| 17th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Huff Gymnasium (Champaign, Illinois)
Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, 1947
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Cornell College
Mat Masters of 1947. SOURCE: The Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1948.
Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
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Appalachian State University [NC], Colorado State University [CO], Cornell College [IA], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Kent State University [OH], Lehigh University [PA], Lock Haven University [PA], Michigan State University [MI], Ohio State University [OH], Ohio University [OH], Oklahoma State University [OK], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], Rutgers University [NJ], Springfield College [MA], U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point) [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of Illinois, Champaign [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 (ISTC) [IA], University of Oklahoma [OK], University of Pennsylvania [PA], Virginia Military Institute [VA], Waynesburg University [PA], Wheaton College [IL] |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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121 lbs:
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Garth Lappin (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Ray Gibbs (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 5-1 |
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128 lbs:
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Leo Thomsen (Cornell College [IA]) > Paul McDaniel (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
DEC 2-1 |
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136 lbs:
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Donald Johnson (Michigan State University [MI]) > Kenneth Watson (University of Oklahoma [OK]),
DEC 7-5 |
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145 lbs:
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John Fletcher (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]) > Don Anderson (Michigan State University [MI]),
DEC 6-5 |
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155 lbs:
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Ledger Stecker (University of Oklahoma [OK]) > Kenneth Marlin (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 8-3 |
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165 lbs:
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Fred Dexter (Cornell College [IA]) > David Shapiro (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 8-6 |
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175 lbs:
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Dale Thomas (Cornell College [IA]) > Waldemar Van Cott II (Purdue University [IN]),
DEC 9-4 |
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HWT:
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Verne Gagne (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Charles Gottfried (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC 4-2 |
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