1968 NCAA Championships

March 21-23, 1968 · Penn State

Team Champion

Oklahoma State81 pts

Head Coach: Myron Roderick · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
115 lbs	Ken Melchior LHU	Sergio Gonzales UCLA	Tommy Green OKST
123 lbs	Dwayne Keller OKST	Rick Sanders Portland State University	Tim McCall IND
130 lbs	Dan Gable ISU	David McGuire OKLA	Mike McAdams BYU
137 lbs	Dale Anderson MSU	Masaru Yatabe Portland State University	Pete Vanderlofske NAVY
145 lbs	Dale Bahr ISU	Mike Grant OKLA	Kent Wyatt POLY
152 lbs	Wayne Wells OKLA	John Kent NAVY	Russ Schneider NW
160 lbs	Reg Wicks ISU	Cleo McGlory OKLA	Jim Alexander UNCO
167 lbs	Mike Gallego California State University, Fresno	Lamoin Merkley Central Washington University	Jason Smith ISU
177 lbs	Bob Justice Colorado College	Larry Amundson Minnesota State University, Mankato	Fred Fozzard OKST
191 lbs	Nick Carollo Adams State	Tom Kline POLY	Gary Cook East Stroudsburg University
UNL	Dave Porter MICH	Jess Lewis ORST	Jeff Smith MSU

Weight:

115 lbs 123 lbs 130 lbs 137 lbs 145 lbs 152 lbs 160 lbs 167 lbs 177 lbs 191 lbs UNL

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Round of 16 Round of 32 Pigtail

Finals
Dan Gable ISU1st	DEC 4-1	David McGuire OKLA2nd
Medal Round
Mike McAdams BYU3rd	DEC 1-1	Dennis Crowe OKST4th
Pete Nord Colorado College5th	DEC 1-0	John Hahn UCLA6th
Consi Semi
Dennis Crowe OKST	DEC 0-0	John Hahn UCLA
Mike McAdams BYU	DEC 2-1	Pete Nord Colorado College
Semifinal
Dan Gable ISU	PIN 7:40	Pete Nord Colorado College
David McGuire OKLA	DEC 4-3	John Hahn UCLA
Consi 4
Mike McAdams BYU	DEC 7-6	Steve Comiskey NAVY
Dennis Crowe OKST	DEC 8-2	Jim Arnoult MD
Consi 8 #2
Jim Arnoult MD	DEC 6-1	Bill Martinez Colorado State University
Steve Comiskey NAVY	DEC 5-2	Wes Caine NIU
Quarterfinal
Dan Gable ISU	PIN 7:01	Mike McAdams BYU
John Hahn UCLA	DEC 6-4	Douglas Smith Washington
Pete Nord Colorado College	DEC 6-3	Glen Younger Western Colorado University
David McGuire OKLA	DEC 3-2	Dennis Crowe OKST
Consi 8 #1
Steve Comiskey NAVY	PIN 4:22	John Walter SUNY-Oswego
Round of 16
John Hahn UCLA	PIN 6:13	Len Groom UNCO
David McGuire OKLA	PIN 4:52	Jim Arnoult MD
Mike McAdams BYU	MAJ DEC 9-1	Jim Pace NCST
Pete Nord Colorado College	DEC 4-2	Keith Lowrance MSU
Glen Younger Western Colorado University	MAJ DEC 8-0	Ed Jackson North Central Illinois
Douglas Smith Washington	MAJ DEC 9-1	Dick Mailloux UO
Dennis Crowe OKST	DEC 7-6	Gerry Smith SDSU
Dan Gable ISU	DEC 7-0	Wes Caine NIU
Round of 32
Dan Gable ISU	PIN 5:32	John Walter SUNY-Oswego
Len Groom UNCO	DEC 8-3	Jim Hull United States Coast Guard Academy
David McGuire OKLA	TF 20-4	Bill Martinez Colorado State University
Keith Lowrance MSU	DEC 7-5	Wally Clark PSU
Dennis Crowe OKST	DEC 7-0	Pete Henning LEH
Jim Arnoult MD	DEC 8-5	Larry Wagner ASU
Gerry Smith SDSU	MAJ DEC 10-1	Felix Sanchez AF
Pete Nord Colorado College	DEC 7-1	George Stover VT
Ed Jackson North Central Illinois
Pigtail
Dan Gable ISU	MAJ DEC 16-2	Steve Comiskey NAVY
Ned Bushong East Stroudsburg University	TF 19-4	Roger Young OSU
George Stover VT	DEC 13-9	Curt Grabfelder BLOOM
Rick Poulson Marquette University	DEC 6-4	Gregg Erickson MIT
Len Groom UNCO	MAJ DEC 16-5	Ray Williams KENT