NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1972 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Tom Milkovich, Michigan State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Tom MilkovichMSU
  2. 2Larry OwingsWASH
  3. 3Lloyd 'Butch' KeaserNAVY
  4. 4Bobby StitesOKST
  5. 5Kelly TrujilloASU
  6. 6Bob BergenPORT

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bruce Burnett, Idaho State over Pete Holman, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  2. Len Pruzansky, Pennsylvania over George Lawrence, Air Force (CO) — Dec 17–9 · View bout
  3. Rob Brown, Oregon State over John Zychowicz, Toledo (OH) — Dec 14–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) over Garry Miller, Cincinnati (OH) — Fall 4:27 · View bout
  2. Bill Willetts (5), Indiana (IN) over John Kaila, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) over Rob Brown, Oregon State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State over Steve Queior, Colgate (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Bruce Burnett, Idaho State over Charles Catania, Rhode Island — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  6. Christopher 'Kit' Kuntze, Princeton (NJ) over Dale Samuelson, Kansas State — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  7. Frank Yoo, Cleveland State (OH) over Tom Lotko, Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Glenn Anderson (6), California-Poly over Mike Ptaschinski, Utah — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  9. Greg Morgan, Ohio over Tom Cox, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  10. Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State over Bill Schuck, Michigan — Sup 11–0 · View bout
  11. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Len Pruzansky, Pennsylvania — Fall 3:52 · View bout
  12. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) over Bruce Laursen, Northern Illinois — Sup 12–2 · View bout
  13. Mike Bostwich, Iowa over Ted Lawson, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  14. Paul Darrough, Oklahoma over Bob Haun, Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  15. Russell Reid, Maryland over Vince Testone, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  16. Tom Milkovich (3), Michigan State over Mike Oilar, Oregon — Dec 12–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Willetts (5), Indiana (IN) over Bruce Burnett, Idaho State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  2. Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) over Mike Bostwich, Iowa — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  3. Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State over Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Glenn Anderson (6), California-Poly over Christopher 'Kit' Kuntze, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State over Paul Darrough, Oklahoma — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Greg Morgan, Ohio — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  7. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) over Frank Yoo, Cleveland State (OH) — Sup 13–3 · View bout
  8. Tom Milkovich (3), Michigan State over Russell Reid, Maryland — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State over Bill Willetts (5), Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State — Fall 3:04 · View bout
  3. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) over Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Tom Milkovich (3), Michigan State over Glenn Anderson (6), California-Poly — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) over Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 12–4 · View bout
  2. Tom Milkovich (3), Michigan State over Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tom Milkovich (3), Michigan State over Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) over Steve Queior, Colgate (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Frank Yoo, Cleveland State (OH) over Bruce Laursen, Northern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Greg Morgan, Ohio over Len Pruzansky, Pennsylvania — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Russell Reid, Maryland over Mike Oilar, Oregon — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) over Bill Willetts (5), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) over Frank Yoo, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Glenn Anderson (6), California-Poly over Russell Reid, Maryland — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State over Greg Morgan, Ohio — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) over Glenn Anderson (6), California-Poly — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State over Alray Johnson, West Chester (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State over Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) over Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lloyd 'Butch' Keaser (2), Navy (MD) over Bobby Stites (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–6 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kelly Trujillo (8), Arizona State over Bob Bergen (7), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–1 · View bout