NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

152 lb

Champion Wayne Wells, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Wayne WellsOU
  2. 2John KentNAVY
  3. 3Russ SchneiderNW
  4. 4Gobel KlineMD
  5. 5Harold 'Parker' SneedOKST
  6. 6Jim BlacksmithLH

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 152-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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 · 14 bouts

18 byes into the round of 32

  1. Alex Roberts, Georgia Tech over Pete Sandberg, Winona State (MN) — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Bob Abraham, Penn State over Doug Niebel, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Charles 'David' Shepherd, Utah over Ron Ouellet, Michigan State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Martin, Iowa State over Tom Muir, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–1 · View bout
  5. Duane Dobson, Nebraska over Don Horton, Air Force (CO) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Gobel Kline, Maryland over Jeff Thiel, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  7. Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Charles Marshall, Illinois — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Joe Gerst, Bloomsburg (PA) over Bob Hall, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 14–5 · View bout
  9. John Finch, California-Poly over Dave Nerothin, Gustavus Adolphus (MN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  10. John Kent (3), Navy (MD) over Dave Berman, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–0 · View bout
  11. Kim Snider (6), Oregon State over Gary Rushing, Arizona — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  12. Len Borchers (2), Stanford (CA) over Norm Hawkins, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  13. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Mike Mazzitelli, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  14. Steve Alexander, Temple (PA) over H. Clay McEldowney, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles over Steve Alexander, Temple (PA) — Dec 14–1 · View bout
  2. Dave Martin, Iowa State over Richard Casey, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Duane Dobson, Nebraska over Bob Emerick, Ball State (IN) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
  4. Gary Neist, Luther (IA) over Charles 'David' Shepherd, Utah — Dec 15–4 · View bout
  5. Gobel Kline, Maryland over John Mulada, Cortland (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State over John Finch, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Howard Hall (5), Brigham Young (UT) over John Sustersic, Miami (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Mark Hoffman, Army (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Jim Clair, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Bob Abraham, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Gerst, Bloomsburg (PA) over Lonny Gallagher, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  11. John 'Chris' Burt, Ohio State over Kim Snider (6), Oregon State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  12. John Kent (3), Navy (MD) over Tom Hochfelder, Ithaca (NY) — Fall 6:09 · View bout
  13. Len Borchers (2), Stanford (CA) over Stan Dziedzic, Indiana State — Fall 3:11 · View bout
  14. Phil Henning, Iowa over Dan Rossi, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  15. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Marshall Gruver, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 1:30 · View bout
  16. Wayne Wells (1), Oklahoma over Alex Roberts, Georgia Tech — Fall 7:17 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Gobel Kline, Maryland over Joe Gerst, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State over Jim Clair, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Howard Hall (5), Brigham Young (UT) over Curt Alder, California-Los Angeles — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. John 'Chris' Burt, Ohio State over Phil Henning, Iowa — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. John Kent (3), Navy (MD) over Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  6. Len Borchers (2), Stanford (CA) over Dave Martin, Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Duane Dobson, Nebraska — Dec 16–5 · View bout
  8. Wayne Wells (1), Oklahoma over Gary Neist, Luther (IA) — Dec 9–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gobel Kline, Maryland over Len Borchers (2), Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. John Kent (3), Navy (MD) over John 'Chris' Burt, Ohio State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Howard Hall (5), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Wayne Wells (1), Oklahoma over Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State — Fall 6:11 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Kent (3), Navy (MD) over Gobel Kline, Maryland — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  2. Wayne Wells (1), Oklahoma over Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Wayne Wells (1), Oklahoma over John Kent (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 14–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 1 bout

  1. Dave Berman, Hofstra (NY) over Tom Hochfelder, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Alex Roberts, Georgia Tech over Gary Neist, Luther (IA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over Dave Berman, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State over Alex Roberts, Georgia Tech — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) over John 'Chris' Burt, Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gobel Kline, Maryland over Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Russ Schneider (4), Northwestern (IL) over Gobel Kline, Maryland — Dec 6–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Harold 'Parker' Sneed, Oklahoma State over Jim Blacksmith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout