NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1960 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Dale Lewis, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dale LewisOU
  2. 2Sherwyn ThorsonIOWA
  3. 3Johnston OberlyPSU
  4. 4Rory WeberNW

In 1960, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1960 Unlimited-pound bracket

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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Garry Stensland, Oregon over Wayland Blake, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 6:39 · View bout
    2. John Baum (6), Michigan State over Jim Sierk, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:54 · View bout
    3. Ken Klaus, Rochester Tech (NY) over William 'Pat' Lovell (5), California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa over Warren Dawson, Wyoming — Fall 4:58 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Bob Hacker, Maryland — Fall 5:59 · View bout
    2. Fred Wright, Cornell College (IA) over Ken Klaus, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    3. Garry Stensland, Oregon over Bill Wood, Brown (RI) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Jan Schwitters, Iowa State over Joe Farmer, Oswego (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    5. Jim Raschke (3), Nebraska over Bob Asack, Columbia (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    6. John Baum (6), Michigan State over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Fall 5:48 · View bout
    7. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Dale Kuhns, Army (NY) — Fall 2:39 · View bout
    8. Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa over Johnston Oberly (2), Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Garry Stensland, Oregon — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. John Baum (6), Michigan State over Jim Raschke (3), Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Fred Wright, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 0–0 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    4. Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa over Jan Schwitters, Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa over John Baum (6), Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Johnston Oberly (2), Penn State over Warren Dawson, Wyoming — Fall 2:58 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Garry Stensland, Oregon over Bob Hacker, Maryland — Fall 3:59 · View bout
    2. Johnston Oberly (2), Penn State over Jan Schwitters, Iowa State — Dec 9–0 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Johnston Oberly (2), Penn State over John Baum (6), Michigan State — Dec 11–0 · View bout
    2. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Garry Stensland, Oregon — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Johnston Oberly (2), Penn State over Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout