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1969 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationProvo, Utah
DatesMarch 27, 1969–March 29, 1969
Host(s)Brigham Young
Venue(s)Smith Fieldhouse
Final positions
ChampionsIowa State (3rd title)
1st runners-upOklahoma
2nd runners-upOregon State
MVPDan Gable (Iowa State)
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The 1969 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 39th NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Brigham Young in Provo, Utah hosted the tournament at Smith Fieldhouse.

Iowa State took home the team championship with 104 points and three individual champions.

Dan Gable of Iowa State received the Gorriaran Award as well as being named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team results

Rank School Points
1 Iowa State 99
2 Oklahoma 69
3 Oregon State 58
4 Michigan State 57
5 Cal Poly-SLO 52
6 Oklahoma State 51
7 Iowa 38
8 UCLA 28
9 Michigan 27
10 Temple 22

Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (Champion in boldface)
115 lbs John Miller, Oregon DEC Sergio Gonzales, UCLA, 3–3, 1–0
123 lbs Wayne Boyd, Temple WBF Stan Keeley, Oklahoma, 7:20
130 lbs David McGuire, Oklahoma WBF Len Groom, Northern Colorado, 4:32
137 lbs Dan Gable, Iowa State WBF Marty Willigan, Hofstra, 4:17
145 lbs Mike Grant, Oklahoma DEC Ray Murphy, Oklahoma State, 5–4
152 lbs Gobel Kline, Maryland DEC Rich Mihal, Iowa, 4–1
160 lbs Cleo McGlory, Oklahoma DEC Dave Martin, Iowa State, 5–3
167 lbs Jason Smith, Iowa State DEC John Woods, Cal Poly-SLO, 5–4
177 lbs Chuck Jean, Iowa State WBF Pete Cornell, Michigan, 7:25
191 lbs Tom Kline, Cal Poly SLO DEC Robert Grimes, San Diego State, 8–4
UNL Jess Lewis, Oregon State DEC Jeff Smith, Michigan State, 6–1

References

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II
1968–69 NCAA University Division championships
University Division only
Single championship
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