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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Dates | March 28, 1947–March 29, 1947 |
| Host(s) | University of Illinois |
| Venue(s) | Huff Gymnasium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cornell College (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Iowa State Teachers College |
| 2nd runners-up | Oklahoma A&M |
| MVP | Bill Koll (Iowa State Teachers College) |
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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "17th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.