NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1955 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Larry Fornicola, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Larry FornicolaPSU
  2. 2Andrew KaulMICH
  3. 3Jim SinadinosMSU
  4. 4William SimmonsTemple (PA)

Championship

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Kaul (2), Michigan over Darrell Miller, Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Dave Bates, Lehigh (PA) over Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Don Hart (1), Oklahoma over Charles Gratto, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Fred Futchko, Rutgers (NJ) over Bill Mellen, Illinois — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Jarold 'Art' Keith, Oregon State over Phil Burnaman, Harvard (MA) — Fall 8:38 · View bout
  6. Larry Fornicola (4), Penn State over Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State — Fall 4:40 · View bout
  7. Warren DePrenger (3), Cornell College (IA) over Claudell Wright, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  8. William Simmons, Temple (PA) over John Twark, Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Kaul (2), Michigan over William Simmons, Temple (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Don Hart (1), Oklahoma over Dave Bates, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Larry Fornicola (4), Penn State over Jarold 'Art' Keith, Oregon State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Warren DePrenger (3), Cornell College (IA) over Fred Futchko, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andrew Kaul (2), Michigan over Warren DePrenger (3), Cornell College (IA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Larry Fornicola (4), Penn State over Don Hart (1), Oklahoma — Fall 8:30 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Larry Fornicola (4), Penn State over Andrew Kaul (2), Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State over Jarold 'Art' Keith, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. William Simmons, Temple (PA) over Darrell Miller, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State over Don Hart (1), Oklahoma — Fall 3:59 · View bout
  2. William Simmons, Temple (PA) over Warren DePrenger (3), Cornell College (IA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State over William Simmons, Temple (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

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