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36th Annual Big Eight Conference Wrestling Championships
March 14, 1969 - March 15, 1969 @ Iowa State Armory (Ames, Iowa)
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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. Click for larger image.





Varsity

Team Final

Oklahoma State University [OK] 91, University of Oklahoma [OK] 90, Iowa State University [IA] 73, University of Missouri, Columbia [MO] 27, University of Colorado [CO] 16, Kansas State University [KS] 11, University of Nebraska [NB] 7

Aggregate Pin Award - Jason Smith (ISU)
Outstanding Wrestler Award - Dan Gable (ISU)

Championship Final (1st)

115  Ray Stapp (OSU) > Steve Lampe (ISU) decision 11-4
123  Ron Thrasher (OSU) > Stan Keeley (UO) decision 3-2
130  David McGuire (UO) > Mike Riley (OSU) decision 8-2
137  Dan Gable (ISU) > Jim McDougall (KSU) fall 0:45
145  Mike Grant (UO) > Ray Murphy (OSU) decision 8-5 (1OT)
152  Jay Arneson (OSU) > John Eagleton (UO) major decision 13-5
160  Cleo McGlory (UO) > Dave Martin (ISU) decision 5-1
167  Larry Laush (UO) > John Lightner (OSU) fall 5:09
177  Charles Shivers (UO) > Chuck Jean (ISU) decision 6-4
191  Jim Duschen (ISU) > Geoff Baum (OSU) decision 3-1
HWT  John Ward (OSU) > Bob Knudsen (UMC) fall 7:03

Consolation Final (3rd)

115  Gil Garcia (UC) > Bob Orta (UN) fall 4:41
123  Bill Komoloske (UC) > Dave Barrett (UMC) major decision 13-2
130  Mike Schmauss (ISU) > Jim Barrett (KSU) decision 6-1
137  Pat Bolger (UO) > Dale Dittmar (UC) decision 9-2
145  Carl Adams (ISU) > Conrad Metcalf (UC) decision 6-4
152  Brad Zemmel (UMC) > Duane Olson (ISU) decision 9-7 (1OT)
160  Rick Thompson (UMC) > Val Landes (OSU) decision 2-1
167  Jason Smith (ISU) > Joe Winer (UMC) fall 1:07
177  Gerald Winnard (OSU) > John Thomas (UMC) fall 2:12
191  Gene Libal (UN) > John Byrd (UMC) decision 8-1
HWT  Bill Luttrell (UO) > Wayne Beske (ISU) decision 5-1


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