Last Update: May 6, 2021 3:54 PM
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book
Team State Championship Results 2-3 Team & Individual Records 4-8 Top 10 Team Finishes 9-12 All-Time State Championship Match Results 13-42 Ward E. Brown Mental A tude Award 43 Team State Championship Results
From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. The Associa on began sponsor- ing a state tournament for the sport beginning in 1933. Year Champion Champion Coach Runner-Up Runner-Up Coach Score Indiana University 1921-22 Terre Haute Wiley Guy Stantz Terre Haute Garfi eld -- 34-30 1922-23 Terre Haute Wiley Guy Stantz Bloomington Harold Mumby 48-40 1923-24 Bloomington Harold Mumby Mon cello -- 57-42 1924-25 Bloomington Harold Mumby Mon cello -- 33-30 1925-26 Elwood Theodore Koontz Wabash Billy Thom 37-34 1926-27 Wabash Billy Thom Bloomington Harold Mumby 35-34 1927-28 Wabash -- Bloomington Harold Mumby 40-29 1928-29 Bedford Emil Held South Bend Central -- 25-21 Wabash Raymond Struck 1929-30 Bloomington Harold Mumby Muncie Central Walter Fisher 51-38.5 1930-31 Bloomington Harold Mumby Muncie Central Walter Fisher 48-35 1931-32 Muncie Central Walter Fisher Bloomington Harold Mumby 43-36
1932-33 Bloomington Harold Mumby Bedford Emil Held 38-33 1933-34 Bloomington (Co-Champions) Harold Mumby -- -- 50-50 East Chicago Roosevelt Benham Williams 1934-35 Hammond Auree Sco East Chicago Roosevelt Benham Williams 43-40 1935-36 Hammond Auree Sco Bloomington Harold Mumby 48-29 1936-37 Hammond Auree Sco Hammond Clark R. Wayne Cunningham 49-30 1937-38 Hammond Clark Wayne Cunningham Hammond C.R. Shanner 36-35 1938-39 Bloomington Harold Mumby East Chicago Roosevelt Kermit French 29-19 1939-40 Southport Arlington Pitcher Bloomington Harold Mumby 20-19 Muncie Central Walter Fisher 1940-41 Bloomington Harold Mumby Southport Arlington Pitcher 30-25 1941-42 Bloomington Harold Mumby South Bend Central Robert Jones 33-21 1942-43 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers Southport Arlington Pitcher 38-36
From 1944-1949, the IHSAA discon nued sponsorship of the state tournament due to the decreasing numbers of programs in the state caused by the Great Depres- sion and WWII. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Southport High School 1943-44 Southport Arlington Pitcher Muncie Central E ore Antonini 45-33 Crawfordsville High School 1944-45 Bloomington Harold Mumby East Chicago Roosevelt Kermit French 36-34 1945-46 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers Muncie Central E ore Antonini 42-41 Bloomington High School 1946-47 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers East Chicago Washington H.W. Dickes 58-34 Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1947-48 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers East Chicago Washington Cliff ord Freiberger 40-29 Bloomington High School 1948-49 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers South Bend Central Robert Jones 65-32
Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1949-50 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers South Bend Central Robert Jones 39-29 Bloomington High School 1950-51 Southport Chauncey McDaniel South Bend Central Robert Jones 27-23 Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1951-52 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical William Treichler South Bend Central Chris Dal Sasso 32-23 Bloomington High School 1952-53 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers Lafaye e Jeff erson Norman Willey 27-19 Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1953-54 Southport Chauncey McDaniel Indianapolis Arsenal Technical William Treichler 35-29 Bloomington High School 1954-55 Southport Chauncey McDaniel Lafaye e Jeff erson Norman Willey 40-36 Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1955-56 South Bend Central Robert Jones Indianapolis Arsenal Technical William Treichler 57-50 Bloomington High School 1956-57 Bloomington Cliff ord Myers Southport Chauncey McDaniel 44-35 Lafaye e Jeff erson High School 1957-58 Indianapolis Broad Ripple William Sirka -- -- 25-25 Richmond (Co-Champions) Charles Hilton Bloomington High School 1958-59 Indianapolis Shortridge Paul Dill Richmond Charles Hilton 37-32 Southport Chauncey McDaniel Southport High School 1959-60 Indianapolis Wood Frank Svarczkopf Southport Chauncey McDaniel 32-27 1960-61 Indianapolis Wood Frank Svarczkopf New Albany Phil Thrasher 24-22 1961-62 Hammond Don Clark South Bend Central Ed Szucs 31-25
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 2 1962-63 Hammond Don Clark Anderson Don Pyle 27-24 1963-64 Southport Chauncey McDaniel Indianapolis Arlington Jim Ellis 33-29 1964-65 Indianapolis Arlington Jim Ellis Kokomo Bob Hamilton 45-23 1965-66 South Bend Adams Morris Aronson Carmel Don Huff er 28-22 1966-67 Indianapolis Shortridge George Bohlin Franklin Central Allen Morgan 25-22 1967-68 Elkhart Rollie Hoover Franklin Central Allen Morgan 34-23 1968-69 Bloomington Kay Hutsell North Central (Indianapolis) Keith Farrand 28-23 1969-70 Bloomington Kay Hutsell North Central (Indianapolis) Keith Farrand 43-34 1970-71 Bloomington Kay Hutsell Penn Richard Daffi nee 54-22 1971-72 Bloomington Kay Hutsell Beech Grove Bill Bane 33.5-33 1972-73 Bloomington South Kay Hutsell Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Richard Dullaghan 36.5-25.5 1973-74 Muncie Northside Fred Ginther Bloomington South Kay Hutsell 46-36 1974-75 Muncie Southside Jim Cartwright Hammond Morton Fred Kepler 42-23 1975-76 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical John Hurrle Bloomington North John Henry 38-31.5 1976-77 Bloomington North John Henry Mar nsville John Roontz 47-40 1977-78 Bloomington South Kay Hutsell Warren Central Allen Morgan 48-47 1978-79 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical John Hurrle Bellmont Alan Kalver 46-43.5 1979-80 Warren Central Allen Morgan North Central (Indianapolis) Keith Farrand 56-48 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis 1980-81 Delta Don Pa on Chesterton Bob Trzeciak 99-50.5 1981-82 Delta Don Pa on Terre Haute South Abdul-Raheem Ali 70.5-44.5 1982-83 Delta Don Pa on Warren Central Gene Nesbit 72.5-51 1983-84 Delta Don Pa on Calumet Kenneth S ggall 90.5-49 New Castle High School 1984-85 Delta Don Pa on Muncie Southside John Smith 51.5-46.5 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis 1985-86 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Delta Don Pa on 92-75 Indianapolis Cathedral Lance Rhodes 1986-87 Bellmont Dennis Hays Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel 85.5-59 1987-88 Bellmont Dennis Hays Indianapolis Cathedral Lance Rhodes 70.5-65.5 1988-89 Chesterton Bob Trzeciak Lawrence North Frank Svarczkopf 59.5-51 1989-90 Muncie Southside John Smith Decatur Central David Walpole 83.5-59.5 1990-91 Mishawaka Al Smith Lawrence North Frank Svarczkopf 70-57.5 1991-92 Lawrence North Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. Perry Meridian Phil Strader 90-48 1992-93 Lawrence North Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. Southport Steve Dildine 72-53 1993-94 Bellmont Brent Faurote Castle Bob Harmon 89-45 1994-95 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Bellmont Brent Faurote 82-60 Decatur Central David Walpole New Castle Rex Peckinpaugh
Between 1996 and 2012, state championship team was determined during separate team tournament. Southport High School 1995-96 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel New Castle Rex Peckinpaugh 33-21 Center Grove High School 1996-97 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Penn Henry Wilk 32-18 1997-98 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Portage Larry Tharp 48-10 1998-99 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Bellmont Brent Faurote 35-21 1999-00 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Mishawaka Lance Beehler 45-12 2000-01 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Portage Ed Pendoski 40-16 2001-02 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Perry Meridian Jim Tonte 49-12 2002-03 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Griffi th Travis Walls 42-23 2003-04 Lawrence North Bre Crousore Perry Meridian Jim Tonte 47-12 2004-05 Lawrence North Bre Crousore Avon Jared Williams 48-17 2005-06 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Bellmont Brent Faurote 39-15 2006-07 Evansville Mater Dei Mike Goebel Mishawaka Darrick Snyder 31-18 2007-08 Mishawaka Darrick Snyder Evansville Mater Dei Greg Schaefer 28-22 2008-09 Crown Point Sco Vlink Perry Meridian Jim Tonte 33-25 2009-10 Mishawaka Darrick Snyder Yorktown Trent McCormick 37-17 2010-11 Perry Meridian Jim Tonte Lawrence North Jared Williams 44-21 2011-12 Perry Meridian Jim Tonte Crown Point Sco Vlink 43-14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis 2012-13 Perry Meridian Jim Tonte Yorktown Trent McCormick 102.5-62 2013-14 Indianapolis Cathedral Sean McGinley Franklin Community Bob Hasseman 73-60 2014-15 Penn Brad Harper Indianapolis Cathedral Sean McGinley 79-73 2015-16 Warren Central Jim Tonte Brownsburg Darrick Snyder 109.5-83 2016-17 Brownsburg Darrick Snyder Chesterton Chris Joll 100-80 2017-18 Indianapolis Cathedral Sean McGinley Brownsburg Darrick Snyder 108-100.5 2018-19 Indianapolis Cathedral Sean McGinley Avon Zach Erre 78-72 2019-20 Indianapolis Cathedral Sean McGinley Crown Point Branden Lorek 102-93.5 2020-21 Evansville Mater Dei Greg Schaefer Chesterton Chris Joll 112-107
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 3 Most State Championships Most Runner-Up Finishes
Note: State tournaments held from 1922 to 1932 and from 1944 to 1949 were Note: State tournaments held from 1922 to 1932 and from 1944 to 1949 were not sponsored by the IHSAA. not sponsored by the IHSAA. No. School Years No. School Years 24 Bloomington South (Bloomington) 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 7 Bloomington South (Bloomington) 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1974 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1957, 7 South Bend Central 1929, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978 1962 13 Evansville Mater Dei 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 6 Southport 1941, 1943, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1993 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 5 Muncie Central 1930, 1931, 1940, 1944, 1946 2021 4 Bellmont 1979, 1995, 1999, 2006 6 Southport 1940, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1964 4 Perry Meridian 1992, 2002, 2004, 2009 5 Delta 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 3 Chesterton 1981, 2017, 2021 5 Hammond 1935, 1936, 1937, 1962, 1963 3 East Chicago Roosevelt 1935, 1939, 1945 4 Indianapolis Cathedral 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 3 Indianapolis Cathedral 1986, 1988, 2015 4 Lawrence North 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005 3 Lawrence North 1989, 1991, 2011 3 Bellmont 1987, 1988, 1994 3 North Central (Indianapolis) 1969, 1970, 1980 3 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 1952, 1976, 1979 2 Avon 2005, 2019 3 Mishawaka 1991, 2008, 2010 2 Brownsburg 2016, 2018 3 Perry Meridian 2011, 2012, 2013 2 Crown Point 2012, 2020 2 Indianapolis Shortridge 1959, 1967 2 Decatur Central 1990, 1995 2 Indianapolis Wood 1960, 1961 2 East Chicago Washington 1947, 1948 2 Muncie Southside 1975, 1990 2 Evansville Mater Dei 1987, 2008 2 Terre Haute Wiley 1922, 1923 2 Franklin Central 1967, 1968 2 Wabash 1927, 1928 2 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 1954, 1956 2 Warren Central 1980, 2016 2 Lafaye e Jeff erson 1953, 1955 1 Bedford 1929 2 Mishawaka 2000, 2007 1 Bloomington North 1977 2 Mon cello 1924, 1925 1 Brownsburg 2017 2 Penn 1971, 1997 1 Chesterton 1989 2 Portage 1998, 2001 1 Crown Point 2009 2 Wabash 1926, 1929 1 East Chicago Roosevelt 1934 2 Warren Central 1978, 1983 1 Elkhart 1968 2 Yorktown 2010, 2013 1 Elwood 1926 1 Anderson 1963 1 Hammond Clark 1938 1 Bedford 1933 1 Indianapolis Arlington 1965 1 Beech Grove 1972 1 Indianapolis Broad Ripple 1958 1 Bloomington North 1976 1 Calumet 1984 1 Muncie Central 1932 1 Carmel 1966 1 Muncie Northside 1974 1 Castle 1994 1 Penn 2015 1 Delta 1986 1 Richmond 1958 1 Franklin Community 2014 1 South Bend Adams 1966 1 Griffi th 2003 1 South Bend Central 1956 1 Hammond 1938 1 Hammond Clark 1937 1 Hammond Morton 1975 Most Consecu ve Team Championships 1 Indianapolis Arlington 1964 9 by Evansville Mater Dei [1995-2003] 1 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 1973 6 by Bloomington [1945-50] 1 Kokomo 1965 5 by Bloomington (Bloomington South) [1969-73] 1 Mar nsville 1977 5 by Delta [1981-85] 1 Muncie Southside 1985 3 by Bloomington [1941-43] 1 New Albany 1961 3 by Hammond [1935-37] 1 New Castle 1996 3 by Indianapolis Cathedral [2018-20] 1 Richmond 1959 3 by Perry Meridian [2011-13] 1 Terre Haute Garfi eld 1922 1 Terre Haute South 1982
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 4 Four-Time State Champions Four Championship Match Appearances
Estell Ri er Bloomington 1924 [175], 1925 [175], 1926 [Hwt], 1927 [Hwt] Estell Ri er Bloomington 1924 [175], 1925 [175], 1926 [Hwt], 1927 [Hwt] Willard Duff y Muncie Central 1930 [100], 1931 [108], 1932 [115], 1933 [115] Willard Duff y Muncie Central 1930 [100], 1931 [108], 1932 [115], 1933 [115] Howard Fisher South Bend Central 1949 [95], 1950 [112], 1951 [127], 1952 [133] Charles McDaniel Bloomington 1930 [Hwt], 1931 [Hwt], 1932 [Hwt], 1933 [Hwt] Lance Ellis Indianapolis Cathedral 1986 [98], 1987 [112], 1988 [112], 1989 [119] Dick Eggers Hammond Clark 1940 [Hwt], 1941 [Hwt}, 1942 {Hwt], 1943 [Hwt] Blake Maurer Evansville Mater Dei 2001 [130], 2002 [145], 2003 [171], 2004 [171] Al Lummio East Chicago Washington 1942 [103], 1943 [120], 1944 [138], 1945 [155] Alex Tsirtsis Griffi th 2001 [119], 2002 [130], 2003 [135], 2004 [145] Jack Benson Bloomington 1944 [120], 1945 [127]. 1946 [133], 1947 [133] Angel Escobedo Griffi th 2002 [112], 2003 [125], 2004 [130], 2005 [135] Tommy Ramon Bloomington 1948 [95], 1949 [103], 1950 [112], 1951 [112] Jason Tsirtsis Crown Point 2009 [125], 2010 [130], 2011 [140], 2012 [145] Howard Fisher South Bend Central 1949 [95], 1950 [112], 1951 [127], 1952 [133] Chad Red New Pales ne 2013 [106], 2014 [120], 2015 [126], 2016 [132] Warren Gamble Gary Mann 1966 [95], 1967 [103], 1968 [127], 1969 [133] David Palmer Muncie Southside 1979 [155], 1980 [167]; Delta 1981 [167], 1982 [177] Lance Ellis Indianapolis Cathedral 1986 [98], 1987 [112], 1988 [112], 1989 [119] Blake Maurer Evansville Mater Dei 2001 [130], 2002 [145], 2003 [171], 2004 [171] Alex Tsirtsis Griffi th 2001 [119], 2002 [130], 2003 [135], 2004 [145] Angel Escobedo Griffi th 2002 [112], 2003 [125], 2004 [130], 2005 [135] Three-Time State Champions Ma Coughlin Evansville Mater Dei 2002 [119], 2003 [130, 2004 [152], 2005 [152] Andrew Howe Hanover Central 2005 [130], 2006 [140], 2007 [152], 2008 [160] Brandon Wright Indianapolis Cathedral 2007 [103], 2008 [112], 2009 [119]; Clarence Fortner Terre Haute Wiley 1922 [125], 1923 [135], 1924 [135] Warren Central 2010 [125] George Ross Wabash 1925 [145], 1926 [145], 1927 [165] Jason Tsirtsis Crown Point 2009 [125], 2010 [130], 2011 [140], 2012 [145] Charles McDaniel Bloomington 1931 [Hwt], 1932 [Hwt], 1933 [Hwt] Chad Red New Pales ne 2013 [106], 2014 [120], 2015 [126], 2016 [132] Ray Frankowski Hammond 1936 [165], 1937 [175], 1938 [175] Alex Co ey Perry Meridian 2018 [106], 2019 [106], 2020 [113], 2021 [113] Jack Foster Hammond Clark 1937 [125], 1938 [125], 1939 [135] Vernon Finley Bloomington 1943 [175], 1944 [175], 1945 [175] Jack Benson Bloomington 1944 [120], 1945 [127], 1947 [133] Richard Lyon Bloomington 1945 [138], 1946 [138], 1947 [138] Richard Perkins Muncie Central 1946 [95], 1947 [103], 1948 [103] Eugene Donaldson East Chicago Roosevelt 1947 [175], 1948 [175], 1949 [Hwt] Bill Richardson Lafaye e Jeff erson 1956 [133], 1957 [133], 1958 [133] Bill Andrews Indianapolis Manual 1957 [103], 1958 [112], 1959 [120] Charles Cone Kokomo 1963 [103], 1964 [112], 1965 [120]. Jon Galloway South Bend Riley 1964 [154], 1965 [154], 1966 [165] Jim Cornwell Bloomington South 1969 [103], 1970 [115], 1971 [119] Randy May Bloomington South 1974 [98], 1975 [105], 1976 [112] David Palmer Muncie Southside 1980 [167]; Delta 1981 [167], 1982 [177] Patrick Cassidy Bloomington North 1993 [103], 1994 [112], 1995 [119] Steven Bradley Beech Grove 1996 [119], 1997 [125], 1998 [125] Jake O’Brien Franklin Central 2001 [215], 2002 [215], 2003 [215]. Reece Humphrey Lawrence North 2003 [112], 2004 [125], 2005 [130] Josh Harper Mishawaka 2006 [103], 2007 [112], 2008 [125]. Andrew Howe Hanover Central 2006 [140], 2007 [152], 2008 [160] Sean McMurray Portage 2008 [135], 2009 [152], 2010 [160] Kyle Ayersman Lake Central 2010 [112], 2011 [119], 2012 [126] Stevan Micic Hanover Central 2012 [106], 2013 [113], 2014 [126] Brayton Lee Brownsburg 2016 [138], 2017 [145], 2018 [152] Mason Parris Lawrenceburg 2016 [220], 2017 [220], 2018 [220] Asa Garcia Avon 2016 [106], 2018 [126], 2019 [132] Jesse Mendez Crown Point 2019 [126], 2020 [132], 2021 [138]
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 5 Team & Individual State Records
Top 10 Fastest Falls in State Finals Shortest Mat Time in 4 State Finals Matches [First 6 Hammond, 1936, 1937 :11 Pat Day, Mishawaka, 2006 (215 semifi nals) year for four-round tournament was 1984] 6 Muncie Central, 1932 :15 Wilford Childers, Lowell, 1929 (126 consola- 6:43 by Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral [195] 2015 6 Southport 1944, 1954 ons) 7:40 by D.J. Radnovich, Gibson Southern [215] 1998 5 Bedford, 1933 :15 Charles McDaniel, Bloomington, 1932 (Hwt 8:20 by Bryer Hall, East Central [170] 2021 5 Bloomington, 1923, 1939, 1945, 1948, 1953, semifi nals) 9:14 by Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg [220] 2018 1971 :17 Adam Howland, Brownsburg, 2009 (215 conso- 9:16 by Silas Allred, Shenandoah [195] 2020 5 East Chicago Roosevelt 1934, 1935, 1947 la ons) 9:19 by Trey Reese, Indian Creek [215] 2011 5 East Chicago Washington 1946, 1947 :18 Derek Traversa, Glenn, 2007 (285 quarterfi - 5 Evansville Mater Dei 2003 nals) Undefeated High School Career 5 Hammond 1935 :19 Cameron Jones, Lawrence North, 2015 (170 Lance Ellis, Indianapolis Cathedral, 172-0 [1986-89] 5 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 1952 preliminaries) Alex Tsir s, Griffi th, 236-0 [2001-04] 5 Muncie Central 1944, 1946 :20 Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930 (167 fi nal) Chad Red, New Pales ne, 183-0 [2013-16] 5 South Bend Central, 1949 :21 Berry Handley, Calumet, 1984 (Hwt preliminar- 5 Southport, 1943 ies) Most Career Victories [200+] 5 Terre Haute Garfi eld, 1922 :21 Damon Hummel, Rochester, 1994 (Hwt quar- 236-0 Alex Tsirtsis, Griffi th, 2004 5 Wabash, 1926, 1927 terfi nals) 229-5 Andrae Hernandez, Griffi th, 2004 :21 Charles Johnson, Bloomington, 1931 (105 223-1 Angel Escobedo, Griffi th, 2005 Most Individual Runners-Up, Year consola ons) 221-8 Mac Taylor, New Castle, 1996 5 Southport 1951 :21 Elzey Porter, Southport, 1934 (126 consola- 210-13 Ma Jaggers, New Castle, 2003 5 Terre Haute Wiley 1923 ons) 201-13 Keith Garrard, New Castle, 2003 5 Wabash 1928 4 Bedford 1931 Top 10 Fastest Falls in Championship Match Most Points Scored 4 Bloomington 1946 :20 Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930 (167) 112 Evansville Mater Dei, 2021 4 East Chicago Roosevelt 1938 :25 Mark Matovina, East Chicago Roosevelt, 1939 109.5 Warren Central, 2016 4 Elwood 1926 (105) 108 Indianapolis Cathedral, 2018 4 Mon cello 1924 :27 Walter Doring, East Chicago Washington, 1935 102.5 Perry Meridian, 2013 3 Bedford 1930, 1933, 1934, 1937 (98) 102 Indianapolis Cathedral, 2020 3 Bellmont 1987 :31 Mitch Sliga, Fishers, 2013 (195) 3 Bloomington 1922, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1936, :32 Roger Bender, Bloomington, 1941 (115) Largest Margin of Victory by Champion 1948, 1952, 1953 :37 Willard Duff y, Muncie Central, 1931 (105) 48.5 Delta (99), Chesterton (50.5) 1981 3 Decatur Central 1952 :38 Guy Cordell, Terre Haute Garfi eld, 1922 (132) 44 Bellmont (89), Castle (45) 1994 3 East Chicago Roosevelt 1940, 1944, 1947 :42 Joe Lee, Evansville Mater Dei, 2016 (145) 42 Lawrence North (90), Perry Meridian (48) 1992 3 East Chicago Washington 1932, 1939, 1943, :45 Deron Phillips, South Bend LaSalle, 1988 (119) 41.5 Delta (90.5), Calumet (49) 1984 1945, 1947 :50 Robert Haak, Hammond, 1935 (Hwt) 40.5 Perry Meridian (102.5), Yorktown (62) 2013 3 Elwood 1927 3 Evansville Mater Dei 2002 Most Career Falls in State Finals Smallest Margin of Victory by Champion (excl. es) 3 Indianapolis Cathedral 2009, 2018 10 by Ray Frankowski, 1936-38 [Frankowski pinned 0.5 Bloomington (33.5), Beech Grove (33) 1972 3 Indianapolis Shortridge 1959 all 10 opponents in three years] 1 Hammond Clark (36), Hammond (35) 1938 3 Indianapolis Wood 1961 1 Southport (20), Bloomington (19) 1940 3 Merrillville 2004 First State Champion, Two Diff erent Schools 1 Bloomington South (48), Warren Central (47) 3 Muncie Central 1944 David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and Delta, 1978 3 Muncie Northside 1974 1981 and 1982 2 Bloomington (38), Southport (36) 1943 3 Portage 2005, 2016 2 Indianapolis Wood (24), New Albany (22) 3 South Bend Central 1949 Brothers Win State Championships in Same Year 1961 3 Southport 1943, 1957 Henry Moore [112], James Moore [133], 3 Terre Haute Wiley 1925 Bloomington, 1943 Most Individual Champions, Year 3 Wabash 1930 Daniel Mudd [127], David Mudd [133], Hammond, 7 Bloomington, 1949 3 Warren Central 2016 1963 5 Bloomington, 1924, 1931, 1947, 1950 Doug Welch [152], Chad Welch [160], Castle, 2011 4 Bloomington, 1923, 1927, 1930, 1934, 1939, Championship Teams without Individual Champion 1943 Southport 1951 Twin Brothers Win State Championships in Same Year 4 Delta, 1981 Indianapolis Wood 1961 Henry Moore [112], James Moore [133], 4 East Chicago Roosevelt, 1934 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 1979 Bloomington, 1943 4 Evansville Mater Dei, 2003 Bellmont 1987 Daniel Mudd [127], David Mudd [133], Hammond, 4 Griffi th, 2004 Evansville Mater Dei 1997 1963 4 Hammond, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Evansville Mater Dei 1999 Doug Welch [152], Chad Welch [160], Castle, 2011 4 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, 1952 Evansville Mater Dei 2000 4 Lawrence North, 1992 Evansville Mater Dei 2006 Pinned All Opponents in State Finals [First year for 4 Muncie, 1932, 1946 Evansville Mater Dei 2007 four-round tournament was 1984] 4 Southport, 1944, 1954 Mishawaka 2010 4 by James Dickerson, New Castle [Hwt], 1995 4 Terre Haute Wiley, 1922 4 by D.J. Radnovich, Gibson Southern [215], 1998 4 by Trey Reese, Indian Creek [215], 2011 Most Championship Match Qualifi ers, Year 4 by Tommy Cash, Lawrence North [138], 2015 8 Bloomington, 1949 4 by Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral [195], 2015 8 Terre Haute Wiley, 1923 4 by Shawn Streck, Merrillville [285], 2015 7 Bloomington, 1924, 1930, 1934, 1946, 1947 4 by Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg [220], 2018 7 Mon cello, 1924 4 by Silas Allred, Shenandoah [195], 2020 7 Wabash, 1928 4 by Bryer Hall, East Central [170], 2021 6 Bedford, 1931 3 by Sam Lamb, Evansville Bosse [132], 1973 6 Bloomington, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1943, 1950 6 Elwood, 1926
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 6 Most Individual State Champions by School (1933-43, 1950-current)
No. School 6 Muncie Southside 2 New Castle 67 Bloomington South (Bloomington) 6 New Albany 2 NorthWood 6 Richmond 2 Pendleton Heights 32 Evansville Mater Dei 6 Roncalli 2 Plainfi eld 2 Rushville 27 Hammond 5 Anderson Highland 2 Shenandoah 5 Calumet 2 South Bend LaSalle 25 Indianapolis Cathedral 5 Center Grove 2 Terre Haute South 25 Southport 5 Columbus East 5 Evansville Central 1 Adams Central 23 Lawrence North 5 Indianapolis Wood 1 Andrean 23 South Bend Central 5 New Pales ne 1 Batesville 5 Penn 1 Blackford 18 Delta 5 South Bend Adams 1 Brebeuf Jesuit 18 Indianapolis Shortridge 5 Warsaw 1 Chartrand 18 Mishawaka 5 Wawasee 1 Columbus North (Columbus) 18 Warren Central 5 Whiteland 1 Concord 2 Culver Academies 17 Portage 4 Bloomington University 1 DeKalb 4 East Chicago Central 1 Delphi 16 East Chicago Roosevelt 4 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) 1 East Central 16 Griffi th 4 Fort Wayne North Side 1 Eastern (Greentown) 4 Franklin Community 1 Elwood 15 Decatur Central 4 Highland 1 Evansville Bosse 15 Franklin Central 4 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 1 Evansville Harrison 15 Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 4 Indianapolis Manual 1 Evansville Memorial 15 Perry Meridian 4 Jeff ersonville 1 Evansville North 4 Lawrence Central 1 Franklin County 14 Bloomington North 4 Mooresville 1 Franklin Township 14 Crown Point 4 Mount Vernon 1 Frankton 14 Kokomo 4 South Bend Washington 1 Gary Roosevelt 14 Muncie Central 4 Valparaiso 1 Gibson Southern 4 Winamac 1 Goshen 13 Bellmont 1 Hammond Morton 13 Ben Davis 3 Bremen 1 Harding 13 East Chicago Washington 3 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 1 Homestead 13 Lafaye e Jeff erson 3 Danville 1 Howe Military 13 Merrillville 3 Fort Wayne Elmhurst 1 Indianapolis A ucks 3 Frankfort 1 Indianapolis Lutheran 12 Hobart 3 Hammond Gavit 1 Indianapolis Scecina 3 Indian Creek 1 Jasper 11 Hammond Clark 3 Indianapolis Northwest 1 Jennings County 11 Lake Central 3 Indianapolis Washington 1 Lakeland 3 Jimtown 1 LaVille 10 Carmel 3 Lawrenceburg 1 Leo 10 North Central (Indianapolis) 3 Monrovia 1 Michigan City 10 Yorktown 3 Plymouth 1 North Manchester 3 South Bend Clay 1 North Posey 9 Anderson 3 Union County 1 Northridge 9 Bedford 3 Western 1 Owen Valley 9 Chesterton 1 Peru 9 Hammond Technical 2 Blu on 1 Pike 9 Hanover Central 2 Brazil 1 Prairie Heights 2 Culver Community 1 South Bend Jackson 8 Avon 2 East Noble 1 Southridge 8 Brownsburg 2 Edgewood 1 Tipton 8 Castle 2 Evansville Reitz 1 Turkey Run 8 Elkhart Memorial 2 Fishers 1 Vincennes Lincoln 8 Indianapolis Broad Ripple 2 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 1 Wabash 8 Logansport 2 Fort Wayne Northrop 1 West Noble 8 Lowell 2 Gary Edison 1 West Vigo 2 Gary Mann 1 Whitko 7 Beech Grove 2 Gary Wirt 1 Winchester 7 Crawfordsville 2 Greenfi eld-Central 1 Zionsville 7 LaPorte 2 Greensburg 7 Mar nsville 2 Greenwood 7 Princeton 2 Hun ngton North 7 South Bend Riley 2 Jay County 2 Lebanon 6 Floyd Central 2 Michigan City Rogers 6 Fort Wayne Snider 2 Muncie Northside 6 Indianapolis Arlington 2 Munster
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 7 Most State Championships by a Coach
Note: State tournaments held from 1922 to 1932 and from 1944 to 1949 were not sponsored by the IHSAA.
No. Name School Years 12 Goebel, Mike Evansville Mater Dei 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
10 Mumby, Harold Bloomington 1924, 1925, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934*, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945
8 Myers, Cliff ord Bloomington 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1957
6 Hutsell, Kay Bloomington 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978
5 Pa on, Don Delta 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
4 McDaniel, Chauncey Southport 1951, 1954, 1955, 1964 4 McGinley, Sean Indianapolis Cathedral 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 4 Tonte, Jim Perry Meridian 2011, 2012, 2013 Warren Central 2016
3 Sco , Auree Hammond 1935, 1936, 1937 3 Snyder, Darrick Mishawaka 2008, 2010 Brownsburg 2017
2 Clark, Don Hammond 1962, 1963 2 Crousore, Bre Lawrence North 2004, 2005 2 Hays, Dennis Bellmont 1987, 1988 2 Hurrle, John Indpls. Arsenal Technical 1976, 1979 2 Pitcher, Arlington Southport 1940, 1944 2 Stantz, Guy Terre Haute Wiley 1922, 1923 2 Svarczkopf, Frank Indianapolis Wood 1960, 1961 2 Svarczkopf, Jr., Frank Lawrence North 1992, 1993
1 Aronson, Morris South Bend Adams 1966 1 Bohlin, George Indianapolis Shortridge 1967 1 Cartwright, Jim Muncie Southside 1975 1 Cunningham, Wayne Hammond Clark 1938 1 Dill, Paul Indianapolis Shortridge 1959 1 Ellis, Jim Indianapolis Arlington 1965 1 Faurote, Brent Bellmont 1994 1 Fisher, Walter Muncie 1932 1 Ginther, Fred Muncie Northside 1974 1 Harper, Brad Penn 2015 1 Held, Emil Bedford 1929 1 Henry, John Bloomington North 1977 1 Hilton, Charles Richmond 1958* 1 Hoover, Rollie Elkhart 1968 1 Jones, Robert South Bend Central 1956 1 Koontz, Theodore Elwood 1926 1 Morgan, Allen Warren Central 1980 1 Schaefer, Greg Evansville Mater Dei 2021 1 Sirka, William Indianapolis Broad Ripple 1958* 1 Smith, Al Mishawaka 1991 1 Smith, John Muncie Southside 1990 1 Thom, Billy Wabash 1927 1 Treichler, William Indpls. Arsenal Technical 1952 1 Trzeciak, Bob Chesterton 1989 1 Vlink, Sco Crown Point 2009 1 Williams, Benham East Chicago Roosevelt 1934*
*Tied for championship
State Championship Coaches Who Also Won Title as a Student Most Consecu ve Championships by a Coach
Coach HS A ended Year(s) 9 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei [1995-2003] Jim Ellis Bloomington 1948 [133], 1949 [145] Brent Faurote Bellmont 1981 [98] 5 by Kay Hutsell, Bloomington [1969-73] Brad Harper Mishawaka 1998 [152] 5 by Cliff ord Myers, Bloomington [1946-50] Robert Jones Wabash 1929 [Hwt], 1930 [Hwt] 5 by Don Pa on, Delta [1981-85] Chauncey McDaniel Bloomington 1935 [165] Cliff ord Myers Bloomington 1931 [100] 3 by Auree Sco , Hammond [1935-37] Greg Schaefer Evansville Mater Dei 1995 [100], 1998 [119] 3 by Sean McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral [2018-20] John Smith Franklin Central 1967 [95], 1969 [112] 3 by Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian [2011-13]
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 8 Top 10 Team Finishes
During the Team State Tournament administered from 1996-2012 where eight schools competed in a dual format, the two schools eliminated during the state semifi nal round were each credited with a third place fi nish in the table below while the four schools eliminated in the state quarterfi nal round were each credited with a fi h place fi nish. Team State State Best Finish Runner-Up Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Appearances School Champion 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th (Year) (Last) (Last) (Last) 1996-2012 (Last) (Last) Adams Central 6th (1984) 1 1 1 3 (1990 8th) Anderson 2nd (1963) 1 (1963) 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 7 (1978 4th) 12 (1978 4th) Anderson Highland 4th (1990) 1 1 (1990 4th) 1 (1990 4th) Andrean 6th (1967) 1 1 (1967 6th) 2nd (2005- Avon 2 (2019) 1 1 1 4 3 (2019 2nd) 9 (2020 7th) 2 (2007) 19) Bedford 1st (1929) 1 (1929) 1 (1933) 6 4 2 2 1 14 (1943 5th) 17 (1943 5th) Beech Grove 2nd (1972) 1 (1972) 1 1 1 1 2 (1996 5th) 5 (1996 5th) 1 (1996) 1st (1987- Bellmont 3 (1994) 4 (2006) 6 10 2 1 1 23 (2012 5th) 27 (2012 5th) 15 (2012) 88-94) 4th (1962- Ben Davis 2 2 1 5 1 4 (1992 4th) 11 (2015 10th) 92) Bloomington North 1st (1977) 1 (1977) 1 (1976) 1 1 1 3 1 3 (1980 3rd) 9 (1995 7th) 1st (1924- 25-30-31- 33-34-39- 41-42-43- Bloomington (South) 45-46-47- 24 (1978) 7 (1974) 6 7 4 2 3 1 1 48 (2006 5th) 55 (2021 7th) 3 (2006) 48-49-50- 53-57-69- 70-71-72- 73-78) 9th (1960- Bloomington University 3 3 (1965 9th) 62-65) Blu on 6th (1922) 1 1 (1922 6th) Brazil 4th (1977) 1 1 1 2 (1979 5th) 3 (1979 5th) Brebeuf Jesuit 5th (1992) 1 1 (1992 5th) 1 (1992 5th) Brownsburg 1st (2017) 1 (2017) 2 (2018) 1 2 2 1 6 (2020 4th) 9 (2021 6th) Calumet 2nd (1984) 1 (1984) 1 2 (1984 2nd) 2 (1984 2nd) Carmel 3rd (1966) 1 (1966) 2 1 1 1 5 (1997 3rd) 6 (1997 3rd) 1 (1997) Castle 2nd (1994) 1 (1994) 2 1 4 (2010 3rd) 4 (2010 3rd) 2 (2010) Center Grove 8th (1994) 1 1 2 (1994 8th) Chester Center 9th (1935) 1 1 (1935 9th) Chesterton 1st (1989) 1 (1989) 3 (2021) 1 1 1 2 1 6 (2021 2nd) 10 (2021 2nd) Clinton Central 5th (1997) 1 1 (1997 5th) 1 (1997 5th) 1 (1997) 3rd (2004- Columbia City 3 3 (2006 3rd) 3 (2006 3rd) 3 (2006) 05-06) Columbus (North) 4th (1923) 1 1 1 2 2 (2008 5th) 4 (2008 5th) 1 (2008) Columbus East 3rd (2018) 1 1 1 2 (2019 5th) 3 (2019 5th) 4th (1945- Crawfordsville 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 5 (1963 4th) 16 (1983 6th) 63) Crown Point 1st (2009) 1 (2009) 2 (2020) 1 2 1 1 6 (2021 4th) 8 (2021 4th) 4 (2012) Culver Academies 8th (2019) 1 1 (2019 8th) Danville 9th (2015) 1 1 (2015 9th) 2nd (1990- Decatur Central 2 (1995) 2 2 2 3 1 2 8 (1995 2nd) 14 (1995 2nd) 95) DeKalb 9th (1984) 1 1 (1984 9th) 5th (2009- Delphi 2 2 (2011 5th) 2 (2011 5th) 2 (2011) 11) 1st (1981- Delta 82-83-84- 5 (1985) 1 (1986) 1 1 1 1 8 (1994 3rd) 10 (1994 3rd) 85) East Chicago Central 4th (1994) 1 1 1 (1994 4th) 2 (1994 4th) East Chicago Roosevelt 1st (1934) 1 (1934) 3 (1945) 5 2 3 1 2 2 2 14 (1949 4th) 21 (1955 9th) 2nd (1947- East Chicago Washington 2 (1948) 4 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 11 (1952 5th) 22 (1982 9th) 48) East Noble 6th (2015) 1 1 2 (2015 6th) Edgewood 4th (1976) 1 1 (1976 4th) 1 (1976 4th) Elkhart (Central) 1st (1968) 1 (1968) 1 2 1 1 4 (1968 1st) 6 (1973 6th) 5th (2007- Elkhart Memorial 2 2 (2008 5th) 2 (2008 5th) 2 (2008) 08)
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 9 Team State State Best Finish Runner-Up Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Appearances School Champion 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th (Year) (Last) (Last) (Last) 1996-2012 (Last) (Last) Elwood 1st (1926) 1 (1926) 1 1 2 5 (1999 5th) 5 (1999 5th) 1 (1999) Evansville Bosse 8th (1973) 1 1 (1973 8th) 1st (1986- 95-96-97- Evansville Mater Dei 98-99-2000- 13 (2021) 2 (2008) 6 2 3 2 4 2 26 (2021 1st) 34 (2021 1st) 15 (2012) 01-02-03- 06-07-21) Evansville North 9th (1977) 1 1 (1977 9th) Evansville Reitz 4th (1981) 1 1 2 (1982 5th) 2 (1982 5th) Fishers 7th (2013) 1 1 (2013 7th) Floyd Central 8th (1987) 1 1 (1987 8th) Fort Wayne Bishop 8th (1986) 1 1 (1986 8th) Dwenger Fort Wayne Central 5th (1971) 1 1 (1971 5th) 1 (1971 5th) 5th (1972- Fort Wayne Elmhurst 2 2 (1984 5th) 2 (1984 5th) 84) Fort Wayne North Side 9th (1992) 1 1 (1992 9th) Fort Wayne Northrop 5th (1990) 1 1 1 (1990 5th) 2 (1991 8th) Fort Wayne Snider 3rd (1985) 1 1 2 1 2 (2003 5th) 5 (2003 5th) 1 (2003) Fort Wayne Wayne 6th (1981) 1 1 (1981 6th) Frankfort 5th (2000) 1 1 (2000 5th) 1 (2000 5th) 1 (2000) 2nd (1967- Franklin Central 2 (1968) 4 1 1 7 (1970 3rd) 8 (1970 3rd) 68) Franklin Community 2nd (2014) 1 (2014) 1 7 9 (2014 2nd) 9 (2014 2nd) 7 (2002) Franklin County 5th (1991) 1 1 (1991 5th) 1 (1991 5th) Gary Edison 3rd (1966) 1 1 2 (1966 3rd) 2 (1966 3rd) Gary Emerson 4th (1922) 1 1 1 (1922 4th) 2 (1965 9th) Gary Froebel 4th (1922) 1 1 (1922 4th) 1 (1922 4th) Gary Mann 5th (1969) 1 1 1 (1969 5th) 2 (1969 5th) Gary Wirt 3rd (1964) 1 1 (1964 3rd) 1 (1964 3rd) Goshen 8th (1978) 1 1 (1978 8th) Greensburg 10th (1974) 1 1 (1974 10th) Greenwood 10th (1980) 1 1 (1980 10th) Griffi th 2nd (2003) 1 (2003) 1 (2003 2nd) 1 (2003 2nd) 1 (2003) 1st (1935- Hammond 36-37-62- 5 (1963) 1 (1938) 1 2 1 3 1 7 (1963 1st) 14 (1963 1st) 63) Hammond Clark 1st (1938) 1 (1938) 1 (1937) 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 (1941 4th) 10 (1946 8th) Hammond Gavit 5th (1968) 1 2 1 (1968 5th) 3 (1981 9th) Hammond Morton 2nd (1975) 1 (1975) 1 (1975 1st) 1 (1975 1st) 3rd (1950- Hammond Technical 2 1 3 1 3 (1955 5th) 7 (1961 10th) 51) 5th (2002- Harrison (West Lafaye e) 2 2 (2010 5th) 2 (2010 5th) 2 (2010) 10) Highland 6th (1973) 1 1 2 4 (1973 6th) Hobart 3rd (1999) 1 1 2 1 2 2 (1999 3rd) 7 (2017 6th) 1 (1999) Howe Military 5th (1948) 1 1 2 1 (1948 5th) 4 (1954 10th) Hun ngton 8th (1971) 1 1 (1971 8th) Indianapolis Arlington 1st (1965) 1 (1965) 1 (1964) 1 3 (1969 3rd) 3 (1969 3rd) Indianapolis Arsenal 1st (1952- 3 (1979) 2 (1956) 1 2 1 1 2 8 (1979 1st) 12 (1979 1st) Technical 76-79) Indianapolis Bishop 2nd (1973) 1 (1973) 1 1 2 (1973 2nd) 3 (1975 7th) Chatard Indianapolis Broad Ripple 1st (1958) 1 (1958) 1 1 1 1 4 (1961 5th) 5 (1961 5th) Indianapolis Cathedral 1st (2020) 4 (2020) 3 (2015) 7 2 4 1 3 20 (2021 5th) 24 (2021 5th) 6 (2012) Indianapolis Chartrand 9th (1969) 1 1 (1969 9th) Indianapolis Crispus 8th (1963) 1 1 (1963 8th) A ucks Indianapolis Emmerich 6th (1957) 1 2 2 1 6 (1974 9th) Manual Indianapolis Northwest 7th (1984) 1 1 2 (1984 7th) 1st (1959- Indianapolis Shortridge 2 (1967) 1 5 3 1 3 3 1 11 (1972 5th) 19 (1972 5th) 67) Indianapolis Washington 6th (1970) 1 1 1 3 (1970 6th)
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 10 Team State State Best Finish Runner-Up Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Appearances School Champion 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th (Year) (Last) (Last) (Last) 1996-2012 (Last) (Last) 1st (1960- Indianapolis Wood 2 (1961) 2 2 (1961 1st) 4 (1964 9th) 61) Jay County 3rd (1987) 1 1 (1987 3rd) 1 (1987 3rd) Jimtown 7th (1968) 1 2 3 (2019 10th) Kokomo 2nd (1965) 1 (1965) 3 2 2 1 2 1 6 (2012 5th) 12 (2012 5th) 1 (2012) 2nd (1953- Lafaye e Jeff erson 2 (1955) 3 1 3 1 1 1 9 (1999 5th) 12 (1999 5th) 2 (1999) 55) Lake Central 9th (2014) 1 1 2 (2014 9th) Lakeland 8th (1967) 1 1 (1967 8th) LaPorte 3rd (1999) 1 1 1 1 (1999 3rd) 3 (1999 3rd) 1 (1999) LaVille 5th (1972) 1 1 (1972 5th) 1 (1972 5th) Lawrence Central 6th (1995) 1 1 2 (1995 6th) 1st (1992- Lawrence North 4 (2005) 3 (2011) 6 1 1 1 15 (2011 2nd) 16 (2016 9th) 7 (2011) 93-2004-05) Lebanon 5th (1998) 1 2 1 (1998 5th) 3 (1998 5th) 1 (1998) Logansport 2nd (1963) 1 (1963) 1 1 2 2 2 (1974 3rd) 7 (1980 7th) 4th (1923- Loogootee 2 2 (1924 4th) 2 (1924 4th) 24) Lowell 4th (1928) 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 (2015 5th) 7 (2016 7th) 6th (1946- Marion 2 1 3 (1975 6th) 75) Mar nsville 2nd (1977) 1 (1977) 2 3 (1991 3rd) 3 (1991 3rd) Merrillville 3rd (2008) 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 6 (2016 5th) 13 (2016 5th) 3 (2008) Michigan City 4th (1931) 1 1 2 (1931 4th) 2 (1931 4th) Michigan City Rogers 8th (1979) 1 1 2 (1981 10th) 1st (1991- Mishawaka 3 (2010) 2 (2007) 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 13 (2013 3rd) 18 (2020 8th) 11 (2010) 2008-10) Monrovia 4th (1991) 1 1 1 (1991 4th) 2 (2017 8th) 2nd (1924- Mon cello 2 (1925) 1 1 4 (1926 5th) 4 (1926 5th) 25) Mooresville 3rd (1977) 1 1 1 2 2 (1977 3rd) 5 (1984 7th) Morgantown 5th (1924) 1 1 (1924 5th) 1 (1924 5th) Mt. Vernon (Posey) 5th (1993) 1 1 1 (1993 5th) 2 (1994 10th) Muncie Central 1st (1932) 1 (1932) 5 (1946) 1 4 2 5 6 2 1 2 13 (1954 4th) 29 (1969 6th) Muncie Northside 1st (1974) 1 (1974) 1 2 (1974 1st) 2 (1974 1st) 1st (1975- Muncie Southside 2 (1990) 1 (1985) 1 2 4 (1990 1st) 6 (1990 1st) 90) Munster 10th (1979) 1 1 (1979 10th) New Albany 2nd (1961) 1 (1961) 1 1 2 (1966 3rd) 3 (1978 9th) 2nd (1995- New Castle 2 (1996) 3 1 5 (2002 5th) 6 (2002 5th) 4 (2002) 96) New Pales ne 5th (2014) 1 1 1 (2014 5th) 2 (2014 5th) Noblesville 5th (1968) 1 1 1 (1968 5th) 2 (1984 9th) North Central 2nd (1969- 3 (1980) 2 1 1 5 (1980 2nd) 7 (1980 2nd) (Indianapolis) 70-80) Penn 1st (2015) 1 (2015) 2 (1997) 1 3 2 1 7 (2015 1st) 10 (2016 8th) 5 (2012) Peru 10th (1937) 1 1 (1937 10th) 1st (2011- Perry Meridian 3 (2013) 4 (2009) 2 1 7 3 1 1 2 17 (2021 3rd) 24 (2021 3rd) 11 (2012) 12-13) Plymouth 10th (1983) 1 1 (1983 10th) 2nd (1998- Portage 2 (2001) 5 2 3 2 2 12 (2018 4th) 16 (2019 7th) 8 (2005) 2001) Princeton 4th (1989) 1 1 2 (1990 5th) 2 (1990 5th) Richmond 1st (1958) 1 (1958) 1 (1959) 2 1 2 (1959 2nd) 5 (1972 9th) Roanoke 8th (1936) 1 1 (1936 8th) 5th (2009- Roncalli 4 2 1 1 4 (2020 5th) 8 (2020 5th) 3 (2011) 10-11-20) Rushville 6th (1940) 1 1 2 (1940 6th) South Bend Adams 1st (1966) 1 (1966) 1 1 1 3 (1978 5th) 4 (1978 5th) 22 South Bend Central 1st (1956) 1 (1956) 7 (1962) 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 14 (1962 2nd) (1966 10th) South Bend Jackson 9th (1972) 1 1 (1972 9th) South Bend LaSalle 10th (1988) 1 1 (1988 10th) South Bend Riley 5th (1965) 1 1 1 1 1 (1965 5th) 4 (1991 10th)
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 11 Team State State Best Finish Runner-Up Top 5 Finishes Top 10 Finishes Appearances School Champion 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th (Year) (Last) (Last) (Last) 1996-2012 (Last) (Last) South Bend Washington 5th (1970) 1 1 1 (1970 5th) 2 (1970 5th) Southmont 5th (2001) 1 1 (2001 5th) 1 (2001 5th) 1 (2001) 1st (1940- Southport 44-51-54- 6 (1964) 6 (1993) 3 5 1 6 3 1 1 21 (1993 2nd) 32 (1993 2nd) 55-64) Terre Haute Garfi eld 2nd (1922) 1 (1922) 1 (1922 2nd) 1 (1922 2nd) Terre Haute South 2nd (1982) 1 (1982) 1 (1982 2nd) 1 (1982 2nd) 1st (1922- Terre Haute Wiley 2 (1923) 1 1 2 4 (1925 3rd) 6 (1934 8th) 23) Valparaiso 7th (1964) 1 1 2 (1989 10th) 1st (1927- Wabash 2 (1928) 2 (1929) 1 2 1 2 7 (1931 4th) 9 (1936 8th) 28) 1st (1980- Warren Central 2 (2016) 2 (1983) 2 5 3 5 1 11 (2016 1st) 20 (2021 7th) 2 (2012) 2016) Warsaw 3rd (1979) 1 2 1 1 3 (1989 4th) 5 (1990 10th) Wawasee 4th (1986) 1 1 1 2 (1995 5th) 3 (1995 5th) 1 (1997) 8th (1991- Western 2 1 3 (1994 8th) 94) Whiteland 10th (1974) 1 1 (1974 10th) 2nd (2010- Yorktown 2 (2013) 1 1 2 1 1 6 (2017 4th) 8 (2018 7th) 3 (2010) 13) Zionsville 9th (2021) 1 1 (2021 9th)
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 12 All-Time State Championship Match Results
1921-22 April 22, 1922 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute Wiley 34; 2. Terre Haute Garfi eld 30; 3. Bloomington 14; T4. Gary Emerson, Gary Froebel 4; 6. Blu on 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 108 Fred Clark, Terre Haute Wiley - - Robin Esarey, Bloomington 11 - - 115 Joe Fishman, Terre Haute Wiley - - Glen Benne , Terre Haute Garfi eld - - - 125 Clarence Fortner, Terre Haute Wiley - - Ralph Hockstedler, Bloomington - - - 135 Guy Cordell, Terre Haute Garfi eld - - Robert Bea y, Gary Emerson 11 - - 145 Emil Bohannon, Terre Haute Garfi eld - - David Levy, Gary Froebel - - - 155 James Gault, Terre Haute Garfi eld - - Eliot Westmeier, Bloomington 11 - - 175 Edward Kelley, Terre Haute Wiley - - Paul Mayrose, Terre Haute Garfi eld - - -
1922-23 April 7, 1923 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Terre Haute Wiley 48; 2. Bloomington 40; 3. Mon cello 22; T4. Columbus, Loogootee 8. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Raymond Miller, Mon cello - - Raymond Sparks, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 108 Keith Hepburn, Bloomington 10 - John Hull, Loogootee - - - 115 Kenneth Burch, Bloomington - - Fred Clark, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 125 Emme Robinson, Mon cello - - Walter Liby, Blu on P.A. Allen 10 - - 135 Clarence Fortner, Terre Haute Wiley - - Carl Chitwood, Bloomington 11 - - 145 Hugh O’Donnell, Terre Haute Wiley 10 - Cecil Montgomery, Loogootee - - - 155 Paul Weathers, Bloomington 11 - Giff ord Tu le, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 165 Glen Foltz, Terre Haute Wiley - - Walter Cabot, Terre Haute Garfi eld - - - 175 Ralph Hunter, Bloomington 11 - Paul Hoss, Terre Haute Wiley - - - Hwt. Joseph Winterrowd, Columbus 12 - James Halas, Terre Haute Wiley - - -
1923-24 March 22, 1924 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 57; 2. Mon cello 42; 3. Terre Haute Wiley 35; 4. Loogootee 10; 5. Morgantown 0. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Raymond Miller, Mon cello - - Raymond Sparks, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 108 Paul Kerr, Bloomington 10 - Marshall Gardener, Mon cello - - - 115 Burl Brannon, Mon cello - - William Loos, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 125 Emme Robinson, Mon cello - - George Brisbane, Bloomington 11 - - 135 Clarence Fortner, Terre Haute Wiley - - Hugh Gray, Loogootee - - - 145 Hugh O’Donnell, Terre Haute Wiley 11 - Carl Chitwood, Bloomington 12 - - 155 Paul Weathers, Bloomington 12 - Burl Manson, Mon cello - - - 165 Emerson Gerhart, Bloomington 10 - Zeb Turner, Mon cello - - - 175 Estell Ri er, Bloomington 9 - Tom Harwick, Loogootee - - - Hwt. Ralph Hunter, Bloomington 12 - Charles Robbins, Mon cello - - -
1924-25 March 28, 1925 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 33; 2. Mon cello 30; 3. Wabash 23; 4. Terre Haute Wiley 18; 5. Elwood 16. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Dave Fisher, Mon cello - - James Barnhill, Bloomington 9 - - 108 Marshall Abersoll, Mon cello - - Raymond Sparks, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 115 Paul Kerr, Bloomington 11 - Paul Woolf, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 125 Keith Hepburn, Bloomington 12 - Ted Bellock, Wabash 11 - - 135 Ralph Weaver, Terre Haute Wiley - - Walter Liby, Blu on P.A. Allen 12 - - 145 George Ross, Wabash 10 - Robert Bell, Sheridan 12 - - 155 Cecil Brookshire, Mon cello - - George Haviland, Elwood 11 - - 165 Clyde King, Elwood 12 - Rufus Weinland, Bloomington 10 - - 175 Estell Ri er, Bloomington 10 - Mike Ellis, Terre Haute Wiley - - - Hwt. Homer Knee, Wabash - - John Shack, Bloomington 10 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 13 1925-26 March 27, 1926 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Elwood 37; 2. Wabash 34; 3. Bedford 26; 4. Bloomington 21; 5. Mon cello 12. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Trevor Morgan, Elwood - - Rolland Pullman, Wabash 11 - - 108 Mike Osman, Elwood 11 - Carl Paul Rainbolt, Bedford 10 - - 115 Paul Conley, Bedford 11 - Herman Grimes, Noblesville 10 - - 125 Burl Brannon, Mon cello - - Jesse Thatcher, Elwood 12 - - 135 Howard Pace, Bedford 12 - Alfred Obringer, Wabash 11 - - 145 George Ross, Wabash 11 - Frank Mesalam, Elwood - - - 155 Sanford Aus n, Wabash 11 - James Booker, Mon cello - - - 165 Rufus Weinland, Bloomington 11 - Paul Scherschel, Bedford 12 - - 175 Lorin Chronister, Wabash 11 - Frank Frazee, Elwood - - - Hwt. Estell Ri er, Bloomington 11 - Ernest Meucci, Elwood 11 - -
1926-27 March 26, 1927 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Wabash 35; 2. Bloomington 34; 3. Elwood 23; 4. Bedford 14; 5. Michigan City 6. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Robert Schuler, Wabash 9 - Stanley Johnson, Bloomington 10 - - 108 Carl Paul Rainbolt, Bedford 11 - William Gray, Wabash 11 - - 115 Mike Osman, Elwood 12 - Jay Wheeler, Petroleum - - - 125 Paul Conley, Bedford 12 - Woodrow Hall, Bloomington 12 - - 135 Leroy Souders, Bloomington 10 - George Osman, Elwood 10 - - 145 Bruce Hatcher, Bloomington 11 - Walter Greene, Elwood 11 - - 155 Sanford Aus n, Wabash 12 - Wayne King, Elwood 10 - - 165 George Ross, Wabash 12 - Edward Raber, Elkhart 12 - - 175 Rufus Weinland, Bloomington 12 - Clinton Osthimer, Wabash 11 - - Hwt. Estell Ri er, Bloomington 12 - Richard Chubb, Michigan City 11 - -
1927-28 March 30-31, 1928 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Wabash 40; 2. Bloomington 29; 3. Bedford 24; 4. Lowell 14; 5. Muncie Central 13. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Rodney Douglas, Bloomington 9 - George Rainbolt, Bedford 11 - - 108 Clarence Hawkins, Bedford 11 - Stewart Petry, Wabash 12 - - 115 Carl Paul Rainbolt, Bedford 12 - William Gray, Wabash 12 - - 125 Robert Stoops, Wabash 12 - Milford Nichols, Lowell 11 - - 135 Dale Goings, Lowell 11 - Merl Myers, Bloomington - - - 145 Leroy Souders, Bloomington 11 - Thomas Cornell, Wabash 11 - - 155 Clinton Osthimer, Wabash 12 - Bruce Hatcher, Bloomington 12 - - 165 Richard Voliva, Bloomington 10 - Arthur Schultz, Michigan City 12 - - 175 Arthur Davidson, Muncie Central 12 - Henry Wa s, Wabash 11 - - Hwt. Mike Stepanik, LaPorte 11 - Robert Jones, Wabash 10 - -
1928-29 March 22-23, 1929 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Bedford 25; T2. South Bend Central, Wabash 21; 4. Bloomington 18; 5. Elkhart 14. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Walter Bu erfi eld, Bedford 10 - Robert Snavely, Wabash 12 - - 108 Robert Schuler, Wabash 11 - Coe Driggs, South Bend Central 10 - - 115 Stanley Johnson, Bloomington 12 - George Rainbolt, Bedford 12 - - 125 Eddie Wright, Elkhart 11 - Clarence Hawkins, Bedford 12 - - 135 Myron Chaff ee, Elkhart 11 - Walter Sare, Bloomington 12 - - 145 Olden Gillum, Bedford 12 - Dale Goings, Lowell 12 - - 155 Walter Malysiack, LaPorte 11 - Richard Voliva, Bloomington 11 - - 165 Bernie Witucha, South Bend Central - - George Ludington, Muncie Central 11 - - 175 Howard Paulson, South Bend Central - - James Mar n, Wabash 11 - - Hwt. Robert Jones, Wabash 11 - Marion Leakey, Muncie Central 12 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 14 1929-30 March 21-22, 1930 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 51; 2. Muncie Central 38.5; 3. Bedford 28; 4. Wabash 22; 5. Elkhart 14.5. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Willard Duff y, Muncie Central 9 - Hansil Fender, Bedford 9 - - 108 Arthur Brown, Bloomington 10 - Walter Bu erfi eld, Bedford 11 - - 115 Rodney Douglas, Bloomington 11 - Robert Schuler, Wabash 12 - - 125 Virgil Bolding, Bedford 11 - John McNeely, Wabash 11 - - 135 Ross Hazel, Bloomington 10 - Vaughn Garner, Wabash 12 - - 145 Myron Chaff ee, Elkhart 12 - John Tatum, Bloomington 11 - - 155 George Ludington, Muncie Central 12 - Delzon Reid, Elkhart 12 - - 165 Richard Voliva, Bloomington 12 - Cecil Benne , Bedford 12 - Fall :20 175 Robert Parr, Muncie Central 12 - Joe Woodruff , Bloomington 10 - - Hwt. Robert Jones, Wabash 12 - Charles McDaniel, Bloomington 9 - -
1930-31 Feb. 27-28, 1931 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 48; 2. Muncie Central 35; 3. Bedford 34; T4. Michigan City, Wabash 9. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Cliff ord Myers, Bloomington - - Ross Kurtz, Wabash 11 - - 108 Willard Duff y, Muncie Central 10 - Norwood Ross, Bedford 10 - - 115 Arthur Brown, Bloomington 11 - Donald Bird, Muncie Central 11 - - 125 Walter Bu erfi eld, Bedford 12 - Tom Bryce, Bloomington 10 - - 135 Ross Hazel, Bloomington 11 - Chris Mathasos, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 145 John Tatum, Bloomington 12 - Virgil Bolding, Bedford 12 - - 155 Tom Doster, Muncie Central 11 - Roy Hieronimous, Bedford 12 - - 165 Pryce Louden, Bedford 12 - Forest Dunavent, Muncie Central 12 - - 175 Edwin Legg, Muncie Central - - Ollie Wilson, Bedford 11 - - Hwt. Charles McDaniel, Bloomington 10 - Ross Scrivnor, Michigan City Elston 11 - -
1931-32 Feb. 26-27, 1932 | Indiana University From 1922-1932, the Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University under the auspices of the IHSAA. Team Scores: 1. Muncie Central 43; 2. Bloomington 36; 3. East Chicago Roosevelt 29; 4. Elkhart 15; 5. East Chicago Washington 14. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 John Smith, Bloomington 12 - Harley Crowe, Muncie Central 10 - - 108 Thomas McCarthy, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Ross Kurtz, Wabash 12 - - 115 Willard Duff y, Muncie Central 11 - Louis Kotvas, East Chicago Washington 10 - - 125 Eugene McCarl, Muncie Central - - Harold Bolding, Bedford 11 - - 135 George Linder, Elkhart 12 - Gerald Readnour, Muncie Central 12 - - 145 Robert Frisbee, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Chris Mathasos, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 155 Tom Doster, Muncie Central 12 - Forrest Alexander, Bloomington 12 - - 165 Delmar Moore, Muncie Central - - John Ginay, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - - 175 Woodrow Covington, Bloomington 11 - Steve Zeman, East Chicago Washington 10 - - Hwt. Charles McDaniel, Bloomington 11 - Kenneth Eicholz, New Albany 12 - -
1932-33 Feb. 24-25, 1933 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 38; 2. Bedford 33; 3. East Chicago Roosevelt 30; 4. East Chicago Washington 16; 5. Muncie 14; 6. Hammond 11; 7. Wabash 9; 8. Terre Haute Wiley 6; 9. South Bend Central 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Hansil Fender, Bedford 12 - Robert Howard, Muncie Central 10 - - 108 Ollie Mann, Bedford 11 - James Patylek, East Chicago Washington 10 - - 115 Willard Duff y, Muncie Central 12 - Thomas McCarthy, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 125 Ma hew Kasza, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Harold Wykoff , Bedford 12 - - 135 Tom Bryce, Bloomington 12 - Norwood Ross, Bedford 12 - - 145 William Covington, Bloomington - - Robert Hoff man, Wabash - - - 155 Robert Frisbie, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Chauncey McDaniel, Bloomington 10 - - 165 John Ginay, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Carl Stoph, Terre Haute Wiley - - - 175 Steve Zeman, East Chicago Washington 11 - Stanley Sovola, Hammond 12 - - Hwt. Charles McDaniel, Bloomington 12 - Frank Duncan, Bedford 12 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 15 1933-34 Feb. 23-24, 1934 | Indiana University Team Scores: T1. Blooomington, East Chicago Roosevelt 50; 3. Bedford 31; 4. Hammond 20; 5. South Bend 11; 6. Muncie 6; 7. Southport 2; T8. Columbus, Terre Haute Wiley 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Maurice Bender, Bloomington 10 - Paul Carter, Bedford 9 - - 108 James Bender, Bloomington 12 - Barney Mnich, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 115 James Se on, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Robert Storey, Hammond 12 - - 125 Joseph Brxa, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Homer Fauce , Bloomington 11 - - 135 Harry Voliva, Bloomington 11 - Irving Sacks, Hammond 11 - - 145 Edward E l, South Bend Central 12 - Allen Giff ord, Bloomington 12 - - 155 Walter Czerwinski, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Donald Hosler, South Bend Central - - - 165 John Henry, Bloomington 12 - Paul Peck, Bedford 12 - - 175 John Ginav, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Louis Thompson, Bloomington 12 - - Hwt. Robert Haak, Hammond 11 - Gus Psal s, Bedford 12 - -
1934-35 March 1-2, 1935 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Hammond 43; 2. East Chicago Roosevelt 40; 3. Bloomington 26; 4. Southport 12; 5. East Chicago Washington 11; 6. Bedford 10; 7. Muncie 7; 8. Wabash 6; T9. Anderson, Chester Center 3; 11. Columbus 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Walter Doring, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Alphonse Janeczko, Hammond 11 - Fall 0:27 108 John E enne, Hammond 12 - Maurice Bender, Bloomington 11 - - 115 Earl Zick, Hammond 12 - Andrew Reppa, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - - 125 Pete Vuchinas, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Charles Se le, Bedford 11 - - 135 James Patylek, East Chicago Washington 12 - Gail Greenlee, Muncie Central 12 - Fall 0:52 145 Harry Voliva, Bloomington 12 - Kenny Wasson, Southport - - - 155 Lester Adams, Hammond 12 - Rudolph Kutansky, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 165 Chauncey McDaniel, Bloomington 12 - Anthony Zelencik, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 175 Joseph Lokanc, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Henry Moise, Bloomington 12 - - Hwt. Robert Haak, Hammond 12 - Frank Oliphant, Southport 10 - Fall 0:50
1935-36 Feb. 28-29, 1936 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Hammond 48; 2. Bloomington 29; 3. Bedford 27; 4. East Chicago Washington 23; 5. East Chicago Roosevelt 19; 6. Muncie Central 16; 7. Southport 12; T8. Hammond Clark, Roanoke, South Bend Central, Wabash 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 100 Frank Barbar, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Max Davis, Bloomington 11 - - 108 Casey Fredericks, Hammond 11 - Miles Hossum, Muncie Central 12 - - 115 Alphonse Janeczko, Hammond 12 - Maurice Bender, Bloomington 12 - - 125 Charles Se le, Bedford 12 - Andrew Reppa, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 135 Dorrence Funk, Hammond 11 - Overton Sacksteder, Muncie Central 12 - - 145 Robert Conley, Bedford 12 - Daniel Gill, Hammond 12 - - 155 Ross Giff ord, Bloomington 12 - Jack Hupke, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 165 Ray Frankowski, Hammond 10 - Claude Calvert, Bloomington 11 - - 175 Wallace Skierge, East Chicago Washington 12 - Sal LaMan a, Hammond 11 - - Hwt. Nick Cutlich, East Chicago Washington 12 - Frank Oliphant, Southport 11 - -
1936-37 Feb. 26-27, 1937 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Hammond 49; 2. Hammond Clark 30; 3. Bloomington 24; T4. Bedford, South Bend Central 20; T6. Muncie Central, Southport 13; T8. Columbus, East Chicago Roosevelt 5; 10. Peru 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 90 Mike Thrasher, Bloomington 11 - Charles Trisler, Columbus 11 - - 100 Alex Nemeth, South Bend Central 12 - Joe Sparks, Bloomington 10 - - 108 Casey Fredericks, Hammond 12 - Vern Grubb, Bedford 12 - - 115 Gene Vogel, Hammond Clark 11 - Boris Miofsky, Hammond 12 - - 125 Jack Foster, Hammond Clark 10 - Walter Trojanowski, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 135 Marion Chitwood, Bloomington 12 - Doyle Louden, Bedford 12 - - 145 James Galles, Hammond Clark 11 - Sal LaMan a, Hammond 12 - - 155 Dorrence Funk, Hammond 12 - Richard Jones, Muncie Central 12 - - 165 Joe Hlinka, Hammond 11 - Roy Dalton, Bedford 12 - - 175 Ray Frankowski, Hammond 11 - Frank Ruggieri, South Bend Central 11 - - Hwt. Frank Oliphant, Southport 12 - Eugene White, South Bend Central 11 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 16 1937-38 Feb. 24-25, 1938 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Hammond Clark 36; 2. Hammond 35; 3. Bloomington 29; 4. East Chicago Roosevelt 20; 5. Bedford 12; 6. East Chicago Washington 10; 7. Muncie 8; 8. South Bend Central 5; 9. Southport 4; 10. Hobart 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Mike Thrasher, Bloomington 12 - Edward Trojanowski, East Chicago Roosevelt 9 - - 105 Joe Sparks, Bloomington 11 - James Molla, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - - 115 Gerald Hatfi eld, Hammond 12 - Frank Baker, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 125 Jack Foster, Hammond Clark 11 - Raymond Robbins, Southport 12 - - 135 Harold Lemen, Bedford 12 - Drexel Hughes, Bloomington 12 - - 145 Chester Malmquist, Hammond 12 - George Wilson, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 155 James Galles, Hammond Clark 12 - Ben Bruce, Bloomington 12 - - 165 Joe Hlinka, Hammond 12 - Louis Green, Hammond Clark 12 - - 175 Ray Frankowski, Hammond 12 - Azad Sarkisian, East Chicago Washington 12 - - Hwt. Elmer Spisak, Hammond Clark 12 - Denby Bayer, Muncie Central 10 - OT
1938-39 Feb. 24-25, 1939 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 29; 2. East Chicago Roosevelt 19; 3. Hammond Clark 17; 4. Muncie 16; 5. South Bend Central 14; 6. Bedford 11; 7. Rushville 8; 8. East Chicago Washington 7; 9. Hammond 6; 10. Southport 2; 11. Ben Davis 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Ralph Boruff , Bloomington 10 - Kenneth Warner, Hammond 12 - - 105 Mark Matovina, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Roger Bender, Bloomington 10 - Fall 0:25 115 Warren Sparks, Bloomington 12 - Harry Palmateer, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 125 Joe Sparks, Bloomington 12 - Joe Rubisha, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 135 Jack Foster, Hammond Clark 12 - Gordon Goodling, South Bend Central 12 - - 145 Joe Nimeth, South Bend Central 12 - Marty Higgens, Southport 11 - - 155 Irwin Chitwood, Bloomington 12 - Patrick Filley, South Bend Central 11 - - 165 James Paratore, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Tony Samarzia, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 175 Clyde Guthrie, Bedford 12 - Edward Hupke, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - Hwt. William Fech, Hammond Clark 12 - Denby Bayer, Muncie Central 11 - -
1939-40 Feb. 23-24, 1940 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Southport 20; T2. Bloomington, Muncie Central 19; 4. Bedford 18; 5. East Chicago Roosevelt 13; T6. Rushville, South Bend Central 11; 8. East Chicago Washington 10; 9. Hammond 8; 10. Hammond Clark 5; T11. Ben Davis, East Gary Edison 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Robert Bundy, Muncie Central 11 - Charles Livingston, Southport 12 - - 105 Roger Bender, Bloomington 11 - William Owen, Bedford 12 - - 115 Jerry Fredericks, Hammond 11 - Mark Matovina, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 125 Chet Robbins, Southport 11 - Kenneth Curry, Bloomington 10 - - 135 Walter Louden, Bedford 12 - Donald Dutrow, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 145 Warren Gregory, Southport 12 - Armon Kellams, Bedford 12 - - 155 Leonard Bromangen, Rushville 10 - James Paratore, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 165 Patrick Filley, South Bend Central 12 - Robert Deardorff , Muncie Central 12 - - 175 Tony Samarzia, East Chicago Washington 12 - Larry Jackson, Muncie Central 11 - - Hwt. Denby Bayer, Muncie Central 12 - Dick Eggers, Hammond Clark 9 - -
1940-41 Feb. 21-22, 1941 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 30; 2. Southport 25; 3. South Bend Central 21; T4. Hammond Clark, Muncie Central 15; 6. Hammond 14; 7. East Chicago Roosevelt 13; 8. East Chicago Washington 9; T9. Bedford, Ben Davis 8; 11. Rushville 3. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Jennings Polley, Bloomington 10 - Ernest Denny, Muncie Central 10 - - 105 Ralph Quimby, South Bend Central 10 - Howard King, Bloomington 11 - - 115 Roger Bender, Bloomington 12 - Edward Kolbert, East Chicago Washington 12 - Fall 0:32 125 George McCool, Ben Davis 11 - James Schweizer, Bedford 11 - - 135 Chet Robbins, Southport 12 - Jerry Fredericks, Hammond 12 - - 145 Lester Taber, Southport 12 - Wayne Boling, Muncie Central 10 - - 155 Sig Golonka, Hammond Clark 12 - Donald Ashman, Southport 11 - - 165 Merle George, Muncie Central 11 - Tello Daronatsy, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 175 Donald Stanifer, Southport 12 - Herbert Hendrickson, South Bend Central 12 - - Hwt. Harry Miller, South Bend Central 12 - Dick Eggers, Hammond Clark 10 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 17 1941-42 Feb. 20-21, 1942 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 33; 2. South Bend Central 21; 3. Southport 20; 4. Bedford 19; 5. Ben Davis 18; 6. Hammond Clark 17; 7. East Chicago Washington 15; 8. Hammond 11; 9. East Chicago Roosevelt 7; 10. Muncie Central 6; 11. Crawfordsville 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 103 Al Lummio, East Chicago Washington 9 - Donald Shine, Southport 12 - - 112 Howard King, Bloomington 12 - James Barber, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - - 120 Donald Morey, South Bend Central 12 - Jennings Polley, Bloomington 11 - - 127 Mike Velligan, East Chicago Washington 11 - Herbert Boone, Bedford 12 - - 133 George McCool, Ben Davis 12 - Cliff ord Grubbs, Southport 12 - Fall 1:18 138 Kenneth Curry, Bloomington 12 - Wayne King, Bedford 11 - - 145 Opal Gehring, Bedford 11 - Joe Cillis, Hammond 12 - - 154 Don Jaronik, South Bend Central 12 - Charles Plant, Hammond 12 - - 165 Helmut Becker, Hammond Clark 11 - Gene Flowers, South Bend Central 11 - - Hwt. Dick Eggers, Hammond Clark 11 - Morris Chitwood, Bloomington 12 - -
1942-43 Feb. 19-20, 1943 | Indiana University Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 38; 2. Southport 36; 3. East Chicago Washington 27; 4. Muncie Central 20; 5. Bedford; 6. Hammond Clark 13; 7. East Chicago Roosevelt 12; 8. Crawfordsville 2; 9. Ben Davis 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 103 William King, Muncie Central 10 - Bernard Souers, Bloomington 12 - - 112 Henry Moore, Bloomington 10 - Jay Haggerty, Southport 11 - - 120 Joe Gray, Muncie Central 10 - Al Lummio, East Chicago Washington 10 - - 127 Jennings Polley, Bloomington 12 - Simon Mireles, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 133 James Moore, Bloomington 10 - Dallas Jones, Muncie Central 10 - - 138 Wayne King, Bedford 12 - Richard Kinder, Hammond Clark 10 - - 145 Howard Carter, Southport 12 - Opal Gehring, Bedford 12 - - 154 Kenneth Johnson, Southport 12 - John Klavas, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 165 Emery Nemeth, East Chicago Washington 10 - Richard Hickam, Bloomington 12 - - 175 Vernon Jack Finley, Bloomington 10 - Alvin Adams, Southport 12 - - Hwt. Dick Eggers, Hammond Clark 12 - Raymond Hauser, Southport 12 - -
1943-44 Feb. 19, 1944 | Southport HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Team Scores: 1. Southport 45; 2. Muncie Central 33; 3. East Chicago Roosevelt 32; 4. Bloomington 27; 5. Crawfordsville 23; 6. East Chicago Washington 17. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 103 Don Marvin, Muncie Central 12 - Virgil Angel, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 112 William King, Muncie Central 11 - Robert Johnson, Southport 10 - - 120 Jack Benson, Bloomington 9 - Gene Cook, Southport 12 - - 127 Calvin Higgens, Southport 12 - James Barber, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 133 William James, Southport 12 - Pete Ferrini, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - - 138 Al Lummio, East Chicago Washington 11 - Dallas Jones, Muncie Central 11 - - 145 Harold Bossingham, Southport 12 - Robert Kelley, Bloomington 11 - - 155 Norman Baker, Southport 12 - Mel Lain, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 165 Carl Nestor, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Richard Campbell, Crawfordsville 12 - - 175 Vernon Jack Finley, Bloomington 11 - Richard Fisher, Muncie Central 12 - - Hwt. Ed Foerster, Crawfordsville 11 - Donald Wood, Muncie Central 10 - -
1944-45 Feb. 17, 1945 | Crawfordsville HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 36; 2. East Chicago Roosevelt 34; 3. East Chicago Washington 28; T4. Crawfordsville, Southport 27; 6. Muncie Central 21; 7. Hammond Clark 6; 8. Marion 4. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 103 Mike Brillo, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - Charles King, Muncie Central 10 - - 112 Gus Bal s, East Chicago Washington 10 - Ogden Brown, Crawfordsville 11 - - 120 Robert Johnson, Southport 11 - Elwood Sparks, Bloomington 12 - - 127 Jack Benson, Bloomington 10 - Ralph Clark, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - - 133 Ralph S rling, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Max Bruce, Bloomington 11 - - 138 Richard Lyon, Bloomington 10 - George Paptzun, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 145 Joe Paratore, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Evere Barton, Southport 12 - - 155 Raymond Reason, Muncie Central 11 - Al Lummio, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 165 Phil Zachery, Crawfordsville 11 - Emery Nemeth, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 175 Vernon Jack Finley, Bloomington 12 - Tom Covey, Hammond Clark 12 - - Hwt. Ed Foerster, Crawfordsville 12 - John Smart, Southport 12 - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 18 1945-46 Feb. 16, 1946 | Crawfordsville HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 42; 2. Muncie Central 41; 3. East Chicago Washington 34; 4. Southport 28; 5. East Chicago Roosevelt 27; T6. Crawfordsville, Marion 13; 8. Hammond Clark 3; 9. Howe Military 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Richard Perkins, Muncie Central 9 - Allan Herrlinger, Bloomington 9 - - 103 Norman King, Muncie Central 10 - Phil Thrasher, Bloomington 10 - - 112 Robert L. Stewart, Bloomington 11 - Ronald McCauley, Southport 11 - - 120 Deno Sangalis, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Gus Bal s, East Chicago Washington 11 - - 127 Eli Popovich, East Chicago Washington 11 - Orville Nealis, Marion - - - 133 David Lax, East Chicago Washington 12 - Jack Benson, Bloomington 11 - - 138 Richard Lyon, Bloomington 11 - Robert Wilson, Southport 12 - - 145 Kenneth Finley, Bloomington 11 - Ralph S rling, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 154 Raymond Reason, Muncie Central 12 - Robert Bolin, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 165 Gerald Wenzel, East Chicago Washington 11 - Gene Dance, Muncie Central 12 - - 175 Phil Zachery, Crawfordsville 12 - Emery Nemeth, East Chicago Washington 12 - - Hwt. Donald Wood, Muncie Central 12 - James Miller, Bloomington 12 - - 1946-47 Feb. 22, 1947 | Bloomington HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 58; 2. East Chicago Washington 34; 3. East Chicago Roosevelt 31; 4. Southport 28; 5. Crawfordsville 21. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Allan Herrlinger, Bloomington 10 - Thomas Murray, East Chicago Roosevelt 9 - - 103 Richard Perkins, Muncie Central 10 - Donald Bond, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - - 112 George Molodet, East Chicago Washington 11 - Norman King, Muncie Central 11 - - 120 Robert Smith, Bloomington 12 - Ronald Lax, East Chicago Washington 10 - - 127 Gus Bal s, East Chicago Washington 12 - Lee Dinwiddie, Crawfordsville 12 - - 133 Jack Benson, Bloomington 12 - Eli Popovich, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 138 Richard Lyon, Bloomington 12 - Ralph Clark, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 145 David Chance, Southport 12 - Kenneth Finley, Bloomington 12 - - 154 Robert E. Stewart, Bloomington 12 - Julius Kapitan, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 165 Bennie Lamb, Crawfordsville 12 - Donald Ellis, Southport 12 - - 175 Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - Donald Sciscoe, Bloomington 10 - - Hwt. Russell Nestor, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Robert Hobeck, Howe Military 11 - - 1947-48 Feb. 14, 1948 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 40; 2. East Chicago Washington 29; T3. East Chicago Roosevelt, Muncie Central 28; 5. Howe Military 25. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Reggie Skilling, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Tommy Ramon, Bloomington 9 - - 103 Richard Perkins, Muncie Central 11 - Robert Ransdale, Southport 12 - - 112 Reuben Shehigian, East Chicago Washington 12 - Keith Palin, Muncie Central 11 - - 120 Phil Thrasher, Bloomington 12 - Norman King, Muncie Central 12 - - 127 George Molodet, East Chicago Washington 12 - Donald Eckman, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - - 133 Jim Ellis, Bloomington 11 - Mar n Sherman, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 138 Ronald Lax, East Chicago Washington 11 - Alan Bath, Howe Military 12 - - 145 Gerald Marsh, Muncie Central 12 - Ronald Sterling, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - - 154 William Andrews, Crawfordsville 12 - George DeBoy, Bloomington 11 - - 165 Gordon Buck, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - Leo Ellinson, Howe Military 12 - - 175 Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - Wayne Waddell, Bloomington 10 - - Hwt. Robert Hobeck, Howe Military 12 - William Smith, Crawfordsville 12 - - 1948-49 Feb. 19, 1949 | Bloomington HS IHSAA did not sponsor state tournament due to lack of school par cipa on from 1944-49. A few of the schools throughout the state con nued to compete by hos ng an invita onal tournament each year. Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 65; 2. South Bend Central 32; 3. East Chicago Washington 21; 4. East Chicago Roosevelt 18; 5. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 17; 6. Southport 12; 7. Muncie Central 11; T8. Hammond Tech, Lafaye e Jeff erson 10; T10. Anderson, Indianapolis Shortridge 6; T12. Hammond Clark, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 4, 14. Decatur Central 3; T15. Crawfordsville, Howe Military 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Howard Fisher, South Bend Central 9 - Neal Snarr, Bloomington 10 - - 103 Tommy Ramon, Bloomington 10 - Pat Ferraro, South Bend Central 10 - - 112 Harold Bra on, South Bend Central 10 - Reggie Skilling, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - - 120 Phillip Bales, Bloomington 12 - Keith Palin, Muncie Central 12 - - 127 Russell Mine , Bloomington 11 - Vernon Burgess, East Chicago Washington 12 - - 133 Jerry Johnson, Bloomington 11 - Donald Eckman, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - - 138 Ronald Lax, East Chicago Washington 12 - Jerry Sach, South Bend Central - - - 145 Jim Ellis, Bloomington 12 - Oliver Campbell, Hammond Clark 12 - - 154 Donald Sciscoe, Bloomington 12 - Jim Fryman, Southport 12 - - 165 Wayne Waddell, Bloomington 11 - Herb Quandt, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11 - - 175 Harold Bruchman, Hammond Technical 12 - Richard Barnhart, South Bend Central - - - Hwt. Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Tom Wollenweber, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical - - -
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 19 1949-50 Feb. 18, 1950 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 39; 2. South Bend Central 29; 3. Hammond Technical 20; 4. Decatur Central 14; 5. Lafaye e Jeff erson 13; 6. Southport 11; 7. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 9; 8. East Chicago Roosevelt 8; 9. East Chicago Washington 7; 10. Muncie Central 4; 11. Crawfordsville 3; 12. Anderson 2. 13. Indianapolis Shortridge 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Bobby Burns, Bloomington 10 - Allen Morgan, Southport 10 - 8-2 103 Rocco Simeri, South Bend Central 10 - Jim Johnson, Lafaye e Jeff erson 9 - 8-5 112 Howard Fisher, South Bend Central 10 - Tommy Ramon, Bloomington 11 - 13-4 120 Manuel Ramirez, Hammond Technical 10 - Pat Amore, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical - - 4-1 127 Eugene Wiley, Bloomington 12 - Harold Bra on, South Bend Central 11 - 5-0 133 Russell Mine , Bloomington 12 - Robert Pence, Southport 11 - 11-1 138 Jerry Johnson, Bloomington 12 - Ed Langel, Hammond Technical 11 - 12-4 145 John Kuppinger, Hammond Technical 11 - Harry Davids, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - 5-3 154 Dick Woodley, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - Dave Baim, South Bend Central - - OT/RD 165 Wayne Waddell, Bloomington 12 - Ugo Arrighi, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - 7-2 175 Ulysses Rice, Decatur Central - - Dwain Bingham, Bloomington 12 - 3-1 Hwt. Don Herschell, Decatur Central 11 - Charles Clark, East Chicago Washington 12 - 7-5
1950-51 Feb. 17, 1951 | Bloomington HS Team Scores: 1. Southport 27; 2. South Bend Central 23; 3. Hammond Technical 19; 4. Lafaye e Jeff erson 18; 5. Bloomington 16; T6. Decatur Central, East Chicago Roosevelt, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 13; 9. Indianapolis Shortridge 9; 10. Crawfordsville 7; 11. Hammond Clark 4; 12. East Chicago Washington 3. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 John Neubauer, Lafaye e Jeff erson 10 - Harry Rasdall, Southport 9 - Fall 3:54 103 Robert Pollack, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 10 - Carman Ramirez, Hammond Technical 9 - 5-1 112 Tommy Ramon, Bloomington 12 - Ronald Baumgart, Southport 11 - 6-4 120 Pat Ferraro, South Bend Central 12 - Charles Babcock, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 10-1 127 Howard Fisher, South Bend Central 11 - John Jendzel, Hammond Clark 12 - 8-3 133 Robert Holland, Decatur Central - - Harold Bra on, South Bend Central 12 - 11-10 138 Ed Langel, Hammond Technical 12 - Jerry Grummell, Southport 12 - 13-4 145 John Kuppinger, Hammond Technical 12 - Ronald Miller, Crawfordsville 12 - 3:55 154 Harry Davids, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Tony Zilson, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 12-8 165 Alex Kowalski, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Tom Scherschel, Southport 12 - Default 175 Bob Languell, Bloomington 12 - John Hurrle, Southport 12 - OT/RD Hwt. Don Herschell, Decatur Central 12 - Clarence Krueger, South Bend Central 11 - Fall 4:39
1951-52 Feb. 23, 1952 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 32; 2. South Bend Central 23; 3. Indianapolis Shortridge 19; 4. Bloomington 18; 5. East Chicago Washington 15; T6. Decatur Central, Lafaye e Jeff erson 14; 8. Hammond Technical 9; 9. Crawfordsville 8; 10. Howe Military 5; 11. Hammond Clark 4; 12. East Chicago Roosevelt 3; 13. Anderson 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Yuland Baker, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 10 - Richard Bra on, South Bend Central 10 - 8-6 103 Larry Claxton, South Bend Central 11 - Rex Shields, Bloomington 11 - 4-0 112 Robert Pollack, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11 - Charles Haddaway, Decatur Central 12 - Fall 3:39 120 William Prui , Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Bobby Burns, Bloomington 12 - 7-0 127 Frank Lenzo, Hammond Technical 12 - John Eichorst, South Bend Central 11 - 6-4 133 Howard Fisher, South Bend Central 12 - Robert Murphy, Decatur Central 11 - 6-0 138 James Bose, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Bruce Lax, East Chicago Washington 12 - 5-0 145 John Shehigian, East Chicago Washington 12 - Richard Jones, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 5-1 154 Jim McClatchie, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - Earle Von Steinen, Howe Military 12 - 4-1 165 Jack Woolen, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Melville Richardson, Bloomington 12 - 3-0 175 Richard Anthony, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Robert Lechner, Decatur Central 12 - OT/RD Hwt. Jim Schrader, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Victor Collins, Hammond Clark 12 - 6-0
1952-53 Feb. 21, 1953 | Bloomington HS Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 27; 2. Lafaye e Jeff erson 19; 3. Southport 16; 4. Indianapolis Shortridge 15; 5. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 14; T6. Decatur Central, South Bend Central 12; 8. Hammond Technical 11; T9. Crawfordsville, Muncie Central 10; 11. East Chicago Roosevelt 9; 12. Peru 7; 13. Evansville Mater Dei 6; T14. Anderson, Howe Military 3; 16. Indianapolis Broad Ripple 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Don Hinds, Southport 11 - Charles Johnson, Bloomington 11 - 10-2 103 Robert Myers, Bloomington 11 17-1 Dan Grocki, South Bend Central 11 - OT/RD 112 Frank Ieraci, South Bend Central 11 - Yuland Baker, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11 - OT/RD 120 Jim Johnson, Lafaye e 12 - Roy Cirrincione, East Chicago Roosevelt 11 - 8-4 127 James Buress, Bloomington 12 - John Neubauer, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - 7-3 133 Hal U erbach, Crawfordsville 12 - Harry Beck, Southport 10 - 4-3 138 Robert Murphy, Decatur Central 12 - Tom Holmes, Muncie Central 11 - Fall 4:19 145 Don Jamroz, Hammond Technical 12 - Mike Sansone, Bloomington 12 - 6-3 154 Drayton Praed, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Herbert Sisson, Bloomington 11 - 3-2 165 David Jeter, Indianapolis Shortridge 10 - Robert Geyer, Peru 10 - 8-3 175 Glenn Klepfer, Muncie Central 11 - Robert Ozman, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11 - 4-3 Hwt. Bill Trainer, Evansville Mater Dei 11 - Vernon Rohr, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - OT/RD
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 20 1953-54 Feb. 20, 1954 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS Team Scores: 1. Southport 35; 2. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 29; 3. Lafaye e Jeff erson 21; 4. Muncie Central 14; 5. Decatur Central 13; T6. Crawfordsville, Indianapolis Shortridge 10; 8. Bloomington 9; 9. Evansville Mater Dei 8; 10. Howe Military 6; 11. East Chicago Roosevelt 5; T12. Evansville Central, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Kokomo 4; T15. Richmond, South Bend Central 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Donald Hinds, Southport 12 - Donald Hill, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 10 - 3-0 103 Albert Shropshire, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Fred Hawkins, Kokomo 10 - Fall 3:26 112 Robert Myers, Bloomington 12 17-0 Elmer Van Deman, Southport 11 - 6-1 120 Harry Rasdall, Southport 12 - Yuland Baker, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 9-2 127 Wayne Marker, Decatur Central 12 - Larry Chambers, Crawfordsville 12 - 4-1 133 Harry Beck, Southport 11 - Basil Richardson, Lafaye e Jeff erson 10 - OT/RD 138 Ed Bayless, Crawfordsville 12 - William Butler, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - 8-2 145 Ronald Dean Watson, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Tom Holmes, Muncie Central 12 - OT/RD 154 Drayton Praed, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Mike LeVi , Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - 2-0 165 Bill Edwards, Southport 12 - Milford Miller, Evansville Central 11 - 4-3 175 Glen Klepfer, Muncie Central 12 - Wayne Whitaker, Southport 12 - Default Hwt. Vernon Rohr, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Bill Trainer, Evansville Mater Dei 12 - 4-1 1954-55 Feb. 19, 1955 | Bloomington HS Team Scores: 1. Southport 40; 2. Lafaye e Jeff erson 36; 3. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 32; 4. Indianapolis Shortridge 31; 5. Hammond Technical 25; T6. Anderson, South Bend Central 20; 8. Crawfordsville 17; 9. East Chicago Roosevelt 16; 10. Decatur Central 13; 11. Howe Military 11; 12. Muncie Central 9; 13. Bloomington 7; T14. Kokomo, Richmond 6; T16. Evansville Central, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 5; 18. Crown Point 2; 19. South Bend Adams 1. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Jerry Reeves, Hammond Technical 10 - Frank Norris, Anderson 11 - 7-2 103 Donald Hill, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11 - Donald Pate, Bloomington 10 - OT/RD 112 James Hill, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Bob Mar n, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - 5-1 120 Harry Colias, Hammond Technical 12 - Elmer Van Deman, Southport 12 - 2-0 127 Robert Herzog, Southport 12 - John McKenzie, Muncie Central 11 - 5-3 133 Frank Anderson, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Donald Cirrincione, East Chicago Roosevelt 10 - 1-0 138 Jim Stanley, Decatur Central 12 - John Waller, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical - - 2-1 145 Henry Tanner, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Ed Scaggs, Crawfordsville 12 - 9-1 154 Fred Redeker, Southport 12 - John Beissel, South Bend Central 11 - 4-2 165 David Jeter, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Mike LeVi , Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 23-1 OT/RD 175 Ed Nailon, South Bend Central 11 - Melvin Morris, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - 12-7 Hwt. Tony Corrado, Howe Military 12 - Jerry Lowry, Richmond 12 - 7-1 1955-56 Feb. 18, 1956 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS Team Scores: 1. South Bend Central 57; 2. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 50; 3. Lafaye e Jeff erson 42; 4. Indianapolis Shortridge 36; 5. Kokomo 26; T6. Bloomington, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 18; 8. Anderson 17; 9. Crawfordsville 16; 10. East Chicago Washington 14; T11. Decatur Central, Peru 12; 13. Indianapolis Manual 11; T14. Bloomington University, Muncie Central 9; 16. Southport 8; 17. Richmond 7; T18. Crown Point, Indianapolis Washington, Indianapolis Wood 4. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Fred Lamb, Anderson 12 - James Hoalt, Indianapolis Manual 11 - 6-4 103 Don Hill, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Joe Phillips, South Bend Central 12 - 15-7 112 Fred Hawkins, Kokomo 12 - James Black, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 11 - 5-4 120 James Hill, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - William Atherton, South Bend Central 11 - Fall 3:42 127 Ronald Ward, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Dennis McKee, Kokomo 11 - 9-2 133 Bill Richardson, Lafaye e Jeff erson 10 - Bruce Black, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Fall 3:03 138 Jim Cress, Peru 12 - Ronald Chastain, Decatur Central 10 - 5-0 145 Charles Jennings, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Frank Anderson, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - OT/RD 154 John Beissel, South Bend Central 12 - Bill Wilmot, East Chicago Washington 11 - 3-1 165 Robert Blacker, Crawfordsville 12 - Iotha Cunningham, Muncie Central 11 - 5-3 175 Ed Nailon, South Bend Central 12 - Kenny Webb, Bloomington University 10 - 8-0 Hwt. Fred Swick, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - John Hunter, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 4-0 1956-57 Feb. 23, 1957 | Bloomington HS Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 44; 2. Southport 35; 3. Lafaye e Jeff erson 35; T4. Indianapolis Broad Ripple, South Bend Central 26; 6. Indianapolis Manual 24; 7. Crawfordsville 23; T8. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Muncie Central, Richmond 22; T11. Decatur Central, East Chicago Washington 18; 13. Hammond Technical, Kokomo 17; 15. Anderson 10; 16. Indianapolis Washington; 17. Indianapolis Shortridge 5; 18. Ben Davis 3. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Harold Dickey, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - Bobby Helms, Southport 10 - 2-0 103 William Andrews, Indianapolis Manual 10 - Ronald Black, Southport 10 - Fall 1:37 112 Ronald Hucherson, Bloomington 11 - Pat Haney, Crawfordsville 11 - 7-1 120 Richard McCory, Decatur Central 12 - Nick Kovach, Richmond 11 - 4-3 127 Jim Black, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Charles Burge, Southport 12 - 6-4 133 Bill Richardson, Lafaye e Jeff erson 11 - Donald Pate, Bloomington 12 - Fall 3:38 138 Dennis McKee, Kokomo 12 - James Stavros, South Bend Central 12 - 4-3 145 Russell Smith, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Ted Findley, Muncie Central 12 - 5-1 154 Bill Wilmot, East Chicago Washington 12 - William Neff , Anderson 12 - 7-2 165 Edward Vaughn, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - Warren Boren, Hammond Technical 11 - 11-5 175 Iotha Cunningham, Muncie Central 12 - Maurice Bush, Indianapolis Manual 12 - 8-1 Hwt. Guy Cur s, South Bend Central 12 - Richard Servies, Crawfordsville 12 - 5-2
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 21 1957-58 Feb. 22, 1958 | Lafaye e Jeff erson HS Team Scores: T1. Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Richmond 25; 3. South Bend Central 24; T4. Bloomington, Kokomo 23; 6. Southport 19; T7. Indianapolis Manual, Muncie Central 18; 9. Indianapolis Washington 16; 10. Lafaye e Jeff erson 13; T11. Indianapolis Shortridge, Logansport 13; T13. Crawfordsville, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 11; 15. New Albany 10; T16. Ben Davis, East Chicago Roosevelt, Evansville Central, Hammond Technical 8; T20. Evansville Mater Dei, LaPorte 5; 22. Anderson 4; T23. Hammond Clark, Marion, New Castle, Peru 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 David Rader, Richmond 11 - Larry Lisembee, Evansville Central 12 - 3-2 103 Russell Pine, Kokomo 11 - Bobby Helms, Southport 11 - 3-2 112 Larry Clarke, Bloomington 11 - Ronald Black, Southport 11 - 2-0 OT 120 William Andrews, Indianapolis Manual 11 - Ron Hutcherson, Bloomington 12 - 8-4 127 James O’Dell, Crawfordsville 12 - Link Lewis, Richmond 12 - 8-5 133 Bill Richardson, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Bryan He nghouse, South Bend Central 11 - Fall 2:46 138 Hal Shipley, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 11 - Floyd Blackwell, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - 5-3 145 Marvin Campbell, Muncie Central 12 - Paul Schmidt, Hammond Technical 11 - 7-3 154 Frank Opp, Indianapolis Washington 12 - Tyrone Morris, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - Fall 5:07 165 Charles Wells, Kokomo 12 - Tim Mongon, Ben Davis 11 - 5-4 175 Steve Cox, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Dwayne Turner, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 13-8 Hwt. Kenneth Ellis, South Bend Central 11 - Allen Thomas, Logansport 12 - 1-0 1958-59 Feb. 21, 1959 | Bloomington HS Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Shortridge 37; T2. Richmond, Southport 32; 4. Bloomington 22; 5. Ben Davis 19; 6. Kokomo 15; T7. Indianapolis Manual, Muncie Central 14; T9. East Chicago Washington, Indianapolis Wood, Logansport 13; 12. Bloomington University 12; 13. New Albany 11; T14. Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, South Bend Central; 17. West Lafaye e 8; 18. Anderson 7; 19. Indianapolis Washington 5; T20. Crawfordsville, Indianapolis Scecina, LaPorte 4; T23. Elkhart, Evansville Mater Dei 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 John Barne , Muncie Central 11 - Dennis Craig, Indianapolis Shortridge - - Fall 5:36 103 Bob Helms, Southport 12 - Dave Huston, Ben Davis 11 - 3-0 112 Russell Pine, Kokomo 12 - Dennis Hutcherson, Bloomington 11 - 9-2 120 Ray Webb, Bloomington University 9 - Michael Berndt, Logansport 10 - 5-3 127 Bill Andrews, Indianapolis Manual 12 - Bobby Bowen, Richmond 10 - Fall 3:30 133 Gary Murr, Richmond 12 - Burt Hoolehan, Hammond Technical 12 - 6-5 138 Paul Lewis, Richmond 12 - Francis Binford, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - 4-2 145 Eric Feiock, New Albany 12 - Floyd Blackwell, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 9-5 154 Randy Galvin, Southport 12 - Rex Stark, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - 7-5 165 Melvin Jeter, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Danny Rawlins, Bloomington 11 - 19-6 175 Tim Mongon, Ben Davis 12 - Richie Rodgers, East Chicago Washington 10 - 6-2 Hwt. Frank McGrone, Indianapolis Wood 10 - Kenneth Ellis, South Bend Central 12 - Fall 1:22 1959-60 Feb. 20, 1960 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Wood 32; 2. Southport 27; 3. Indianapolis Broad Ripple 24; 4. Indianapolis Shortridge 22; 5. Anderson 21; 6. Bloomington 20; 7. Muncie Central 17; 8. Elkhart 14; 9. Bloomington University, Hammond 12; T11. East Chicago Washington, Franklin Township, Lafaye e Jeff erson, LaPorte 11; 15. New Albany 10; T16. Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Washington, South Bend Central 8; T19. Ben Davis, Crawfordsville Crown Point, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Howe, Lawrence Central, South Bend Riley 4; 27. Logansport 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Harry Smyser, Southport 11 - Mike Wiley, Indianapolis Manual 10 - 6-2 103 John Barne , Muncie Central 12 - Anthony Robinson, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Fall 5:22 112 Guy Jackson, Franklin Township (Wanamaker) 12 - Mickey DeLay, Anderson 12 - 5-4 120 James Herald, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 11 - Mike Seigel, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 2-1 OT 127 Cleo Moore, Indianapolis Wood 12 - Robert Ashman, Southport 12 - 7-4 133 Joe Roman, Bloomington University 12 - Jack Rumpza, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Fall 5:25 138 Tim Haley, Hammond 12 - Garland Opp, Indianapolis Washington 12 - 7-2 145 Doug Atkinson, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Wilton Feiock, New Albany 11 - 8-6 154 Maurice Rodgers, East Chicago Washington 12 - Armstead Johnson, Indianapolis Wood 12 - 5-3 165 Conward Bivens, Anderson 11 - Danny Rawlins, Bloomington 12 - Fall 3:15 175 Robert Boruff , Bloomington 12 - Ronald Alexander, Southport 12 - Fall 3:14 Hwt. Frank McGrone, Indianapolis Wood 11 - Robert Strieter, LaPorte 12 - Fall 3:38 1960-61 Feb. 18, 1961 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Wood 24; 2. New Albany 22; T3. Franklin Central, Southport 20; T5. Anderson, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 19; 7. Indianapolis Shortridge 17; T8. Muncie Central, Richmond 12; T10. East Chicago Washington, Hammond, Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Washington 11; T15. Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Decatur Central, Hammond Morton, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, South Bend Central 8; T21. East Chicago Roosevelt, Elkhart 6; T23. Frankfort, Lafaye e Jeff erson, Logansport, South Bend Riley, South Bend Washington 4; T28. Indianapolis Cathedral, Marion, Mishawaka, New Castle 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Harry Smyser, Southport 12 - David Straber, Franklin Central 9 - 6-1 103 Mike Wiley, Indianapolis Manual 11 - David Westerfi eld, Southport 11 - 8-0 112 Lawrence Mann, New Albany 12 - Jack Rees, Crown Point 12 - 4-1 120 Randal White, Indianapolis Washington 12 - Lionel Porter, Indianapolis Wood 12 - 3-0 127 Robert Haley, Hammond 11 - James Herald, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - 2-1 133 Jeff rey Virgne, Richmond 12 - Floyd Johnson, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 3-1 OT 138 Jim Loeper, Indianapolis Broad Ripple 12 - Albert Waterman, Indianapolis Wood 12 - 6-3 145 Wilton Feiock, New Albany 12 - George Jones, Indianapolis Wood 11 - 3-3 OT/RD 154 Dale Padrick, Franklin Central 12 - Dennis Brant, Hammond Morton 12 - Fall 3:18 165 Conward Bivens, Anderson 12 - James Price, Decatur Central 12 - Fall 5:04 175 Richie Rodgers, East Chicago Washington 12 - Harold Poole, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - 13-6 Hwt. Richard Conaway, Muncie Central 12 - Ronald Barlow, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 3-1
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 22 1961-62 Feb. 17, 1962 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Hammond 31; 2. South Bend Central 25; 3. Anderson 24; 4. Ben Davis 23; T5. Crawfordsville, Indianapolis Shortridge 18; 7. Warren Central 16; 8. Kokomo 15; 9. Bloomington University 13; 10. North Central (Indianapolis) 12; T11. Franklin Central, Hammond Technical 11; T13. Gary Roosevelt, Lafaye e Jeff erson, Muncie Central 9; T16. Indianapolis Cathedral, Logansport, Southport 8; T19. Bloomington, New Albany 6; T21. Brownsburg, East Chicago Roosevelt 5; T23. Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Crispus A ucks, Indianapolis Howe, Lawrence Central 4; T27. Elkhart, Evansville Mater Dei, Mt. Vernon 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Ronald Morency, Ben Davis 12 - Mike King, Muncie Central 11 - 3-2 103 David Straber, Franklin Central 10 - James Leming, Warren Central 12 - 2-0 112 Jerry Brown, Anderson 10 - David Westerfi eld, Southport 12 - Fall 5:48 120 Tom Cameron, Hammond Technical 11 - Paul Hayes, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 7-5 127 Daniel Mudd, Hammond 11 - Hal McClamroch, Crawfordsville 12 - 5-0 133 Robert Haley, Hammond 12 - Ben Life, Warren Central 12 - 7-2 138 Rudy Dotlich, Ben Davis 11 - Larry Bausman, Anderson 12 - 5-2 OT 145 Ray Webb, Bloomington University 12 - Jerry McDole, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 - Fall 5:26 154 Charles Bush, South Bend Central 12 28-0 Mark Steinmetz, Indianapolis Cathedral 12 - 1-0 OT 165 Charles Mar n, South Bend Central 11 26-1 James Nol ng, Hammond 11 - 2-1 175 Tom Snow, Kokomo 12 - Gerald Naylor, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 8-2 Hwt. Bill Hunt, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 - Cleveland Robinson, Gary Roosevelt - - 7-2 1962-63 Feb. 23, 1963 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Hammond 27; T2. Anderson, Logansport 24; 4. Crawfordsville 23; 5. Indianapolis Shortridge 22; 6. Southport 17; 7. Kokomo 15; 8. Indianapolis Crispus A ucks 13; 9. South Bend Riley 12; T10. Franklin Central, New Castle 11; T12. Bloomington, East Chicago Roosevelt, Lawrence Central, New Albany 10; T16. Ben Davis, Crown Point, Gary Wirt, Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 8; 21. Indianapolis Wood 7; T22. Gary Roosevelt, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, South Bend Adams, South Bend Central 4; T26. Decatur Central, Indianapolis Manual, South Bend Washington 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Larry Katz, South Bend Riley 12 25-0 David Salamone, Southport 11 - Fall 1:10 103 Charles Cone, Kokomo 10 - Gary Jones, Crawfordsville 11 - 3-1 112 Jerry Brown, Anderson 11 - James Binkley, New Albany 12 - 4-2 120 David Straber, Franklin Central 11 - Ben Marvel, Hammond Technical 12 - 3-1 127 Daniel Mudd, Hammond 12 - Marshall Carter, Anderson 12 - 3-0 133 David Mudd, Hammond 12 - Joe Easley, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 - 7-2 138 Terry Annis, Logansport 12 - Rudy Dotlich, Ben Davis 12 - OT/RD 145 James Blackwell, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - George Polovich, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - 3-1 154 William Beacham, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Dale Sidebo om, Southport 11 - 1-0 165 Robert Watson, Crawfordsville 12 - Mike Closson, Logansport 12 - 8-4 180 John Sims, Indianapolis A ucks 10 - Charles Andrews, Bloomington 12 - Fall 2:57 Hwt. Bill Lewis, New Castle 12 - Mickey Parmalee, Gary Wirt 11 - 3-0 1963-64 Feb. 22, 1964 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Southport 33; 2. Indianapolis Arlington 29; T3. Franklin Central, Gary Wirt 19; T5. Evansville Mater Dei, Muncie Southside 16; T7. Crawfordsville, Valparaiso 13; T9. Indianapolis Wood, Kokomo, South Bend Central, South Bend Washington 12; T13. Gary Edison, Lawrence Central, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley 11; T17. Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Shortridge 10; T19. Crown Point, South Bend Adams 8; T21. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lowell, New Haven 4; T24. Anderson, Bloomington, Chesterton, Hammond Clark, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Marion 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Rex Ryker, Crawfordsville 12 - Ronald Causey, Indianapolis Arlington 11 - Fall 5:24 103 Mike Hannon, Valparaiso 11 - Gary Zalas, South Bend Adams 11 - 4-1 112 Charles Cone, Kokomo 11 - Daniel Frazier, Lawrence Central 12 - OT/RD 120 Noe Almaraz, Gary Edison 11 - Gary Raef, Muncie Southside 10 - 4-3 127 James Clouse, Franklin Central 12 - Ollie Robinson, South Bend Central 12 - OT/RD 133 Dave Sims, South Bend Washington 11 - Roger Qualls, Hammond Technical 12 - Fall 4:17 138 Thomas Craig, Indianapolis Wood 12 - Mike Banser, Crown Point 12 - Fall 3:10 145 Fred Happe, Evansville Mater Dei 12 - Tyrus Bingham, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 3-1 154 Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley 10 - Marty Rohrman, Indianapolis Arlington 12 - 6-5 165 John (Randy) Goss, South Bend Clay 11 - Andy Thompson, Southport 12 - 5-2 180 Tom Blankenship, Southport 12 - Steve Peirson, Gary Wirt 11 - 3-1 Hwt. Mickey Parmelee, Gary Wirt 12 - Tom Snyder, Muncie Southside 12 - 3-1 1964-65 Feb. 20, 1965 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Arlington 45; 2. Kokomo 23; 3. Anderson 22; 4. Gary Edison 21; 5. South Bend Riley 19; 6. Southport 15; T7. Lowell, South Bend Adams 13; T9. Bloomington University, Gary Emerson, Indianapolis Shortridge, Logansport 12; 13. South Bend Clay 11; T14. Chesterton, Hammond Technical 10; 16. Franklin Central 9; T17. Carmel, Indianapolis Crispus A ucks, North Central (Indianapolis) 8; 20. Evansville Mater Dei 7; T21. Bloomington, Marion, Mt. Vernon, New Albany 4; T25. Columbus, East Chicago Roosevelt, Lafaye e Jeff erson, Mishawaka 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Ronald Causey, Indianapolis Arlington 12 - John Calloway, South Bend Riley 12 - Fall 3:23 103 Gary Zalas, South Bend Adams 12 - Blas Munoz, Gary Edison 9 - Fall 5:58 112 Dick James, Anderson 12 - Bill Bogle, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 - 3-2 120 Charles Cone, Kokomo 12 - Noe Almaraz, Gary Edison 11 - Fall 3:27 127 Dave Shoemaker, Logansport 12 - Wayne Franks, Hammond Technical 12 - 5-4 133 Sylvester Rowan, Kokomo 12 - James Lentz, Indianapolis Arlington 12 - 3-2 138 Dan Carr, Southport 12 - Larry Smith, Carmel 10 - 3-1 145 Mickey Janes, Anderson 10 - Jack Clarke, Indianapolis Arlington 12 - 4-2 154 Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley 11 - Mitch Zakula, Lowell 12 - 5-4 165 John (Randy) Goss, South Bend Clay 12 - Byron Ayres, Gary Emerson 12 - 7-1 180 Monty McDaniel, Bloomington University 12 - John Moye, Indianapolis Crispus A ucks - - 10-1 Hwt. Edward Price, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Dennis Evans, Chesterton 12 - 4-0
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 23 1965-66 Feb. 19, 1966 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. South Bend Adams 28; 2. Carmel 22; T3. Gary Edison, New Albany 20; T5. Franklin Central, Southport 19; 7. Indianapolis Shortridge 13; T8. Logansport, South Bend Riley 12; T10. Lowell, South Bend Central 11; 12. Gary Mann 10; T13. East Chicago Roosevelt, Lawrence Central 9; T15. Anderson, Beech Grove, Lebanon 8; T18. Ben Davis, Evansville Reitz 5; T20. Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Gary Roosevelt, Hammond, Hammond Technical, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Northwest 4. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Tom Cummins, Logansport 12 - Warren Gamble, Gary Mann 9 - Fall 5:10 103 Jerry Estes, New Albany 11 - Steve Startzman, Lawrence Central 11 - Fall 5:21 112 Phil Cas llo, Gary Edison 12 - Horis Russell, South Bend Adams 11 - Fall 5:18 120 Evere Barnard, Franklin Central 12 - Mike Ramos, Gary Edison 11 - 2-0 127 John Mosby, South Bend Adams 12 - Dale Barnard, Franklin Central 10 - 7-4 133 Phil Sidebo om, Southport 12 - William Hill, South Bend Adams 12 - 7-3 138 Larry McMillen, Lowell 12 13-1 David Pavey, New Albany 12 - 9-6 145 Larry Smith, Carmel 11 - Mickey Janes, Anderson 11 - 7-0 154 Charles Blackwell, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 26-0 James Miller, Lebanon 11 - 10-1 165 Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley 12 - Larry Denker, Beech Grove 11 - Fall 3:01 180 Dick Savidge, Carmel 11 - Elias Hardy, East Chicago Roosevelt 12 - 20-4 Hwt. Gregory Matafi n, South Bend Central 12 - Tony Rosa, Southport 11 - 6-3 1966-67 Feb. 18, 1967 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Indianapolis Shortridge 25; 2. Franklin Central 22; 3. North Central (Indianapolis) 21; 4. South Bend Adams 20; 5. Anderson 16; T6. Andrean, Columbus 13; 8. Lakeland 12; T9. Ben Davis, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Northwest, Lawrence Central 11; T13. Bloomington, South Bend Washington 10; 15. Muncie Southside 9; 16. Elkhart, Gary Mann, Hammond Gavit, Indianapolis Arlington, Logansport, Manchester 8; T22. Calumet, New Albany 6; 24. Indianapolis Washington 5; T25. Beech Grove, Fort Wayne Concordia, Gary Wirt, Hammond, Southport 4; T30. Evansville Reitz, Fort Wayne Central, Fort Wayne South Side, Highland, Jimtown, Lafaye e Jeff erson 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 John Smith, Franklin Central 10 - John Radke, Logansport 12 - 13-4 103 Steve Startzman, Lawrence Central 12 - Warren Gamble, Gary Mann 10 - 5-2 112 Robert McKee, Indianapolis Northwest 12 - Steve Hays, Bloomington 12 - 3-2 120 Horis Russell, South Bend Adams 12 - Carl Vorhies, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 - 12-8 127 Mike Garnier, Andrean 12 - Robert Hughes, Muncie Southside 12 - Fall 3:23 133 Dale Barnard, Franklin Central 11 - Gary Kratzer, Elkhart 11 - 5-4 138 David Kern, Indianapolis Cathedral 12 - Dana Carpenter, Manchester 12 - 12-0 145 James Gardner, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Fred Christopher, Columbus 12 - 5-2 154 Mickey Janes, Anderson 12 - Charles Blackwell, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 6-4 165 Eugene Kappel, Ben Davis 12 - Tom Walls, South Bend Adams 12 - 6-4 180 Ray Boyle, Lakeland 12 - Dennis Bond, Hammond Gavit 11 - Fall 1:40 Hwt. Dick Pritchard, North Central (Indianapolis) 11 - Chris Dauss, South Bend Washington 12 - Fall 5:30 1967-68 Feb. 17, 1968 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Elkhart 34; 2. Franklin Central 23; 3. Bloomington 20; 4. Indianapolis Shortridge 16; T5. Hammond Gavit, Noblesville 13; T7. Gary Mann, Highland, Jimtown, Southport 12; T11. Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Wood, Muncie Central, North Central (Indianapolis, South Bend Washington 11; T16. Columbus, Mishawaka 10; 18. North Manchester 9; T19. Ben Davis, Gary Emerson, South Bend Central 8; T22. Indianapolis Chartrand, Lebanon, Logansport, Mt. Vernon, South Bend Adams 4; T27. Anderson, East Chicago Roosevelt, Fort Wayne Concordia, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Washington, Kokomo, Merrillville, Speedway 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Doug Stoll, Elkhart 12 - Henry Wilk, Mishawaka 11 - Fall 2:52 103 Marvin Scheeringa, Highland 12 - John Smith, Franklin Central 11 - Fall 5:07 112 Jerry Sylvester, Bloomington 11 - Robert Willoughby, Ben Davis 12 - 3-2 OT 120 William Wille s, Indianapolis Arlington 11 - Bill Bumgardner, Manchester 12 - 6-5 127 Warren Gamble, Gary Mann 11 - Mike Milan, Bloomington 11 - 16-5 133 Gary Kratzer, Elkhart 12 - Bill Lacefi eld, Columbus 12 - 14-0 138 Dale Barnard, Franklin Central 12 - Dennis Millikan, Noblesville - - 2-0 145 John Campbell, Jimtown 12 - Gary Blankenship, Southport 11 - 8-2 154 Carl Evans, South Bend Washington 12 - James Gardner, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - 4-3 165 Leslie Jackson, Indianapolis Wood - - George Gonzalez, Gary Emerson 12 - 3-2 180 Dennis Bond, Hammond Gavit 12 21-0 William Coleman, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Fall 1:28 Hwt. Dick Pritchard, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 26-1 Pete Lee, Muncie Central 11 21-1 2-1 1968-69 Feb. 22, 1969 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 28; 2. North Central (Indianapolis) 23; T3. Franklin Central, Indianapolis Arlington 22; 5. Gary Mann 16; T6. Bellmont, Mishawaka, Muncie Central 12; T9. Indianapolis Chartrand, Lebanon 11; 11. Logansport 10; 12. Hammond Technical 9; T13. Crawfordsville, Delta, Knightstown, Manchester, Muncie Southside, New Albany, Speedway, Warren Central 8; T21. South Bend Central 6; 22. Warsaw 5; T23. Columbus, Gary Tolleston, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Scecina, South Bend Riley, Whiteland 4; T30. Elkhart, Gary West Side, Hammond Gavit, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Kokomo, Mississinewa, Northwestern, South Bend Washington 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 95 Henry Wilk, Mishawaka 12 - Marty Hutsell, Bloomington 10 - 4-0 103 Jim Cornwell, Bloomington 10 23-0 Tim Kilmer, Knightstown 11 - 4-0 112 John Smith, Franklin Central 12 28-0 Joe Frantz, Manchester 11 - 6-1 120 John Denien, Franklin Central 12 27-1 Roger Noel, Warren Central 11 - 10-3 127 William Wille s, Indianapolis Arlington 12 27-0 Ron Howard, Logansport 11 - 7-4 133 Warren Gamble, Gary Mann 12 28-0 John Bose, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 24-3 4-0 138 Phil Lengerich, Bellmont 12 - Tom Crawford, Speedway 12 - Fall 3:55 145 Robert Habig, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 26-0 Dwight Robinson, Muncie Southside 12 - 8-2 154 William Johnson, Indianapolis Chartrand - - Tim Klingensmith, Delta 11 - 8-3 165 David Clark, Lebanon 12 - Tom Dorsey, Hammond Technical 12 - 5-3 175 David Milam, Indianapolis Arlington 12 27-0 Jerry Hocking, Crawfordsville 12 - 6-3 Hwt. William “Pete” Lee, Muncie Central 12 24-0 Rick Warren, New Albany 12 - Fall 1:52
IHSAA Wrestling State Championship Records Book 24 1969-70 Feb. 21, 1970 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 43; 2. North Central (Indianapolis) 34; 3. Franklin Central 19; 4. Decatur Central 16; 5. South Bend Washington 15; T6. Indianapolis Washington, Kokomo 13; 8. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12; T9. Carmel, Delta, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Shortridge 11; 13. Fort Wayne Central 9; T14. Beech Grove, Chesterton, Highland, Logansport, South Bend Central, Western 8; 20. Concord 6; 21. Michigan City Elston 5; T22. Indianapolis Cardinal Ri er, Mishawaka, Muncie Central, Penn 4; 26. Brookville 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 98 Frank Venezia, Indianapolis Cathedral 11 - Bruce Corbin, Bloomington 11 21-1-2 8-6 107 Marty Hutsell, Bloomington 11 25-1 Herb Donica, Western 11 - 4-2 115 Jim Cornwell, Bloomington 11 24-0 Larry Anderson, South Bend Central 11 - 9-0 123 Mike Altman, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 22-4 Ron Howard, Logansport 12 - 5-4 130 Henry Clouse, Franklin Central 12 - Aaron Benjamin, North Central (Indianapolis) 11 24-3 2-1 OT 137 Mike Dee, Carmel 11 - Jim Rabourn, Franklin Central 11 - 4-2 145 Rex Marshall, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical 12 24-2 John Vann, South Bend Washington 11 - 4-0 155 Tim Klingensmith, Delta 12 - Ronnie Young, Decatur Central 10 - OT/RD 165 Desmond Smith, Indianapolis Shortridge 12 - Chris Sturbaum, Bloomington 11 22-2-1 5-2 175 Nate Kempler, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 25-5-1 Ron Bowsher, Beech Grove 12 - 4-0 185 Fred McGuire, Kokomo 12 25-2 David Guthrie, Decatur Central 10 - Fall 4:40 Hwt. Phillip Leslie, Indianapolis Washington 12 - Jovan Vercel, Highland 12 - Fall 5:24
1970-71 Feb. 20, 1971 | Southport HS, Indianapolis Team Scores: 1. Bloomington 54; 2. Penn 22; 3. North Central (Indianapolis) 21; 4. Southport 19; T5. Fort Wayne Central, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 15; 7. Indianapolis Shortridge 12; T8. Highland, Hun ngton North, Kokomo 11; 11. Franklin Central 9; T12. Beech Grove, Brownsburg, Kokomo Haworth, Lafaye e Jeff erson, Manchester, South Bend LaSalle 8; 18. South Bend Adams 6; T19. Fort Wayne Concordia, Muncie Central 5; T21. Brebeuf, Elkhart, Indianapolis Cathedral, Michigan City Elston, Portage, Western 4; T27. Anderson, Anderson Highland, Ben Davis, Bloomington University, Chesterton, Fort Wayne South Side, Knox, Lake Central, South Bend Washington 2. Wt. Champion Gr. Record Runner-Up Gr. Record Result 98 Patrick Weber, Hun ngton North 11 25-1 Ralph Vandergriff , Beech Grove 11 - 3-2 105 John Hobbs, Indianapolis Shortridge 11 - Bruce Corbin, Bloomington 12 - 2-1 112 Marty Hutsell, Bloomington 12 - Robert Collins, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 - 3-0 119 Jim Cornwell, Bloomington 12 - Norman Hudson, Manchester 10 - 6-1 126 Dan McFarren, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 12 - Jim Yeager, Southport 11 - 4-3 132 Al Dover, Penn 12 25-2 Steve Kinser, Bloomington 10 - 5-1 138 Jeff rey White, Penn 12 24-3 Jeff Rabourn, Franklin Central 12 - 7-4 145 John Gillespie, Bloomington 12 - Tony Melendez, Lafaye e Jeff erson 12 24-2 2-1 155 John Hart, North Central (Indianapolis) 12 - Dave Halle