NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1969 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Dan Gable, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Dan GableISU
  2. 2Marty WilliganHOF
  3. 3Keith LowranceMSU
  4. 4Ron RussoBLOO
  5. 5Bob HawkinsORST
  6. 6Dick HumphreysINST

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Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bob Hawkins, Oregon State over Pat Bolger, Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) over Dave Librande, Alabama — Fall 5:39 · View bout
  3. Paul Stehman (6), Northwest Missouri State over Larry Rippey, Lock Haven (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Randy Stine Sr., Clarion (PA) over Glen Takahashi, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Terry Habecker, Ithaca (NY) over John Wadas, Long Beach State (CA) — Fall 6:56 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Dale Dittmar, Colorado over Victor Romero, New Mexico — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Dan Gable (1), Iowa State over Mike Rubin, Michigan — Fall 4:09 · View bout
  3. Dick Humphreys, Indiana State over Ron Lemmon (8), Utah — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Dominic Cusimano, California-Berkeley over Randy Stine Sr., Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. George Stover, Virginia Tech over Terry Habecker, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  6. Gordon Levy, Adams State (CO) over Ron White, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Harlan Hankins, Colorado State over Steve Buttrey (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. James McDougal, Kansas State over James Dayton, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  9. Jim Byrnes, Army (NY) over David Greenberg, George Washington (DC) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  10. Jim Moore, Washington (WA) over John Pegues, Virginia — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  11. Joe Carstensen (9), Iowa over Tom Venters, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  12. Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State over Mike Rogers, Northern Colorado — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  13. Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) over Bob Hawkins, Oregon State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  14. Paul Stehman (6), Northwest Missouri State over Dennis O'Brien, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  15. Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dave Kling, Indiana (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  16. Steve Comiskey (4), Navy (MD) over Dan Smith, Ball State (IN) — Dec 13–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (1), Iowa State over George Stover, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  2. Dick Humphreys, Indiana State over Jim Byrnes, Army (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Gordon Levy, Adams State (CO) over James McDougal, Kansas State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Moore, Washington (WA) over Harlan Hankins, Colorado State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State over Paul Stehman (6), Northwest Missouri State — Dec 17–8 · View bout
  6. Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) over Dale Dittmar, Colorado — Dec 13–2 · View bout
  7. Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dominic Cusimano, California-Berkeley — Dec 14–5 · View bout
  8. Steve Comiskey (4), Navy (MD) over Joe Carstensen (9), Iowa — Dec 13–10 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (1), Iowa State over Dick Humphreys, Indiana State — Fall 4:31 · View bout
  2. Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State over Gordon Levy, Adams State (CO) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  3. Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) over Jim Moore, Washington (WA) — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  4. Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Steve Comiskey (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Gable (1), Iowa State over Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 4:16 · View bout
  2. Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) over Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Gable (1), Iowa State over Marty Willigan (2), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 4:17 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Bob Hawkins, Oregon State over Dave Librande, Alabama — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Hawkins, Oregon State over Dale Dittmar, Colorado — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Rubin, Michigan over George Stover, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Hawkins, Oregon State over Jim Moore, Washington (WA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Dick Humphreys, Indiana State over Mike Rubin, Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State over Bob Hawkins, Oregon State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dick Humphreys, Indiana State — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Keith Lowrance (3), Michigan State over Ron Russo (5), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bob Hawkins, Oregon State over Dick Humphreys, Indiana State — Dec 8–0 · View bout