1949 NCAA Wrestling Championships
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | 1950 → |
The 1949 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 19th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted the tournament at their South College Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 32 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Charles Hetrick of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
Team results
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 32 |
| 2 | Iowa State Teachers College | 27 |
| 3 | Cornell College
|
21 |
| 4 | Michigan State
|
13 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 11 |
| 6 | Purdue
|
9 |
| T-7 | Nebraska | 5 |
| T-7 | Iowa | 5 |
| 9 | Syracuse
|
4 |
| T-10 | Illinois
|
3 |
| T-10 | Colorado A&M | 3 |
| Reference:[2] | ||
Individual finals
| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 121 lbs | Arnold Plaza, Purdue DEC Grady Peninger, Oklahoma A&M , 3–1
|
| 128 lbs | Charles Hetrick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Leo Thomsen, Cornell College , 4–1
|
| 136 lbs | Lowell Lange, Cornell College DEC Dick Dickenson, Michigan State , 6–0
|
| 145 lbs | Keith Young, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Don Anderson, Michigan State, 3–0 |
| 155 lbs | Bill Nelson, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Ken Hunte, Syracuse , 3–0
|
| 165 lbs | Bill Smith, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Melbourne Flesner, Oklahoma A&M, 6–1 |
| 175 lbs | Jim Gregerson, Oklahoma A&M DEC Joe Scarpello, Iowa, 3–1 |
| UNL | Verne Gagne, Minnesota RD Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M, 1–1 |
| Reference:[2] | |
References
- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "19th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.