NCAA D1 National Championship 1949

DateMar 25–26, 1949

LocationFt. Collins, CO

ArenaGlenn Morris Field House

GenderMen's

StyleFolkstyle

HostColorado State

Participants▼

Total Teams: 34

Team
Amherst (MA)
Auburn (AL)
Brigham Young (UT)
California Poly
California-Berkeley
Colorado Boulder
Colorado Mines
Colorado State
Cornell (IA)
Denver (CO)
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Indiana (IN)
Iowa
Iowa State
Ithaca (NY)
Kansas State
Michigan State
Minnesota
Navy (MD)
Nebraska
Nebraska Omaha
Northern Colorado
Northern Iowa
Oklahoma State
Pennsylvania State
Purdue (IN)
San Diego State (CA)
Syracuse (NY)
Utah State
Virginia Military
Washington State
Wheaton (IL)
Wyoming

Amherst (MA)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	GJ Roush	—	—	—	—	—	—

Auburn (AL)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Phil Smith	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—

Brigham Young (UT)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Alvin Dalley	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
175	Marion Tree	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—

California Poly

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Jim Dowe	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—

California-Berkeley

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Mark Bunge	—	—	—	—	—	—

Colorado Boulder

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	William Arnold	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
145	Darrell Hafling	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
128	James Karbatsch	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
155	Charles Mott	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
175	Rex Sheppard	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—

Colorado Mines

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Richard Arnold	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
155	Hugh Evans	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—

Colorado State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
165	Carl Cox	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
136	Eugene Daise	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
145	Jay McGrew	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
155	Don Mullison	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942
121	Harlan Swanson	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—
128	Willard Walker	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944

Cornell (IA)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Fred Dexter	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942
121	Dick Hauser	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
145	Kent Lange	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
136	Lowell Lange	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
165	Al Partin	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941
155	Rodger Snook	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943
128	Leo Thomsen	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946

Denver (CO)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Ben Coleman	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Klune	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946

Georgia Tech

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—

Illinois

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Bob Dwyer	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
145	Joe Garcia	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940
165	Gilbert Gaumer	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
128	Dale Nelson	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
121	Richard Picard	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
136	Robert Strange	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941
175	William Vohaska	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947

Indiana (IN)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Robert Brabender	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
145	Andy Puchany	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939

Iowa

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Bob Geigel	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
175	Joe Scarpello	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942

Iowa State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Dick Ditsworth	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
165	Don Thomas	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—

Ithaca (NY)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	James LaRock	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—

Kansas State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	William Clary	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Charles Lyons	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
136	Archie Vernon	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943

Michigan State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Don Anderson	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
136	Dick Dickenson	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
175	Gene Gibbons	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947
450	Bob Maldegan	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
155	Pat Sullivan	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—

Minnesota

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Verne Gagne	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
145	Mervin Jensen	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
121	Garth Lappin	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944
128	Alan Rice	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946

Navy (MD)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Bart Downes	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—

Nebraska

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Herb Reese	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—
121	Bob Yambor	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

Nebraska Omaha

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Charles Mancuso	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946

Northern Colorado

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Joe Arnold	—	—	—	—	—	—
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
121	Ben Knaub	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
155	Jack LaBonde	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
450	Bill Priest	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
175	Herman Schillereff	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Ken Schmoker	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944
165	Mel Spence	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945

Northern Iowa

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Russ Bush	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
121	John Harrison	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
136	LuVerne Klar	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941
155	Bill Nelson	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945
175	Bob Siddens	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—
165	Bill Smith	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
450	Fred Stoeker	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—
145	Keith Young	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

Oklahoma State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Melbourne Flesner	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
145	Elias George Jr.	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
175	Jim Gregson	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Charles Hetrick	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
450	Dick Hutton	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—
136	Don Meeker	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
121	Grady Peninger	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945
155	Leon Tedder	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943

Pennsylvania State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Homer Barr	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943

Purdue (IN)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Joe Patacsil	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Arnold Plaza	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946

San Diego State (CA)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Donald Arnold	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Sal DeBiasi	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Dierdorff	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
121	Robert Flynn	—	—	—	—	—	—
136	Harold Henson	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
165	Rigo Rodriguez	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942

Syracuse (NY)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Jim Fogarty	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
155	Ken Hunte	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
165	Pascal Perri	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945

Utah State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Glenn McCarthy	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Moroni Schwab	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943

Virginia Military

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Irvin Perry	—	—	—	—	—	—

Washington State

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—

Wheaton (IL)

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Wendell Harris	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Richard Simmons	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
155	Peter Willson	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946

Wyoming

Wt	Wrestler	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	—	—	—	—	—	—
155	Dale Federer	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
145	Larry Higby	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Sam Hirasawa	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
128	George Kelly	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
175	Joe Manchak	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Bob Mason	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
450	Charles Nowlen	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—

121 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944
Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945
Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—
Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

128 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946
Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—
Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944

136 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945
Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941
Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941
Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943

145 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947
Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940
Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939
Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944
Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

155 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—
Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—
Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—
Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946
Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942
Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945
Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—
Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943
Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—
Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943
Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946

165 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941
Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945
Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942
Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945
Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—

175 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942
Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947
Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942
Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—
Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—
Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946
William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947

450 lbs

Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943
Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—
Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—
Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943
Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—

California (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—
155	Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—

Colorado (12)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
165	Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
165	William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
165	Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
145	Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
128	James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
145	Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
155	Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
155	Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942
175	Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
128	Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944

Idaho (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—

Illinois (5)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940
165	Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941
121	Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
121	Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
175	William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947

Iowa (15)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
175	Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942
145	Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
450	Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
121	John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
136	LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941
145	Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
136	Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
155	Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945
145	Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944
175	Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—
165	Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
450	Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—
165	Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—
145	Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

Kansas (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945

Minnesota (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
145	Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
128	Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946

Nebraska (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
175	Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—

New Jersey (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947

New York (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
155	Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—

Ohio (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947

Oklahoma (7)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
136	Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
165	Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
136	Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
121	Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945
155	Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—
155	Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—

Pennsylvania (6)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943
128	Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
145	Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
145	Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
145	Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939

South Carolina (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—

Unknown (50)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
136	Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
136	Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
155	Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
155	Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
175	Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
145	Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
136	Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
128	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
145	Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
450	Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—
175	Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
121	Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
155	Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
155	James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—
121	Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944
165	Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
450	Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
175	Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
155	Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946
155	Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
128	Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
128	Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
165	Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945
128	Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
165	Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942
175	GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
155	Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943
165	Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945
136	Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943
128	Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946
136	Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943
155	Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

Utah (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943
175	Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—

Washington (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—

Wyoming (5)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
128	George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
165	Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
450	Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
121	Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—

Unknown (27)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
136	Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
175	Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
145	Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
155	Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—
121	Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
145	Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
128	James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
175	Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
155	Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
155	Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
450	Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
128	Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
155	Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—
165	Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—
175	Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—

West (Waterloo), IA (5)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
121	Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
145	Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
136	Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946

San Diego, CA (5)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
136	Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
165	Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942

Central (Tulsa), OK (4)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
136	Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
136	Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
155	Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—

Tilden, IL (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
128	Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—

Algona, IA (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
450	Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
145	Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SO	1947	1947

North (Denver), CO (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
155	Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
450	Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—

Central (Omaha), NE (3)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946
175	Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
175	Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942

Ft. Dodge, IA (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
145	Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944

Webster, OK (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	—	jr	—	—
121	Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	—	mmso	—	1945

Ft. Morgan, CO (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
155	Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	SR (MMM)	1942	1942

Blackwell, OK (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—

Canonsburg, PA (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
145	Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939

Mepham, NY (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
165	Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945

Eagle Grove, IA (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	—	ujr	1946	1945
175	Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	—	so	—	—

Stillwater, OK (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Stillwater, OK	—	JR	1943	1943

Proviso East, IL (2)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	—	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941
155	Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946

Baldwin, NY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946

Lander Valley, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—

Greeley Central, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944

Cresco, IA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944

Champaign Central, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947

Worland, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—

South (Omaha), NE (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

Strong Vincent, PA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945

Natrona County, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944

Joliet Central, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946

University, MN (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	—	JR	1946	1946

Tech, NE (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—

Loveland, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944

East (Denver), CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—

Goodland, KS (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945

Osage, IA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941

Farrell, PA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944

Lawrenceville, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941

Decatur, KS (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943

Valley Forge, PA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947

East St. Louis, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	—	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940

Encampment, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—

Albert Lea, MN (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947

Calexico, CA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—

Central, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—

Ithaca, NY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—

Newton, NJ (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943

Geary, OK (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary, OK	—	JR	1943	1943

Canon City, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944

Grand Junction, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940

Danville, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945

Wyandotte, KS (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—

Burns, WY (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947

Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—

Englewood, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945

Johnstown, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	—	jr	—	1946

Central (Davenport), IA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942

West (Cleveland), OH (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947

?, MA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	—	JR (MMM)	1946	1946

Morton, IL (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947

Clearfield, PA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943

Robbinsdale, MN (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943

Redford, MI (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944

Charleston, SC (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—

Paonia, CO (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945

Logan, UT (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943

Seminole, OK (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946

Keystone, IA (1)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
136	Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
128	Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941

Unknown

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
450	Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
136	Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
165	William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
450	Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943
128	Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
175	Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
128	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
175	William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947
136	Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
165	Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
136	Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945
450	Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
145	Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942
136	Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
175	Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
155	Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
155	Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
155	Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—
155	Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
165	Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
121	Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
450	Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
165	Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
450	Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
145	Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
175	Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
175	Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
145	Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
145	Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
121	Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
136	Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
128	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
145	Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
155	Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
145	Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
128	James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
128	George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
136	LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941
175	Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
121	Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
155	Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
155	James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—
145	Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
121	Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944
165	Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
450	Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
175	Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
155	Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946
165	Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—
155	Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
145	Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
136	Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
155	Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
128	Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
450	Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
128	Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
165	Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945
128	Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
121	Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
450	Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
145	Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939
175	Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
165	Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942
175	GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942
175	Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944
450	Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943
175	Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
450	Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
165	Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
155	Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—
155	Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—
165	Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945
450	Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—
136	Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941
155	Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—
121	Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943
165	Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—
128	Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
175	Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—
136	Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943
175	William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947
128	Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—
155	Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

1939

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939

1940

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
145	Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940

1941

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941
165	Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941
136	Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941

1942

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942
145	Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
450	Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942
155	Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942
165	Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942
175	Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942

1943

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943
450	Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
450	Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943
155	Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943
136	Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943

1944

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
165	Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
145	Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944
128	George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
121	Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
145	Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
121	Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944
450	Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
145	Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944
128	Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944
121	Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

1945

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
128	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945
136	Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945
136	Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
155	Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
165	Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
155	Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945
121	Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945
165	Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945
165	Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945

1946

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
121	Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
175	Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
175	Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
155	Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
136	Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
155	Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946
128	Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
128	Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946
450	Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946
155	Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946

1947

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947
165	Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
175	Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947
145	Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
165	Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
136	Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
121	Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
175	Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
175	William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947
145	Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

Unknown

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
136	Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
175	Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
136	Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
450	Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
145	Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
155	Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
155	Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—
155	Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
145	Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
136	Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
128	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
145	Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
155	Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
450	Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—
128	James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
155	James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—
165	Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
175	Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—
155	Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
155	Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
450	Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
128	Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
450	Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
175	GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
175	Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—
165	Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
155	Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—
450	Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—
155	Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—
121	Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—
165	Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—
175	Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
121	Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
136	Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	20	JR	1946	1946
128	Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	—	Tilden, IL	—	JR	1946	1946
128	Alan Rice	Minnesota	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	20	JR	1946	1946
450	Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	—	Seminole, OK	—	JR	1946	1946
155	Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	—	JR	1943	1943
128	Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	—	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR	1946	1946
155	Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	—	Proviso East, IL	—	JR	1946	1946

JR (DMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	—	JR (DMM)	1946	1942

JR (M)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	—	Danville, IL	—	JR (M)	1946	1945
450	Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	—	JR (M)	1946	1945

JR (MM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	JR (MM)	1946	1944
155	Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	—	Newton, NJ	—	JR (MM)	1946	1943

JR (MMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	—	?, MA	24	JR (MMM)	1946	1946

JR (MMMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Bob Geigel	Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	JR (MMMM)	1946	1942

JR (MMMMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	27	JR (MMMMM)	1946	1941

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	—	SO	1947	1947
165	Bob Mason	Wyoming	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	—	SO	1947	1947
136	Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SO	1947	1947
175	Herb Reese	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	SO	1947	1947
145	Keith Young	Northern Iowa	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	19	SO	1947	1947

SO (DDDD)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	—	SO (DDDD)	1948	1943

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	—	SR	1945	1945

SR (DMMMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Joe Garcia	Illinois	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	26	SR (DMMMM)	1945	1940

SR (M)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Don Anderson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	SR (M)	1944	1944
121	Garth Lappin	Minnesota	—	Cresco, IA	—	SR (M)	1945	1944

SR (MM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
450	Verne Gagne	Minnesota	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	—	SR (MM)	1943	1943
450	Moroni Schwab	Utah State	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	—	SR (MM)	1945	1943

SR (MMM)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	—	SR (MMM)	1945	1942
155	Don Mullison	Colorado State	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	24	SR (MMM)	1942	1942

SR (R)

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	SR (R)	1946	1944

Unknown

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Clark Allen	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
136	Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	William Clary	Kansas State	—	—	—	—	—	—
136	Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—
155	William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
165	Carl Cox	Colorado State	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	—	—	—	1940
145	Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—
155	Jim Dowe	California Poly	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—
145	Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—
155	Dale Federer	Wyoming	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	—	—	—	—	—	—
121	John Harrison	Northern Iowa	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—
136	Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	1947	—
145	Larry Higby	Wyoming	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—
121	Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—
155	James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—
165	Charles Lyons	Kansas State	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—
175	Joe Manchak	Wyoming	—	—	—	—	—	—
450	Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—
155	Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Harry McCarthy	Utah State	—	—	—	—	—	—
145	Jay McGrew	Colorado State	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—
450	Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—
165	Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	—	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	1945
128	Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	—	—	—	—	—	—
165	Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	1942
175	GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
128	Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—
136	Robert Strange	Illinois	—	Lawrenceville, IL	—	—	—	1941
155	Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—
136	Archie Vernon	Kansas State	—	Decatur, KS	—	—	—	1943
128	Willard Walker	Colorado State	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	—	—	—	1944
121	Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Glen Anderson	Colorado State	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	20	jr	—	1946
450	Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	Driggs, ID	—	—	jr	—	—
128	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—	Blackwell, OK	—	jr	—	—
155	Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	jr	—	—
450	Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	—	Webster, OK	25	jr	—	—
155	Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
128	Dale Nelson	Illinois	—	Joliet Central, IL	—	jr	—	1946
121	Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	jr	1946	—
175	Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	jr	—	—
450	Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	jr	—	—
165	Don Thomas	Iowa State	Marion, IA	—	—	jr	—	—

mjr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	Eugene Daise	Colorado State	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	—	mjr	1946	1945
165	Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	—	Englewood, CO	—	mjr	—	1945

mmjr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	—	Greeley Central, CO	—	mmjr	—	1944
145	Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	mmjr	—	1944

mmmmmjr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
136	LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	—	mmmmmjr	1947	1941

mmmmmmsr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
145	Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	—	mmmmmmsr	1945	1939

mmso

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	21	mmso	—	1945

mmusr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	—	mmusr	1942	1942

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	Boulder, CO	—	—	so	—	—
145	Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	—	so	—	1947
165	Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	—	so	—	1947
145	Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	—	so	—	1947
128	James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	so	—	—
128	George Kelly	Wyoming	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	—	so	1946	1944
121	Richard Picard	Illinois	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	—	so	—	1947
450	Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	so	—	—
175	Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	23	so	—	—
165	Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	so	—	—
155	Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	so	—	—
175	William Vohaska	Illinois	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	—	so	—	1947

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
128	Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	—	sr	—	1945
136	Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	sr	1946	1945
155	Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	San Rafael, CA	—	—	sr	—	—
145	Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	Denver, CO	—	—	sr	—	—
175	Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
155	Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	—	North (Denver), CO	—	sr	—	1946
121	Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	sr	—	—
175	Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	Park City, UT	—	—	sr	—	—

ujr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
155	Bob Dwyer	Illinois	—	Tilden, IL	—	ujr	—	1945
155	Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	22	ujr	1946	1945

uso

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
121	Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	—	uso	—	1946
155	Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	—	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uso	1947	1946

usr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
165	Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	—	usr	—	1944
450	Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	—	Redford, MI	—	usr	—	1944
136	Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	—	usr	—	1944
121	Bob Yambor	Nebraska	—	South (Omaha), NE	—	usr	—	1944

uuujr

Wt	Wrestler	Team	Hometown	High School	Age	Grade	Rec Class	HS Grad
175	Joe Scarpello	Iowa	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	—	uuujr	1946	1942

Returners▼

Wrestler	School	Wt	Champ	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Blood Round	Qualifier
Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	121	1947 - 121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	121	1948 - 114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 121	—
Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	128	1947 - 128	1946 - 136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	136	1948 - 136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 128	—
Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	136	1947 - 136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	155	1947 - 165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 160
Joe Scarpello	Iowa	175	1947 - 175	—	1948 - 174	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Verne Gagne	Minnesota	450	1948 - 191	—	1947 - 450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	450	1948 - 450 1947 - 450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	155	—	1947 - 145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	175	—	1948 - 174	—	1947 - 175	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	450	—	1948 - 450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 450 1946 - 450
Garth Lappin	Minnesota	121	—	—	1947 - 121	—	—	—	—	—	1946 - 128	1948 - 125
Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	128	—	—	1947 - 128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	145	—	—	1946 - 155	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 145
Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	145	—	—	1946 - 136	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 145
Don Mullison	Colorado State	155	—	—	1948 - 160	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 155	—
Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	175	—	—	1947 - 165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Geigel	Iowa	450	—	—	1948 - 191	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 450
Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	450	—	—	1948 - 450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Don Anderson	Michigan State	145	—	—	—	1948 - 147 1947 - 145	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Garcia	Illinois	145	—	—	—	1948 - 136	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 145 1946 - 136
Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	165	—	—	—	1948 - 174	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 128	1948 - 125
Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 125 1947 - 121
Bob Yambor	Nebraska	121	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 125
Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 136
Alan Rice	Minnesota	128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 136 1947 - 136
Clark Allen	Wyoming	136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 125
Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 136
Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 155
Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 155
Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 147
Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 147
Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 147 1947 - 165
Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 145
Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 450
Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 160
Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 175
Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1947 - 450
Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1948 - 450

Streaks▼

Streak	Team	Number	Since	Record	Record Holder
Consecutive Qualifiers	Oklahoma State	18	1928	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Northern Iowa	15	1931	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Michigan State	12	1934	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Illinois	9	1937	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Nebraska	9	1937	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Pennsylvania State	8	1938	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa State	6	1940	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Indiana (IN)	3	1946	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Minnesota	3	1946	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Oklahoma	3	1946	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Colorado (College)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Colorado State	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Kansas State	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Lehigh (PA)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Lock Haven (PA)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Navy (MD)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Purdue (IN)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Rutgers (NJ)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Waynesburg (PA)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Army (NY)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Brooklyn Poly (NY)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Bucknell (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	City College (NY)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Franklin & Marshall (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Gettysburg (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Harvard (MA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Hofstra (NY)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Massachusetts Tech	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Syracuse (NY)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Williams (MA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Wyoming	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
Consecutive All-Americans	Oklahoma State	18	1928	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Illinois	9	1937	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Northern Iowa	6	1940	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Michigan State	5	1941	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa State	3	1946	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Minnesota	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Navy (MD)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Purdue (IN)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Colorado State	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Lock Haven (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Nebraska	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Waynesburg (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
Consecutive Finalists	Oklahoma State	18	1928	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Northern Iowa	6	1940	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Illinois	4	1942	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Iowa State	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Michigan State	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Purdue (IN)	2	1947	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Minnesota	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Navy (MD)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
	Waynesburg (PA)	1	1948	18	Oklahoma State (18)
Consecutive Ind. Champions	Oklahoma State	13	1933	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Northern Iowa	3	1946	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Michigan State	2	1947	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Iowa State	1	1948	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Minnesota	1	1948	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Purdue (IN)	1	1948	13	Oklahoma State (13)
	Waynesburg (PA)	1	1948	13	Oklahoma State (13)

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Wrestler	Team	WT	Place	Seed	Wins	Loss	Adv Pts	Bon Pts	Pl Pts	Tot Pts	Age	Grade	Hometown	High School	HS Grad	Rec Class	Szn W	Szn L	Szn T	Szn F	Szn TF	Szn MD

Arnold Plaza	Purdue (IN)	121	1st	1	4	0	0.00	0.00	6.00	6.00	—	jr	Chicago, IL	Tilden, IL	—	1946	15	0	—	—	—	—
Grady Peninger	Oklahoma State	121	2nd	2	3	1	0.00	2.00	4.00	6.00	21	mmso	Tulsa, OK	Webster, OK	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Hauser	Cornell (IA)	121	3rd	4	4	1	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	—	JR	—	West (Waterloo), IA	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Garth Lappin	Minnesota	121	4th	3	3	2	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—	SR (M)	—	Cresco, IA	1944	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Yambor	Nebraska	121	—	—	1	2	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	usr	—	South (Omaha), NE	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Flynn	San Diego State (CA)	121	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jim Fogarty	Syracuse (NY)	121	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	uso	Baldwin, NY	Baldwin, NY	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
John Harrison	Northern Iowa	121	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sam Hirasawa	Wyoming	121	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Lander, WY	Lander Valley, WY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ben Knaub	Northern Colorado	121	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mmjr	—	Greeley Central, CO	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard Picard	Illinois	121	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Champaign, IL	Champaign Central, IL	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harlan Swanson	Colorado State	121	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	Worland, WY	Worland, WY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hisashi Watanabe	Washington State	121	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Tacoma, WA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	128	1st	3	4	0	0.00	1.00	6.00	7.00	—	jr	—	Blackwell, OK	—	—	12	0	—	—	—	—
Leo Thomsen	Cornell (IA)	128	2nd	1	3	1	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	—	JR	—	West (Waterloo), IA	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	128	3rd	2	4	1	0.00	3.00	2.00	5.00	—	SR	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	1945	1945	4	2	1	—	—	—
Alan Rice	Minnesota	128	4th	4	3	2	0.00	2.00	1.00	3.00	20	JR	St. Paul, MN	University, MN	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Brabender	Indiana (IN)	128	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	Erie, PA	Strong Vincent, PA	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ivan Gilbaugh Jr.	Northern Colorado	128	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mmusr	—	Ft. Morgan, CO	1942	1942	—	—	—	—	—	—
James Karbatsch	Colorado Boulder	128	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Denver, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
George Kelly	Wyoming	128	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Casper, WY	Natrona County, WY	1944	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dale Nelson	Illinois	128	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	jr	—	Joliet Central, IL	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Patacsil	Purdue (IN)	128	—	—	2	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	JR	—	Tilden, IL	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Irvin Perry	Virginia Military	128	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mickey Sparano Sr.	Nebraska	128	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Omaha, NE	Tech, NE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Willard Walker	Colorado State	128	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Loveland, CO	Loveland, CO	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lowell Lange	Cornell (IA)	136	1st	1	4	0	0.00	2.00	6.00	8.00	20	JR	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Dickenson	Michigan State	136	2nd	2	3	1	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	—	sr	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	1945	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
LuVerne Klar	Northern Iowa	136	3rd	—	3	1	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	—	mmmmmjr	Osage, IA	Osage, IA	1941	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Don Meeker	Oklahoma State	136	4th	4	3	2	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—	SO	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	1947	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant	Indiana (IN)	136	—	3	2	2	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	usr	Farrell, PA	Farrell, PA	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Clark Allen	Wyoming	136	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Arnold	Northern Colorado	136	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ben Coleman	Denver (CO)	136	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	East (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Eugene Daise	Colorado State	136	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mjr	Kanorado, KS	Goodland, KS	1945	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harold Henson	San Diego State (CA)	136	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	San Diego, CA	—	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Strange	Illinois	136	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	Lawrenceville, IL	1941	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Archie Vernon	Kansas State	136	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	Decatur, KS	1943	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keith Young	Northern Iowa	145	1st	2	4	0	0.00	0.00	6.00	6.00	19	SO	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	1947	1947	13	0	—	—	—	—
Don Anderson	Michigan State	145	2nd	1	3	1	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	—	SR (M)	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	1944	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kent Lange	Cornell (IA)	145	3rd	—	4	1	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	—	JR (MM)	Waterloo, IA	West (Waterloo), IA	1944	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Elias George Jr.	Oklahoma State	145	4th	4	3	2	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—	SR (R)	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	1944	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bart Downes	Navy (MD)	145	—	3	2	2	0.00	2.00	0.00	2.00	—	—	Wallingford, PA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr.	Washington State	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Sparta, NJ	Valley Forge, PA	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sal DeBiasi	San Diego State (CA)	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Ditsworth	Iowa State	145	—	—	2	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	SR (MMM)	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	1942	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Garcia	Illinois	145	—	—	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	26	SR (DMMMM)	East St. Louis, IL	East St. Louis, IL	1940	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—
Darrell Hafling	Colorado Boulder	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	Denver, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wendell Harris	Wheaton (IL)	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Larry Higby	Wyoming	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	Encampment, WY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mervin Jensen	Minnesota	145	—	—	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Albert Lea, MN	Albert Lea, MN	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jay McGrew	Colorado State	145	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Lakewood, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Andy Puchany	Indiana (IN)	145	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mmmmmmsr	Canonsburg, PA	Canonsburg, PA	1939	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ken Schmoker	Northern Colorado	145	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mmjr	Ft. Dodge, IA	Ft. Dodge, IA	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Nelson	Northern Iowa	155	1st	1	5	0	0.00	2.00	6.00	8.00	22	ujr	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	1945	1946	14	0	—	—	—	—
Ken Hunte	Syracuse (NY)	155	2nd	3	3	1	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	—	jr	Bellmore, NY	Mepham, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Don Mullison	Colorado State	155	3rd	4	4	1	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	24	SR (MMM)	Ft. Morgan, CO	Ft. Morgan, CO	1942	1942	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rodger Snook	Cornell (IA)	155	4th	2	3	2	0.00	2.00	1.00	3.00	—	JR (MM)	—	Newton, NJ	1943	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
James LaRock	Ithaca (NY)	155	—	—	1	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	—	—	Ithaca, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pat Sullivan	Michigan State	155	—	—	2	2	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	—	Bristow, OK	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Leon Tedder	Oklahoma State	155	—	—	1	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	JR	—	Geary (OK)/Stillwater (OK)	1943	1943	—	—	—	—	—	—
Peter Willson	Wheaton (IL)	155	—	—	2	2	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	JR	—	Proviso East, IL	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
William Cowling Jr.	San Diego State (CA)	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jim Dowe	California Poly	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Calexico, CA	Calexico, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Dwyer	Illinois	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	ujr	—	Tilden, IL	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hugh Evans	Colorado Mines	155	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	San Rafael, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dale Federer	Wyoming	155	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	Central, WY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jack LaBonde	Northern Colorado	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	—	North (Denver), CO	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Mancuso	Nebraska Omaha	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	uso	—	Central (Omaha), NE	1946	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glenn McCarthy	Utah State	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Mott	Colorado Boulder	155	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	jr	Denver, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Phil Smith	Auburn (AL)	155	—	—	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Tulsa, OK	Central (Tulsa), OK	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Smith	Northern Iowa	165	1st	1	4	0	0.00	0.00	6.00	6.00	—	so	Council Bluffs, IA	Jefferson (Council Bluffs), IA	—	—	11	0	1	—	—	—
Melbourne Flesner	Oklahoma State	165	2nd	3	3	1	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00	—	so	Stillwater, OK	Stillwater, OK	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gilbert Gaumer	Illinois	165	3rd	2	4	1	0.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	—	JR (M)	—	Danville, IL	1945	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Lyons	Kansas State	165	4th	—	3	2	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—	—	—	Wyandotte, KS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Al Partin	Cornell (IA)	165	—	—	1	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	27	JR (MMMMM)	Maywood, IL	Proviso East, IL	1941	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Don Thomas	Iowa State	165	—	—	1	1	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	jr	Marion, IA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard Arnold	Colorado Mines	165	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	usr	Canon City, CO	Canon City, CO	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
William Arnold	Colorado Boulder	165	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Boulder, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Carl Cox	Colorado State	165	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO	1940	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Mason	Wyoming	165	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	SO	Burns, WY	Burns, WY	1947	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harry McCarthy	Utah State	165	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pascal Perri	Syracuse (NY)	165	—	4	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	Mepham, NY	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rigo Rodriguez	San Diego State (CA)	165	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	San Diego, CA	1942	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mel Spence	Northern Colorado	165	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	mjr	—	Englewood, CO	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jim Gregson	Oklahoma State	175	1st	2	5	0	0.00	0.00	6.00	6.00	—	JR	—	Blackwell, OK	1946	1946	8	0	—	—	—	—
Joe Scarpello	Iowa	175	2nd	1	4	1	0.00	1.00	4.00	5.00	—	uuujr	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	1942	1946	10	1	—	—	—	—
Herb Reese	Nebraska	175	3rd	3	4	1	0.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	—	SO	Omaha, NE	Central (Omaha), NE	1947	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waldemar Van Cott II	Purdue (IN)	175	4th	4	3	2	0.00	2.00	1.00	3.00	24	JR (MMM)	—	?, MA	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Glen Anderson	Colorado State	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20	jr	Johnstown, CO	Johnstown, CO	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mark Bunge	California-Berkeley	175	—	—	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
William Clary	Kansas State	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fred Dexter	Cornell (IA)	175	—	—	2	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	JR (DMM)	Davenport, IA	Central (Davenport), IA	1942	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Dierdorff	San Diego State (CA)	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gene Gibbons	Michigan State	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	SO	Cleveland, OH	West (Cleveland), OH	1947	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robert Klune	Denver (CO)	175	—	—	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	—	North (Denver), CO	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joe Manchak	Wyoming	175	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GJ Roush	Amherst (MA)	175	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Herman Schillereff	Northern Colorado	175	—	—	2	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rex Sheppard	Colorado Boulder	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	jr	Denver, CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Siddens	Northern Iowa	175	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	23	so	Eagle Grove, IA	Eagle Grove, IA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Marion Tree	Brigham Young (UT)	175	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	sr	Park City, UT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
William Vohaska	Illinois	175	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	Riverside, IL	Morton, IL	1947	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Verne Gagne	Minnesota	450	1st	2	4	0	0.00	1.00	6.00	7.00	—	SR (MM)	Robbinsdale, MN	Robbinsdale, MN	1943	1943	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dick Hutton	Oklahoma State	450	2nd	1	3	1	0.00	2.00	4.00	6.00	25	jr	—	Webster, OK	—	—	9	1	1	—	—	—
Bob Maldegan	Michigan State	450	3rd	4	4	1	0.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	—	usr	—	Redford, MI	1944	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Homer Barr	Pennsylvania State	450	4th	—	3	2	0.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	—	SO (DDDD)	Clearfield, PA	Clearfield, PA	1943	1948	—	—	—	—	—	—
Moroni Schwab	Utah State	450	—	—	1	2	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	—	SR (MM)	Logan, UT	Logan, UT	1943	1945	—	—	—	—	—	—
Donald Arnold	San Diego State (CA)	450	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	—	San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Alvin Dalley	Brigham Young (UT)	450	—	—	0	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	jr	Driggs, ID	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bob Geigel	Iowa	450	—	—	2	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	JR (MMMM)	Algona, IA	Algona, IA	1942	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Clay Matthews Sr.	Georgia Tech	450	—	—	1	2	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Charleston, SC	Charleston, SC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Thurman 'Fum' McGraw	Colorado State	450	—	3	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	JR (M)	Paonia, CO	Paonia, CO	1945	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Charles Nowlen	Wyoming	450	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	—	Casper, WY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bill Priest	Northern Colorado	450	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	so	—	North (Denver), CO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard Simmons	Wheaton (IL)	450	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	JR	—	Seminole, OK	1946	1946	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fred Stoeker	Northern Iowa	450	—	—	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	jr	Keystone, IA	Keystone, IA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Team Scores▼

Place	Team	Bon Pts	Pl Pts	Total	Final	Notes
1st	Oklahoma State	6.00	26.00	32.00	32.00	—
2nd	Northern Iowa	5.00	22.00	27.00	27.00	—
3rd	Cornell (IA)	7.00	15.00	22.00	22.00	—
4th	Michigan State	3.00	10.00	13.00	13.00	—
5th	Minnesota	3.00	8.00	11.00	11.00	—
6th	Purdue (IN)	2.00	7.00	9.00	9.00	—
7th	Nebraska	3.00	2.00	5.00	5.00	—
7th	Iowa	1.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	—
9th	Syracuse (NY)	0.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	—
10th	Illinois	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	—
10th	Colorado State	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	—
12th	Navy (MD)	2.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	—
12th	Pennsylvania State	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	—
14th	Utah State	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—
14th	Indiana (IN)	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—
14th	Iowa State	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—
14th	Ithaca (NY)	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—
14th	Kansas State	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	—
14th	Wheaton (IL)	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	—
20th	Amherst (MA)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Nebraska Omaha	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Auburn (AL)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Georgia Tech	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Northern Colorado	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Virginia Military	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Brigham Young (UT)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Washington State	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	California-Berkeley	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	California Poly	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Wyoming	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Colorado Boulder	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Colorado Mines	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	San Diego State (CA)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—
20th	Denver (CO)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	—

Team Placing▼

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
Oklahoma State	2	3	—	2	—	—	—	—	7
Cornell (IA)	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	5
Northern Iowa	3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	5
Minnesota	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	3
Michigan State	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	3
Purdue (IN)	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2
Syracuse (NY)	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Colorado State	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Illinois	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Kansas State	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Nebraska	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
Iowa	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Pennsylvania State	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1

Awards▼

Award	Wrestler	Team	Notes
Gorriaran	Russ Bush	Northern Iowa	3 in 13:00
Outstanding Wrestler	Charles Hetrick	Oklahoma State	—

Milestones▼

Milestone	Wrestler	Detail
3x All-American	Don Anderson (Michigan State)	1947 - 145, 1948 - 147, 1949 - 145
3x All-American	Russ Bush (Northern Iowa)	1946 - 136, 1947 - 128, 1949 - 128
2x National Champion	Verne Gagne (Minnesota)	1948 - 191, 1949 - 450
3x All-American	Verne Gagne (Minnesota)	1947 - 450, 1948 - 191, 1949 - 450
3x All-American	Dick Hutton (Oklahoma State)	1947 - 450, 1948 - 450, 1949 - 450
3x All-American	Waldemar Van Cott II (Purdue (IN))	1947 - 175, 1948 - 174, 1949 - 175
2x National Champion	Lowell Lange (Cornell (IA))	1947 - 136, 1949 - 136
2x National Champion	Bill Nelson (Northern Iowa)	1947 - 165, 1949 - 155
2x National Champion	Arnold Plaza (Purdue (IN))	1948 - 114, 1949 - 121
3x All-American	Joe Scarpello (Iowa)	1947 - 175, 1948 - 174, 1949 - 175

Team	Milestone	Detail
Amherst (MA)	First Match Win (Champ 16)	GJ Roush
Auburn (AL)	First Match Win (Champ 16)	Phil Smith
	First Qualifier	1949
	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Brigham Young (UT)	First Qualifier	1949
Brigham Young (UT)	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
California Poly	First Qualifier	1949
California Poly	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
California-Berkeley	First Match Win (Champ 16)	Mark Bunge
	First Qualifier	1949
	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Colorado Boulder	First Match Win (Consi 4 #1)	William Arnold
	First Qualifier	1949
	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Colorado Mines	First Qualifier	1949
Colorado Mines	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Georgia Tech	First Match Win (Champ 16)	Clay Matthews Sr.
	First Qualifier	1949
	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Ithaca (NY)	First Match Win (Champ 16)	James LaRock
	First Qualifier	1949
	Highest Team Place: 14th	1949
	Highest Team Score	1
Nebraska	Highest Team Place: 7th	1949
Nebraska Omaha	First Qualifier	1949
Nebraska Omaha	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Northern Iowa	Highest Team Score	27 (prev: 24)
Oklahoma State	2x Consecutive Championships	1948, 1949
	🏆 New Record: Consecutive All-Americans (19)	Since 1928
	🏆 New Record: Consecutive Finalists (19)	Since 1928
	🏆 New Record: Consecutive Ind. Champions (14)	Since 1933
	🏆 New Record: Consecutive Qualifiers (19)	Since 1928
San Diego State (CA)	First Qualifier	1949
San Diego State (CA)	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Syracuse (NY)	First Finalist	Ken Hunte (155 lbs)
	Highest Team Place: 9th	1949
	Highest Team Score	4 (prev: 2)
Utah State	Highest Team Place: 14th	1949
Utah State	Highest Team Score	1 (prev: 0)
Washington State	First Qualifier	1949
Washington State	Highest Team Place: 20th	1949
Wheaton (IL)	First Match Win (Champ 16)	Peter Willson
	Highest Team Place: 14th	1949
	Highest Team Score	1 (prev: 0)

No single-tournament records broken or tied this year.

Milestone	Wrestler	Count	Tourneys	Previous Record
🤝 Ties Record: Most Career Wins	Verne Gagne (Minnesota)	13	3	13 — Wayne Martin (Oklahoma)
🏆 New Record: Most Career Losses	Garth Lappin (Minnesota)	7	4	6 — Robert Larson (Iowa)

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