1947 NCAA wrestling championships

The 1947 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 17th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.

1947 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationChampaign, Illinois
DatesMarch 28, 1947–March 29, 1947
Host(s)University of Illinois
Venue(s)Huff Gymnasium
Final positions
ChampionsCornell College (1st title)
1st runners-upIowa State Teachers College
2nd runners-upOklahoma A&M
MVPBill Koll (Iowa State Teachers College)
← 1946
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Cornell College took home the team championship with 32 points, and having two individual champions.[1]

Bill Koll of Iowa State Teachers College was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

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Rank School Points
1 Cornell College 32
2 Iowa State Teachers College 19
3 Oklahoma A&M 15
4 Michigan State 11
5 Oklahoma 10
6 Illinois 9
7 Iowa 6
T-8 Purdue 5
T-8 Iowa State College 5
T-10 Minnesota 4
T-10 Michigan 4
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

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Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs Dick Hauser, Cornell College WBF Bill Jernigan, Oklahoma A&M, 3:34
128 lbs Russ Bush, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Lou Kachiroubas, Illinois, 4–2
136 lbs Lowell Lange, Cornell College DEC Nathan Bauer, Oklahoma A&M, 6–3
145 lbs Bill Koll, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Rodger Snook, Cornell College, 7–2
155 lbs Gale Mikles, Michigan State DEC Bill Courtright, Michigan, 2–0
165 lbs Bill Nelson, Iowa State Teachers College WBF Jim Eagleton, Oklahoma, 7:36
175 lbs Joe Scarpello, Iowa DEC Glen Brand, Iowa State College, 10–6
UNL Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Ray Gunkel, Purdue, 5–3
Reference:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "17th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.