NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1949 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Keith Young, Northern Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Keith YoungUNI
  2. 2Don AndersonMSU
  3. 3Kent LangeCornell College (IA)
  4. 4Elias George Jr.OKST

Championship

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bart Downes (3), Navy (MD) over Ed 'Robert' Closs Jr., Washington State — Fall 8:22 · View bout
  2. Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State over Darrell Hafling, Colorado — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Don Anderson (1), Michigan State over Andy Puchany, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Elias George Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Sal DeBiasi, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Joe Garcia, Illinois over Ken Schmoker, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Keith Young (2), Northern Iowa over Jay McGrew, Colorado State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) over Wendell Harris, Wheaton (IL) — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  8. Mervin Jensen, Minnesota over Larry Higby, Wyoming — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bart Downes (3), Navy (MD) over Mervin Jensen, Minnesota — Fall 4:09 · View bout
  2. Don Anderson (1), Michigan State over Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Elias George Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Joe Garcia, Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Keith Young (2), Northern Iowa over Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Don Anderson (1), Michigan State over Elias George Jr. (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Keith Young (2), Northern Iowa over Bart Downes (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Keith Young (2), Northern Iowa over Don Anderson (1), Michigan State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State over Andy Puchany, Indiana (IN) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) over Jay McGrew, Colorado State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Elias George Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Dick Ditsworth, Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) over Bart Downes (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) over Elias George Jr. (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.