1969 NCAA University Division wrestling championships

The 1969 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 39th NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Brigham Young in Provo, Utah hosted the tournament at Smith Fieldhouse.

1969 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Provo, Utah
Dates	March 27, 1969–March 29, 1969
Host(s)	Brigham Young
Venue(s)	Smith Fieldhouse
Final positions
Champions	Iowa State (3rd title)
1st runners-up	Oklahoma
2nd runners-up	Oregon State
MVP	Dan Gable (Iowa State)
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Iowa State took home the team championship with 104 points and three individual champions.

Dan Gable of Iowa State received the Gorriaran Award as well as being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Iowa State	99
2	Oklahoma	69
3	Oregon State	58
4	Michigan State	57
5	Cal Poly-SLO	52
6	Oklahoma State	51
7	Iowa	38
8	UCLA	28
9	Michigan	27
10	Temple	22

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (Champion in boldface)
115 lbs	John Miller, Oregon DEC Sergio Gonzales, UCLA, 3–3, 1–0
123 lbs	Wayne Boyd, Temple WBF Stan Keeley, Oklahoma, 7:20
130 lbs	David McGuire, Oklahoma WBF Len Groom, Northern Colorado, 4:32
137 lbs	Dan Gable, Iowa State WBF Marty Willigan, Hofstra, 4:17
145 lbs	Mike Grant, Oklahoma DEC Ray Murphy, Oklahoma State, 5–4
152 lbs	Gobel Kline, Maryland DEC Rich Mihal, Iowa, 4–1
160 lbs	Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma DEC Dave Martin, Iowa State, 5–3
167 lbs	Jason Smith, Iowa State DEC John Woods, Cal Poly-SLO, 5–4
177 lbs	Chuck Jean, Iowa State WBF Pete Cornell, Michigan, 7:25
191 lbs	Tom Kline, Cal Poly SLO DEC Robert Grimes, San Diego State, 8–4
UNL	Jess Lewis, Oregon State DEC Jeff Smith, Michigan State, 6–1

References

• 1969 NCAA Tournament Results