NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

Russ Bush

Wrestler record · 1946–1949 · Northern Iowa

NCAA championship record, 1946–1949. Regular-season results are not included.

3tournaments
9wins
2losses
1individual titles
4wins by fall

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NCAA career

Russ Bush NCAA tournament career, one row per year
YearSchoolWeightSeedFinishW–LMatches
1949Northern Iowa12823rd4–15 bouts
1947Northern Iowa1282 1st3–03 bouts
1946Northern Iowa136No seed listed2nd2–13 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 11

Russ Bush every NCAA championship bout
RoundW/LOpponentSeedOpp. seedResult
1949 · 128 lb
Round of 16WRobert Brabender · Indiana (IN)2No seed listedFall 4:27
QuarterfinalWWillard Walker · Colorado State2No seed listedFall 5:36
SemifinalLCharles Hetrick · Oklahoma State23Dec 2–4
Consolation semifinalWIrvin Perry · Virginia Military2No seed listedFall 2:57
3rd-place boutWAlan Rice · Minnesota24Dec 9–4
1947 · 128 lb
QuarterfinalWJoe Patacsil · Purdue (IN)2No seed listedDec 12–6
SemifinalWPaul McDaniel · Oklahoma State23Dec 5–4
FinalWLou Kachiroubas · Illinois21Dec 4–2
1946 · 136 lb
QuarterfinalWRobert Clark · Kent State (OH)No seed listedNo seed listedFall 8:49
SemifinalWLeon 'L Wayne' Smith · MichiganNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 5–4
FinalLDavid Arndt · Oklahoma StateNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 1–10