| 25th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Barton Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca, New York)
Friday-Saturday, March 25-26, 1955
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Champions
The 10 winners in the National Collegiate wrestling championships at Barton Hall display some of their spoils. SOURCE: The Ithaca Journal, March 28, 1955.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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Auburn University (API) [AL], City College of New York [NY], Colgate University [NY], Colorado State University [CO], Columbia University [NY], Cornell College [IA], Cornell University [NY], Duke University [NC], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Harvard University [MA], Hofstra University [NY], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Ithaca College [NY], Kent State University [OH], Knox College [IL], Lafayette College [PA], Lehigh University [PA], Lewis & Clark College [OR], Lock Haven University [PA], Loyola University Maryland [MD], Michigan State University [MI], Millersville University [PA], Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN], Ohio University [OH], Oklahoma State University [OK], Oregon State University [OR], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Princeton University [NJ], Purdue University [IN], Rutgers University [NJ], San José State University [CA], South Dakota State University [SD], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Springfield College [MA], SUNY Cortland [NY], Syracuse University [NY], Temple University [PA], U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY], U.S. Military Academy [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of Colorado [CO], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Maryland, College Park [MD], University of Michigan [MI], University of Nebraska [NB], University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC], University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [TN], University of Toledo [OH], University of Virginia [VA], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI], University of Wyoming [WY], Ursinus College [PA], Washington State University [WA], Waynesburg University [PA], West Virginia University [WV], Wheaton College [IL], Wilkes University [PA], Yale University [CT] |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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115 lbs:
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Terry McCann (University of Iowa [IA]) > Dave Bowlin (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
FALL 7:06 |
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123 lbs:
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Ed Peery (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Lewis Guidi (West Virginia University [WV]),
FALL 8:30 |
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130 lbs:
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Myron Roderick (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Bobby Lyons (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 13-2 |
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137 lbs:
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Larry Fornicola (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Andrew Kaul (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 6-0 |
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147 lbs:
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Eddie Eichelberger (Lehigh University [PA]) > Lloyd Corwin (Cornell College [IA]),
FALL 6:43 |
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157 lbs:
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Bill Weick (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > Mike Rodriguez (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 6-4 |
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167 lbs:
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Fred Davis (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Larry TenPas (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 9-2 |
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177 lbs:
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Dan Hodge (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Joe Krufka (Pennsylvania State University [PA]),
FALL 4:23 |
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191 lbs:
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Peter Blair (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Ken Leuer (University of Iowa [IA]),
FALL 5:01 |
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HWT:
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Bill Oberly (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Werner Seel (Lehigh University [PA]),
DEC 5-3 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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115 lbs:
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Edward Amerantes (Springfield College [MA]) > Robert Perry (West Virginia University [WV]),
NA |
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123 lbs:
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Richard Meeks (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]) > Daniel Deppe (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 3-1 |
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130 lbs:
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Linn Long (University of Colorado [CO]) > Ron Day (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 3-0 |
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137 lbs:
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Jim Sinadinos (Michigan State University [MI]) > William Simmons (Temple University [PA]),
DEC 6-1 |
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147 lbs:
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Doug Blubaugh (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > George Mulligan (Rutgers University [NJ]),
DEC 4-1 |
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157 lbs:
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Ed DeWitt (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Ed Rooney (Syracuse University [NY]),
DEC 1-0 |
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167 lbs:
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Joe Gattuso (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Joe Solomon (University of Pittsburgh [PA]),
DEC 6-2 |
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177 lbs:
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Frank Rosenmayr (University of Colorado [CO]) > Don Wem (University of Toledo [OH]),
FFT |
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191 lbs:
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Richard Anthony (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Gus Gatto (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]),
JD 2-2 |
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HWT:
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Bob Konovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Willis Holland (Colorado State University [CO]),
DEC 2-0 |
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Attachments
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Brackets (PDF)
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National Collegiate Championships (NCAA, 1955-1956) (PDF)
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Big Red Hosts Spectacle In Barton Hall (Cornell, Mar 25) (PDF)
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Oklahoma A&M Takes National Mat Championship (Cornell, Apr 4) (PDF)
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Many Champs Entered In National Mat Tourney (Ithaca, Mar 22) (PDF)
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Matmen Begin To Arrive For National Championships (Ithaca, Mar 23) (PDF)
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National Wrestling Tourney Opens Friday Afternoon (Ithaca, Mar 24) (PDF)
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Rugged Field Set For Nationals (Ithaca, Mar 25) (PDF)
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Pittsburgh, 2 Oklahoma Teams Feud for National Mat Crown (Ithaca, Mar 26) (PDF)
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Oklahoma Aggie Matmen Repeat; Penn State 2nd (Ithaca, Mar 28) (PDF)
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National Collegiate Championships - Better (NCAA, 1955-1956) (PDF)
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