Ben Welch III

Wrestler record · 1968–1970 · Navy (MD)

NCAA championship record, 1968–1970. Regular-season results are not included.

3tournaments

8wins

5losses

0individual titles

2wins by fall

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NCAA career

Ben Welch III NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1970	Navy (MD)	177	3	Lost quarterfinal	3–1	4 bouts
1969	Navy (MD)	167	8	5th	4–2	6 bouts
1968	Navy (MD)	177	No seed listed	Lost consolation round 4	1–2	3 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 13

Ben Welch III every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1970 · 177 lb
Opening round	W	Jim Torsell · St. Francis (PA)	3	No seed listed	Fall 4:59
Round of 32	W	Jim Haug · Nebraska	3	No seed listed	Dec 7–2
Round of 16	W	Paul Hatling · San Jose State (CA)	3	No seed listed	Fall 3:13
Quarterfinal	L	Gerald Malecek · Michigan State	3	No seed listed	Dec 1–6
1969 · 167 lb
Round of 32	W	Pat North · Northern Illinois	8	No seed listed	Dec 8–2
Round of 16	W	Bob Underwood · Southern Illinois Carbondale	8	No seed listed	Dec 3–0
Quarterfinal	L	John Woods · California-Poly	8	1	Dec 1–3
Consolation round 5	W	John Amicucci · Maritime (NY)	8	No seed listed	Dec 2–0
Consolation semifinal	L	Jesse Rawls Sr. · Michigan	8	5	Dec 0–1
5th-place bout	W	Bill Laursen · Northwestern (IL)	8	No seed listed	Dec 6–2
1968 · 177 lb
Round of 32	W	Charles Locke · Washington (WA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 7–1
Round of 16	L	Bob Justice · Colorado	No seed listed	4	Dec 3–13
Consolation round 4	L	Walt Podgurski · Miami (OH)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 3–8