NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1970 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Geoff BaumOKST
  2. 2Bob RustSyracuse (NY)
  3. 3Jack ZindelMSU
  4. 4Ben PetersonISU
  5. 5Paul ZanderIOWA
  6. 6Emil DelierePRIN

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. John High (8), Penn State over Mike Brundage, Oklahoma — Dec 14–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Kane (7), Navy (MD) over Chuck Arnold, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 12–0 · View bout
  3. Russ Hellickson (4), Wisconsin over Rich Jenson, Louisiana State — Fall 5:17 · View bout
  4. Scott Christie, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Cerqua, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Scott Christie, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Bill Knippel, Nebraska over Mark Kane (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) over Ben Dew, Weber State (UT) — Dec 14–9 · View bout
  4. Brian Hage, Minnesota-Mankato over Ron Tacha, Kansas State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) over Bruce Davis, New Mexico — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Geoff Baum (2), Oklahoma State over Paul Zander, Iowa — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Henk Schenk (6), Oregon State over Dave Pottruck, Pennsylvania — Fall 7:09 · View bout
  8. Jack Harpin, Colorado over Steve Willis, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  9. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Bob Knudsen (10), Missouri — Fall 4:41 · View bout
  10. Jim Caramanna, Pittsburgh (PA) over Gene Hansen, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. John High (8), Penn State over Frank Lucio, California-Berkeley — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  12. Mike Fiorini, Illinois State over Bill Allen, Washington (WA) — Dec 13–5 · View bout
  13. Mike Latimer (9), Washington State over Greg Voutyras, Ohio — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  14. Regan Beers, Brockport (NY) over Larry Paull, Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Ron Emenheiser (5), Gettysburg (PA) over Kal Tuinstra, Drake (IA) — Fall 3:41 · View bout
  16. Russ Hellickson (4), Wisconsin over Joe Green, Bowling Green (OH) — Fall 4:57 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) over Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) over Ron Emenheiser (5), Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 20–6 · View bout
  3. Geoff Baum (2), Oklahoma State over Mike Fiorini, Illinois State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Henk Schenk (6), Oregon State over Jim Caramanna, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 4:20 · View bout
  5. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Brian Hage, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 13–5 · View bout
  6. John High (8), Penn State over Jack Harpin, Colorado — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  7. Mike Latimer (9), Washington State over Bill Knippel, Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Russ Hellickson (4), Wisconsin over Regan Beers, Brockport (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) over John High (8), Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) over Russ Hellickson (4), Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Geoff Baum (2), Oklahoma State over Mike Latimer (9), Washington State — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  4. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Henk Schenk (6), Oregon State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) over Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  2. Geoff Baum (2), Oklahoma State over Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Geoff Baum (2), Oklahoma State over Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Ben Dew, Weber State (UT) — Dec 10–0 · View bout
  2. Paul Zander, Iowa over Mike Fiorini, Illinois State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over John High (8), Penn State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Paul Zander, Iowa over Mike Latimer (9), Washington State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) — MFF · View bout
  2. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Paul Zander, Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jack Zindel (3), Michigan State over Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State — Dec 0–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Paul Zander, Iowa over Emil Deliere, Princeton (NJ) — MFF · View bout

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