1962 NCAA wrestling championships

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1962 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
Location Stillwater, Oklahoma
DatesMarch 22nd, 1962–March 24th, 1962
Host(s)Oklahoma State University
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (23rd title)
2nd placeOklahoma
3rd placeIowa
MVP Gray Simons (Lock Haven University)
  1961
1963  

The 1962 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 32nd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Oklahoma State hosted the tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Contents

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 82 points and having three individual champions.

Gray Simons of Lock Haven University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. [1]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma State 82
2Oklahoma45
3 Iowa 34
4Lehigh27
5Northern Iowa23
T-6Southern Illinois - Carbondale19
T-6Pittsburgh19
T-6Wisconsin19
T-9Nebraska18
T-9Michigan State18

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Gray Simons , Lock Haven DEC Mark McCracken, Oklahoma State, 7-2
123 lbsMasaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State DEC Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa, 7-4
130 lbsMickey Martin, Oklahoma DEC Al DeLeon, Minnesota State, 5-2
137 lbsBill Carter, Oklahoma DEC Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa, 6-4
147 lbsMike Natvig, Army DEC Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh, 5-4
157 lbsJack Flasche, Northern Colorado DEC Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State, 5-2
167 lbsRonnie Clinton, Oklahoma State DEC Terry Isaacson, Air Force 3-2
177 lbsBob Johnson, Oklahoma State DEC Dean Lahr, Colorado, 3-2
191 lbs Wayne Baughman , Oklahoma DEC Joe James, Oklahoma State, 2-1
UNLSherwyn Thorson, Iowa FALL Roger Pillath, Wisconsin, 3:21
Reference: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "32nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament". nwhof.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.