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38th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Rec Hall (State College, Pennsylvania)
Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23, 1968


Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Adams State College [CO], Arizona State University [AZ], Ashland University [OH], Ball State University [IN], Bloomsburg University [PA], Bowling Green State University [OH], Brigham Young University [UT], California Polytechnic State University [CA], California State University, Fresno [CA], Central Washington University [WA], Clarion University [PA], Colgate University [NY], College of William & Mary [VA], Colorado State University [CO], Cornell University [NY], Davidson College [NC], Drake University [IA], East Stroudsburg University [PA], Fairleigh Dickinson University [NJ], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Georgia Institute of Technology [GA], Hofstra University [NY], Indiana State University [IN], Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Ithaca College [NY], Kansas State University [KS], Kent State University [OH], Lehigh University [PA], LIU Post [NY], Lock Haven University [PA], Luther College [IA], MacMurray College [IL], Marquette University [WI], Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA], Miami University [OH], Michigan State University [MI], Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN], Minnesota State University, Moorhead [MN], North Carolina State University [NC], North Central College [IL], Northern Illinois University [IL], Northwest Missouri State University [MO], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Ohio University [OH], Oklahoma State University [OK], Oregon State University [OR], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Portland State University [OR], Princeton University [NJ], Rochester Institute of Technology [NY], San José State University [CA], Shippensburg University [PA], South Dakota State University [SD], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Stanford University [CA], SUNY Cortland [NY], SUNY Oswego [NY], Syracuse University [NY], Temple University [PA], The Citadel [SC], U.S. Air Force Academy [CO], U.S. Coast Guard Academy [CT], U.S. Military Academy [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of Arizona [AZ], University of California, Berkeley [CA], University of California, Los Angeles [CA], University of Colorado [CO], University of Delaware [DE], University of Iowa [IA], University of Maryland, College Park [MD], University of Michigan [MI], University of Nebraska [NB], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC], University of Northern Colorado [CO], University of Northern Iowa [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Oregon [OR], University of Pennsylvania [PA], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of Tennessee at Knoxville [TN], University of Toledo [OH], University of Utah [UT], University of Virginia [VA], University of Washington [WA], Utah State University [UT], Virginia Tech [VA], Wesleyan University [CT], West Chester University [PA], Western Michigan University [MI], Western State College of Colorado [CO], Wilkes University [PA], Winona State University [MN], Yale University [CT]
Team Final
1. Oklahoma State University [OK]  81 points
2. Iowa State University [IA]  78
3. University of Oklahoma [OK]  74
4. Michigan State University [MI]  55
5. U.S. Naval Academy [MD]  35
6. California Polytechnic State University [CA]  28
Lock Haven University [PA]  28
Portland State University [OR]  28
9. University of Michigan [MI]  27
10. Northwestern University [IL]  25
11. Adams State College [CO]  0
Arizona State University [AZ]  0
Ashland University [OH]  0
Ball State University [IN]  0
Bloomsburg University [PA]  0
Bowling Green State University [OH]  0
Brigham Young University [UT]  0
California State University, Fresno [CA]  0
Central Washington University [WA]  0
Clarion University [PA]  0
Colgate University [NY]  0
College of William & Mary [VA]  0
Colorado State University [CO]  0
Cornell University [NY]  0
Davidson College [NC]  0
Drake University [IA]  0
East Stroudsburg University [PA]  0
Fairleigh Dickinson University [NJ]  0
Franklin & Marshall College [PA]  0
Georgia Institute of Technology [GA]  0
Hofstra University [NY]  0
Indiana State University [IN]  0
Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA]  0
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]  0
Ithaca College [NY]  0
Kansas State University [KS]  0
Kent State University [OH]  0
Lehigh University [PA]  0
LIU Post [NY]  0
Luther College [IA]  0
MacMurray College [IL]  0
Marquette University [WI]  0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA]  0
Miami University [OH]  0
Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN]  0
Minnesota State University, Moorhead [MN]  0
North Carolina State University [NC]  0
North Central College [IL]  0
Northern Illinois University [IL]  0
Northwest Missouri State University [MO]  0
Ohio State University [OH]  0
Ohio University [OH]  0
Oregon State University [OR]  0
Pennsylvania State University [PA]  0
Princeton University [NJ]  0
Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]  0
San José State University [CA]  0
Shippensburg University [PA]  0
South Dakota State University [SD]  0
Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]  0
Stanford University [CA]  0
SUNY Cortland [NY]  0
SUNY Oswego [NY]  0
Syracuse University [NY]  0
Temple University [PA]  0
The Citadel [SC]  0
U.S. Air Force Academy [CO]  0
U.S. Coast Guard Academy [CT]  0
U.S. Military Academy [NY]  0
University of Arizona [AZ]  0
University of California, Berkeley [CA]  0
University of California, Los Angeles [CA]  0
University of Colorado [CO]  0
University of Delaware [DE]  0
University of Iowa [IA]  0
University of Maryland, College Park [MD]  0
University of Nebraska [NB]  0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC]  0
University of Northern Colorado [CO]  0
University of Northern Iowa [IA]  0
University of Oregon [OR]  0
University of Pennsylvania [PA]  0
University of Pittsburgh [PA]  0
University of Tennessee at Knoxville [TN]  0
University of Toledo [OH]  0
University of Utah [UT]  0
University of Virginia [VA]  0
University of Washington [WA]  0
Utah State University [UT]  0
Virginia Tech [VA]  0
Wesleyan University [CT]  0
West Chester University [PA]  0
Western Michigan University [MI]  0
Western State College of Colorado [CO]  0
Wilkes University [PA]  0
Winona State University [MN]  0
Yale University [CT]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Dwayne Keller (Oklahoma State University [OK], 123 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Ken Melchior (Lock Haven University [PA]) > Sergio Gonzales (University of California, Los Angeles [CA]), DEC 9-3
123 lbs: Dwayne Keller (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Rick Sanders (Portland State University [OR]), DEC 4-2
130 lbs: Dan Gable (Iowa State University [IA]) > David McGuire (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 4-1
137 lbs: Dale Anderson (Michigan State University [MI]) > Masaru Yatabe (Portland State University [OR]), DEC 9-5
145 lbs: Dale Bahr (Iowa State University [IA]) > Mike Grant (University of Oklahoma [OK]), FALL 2:29
152 lbs: Wayne Wells (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > John Kent (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]), DEC 14-4
160 lbs: Reg Wicks (Iowa State University [IA]) > Cleo McGlory (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 7-5
167 lbs: Mike Gallego (California State University, Fresno [CA]) > Lamoin Merkley (Central Washington University [WA]), DEC 4-2
177 lbs: Bob Justice (University of Colorado [CO]) > Larry Amundson (Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN]), DEC 4-2
191 lbs: Nick Carollo (Adams State College [CO]) > Tom Kline (California Polytechnic State University [CA]), OTD 6-4 (1OT)
HWT: Dave Porter (University of Michigan [MI]) > Jess Lewis (Oregon State University [OR]), DEC 5-4
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Tommy Green (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Dave Keller (University of Toledo [OH]), DEC 2-0
123 lbs: Tim McCall (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Bill DeSario (SUNY Cortland [NY]), DEC 2-0
130 lbs: Mike McAdams (Brigham Young University [UT]) > Dennis Crowe (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 3-2
137 lbs: Pete Vanderlofske (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Marty Willigan (Hofstra University [NY]), DEC 7-0
145 lbs: Kent Wyatt (California Polytechnic State University [CA]) > Dale Carr (Michigan State University [MI]), OTD 4-2 (1OT)
152 lbs: Russ Schneider (Northwestern University [IL]) > Gobel Kline (University of Maryland, College Park [MD]), DEC 6-1
160 lbs: Jim Alexander (University of Northern Colorado [CO]) > Matt Kline (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 11-8
167 lbs: Jason Smith (Iowa State University [IA]) > Bob Drebenstedt (Oklahoma State University [OK]), JD 4-4
177 lbs: Fred Fozzard (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Charles Shivers (University of Oklahoma [OK]), FFT 
191 lbs: Gary Cook (East Stroudsburg University [PA]) > Rich Lorenzo (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 8-3
HWT: Jeff Smith (Michigan State University [MI]) > Fred Andree (Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA]), DEC 4-0
Consolation Final (5th)
115 lbs: John Miller (University of Oregon [OR]) > Dave Unik (Ohio University [OH]), DEC 6-5
123 lbs: Ted Parker (Indiana State University [IN]) > Gary Wallman (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 7-2
130 lbs: Pete Nord (University of Colorado [CO]) > John Hahn (University of California, Los Angeles [CA]), DEC 1-0
137 lbs: Ray Murphy (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Ron Russo (Bloomsburg University [PA]), FFT 
145 lbs: Russ McAdams (Brigham Young University [UT]) > Wayne Carlson (Utah State University [UT]), DEC 6-0
152 lbs: Parker Sneed (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Jim Blacksmith (Lock Haven University [PA]), DEC 8-2
160 lbs: Otto Zeman (Northwestern University [IL]) > Mike Nardotti (U.S. Military Academy [NY]), DEC 6-5
167 lbs: Pete Cornell (University of Michigan [MI]) > Rod Ott (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 6-2
177 lbs: Dick Minekime (Cornell University [NY]) > Walt Podgurski (Miami University [OH]), FFT 
191 lbs: John Schneider (Michigan State University [MI]) > Gary Seymour (Arizona State University [AZ]), DEC 2-1
HWT: Dick Schumacher (East Stroudsburg University [PA]) > Al Borkowski (Northwest Missouri State University [MO]), DEC 4-2

Attachments
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