NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1954 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Gene Nicks, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Gene NicksOKST
  2. 2Bob KonovskyWIS
  3. 3Max KitzelmanNEB
  4. 4Ken EllisKansas State

Championship

Round of 16 · 1 bout

  1. Larry Fowler, Michigan State over Willis Holland, Colorado State — Dec 6–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin over Billy Hix, Middle Tennessee — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over Larry Fowler, Michigan State — Fall 7:00 · View bout
  3. Ken Ellis, Kansas State over Jack Ellena Sr. (3), California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Max Kitzelman (4), Nebraska over Harold 'Hal' Hunter Jr., Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 5:07 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin over Ken Ellis, Kansas State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over Max Kitzelman (4), Nebraska — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Ellis, Kansas State over Billy Hix, Middle Tennessee — n/r · View bout
  2. Max Kitzelman (4), Nebraska over Larry Fowler, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Kitzelman (4), Nebraska over Ken Ellis, Kansas State — Fall 3:30 · View bout

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