NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1974 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Rick LawingerWIS
  2. 2Steve RandallOKST
  3. 3Ken SnyderUNI
  4. 4Paul GillespieWCU
  5. 5Gordon IiamsORST
  6. 6Brian BeatsonOU

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Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Gene Costello, Slippery Rock (PA) over Shuichi Shoji, Oregon — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Winberry, Northern Colorado over Roy Maddox, Missouri — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  3. Steve Sanderson, Brigham Young (UT) over Jeff Howell, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Tim Williams, Colorado State over Scott Myers, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Kohlhepp, Ohio over Gary Reinhart, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  2. Bill Schuck (7), Michigan over Ron Selfridge, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Bob Haun, Auburn (AL) over Don Rodgers, Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Brent Jacinto, California-Berkeley over Tom Marriott, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Dan Brown, Central Michigan over Tim Williams, Colorado State — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  6. Dan Muthler (1), Navy (MD) over Gene Costello, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 7:21 · View bout
  7. Gordon Iiams, Oregon State over Guy Bercier, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa over Art Trovei, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  9. Lee Petersen (5), North Dakota State over Laird Carmichael, Georgia Tech — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  10. Mike Salupo, Miami (OH) over Steve Daniels, Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. Mike Winberry, Northern Colorado over John Hanshaw, Arizona — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  12. Paul Danelo, Washington State over Brad Smith, Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  13. Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) over Brian Beatson, Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  14. Pete Galea (3), Iowa State over Steve Barkman, Indiana State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  15. Rick Lawinger (2), Wisconsin over Steve Sanderson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Randall (4), Oklahoma State over Paul McNutt, North Carolina State — Sup 13–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Schuck (7), Michigan over Andy Kohlhepp, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Muthler (1), Navy (MD) over Paul Danelo, Washington State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa over Brent Jacinto, California-Berkeley — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Lee Petersen (5), North Dakota State over Mike Winberry, Northern Colorado — Fall 0:57 · View bout
  5. Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) over Dan Brown, Central Michigan — Dec 7–7 · View bout
  6. Pete Galea (3), Iowa State over Bob Haun, Auburn (AL) — Fall 6:31 · View bout
  7. Rick Lawinger (2), Wisconsin over Gordon Iiams, Oregon State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Randall (4), Oklahoma State over Mike Salupo, Miami (OH) — Fall 4:50 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa over Pete Galea (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) over Dan Muthler (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Rick Lawinger (2), Wisconsin over Bill Schuck (7), Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Randall (4), Oklahoma State over Lee Petersen (5), North Dakota State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Rick Lawinger (2), Wisconsin over Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Steve Randall (4), Oklahoma State over Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rick Lawinger (2), Wisconsin over Steve Randall (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brent Jacinto, California-Berkeley over Art Trovei, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Brian Beatson, Oklahoma over Dan Brown, Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Gordon Iiams, Oregon State over Steve Sanderson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Salupo, Miami (OH) over Paul McNutt, North Carolina State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Beatson, Oklahoma over Dan Muthler (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Gordon Iiams, Oregon State over Bill Schuck (7), Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Lee Petersen (5), North Dakota State over Mike Salupo, Miami (OH) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Pete Galea (3), Iowa State over Brent Jacinto, California-Berkeley — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brian Beatson, Oklahoma over Lee Petersen (5), North Dakota State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Gordon Iiams, Oregon State over Pete Galea (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa over Brian Beatson, Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) over Gordon Iiams, Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Snyder (6), Northern Iowa over Paul Gillespie (8), West Chester (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gordon Iiams, Oregon State over Brian Beatson, Oklahoma — Fall 1:23 · View bout