NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1970 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Dave Martin, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave MartinISU
  2. 2Bruce TrammelOHIO
  3. 3Kim SniderORST
  4. 4James AxtellMINN
  5. 5Charles 'David' ShepherdUtah
  6. 6Bob KuhnPITT

Championship

Opening round · 7 bouts

  1. Bill Bell, Texas-El Paso over Bill Hitesman, Winona State (MN) — Fall 4:51 · View bout
  2. Bruce Trammel, Ohio over Joe Neff, Eastern Kentucky — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  3. Jerry Ford, Air Force (CO) over Bill Warren, Miami (OH) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Jerry Lee, Iowa over Hajime Shinjo, Washington (WA) — Dec 14–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) over Dave Saffle, Ohio State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Mark Faller (10), Harvard (MA) over Curt Bourg, Missouri — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Ron Becker, Western Michigan over Don Stone, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Bell, Texas-El Paso over Larry Winnard, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–0 · View bout
  2. Bill Laursen (5), Northwestern (IL) over Tom Young, Massachusetts — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Steve Metro, Louisiana State — Dec 15–5 · View bout
  4. Bruce Trammel, Ohio over James Axtell (7), Minnesota — Dec 11–3 · View bout
  5. Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah over Dave Wieland, Kansas State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Dave Martin (1), Iowa State over Jerry Ford, Air Force (CO) — Dec 12–4 · View bout
  7. Dennis Brand (6), Oklahoma over Chris Kopcynski, Washington State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Don Dixon (2), Maritime (NY) over Ron Becker, Western Michigan — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  9. Jerry Lee, Iowa over Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  10. Jerry Meissner, Buffalo (NY) over Rich Cunningham, California Poly Pomona — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  11. Joe George, Nebraska over Les Bressler, Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  12. Kim Snider (4), Oregon State over Bob Boeck, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  13. Mark Faller (10), Harvard (MA) over Greg Giordano, William & Mary (VA) — Fall 3:06 · View bout
  14. Rick Radman, Michigan State over Jim Mazzitelli, Drake (IA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  15. Steve Dildine, Alabama over Ken Kline, Indiana (PA) — Dec 27–3 · View bout
  16. Tom Quinn, Michigan over Dan Layton, Indiana State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Laursen (5), Northwestern (IL) over Mark Faller (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bill Bell, Texas-El Paso — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Bruce Trammel, Ohio over Jerry Meissner, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 16–2 · View bout
  4. Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah over Rick Radman, Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Dave Martin (1), Iowa State over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  6. Don Dixon (2), Maritime (NY) over Steve Dildine, Alabama — Fall 2:50 · View bout
  7. Kim Snider (4), Oregon State over Jerry Lee, Iowa — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  8. Tom Quinn, Michigan over Dennis Brand (6), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Trammel, Ohio over Don Dixon (2), Maritime (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah over Tom Quinn, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Martin (1), Iowa State over Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Kim Snider (4), Oregon State over Bill Laursen (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Trammel, Ohio over Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin (1), Iowa State over Kim Snider (4), Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Martin (1), Iowa State over Bruce Trammel, Ohio — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. James Axtell (7), Minnesota over Joe Neff, Eastern Kentucky — Dec 9–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. James Axtell (7), Minnesota over Jerry Meissner, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Jerry Ford, Air Force (CO) over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jerry Ford, Air Force (CO) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  2. James Axtell (7), Minnesota over Don Dixon (2), Maritime (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. James Axtell (7), Minnesota over Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Kim Snider (4), Oregon State over Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 14–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kim Snider (4), Oregon State over James Axtell (7), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah over Bob Kuhn (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

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