NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1970 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Jason Smith, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jason SmithISU
  2. 2Phil HenningIOWA
  3. 3Pat KarslakeMSU
  4. 4John Caccia Jr.Idaho State
  5. 5Jim VandehayORST
  6. 6Jesse Rawls Sr.MICH

Championship

Opening round · 7 bouts

  1. Al Handy, Texas-El Paso over Jack Black, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Bruce Hosta, Ohio over Terry Crenshaw, Stanford (CA) — Fall 6:53 · View bout
  3. Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) over Vince 'Skip' Bellock, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over John Bedtke, Winona State (MN) — Dec 18–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State over Ted Hart, Western Colorado — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Scott Tennis, Utah over Mark Goldberg, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Tim Dodge (9), Augustana (IL) over Gary West, Oregon — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Holloway, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Mike Beaman, Drake (IA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Andy Matter (2), Penn State over Al Handy, Texas-El Paso — Dec 16–1 · View bout
  3. Bruce Kirkpatrick, Illinois over Tim Dodge (9), Augustana (IL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Don Marostica, Colorado State over Bruce Hosta, Ohio — Fall 5:53 · View bout
  5. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) — Fall 2:14 · View bout
  6. Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan over Dick Freeman, Indiana State — Fall 7:15 · View bout
  7. Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State over Santo Ricotta Jr., Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State over Jack Harris, Oklahoma — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. John Lightner, Oklahoma State over Pat North, Northern Illinois — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  10. Mike Crandall, Cornell (NY) over Jim Broncatello, California Poly Pomona — Fall 4:24 · View bout
  11. Mike Roberts, Auburn (AL) over Cliff Gessner, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  12. Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State over Steve Welch, California-Berkeley — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  13. Phil Bode, Louisiana State over Leo Kocher, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  14. Phil Henning (3), Iowa over Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  15. Sam Spring, Montana State over Jerry Munson, Nebraska — Fall 4:24 · View bout
  16. Scott Tennis, Utah over Ken Latimer (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bruce Kirkpatrick, Illinois over Mike Roberts, Auburn (AL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over Phil Bode, Louisiana State — Fall 4:58 · View bout
  3. Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan over Don Marostica, Colorado State — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  4. Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State over Sam Spring, Montana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State over Scott Tennis, Utah — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  6. John Lightner, Oklahoma State over Andy Matter (2), Penn State — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  7. Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State over Aaron Holloway, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Phil Henning (3), Iowa over Mike Crandall, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State — Dec 14–1 · View bout
  2. Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan over Bruce Kirkpatrick, Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State over John Lightner, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Phil Henning (3), Iowa over Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Phil Henning (3), Iowa over Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jason Smith (1), Iowa State over Phil Henning (3), Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) over John Bedtke, Winona State (MN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) over Phil Bode, Louisiana State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Crandall, Cornell (NY) — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State over Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) — Fall 2:33 · View bout
  2. Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State over Jack Bentz, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State over Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State over Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State — Dec 11–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pat Karslake (6), Michigan State over John Caccia Jr. (8), Idaho State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Vandehay (7), Oregon State over Jesse Rawls Sr. (5), Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

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