NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

115 lb

Champion Ken Melchior, Lock Haven (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ken MelchiorLH
  2. 2Sergio GonzalesUCLA
  3. 3Tommy GreenOKST
  4. 4Dave KellerTOL
  5. 5John MillerORE
  6. 6Dave UnikOHIO

In 1968, 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 1968 115-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Al Hinds, Arizona over Ray Day Jr., Clarion (PA) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  2. Bruce Balmat, Penn State over Andy Matviak, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 16–8 · View bout
  3. Frank Carrozza, West Chester (PA) over Gail Sloss, Iowa — Fall 7:42 · View bout
  4. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Bob Terrill, Maryland — Fall 6:37 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Hinds, Arizona over Mike Kocevar, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 2:33 · View bout
  2. Balvino Irizarry, Utah over Darrel Mazzari, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Bob Shines (3), Arizona State over Jon Shurberg, Virginia — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Bruce Unangst (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Peter Achilles, Colgate (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Chuck Henry, Brigham Young (UT) over Bruce Balmat, Penn State — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  6. Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) over Tom Abercrombie, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Dave Unik, Ohio over LQ Starling, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  8. Frank Carrozza, West Chester (PA) over Jerry Martinez, Northern Colorado — Dec 18–9 · View bout
  9. Gordon Yamamoto, California-Berkeley over Ron Guzman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  10. Greg Schmidt, South Dakota State over Frank Coco, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  11. John Miller (2), Oregon over Richard Tamble, Adams State (CO) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  12. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Frank Romano, Ohio State — Fall 7:14 · View bout
  13. Mike Schmauss (4), Iowa State over Ed Dumas, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 6:55 · View bout
  14. Sergio Gonzales (6), California-Los Angeles over Jerry Hoddy, Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  15. Tommy Green, Oklahoma State over Phil Conti, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Wayne Boyd, Temple (PA) over John Morley, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Balvino Irizarry, Utah over Bruce Unangst (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 13–12 · View bout
  2. Chuck Henry, Brigham Young (UT) over Bob Shines (3), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) over Mike Schmauss (4), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dave Unik, Ohio over Al Hinds, Arizona — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  5. John Miller (2), Oregon over Frank Carrozza, West Chester (PA) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  6. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Gordon Yamamoto, California-Berkeley — Fall 5:27 · View bout
  7. Sergio Gonzales (6), California-Los Angeles over Tommy Green, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Wayne Boyd, Temple (PA) over Greg Schmidt, South Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) over Balvino Irizarry, Utah — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Miller (2), Oregon over Wayne Boyd, Temple (PA) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  3. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Dave Unik, Ohio — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Sergio Gonzales (6), California-Los Angeles over Chuck Henry, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 7:09 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Sergio Gonzales (6), California-Los Angeles over John Miller (2), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ken Melchior (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Sergio Gonzales (6), California-Los Angeles — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Bob Terrill, Maryland over Frank Romano, Ohio State — Fall 0:52 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Terrill, Maryland over Gordon Yamamoto, California-Berkeley — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Tommy Green, Oklahoma State over Jerry Hoddy, Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Unik, Ohio over Bob Terrill, Maryland — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Tommy Green, Oklahoma State over Chuck Henry, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) over Dave Unik, Ohio — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Tommy Green, Oklahoma State over John Miller (2), Oregon — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tommy Green, Oklahoma State over Dave Keller, Toledo (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Miller (2), Oregon over Dave Unik, Ohio — Dec 6–5 · View bout