| 18th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships |
Wrestling Tournament
@ Taylor Gymnasium, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 1948
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NCAA Champions
These eight men emerged victorious in their respective weights after two days of continuous wrestling in the NCAA tourney. SOURCE: Lehigh Brown and White, March 23, 1948.
Varsity - Olympic Rules (Level: Collegiate, Style: Freestyle)
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Brooklyn College [NY], Bucknell University [PA], City College of New York [NY], Colorado College [CO], Colorado State University [CO], Franklin & Marshall College [PA], Gettysburg College [PA], Harvard University [MA], Hofstra University [NY], Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Iowa State University [IA], Kansas State University [KS], Lehigh University [PA], Lock Haven University [PA], Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA], Michigan State University [MI], Oklahoma State University [OK], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], Rutgers University [NJ], Syracuse University [NY], U.S. Military Academy [NY], U.S. Naval Academy [MD], University of Illinois, Champaign [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Nebraska [NB], University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA], University of Wyoming [WY], Waynesburg University [PA], Williams College [MA] |
| Team Final |
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| Award Winners |
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| Championship Final (1st) |
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114 lbs:
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Arnold Plaza (Purdue University [IN]) > William Mann (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
DEC score? |
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125 lbs:
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George Lewis (Waynesburg University [PA]) > Rometo Macias (University of Iowa [IA]),
NA |
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136 lbs:
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Dick Dickenson (Michigan State University [MI]) > Nathan Bauer (Oklahoma State University [OK]),
NA |
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147 lbs:
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Bill Koll (University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA]) > John Fletcher (U.S. Naval Academy [MD]),
NA |
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160 lbs:
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Jack St. Clair (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Gale Mikles (Michigan State University [MI]),
NA |
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174 lbs:
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Glen Brand (Iowa State University [IA]) > Waldemar Van Cott II (Purdue University [IN]),
NA |
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191 lbs:
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Verne Gagne (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Charles Gottfried (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
NA |
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HWT:
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Dick Hutton (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Bob Maldegan (Michigan State University [MI]),
NA |
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| Consolation Final (3rd) |
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114 lbs:
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Bill Jernigan (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Steve DeAugustino (Lock Haven University [PA]),
NA |
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125 lbs:
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Paul McDaniel (Oklahoma State University [OK]) > Gene McDonald (Michigan State University [MI]),
NA |
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136 lbs:
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Anthony Verga (Lock Haven University [PA]) > Joe Garcia (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
NA |
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147 lbs:
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Newton Copple (University of Nebraska [NB]) > Don Anderson (Michigan State University [MI]),
NA |
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160 lbs:
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Don Mullison (Colorado State University [CO]) > Donald Thomas (Waynesburg University [PA]),
NA |
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174 lbs:
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Joe Scarpello (University of Iowa [IA]) > Gilbert Gaumer (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
NA |
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191 lbs:
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Bob Geigel (University of Iowa [IA]) > Leroy Alitz (University of Nebraska [NB]),
NA |
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HWT:
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Thurman McGraw (Colorado State University [CO]) > Arthur Archer (University of Illinois, Champaign [IL]),
NA |
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