1950 NCAA Wrestling Championships

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.

1950 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dates	March 24, 1950–March 25, 1950
Host(s)	Iowa State Teachers College
Venue(s)	West Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	Iowa State Teachers College (1st title)
1st runners-up	Purdue University
2nd runners-up	Cornell College
MVP	Tony Gizoni (Waynesburg)
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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
1	Iowa State Teachers College	30
2	Purdue	16
3	Cornell College	14
T-4	Syracuse	10
T-4	Oklahoma A&M	10
6	Iowa	7
T-7	Waynesburg	6
T-7	Ithaca	6
9	Penn State	5
T-10	Oklahoma	3
T-10	Navy	3
T-10	Illinois	3
Reference:^[2]

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
UNL	Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M RD Fred Stoeker, Iowa State Teachers College, 1–1
Reference:^[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "20th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.