NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1946 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Bill Koll, Northern Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill KollUNI
  2. 2Edgar WelchOKST
  3. 3Gale MiklesMSU
  4. 4Tony YamasakiUNCO

In 1946, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1946 145-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

7 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the semifinal

    1. Bill Koll, Northern Iowa over Duane Hague, Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:10 · View bout
    2. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Sam Kramer, Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Tony Yamasaki, Northern Colorado over John 'Jack' Petry, Illinois — Dec 18–17 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Koll, Northern Iowa over Gale Mikles, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Edgar Welch, Oklahoma State over Tony Yamasaki, Northern Colorado — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Koll, Northern Iowa over Edgar Welch, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1 byes into the 3rd-place bout

      1. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Duane Hague, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Tony Yamasaki, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–2 · View bout