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41st Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Friday-Saturday, March 4-5, 1955


Big Ten Winners - Michigan
Big Ten Winners - Michigan
The University of Michigan captured the Big Ten championship for the sixth time under Coach Cliff Keen's direction. SOURCE: 1956! NCAA Wrestling Guide.

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Big Ten Winners - Michigan Big Ten Championships Wrestling Tangle Iowans Edged in Wrestling

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Michigan State University [MI], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Purdue University [IN], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]
Team Final
1. University of Michigan [MI]  50 points
2. University of Iowa [IA]  46
3. University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]  37
4. University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]  33
5. Michigan State University [MI]  16
6. Ohio State University [OH]  15
7. Purdue University [IN]  14
8. Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]  9
9. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]  7
10. Northwestern University [IL]  4
Championship Final (1st)
123 lbs: Terry McCann (University of Iowa [IA]) > Richard Meeks (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]), DEC 12-3
130 lbs: Max Pearson (University of Michigan [MI]) > John Ontiveros (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]), DEC 4-0
137 lbs: Andrew Kaul (University of Michigan [MI]) > Jim Sinadinos (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 4-0
147 lbs: Don Haney (University of Michigan [MI]) > Bud Weick (Purdue University [IN]), JD 5-5
157 lbs: Mike Rodriguez (University of Michigan [MI]) > Jerry Seeber (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), FALL 4:44
167 lbs: Larry TenPas (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Harlan Jenkinson (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 5-2
177 lbs: John Winder (University of Iowa [IA]) > Richard Anthony (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), DEC 4-3
HWT: Bob Konovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Ken Leuer (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 2-1
Consolation Final (3rd)
123 lbs: Vernon Whitney (Purdue University [IN]) > Daniel Deppe (University of Michigan [MI]), NA 
130 lbs: Dick Govig (University of Iowa [IA]) > John Nicolella (Ohio State University [OH]), NA 
137 lbs: Bob DeFelice (Ohio State University [OH]) > John McShane (Northwestern University [IL]), NA 
147 lbs: Jerry Salmon (University of Iowa [IA]) > Ed Jackson (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]), NA 
157 lbs: Frank Kastor (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Dick Lennox (Michigan State University [MI]), NA 
167 lbs: Bob Reif (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > John McMahon (University of Michigan [MI]), NA 
177 lbs: Ed Mathews (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Thomas Krause (University of Michigan [MI]), NA 
HWT: Charles Kubes (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Ted Rader (Ohio State University [OH]), NA 



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