1954 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
Sport: | College wrestling |
Location: | Norman, Oklahoma |
Start Date: | March 26, 1954 |
End Date: | March 27, 1954 |
Host: | University of Oklahoma |
Venues: | McCasland Field House |
Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (17th title) |
Runners-Up1: | Pittsburgh |
Runners-Up2: | Penn State |
Mvp: | Tommy Evans (Oklahoma) |
Previous: | 1953 |
Next: | 1955 |
The 1954 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 24th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at McCasland Field House.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 32 points and having three individual champions.[1]
Tommy Evans of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
Rank | School | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma A&M | 32 | |
2 | Pittsburgh | 17 | |
3 | Penn State | 13 | |
T-4 | Navy | 12 | |
T-4 | Iowa | 12 | |
6 | Michigan State | 11 | |
T-7 | Michigan | 10 | |
T-7 | Oklahoma | 10 | |
9 | Lehigh | 9 | |
10 | Syracuse | 6 | |
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Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
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115 lbs | Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Charles Ofsthun, Minnesota, 9–2 | |
123 lbs | Dick Govig, Iowa DEC Joe Lobaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 5–1 | |
130 lbs | Norvard Nalan, Michigan DEC Jim Howard, Ithaca, 6–1 | |
137 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh, 8–4 | |
147 lbs | Tommy Evans, Oklahoma WBF Donald Thompson, Oklahoma A&M, 4:15 | |
157 lbs | Bob Hoke, Michigan State DEC Ed Rooney, Syracuse, 11–6 | |
167 lbs | Joe Solomon, Pittsburgh DEC Ernie Fischer, Maryland, 6–2 | |
177 lbs | Ned Blass, Oklahoma A&M DEC Royal Smith, Colorado, 5–4 | |
191 lbs | Peter Blair, Navy DEC Joe Comly, Lehigh, 10–5 | |
UNL | Gene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 7–0 | |
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