The 1968 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 38th NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Rec Hall.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Dates | March 21, 1968–March 23, 1968 |
| Host(s) | Penn State University |
| Venue(s) | Rec Hall |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Oklahoma State (26th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Iowa State |
| 2nd runners-up | Oklahoma |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 32,300 |
| MVP | Dwayne Keller (Oklahoma State) |
Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 81 points and having one individual champion.[1]
Dwayne Keller of Oklahoma State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Jess Lewis of Oregon State received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
Team results
edit| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 81 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 78 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 74 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 55 |
| 5 | Navy | 35 |
| T-6 | Portland State | 28 |
| T-6 | Lock Haven | 28 |
| T-6 | Cal Poly-SLO | 28 |
| 9 | Michigan | 27 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 25 |
| Reference:[2] | ||
Individual finals
edit| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Ken Melchior, Lock Haven DEC Sergio Gonzales, UCLA, 9–3 |
| 123 lbs | Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State DEC Rick Sanders, Portland State, 4–2 |
| 130 lbs | Dan Gable, Iowa State DEC David McGuire, Oklahoma, 4–1 |
| 137 lbs | Dale Anderson, Michigan State DEC Masaru Yatabe, Portland State, 9–5 |
| 145 lbs | Dale Bahr, Iowa State WBF Mike Grant, Oklahoma, 2:29 |
| 152 lbs | Wayne Wells, Oklahoma MAJOR John Kent, Navy, 14–4 |
| 160 lbs | Reg Wicks, Iowa State DEC Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma, 7–5 |
| 167 lbs | Mike Gallego, Fresno State DEC Lamoin Merkley, Central Washington, 4–2 |
| 177 lbs | Bob Justice, Colorado DEC Larry Amundson, Minnesota State-Moorehead, 4–2 |
| 191 lbs | Nick Carollo, Adams State DEC Tom Kline, Cal Poly-SLO, 3–3, 3–1 |
| UNL | Dave Porter, Michigan DEC Jess Lewis, Oregon State, 5–4 |
| Reference:[2] | |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "38th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.