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
Dale Anderson MSU1st	DEC 9-5	Masaru Yatabe Portland State University2nd
Medal Round
Pete Vanderlofske NAVY3rd	DEC 7-0	Marty Willigan HOF4th
Ray Murphy OKST5th	FORFEIT	Ron Russo BLOOM6th
Consi Semi
Marty Willigan HOF	DEC 5-5	Ron Russo BLOOM
Pete Vanderlofske NAVY	DEC 9-6	Ray Murphy OKST
Semifinal
Masaru Yatabe Portland State University	DEC 5-2	Pete Vanderlofske NAVY
Dale Anderson MSU	DEC 9-2	Marty Willigan HOF
Consi 4
Ron Russo BLOOM	DEC 9-5	Jack Dunn NW
Ray Murphy OKST	DEC 2-0	Ron Lemmon Utah
Consi 8 #2
Ron Russo BLOOM	MAJ DEC 16-4	Jay Leeman LEH
Ron Lemmon Utah	DEC 1-1	Alan Merrill UO
Quarterfinal
Masaru Yatabe Portland State University	DEC 5-2	Ray Murphy OKST
Marty Willigan HOF	DEC 7-4	Dave Pruzansky TEMPLE
Pete Vanderlofske NAVY	DEC 4-1	James Lentz IND
Dale Anderson MSU	MAJ DEC 13-2	Jack Dunn NW
Consi 8 #1
Jay Leeman LEH	DEC 3-2	Dave Kling Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Round of 16
Ray Murphy OKST	PIN 7:08	Randy Stine CLAR
Masaru Yatabe Portland State University	DEC 5-1	Ron Lemmon Utah
Marty Willigan HOF	DEC 9-7	Mike Stanley Adams State
Dale Anderson MSU	DEC 3-0	Ron Russo BLOOM
James Lentz IND	DEC 11-4	John Jadlocki LHU
Pete Vanderlofske NAVY	DEC 4-3	Art Holland ASU
Dave Pruzansky TEMPLE	MAJ DEC 13-2	Ron Otto MacMurray College
Jack Dunn NW	DEC 5-3	Jim Purdy East Stroudsburg University
Round of 32
Marty Willigan HOF	PIN 6:32	Marty Dickey ISU
Dale Anderson MSU	PIN 3:32	Dave Kling Indiana University of Pennsylvania
James Lentz IND	PIN 1:05	Bill McBeth ARMY
Mike Stanley Adams State	DEC 6-2	Kevin Gilead MD
Pete Vanderlofske NAVY	MAJ DEC 14-4	Gary Stoner Western Michigan
Ron Otto MacMurray College	DEC 8-4	John Homiak FM
Art Holland ASU	DEC 6-1	Steve Bishko MIT
Dave Pruzansky TEMPLE	MAJ DEC 10-0	Don Roberts Rochester Institute of Technology
Jim Purdy East Stroudsburg University
Pigtail
Dale Anderson MSU	PIN 7:15	Jay Leeman LEH
James Lentz IND	PIN 4:46	Dennis O'Brien Marquette University
Marty Willigan HOF	DEC 10-9	Geoff Henson MICH
Randy Stine CLAR	DEC 5-5	Jeff Batchelor BYU