Braden 'Thad' Turner
Head coachLehigh (PA), NCAA tournaments 1971–1988 (18)
NCAA championship record, 1959–1961. Regular-season results are not included.
Braden 'Thad' Turner wrestled for Lehigh (PA) at three NCAA championships, 1959–1961, and went 7–4. Turner placed second at 157 lb in 1960.
3tournaments
7wins
4losses
0individual titles
1win by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Lehigh (PA) | 167 | 1 | Lost consolation semifinal | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 1960 | Lehigh (PA) | 157 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1959 | Lehigh (PA) | 157 | 6 | Lost quarterfinal | 1–1 | 2 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 11
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 · 167 lb | |||||
| Round of 16 | W | Dick Zoyhofski · Rochester Tech (NY) | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Jerry Slattery · Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 2–1 |
| Semifinal | L | Don Conway · Oregon State | 1 | 5 | Dec 9–10 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Bob Marshall · Purdue (IN) | 1 | 4 | Dec 1–2 |
| 1960 · 157 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Francis Flesner · South Dakota State | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 8–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Walter Parker · Cornell College (IA) | 2 | No seed listed | Fall 4:26 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Joe Mullins · Iowa | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 5–1 |
| Semifinal | W | Bob Marshall · Purdue (IN) | 2 | 3 | Dec 6–4 |
| Final | L | Art Kraft · Northwestern (IL) | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 3–5 |
| 1959 · 157 lb | |||||
| Round of 16 | W | Herman Ayres · Southern Illinois Carbondale | 6 | No seed listed | Dec 4–0 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Ellie Watkins · Iowa State | 6 | 3 | Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) |
Cite this page: “Braden 'Thad' Turner”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_ditycxgd3lg63p3s/braden-thad-turner