NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1949 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Jim Gregson, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Jim GregsonOKST
  2. 2Joe ScarpelloIOWA
  3. 3Herb ReeseNEB
  4. 4Waldemar Van Cott IIPUR

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

18 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 2 bouts

    14 byes into the round of 16

    1. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Fred Dexter, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Joe Scarpello (1), Iowa over Joe Manchak, Wyoming — Fall 6:49 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Siddens, Northern Iowa over Marion Tree, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. GJ Roush, Amherst (MA) over William Clary, Kansas State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Herb Reese (3), Nebraska over Robert Dierdorff, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over William Vohaska, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    5. Joe Scarpello (1), Iowa over Herman Schillereff, Northern Colorado — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    6. Mark Bunge, California-Berkeley over Rex Sheppard, Colorado — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    7. Robert Klune, Denver (CO) over Gene Gibbons, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    8. Waldemar Van Cott II (4), Purdue (IN) over Glen Anderson, Colorado State — Fall 1:23 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Herb Reese (3), Nebraska over Mark Bunge, California-Berkeley — Dflt · View bout
    2. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over GJ Roush, Amherst (MA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Joe Scarpello (1), Iowa over Bob Siddens, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Waldemar Van Cott II (4), Purdue (IN) over Robert Klune, Denver (CO) — Fall 2:25 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Herb Reese (3), Nebraska — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    2. Joe Scarpello (1), Iowa over Waldemar Van Cott II (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Joe Scarpello (1), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Fred Dexter, Cornell College (IA) over William Vohaska, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Herman Schillereff, Northern Colorado over Joe Manchak, Wyoming — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Fred Dexter, Cornell College (IA) over GJ Roush, Amherst (MA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Herman Schillereff, Northern Colorado over Bob Siddens, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Herb Reese (3), Nebraska over Fred Dexter, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 1:34 · View bout
    2. Waldemar Van Cott II (4), Purdue (IN) over Herman Schillereff, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Herb Reese (3), Nebraska over Waldemar Van Cott II (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout