NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Dale Bahr, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Dale BahrISU
  2. 2Mike GrantOU
  3. 3Kent WyattCP
  4. 4Dale CarrMSU
  5. 5Russ McAdamsBYU
  6. 6Wayne CarlsonUTST

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Katsumi Suzuki, Oklahoma State over Todd Stevenson, Indiana (PA) — Fall 6:30 · View bout
  2. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over Jim Moore, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Phil Frey, Oregon State over Bob Pavlasek, Ohio — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Dale Bahr (4), Iowa State over Vince Fitz, Penn State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Dale Carr, Michigan State over Luther Gartrell III, North Carolina — Fall 7:40 · View bout
  3. Don Henderson (1), Air Force (CO) over Dan Mudd, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Ed Steers, Citadel (SC) over Ken Warner, Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Felix Salinas, Arizona State over John DeMarco, West Chester (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Jerry Bond, Northern Iowa over Bob Ferraro Sr., Indiana State — FF · View bout
  7. Jerry McDonald, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Mike Couch, North Carolina State — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  8. Joe Wells, Iowa over Conrad Metcalf (6), Colorado — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  9. Katsumi Suzuki, Oklahoma State over Steve Warren, California-Berkeley — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  10. Kent Webster, Maryland over Steve Baribeau, Army (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over John Terboss, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Grant (3), Oklahoma over Dale Stahl, Navy (MD) — Dec 13–1 · View bout
  13. Phil Frey, Oregon State over Mel Crider, Northern Colorado — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  14. Roger Jehlicka, Winona State (MN) over Jack Maxham, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  15. Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Clarence Seal (5), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Wayne Carlson, Utah State over Steve Buttrey, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 14–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dale Bahr (4), Iowa State over Kent Webster, Maryland — Fall 5:45 · View bout
  2. Dale Carr, Michigan State over Jerry McDonald, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Wells, Iowa over Roger Jehlicka, Winona State (MN) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  4. Katsumi Suzuki, Oklahoma State over Jerry Bond, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over Ed Steers, Citadel (SC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  6. Mike Grant (3), Oklahoma over Wayne Carlson, Utah State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  7. Phil Frey, Oregon State over Don Henderson (1), Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Felix Salinas, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dale Bahr (4), Iowa State over Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Dale Carr, Michigan State over Phil Frey, Oregon State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over Katsumi Suzuki, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Grant (3), Oklahoma over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 15–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dale Bahr (4), Iowa State over Dale Carr, Michigan State — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  2. Mike Grant (3), Oklahoma over Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dale Bahr (4), Iowa State over Mike Grant (3), Oklahoma — Fall 2:29 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Vince Fitz, Penn State over Kent Webster, Maryland — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Carlson, Utah State over Dale Stahl, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Vince Fitz, Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Carlson, Utah State over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dale Carr, Michigan State over Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over Wayne Carlson, Utah State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kent Wyatt (2), California-Poly over Dale Carr, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Russ McAdams, Brigham Young (UT) over Wayne Carlson, Utah State — Dec 6–0 · View bout