16th NCAA Wrestling Tournament

At Oklahoma State
Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler

Top Ten Team Scores

1946

Oklahoma State - 25 Points

Gerry Leeman - Northern Iowa

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

1 Oklahoma State

25

(2)

6 Ohio State

2 Northern Iowa

24

(3)

7 Iowa State

3 Illinois

17

(1)

8 Michigan State

4 Indiana

13

9 Penn State

9 Northern Colorado

9 Nebraska

5 Michigan

(1)

Champions and Place Winners

121

1st: Cecil Mott - Northern Iowa (6-3)

3rd: Bill Tomaras - Illinois (6-4)

2nd: Mike Rolak - Indiana

4th: Cliff Fletcher - Michigan State

128

1st: Gerry Leeman - Northern Iowa (6-2)

3rd: Sam Harry - Penn State (2-1)

2nd: Lou Kachiroubas - Illinois

4th: Iggy Konrad - Michigan State

136

1st: David Arndt - Oklahoma State (10-1)

3rd: Elias George - Indiana (7-1)

2nd: Russ Bush - Northern Iowa

4th: L. Wayne Smith - Michigan

145

1st: Bill Koll - Northern Iowa (7-2)

3rd: Gale Mikles - Michigan State (7-2)

2nd: Edgar Welch - Oklahoma State

4th: Tony Yamasaki - Northern Colorado

155

1st: Bill Courtright - Michigan (4-3)

3rd: Dick Ditsworth - Iowa State (WBF 3:21)

2nd: Jack St. Clair - Oklahoma State

4th: Kenneth Marlin - Illinois

165

1st: David Shapiro - Illinois (15-6)

3rd: Harold Boker - Nebraska (10-2)

2nd: George Walker - Oklahoma State

4th: Gene Glass - Kent State

175

1st: George Dorsch - Oklahoma State (6-0)

3rd: Sigmund Golonka - Indiana (7-0)

2nd: Norman Anthonisen - Illinois

4th: Joe Klune - Northern Colorado

UNL 1st: George Bollas - Ohio State (WBF 14:11)

3rd: Glen Brand - Iowa State (4-2 OT)

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2nd: Morris Chittwood - Indiana

4th: Loyd Arms - Oklahoma State

(1)

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
121 Weight Class
Mike Rolak, Indiana
Mike Rolak
Bye
Mike Rolak 11-3
Cliff Fletcher, Michigan State
Cliff Fletcher
Bye
Mike Rolak 4-2

Dick Frye, Oklahoma

Dick Frye
Bye
Dick Frye
Bye
Bye
Bye

Cecil Mott 6-3

Cecil Mott, Northern Iowa

Cecil Mott
Bye
Cecil Mott 4-2 OT
Bill Tomaras, Illinois
Bill Tomaras
Bye

Cecil Mott 3-2

Richard Kopel, Michigan

Richard Kopel
Bye
Richard Kopel
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Fletcher
Fletcher, Michigan State

Fletcher Med FFT

Frye, Oklahoma

Bye

Tomaras

Bye
Tomaras, Illinois

Tomaras 7-5
Kopel, Michigan

Third Place: Bill Tomaras, Illinois 6-4

Fourth Place: Cliff Fletcher, Michigan State

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
128 Weight Class
Lou Kachiroubas, Illinois
Lou Kachiroubas
Bye
Lou Kachiroubas 8-4
T.A. Hearn, North Carolina
T.A. Hearn
Bye
Lou Kachiroubas 11-3

Harry Mangus, Wyoming

Harry Mangus
Bye
Sam Harry 10-3
Sam Harry, Penn State
Sam Harry 9-5
Ted Brothers, Davidson

Gerry Leeman 6-2

Iggy Konrad, Michigan State

Iggy Konrad
Bye
Iggy Konrad 7-4
Dick Thompson, Oklahoma State
Dick Thompson
Bye

Gerry Leeman 5-4

Garth Lappin, Minnesota

Garth Lappin
Bye
Gerry Leeman 10-2
Gerry Leeman, Northern Iowa
Gerry Leeman
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Hearn
Hearn, North Carolina

Harry 6-2
Harry, Penn State

Bye

Lappin

Bye
Lappin, Minnesota

Konrad 3-1
Konrad, Michigan State

Third Place: Sam Harry, Penn State 2-1

Fourth Place: Iggy Konrad, Michigan State

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
136 Weight Class
L. Wayne Smith, Michigan
L. Wayne Smith
Bye
L. Wayne Smith 17-9
Gordon Fleiger, Northern Colorado
Gordon Fleiger
Bye
Russ Bush 5-4

Russ Bush, Northern Iowa

Russ Bush
Bye
Russ Bush Fall 8:49
Robert Clark, Kent State
Robert Clark
Bye

David Arndt 10-1

Elias George, Indiana

Elias George
Bye
Elias George 9-2
Joe Garcia, Illinois
Joe Garcia
Bye

David Arndt 8-4

David Arndt, Oklahoma State

David Arndt
Bye
David Arndt
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Clark
Clark, Kent State

Smith 6-2
Smith, Michigan

Bye

Bye
Bye

George
George, Indiana

Third Place: Elias George, Indiana 7-1

Fourth Place: L. Wayne Smith, Michigan

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
145 Weight Class
Gale Mikles, Michigan State
Gale Mikles
Bye
Gale Mikles 6-3
Sam Kramer, Minnesota
Sam Kramer
Bye
Bill Koll 6-4

Bill Koll, Northern Iowa

Bill Koll
Bye
Bill Koll Fall 1:10
Duane Hague, Kent State
Duane Hague
Bye

Bill Koll 7-2

Tony Yamasaki, Northern Colorado

Tony Yamasaki
Bye
Tony Yamasaki 18-17 OT
Jack Petry, Illinois
Jack Petry
Bye

Edgar Welch 5-1

Edgar Welch, Oklahoma State

Edgar Welch
Bye
Edgar Welch
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Hague
Hague, Kent State

Mikles 4-0
Mikles, Michigan State

Bye

Bye
Bye

Yamasaki
Yamasaki, Northern Colorado

Third Place: Gale Mikles, Michigan State 7-2

Fourth Place: Tony Yamasaki, Northern Colorado

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
155 Weight Class
Bill Courtright, Michigan
Bill Courtright
Bye
Bill Courtright Fall 4:50
Kenneth Marlin, Illinois
Kenneth Marlin
Bye
Bill Courtright 9-0

John Dowell, Michigan State

John Dowell
Bye
John Dowell 8-2
W.J. Podrouzek, Oklahoma
W.J. Podrouzek
Bye

Bill Courtright 4-3

Jack St. Clair, Oklahoma State

Jack St. Clair
Bye
Jack St. Clair 9-2
John Ball, Northern Iowa
John Ball
Bye

Jack St. Clair 11-2

Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State

Dick Ditsworth
Bye
Dick Ditsworth 6-2
Newton Copple, Nebraska
Newton Copple
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Marlin
Marlin, Illinois

Marlin 6-0
Dowell, Michigan State

Bye

Ball

Bye
Ball, Northern Iowa

Ditsworth 4-1
Ditsworth, Iowa State

Third Place: Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State Fall 3:21

Fourth Place: Kenneth Marlin, Illinois

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
165 Weight Class
Harold Boker, Nebraska
Harold Boker
Bye
Harold Boker 8-3
Burl Boring, Michigan State
Burl Boring
Bye
George Walker 8-4

George Walker, Oklahoma State

George Walker
Bye
George Walker
Bye
Bye
Bye

David Shapiro 15-6

David Shapiro, Illinois

David Shapiro
Bye
David Shapiro
Bye
Bye
Bye

David Shapiro 12-3

Gene Glass, Kent State

Gene Glass
Bye
Gene Glass
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye
Bye

Boker
Boker, Nebraska

Bye

Bye
Bye

Glass
Glass, Kent State

Third Place: Harold Boker, Nebraska 10-2

Fourth Place: Gene Glass, Kent State

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
175 Weight Class
George Dorsch, Oklahoma State
George Dorsch
Bye
George Dorsch 6-0
Joe Klune, Northern Colorado
Joe Klune
Bye
George Dorsch 8-1

Jerome Brentar, Michigan State

Jerome Brentar
Bye
Jerome Brentar
Bye
Bye
Bye

George Dorsch 6-0

Norman Anthonisen, Illinois

Norman Anthonisen
Bye
Norman Anthonisen
Bye
Bye
Bye

Norman Anthonisen 7-5

Sigmund Golonka, Indiana

Sigmund Golonka
Bye
Sigmund Golonka
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Klune
Klune, Northern Colorado

Klune 4-1
Brentar, Michigan State

Bye

Bye
Bye

Golonka
Golonka, Indiana

Third Place: Sigmund Golonka, Indiana 7-0

Fourth Place: Joe Klune, Northern Colorado

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1946 NCAA Championship

3/22/1946 and 3/23/1946 at Oklahoma State
UNL Weight Class
George Bollas, Ohio State
George Bollas
Bye
George Bollas 3-1
Charles Gottfried, Illinois
Charles Gottfried
Bye
George Bollas 3-1

Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State

Loyd Arms
Bye
Loyd Arms 6-0
Bob Maldegan, Michigan State
Bob Maldegan
Bye

George Bollas Fall 14:11

Morris Chittwood, Indiana

Morris Chittwood
Bye
Morris Chittwood Fall 8:42
Glen Brand, Iowa State
Glen Brand
Bye

Morris Chittwood 4-3

Al Crawford, North Carolina

Al Crawford
Bye
Al Crawford
Bye
Bye
Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Gottfried
Gottfried, Illinois

Arms 3-1
Arms, Oklahoma State

Bye

Brand

Bye
Brand, Iowa State

Brand Med FFT

Crawford, North Carolina

Third Place: Glen Brand, Iowa State 4-2 OT

Fourth Place: Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State

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