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33rd Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships
Wrestling Tournament
@ Memorial Gym (Kent, Ohio)
Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23, 1963

NCAA Mat Champs
NCAA Mat Champs
Portrait of the 10 national collegiate wrestling champions. SOURCE: Waterloo Courier, March 26, 1963.

Album: Waterloo Courier

NCAA Mat Champs Kent 3-Day Mat Capital NCAA Mat Sums Oklahoma Breaks Cowboy Domination NCAA Mat Sums NCAA Wrestling Place Winners

Album: Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gazette

Reunion After The Victory Monday's Wash Something's Got To Move Congratulations Champ Nance Whips Kristoff for NCAA Heavy Title Nance Wins US Wrestling On The Number One Sport

Album: The Daily Kent Stater

Nations Top Wrestlers To Battle for NCAA Laurels NCAA Wrestling Crown Goes to Oklahoma Tourney Fillas Memorial Gym, Shines Spotlight on Kent State

Album: Syracuse Post-Standard

Keeping Posted With Bill Reddy Three Orange Matmen Left In Nationals Nance Finalist In Mat Tourney Nance Wins NCAA Mat Championship Orange Matmen Fifth in NCAA NCAA Mat Champs

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Bloomsburg University [PA], Colorado State University [CO], Iowa State University [IA], Kent State University [OH], Lehigh University [PA], Lock Haven University [PA], Michigan State University [MI], Minnesota State University, Moorhead [MN], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Ohio University [OH], Oklahoma State University [OK], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL], Syracuse University [NY], U.S. Air Force Academy [CO], U.S. Military Academy [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of California, Los Angeles [CA], University of Colorado [CO], University of Illinois [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Northern Colorado [CO], University of Northern Iowa [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Pittsburgh [PA], University of Toledo [OH], University of Washington [WA], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI], West Liberty State College [WV]
Team Final
1. University of Oklahoma [OK]  48 points
2. Iowa State University [IA]  45
3. University of Michigan [MI]  36
4. Oklahoma State University [OK]  32
Syracuse University [NY]  32
University of Pittsburgh [PA]  32
7. University of Iowa [IA]  25
8. Lehigh University [PA]  24
9. Colorado State University [CO]  23
10. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]  18
11. Bloomsburg University [PA]  0
Kent State University [OH]  0
Lock Haven University [PA]  0
Michigan State University [MI]  0
Minnesota State University, Moorhead [MN]  0
Northwestern University [IL]  0
Ohio State University [OH]  0
Ohio University [OH]  0
Pennsylvania State University [PA]  0
Purdue University [IN]  0
Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]  0
U.S. Air Force Academy [CO]  0
U.S. Military Academy [NY]  0
U.S. Naval Academy [MD]  0
University of California, Los Angeles [CA]  0
University of Colorado [CO]  0
University of Illinois [IL]  0
University of Nebraska [NB]  0
University of Northern Colorado [CO]  0
University of Northern Iowa [IA]  0
University of Toledo [OH]  0
University of Washington [WA]  0
University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]  0
West Liberty State College [WV]  0
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Mickey Martin (University of Oklahoma [OK], 130 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
115 lbs: Arthur Maughan (Minnesota State University, Moorhead [MN]) > Gil Sanchez (Colorado State University [CO]), FALL 8:11
123 lbs: Mike Nissen (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Mike Johnson (University of Pittsburgh [PA]), DEC 2-0
130 lbs: Mickey Martin (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Bobby Douglas (West Liberty State College [WV]), DEC 12-8
137 lbs: Bill Dotson (University of Northern Iowa [IA]) > Tom Huff (University of Iowa [IA]), OTC 8-7 (1OT)
147 lbs: Mike Natvig (U.S. Military Academy [NY]) > Lonnie Rubis (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 7-2
157 lbs: Kirk Pendleton (Lehigh University [PA]) > Phil Kinyon (Oklahoma State University [OK]), DEC 5-2
167 lbs: Jim Harrison (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Steve Combs (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 3-2
177 lbs: Dean Lahr (University of Colorado [CO]) > Harry Houska (Ohio University [OH]), DEC 5-2
191 lbs: Jack Barden (University of Michigan [MI]) > Wayne Baughman (University of Oklahoma [OK]), DEC 4-2
HWT: Jim Nance (Syracuse University [NY]) > Larry Kristoff (Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL]), DEC 2-1
Consolation Final (3rd)
115 lbs: Tom Balent (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Lowell Stewart (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 5-3
123 lbs: Mark McCracken (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Fred Powell (Lock Haven University [PA]), DEC 2-0
130 lbs: David Dozeman (University of Michigan [MI]) > Lew Kennedy (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 7-5
137 lbs: Mike Harman (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Larry Bewley (Iowa State University [IA]), DEC 4-1
147 lbs: Veryl Long (Iowa State University [IA]) > Dick Slutzky (Syracuse University [NY]), JD 3-3
157 lbs: Virgil Carr (Iowa State University [IA]) > Rahim Javanmard (University of California, Los Angeles [CA]), DEC 7-6
167 lbs: Gordon Hassman (Iowa State University [IA]) > Terry Isaacson (U.S. Air Force Academy [CO]), DEC 2-1
177 lbs: Tommy Edgar (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Richard Bell (University of Washington [WA]), DEC 4-1
191 lbs: Ron Paar (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Allan Jaklich (Northwestern University [IL]), DEC 3-0
HWT: Joe James (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Merrell Solowin (University of Toledo [OH]), DEC 4-3
Consolation Final (5th)
115 lbs: Wally Curtis (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Okla Johnson (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 4-3
123 lbs: Gary Joseph (Ohio State University [OH]) > Don Neff (University of Northern Colorado [CO]), OTD 4-3 (1OT)
130 lbs: Ron Jones (Iowa State University [IA]) > Pat Smartt (Lehigh University [PA]), DEC 4-1
137 lbs: Charles White (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Gary Wilcox (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC 8-0
147 lbs: Jim Crider (University of Northern Colorado [CO]) > David Gibson (Purdue University [IN]), DEC 6-3
157 lbs: Rick Bay (University of Michigan [MI]) > Tim Gay (University of Pittsburgh [PA]), DEC 6-3
167 lbs: Bob Hall (Bloomsburg University [PA]) > William Roy (University of Illinois [IL]), DEC 1-0
177 lbs: Ken Barr (University of Pittsburgh [PA]) > Gerry Franzen (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]), DEC 7-2
191 lbs: Ken Hines (Colorado State University [CO]) > Gerry Everling (Syracuse University [NY]), FFT 
HWT: Bob Spaly (University of Michigan [MI]) > John Illengwarth (Lehigh University [PA]), DEC 3-2

Attachments
Brackets (PDF)
National Collegiate Championships (NCAA, 1963-1964) (PDF)



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