NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1965 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Greg Ruth, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Greg RuthOU
  2. 2Len KauffmanORST
  3. 3Vic MarcucciISU
  4. 4Ken HaltenhoffYale (CT)
  5. 5Marty StrayerPSU
  6. 6Bob AndersonAdams State (CO)

Championship

Round of 32 · 7 bouts

  1. Dan Groski, Brigham Young (UT) over Dave Reinbolt, Ohio State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Greg Ruth (2), Oklahoma over Lew Roberts, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  3. John Carr (6), Wilkes (PA) over George Dyche, Coe (IA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) over Charles Welter, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Len Kauffman (1), Oregon State over John Alexis, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 5:22 · View bout
  6. Marty Strayer (4), Penn State over Jim Brownlee, Colorado State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  7. Vic Marcucci, Iowa State over Carl Monahan, Utah — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Anderson, Adams State (CO) over Rick Bay (3), Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Greg Ruth (2), Oklahoma over Tom Boettcher, Air Force (CO) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. John Carr (6), Wilkes (PA) over Leo 'Mickey' Derock, Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) over Bill Byers, Northern Colorado — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. Len Kauffman (1), Oregon State over John Klein, Minnesota — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  6. Marty Strayer (4), Penn State over Mike Zrimm, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  7. Roy Brewer (5), Oklahoma State over Dan Groski, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Vic Marcucci, Iowa State over Dave Palmer, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Anderson, Adams State (CO) over John Carr (6), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Greg Ruth (2), Oklahoma over Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Len Kauffman (1), Oregon State over Vic Marcucci, Iowa State — Fall 8:37 · View bout
  4. Marty Strayer (4), Penn State over Roy Brewer (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Ruth (2), Oklahoma over Bob Anderson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Len Kauffman (1), Oregon State over Marty Strayer (4), Penn State — Fall 2:12 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Greg Ruth (2), Oklahoma over Len Kauffman (1), Oregon State — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. John Klein, Minnesota over John Alexis, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 5:41 · View bout
  2. Lew Roberts, Syracuse (NY) over Tom Boettcher, Air Force (CO) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) over Lew Roberts, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Vic Marcucci, Iowa State over John Klein, Minnesota — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) over Bob Anderson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Vic Marcucci, Iowa State over Marty Strayer (4), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vic Marcucci, Iowa State over Ken Haltenhoff, Yale (CT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Marty Strayer (4), Penn State over Bob Anderson, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.