NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1954 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Myron Roderick, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Myron RoderickOKST
  2. 2Eddie EichelbergerLEH
  3. 3Gerry MaureyPSU
  4. 4Andrew KaulMICH

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

17 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 1 bout

    15 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Turner, Illinois over Dick Cappel, Texas A&M — Fall 4:15 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Andrew Kaul (1), Michigan over Bill Turner, Illinois — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    2. Ed Casalicchio, Michigan State over Bob Datteri, Colorado State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Eddie Eichelberger (4), Lehigh (PA) over W. Lee Young, Oklahoma — Fall 4:42 · View bout
    4. George Matthews, Pittsburgh (PA) over Raymond Downey, Auburn (AL) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
    5. Gerry Maurey (3), Penn State over Elton Chatfield, Kansas State — Fall 1:35 · View bout
    6. Myron Roderick (2), Oklahoma State over Gary Rollins, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 4:11 · View bout
    7. Sam Ruzic, Iowa State over Eddison Hairston, Lincoln (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    8. Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) over Wayne Loucks, California-Berkeley — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Andrew Kaul (1), Michigan over George Matthews, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Eddie Eichelberger (4), Lehigh (PA) over Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    3. Gerry Maurey (3), Penn State over Sam Ruzic, Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Myron Roderick (2), Oklahoma State over Ed Casalicchio, Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Eddie Eichelberger (4), Lehigh (PA) over Andrew Kaul (1), Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Myron Roderick (2), Oklahoma State over Gerry Maurey (3), Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Myron Roderick (2), Oklahoma State over Eddie Eichelberger (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Ed Casalicchio, Michigan State over Gary Rollins, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
      2. Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) over W. Lee Young, Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Andrew Kaul (1), Michigan over Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
      2. Gerry Maurey (3), Penn State over Ed Casalicchio, Michigan State — Fall · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Gerry Maurey (3), Penn State over Andrew Kaul (1), Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout