NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1966 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Dave Reinbolt, Ohio State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave ReinboltOHST
  2. 2Roger MickishOU
  3. 3Jon RushatzLEH
  4. 4Bill BachardyLycoming (PA)
  5. 5Bill ByersUNCO
  6. 6Bob DrebenstedtOKST

Championship

Round of 32 · 13 bouts

  1. Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado over Reg Wicks, Iowa State — Dec 17–7 · View bout
  2. Bill Herbert, Kent State (OH) over Dale Kraft, Montana State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Billy Elder, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Jim Riesselman, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 5:26 · View bout
  4. Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State over Stu Marshall, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Bruce Glenn, Oregon over Joe Domko, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Fall 5:06 · View bout
  6. Dave Palmer, Navy (MD) over Jeff Smith, Oregon State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  7. Dave Reinbolt (4), Ohio State over Don Miller, Wyoming — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Ed Reinoso, Temple (PA) over John Logan, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  9. Fred Fairbanks, Washington State over John Smith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  10. Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Ternes, Bowling Green (OH) — Fall 1:50 · View bout
  11. Rich Lorenzo, Penn State over George Radman, Michigan State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  12. Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma over Rick Martin, Ohio — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  13. Tom Vargo, Bloomsburg (PA) over Ralph Orr, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Bachardy (6), Lycoming (PA) over Billy Elder, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 17–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado over Bruce Glenn, Oregon — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  3. Dave Palmer, Navy (MD) over Fred Fairbanks, Washington State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Dave Reinbolt (4), Ohio State over Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Ed Reinoso, Temple (PA) over Bill Herbert, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) over Tom Vargo, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  7. Leo 'Mickey' Derock (5), Colorado over Chuck Laughary Jr., Coast Guard (CT) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma over Rich Lorenzo, Penn State — Dec 9–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado over Ed Reinoso, Temple (PA) — Fall 2:59 · View bout
  2. Dave Reinbolt (4), Ohio State over Leo 'Mickey' Derock (5), Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Palmer, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma over Bill Bachardy (6), Lycoming (PA) — Fall 2:57 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Reinbolt (4), Ohio State over Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 8:48 · View bout
  2. Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma over Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Reinbolt (4), Ohio State over Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma — Dec 13–11 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State over Don Miller, Wyoming — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Rick Martin, Ohio over Rich Lorenzo, Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Bachardy (6), Lycoming (PA) over Rick Martin, Ohio — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  2. Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State over Leo 'Mickey' Derock (5), Colorado — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Bachardy (6), Lycoming (PA) over Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jon Rushatz (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Bachardy (6), Lycoming (PA) — Fall 4:51 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Byers (2), Northern Colorado over Bob Drebenstedt, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

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