kent Webster, Maryland
Dale Bahr 10-3

Kent Webster 6-0
Steve Baribeau, Army

Vince Fitz, Penn State
Dale Bahr Fall 5:45

Dale Bahr 6-1
Dale Bahr, Iowa State [4]

Dale Bahr 14-11
Mike Couch, North Carolina State

Gerry McDonald, East Stroudsburg
Luther Gartrell, North Carolina
Gerry McDonald 13-7

Dale Carr 6-2
Dale Carr Fall 7:40
Dale Carr, Michigan State

Dale Carr 8-2
Dan Mudd, Indiana

Don Henderson, Air Force [1]
Don Henderson 2-0

Phil Frey 6-3
Mel Crider, Northern Colorado

Phil Frey, Oregon State
Katsumi Suzuki, Oklahoma State
Phil Frey 12-7

Dale Bahr Fall 2:29
Katsumi Suzuki 4-4, 4-0
Steve Warren, California-Berkeley

Bob Ferraro, Indiana State
Katsumi Suzuki 12-5

Jerry Bond FFT
Jerry Bond, Northern Iowa

Kent Wyatt, Cal Poly-SLO [2]
Kent Wyatt 8-3

Kent Wyatt 7-4
John Terboss, Syracuse

Ken Warner, Shippensburg
Kent Wyatt 5-0

Ed Steers 4-2
Ed Steers, Citadel
Mike Grant 7-2
John Maxham, MIT

Rog Jehlicka, Winona State
Joe Wells, Iowa
Rog Jehlicka 4-1

Joe Wells 10-2
Joe Wells 5-1
Conrad Metcalf, Colorado [6]

Mike Grant 15-4
Dale Stahl, Navy

Mike Grant, Oklahoma [3]
Mike Grant 13-1

Mike Grant 10-5
Wayne Carlson, Utah State

Steve Buttrey, Northwestern
Wayne Carlson 14-5
Page 14 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Webster, Maryland
Fitz 9-2
Fitz, Penn State
McAdams 4-2
Carr 11-7
McAdams, Brigham Young
Carr, Michigan State
Stahl, Navy
Carlson 7-3
Carlson, Utah State
Carlson 7-0
Wyatt 6-2
Wells, Iowa
Wyatt, Cal Poly-SLO
Third Place: Kent Wyatt, Cal Poly-SLO 1-1, 3-1

Fourth Place: Dale Carr, Michigan State
Fifth Place: Russ McAdams, Brigham Young 6-0
Sixth Place: Wayne Carlson, Utah State

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Katsumi Suzuki - Oklahoma State
Suzuki Fall 6:30
Todd Stevenson - Indiana PA
Kent Wyatt - Cal Poly-SLO
Wyatt 10-4
Jim Moore - Washington
Phil Frey - Oregon State
Frey 3-2
Bob Pavlasek - Ohio University
Page 15 of 34
Page 16 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
John Sustersic, Miami Ohio
Howard Hall 3-1
Howard Hall, Brigham Young [5]

Curt Alder, UCLA
Howard Hall 10-4
152 Weight Class
Curt Alder 14-1
Steve Alexander, Temple

Marshall Gruver, Shippensburg
Russ Schneider 5-1

Russ Schneider Fall 1:30
Russ Schneider, Northwestern [4]

Bob Emerick, Ball State
Russ Schneider 16-5

Duane Dobson 12-2
Duane Dobson, Nebraska

Wayne Wells 5-0
Parker Sneed, Oklahoma State

John Finch, Cal Poly-SLO
Jim Clair, Franklin & Marshall
Parker Sneed 6-2

Parker Sneed 4-3
Jim Clair 5-2
Bob Abraham, Penn State

Wayne Wells Fall 6:11
Wayne Wells, Oklahoma [1]

Alex Roberts, Georgia Tech
Wayne Wells Fall 7:17

Wayne Wells 9-0
Gary Neist, Luther

Charles Shepherd, Utah
Len Borchers, Stanford [2]
Gary Neist 15-4

Wayne Wells 14-4
Len Borchers Fall 3:11
Stan Dziedzic, Indiana State

Dave Martin, Iowa State
Len Borchers 8-2

Dave Martin 6-2
Richard Casey, SIU-Carbondale

Gobel Kline, Maryland
Gobel Kline 7-3

Gobel Kline 9-2
John Mulada, SUNY-Cortland

Joe Gerst, Bloomsburg
Gobel Kline 5-2

Joe Gerst 8-5
Lonny Gallagher, Virginia Tech

John Kent 1-1, 2-2 RD
Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven

Mark Hoffman, Army
John Kent, Navy [3]
Jim Blacksmith 4-1

John Kent 5-1
John Kent Fall 6:09
Tom Hochfelder, Ithaca

John Kent 7-5
Kim Snider, Oregon State [6]

John Burt, Ohio State
John Burt 8-3

John Burt 8-2
Phil Henning, Iowa

Dan Rossi, East Stroudsburg
Phil Henning 6-5
Page 17 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Neist, Luther
Roberts 6-1
Roberts, Georgia Tech
Sneed 4-0
Schneider 6-2
Sneed, Oklahoma State
Schneider, Northwestern
Berman, Hofstra
Blacksmith 6-2
Blacksmith, Lock Haven
Blacksmith 6-2
Kline 6-5
Burt, Ohio State
Kline, Maryland
Third Place: Russ Schneider, Northwestern 6-1

Fourth Place: Gobel Kline, Maryland
Fifth Place: Parker Sneed, Oklahoma State 8-2
Sixth Place: Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Joe Gerst - Bloomsburg
Gerst 14-5
Bob Hall - Minnesota State-Moorhead
Alex Roberts - Georgia Tech
Roberts Fall 6:42
Pete Sandberg - Winona State
Bob Abraham - Penn State
Abraham 2-0
Doug Niebel - Clarion
Duane Dobson - Nebraska
Dobson 8-3
Don Horton - Air Force
Steve Alexander - Temple
Alexander 10-6
Clay McEldowney - Princeton
Jim Blacksmith - Lock Haven
Blacksmith 5-1
Charles Marshall - Illinois
Russ Schneider - Northwestern
Schneider 7-0
Mike Mazzitelli - Northern Illinois
John Kent - Navy
Kent 10-0
Dave Berman - Hofstra
Len Borchers - Stanford
Borchers 11-2
Norm Hawkins - MIT
Gobel Kline - Maryland
Kline 11-1
Jeff Thiel - William & Mary
Kim Snider - Oregon State
Snider 9-7
Gary Rushing - Arizona
Dave Martin - Iowa State
Martin 12-1
Tom Muir - Lehigh
Page 18 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Charles Shepherd - Utah
Shepherd 7-0
Ron Ouellet - Michigan State
John Finch - Cal Poly-SLO
Finch 5-1
Dave Nerothin - Gustavus Adolphus

Dave Berman - Hofstra
Berman 8-4
Tom Hochfelder - Ithaca
Page 19 of 34
Page 20 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Jack Bentz, Lehigh
Jack Bentz 5-3
George Hicks, North Carolina State

Jerry Stone, Oklahoma State [5]
Jerry Stone 9-3
160 Weight Class
Jerry Stone 10-4
Jim Hodge, Washington

Richard Davis, UCLA
Jim Alexander 4-0

Bob Devore 6-4
Bob Devore, East Stroudsburg

Bob Christianson, Navy
Jim Alexander 8-2

Jim Alexander 8-3
Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado [4]

Cleo McGlory 7-2
Bill Osborn, Brigham Young

Fred Stehman, Michigan
Joe Wiendl, Wilkes
Fred Stehman 9-5

Joe Wiendl 12-9
Joe Wiendl 4-1
Joel Haan, Maryland

Cleo McGlory 21-4
Luther Blair, Virginia Tech

Don Ekleberry, Toledo
Don Ekleberry 5-3

Cleo McGlory 11-2
Bob Hobson, William & Mary

Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma [1]
Matt Kline, Penn State [2]
Cleo McGlory 10-4

Reg Wicks 7-5
Matt Kline 4-1
Dave Sherman, SUNY-Cortland

Pat Karslake, Michigan State
Matt Kline 6-3

Ray Wicks 4-4, 4-3
Ray Wicks, Winona State

Robin Stebbins, Wesleyan
Matt Kline 6-2

Jerry Chaplin 6-0
Jerry Chaplin, Oregon State

Gary Richards, Kansas State
Jerry Chaplin 11-0

Jack Klingaman 9-3
Jack Klingaman, Lock Haven

Reg Wicks 3-2
Reg Wicks, Iowa State [6]

Dick Willoughby, MIT
Ken Biles, West Chester
Reg Wicks Fall 1:41

Reg Wicks 6-1
Otto Zeman 10-3
Otto Zeman, Northwestern

Reg Wicks 7-1
John Helter, Shippensburg

Rich Mihal, Iowa [3]
Rich Mihal 13-0

Dan Thurlow 4-3
Neal Skaar, Luther

Dan Thurlow, Colorado State
Dan Thurlow 9-6
Page 21 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Nardotti, Army
Nardotti 3-1
Ekleberry, Toledo
Nardotti 1-1, 3-2

Alexander Fall 4:52
Wiendl, Wilkes
Alexander, Northern Colorado
Willoughby, MIT
Zeman Fall 1:42

Zeman, Northwestern
Zeman 5-1
Kline 5-2
Thurlow, Colorado State
Kline, Penn State
Third Place: Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado 11-8

Fourth Place: Matt Kline, Penn State
Fifth Place: Otto Zeman, Northwestern 6-5
Sixth Place: Mike Nardotti, Army

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Cleo McGlory - Oklahoma
McGlory 6-4
Mike Nardotti - Army

Mike Nardotti - Army
Nardotti 5-3
Bob Hobson - William & Mary
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Page 23 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Tom McEwan, Yale [5]
Tom McEwan Fall 6:15
Gary Hebenstreit, Air Force

Al Nicusanti, Lehigh
Seth Norton 10-8
167 Weight Class
Seth Norton 7-3
Seth Norton, Northwestern

John McNitt, South Dakota State
Jason Smith 7-1

Jason Smith 6-2
Jason Smith, Iowa State [4]

Jim Vandehey, Oregon State
Jason Smith 8-3

Jim Vandehey Med FFT
Bob Rust, Syracuse

Mike Gallego 3-2
Ben Harry, North Carolina State

Pete Cornell, Michigan
Bill Elder, East Stroudsburg
Pete Cornell Fall 7:22

Pete Cornell 9-1
Gene Denisar 7-6
Gene Denisar, Indiana

Mike Gallego Fall 4:59
Mike Gallego, Fresno State [1]

Barry Ritchey, Shippensburg
Mike Gallego Fall 4:47

Mike Gallego 7-2
Don Ryland, Minnesota State-Mankato

Steve Roshek, Utah
Dick Heinzelman, Wisconsin
Steve Roshek 18-4

Mike Gallego 4-2
Dick Heinzelman Fall 3:24
Dale French, Northern Colorado

Rod Ott, Michigan State
Lamoin Merkley Fall 5:24

Lamoin Merkley 6-1
Lamoin Merkley, Central Washington [2]

Bob McDaniel, Oklahoma
Lamoin Merkley 5-0

Bob McDaniel 17-2
George Ross, Bowling Green

Ben Cooper, SIU-Carbondale
Bob McDaniel 8-1

Ben Cooper 11-0
Joe O'Donnell, Tennessee

Lamoin Merkley 4-2
Russ Sill, Iowa [6]

John Woods, Cal Poly-SLO
Ray Wallace, Washington
Russ Sill 7-2

Ray Wallace Fall 6:04
Ray Wallace 10-2
Walt Price, MIT

Bob Drebenstedt 5-5, 6-1
John Dinger, Army

Bob Ahrens, Navy
Bob Ahrens 8-3

Bob Drebenstedt 5-2
Don Apodoca, Adams State

Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State [3]
Bob Drebenstedt 8-6
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Ritchey, Shippensburg
Roshek Fall 5:22

Roshek, Utah
Cornell 6-2
Smith Fall 4:55
Cornell, Michigan
Smith, Iowa State
Heinzelman, Wisconsin
Ott Med FFT

Ott, Michigan State
Ott 1-0
Drebenstedt 2-0
McDaniel, Oklahoma
Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State
Third Place: Jason Smith, Iowa State 3-3, 1-1 SRD

Fourth Place: Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State
Fifth Place: Pete Cornell, Michigan 6-2
Sixth Place: Rod Ott, Michigan State

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Don Apodoca - Adams State
Apodoca 9-0
Rick Ortega - New Mexico
Dick Heinzelman - Wisconsin
Heinzelman 14-6
Scott Curzi - William & Mary
Gene Denisar - Indiana
Denisar Fall 3:38
Bob Funk - Penn State
Bob Rust - Syracuse
Rust 5-4
Santo Ricotta - Clarion
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Ben Welch, Navy
Ben Welch 7-1
Charles Locke, Washington

Walt Podgurski, Miami Ohio
Bob Justice 13-3
177 Weight Class
Bob Justice 10-3
Bob Justice, Colorado [4]

Jim Harter, Army [5]
Bob Justice 7-6

Jim Harter 7-3
Marc Beem, Princeton

Kerry Keith, Davidson
Jim Harter 13-3

Kerry Keith Fall 1:43
Phil Liller, Penn State

Bob Justice 4-0
Dave Labosky, Pennsylvania

Jim Morthaler, Coast Guard
Tom Blankenship, Indiana
Dave Labosky 4-0

Al Bulow 8-4
Al Bulow 6-1
Al Bulow, SIU-Carbondale
Fred Fozzard Fall 5:35
Fred Fozzard, Oklahoma State [1]

Tom Kruse, Ohio State
Fred Fozzard 9-0

Fred Fozzard 11-2
Paul Allen, Pittsburgh

Verlyn Strellner, Iowa
Dick Thompson, Arizona State
Verlyn Strellner 10-3

Bob Justice 4-2
Joe Green 11-6
Joe Green, Bowling Green

Charles Shivers, Oklahoma
Charles Shivers 13-4

Charles Shivers Fall 5:52
Dave Jones, Bloomsburg

Rich Whittington, UCLA
Charles Shivers 5-4

Mike Bradley 2-2, 1-1 RD
Mike Bradley, Michigan State [2]

Ken Bos, Cal Poly-SLO
Mike Bradley 14-10

Ken Bos DFT 4:36
Harry Gaylor, Nebraska

Larry Amundson 5-0
Harry Surplus, Washington State

Roy Resavage, Temple
Dick Minekime, Cornell [3]
Harry Surplus Fall 6:48

Dick Minekime 10-8
Dick Minekime 10-3
Fred Priester, North Carolina

Larry Amundson 11-2
Bill Pauss, Northwestern

Larry Amundson, Minnesota State-Mankato [
Larry Amundson 5-0

Larry Amundson 9-4
Alan Detwiler, East Stroudsburg

Bob Carlson, Utah State
Alan Detwiler 2-1
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Podgurski, Miami Ohio
Podgurski 8-3
Welch, Navy
Podgurski 6-5
Fozzard Fall 3:26
Harter, Army
Fozzard, Oklahoma State
Detwiler, East Stroudsburg
Pauss 3-1
Pauss, Northwestern
Minekime 5-1
Shivers 7-4
Minekime, Cornell
Shivers, Oklahoma
Third Place: Fred Fozzard, Oklahoma State Fall 4:50

Fourth Place: Charles Shivers, Oklahoma
Fifth Place: Dick Minekime, Cornell Med FFT
Sixth Place: Walt Podgurski, Miami Ohio

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Dick Thompson - Arizona State
Thompson 8-3
Lee Castner - Syracuse
Verlyn Strellner - Iowa
Strellner 5-4
Bill Waterman - Michigan
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Page 29 of 34

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Terry Faulk, Miami Ohio
Tom Kline 2-2, 1-1 RD
Tom Kline, Cal Poly-SLO [5]

Herman Pettigrew, Ashland
Tom Kline 4-0
191 Weight Class
Herman Pettigrew 9-5
John Salisbury, California-Berkeley

John Wagoner, Shippensburg
Tom Kline 4-1

John Schneider Fall 1:54
John Schneider, Michigan State

Julian McPhillips, Princeton
John Schneider 7-3

Jim Duschen 5-1
Jim Duschen, Iowa State [4]

Tom Kline 2-1
Rich Lorenzo, Penn State [1]

Russ Hellickson, Wisconsin
Aaron Malinsky, Franklin & Marshall
Rich Lorenzo 10-2

Rich Lorenzo Fall 5:03
Peter Naff 7-0
Peter Naff, Oklahoma State

Rich Lorenzo 4-0
Gene Detwiler, Colgate

Dan Kraft, Northwestern
Gene Detwiler 12-2

Gene Detwiler 6-2
Terry Hoover, Pittsburgh

Bill Henderson, Minnesota State-Moorhead
Nick Carollo, Adams State [2]
Terry Hoover 5-3

Nick Carollo 3-3, 3-1
Nick Carollo Fall 3:24
Bruce Landrey, Oklahoma

Charles Amato, North Carolina State
Nick Carollo 3-1

Gary Seymour 7-5
Gary Seymour, Arizona State

Tim Wilmarth, Oregon
Nick Carollo 3-2

Tim Wilmarth Fall 7:53
Chris Feder, C.W. Post

Jack Thrasher, Air Force
Tim Wilmarth 4-2

Bob Metz 7-1
Bob Metz, Lock Haven

Nick Carollo 3-3, 1-1 RD
Terry Crenshaw, Stanford [6]

Ron Moen, Winona State
John Newmeister, Iowa
Terry Crenshaw 6-3

Terry Crenshaw Fall 4:31
Marc Baretz 4-2
Marc Baretz, Temple

Gary Cook 8-0
Gary Cook, East Stroudsburg [3]

Terry Allen, Navy
Gary Cook 6-2

Gary Cook 5-2
Gene Libal, Nebraska

Monty McDaniel, Indiana
Gene Libal Fall 7:11
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Faulk, Miami Ohio
Pettigrew 10-8
Pettigrew, Ashland
Schneider 10-4
Lorenzo 13-3
Schneider, Michigan State
Lorenzo, Penn State
Landrey, Oklahoma
Seymour 5-3
Seymour, Arizona State
Seymour Med FFT

Cook 3-2
Wilmarth, Oregon
Cook, East Stroudsburg
Third Place: Gary Cook, East Stroudsburg 8-3

Fourth Place: Rich Lorenzo, Penn State
Fifth Place: John Schneider, Michigan State 2-1
Sixth Place: Gary Seymour, Arizona State

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
No Pigtails Bouts for 191 Weight Class
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
Mike Kelly, Indiana State
Mike Kelly
Bye
Tom Beeson, Western State [5]
Mike Kelly 17-1
UNL Weight Class
Tom Beeson 12-8
Bill Galler, Northwestern

Dick Seloover, SIU-Carbondale
Fred Andree 10-2

Dick Seloover 13-0
Lowell Bryan, Davidson

Fred Andree, MIT
Fred Andree 5-0

Fred Andree 12-4
Kent Osboe, Northern Iowa [4]

Jess Lewis Fall 2:45
Bye
Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri
Tom Walter, Kent State
Al Borkowski
Al Borkowski Fall 6:07
Tom Walter Fall 5:40
Mark Kane, Navy

Jess Lewis 13-0
Jess Lewis, Oregon State [1]

Joe Kutniewski, Fairleigh Dickinson

Marty Weikart, Delaware

Tom Kusleika, Adams State
Roger Brown, New Mexico
Marty Weikart 1-1, 3-0

Dave Porter 5-4
Dale Stearns 6-1
Dale Stearns, Iowa

John Ward, Oklahoma State
Paul Elzey 2-1

Paul Elzey 6-1
Paul Elzey, Toledo

Ralph Sonntag, Maryland
Jeff Smith 6-2

Jeff Smith 8-2
Jeff Smith, Michigan State [2]

Don Holtry, Utah State
Jeff Smith Fall 4:45

Don Holtry
Bye
Dave Porter 7-1
John Bierie, Air Force

Henry Muller, Oregon
Dave Porter, Michigan [3]
Henry Muller 7-1

Dave Porter Fall 3:57
Dave Porter
Bye
Dave Porter Fall 4:29
Tony Truitt, Pittsburgh

Dick Schumacher, East Stroudsburg [6]
Dick Schumacher 9-1

Dick Schumacher 8-4
Bye
Oliver Kenen, Princeton
Oliver Kenen
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3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
UNL Consolation Bracket

Weikart, Delaware
Weikart 11-2
Kutniewski, Fairleigh Dickinson
Borkowski Fall 1:49

Andree 9-5
Borkowski, Northwest Missouri
Andree, MIT
Bye
Muller
Muller, Oregon
Schumacher 1-1, 1-1 RD

Smith 8-0
Schumacher, East Stroudsburg
Smith, Michigan State
Third Place: Jeff Smith, Michigan State 4-0

Fourth Place: Fred Andree, MIT
Fifth Place: Dick Schumacher, East Stroudsburg 4-2
Sixth Place: Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State
No Pigtails Bouts for UNL Weight Class
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38th NCAA Wrestling Tournament

3/21/1968 to 3/23/1968 at Penn State

Dwayne Keller - Oklahoma State

Top Ten Team Scores

Oklahoma State - 81 Points

Jess Lewis - Oregon State

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

Champions and Place Winners

Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.

1st: Ken Melchior [1] - Lock Haven (9-3)

2nd: Sergio Gonzales [6] - UCLA

1st: Dwayne Keller [3] - Oklahoma State (4-2)

2nd: Rick Sanders [1] - Portland State

1st: Dan Gable [2] - Iowa State (4-1)

2nd: David McGuire [1] - Oklahoma

5th: Pete Nord [US] - Colorado (1-0)

6th: John Hahn [4] - UCLA

1st: Dale Anderson [1] - Michigan State (9-5)

2nd: Masaru Yatabe [2] - Portland State

1st: Dale Bahr [4] - Iowa State (WBF 2:29)

2nd: Mike Grant [3] - Oklahoma

1st: Wayne Wells [1] - Oklahoma (14-4)

2nd: John Kent [3] - Navy

1st: Reg Wicks [6] - Iowa State (7-5)

2nd: Cleo McGlory [1] - Oklahoma

1st: Mike Gallego [1] - Fresno State (4-2)

2nd: Lamoin Merkley [2] - Central Washington

1st: Bob Justice [4] - Colorado (4-2)

2nd: Larry Amundson [6] - Minnesota State-Mankato

1st: Nick Carollo [2] - Adams State (3-3, 3-1)

2nd: Tom Kline [5] - Cal Poly-SLO

UNL 1st: Dave Porter [3] - Michigan (5-4)

6th: Dave Unik [US] - Ohio University

6th: Gary Wallman [US] - Iowa State

6th: Ron Russo [US] - Bloomsburg

6th: Jim Blacksmith [US] - Lock Haven

6th: Rod Ott [US] - Michigan State

6th: Gary Seymour [US] - Arizona State

1968 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Bruce Unangst 7-0

Bruce Unangst, Pittsburgh [5]

Balvino Irizarry 13-12

115 Weight Class

Balvino Irizarry 10-3

Balvino Irizarry, Utah

Dave Keller 3-3, 3-0

Dave Keller, Toledo

Dave Keller 4-2

Mike Schmauss, Iowa State [4]

Ron Guzman, Lehigh

Gordon Yamamoto 9-5

Ken Melchior, Lock Haven [1]

L.Q. Starling, San Jose State

Dave Unik 7-0

Mike Kocevar, Shippensburg

Al Hinds Fall 2:33

Wayne Boyd, Temple

Wayne Boyd 6-4

Frank Coco, East Stroudsburg