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18th Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 19, 1948 - March 20, 1948 @ Taylor Gymnasium, Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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NCAA Champions
 These eight men emerged victorious in their respective weights after two days of continuous wrestling in the NCAA tourney. SOURCE: Lehigh Brown and White, March 23, 1948. Click for larger image.





Varsity | Olympic Rules

Team Final

Oklahoma State University [OK] 33, Michigan State University [MI] 28, University of Illinois, Champaign [IL] 23, Purdue University [IN] 15, University of Iowa [IA] 15, University of Northern Iowa (ISTC) [IA] 15, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN] 12, Waynesburg University [PA] 11, Colorado State University [CO] 9, Iowa State University [IA] 9, U.S. Naval Academy [MD] 9, Lock Haven University [PA] 7, University of Nebraska [NB] 5, Franklin & Marshall College [PA] 3, Lehigh University [PA] 3, Hofstra University 2, Indiana University, Bloomington [IN] 2, Pennsylvania State University [PA] 2, Rutgers University [NJ] 2, Syracuse University 2, Colorado College [CO] 1, Kansas State University [KS] 1, Williams College [MA] 1, Brooklyn College 0, Bucknell University [PA] 0, City College of New York 0, Gettysburg College [PA] 0, Harvard University [MA] 0, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [MA] 0, U.S. Military Academy 0, University of Wyoming [WY] 0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Bill Koll (UNI)

Championship Final (1st)

114  Arnold Plaza (PU) > William Mann (UIC) decision
125  George Lewis (WU) > Rometo Macias (UI)
136  Dick Dickenson (MSU) > Nathan Bauer (OSU)
147  Bill Koll (UNI (ISTC)) > John Fletcher (USNA)
160  Jack St. Clair (OSU) > Gale Mikles (MSU)
174  Glen Brand (ISU) > Waldemar Van Cott II (PU)
191  Verne Gagne (UMTC) > Charles Gottfried (UIC)
HWT  Dick Hutton (OSU) > Bob Maldegan (MSU)

Consolation Final (3rd)

114  Bill Jernigan (OSU) > Steve DeAugustino (LHU)
125  Paul McDaniel (OSU) > Gene McDonald (MSU)
136  Anthony Verga (LHU) > Joe Garcia (UIC)
147  Newton Copple (UN) > Don Anderson (MSU)
160  Don Mullison (CSU) > Donald Thomas (WU)
174  Joe Scarpello (UI) > Gilbert Gaumer (UIC)
191  Bob Geigel (UI) > Leroy Alitz (UN)
HWT  Thurman McGraw (CSU) > Arthur Archer (UIC)


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