NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1969 NCAA Championships

160 lb

Champion Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Cleo McGloryOU
  2. 2Dave MartinISU
  3. 3Gary RushingARIZ
  4. 4Tom MuirMSU
  5. 5Joe WiendlWILK
  6. 6Doug NiebelCLAR

Connected 1969 160-pound bracket

Tap a name to follow that wrestler

Key
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Jump to finalJump to placements

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 15 bouts

17 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) over Gary Hill, Wyoming — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  2. Bob Ahrens (4), Navy (MD) over Ray Wallace, Washington (WA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State over Vern Hall, Idaho State — Fall 6:20 · View bout
  4. Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles over Mark Faller, Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Dan Layton, Indiana State over Judd Humphreys, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Dave Pollard, California Poly Pomona — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Jim Gildersleeve, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  8. Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa over Phil McCartney, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  9. Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) over Steve Craycraft, Miami (OH) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  10. Joe Wells, Iowa over Len Smith, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  11. Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Ramstetter, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  12. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Tom Holliday, Auburn (AL) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Tom Duke, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Scott Tennis, Utah — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  14. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over James West, California-Los Angeles — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  15. Walt Strosser, Temple (PA) over Ron Diehl, Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) over Mike Ferrin, Weber State (UT) — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  2. Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State over Val Landes, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  4. Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles over Brad Williamson, Colorado — Dec 16–8 · View bout
  5. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Gary Richards, Kansas State over Tom Duke, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Tom Divine, California-Berkeley — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  8. Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado over Bob Ahrens (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa over Tom Quinn, Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  10. Joe Wells, Iowa over Mike Nardotti Jr. (8), Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  12. Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Hobson, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  13. Richard Arnold (9), California-Poly over Dan Layton, Indiana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  14. Rick Thompson, Missouri over Walt Strosser, Temple (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  15. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Al Handy, Texas-El Paso — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Joel Haan, Maryland — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Wells, Iowa over Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  5. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Rick Thompson, Missouri over Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Richard Arnold (9), California-Poly — Dec 17–6 · View bout
  8. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Gary Richards, Kansas State — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Tom Muir (3), Michigan State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Rick Thompson, Missouri — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Gary Rushing (5), Arizona — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Dave Martin (6), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) over Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Tom Muir (3), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:15 · View bout