NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1966 NCAA Championships

160 lb

Champion Greg Ruth, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Greg RuthOU
  2. 2Vic MarcucciISU
  3. 3John CarrWilkes (PA)
  4. 4Elmer BealeWIS
  5. 5Chester 'Chet' DalgewiczEast Stroudsburg (PA)
  6. 6Dan HensleyWashington State

Championship

Round of 32 · 13 bouts

  1. Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) over Fred Siebenthal, Portland State (OR) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Bill Drypolcher, Kent State (OH) — Fall 7:29 · View bout
  3. Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State over Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  4. Cy Lucas, San Jose State (CA) over Fred Stehman, Michigan — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  5. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Dennis Palmer, Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Larry Elder, Kansas State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  8. J Robinson, Oklahoma State over Sam Marshall, North Carolina — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  9. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Leon Mickelson, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Larry Amundson, Minnesota-Mankato over Bob Englebretson, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  11. Rick Evans, Gustavus Adolphus (MN) over Rod Ott, Michigan State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  12. Russ Baker, Army (NY) over Terry Appleton, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  13. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Fred Buechel Sr., Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 9–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Schindhelm, Marquette (WI) — Fall 8:20 · View bout
  2. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Larry Amundson, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 7:57 · View bout
  3. Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State over Jerry Seaman, Penn State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Rick Evans, Gustavus Adolphus (MN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Cy Lucas, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 10–0 · View bout
  6. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over J Robinson, Oklahoma State — Dec 17–7 · View bout
  7. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Russ Baker, Army (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Bob Pychinka, Indiana State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin — Fall 7:54 · View bout
  2. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State — Fall 8:54 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Pychinka, Indiana State over Fred Buechel Sr., Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) over J Robinson, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Bob Pychinka, Indiana State — Fall 5:03 · View bout
  2. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin — Dec 8–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

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