The 1975 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 45th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey hosted the tournament at Jadwin Gymnasium.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dates | March 13, 1975–March 15, 1975 |
| Host(s) | Princeton University |
| Venue(s) | Jadwin Gymnasium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iowa (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Oklahoma |
| 2nd runners-up | Oklahoma State |
| MVP | Mike Frick (Lehigh) |
Iowa took home the team championship with 102 points and two individual champions.[1]
Mike Frick of Lehigh was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Bill Kalkbrenner of Oklahoma received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
Team results
edit| Rank | School | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 102 | ||||
| 2 | Oklahoma | 77 | ||||
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 68 | ||||
| 4 | Iowa State | 66.5 | ||||
| 5 | Lehigh | 54 | ||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 41 | ||||
| 7 | Oregon State | 36.5 | ||||
| 8 | Cal Poly-SLO | 36 | ||||
| 9 | Purdue | 34.5 | ||||
| 10 | Penn State | 33 | ||||
| Reference:[2] | ||||||
Individual finals
edit| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Shawn Garel, Oklahoma DEC Jim Brown, Michigan, 8–3 | |||||
| 126 lbs | John Fritz, Penn State DEC Pat Milkovich, Michigan State, 5–5, 3–1 | |||||
| 134 lbs | Mike Frick, Lehigh DEC Brian Beatson, Oklahoma, 10–5 | |||||
| 142 lbs | Jim Bennett, Yale DEC Andre Allen, Northwestern, 5–3 | |||||
| 150 lbs | Chuck Yagla, Iowa SRD Lee Kemp, Wisconsin, 4–4, 1–1 | |||||
| 158 lbs | Dan Holm, Iowa DEC John Janiak, Syracuse, 7–6 | |||||
| 167 lbs | Ron Ray, Oklahoma State DEC Cliff Hatch, Cal Poly-SLO, 8–3 | |||||
| 177 lbs | Mike Lieberman, Lehigh DEC Chris Campbell, Iowa, 5–4 | |||||
| 190 lbs | Al Nacin, Iowa State DEC Greg Stevens, Iowa, 8–4 | |||||
| UNL | Larry Bielenberg, Oregon State DEC Greg Gibson, Oregon, 8–2 | |||||
| Reference:[2] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "45th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.