10th NCAA Wrestling Tournament

3/19/1937 to 3/20/1937 at Indiana State

Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler

Top Ten Team Scores

1937

Oklahoma State - 31 Points

Stanley Henson - Oklahoma State

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

1 Oklahoma State

31

(4)

6 Cornell Iowa

2 Oklahoma

13

(1)

7 Kansas State

3 Northern Iowa

(1)

8 Central Oklahoma

3 Minnesota

(1)

8 Indiana

5 Illinois

10 Iowa State

Champions and Place Winners

118

1st: Joe McDaniel - Oklahoma State (TA 2:15)

3rd: Bill Carr - Oklahoma (Auto)

2nd: Davis Natvig - Northern Iowa

126

1st: Dale Brand - Cornell Iowa (TA 1:37)

3rd: David Matthews - Oklahoma

2nd: Ted Anderson - Central Oklahoma

135

1st: Ray Cheney - Northern Iowa (RD)

3rd: Morey Villareal - Central Oklahoma (Auto)

2nd: Fred Parkey - Oklahoma State

145

1st: Stanley Henson - Oklahoma State (TA 8:30)

3rd: Charles Carson - Oklahoma

2nd: Jack McIlvoy - Illinois

155

1st: Bill Keas - Oklahoma (TA 0:45)

3rd: Dale Scrivens - Oklahoma State

2nd: Ernest Jessup - Kansas State

165

1st: Harvey Base - Oklahoma State (TA 3:40)

3rd: Marvin Farrell - Iowa State (Auto)

2nd: Marshall Word - Oklahoma

175

1st: John Whitaker - Minnesota (TA 6:07)

3rd: Willard Lorette - Oklahoma State

2nd: John Ginay - Illinois

UNL 1st: Lloyd Ricks - Oklahoma State (TA 1:35)

3rd: Clifton Gustafson - Minnesota (Auto)

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2nd: Bob Haak - Indiana

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
118 Weight Class
Grant Wright, Central Oklahoma
Bye

Grant Wright
Grant Wright TA 6:07

James Knight, Nebraska

James Knight Fall 6:20

Walter Allen, Lehigh

Bill Carr TA 4:40

Bill Carr, Oklahoma

George Benz, St. Lawrence
John Speicher, Michigan
Louis Jimenez, Case-Western Reserve
Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa
Ervin Engle, Southwestern Oklahoma
Clifford Myers, Indiana
Fred Leimbrock, Kansas State
Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma State
Bye
George Haynes, Iowa State
Bye

Bill Carr TA 7:13

Bill Carr TA 6:23
John Speicher TA 4:29
Joe McDaniel TA 2:15
Davis Natvig TA 2:40
Davis Natvig TA 1:46
Clifford Myers RD
Joe McDaniel TA OT 2:13
Joe McDaniel
Joe McDaniel TA 6:25
George Haynes

Consolation Bouts
118 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Semi-Final

Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa defeated George Haynes, Iowa State

Second

Davis Natvig, Northern Iowa defeated Bill Carr, Oklahoma

Third Place
Third

Bill Carr, Oklahoma automatic

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
126 Weight Class
Harold Byrd, Oklahoma State
Bye

Harold Byrd
Harold Byrd TA 4:55

James Sefton, Indiana

James Sefton

Bye
Ted Anderson, Central Oklahoma
Larry Hamilton, Iowa State
Chester Haig, Haverford
Charles McClure, Indiana State

Ted Anderson TA OT 2:36

Ted Anderson TA 2:20
Ted Anderson TA 9:20
Chester Haig Fall 4:54
Dale Brand TA 1:37

Dale Brand, Cornell Iowa

Carl Warner, Kansas State
David Matthews, Oklahoma
Ivan Moore, Iowa

Dale Brand TA 9:49

Dale Brand Fall 8:59
David Matthews TA 6:41
Dale Brand TA 3:40

Earl Thomas, Michigan

Earl Thomas

Bye

Earl Thomas Fall 8:05

Buell Graves, Kent State

Buell Graves

Bye

Consolation Bouts
126 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Quarter-Final

David Matthews, Oklahoma defeated Carl Warner, Kansas State

WRB Semi-Final

David Matthews, Oklahoma defeated Earl Thomas, Michigan

Second

Ted Anderson, Central Oklahoma defeated David Matthews, Oklahoma

Third Place
Third

David Matthews, Oklahoma

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
135 Weight Class
Frank Ward, Southwestern Oklahoma
Bye
Clifford Duncan, Kansas State
Bye
Ray Cheney, Northern Iowa
Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State
Mark Wolcott, Lehigh

Frank Ward
Frank Ward TA 3:40
Clifford Duncan
Ray Cheney TA 5:47
Ray Cheney TA 5:07
Ray Cheney TA 6:28
Mark Wolcott

Bye
Morey Villareal, Central Oklahoma
John Lloyd, Indiana State
Earl Lancaster, West Virginia
Bye

Ray Cheney RD
Morey Villareal TA 7:26
Morey Villareal TA 6:38
Earl Lancaster
Morey Villareal TA 5:49

Joe Rivers, Haverford

Joe Rivers

Bye
Walter Kelsh, Ohio University
Bye

Joe Rivers TA 5:36

Walter Kelsh

Consolation Bouts
135 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Quarter-Final

Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State defeated Mark Wolcott, Lehigh

WRB Semi-Final

Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State defeated Frank Ward, Southwestern Oklahoma

Second

Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State defeated Morey Villareal, Central Oklahoma

Third Place
Third

Morey Villareal, Central Oklahoma automatic

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1937 NCAA Championship

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3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State

145 Weight Class
Robert Finwall, Chicago University
Bye
Franklin Cole, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Stanley Henson, Oklahoma State
Sidney Doolittle, Lafayette
Frank Linn, Iowa State

Robert Finwall
Robert Finwall TA 6:17
Franklin Cole
Stanley Henson TA 5:58
Stanley Henson Fall 3:17
Stanley Henson Fall 6:45
Frank Linn Fall 3:36

Gus Hagerman, Lehigh

Stanley Henson TA 8:30

Jack McIlvoy, Illinois

John Hamilton, St. Lawrence
Dale Duncan, Kansas State
John Vaughn, Case-Western Reserve
Charles Carson, Oklahoma
Bye
Bart Collings, Michigan State
Bye

Jack McIlvoy Fall 2:33

Jack McIlvoy TA 7:17
Dale Duncan TA 5:58
Jack McIlvoy TA OT 3:30
Charles Carson
Charles Carson TA 6:16
Bart Collings

Consolation Bouts
145 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Jack McIlvoy, Illinois

Third Place
Third

Charles Carson, Oklahoma

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
155 Weight Class
Dale Scrivens, Oklahoma State
Bye

Dale Scrivens
Dale Scrivens TA 3:30

Frank Bissell, Michigan

Frank Bissell

Bye

Bill Keas TA 3:04

Bill Keas, Oklahoma

James Watson, Cornell Iowa
Ken Knight, Southwestern Oklahoma
Bye
Ernest Jessup, Kansas State
Jack Lubahn, Case-Western Reserve
Frank Leeman, Illinois

Bill Keas TA 6:45

Bill Keas TA 6:17
Ken Knight
Bill Keas TA 0:45
Ernest Jessup Fall 4:21
Ernest Jessup Fall
Frank Leeman

Bye

Ernest Jessup TA 3:20

Dick Bishop, Lehigh

Dick Bishop

Bye
Gerald Barnett, Central Oklahoma
Bye

Dick Bishop TA 3:13

Gerald Barnett

Consolation Bouts
155 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Ernest Jessup, Kansas State defeated Dale Scrivens, Oklahoma State

Third Place
WRB Quarter-Final

Frank Leeman, Illinois defeated Jack Lubahn, Case-Western Reserve

WRB Semi-Final

Frank Leeman, Illinois defeated Dick Bishop, Lehigh

Third

Dale Scrivens, Oklahoma State defeated Frank Leeman, Illinois

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
165 Weight Class
Marvin Farrell, Iowa State
Bye
Levi Maples, Southwestern Oklahoma
Bye
Harvey Base, Oklahoma State
Bye

Marvin Farrell
Marvin Farrell Fall 2:02
Levi Maples
Harvey Base TA 8:27
Harvey Base
Harvey Base

Bye

Bye

Bye
Robert Kyle, West Virginia
Bye
Marshall Word, Oklahoma
Bye
Harland Danner, Michigan
Bye
Walter Carleton, Kansas State
Bye

Harvey Base TA 3:40

Robert Kyle
Marshall Word TA 7:10
Marshall Word
Marshall Word TA 4:03
Harland Danner
Harland Danner Fall 9:19
Walter Carleton

Consolation Bouts
165 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Marshall Word, Oklahoma defeated Marvin Farrell, Iowa State

Third Place
Third

Marvin Farrell, Iowa State automatic

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
175 Weight Class
Chris Traicoff, Indiana

Chris Traicoff

Bye
Hjalmar Olson, Ohio University
Bye
John Whitaker, Minnesota
Bye
Bill Moreland, West Virginia
Bye

Chris Traicoff TA 6:53

Hjalmar Olson
John Whitaker Fall 0:32
John Whitaker
John Whitaker TA 5:15
Bill Moreland
John Whitaker TA 6:07

John Ginay, Illinois

John Ginay

Bye
Willard Lorette, Oklahoma State
Bye
Edward Valorz, Chicago University
Bye

John Ginay Fall 2:56 OT

Willard Lorette
John Ginay TA 2:04
Edward Valorz
Edward Valorz

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
175 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

John Ginay, Illinois

Third Place
WRB Semi-Final

Willard Lorette, Oklahoma State defeated Edward Valorz, Chicago University

Third

Willard Lorette, Oklahoma State

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1937 NCAA Championship

3/19/1937 and 3/20/1937 at Indiana State
UNL Weight Class
Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota
Bye

Clifton Gustafson
Clifton Gustafson TA 6:09

Myron Sterngold, Lehigh

Myron Sterngold

Bye
Bill Norton, Southwestern Oklahoma
Chester Adamcyzk, Ohio University
Ed Mickey, Cornell Iowa
John Harrison, Kansas State
Lloyd Ricks, Oklahoma State
Carmen Falcone, Kent State
Charles Mutter, Illinois
Paul Hodges, West Virginia

Clifton Gustafson Fall 3:33

Bill Norton Fall 8:35
Bill Norton Fall 7:41
Ed Mickey Fall 2:52 OT
Lloyd Ricks TA 1:35
Lloyd Ricks TA 4:12
Lloyd Ricks TA 7:21
Charles Mutter TA 7:58
Lloyd Ricks TA OT 1:20

Bob Haak, Indiana

Bob Haak

Bye
Burt Thompson, Central Oklahoma
Bye

Bob Haak TA 4:02

Burt Thompson

Consolation Bouts
UNL Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Bob Haak, Indiana defeated Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota

Third Place
Third

Clifton Gustafson, Minnesota automatic

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