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8th Annual IIAC Wrestling Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ McCormick Gymnasium (Normal, Illinois)
Saturday, March 9, 1957

Southern Repeats IIAC Wrestling Title
Southern Repeats IIAC Wrestling Title
Danny Winland, State Normal 123 pounder, grimaces as he seeks to pull a reversal on Warner Semetis of Eastern Illinois in their semifinal match of the IIAC Wrestling Meet at McCormick Gymnasium Saturday. SOURCE: The Pantagraph, Sunday, March 10, 1957.

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Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Central Michigan University [MI], Eastern Illinois University [IL], Eastern Michigan University [MI], Illinois State University [IL], Northern Illinois University [IL], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Western Illinois University [IL]
Team Final
1. Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]  68 points
2. Northern Illinois University [IL]  43
3. Illinois State University [IL]  39
4. Eastern Illinois University [IL]  32
5. Western Illinois University [IL]  17
6. Eastern Michigan University [MI]  14
7. Central Michigan University [MI]  11
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Lee Grubbs (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], 137 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
123 lbs: Warner Semetis (Eastern Illinois University [IL]) > Tessler (Northern Illinois University [IL]), DEC 4-2
130 lbs: Bob Juarez (Illinois State University [IL]) > Roy Fowley (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]), RD 
137 lbs: Lee Grubbs (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Ron Riek (Illinois State University [IL]), DEC 10-4
147 lbs: Ron Larsen (Illinois State University [IL]) > Dave Falk (Northern Illinois University [IL]), OTD 7-0 (1OT)
157 lbs: Herman Ayers (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Jay Meitzler (Illinois State University [IL]), DEC 3-2
167 lbs: Orlando (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Yound (Northern Illinois University [IL]), DEC 3-2
177 lbs: Dunkel (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Hatfield (Eastern Illinois University [IL]), OTD 3-2 (1OT)
191 lbs: Gary Burdick (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Jim Bryant (Eastern Illinois University [IL]), RD 
HWT: Hayes (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]) > Garner (Central Michigan University [MI]), DEC 5-2
Consolation Final (3rd)
123 lbs: Sandoval (Western Illinois University [IL]) > Warriner (Central Michigan University [MI]), DEC 3-0
130 lbs: Schwigen (Northern Illinois University [IL]) > Gorman (Western Illinois University [IL]), DEC 4-0
137 lbs: Ron Thornbury (Eastern Michigan University [MI]) > Wehner (Western Illinois University [IL]), DEC 5-2
147 lbs: K. Wise (Eastern Michigan University [MI]), FFT 
157 lbs: Commons (Northern Illinois University [IL]) > McDowell (Central Michigan University [MI]), FALL 3:48
167 lbs: Sam Holloway (Eastern Michigan University [MI]) > McBeth (Western Illinois University [IL]), DEC 2-1
177 lbs: Kaborec (Northern Illinois University [IL]) > Harold Henson (Illinois State University [IL]), DEC 4-3
191 lbs: Seeman (Northern Illinois University [IL]) > Gerber (Western Illinois University [IL]), DEC 5-3
HWT: Decker (Eastern Illinois University [IL]) > DeTaeye (Western Illinois University [IL]), RD 

Attachments
Southern Illinois Repeats IIAC Wrestling Title (Bloomington, Mar 10) (PDF)



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