Program · 1972

Michigan State at the 1972 NCAA Championships

Head coachGrady Peninger1

1972 NCAA Championships · 1972 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

8qualifiers
28wins
8losses
0wins by fall
3champions
5All-Americans
2team place
72.5team points

Roster

Michigan State 1972 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
118Greg Johnson5–001st
126Pat Milkovich5–001st
134Conrad Calandar1–10Lost round of 16
142Tom Milkovich5–001st
158Rick Radman4–204th
167Gerald Malecek4–204th
190Dave Ciolek1–10Lost round of 16
UnlimitedBen Lewis3–20Lost consolation round 5

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Head coach sources

  1. 2025–26 Michigan State Wrestling Record Book, Michigan State University Athletics.PDF9, unnumbered YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS; Coach column, championship-year rows 1963–1986; PDF page 9; printed page unnumbered

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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