NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1969 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Mike Grant, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mike GrantOU
  2. 2Ray Murphy Jr.OKST
  3. 3Clyde FrantzPSU
  4. 4Phil FreyORST
  5. 5Conrad MetcalfCOLO
  6. 6Clarence SealPORT

In 1969, 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 1969 145-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Art Holland, Arizona State over Paul Brodmerkel, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Bruce Shults, Washington (WA) over Kermit Morrison, Idaho State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    3. Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) over Mike Cookas, Northern Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State over Randy Noah, Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    5. Conrad Metcalf, Colorado over Dick Ford, Washington State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    6. Dave Pruzansky, Temple (PA) over Steve Warren (5), California-Berkeley — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    7. Don Yahn, Iowa over Pete Sandberg, Winona State (MN) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    8. Duane Olson, Iowa State over Bob Freeman, Massachusetts — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    9. Howard Hall, Brigham Young (UT) over Eric Greenberg, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    10. James Lentz (4), Indiana (IN) over Curt Callahan (10), Maryland — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    11. John Abajace (3), Michigan State over Steve Johnson (9), California-Poly — Fall 4:38 · View bout
    12. John Sattler, Navy (MD) over Bill Saye, Ohio — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    13. Mike Fitzgerald, Minnesota-Moorhead over Dennis Rott, Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    14. Mike Grant (1), Oklahoma over Jeff Winderlin, Utah — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    15. Phil Frey (8), Oregon State over Roger Virgil, Adams State (CO) — Fall 6:29 · View bout
    16. Ray Murphy Jr. (7), Oklahoma State over Bill McBeth, Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) over Howard Hall, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State over Don Yahn, Iowa — Fall 3:46 · View bout
    3. Conrad Metcalf, Colorado over James Lentz (4), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Dave Pruzansky, Temple (PA) over Bruce Shults, Washington (WA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    5. John Abajace (3), Michigan State over Duane Olson, Iowa State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    6. Mike Grant (1), Oklahoma over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    7. Phil Frey (8), Oregon State over Mike Fitzgerald, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    8. Ray Murphy Jr. (7), Oklahoma State over Art Holland, Arizona State — Dec 18–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) over John Abajace (3), Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Conrad Metcalf, Colorado over Dave Pruzansky, Temple (PA) — Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    3. Mike Grant (1), Oklahoma over Phil Frey (8), Oregon State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Ray Murphy Jr. (7), Oklahoma State over Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mike Grant (1), Oklahoma over Conrad Metcalf, Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Ray Murphy Jr. (7), Oklahoma State over Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mike Grant (1), Oklahoma over Ray Murphy Jr. (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill McBeth, Army (NY) over Art Holland, Arizona State — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. John Sattler, Navy (MD) over Jeff Winderlin, Utah — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State over Bill McBeth, Army (NY) — Fall 5:06 · View bout
    2. Phil Frey (8), Oregon State over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State over Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
    2. Phil Frey (8), Oregon State over Conrad Metcalf, Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Clyde Frantz (2), Penn State over Phil Frey (8), Oregon State — Dec 1–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Conrad Metcalf, Colorado over Clarence Seal (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout