1950 NCAA wrestling championships explained

1950 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Cedar Falls, Iowa
Start Date:March 24, 1950
End Date:March 25, 1950
Host:Iowa State Teachers College
Venues:West Gymnasium
Champions:Iowa State Teachers College (1st title)
Runners-Up1:Purdue University
Runners-Up2:Cornell College
Mvp:Tony Gizoni (Waynesburg)
Previous:1949
Next:1951

The 1950 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 20th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa hosted the tournament at their West Gymnasium.

Iowa State Teachers College took home the team championship with 30 points and having three individual champions.[1]

Tony Gizoni of Waynesburg was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank School Points
1Iowa State Teachers College30
2Purdue16
3Cornell College14
T-4Syracuse10
T-4Oklahoma A&M10
6Iowa7
T-7Waynesburg6
T-7Ithaca6
9Penn State5
T-10Oklahoma3
T-10Navy3
T-10Illinois3
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Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg DEC Arnold Plaza, Purdue, 7–6
128 lbs Joe Patacsill, Purdue DEC Walter Romanowski, Cornell College, 3–2
136 lbs Lowell Lange, Cornell College RD Floyd Oglesby, Iowa State Teachers College, 2–2
145 lbs Keith Young, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Charles Moreno, Purdue, 5–2
155 lbs Bill Nelson, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Ken Hunte, Syracuse, 8–1
165 lbs Bill Smith, Iowa State Teachers College DEC James LaRock, Ithaca, 10–7
175 lbs Joe Scarpello, Iowa MAJOR George Gebhardt, Syracuse, 13–4
UNLDick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M RD Fred Stoeker, Iowa State Teachers College, 1–1
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestling. 19 April 2017. NCAA.ord. 29 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 20th NCAA Wrestling Tournament. 6 December 2013. wrestlingstats.com. 29 January 2018.