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The 1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 25th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Cornell University in Ithaca, New York hosted the tournament at Barton Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 40 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Eddie Eichelberger of Lehigh was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
Team results
Rank | School | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oklahoma A&M | 40 |
2 | Penn State | 31 |
3 | Pittsburgh | 28 |
4 | Oklahoma | 26 |
5 | Lehigh | 25 |
6 | Iowa | 24 |
7 | Michigan | 23 |
8 | Navy | 21 |
9 | Illinois | 19 |
10 | Colorado | 15 |
Reference:[2] |
Individual finals
Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
---|---|
115 lbs | Terry McCann, Iowa WBF Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma A&M, 7:06 |
123 lbs | Ed Peery, Pittsburgh WBF Lewis Guidi, West Virginia, 8:30 |
130 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 13–2 |
137 lbs | Larry Fornicola, Penn State DEC Andrew Kaul, Michigan, 6–0 |
147 lbs | Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh WBF Lloyd Corwin, Cornell College, 6:43 |
157 lbs | Bill Weick, Northern Iowa DEC Mike Rodriguez, Michigan, 6–4 |
167 lbs | Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M DEC Larry TenPas, Illinois, 9–2 |
177 lbs | Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Joe Krufka, Penn State, 4:23 |
191 lbs | Peter Blair, Navy WBF Ken Leuer, Iowa, 5:01 |
UNL | Bill Oberly, Penn State DEC Werner Seel, Lehigh, 5–3 |
Reference:[2] |
References
- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "25th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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