1948 NCAA wrestling championships

1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dates	March 19, 1948–March 20, 1948
Host(s)	Lehigh
Venue(s)	Taylor Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma A&M (15th title)
1st runners-up	Michigan State
2nd runners-up	Illinois
MVP	Bill Koll (Iowa State Teachers College)

The 1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 18th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 33 points and having two individual champions.^[1]

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

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma A&M	33
2	Michigan State	28
3	Illinois	23
T-4	Purdue	15
T-4	Iowa State Teachers College	15
T-4	Iowa	15
7	Minnesota	12
8	Waynesburg	11
T-9	Navy	9
T-9	Iowa State College	9
T-9	Northern Colorado	9
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
114 lbs	Arnold Plaza, Purdue DEC William Mann, Illinois
125 lbs	George Lewis, Waynesburg DEC Rometo Macias, Iowa
136 lbs	Dick Dickenson, Michigan State DEC Nathan Bauer, Oklahoma A&M
147 lbs	Bill Koll, Iowa State Teachers College DEC John Fletcher, Navy
160 lbs	Jack St. Clair Oklahoma A&M DEC Gale Mikles, Michigan State
174 lbs	Glen Brand, Iowa State College DEC Waldemar VanCott, Purdue
191 lbs	Verne Gagne, Minnesota DEC Charles Gottfried, Illinois
UNL	Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Maldegan, Michigan State
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "18th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.