Dale Ketelsen
Head coachLouisiana State, NCAA tournaments 1969–1976 (6)
NCAA championship record, 1956–1958. Regular-season results are not included.
Dale Ketelsen wrestled for Iowa State at three NCAA championships, 1956–1958, and went 8–3. Ketelsen placed third at 157 lb in 1957 and second at 157 lb in 1958.
3tournaments
8wins
3losses
0individual titles
0wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Iowa State | 157 | 3 | 2nd | 3–1 | 4 bouts |
| 1957 | Iowa State | 157 | No seed listed | 3rd | 5–1 | 6 bouts |
| 1956 | Iowa State | 147 | No seed listed | Lost round of 16 | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Every NCAA bout · 11
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 · 157 lb | |||||
| Round of 16 | W | Bill Gabbard · Illinois | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 6–2 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Fred Brownlee · Wyoming | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 3–2 |
| Semifinal | W | Jim Beaton · Oregon | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 7–1 |
| Final | L | Dick Beattie · Oklahoma State | 3 | 1 | Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) |
| 1957 · 157 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Charles Boyette · North Carolina | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 5–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Louis Taucher · Oregon State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 11–6 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Mike Rodriguez · Michigan | No seed listed | 2 | Fall 3:49 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Earl Poust · Penn State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 3–2 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Tom Halford · Iowa | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec (no score) |
| 3rd-place bout | W | Bob Koster · Williams (MA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 2–0 |
| 1956 · 147 lb | |||||
| Round of 16 | L | Roland Alexander · Kansas State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 1–3 |
Cite this page: “Dale Ketelsen”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_rkdwlnypamu3rbx7/dale-ketelsen