NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1969 NCAA Championships

160 lb

Champion Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Cleo McGloryOU
  2. 2Dave MartinISU
  3. 3Gary RushingArizona
  4. 4Tom MuirMSU
  5. 5Joe WiendlWilkes (PA)
  6. 6Doug NiebelClarion (PA)

Championship

Opening round · 15 bouts

  1. Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) over Gary Hill, Wyoming — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  2. Bob Ahrens (4), Navy (MD) over Ray Wallace, Washington (WA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State over Vern Hall, Idaho State — Fall 6:20 · View bout
  4. Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles over Mark Faller, Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Dan Layton, Indiana State over Judd Humphreys, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Dave Pollard, California Poly Pomona — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Jim Gildersleeve, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  8. Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa over Phil McCartney, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  9. Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) over Steve Craycraft, Miami (OH) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
  10. Joe Wells, Iowa over Len Smith, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  11. Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Ramstetter, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  12. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Tom Holliday, Auburn (AL) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Tom Duke, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Scott Tennis, Utah — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  14. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over James West, California-Los Angeles — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  15. Walt Strosser, Temple (PA) over Ron Diehl, Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) over Mike Ferrin, Weber State (UT) — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  2. Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State over Val Landes, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  4. Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles over Brad Williamson, Colorado — Dec 16–8 · View bout
  5. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Gary Richards, Kansas State over Tom Duke, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Tom Divine, California-Berkeley — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  8. Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado over Bob Ahrens (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa over Tom Quinn, Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  10. Joe Wells, Iowa over Mike Nardotti Jr. (8), Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  12. Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) over Bob Hobson, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  13. Richard Arnold (9), California-Poly over Dan Layton, Indiana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  14. Rick Thompson, Missouri over Walt Strosser, Temple (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  15. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Al Handy, Texas-El Paso — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Joel Haan, Maryland — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Wells, Iowa over Bob Tomasovic, Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  5. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Rick Thompson, Missouri over Jim Alexander, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) over Richard Arnold (9), California-Poly — Dec 17–6 · View bout
  8. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Gary Richards, Kansas State — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Tom Muir (3), Michigan State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Rick Thompson, Missouri — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Seth Norton (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Gary Rushing (5), Arizona — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (6), Iowa State over Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cleo McGlory (1), Oklahoma over Dave Martin (6), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) over Rich Bacastow (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Jim Guyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) over Joe Wells, Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Bob Griscom, West Chester (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Tom Muir (3), Michigan State over Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Rushing (5), Arizona over Tom Muir (3), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Wiendl (2), Wilkes (PA) over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:15 · View bout

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