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17th Annual Interstate Intercollegiate Individual Invitational Wrestling Tournament

Wrestling Tournament
@ Case Institute of Technology (Cleveland, Ohio)
Friday-Saturday, March 12-13, 1954

1954 Four-I Wrestling Champions

SOURCE: 1955! NCAA Guide.

Album: General

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)

Participating Teams

Alfred University [NY], Baldwin Wallace University [OH], Case Institute of Technology [OH], Hobart College [NY], Hofstra University [NY], Illinois State University [IL], Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA], Ithaca College [NY], Kent State University [OH], Lock Haven University [PA], Ontario Agricultural College [ON], Rochester Institute of Technology [NY], SUNY Cortland [NY], U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY], University of Toledo [OH], Waynesburg University [PA], Wheaton College [IL]

Team Final

1.	Kent State University [OH] 24 points
2.	University of Toledo [OH] 18
3.	Lock Haven University [PA] 16
	Rochester Institute of Technology [NY] 16
5.	Waynesburg University [PA] 13
6.	Ithaca College [NY] 12
7.	SUNY Cortland [NY] 9
8.	Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA] 8
9.	Case Institute of Technology [OH] 7
10.	Baldwin Wallace University [OH] 5
	Hofstra University [NY] 5
	Wheaton College [IL] 5
13.	Alfred University [NY] 4
14.	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY] 3
15.	Illinois State University [IL] 2
16.	Hobart College [NY] 1
	Ontario Agricultural College [ON] 1

Championship Final (1st)

115 lbs:	Jack Love (Kent State University [OH]) > Don Jones (Case Institute of Technology [OH]), FALL 3:45
123 lbs:	Wade Cummings (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > George Mandel (Lock Haven University [PA]), RD
130 lbs:	Jim Howard (Ithaca College [NY]) > Paul Boyko (University of Toledo [OH]), DEC 4-2
137 lbs:	Jim Modrak (Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]) > Larry Cramer (Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA]), DEC 6-5
147 lbs:	Ian MacEwan (Kent State University [OH]) > John O'Neill (Wheaton College [IL]), FALL 1:27
157 lbs:	Gary Dotzler (Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]) > Pete Damone (Hofstra University [NY]), DEC 5-3
167 lbs:	Dick Bonacci (University of Toledo [OH]) > Andy Lentvorsky (Lock Haven University [PA]), DEC 7-6
177 lbs:	Paul Thomann (Ithaca College [NY]) > Charles Williams (Waynesburg University [PA]), DEC 4-0
191 lbs:	Ed Lanzi (University of Toledo [OH]) > Tony Putorti (Waynesburg University [PA]), DEC 5-1
HWT:	Ray Scheerer (Kent State University [OH]) > John Barrish (Waynesburg University [PA]), FALL 5:58

Consolation Final (3rd)

115 lbs:	Bob Cilimburg (Baldwin Wallace University [OH]) > G. McCann (Ontario Agricultural College [ON]), NA
123 lbs:	Croft (Indiana University of Pennsylvania [PA]) > John Radocha (Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]), NA
130 lbs:	Bruno (Illinois State University [IL]) > Turner (Lock Haven University [PA]), NA
137 lbs:	McIntyre (Lock Haven University [PA]) > Pennington (Wheaton College [IL]), NA
147 lbs:	Ray Farris (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy [NY]) > John Dennis (Alfred University [NY]), NA
157 lbs:	Don Chadwick (Baldwin Wallace University [OH]) > Jim Schiller (Case Institute of Technology [OH]), NA
167 lbs:	Dick Lee (SUNY Cortland [NY]) > Steve Mihaly (Case Institute of Technology [OH]), NA
177 lbs:	Fred Gibbs (Alfred University [NY]) > Jim Barclay (Rochester Institute of Technology [NY]), NA
191 lbs:	Hoffman (Illinois State University [IL]) > George Policano (Alfred University [NY]), NA
HWT:	Douglas (Lock Haven University [PA]) > Jerry Stiles (Hobart College [NY]), FFT