The 1963 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 33rd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Kent State hosted the tournament in Kent, Ohio.
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | Kent, Ohio |
Dates | 3/21/1963–3/23/1963 |
Host(s) | Kent State |
Final positions | |
Champions | Oklahoma |
2nd place | Iowa State |
3rd place | Michigan |
MVP | Mickey Martin (Oklahoma) |
Oklahoma took home the team championship with 48 points and having one individual champion.
Mickey Martin of Oklahoma University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[1]
Team results
Rank | School | Points |
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1 | Oklahoma | 48 |
2 | Iowa State | 45 |
3 | Michigan | 36 |
T-4 | Syracuse | 32 |
T-4 | Pittsburgh | 32 |
T-4 | Oklahoma State | 32 |
7 | Iowa | 25 |
8 | Lehigh | 24 |
9 | Colorado State | 23 |
10 | Minnesota | 18 |
Individual finals
Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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115 lbs | Arthur Maughan, Minnesota State-Moorhead FALL Gil Sanchez, Colorado State, 8:11 |
123 lbs | Mike Nissen, Nebraska FALL Mike Johnson, Pittsburgh, 10:55 OT |
130 lbs | Mickey Martin, Oklahoma DEC Bobby Douglas, West Liberty, 12-8 |
137 lbs | Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa DEC Tom Huff, Iowa, 5-5, 3-2 |
147 lbs | Mike Natvig, Army DEC Lonnie Rubis, Minnesota, 7-2 |
157 lbs | Kirk Pendleton, Northern Colorado DEC Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State, 5-2 |
167 lbs | Jim Harrison, Pittsburgh DEC Steve Combs, Iowa 3-2 |
177 lbs | Dean Lahr, Colorado DEC Harry Houska, Ohio University, 5-2 |
191 lbs | Jack Barden, Michigan DEC Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma, 4-2 |
UNL | Jim Nance, Syracuse DEC Larry Kristoff, Southern Illinois - Carbondale, 2-1 |
Reference:[1] |
See also
- 1963 NCAA College Division wrestling championships
- 1963 NAIA wrestling championship
References
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