NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

160 lb

Champion Reg Wicks, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Reg WicksISU
  2. 2Cleo McGloryOU
  3. 3Jim AlexanderUNCO
  4. 4Matt KlinePSU
  5. 5Otto ZemanNW
  6. 6Mike Nardotti Jr.ARMY

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob DeVore, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Richard Davis, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Bob Hobson, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Dan Thurlow, Colorado State over Neal Skaar, Luther (IA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Don Ekleberry, Toledo (OH) over Luther Blair Jr., Virginia Tech — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Fred Stehman, Michigan over Bill Osborn, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  6. Gerrie Stone (5), Oklahoma State over Jim Hodge, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) over George 'Greg' Hicks, North Carolina State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Jack Klingaman, Lock Haven (PA) over Gary Richards, Kansas State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  9. Jerry Chaplin, Oregon State over Robin Stebbins, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  10. Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado over Bob Christianson, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  11. Joe Wiendl, Wilkes (PA) over Joel Haan, Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Matt Kline (2), Penn State over Dave Sherman, Cortland (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  13. Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) over Ken Biles, West Chester (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  14. Ray Wicks, Winona State (MN) over Pat Karslake, Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  15. Reg Wicks (6), Iowa State over Dick Willoughby, Massachusetts Tech — Fall 1:41 · View bout
  16. Rich Mihal (3), Iowa over John Helter, Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 13–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Don Ekleberry, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Thurlow, Colorado State over Rich Mihal (3), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Gerrie Stone (5), Oklahoma State over Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Jerry Chaplin, Oregon State over Jack Klingaman, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  5. Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado over Bob DeVore, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  6. Joe Wiendl, Wilkes (PA) over Fred Stehman, Michigan — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  7. Matt Kline (2), Penn State over Ray Wicks, Winona State (MN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Reg Wicks (6), Iowa State over Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Joe Wiendl, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 21–4 · View bout
  2. Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado over Gerrie Stone (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Matt Kline (2), Penn State over Jerry Chaplin, Oregon State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Reg Wicks (6), Iowa State over Dan Thurlow, Colorado State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Reg Wicks (6), Iowa State over Matt Kline (2), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Reg Wicks (6), Iowa State over Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) over Bob Hobson, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) over Don Ekleberry, Toledo (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) over Dick Willoughby, Massachusetts Tech — Fall 1:42 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) over Joe Wiendl, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) over Dan Thurlow, Colorado State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado over Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  2. Matt Kline (2), Penn State over Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Alexander (4), Northern Colorado over Matt Kline (2), Penn State — Dec 11–8 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Otto Zeman, Northwestern (IL) over Mike Nardotti Jr., Army (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout