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36th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Iowa State Armory (Ames, Iowa)
Friday-Saturday, March 14-15, 1969


Oklahoma State Matmen Win on Last-Match Pin
Oklahoma State Matmen Win on Last-Match Pin
The title hinged on a pin and hulking John Henry Ward was there to produce it for Oklahoma State's Cowboys in Big Eight conference wrestling Saturday night. SOURCE: The Kansas City Star, March 17, 1969.

Album: General

Oklahoma State Matmen Win on Last-Match Pin 10 I.S.U. Matmen Gain - It's 3-Way Title Battle Gable Unanimous 'Choice' Okla. State By Point--2 I.S.U. Kings Big 8 Mat Meet Gable Stars on the 'Early' Show A Taste of Victory Jason Gets Grabbed Mat Fight at Iowa State: Big 8 Meet

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Iowa State University [IA], Kansas State University [KS], Oklahoma State University [OK], University of Colorado [CO], University of Missouri, Columbia [MO], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Oklahoma [OK]
Team Final
1. Oklahoma State University [OK]  91 points
2. University of Oklahoma [OK]  90
3. Iowa State University [IA]  73
4. University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]  27
5. University of Colorado [CO]  16
6. Kansas State University [KS]  11
7. University of Nebraska [NB]  7
Award Winners
Aggregate Pin Award: Jason Smith (Iowa State University [IA], 167 lbs)
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Dan Gable (Iowa State University [IA], 137 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Ray Stapp (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Steve Lampe (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 11-4
123 lbs: Ron Thrasher (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Stan Keeley (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 3-2
130 lbs: David McGuire (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Mike Riley (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 8-2
137 lbs: Dan Gable (Iowa State University [IA]) > Jim McDougall (Kansas State University [KS]), FALL 0:45
145 lbs: Mike Grant (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Ray Murphy (Oklahoma State University [OK]), OTD 8-5 (1OT)
152 lbs: Jay Arneson (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > John Eagleton (University of Oklahoma [OK]), MD 13-5
160 lbs: Cleo McGlory (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Dave Martin (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 5-1
167 lbs: Larry Laush (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > John Lightner (Oklahoma State University [OK]), FALL 5:09
177 lbs: Charles Shivers (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Chuck Jean (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 6-4
191 lbs: Jim Duschen (Iowa State University [IA]) > Geoff Baum (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 3-1
HWT: John Ward (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Bob Knudsen (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), FALL 7:03
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Gil Garcia (University of Colorado [CO]) > Bob Orta (University of Nebraska [NB]), FALL 4:41
123 lbs: Bill Komoloske (University of Colorado [CO]) > Dave Barrett (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), MD 13-2
130 lbs: Mike Schmauss (Iowa State University [IA]) > Jim Barrett (Kansas State University [KS]), DEC 6-1
137 lbs: Pat Bolger (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Dale Dittmar (University of Colorado [CO]), DEC 9-2
145 lbs: Carl Adams (Iowa State University [IA]) > Conrad Metcalf (University of Colorado [CO]), DEC 6-4
152 lbs: Brad Zemmel (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Duane Olson (Iowa State University [IA]), OTD 9-7 (1OT)
160 lbs: Rick Thompson (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]) > Val Landes (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 2-1
167 lbs: Jason Smith (Iowa State University [IA]) > Joe Winer (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), FALL 1:07
177 lbs: Gerald Winnard (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > John Thomas (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), FALL 2:12
191 lbs: Gene Libal (University of Nebraska [NB]) > John Byrd (University of Missouri, Columbia [MO]), DEC 8-1
HWT: Bill Luttrell (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Wayne Beske (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 5-1

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