NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1973 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Chris Taylor, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Chris TaylorISU
  2. 2Jim HagenORST
  3. 3Joel KislinHOF
  4. 4Gary ErnstMICH
  5. 5Charlie GettyPSU
  6. 6Tom HazellOKST

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. George Ireland, Massachusetts over Bill Demeroutis, Washington State — Fall 4:46 · View bout
  2. Tony Policare Jr., Buffalo (NY) over Chuck Coryea, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Poweski, Kent State (OH) over Ken Westfall, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Charlie Getty, Penn State over Jay Achtehoff, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Chris Taylor (1), Iowa State over Tony Policare Jr., Buffalo (NY) — Fall 2:26 · View bout
  4. Dave Simonson, Minnesota over Frank Barnhart, California-Poly — Fall 2:49 · View bout
  5. Gary Ernst (2), Michigan over George Ireland, Massachusetts — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Gil Damiani, Northern Michigan over Tom Cook, Missouri — SD 14–2 · View bout
  7. Jeff Class, Nebraska over Mark Pohern, East Carolina (NC) — SD 10–0 · View bout
  8. Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State over Bob Walker, Alabama — Fall 4:53 · View bout
  9. Jim Waschek, Iowa over Don Bonner, Drake (IA) — Fall 2:22 · View bout
  10. Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) over Don Jackson, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) over Terry Gorman, California-Los Angeles — Fall 3:22 · View bout
  12. Milt Seals (4), New Mexico over Tom Trettin, Army (NY) — Fall 1:48 · View bout
  13. Rick Meinders, Utah State over Dave Graves (6), Washington (WA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  14. Tim Karpoff (7), Yale (CT) over Steve Combs, Northern Arizona — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  15. Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State over Russ Ranno, Ohio — Fall 3:34 · View bout
  16. William 'Pete' Lee, Ball State (IN) over Forrest Waugh, Ohio State — Fall 0:39 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty, Penn State over Rick Meinders, Utah State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Chris Taylor (1), Iowa State over Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) — Fall 3:28 · View bout
  3. Dave Simonson, Minnesota over Milt Seals (4), New Mexico — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Gary Ernst (2), Michigan over Gil Damiani, Northern Michigan — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  5. Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State over Jim Waschek, Iowa — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  6. Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) over Jeff Class, Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Tim Karpoff (7), Yale (CT) over Bob Poweski, Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State over William 'Pete' Lee, Ball State (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Taylor (1), Iowa State over Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State — Fall 2:39 · View bout
  2. Gary Ernst (2), Michigan over Tim Karpoff (7), Yale (CT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State over Charlie Getty, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) over Dave Simonson, Minnesota — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Taylor (1), Iowa State over Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 1:00 · View bout
  2. Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State over Gary Ernst (2), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Taylor (1), Iowa State over Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State — Fall 4:19 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Walker, Alabama over Jim Waschek, Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Don Jackson, San Jose State (CA) over Jeff Class, Nebraska — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. Gil Damiani, Northern Michigan over George Ireland, Massachusetts — Fall 3:31 · View bout
  4. Tony Policare Jr., Buffalo (NY) over Joel Puleo, Duke (NC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty, Penn State over Bob Walker, Alabama — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Simonson, Minnesota over Don Jackson, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  3. Tim Karpoff (7), Yale (CT) over Gil Damiani, Northern Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State over Tony Policare Jr., Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charlie Getty, Penn State over Tim Karpoff (7), Yale (CT) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State over Dave Simonson, Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Ernst (2), Michigan over Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) over Charlie Getty, Penn State — Fall 5:59 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joel Kislin (5), Hofstra (NY) over Gary Ernst (2), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Charlie Getty, Penn State over Tom Hazell (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

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