NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1966 NCAA Championships

160 lb

Champion Greg Ruth, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Greg RuthOU
  2. 2Vic MarcucciISU
  3. 3John CarrWILK
  4. 4Elmer BealeWIS
  5. 5Chester 'Chet' DalgewiczESU
  6. 6Dan HensleyWSU

In 1966, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1966 160-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) over Fred Siebenthal, Portland State (OR) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Bill Drypolcher, Kent State (OH) — Fall 7:29 · View bout
    3. Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State over Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
    4. Cy Lucas, San Jose State (CA) over Fred Stehman, Michigan — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    5. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Dennis Palmer, Bowling Green (OH) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    6. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Larry Elder, Kansas State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    7. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 11–3 · View bout
    8. J Robinson, Oklahoma State over Sam Marshall, North Carolina — Dec 11–1 · View bout
    9. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Leon Mickelson, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    10. Larry Amundson, Minnesota-Mankato over Bob Englebretson, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    11. Rick Evans, Gustavus Adolphus (MN) over Rod Ott, Michigan State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    12. Russ Baker, Army (NY) over Terry Appleton, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    13. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Fred Buechel Sr., Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 9–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Schindhelm, Marquette (WI) — Fall 8:20 · View bout
    2. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Larry Amundson, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 7:57 · View bout
    3. Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State over Jerry Seaman, Penn State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    4. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Rick Evans, Gustavus Adolphus (MN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    5. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Cy Lucas, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 10–0 · View bout
    6. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over J Robinson, Oklahoma State — Dec 17–7 · View bout
    7. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Russ Baker, Army (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    8. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Bob Pychinka, Indiana State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Bob Hartenstine (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    2. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    3. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Clyde 'Robert' Brawley (6), North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin — Fall 7:54 · View bout
    2. Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State over John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Greg Ruth (1), Oklahoma over Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State — Fall 8:54 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Pychinka, Indiana State over Fred Buechel Sr., Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) over J Robinson, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Bob Pychinka, Indiana State — Fall 5:03 · View bout
    2. Dan Hensley, Washington State over Richard Ruben, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–8 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
    2. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. John Carr (3), Wilkes (PA) over Elmer Beale (4), Wisconsin — Dec 8–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Chester 'Chet' Dalgewicz, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Dan Hensley, Washington State — Dec 7–2 · View bout