The 1949 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 19th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted the tournament at their South College Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 32 points and having two individual champions.
Charles Hetrick of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M32 2Iowa State Teachers College27 3Cornell College21 4Michigan State13 5Minnesota11 6Purdue9 T-7Nebraska5 T-7Iowa5 9Syracuse4 T-10Illinois3 T-10Colorado A&M3Reference:
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 121 lbs Arnold Plaza, Purdue DEC Grady Peninger, Oklahoma A&M, 3–1 128 lbs Charles Hetrick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Leo Thomsen, Cornell College, 4–1 136 lbs Lowell Lange, Cornell College DEC Dick Dickenson, Michigan State, 6–0 145 lbs Keith Young, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Don Anderson, Michigan State, 3–0 155 lbs Bill Nelson, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Ken Hunte, Syracuse, 3–0 165 lbs Bill Smith, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Melbourne Flesner, Oklahoma A&M, 6–1 175 lbs Jim Gregerson, Oklahoma A&M DEC Joe Scarpello, Iowa, 3–1UNLVerne Gagne, Minnesota RD Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M, 1–1Reference:
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