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19th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ South College Gymnasium, Colorado A&M (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Friday-Saturday, March 25-26, 1949


Muscles at Work
Muscles at Work
Joe Scarpello of the University of Iowa is on top but having a rugged time of it against Joe Manchak of Wyoming in the 175-pound first round match of the NCAA wrestling championships. SOURCE: The Decatur Review, March 26, 1949.

Album: General

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Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Amherst College [MA], Brigham Young University [UT], California Polytechnic State University [CA], Colorado School of Mines [CO], Colorado State University [CO], Cornell College [IA], Georgia Institute of Technology [GA], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Kansas State University [KS], Michigan State University [MI], Oklahoma State University [OK], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], San Diego State University [CA], Syracuse University [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of California, Berkeley [CA], University of Colorado [CO], University of Denver [CO], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Nebraska Omaha [NB], University of Northern Colorado [CO], University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA], University of Wyoming [WY], Utah State University [UT], Virginia Military Institute [VA], Washington State University [WA], Wheaton College [IL]
Team Final
1. Oklahoma State University [OK]  32 points
2. University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]  27
3. Cornell College [IA]  21
4. Michigan State University [MI]  13
5. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]  11
6. Purdue University [IN]  9
7. University of Iowa [IA]  5
University of Nebraska [NB]  5
9. Syracuse University [NY]  4
10. Colorado State University [CO]  3
University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]  3
12. Amherst College [MA]  0
Brigham Young University [UT]  0
California Polytechnic State University [CA]  0
Colorado School of Mines [CO]  0
Georgia Institute of Technology [GA]  0
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]  0
Kansas State University [KS]  0
Pennsylvania State University [PA]  0
San Diego State University [CA]  0
U.S. Naval Academy [MD]  0
University of California, Berkeley [CA]  0
University of Colorado [CO]  0
University of Denver [CO]  0
University of Nebraska Omaha [NB]  0
University of Northern Colorado [CO]  0
University of Wyoming [WY]  0
Utah State University [UT]  0
Virginia Military Institute [VA]  0
Washington State University [WA]  0
Wheaton College [IL]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Charles Hetrick (Oklahoma State University [OK], 128 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
121 lbs: Arnold Plaza (Purdue University [IN]) > Grady Peninger (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 3-1
128 lbs: Charles Hetrick (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Leo Thomsen (Cornell College [IA]), DEC 4-1
136 lbs: Lowell Lange (Cornell College [IA]) > Dick Dickenson (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 6-0
145 lbs: Keith Young (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Don Anderson (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 3-0
155 lbs: Bill Nelson (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Ken Hunte (Syracuse University [NY]), DEC 3-0
165 lbs: Bill Smith (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Melbourne Flesner (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 6-1
175 lbs: Jim Gregson (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Joe Scarpello (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 3-1
HWT: Verne Gagne (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Dick Hutton (Oklahoma State University [OK]), JD 1-1
Consolation Final (3rd)
121 lbs: Dick Hauser (Cornell College [IA]) > Garth Lappin (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), FALL 6:40
128 lbs: Russ Bush (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Alan Rice (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 9-4
136 lbs: Luverne Klar (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Don Meeker (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 6-5
145 lbs: Kent Lange (Cornell College [IA]) > Elias George (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 6-3
155 lbs: Don Mullison (Colorado State University [CO]) > Rodger Snook (Cornell College [IA]), DEC 6-4
165 lbs: Gilbert Gaumer (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Charles Lyons (Kansas State University [KS]), DFLT time?
175 lbs: Herb Reese (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Waldemar Van Cott II (Purdue University [IN]), DEC 6-5
HWT: Bob Maldegan (Michigan State University [MI]) > Homer Barr (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 3-2

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