| 42nd Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ McGraw Hall (Evanston, Illinois)
Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, 1956
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Perennial Big Ten Winners - Michigan
Michigan successfully defended its wrestling title at the Big Ten Conference championships held at Northwestern. SOURCE: 1957! NCAA Wrestling Guide.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Michigan State University [MI], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Purdue University [IN], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI] |
| Team Final |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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115 lbs:
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Terry McCann (University of Iowa [IA]) > Manuel Pihakis (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
DFLT time? |
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123 lbs:
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Don Stroud (Michigan State University [MI]) > Ed Anderson (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
JD 3-3 |
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130 lbs:
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Vernon Whitney (Purdue University [IN]) > Earle Edwards (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
DEC 5-3 |
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137 lbs:
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Jim Sinadinos (Michigan State University [MI]) > Frank Hirt (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 2-0 |
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147 lbs:
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Drayton Praed (Purdue University [IN]) > Bob DeFelice (Ohio State University [OH]),
JD 1-1 |
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157 lbs:
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Mike Rodriguez (University of Michigan [MI]) > Larry TenPas (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
FALL 4:46 |
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167 lbs:
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Harlan Jenkinson (University of Iowa [IA]) > John McMahon (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 9-8 |
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177 lbs:
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Jack Manchelio (University of Michigan [MI]) > Gary Kurdelmeier (University of Iowa [IA]),
DEC 4-2 |
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191 lbs:
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Ken Leuer (University of Iowa [IA]) > Richard Anthony (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
DEC 3-1 |
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HWT:
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Bob Konovsky (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Dave Herbold (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]),
DEC 4-1 |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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115 lbs:
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Charles Prunty (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Dave Moore (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 5-2 |
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123 lbs:
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Daniel Deppe (University of Michigan [MI]) > Steve Cole (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]),
FALL 1:58 |
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130 lbs:
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Jerry Hoke (Michigan State University [MI]) > Charles Anderson (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 3-2 |
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137 lbs:
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Simon Roberts (University of Iowa [IA]) > Bill Muther (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 6-0 |
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147 lbs:
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Don Meyers (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Don Haney (University of Michigan [MI]),
DEC 8-3 |
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157 lbs:
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James James Bose (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > John Winder (University of Iowa [IA]),
DEC 7-5 |
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167 lbs:
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Ken Kraft (Northwestern University [IL]) > Jim Ellis (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]),
FALL 3:27 |
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177 lbs:
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Ahmet Senol (Purdue University [IN]) > Harold Brownstein (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 6-0 |
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191 lbs:
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Gil Mesic (Purdue University [IN]) > Ken Maidlow (Michigan State University [MI]),
JD 2-2 |
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HWT:
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Denny Krick (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Joe Suminski (Purdue University [IN]),
DEC 4-1 |
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