20th NCAA Wrestling Tournament At Northern Iowa Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler
Top Ten Team Scores
1950
Northern Iowa - 30 Points Tony Gizoni - Waynesburg
Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Northern Iowa
30
(3)
6 Iowa
7
(1)
2 Purdue
16
(1)
7 Waynesburg
6
(1)
3 Cornell Iowa
14
(1)
7 Ithaca
6
9 Penn State
5
4 Syracuse
10
4 Oklahoma State
10
Champions and Place Winners
(1)
10 Oklahoma
3
10 Navy
3
10 Illinois
3
Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
121
1st: Tony Gizoni [US] - Waynesburg (7-6) 3rd: Frank Altman [3] - Northern Iowa (4-2)
2nd: Arnold Plaza [1] - Purdue 4th: Bill Borders [4] - Oklahoma
128
1st: Joe Patacsil [3] - Purdue (3-2) 3rd: Jack Blubaugh [US] - Oklahoma (6-6 RD)
2nd: Walter Romanowski [4] - Cornell Iowa 4th: Luverne Klar [2] - Northern Iowa
136
1st: Lowell Lange [1] - Cornell Iowa (2-2 RD) 3rd: L. Wayne Smith [US] - Navy (DFT 3:34)
2nd: Floyd Oglesby [US] - Northern Iowa 4th: Charles Farina [3] - Purdue
145
1st: Keith Young [1] - Northern Iowa (5-2) 3rd: Jim Maurey [4] - Penn State (5-1)
2nd: Charles Moreno [2] - Purdue 4th: Rodger Snook [US] - Cornell Iowa
155
1st: Bill Nelson [1] - Northern Iowa (8-1) 3rd: Byron Todd [US] - Oklahoma State (7-2)
2nd: Ken Hunte [2] - Syracuse 4th: Bob Mason [US] - Wyoming
165
1st: Bill Smith [1] - Northern Iowa (10-7) 3rd: Gene Gibbons [US] - Michigan State (3-1)
2nd: James LaRock [3] - Ithaca 4th: Bill Nardini [US] - Cornell Iowa
175
1st: Joe Scarpello [1] - Iowa (13-4) 3rd: William Vohaska [US] - Illinois (1-1 RD)
2nd: George Gebhardt [3] - Syracuse 4th: Dan Mantrone [US] - Auburn
UNL 1st: Dick Hutton [1] - Oklahoma State (1-1 RD) 3rd: Homer Barr [2] - Penn State (2-0)
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2nd: Fred Stoeker [3] - Northern Iowa 4th: Richard Simmons [US] - Wheaton
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Bill Donecho, Springfield Bill Donecho
121 Weight Class
Bye Arnold Plaza Fall 8:56 Bob Worster, Colorado Arnold Plaza 11-1 Arnold Plaza, Purdue [1]
Arnold Plaza 4-4 RD Bob Mendenhall, West Virginia Bill Borders 9-1 Bill Borders, Oklahoma [4] Bill Borders 6-0 Bob Gerbino, Syracuse Bob Gerbino Bye Tony Gizoni 7-6 Frank Altman, Northern Iowa [3] Frank Altman 9-1 George Kelly, Wyoming Frank Altman 5-3 Robert Carlin, Indiana Robert Carlin Bye Tony Gizoni 7-6 Michael Tatone, Minnesota Grady Peninger 4-0 Grady Peninger, Oklahoma State [2] Tony Gizoni 4-2 Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg Tony Gizoni Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 121 Consolation Bracket Donecho, Springfield
Donecho Bye
Worster 3-1 Borders 8-1
Worster, Colorado Borders, Oklahoma
Bye
Peninger
Bye Peninger, Oklahoma State
Altman 2-0 Altman, Northern Iowa
Third Place: Frank Altman, Northern Iowa 4-2 Fourth Place: Bill Borders, Oklahoma
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Charles Hetrick, Oklahoma State [1] Robert Schell, Franklin & Marshall Lou Tschirhart, Syracuse Bye Ken Carman, Iowa Bye George Dannaway, Lock Haven Bye Walter Romanowski, Cornell Iowa [4] Bye Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma Bye George Fuller, Waynesburg Bye Ben Knaub, Northern Colorado Bye Don Maurey, Penn State Bye Richard Pickard, Illinois Bye George Molodet, Ohio State Bye Luverne Klar, Northern Iowa [2] Bye Harry Arthur, Indiana Bye Bob Morris, Wyoming Bye Harold Gilliland, Nebraska Bye Joe Patacsil, Purdue [3] Bye
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Charles Hetrick 5-5 RD Charles Hetrick 8-3
128 Weight Class
Lou Tschirhart Charles Hetrick 8-1 Ken Carman Ken Carman 10-7 George Dannaway
Walter Romanowski 6-4 Walter Romanowski Walter Romanowski 9-3 Jack Blubaugh Walter Romanowski 6-2 George Fuller Ben Knaub 8-3 Ben Knaub Joe Patacsil 3-2 Don Maurey Don Maurey 14-10 Richard Pickard Luverne Klar 7-1 George Molodet Luverne Klar 9-3 Luverne Klar Joe Patacsil 3-2 Harry Arthur Bob Morris 6-1 Bob Morris Joe Patacsil 13-6 Harold Gilliland Joe Patacsil 5-2 Joe Patacsil
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 128 Consolation Bracket Blubaugh, Oklahoma
Blubaugh Bye
Blubaugh 4-4 RD Blubaugh 5-1
Knaub, Northern Colorado Hetrick, Oklahoma State
Gilliland, Nebraska
Gilliland Morris Fall 5:17
Bye Morris, Wyoming
Klar 7-2 Klar, Northern Iowa
Third Place: Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma RD Fourth Place: Luverne Klar, Northern Iowa
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Joe McKim, California-Berkeley Joe McKim
136 Weight Class
Bye Lowell Lange 6-0 Bye Lowell Lange Lowell Lange, Cornell Iowa [1]
Lowell Lange 8-5 Kenneth Watson, Oklahoma Alan Rice 6-3 Alan Rice, Minnesota [4] L. Wayne Smith 8-6 Paul Riggins, Illinois L. Wayne Smith 18-10 L. Wayne Smith, Navy Lowell Lange RD Don Meeker, Oklahoma State [2] Don Meeker 8-4 Richard Lyon, Indiana Floyd Oglesby 6-6 RD Floyd Oglesby, Northern Iowa Floyd Oglesby 9-1 Peter Polachek, Waynesburg Floyd Oglesby 3-2 Charles Farina, Purdue [3] Charles Farina 5-3 Richard Holst, Nebraska-Omaha Charles Farina 1-1 RD Bob Wilson, Iowa State Bob Wilson Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 136 Consolation Bracket Bye
Bye
McKim Smith 10-8
McKim, California-Berkeley Smith, Navy
Polachek, Waynesburg
Polachek Meeker Med FFT
Bye Meeker, Oklahoma State
Farina 3-2 Farina, Purdue
Third Place: L. Wayne Smith, Navy DFT Fourth Place: Charles Farina, Purdue
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Keith Young, Northern Iowa [1] Keith Young 8-1
145 Weight Class
Don Solomon, Lock Haven Keith Young 8-2 Bob DeAntonis, West Virginia Ken Schmoker 7-5 Ken Schmoker, Northern Colorado
Keith Young 4-4 RD Ray Pigozzi, Illinois Al Pisasale 1-1 RD Al Pisasale, Nebraska-Omaha Jim Maurey 4-0 Bryce Keough, Ohio State Jim Maurey 3-2 Jim Maurey, Penn State [4] Keith Young 5-2 Edgar Welch, Oklahoma State [3] Edgar Welch 5-1 Ed Closs, Washington State Edgar Welch 3-2 Peter Wilson, Wheaton Peter Wilson 6-0 Bill French, Colorado Charles Moreno 4-1 Charles Moreno, Purdue [2] Charles Moreno 9-2 Rodger Snook, Cornell Iowa Charles Moreno 5-5 RD George Jackson, Oklahoma George Jackson Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 145 Consolation Bracket Solomon, Lock Haven
Solomon Bye
Schmoker 4-0 Maurey Fall 1:31
Schmoker, Northern Colorado Maurey, Penn State
Snook, Cornell Iowa
Snook Snook Med FFT
Bye Jackson, Oklahoma
Snook Fall 5:20 Welch, Oklahoma State
Third Place: Jim Maurey, Penn State 5-1 Fourth Place: Rodger Snook, Cornell Iowa
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Bill Nelson, Northern Iowa [1] Bill Kemp, North Carolina Byron Todd, Oklahoma State Bye Fred McLean, Ohio State Bye Kent Lange, Cornell Iowa Bye Howard Wolfgram, Wartburg Bye Bob Dwyer, Illinois Bye Tom Lewis, Waynesburg Bye Don Ryan, Wisconsin [4] Bye Leonard Marcotte, Oklahoma [3] Bye George Bender, Michigan State Bye George Miller, Brigham Young Bye George Tesla, Iowa Bye Harold Taussig, Wheaton Bye Don Govoni, Northern Colorado Bye Bob Mason, Wyoming Bye Ken Hunte, Syracuse [2] John Cepuran, Springfield
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Bill Nelson 6-0 Bill Nelson Fall 5:13
155 Weight Class
Byron Todd Bill Nelson 4-0 Fred McLean Kent Lange 4-0 Kent Lange
Bill Nelson 10-0 Howard Wolfgram Bob Dwyer Fall 8:32 Bob Dwyer Bob Dwyer 3-1 Tom Lewis Don Ryan 5-3 Don Ryan Bill Nelson 8-1 Leonard Marcotte George Bender 3-1 George Bender George Bender 3-0 George Miller George Tesla 7-4 George Tesla Ken Hunte 4-0 Harold Taussig Don Govoni 8-3 Don Govoni Ken Hunte 8-4 Bob Mason Ken Hunte Fall 5:34 Ken Hunte 9-3
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 155 Consolation Bracket Kemp, North Carolina
Todd 4-2 Todd, Oklahoma State
Todd 2-0 Todd 5-1
Lange, Cornell Iowa Dwyer, Illinois
Cepuran, Springfield
Mason 2-0 Mason 2-1
Mason, Wyoming Govoni, Northern Colorado
Mason 1-1 RD Bender, Michigan State
Third Place: Byron Todd, Oklahoma State 7-2 Fourth Place: Bob Mason, Wyoming
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Gene Gibbons, Michigan State Gene Gibbons
165 Weight Class
Bye Bill Smith 2-0 Bill Smith, Northern Iowa [1] Bill Smith 6-2 Oscar Gupton, North Carolina
Bill Smith 6-0 Mel Spence, Northern Colorado Mel Spence 6-0 Gilbert Gaumer, Illinois [4] Mel Spence 8-5 Dale Federer, Wyoming Dale Federer Bye Bill Smith 10-7 Bill Nardini, Cornell Iowa Bill Nardini 8-5 Bob Lessel, Wisconsin Bill Nardini 6-6 RD Joe Butler, Oklahoma [2] Joe Butler Bye James LaRock Fall 6:57 Bill Mosby, Oregon State James LaRock 4-0 James LaRock, Ithaca [3] James LaRock Fall 1:38 Charles Mancuso, Nebraska-Omaha Charles Mancuso Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 165 Consolation Bracket Gupton, North Carolina
Gupton Bye
Gibbons 2-1 Gibbons 11-1
Gibbons, Michigan State Spence, Northern Colorado
Mosby, Oregon State
Mosby Mosby 0-0 RD
Bye Mancuso, Nebraska-Omaha
Nardini 8-6 Nardini, Cornell Iowa
Third Place: Gene Gibbons, Michigan State 3-1 Fourth Place: Bill Nardini, Cornell Iowa
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Joe Scarpello, Iowa [1] Joe Scarpello 7-0
175 Weight Class
Dewey McConnell, Wyoming Joe Scarpello Fall 6:48 Frank Soloman, Kansas State Frank Soloman 6-0 Otto Zwanziger, Wartburg
Joe Scarpello 6-1 Harland Buhler, Oregon State Harland Buhler 4-2 Al Partin, Cornell Iowa William Vohaska 2-1 William Vohaska, Illinois William Vohaska 4-2 Claburn White, Oklahoma State [4] Joe Scarpello 13-4 Herb Reese, Nebraska [2] Herb Reese 4-2 Mike Rubino, Penn State Dan Mantrone 1-1 RD Dan Mantrone, Auburn Dan Mantrone 2-1 Don Thomas, Iowa State George Gebhardt 3-1 George Gebhardt, Syracuse [3] George Gebhardt Fall 5:58 Ray Olverson, Brigham Young George Gebhardt 3-0 Max Long, Northern Iowa Max Long Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa 175 Consolation Bracket McConnell, Wyoming
McConnell Bye
Soloman 9-3 Vohaska 4-4 RD
Soloman, Kansas State Vohaska, Illinois
Olverson, Brigham Young
Olverson Long 2-1
Bye Long, Northern Iowa
Mantrone 1-1 RD Mantrone, Auburn
Third Place: William Vohaska, Illinois 1-1 RD Fourth Place: Dan Mantrone, Auburn
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa Dick Hutton, Oklahoma State [1] Dick Hutton 9-0
UNL Weight Class
Bob Schildgen, Wyoming Dick Hutton 4-1 John Mullins, Lock Haven John Mullins Fall 7:34 Howard Byram, Nebraska-Omaha
Dick Hutton 3-0 Alvin Dailey, Brigham Young Richard Simmons Fall 2:47 Richard Simmons, Wheaton Richard Simmons 6-1 Joe Blanchard, Kansas State [4] Joe Blanchard Bye Dick Hutton RD Fred Stoeker, Northern Iowa [3] Fred Stoeker 3-2 Herb Haberlach, Oregon State Fred Stoeker 8-5 Glenn Blagg, Colorado College Glenn Blagg Bye Fred Stoeker 2-0 Homer Barr, Penn State [2] Homer Barr 6-4 Fred Dexter, Cornell Iowa Homer Barr 5-2 Bill Priest, Northern Colorado Bill Priest Bye
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1950 NCAA Wrestling Championship 3/24/1950 to 3/25/1950 at Northern Iowa UNL Consolation Bracket Schildgen, Wyoming
Schildgen Bye
Mullins 8-2 Simmons 3-0
Mullins, Lock Haven Simmons, Wheaton
Haberlach, Oregon State
Haberlach Blagg 3-2
Bye Blagg, Colorado College
Barr 3-2 Barr, Penn State
Third Place: Homer Barr, Penn State 2-0 Fourth Place: Richard Simmons, Wheaton
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