NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1972 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Wade Schalles, Clarion (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Wade SchallesClarion (PA)
  2. 2Jarrett HubbardMICH
  3. 3Hajime ShinjoWashington (WA)
  4. 4Jay ArnesonOKST
  5. 5Rondo FehlbergBrigham Young (UT)
  6. 6Bill BeakleyOU

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Don Jackson, New Mexico over Greg Archer, Marshall (WV) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  2. Phil Palady, Washington State over Gary Kumm, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  3. Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin over Ross Chaffin, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Bill Hogan, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 14–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma over Jerry Lawrence, California-Los Angeles — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Bob Tscholl, Ohio over Rob Stover, Maryland — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Clyde Smith Jr. (5), Northwestern (IL) over Sam Jones, Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Dave Maple, Northern Illinois over Salvatore 'Sam' Salupo, Miami (OH) — Fall 0:49 · View bout
  5. Don Jackson, New Mexico over Herb Campbell, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 0–0 · View bout
  6. Glenn Nowicki (8), Missouri over Jeff Spendelow, Yale (CT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) over Phil Bode, Louisiana State — Sup 18–4 · View bout
  8. Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan over Cliff Howlett, Drake (IA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  9. Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State over Duane Stutzman, Oregon — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  10. Loren Vantreese, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Dave Toth, Ashland (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. Neil Duncan (7), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Engels, South Dakota State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Ray Sarinelli, Pennsylvania over Jerry Goldstein, Georgia Tech — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  13. Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin over Larry Zilverberg, Iowa State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  14. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Dan Holm, Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  15. Tim Fisher, Idaho State over Phil Palady, Washington State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  16. Wade Schalles (4), Clarion (PA) over John Zenith, California-Los Angeles — Fall 0:59 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma over Dave Maple, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Clyde Smith Jr. (5), Northwestern (IL) over Don Jackson, New Mexico — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) over Loren Vantreese, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Sup 16–5 · View bout
  4. Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan over Tim Fisher, Idaho State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Sarinelli, Pennsylvania — Sup 12–2 · View bout
  6. Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin over Neil Duncan (7), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Glenn Nowicki (8), Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Wade Schalles (4), Clarion (PA) over Bob Tscholl, Ohio — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) over Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin — Dec 5–5 · View bout
  2. Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan over Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  3. Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State over Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Wade Schalles (4), Clarion (PA) over Clyde Smith Jr. (5), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:29 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan over Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) — Dec 5–5 · View bout
  2. Wade Schalles (4), Clarion (PA) over Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State — Fall 6:34 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Wade Schalles (4), Clarion (PA) over Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan — Fall 3:52 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Tscholl, Ohio over John Zenith, California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jerry Goldstein, Georgia Tech over Duane Stutzman, Oregon — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Phil Bode, Louisiana State over Loren Vantreese, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Sup 18–8 · View bout
  4. Tim Fisher, Idaho State over Cliff Howlett, Drake (IA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma over Tim Fisher, Idaho State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Clyde Smith Jr. (5), Northwestern (IL) over Bob Tscholl, Ohio — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin over Phil Bode, Louisiana State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Jerry Goldstein, Georgia Tech — Fall 0:38 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma over Rick Lawinger, Wisconsin — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  2. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Clyde Smith Jr. (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) over Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hajime Shinjo (2), Washington (WA) over Jay Arneson (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rondo Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT) over Bill Beakley (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

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