Ben Welch III

Wrestler record · 1968–1970 · Navy (MD)

NCAA championship record, 1968–1970. Regular-season results are not included.

Ben Welch III wrestled for Navy (MD) at three NCAA championships, 1968–1970, and went 8–5. Welch placed fifth at 167 lb in 1969.

3tournaments

8wins

5losses

0individual titles

2wins by fall

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NCAA career

Ben Welch III NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1970	Navy (MD)	177	3	Lost quarterfinal	3–1	4 bouts
1969	Navy (MD)	167	8	5th	4–2	6 bouts
1968	Navy (MD)	177	No seed listed	Lost consolation round 4	1–2	3 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 13

Ben Welch III every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1970 · 177 lb
Opening round	W	Jim Torsell · St. Francis (PA)	3	No seed listed	Fall 4:59
Round of 32	W	Jim Haug · Nebraska	3	No seed listed	Dec 7–2
Round of 16	W	Paul Hatling · San Jose State (CA)	3	No seed listed	Fall 3:13
Quarterfinal	L	Gerald Malecek · Michigan State	3	No seed listed	Dec 1–6
1969 · 167 lb
Round of 32	W	Pat North · Northern Illinois	8	No seed listed	Dec 8–2
Round of 16	W	Bob Underwood · Southern Illinois Carbondale	8	No seed listed	Dec 3–0
Quarterfinal	L	John Woods · California-Poly	8	1	Dec 1–3
Consolation round 5	W	John Amicucci · Maritime (NY)	8	No seed listed	Dec 2–0
Consolation semifinal	L	Jesse Rawls Sr. · Michigan	8	5	Dec 0–1
5th-place bout	W	Bill Laursen · Northwestern (IL)	8	No seed listed	Dec 6–2
1968 · 177 lb
Round of 32	W	Charles Locke · Washington (WA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 7–1
Round of 16	L	Bob Justice · Colorado	No seed listed	4	Dec 3–13
Consolation round 4	L	Walt Podgurski · Miami (OH)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 3–8

Cite this page: “Ben Welch III”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_yqjgtwgv3e6jcrwz/ben-welch-iii

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