1965 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships explained

1965 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Laramie, Wyoming
Start Date:March 25, 1965
End Date:March 27, 1965
Host:University of Wyoming
Venues:War Memorial Fieldhouse
Champions:Iowa State (2nd title)
Runners-Up1:Oklahoma State
Runners-Up2:Lehigh
Mvp:Yojiro Uetake (Oklahoma State)
Previous:1964
Next:1966

The 1965 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 35th NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming hosted the tournament at War Memorial Fieldhouse.

Iowa State took home the team championship with 87 points and two individual champions.

Yojiro Uetake of Oklahoma State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Charles Tribble of Arizona State received the Gorriaran Award.

Team results

Rank School Points
1Iowa State87
2Oklahoma State86
3Lehigh45
4Oklahoma44
5Michigan39
6Arizona State30
T-7Syracuse17
T-7Oregon State17
9Maryland16
T-10Wisconsin15
T-10Navy15
T-10Army15

Individual finals

Weight class Championship Match (Champion in boldface)
115 lbs Tadaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State DEC Glenn McMinn, Arizona State, 9-6
123 lbs Mike Caruso, Lehigh DEC Bob Fehrs, Michigan, 8-5
130 lbs Yojiro Uetake, Oklahoma State DEC Joe Peritore, Lehigh, 6-1
137 lbs Bill Stuart, Lehigh, DEC Wayne Hicks, Navy
147 lbs Veryl Long, Iowa State DEC Joe Bavaro, Gettysburg
157 lbs Bob Kopnisky, Maryland DEC Bill Lam, Oklahoma, 5-4
167 lbs Greg Ruth, Oklahoma DEC Len Kauffman, Oregon State, 10-6
177 lbs Tom Peckham, Iowa State DEC Bill Harlow, Oklahoma State, 5-3
191 lbs Jack Brisco, Oklahoma State WBF Dan Pernat, Wisconsin, 6:32
UNLJim Nance, Syracuse DEC Russ Winer, Oklahoma State, 5-3

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