1964 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships

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1964 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
Location Ithaca, New York
Dates3/26/1964–3/28/1964
Host(s) Cornell
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State
2nd placeOklahoma
3rd placeIowa State
MVP Dean Lahr (Colorado)
  1963
1965  

The 1964 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 34th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Cornell hosted the tournament in Ithaca, New York.

Contents

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 87 points having two individual champions.

Dean Lahr of the University of Colorado was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. [1]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma State 87
2Oklahoma58
3Iowa State46
T-4Southern Illinois - Carbondale31
T-4Colorado31
6Michigan29
7Lock Haven23
8Penn State19
T-9Ohio University18
T-9Maryland18

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbsTerry Finn, Southern Illinois - Carbondale FALL Roger Seber, Iowa State 10:02 OT
123 lbsFred Powell, Lock Haven DEC Howie Gangestad, Minnesota State, 13-5
130 lbsYojiro Uetake, Oklahoma State DEC Jim Hanson, Colorado, 5-2
137 lbsMike Sager, Oklahoma DEC Gary Wilcox, Michigan, 13-5
147 lbsJerry Stanley, Oklahoma DEC Mike Reding, Oklahoma State, 1-1, 4-2
157 lbsGordon Hassman, Iowa State DEC Dick Slutzky, Syracuse, 9-7
167 lbsDon Millard, Southern Illinois - Carbondale DEC Bob Zweiache, Oklahoma State 7-2
177 lbsDean Lahr, Colorado DEC Bill Harlow, Oklahoma State, 8-4
191 lbsHarry Houska, Ohio University DEC Jack Brisco, Oklahoma State, 6-3
UNLJoe James, Oklahoma State DEC Bob Billberg, Moorhead State (Minnesota), 4-2
Reference: [1]

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