NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1972 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Gary Barton, Clarion (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Gary BartonClarion (PA)
  2. 2Phil ParkerISU
  3. 3Mike RileyOKST
  4. 4Jim HumphreyOHST
  5. 5Larry MorganCP
  6. 6Jim CookSouthern Illinois Carbondale

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Geoff Gray, Indiana State over Jim McCloe, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill James (7), Army (NY) over Trent Miller, Auburn (AL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Bob Medina (6), Penn State over Wayne Jackson, Kansas State — Fall 6:06 · View bout
  3. Conrad Calandar, Michigan State over Roy DeVore, New Mexico — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Gary Barton, Clarion (PA) over Brent Merrill, Oregon — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  5. James Ridinger, Gettysburg (PA) over David Jennings, Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  6. Jeff Gerry, Fresno State (CA) over Bob Mason, Ohio — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  7. Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Tom Pappas, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State over Steve Denman, Drake (IA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  9. Joe Boone (5), Oklahoma over Ron Miller (4), Western Michigan — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  10. Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly over Andre Allen, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  11. Lloyd 'Andy' Tolk, Navy (MD) over Roy Guarino, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State over Geoff Gray, Indiana State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  13. Paul Danelo, Washington State over Jeff Thorne, Pennsylvania — Fall 7:39 · View bout
  14. Phil Parker (2), Iowa State over Rod Irwin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  15. Steve Wessman, Minnesota over Mike Kondo, Washington (WA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Harrington, Boise State (ID) over Gary Pirozzola, St. Francis (PA) — Fall 6:33 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill James (7), Army (NY) over Steve Wessman, Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Barton, Clarion (PA) over Lloyd 'Andy' Tolk, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Jeff Gerry, Fresno State (CA) over Bob Medina (6), Penn State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State over Tom Harrington, Boise State (ID) — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  5. Joe Boone (5), Oklahoma over Conrad Calandar, Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly over James Ridinger, Gettysburg (PA) — Fall 3:16 · View bout
  7. Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State over Paul Danelo, Washington State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Phil Parker (2), Iowa State over Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Fall 6:27 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Barton, Clarion (PA) over Joe Boone (5), Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State over Jeff Gerry, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State over Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Phil Parker (2), Iowa State over Bill James (7), Army (NY) — SD 12–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Barton, Clarion (PA) over Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Phil Parker (2), Iowa State over Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gary Barton, Clarion (PA) over Phil Parker (2), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Geoff Gray, Indiana State over Paul Danelo, Washington State — Fall 5:11 · View bout
  2. Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Rod Irwin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–3 · View bout
  3. Lloyd 'Andy' Tolk, Navy (MD) over Brent Merrill, Oregon — Dec 8–8 · View bout
  4. Steve Denman, Drake (IA) over Tom Harrington, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Gerry, Fresno State (CA) over Steve Denman, Drake (IA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Bill James (7), Army (NY) — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  3. Joe Boone (5), Oklahoma over Lloyd 'Andy' Tolk, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly over Geoff Gray, Indiana State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Jeff Gerry, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly over Joe Boone (5), Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State over Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State over Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Riley (1), Oklahoma State over Jim Humphrey (3), Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Larry Morgan (8), California-Poly over Jim Cook, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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