Penn State University

195323rd NCAA Wrestling Tournament3/28/1953 to 3/29/1953 at Penn State

Champions and Place Winners

Top Ten Team Scores

Outstanding Wrestler Frank Bettucci - Cornell

Team Champion Penn State - 21 Points

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.115 Hugh Peery [1] - Pittsburgh (5-1) Bob Christensen [US] - Northwestern

Art Helf [US] - Franklin & Marshall1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Richard Meeks [US] - Illinois (7-2)

123 Dick Mueller [3] - Minnesota (WBF 4:45) Donald Reece [1] - OklahomaJohn Lee [2] - Harvard

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Pat McCarron [US] - Northern Iowa (3-2)

130 Norvard Nalan [1] - Michigan (7-5) Dick Lemyre [US] - Penn StateEd Casalicchio [US] - Michigan State

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Jim Howard [US] - Ithaca (2-1)

137 Len DeAugustino [1] - Lock Haven (3-1) Norton Compton [2] - IllinoisRon Scott [US] - Oklahoma

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Gerry Maurey [US] - Penn State (10-2)

147 Frank Bettucci [1] - Cornell (6-3) Bob Hoke [US] - Michigan StateCharles Uram [US] - Pittsburgh

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Don Frey [4] - Penn State (1-1 RD)

157 Jim Harmon [2] - Northern Iowa (6-4) Dan Sniff [4] - Colorado StateVito Perrone [US] - Michigan State

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:John Eagleton [US] - Oklahoma (7-2)

167 Don Dickason [2] - Cornell (1-1 RD) Frank Marks [1] - OklahomaDana Eastham [US] - Brown

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Joe Lemyre [3] - Penn State (6-2)

177 Ned Blass [3] - Oklahoma State (8-4) Al Paulekas [1] - ArmyEd Lanzi [US] - Toledo

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Bob Wirds [2] - Iowa State (7-2)

191 Hud Samson [3] - Penn State (WBF 4:15) Charles Weber [1] - West ChesterGus Gatto [4] - Northern Iowa

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Dick Torio [2] - Toledo (3-1)

UNL Dan McNair [US] - Auburn (0-0 RD) Gene Nicks [1] - Oklahoma StateJack Ellena [US] - UCLA

1st: 2nd:3rd: 4th:Eldred Kraemer [US] - Pittsburgh (4-3)

1 Penn State 21 (1)2 Oklahoma 153 Cornell 13 (2)4 Oklahoma State 11 (1)4 Northern Iowa 11 (1)

6 Pittsburgh 9 (1)7 Michigan 8 (1)8 Minnesota 7 (1)8 Michigan State 7

10 Lock Haven 6 (1)10 Illinois 610 Colorado State 610 Auburn 6 (1)

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Ed Dawkins

Charles Ofsthun

Art Helf 3-2

Hugh Peery 9-4

Ed Dawkins 6-5

Hugh Peery 6-2

Hugh Peery 5-1

115 Weight Class

Hugh Peery 11-1

Bill Cramp 3-0

Bob Christensen 6-2

Robert Whelan

George Custer

Bob Christensen Fall 5:01

Robert Whelan 9-5

Bob Christensen 4-2

Ed Dawkins, Ursinus

Bye

Charles Ofsthun, Minnesota [4]

Bye

Ruben Shehigian, Michigan State

Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall

Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh [1]

Richard Meeks, Illinois

Bill Cramp, Penn State

Billy Jackson, Arkansas State

Bob Christensen, Northwestern

Gary McClain, Oregon State [3]

Robert Whelan, SIU-Carbondale [2]

Bye

George Custer, Lock Haven

Bye



115 Consolation Bracket

Helf, Franklin & Marshall

McClain, Oregon State

Cramp

Meeks

Helf 4-0

Meeks 12-0

Whelan, SIU-Carbondale

Dawkins, Ursinus

Helf 4-0

Meeks 12-2

Cramp, Penn State

Bye

Meeks, Illinois

Bye

Richard Meeks, Illinois 7-2Third Place:

Art Helf, Franklin & MarshallFourth Place:



Ted Bredehoft, Cornell IowaBye

Donald Reece, Oklahoma [1]Bye

Bob Mancuso, Kansas StateBye

Yukio Matsumoto, Illinois

Rex Boda, CornellAlex McCord, LehighBye

Jack Herschend, Northwestern [4]Bye

Paul Boyko, Toledo

Bye

Bob Karns, Army

Pat McCarron, Northern Iowa

Ted Bredehoft

Donald Reece

Bob Mancuso

Rex Boda RD

Alex McCord

Jack Herschend

Paul Boyko

Pat McCarron 4-2

Donald Reece Fall 8:45

Bob Mancuso 6-0

Jack Herschend 6-4

Pat McCarron 4-2

Donald Reece Fall 5:34

Pat McCarron 5-4

Dick Mueller Fall 4:45

123 Weight Class

Donald Reece 3-0

Dick Gibson, Washington StateBye

Donald Stubblebine, SpringfieldRichard Hockley, WyomingGlenn Flegal, MillersvilleBye

John Lee, Harvard [2]Bye

Arnold Wilson, Brigham YoungBye

Al Crancer, Arkansas StateBob Homan, Penn StateJoe Lobaugh, Oklahoma StateBye

Dick Mueller, Minnesota [3]Bye

Dick Gibson

Richard Hockley 4-3

Glenn Flegal

John Lee

Arnold Wilson

Al Crancer 10-2

Joe Lobaugh

Dick Mueller

Richard Hockley 6-4

John Lee 4-0

Al Crancer 8-1

Dick Mueller 3-0

John Lee 4-2

Dick Mueller 5-2

Dick Mueller 7-1




Crancer, Arkansas State

Bredehoft, Cornell Iowa

Mancuso

Lobaugh

Crancer 9-4

Bredehoft 4-3

Lee, Harvard

McCarron, Northern Iowa

Lee 5-0

McCarron RD

Mancuso, Kansas State

Bye

Lobaugh, Oklahoma State

Bye

Pat McCarron, Northern Iowa 3-2Third Place:

John Lee, HarvardFourth Place:



Ken Faust Fall 5:13

Bob Datteri 12-3

Richard Leffler 11-4

Norvard Nalan Fall 7:11

Bob Datteri Fall 8:16

Norvard Nalan 7-2

Norvard Nalan 7-5

130 Weight Class

Norvard Nalan 7-4

Dick Lemyre Fall 0:49

Jim Howard 8-2

Linn Long Fall 7:50

Harold Reece

Dick Lemyre 6-5

Harold Reece Fall 4:22

Dick Lemyre RD

Ken Faust, Lehigh

Al Motley, Virginia Tech

Bob Datteri, Colorado State [4]

Dick Robinson, San Diego State

Richard Leffler, Toledo

Raymond Downey, Auburn

Maris Williams, South Dakota State

Norvard Nalan, Michigan [1]

Dick Lemyre, Penn State

Ed Casalicchio, Michigan State

Phil Duggan, Iowa

Jim Howard, Ithaca

Jerry Rollins, Brigham Young

Linn Long, Colorado

Harold Reece, Oklahoma [3]

Bye




Howard, Ithaca

Williams, South Dakota State

Leffler

Casalicchio

Howard 7-2

Casalicchio 6-0

Reece, Oklahoma

Datteri, Colorado State

Howard 2-1

Casalicchio Fall

Leffler, Toledo

Bye

Casalicchio, Michigan State

Bye

Jim Howard, Ithaca 2-1Third Place:

Ed Casalicchio, Michigan StateFourth Place:



Don Austin, Arkansas StateBye

Len DeAugustino, Lock Haven [1]Bye

Sam Ruzic, Iowa StateBye

Gerry Maurey, Penn StateBye

Andrew Kaul, Michigan [4]Bye

Ron Scott, OklahomaBye

Mark Murray, Cornell IowaBye

Eddison Hairston, Lincoln

Benny Jordan, Brigham Young

Don Austin

Len DeAugustino

Sam Ruzic

Gerry Maurey

Andrew Kaul

Ron Scott

Mark Murray

Benny Jordan 6-1

Len DeAugustino 11-1

Gerry Maurey 3-1

Ron Scott 6-5

Benny Jordan 7-2

Len DeAugustino 4-2

Ron Scott 7-0

Len DeAugustino 3-1

137 Weight Class

Len DeAugustino 9-6

Norton Compton, Illinois [2]Bye

George Matthews, PittsburghWes Sterner, Northern IowaJohn Woodward, Colorado StateBye

Delance Duncan, Washington StateBye

Rod Norris, Maryland [3]Bye

Cletus Blegen, Minnesota State-MankatoBye

Bill Miller, Toledo

Bye

Donald Thompson, Oklahoma StateBye

Norton Compton

George Matthews 12-5

John Woodward

Delance Duncan

Rod Norris

Cletus Blegen

Bill Miller

Donald Thompson

Norton Compton 9-3

Delance Duncan Fall 8:03

Rod Norris 8-6

Donald Thompson 5-1

Norton Compton 7-0

Donald Thompson 4-3

Norton Compton 5-0




Austin, Arkansas State

Maurey, Penn State

Miller

Duncan

Miller DFT

Maurey 4-1

Scott, Oklahoma

Thompson, Oklahoma State

Scott 11-1

Maurey 6-3

Miller, Toledo

Bye

Duncan, Washington State

Bye

Gerry Maurey, Penn State 10-2Third Place:

Ron Scott, OklahomaFourth Place:



Charles Uram, PittsburghBye

Bill Ellwood, Northwestern

Bye

Leo Ballinger, WyomingBye

Frank Bettucci, Cornell [1]Warren DePrenger, Cornell IowaDon Frey, Penn State [4]Bye

Jerry Bains, Auburn

Bye

Ian MacEwan, Kent StateBye

Matt Midea, Lock Haven

Joe Scandura, Michigan

Charles Uram

Bill Ellwood

Leo Ballinger

Frank Bettucci 8-2

Don Frey

Jerry Bains

Ian MacEwan

Joe Scandura Fall 5:02

Charles Uram 6-0

Frank Bettucci Fall 5:14

Don Frey 6-1

Ian MacEwan 6-4

Frank Bettucci 5-3

Don Frey 6-0

Frank Bettucci 6-3

147 Weight Class

Frank Bettucci 7-3

Bob Morris, Northern Iowa [2]Bye

Bryan Rayburn, OklahomaBill Garland, IndianaEd Brown, Virginia MilitaryBye

Robert Speck, Brigham YoungBye

Bob Hoke, Michigan StateBye

Clayton Carothers, LincolnBye

Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma State [3]Bye

Delbert Lockwood, Colorado StateBye

Bob Morris

Bryan Rayburn 9-0

Ed Brown

Robert Speck

Bob Hoke

Clayton Carothers

Tom Titsworth

Delbert Lockwood

Bob Morris 6-3

Ed Brown 7-0

Bob Hoke 10-3

Tom Titsworth 2-1

Bob Morris Fall 5:33

Bob Hoke RD

Bob Hoke 3-0




Uram, Pittsburgh

Carothers, Lincoln

Titsworth

Ballinger 2-0

Uram 7-0

Ballinger 4-1

Morris, Northern Iowa

Frey, Penn State

Uram 4-1

Frey Fall 5:40

Titsworth, Oklahoma State

Bye

Ballinger, Wyoming

DePrenger, Cornell Iowa

Don Frey, Penn State 1-1 RDThird Place:

Charles Uram, PittsburghFourth Place:



Joe Solomon, Pittsburgh [1]Bye

Joe Arnold, CornellBye

Doug Frey, Penn StateBill Bock, SpringfieldEd Rooney, SyracuseBudd Whitehill, Lock Haven

Dan Sniff, Colorado State [4]Bye

Bill Berry, Virginia MilitaryBye

John Eagleton, OklahomaJim Miller, Cornell IowaDon Strevey, Oklahoma StateGerry Tebben, Army

Joe Solomon

Joe Arnold

Doug Frey 8-0

Ed Rooney Fall 4:47

Dan Sniff

Bill Berry

John Eagleton 4-0

Don Strevey 6-4

Joe Solomon 13-7

Ed Rooney 4-3

Dan Sniff Fall 4:04

John Eagleton 7-1

Joe Solomon 9-5

Dan Sniff RD

Jim Harmon 6-4

157 Weight Class

Dan Sniff 6-1

Jim Ellis, Indiana

Donald Rumsfeld, Princeton

Ed Mahoney, LehighRon Larsen, Iowa StateMiles Lee, Michigan [3]Bye

Leslie Kramer, Kansas StateBye

Jim Harmon, Northern Iowa [2]Bill Turley, Hofstra

Vito Perrone, Michigan StateBob Cobbins, LincolnByron Nelson, Washington StateBye

Bob Fischer, Maryland

Bye

Jim Ellis 6-4

Ed Mahoney 4-1

Miles Lee

Leslie Kramer

Jim Harmon 4-0

Vito Perrone 11-2

Byron Nelson

Bob Fischer

Jim Ellis DFT

Miles Lee 13-9

Jim Harmon 8-6

Bob Fischer 7-1

Jim Ellis 11-9

Jim Harmon 7-5

Jim Harmon 3-2




Eagleton, Oklahoma

Perrone, Michigan State

Fischer

Turley

Eagleton DFT

Perrone RD

Ellis, Indiana

Berry, Virginia Military

Eagleton 8-0

Perrone 8-1

Fischer, Maryland

Bye

Turley, Hofstra

Bye

John Eagleton, Oklahoma 7-2Third Place:

Vito Perrone, Michigan StateFourth Place:



Don Wem, Toledo

Bye

George Dyer, SpringfieldBye

Harold Broughton, Colorado StateBye

Robert Hockley, WyomingErnie Fischer, Maryland [4]Cochrane Chase, WesleyanBye

Warren Sonnenman, Cornell IowaBye

Andy Lentvorsky, Lock Haven

Bye

Frank Marks, Oklahoma [1]Charles Pankow, Indiana

Don Wem

George Dyer

Harold Broughton

Ernie Fischer 7-4

Cochrane Chase

Warren Sonnenman

Andy Lentvorsky

Frank Marks 6-3

Don Wem 13-1

Ernie Fischer 10-5

Warren Sonnenman 6-2

Frank Marks 6-2

Ernie Fischer 8-2

Frank Marks 3-1

Don Dickason 1-1 RD

167 Weight Class

Frank Marks RD

Dana Eastham, Brown

Bye

Don Dickason, Cornell [2]Dale Nordquist, Illinois

Jerry Cooper, LincolnBye

Dale Ward, Army

Bye

Carl Wood, Oklahoma StateBye

Fred Loffredo, Northern Iowa

Del McGhee, Washington StateMyles Nowitzky, Virginia MilitaryBye

Joe Lemyre, Penn State [3]Bye

Dana Eastham

Don Dickason 3-0

Jerry Cooper

Dale Ward

Carl Wood

Del McGhee Fall 7:27

Myles Nowitzky

Joe Lemyre

Don Dickason RD

Dale Ward 9-0

Carl Wood 6-2

Joe Lemyre Fall 4:09

Don Dickason 7-5

Joe Lemyre 9-2

Don Dickason 2-2 RD




Sonnenman, Cornell Iowa

Ward, Army

Lentvorsky 6-5

Eastham Fall 2:34

Sonnenman Fall 3:57

Eastham 6-2

Lemyre, Penn State

Fischer, Maryland

Lemyre 9-5

Eastham 6-5

Lentvorsky, Lock Haven

Pankow, Indiana

Eastham, Brown

Nordquist, Illinois

Joe Lemyre, Penn State 6-2Third Place:

Dana Eastham, BrownFourth Place:



Jack Shanahan

Dick O'Shaughnessy 8-1

Don Lindell

Al Paulekas 13-4

Dick O'Shaughnessy 10-1

Al Paulekas Fall 8:32

Ned Blass 8-4

177 Weight Class

Al Paulekas 4-0

Bob McCullough RD

Ned Blass

Bob Craig 12-8

Bob Wirds

Ned Blass 5-3

Bob Wirds 11-4

Ned Blass 16-8

Jack Shanahan, Maryland

Bye

George Dvorozniak, Penn State

Dick O'Shaughnessy, Michigan [4]

Don Lindell, Cornell Iowa

Bye

Ed Lanzi, Toledo

Al Paulekas, Army [1]

Keith Kelley, Oklahoma

Bob McCullough, Wyoming

Ned Blass, Oklahoma State [3]

Bye

Bob Craig, Lock Haven

Otis Keller, Cornell

Bob Wirds, Iowa State [2]

Bye




Lanzi, Toledo

Lindell, Cornell Iowa

McCullough

Lanzi

McCullough 4-0

O'Shaughnessy, Michigan

Wirds, Iowa State

Lanzi 7-2

Wirds 6-4

Bye

Bye

McCullough, Wyoming

Bye

Bob Wirds, Iowa State 7-2Third Place:

Ed Lanzi, ToledoFourth Place:



Doc Hearon 7-0

Charles Weber 6-1

Gus Gatto 6-0

Streeter Shining 11-6

Charles Weber Fall 8:08

Gus Gatto Fall 8:41

Hud Samson Fall 4:15

191 Weight Class

Charles Weber 5-2

Hud Samson Fall 3:40

Mel Walden 6-5

Dick Torio Fall 8:06

Alex Sotir

Hud Samson 6-1

Dick Torio 5-0

Hud Samson 2-0

Jim Macaleer, Princeton

Doc Hearon, Oklahoma

Charles Weber, West Chester [1]

Pete Veldman, Minnesota

Alan Evans, South Dakota State

Gus Gatto, Northern Iowa [4]

Bob Drake, Maryland

Streeter Shining, Iowa

Lou Williams, Oregon State

Hud Samson, Penn State [3]

Mel Walden, Iowa State

Louis Stadler, Arkansas State

Dick Torio, Toledo [2]

Harold Hunter, Pittsburgh

Alex Sotir, Springfield

Bye




Williams, Oregon State

Walden, Iowa State

Veldman

Hearon

Veldman 2-0

Hearon 4-3

Gatto, Northern Iowa

Torio, Toledo

Gatto RD

Torio 5-1

Veldman, Minnesota

Bye

Hearon, Oklahoma

Bye

Dick Torio, Toledo 3-1Third Place:

Gus Gatto, Northern IowaFourth Place:



Gene Nicks

Eldred Kraemer

Henry Littlefield Fall 8:28

Jack Ellena Fall 5:35

Gene Nicks 6-1

Jack Ellena Fall 0:40

Dan McNair 0-0 RD

UNL Weight Class

Gene Nicks Fall 4:59

Ed Husmann 6-5

Bernard Lloyd

Dan McNair

Tom Megele

Ed Husmann 15-5

Dan McNair 5-0

Dan McNair RD

Gene Nicks, Oklahoma State [1]

Bye

Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh

Bye

Henry Littlefield, Columbia

Willis Wood, Minnesota [4]

Jack Ellena, UCLA

Jack McNicol, Virginia Tech

Ed Husmann, Nebraska [2]

Dick Beyer, Syracuse

Bernard Lloyd, CCNY

Bye

Dan McNair, Auburn

Bye

Tom Megele, Hofstra

Bye



UNL Consolation Bracket

Megele, Hofstra

Kraemer, Pittsburgh

Megele

Kraemer

Ellena, UCLA

Husmann, Nebraska

Ellena

Kraemer 6-4

Bye

Bye

Bye

Bye

Eldred Kraemer, Pittsburgh 4-3Third Place:

Jack Ellena, UCLAFourth Place:


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