1955 NCAA wrestling championships

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1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport College wrestling
Location Ithaca, New York
DatesMarch 1955–March 1955
Host(s) Cornell University
Venue(s) Barton Hall
Final positions
Champions Oklahoma A&M (18th title)
1st runners-up Penn State
2nd runners-up Pittsburgh
MVP Eddie Eichelberger (Lehigh)
  1954
1956  

The 1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 25th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Cornell University in Ithaca, New York hosted the tournament at Barton Hall.

Contents

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 40 points and having two individual champions. [1]

Eddie Eichelberger of Lehigh was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. [2]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma A&M 40
2 Penn State 31
3 Pittsburgh 28
4 Oklahoma 26
5 Lehigh 25
6 Iowa 24
7 Michigan 23
8 Navy 21
9 Illinois 19
10 Colorado 15
Reference: [2]

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Terry McCann , Iowa WBF Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma A&M, 7:06
123 lbsEd Peery, Pittsburgh WBF Lewis Guidi, West Virginia, 8:30
130 lbs Myron Roderick , Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 13–2
137 lbsLarry Fornicola, Penn State DEC Andrew Kaul, Michigan, 6–0
147 lbsEddie Eichelberger, Lehigh WBF Lloyd Corwin, Cornell College, 6:43
157 lbs Bill Weick , Northern Iowa DEC Mike Rodriguez, Michigan, 6–4
167 lbsFred Davis, Oklahoma A&M DEC Larry TenPas, Illinois, 9–2
177 lbs Dan Hodge , Oklahoma WBF Joe Krufka, Penn State, 4:23
191 lbsPeter Blair, Navy WBF Ken Leuer, Iowa, 5:01
UNLBill Oberly, Penn State DEC Werner Seel, Lehigh, 5–3
Reference: [2]

References

  1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "25th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.