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195222nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State
Champions and Place Winners
Top Ten Team Scores
Outstanding Wrestler Tommy Evans - Oklahoma
Team Champion Oklahoma - 22 Points
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
115 Hugh Peery [1] - Pittsburgh (13-6) Will Howard [3] - DenverRobert Carlin [2] - Indiana
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Richard Meeks [4] - Illinois (2-0)
123 Bill Borders [1] - Oklahoma (15-6) Harry Arthur [3] - IndianaJohn Lee [US] - Harvard
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Lou Kachiroubas [US] - Illinois (5-0)
130 Gene Lybbert [1] - Northern Iowa (8-1) Donald Reece [3] - OklahomaGeorge Lewis [US] - Waynesburg
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Dick Lemyre [US] - Penn State (3-2)
137 George Layman [1] - Oklahoma State (6-4) Bob Morris [US] - Northern IowaNorton Compton [4] - Illinois
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Harold Reece [3] - Oklahoma (8-5)
147 Tommy Evans [1] - Oklahoma (16-2) Jim Harmon [US] - Northern IowaByron Todd [2] - Oklahoma State
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Miles Lee [4] - Michigan (4-0)
157 Bill Weick [4] - Northern Iowa (6-0) Tom Titsworth [US] - Oklahoma StateEmil Perona [2] - Rutgers
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Don Govoni [1] - Northern Colorado (1-1 RD)
167 Joe Lemyre [1] - Penn State (6-0) George Bender [US] - Michigan StateWarren Sonnenman [US] - Cornell Iowa
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Ralph Schneider [US] - Waynesburg (4-1)
177 Bentley Lyon [1] - California-Berkeley (3-3 SRD) Maynard Skinner [3] - ColoradoRay Vohden [US] - Rutgers
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Ted Weaver [US] - Kansas State (5-0)
191 Harry Lanzi [2] - Toledo (7-5) George Myers [4] - IowaJoe Butler [US] - Oklahoma
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Brad Glass [1] - Princeton (2-0)
UNL Gene Nicks [1] - Oklahoma State (WBF 4:19) John Witte [US] - Oregon StateDick Torio [2] - Toledo
1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Ed Valtoney [US] - Waynesburg (2-0)
1 Oklahoma 22 (2)2 Northern Iowa 21 (2)3 Oklahoma State 20 (2)4 Toledo 10 (1)5 Penn State 8 (1)
6 Waynesburg 76 Illinois 76 Colorado 79 Pittsburgh 6 (1)9 Indiana 69 California-Berkeley 6 (1)
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 20
Hugh Peery
Ted Bredehoft
Richard Meeks
Jimmy Miller
Hugh Peery 4-0
Richard Meeks Fall 3:55
Hugh Peery 13-6
115 Weight Class
Hugh Peery 6-3
Will Howard
Bye
Robert Carlin
Jerry Haynes
Will Howard
Robert Carlin 6-4
Will Howard 4-4 RD
Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh [1]
Bye
Ted Bredehoft, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Richard Meeks, Illinois [4]
Bye
Jimmy Miller, Colorado State
Bye
Will Howard, Denver [3]
Bye
Bye
Bye
Robert Carlin, Indiana [2]
Bye
Bye
Jerry Haynes, Oklahoma State
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 20
115 Consolation Bracket
Bye
Bredehoft, Cornell Iowa
Bredehoft
Meeks, Illinois
Carlin, Indiana
Meeks
Carlin Fall 3:33
Bye
Bye
Bye
Bye
Richard Meeks, Illinois 2-0Third Place:
Robert Carlin, IndianaFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 20
Harry Arthur
Larry Nonnie 9-0
Pat McCarron 6-5
Paul Boyko
Harry Arthur 6-3
Pat McCarron 5-3
Bill Borders 15-6
123 Weight Class
Harry Arthur 1-1 RD
Bill Borders 8-2
John Lee
Bob Mancuso 10-3
George Artemis
Bill Borders 10-3
Bob Mancuso 4-4 RD
Bill Borders 10-3
Harry Arthur, Indiana [3]
Bye
Larry Nonnie, Northern Colorado
Joe Lobaugh, Oklahoma State
Pat McCarron, Northern Iowa
Bob Homan, Penn State [2]
Paul Boyko, Toledo
Bye
Bill Borders, Oklahoma [1]
Lou Kachiroubas, Illinois
John Lee, Harvard
Bye
Bob Mancuso, Kansas State [4]
Arnold Wilson, Brigham Young
Bye
George Artemis, Colorado
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 20
123 Consolation Bracket
Nonnie, Northern Colorado
Lee, Harvard
Kachiroubas
Kachiroubas 3-0
Lee
Mancuso, Kansas State
McCarron, Northern Iowa
Kachiroubas Fall 3:42
Lee 2-2 RD
Kachiroubas, Illinois
Bye
Bye
Bye
Lou Kachiroubas, Illinois 5-0Third Place:
John Lee, HarvardFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 20
Donald Reece
Bob Datteri 7-3
George Lewis 8-1
Norvard Nalan Fall 1:11
Donald Reece 7-2
George Lewis 12-8
Gene Lybbert 8-1
130 Weight Class
Donald Reece 5-4
Gene Lybbert 4-0
Louis Oscarson
Dick Lemyre 8-2
Don Meeker Fall 1:25
Gene Lybbert 12-6
Dick Lemyre 8-6
Gene Lybbert 11-8
Donald Reece, Oklahoma [3]
Bye
Bob Datteri, Colorado State
Richard Leffler, Toledo
George Lewis, Waynesburg
Linn Long, Colorado
Norvard Nalan, Michigan [2]
Robert Speck, Brigham Young
Gene Lybbert, Northern Iowa [1]
Phil Duggan, Iowa
Louis Oscarson, Iowa State
Bye
Dick Lemyre, Penn State
Merele Dunn, Illinois
Don Meeker, Oklahoma State [4]
Lester Kroeger, Northern Colorado
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 20
130 Consolation Bracket
Meeker, Oklahoma State
Datteri, Colorado State
Duggan
Meeker
Duggan 3-0
Lewis, Waynesburg
Lemyre, Penn State
Lewis 8-3
Lemyre 7-6
Bye
Bye
Duggan, Iowa
Bye
Dick Lemyre, Penn State 3-2Third Place:
George Lewis, WaynesburgFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 20
Bob Morris Fall 6:00
Len DeAugustino 8-0
Harold Reece 10-8
Rod Norris Fall 6:45
Bob Morris 7-5
Harold Reece 5-2
George Layman 6-4
137 Weight Class
Bob Morris 8-2
George Layman 6-0
Leo Ballinger 7-1
Norton Compton 10-4
George Feuerbach
George Layman 11-2
Norton Compton 6-2
George Layman 9-2
Bob Morris, Northern Iowa
Dick Gunner, Michigan State
Len DeAugustino, Lock Haven [2]
Phil Rollins, Brigham Young
Harold Reece, Oklahoma [3]
Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State
Rod Norris, Maryland
Warren DePrenger, Cornell Iowa
George Layman, Oklahoma State [1]
Sam Costanza, Wisconsin
Leo Ballinger, Wyoming
Sam Ruzic, Iowa State
Norton Compton, Illinois [4]
Lyle Neville, Colorado
Bye
George Feuerbach, Lehigh
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 8 of 20
137 Consolation Bracket
Ballinger, Wyoming
DeAugustino, Lock Haven
Lockwood
Costanza
Ballinger Fall 5:13
Costanza 2-2 RD
Reece, Oklahoma
Compton, Illinois
Reece 9-5
Compton 10-10 RD
Lockwood, Colorado State
Bye
Costanza, Wisconsin
Bye
Harold Reece, Oklahoma 8-5Third Place:
Norton Compton, IllinoisFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 9 of 20
Jim Harmon
Charles Uram 6-1
Byron Todd 7-3
Jim Miller
Jim Harmon 2-2 RD
Byron Todd 4-0
Tommy Evans 16-2
147 Weight Class
Jim Harmon 2-2 RD
Tommy Evans Fall 4:25
Walt Christman
Miles Lee
Bill French 3-2
Tommy Evans Fall 4:09
Miles Lee 7-3
Tommy Evans 14-8
Jim Harmon, Northern Iowa
Bye
Charles Uram, Pittsburgh
Jim Ellis, Indiana [3]
Byron Todd, Oklahoma State [2]
Tom Porter, Colorado State
Jim Miller, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Tommy Evans, Oklahoma [1]
Larry Brown, Northern Colorado
Walt Christman, South Dakota State
Bye
Miles Lee, Michigan [4]
Bye
Bill French, Colorado
Bob Lutz, Illinois
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 20
147 Consolation Bracket
Christman, South Dakota State
Uram, Pittsburgh
Brown
Christman
Uram 6-2
Todd, Oklahoma State
Lee, Michigan
Todd 7-2
Lee 5-3
Bye
Bye
Brown, Northern Colorado
Bye
Miles Lee, Michigan 4-0Third Place:
Byron Todd, Oklahoma StateFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 11 of 20
Tom Titsworth Fall 8:40
Don Ryan 12-4
Emil Perona Fall 2:21
Robert Hockley
Tom Titsworth 7-2
Emil Perona 9-4
Bill Weick 6-0
157 Weight Class
Tom Titsworth 6-1
Bill Weick 7-1
Joe Solomon
Don Govoni 5-1
Bryan Rayburn 12-8
Bill Weick 9-2
Don Govoni 5-0
Bill Weick 3-2
Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma State
Bryan Osburn, UCLA
Don Ryan, Wisconsin [3]
Leslie Kramer, Kansas State
Emil Perona, Rutgers [2]
Will Lynch, Colorado
Robert Hockley, Wyoming
Bye
Bill Weick, Northern Iowa [4]
Bob Fischer, Maryland
Joe Solomon, Pittsburgh
Bye
Don Govoni, Northern Colorado [1]
Tom Lewis, Waynesburg
Bryan Rayburn, Oklahoma
Dan Sniff, Colorado State
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 12 of 20
157 Consolation Bracket
Solomon, Pittsburgh
Ryan, Wisconsin
Osburn
Fischer
Solomon 8-2
Fischer Med FFT
Perona, Rutgers
Govoni, Northern Colorado
Perona 3-3 RD
Govoni 2-1
Osburn, UCLA
Bye
Fischer, Maryland
Bye
Don Govoni, Northern Colorado 1-1 RDThird Place:
Emil Perona, RutgersFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 20
George Bender, Michigan State
Bye
Royal Smith, Colorado
Bye
George Graveson, Yale [2]
Harold Rusk, Northern Colorado
Ken Prihoda, Minnesota State
Bye
Frank Marks, Oklahoma [3]
Bye
Martin Schwartz, Illinois
Bye
Ernie Fischer, Maryland
Bye
Bud Weick, Northern Iowa
Bye
George Bender
Royal Smith
George Graveson Fall 6:26
Ken Prihoda
Frank Marks
Martin Schwartz
Ernie Fischer
Bud Weick
George Bender Fall 8:21
George Graveson 7-4
Frank Marks 1-1 RD
Bud Weick 1-1 RD
George Bender 6-4
Frank Marks 5-1
Joe Lemyre 6-0
167 Weight Class
George Bender 5-3
Joe Lemyre, Penn State [1]
Bye
Warren Sonnenman, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Ralph Schneider, Waynesburg
Bye
Harold Broughton, Colorado State
Bye
Don Heaton, Iowa
Bye
Carl Wood, Oklahoma State
Bye
Bill Mosby, Oregon State [4]
Bye
Jay Hafen, Brigham Young
Bye
Joe Lemyre
Warren Sonnenman
Ralph Schneider
Harold Broughton
Don Heaton
Carl Wood
Bill Mosby
Jay Hafen
Joe Lemyre 6-0
Ralph Schneider Fall 3:34
Don Heaton 4-0
Bill Mosby Fall 4:52
Joe Lemyre 13-7
Don Heaton 4-2
Joe Lemyre 8-3
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 14 of 20
167 Consolation Bracket
Schneider, Waynesburg
Graveson, Yale
Smith
Sonnenman
Schneider 4-3
Sonnenman 4-4 RD
Marks, Oklahoma
Heaton, Iowa
Schneider 3-2
Sonnenman Fall 3:30
Smith, Colorado
Bye
Sonnenman, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Ralph Schneider, Waynesburg 4-1Third Place:
Warren Sonnenman, Cornell IowaFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 15 of 20
Bentley Lyon 3-2
Ray Vohden 3-3 RD
Dewey McConnell
Ed Lanzi 6-5
Bentley Lyon 7-0
Dewey McConnell DFT 6:38
Bentley Lyon 3-3 SRD
177 Weight Class
Bentley Lyon 8-3
Maynard Skinner Fall 2:30
Drew Shumway
Gus Gatto
Peter Blair 4-4 RD
Maynard Skinner Fall 6:23
Gus Gatto 7-2
Maynard Skinner Fall 5:48
Bentley Lyon, California-Berkeley [1]
Ted Weaver, Kansas State
Ray Vohden, Rutgers
Ray Carlson, Waynesburg
Dewey McConnell, Wyoming
Bye
Ed Lanzi, Toledo
Ned Blass, Oklahoma State [4]
Maynard Skinner, Colorado [3]
Larry Cotton, Oklahoma
Drew Shumway, Brigham Young
Bye
Gus Gatto, Northern Iowa
Bye
Bob Wirds, Iowa State [2]
Peter Blair, Navy
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 20
177 Consolation Bracket
Shumway, Brigham Young
Vohden, Rutgers
Weaver
Cotton
Weaver Fall 2:44
Vohden 8-2
McConnell, Wyoming
Gatto, Northern Iowa
Weaver 3-0
Vohden 5-1
Weaver, Kansas State
Bye
Cotton, Oklahoma
Bye
Ted Weaver, Kansas State 5-0Third Place:
Ray Vohden, RutgersFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 17 of 20
George Myers
Joe Butler
Brad Glass Fall 4:03
Bob Schalk
George Myers 14-7
Brad Glass 6-2
Harry Lanzi 7-5
191 Weight Class
George Myers 4-4 RD
Harry Lanzi Fall 3:28
Alan Evans
Mel Walden
William Zanetakos
Harry Lanzi Fall 1:40
Mel Walden Fall 1:52
Harry Lanzi DFT
George Myers, Iowa [4]
Bye
Joe Butler, Oklahoma
Bye
Brad Glass, Princeton [1]
Ron Zielinski, Oregon State
Bob Schalk, Colorado
Bye
Harry Lanzi, Toledo [2]
Wilbanks Smith, Oklahoma State
Alan Evans, South Dakota State
Bye
Mel Walden, Iowa State [3]
Bye
Bye
William Zanetakos, Illinois
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 18 of 20
191 Consolation Bracket
Smith, Oklahoma State
Butler, Oklahoma
Evans
Smith
Butler 11-3
Glass, Princeton
Walden, Iowa State
Glass 4-3
Butler Med FFT
Bye
Bye
Evans, South Dakota State
Bye
Brad Glass, Princeton 2-0Third Place:
Joe Butler, OklahomaFourth Place:
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 20
John Witte
Dick Torio
Jack Dorfman
Norm Bertoia
John Witte 6-2
Jack Dorfman
Gene Nicks Fall 4:19
UNL Weight Class
John Witte 1-1 RD
Gene Nicks
Ed Valtoney
Bob Schildgen
Dick Read
Gene Nicks 6-1
Bob Schildgen 6-2
Gene Nicks 4-2
John Witte, Oregon State
Bye
Dick Torio, Toledo [2]
Bye
Jack Dorfman, Minnesota [3]
Bye
Norm Bertoia, Northern Colorado
Bye
Gene Nicks, Oklahoma State [1]
Bye
Ed Valtoney, Waynesburg
Bye
Bob Schildgen, Wyoming
Bye
Bye
Dick Read, Illinois [4]
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3/28/1952 to 3/29/1952 at Colorado State1952 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 20 of 20
UNL Consolation Bracket
Valtoney, Waynesburg
Torio, Toledo
Valtoney
Torio
Dorfman, Minnesota
Schildgen, Wyoming
Valtoney Fall 5:01
Torio 1-1 RD
Bye
Bye
Bye
Bye
Ed Valtoney, Waynesburg 2-0Third Place:
Dick Torio, ToledoFourth Place:
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