NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1947 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Gale Mikles, Michigan State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Gale MiklesMSU
  2. 2Bill CourtrightMICH
  3. 3Leger SteckerOU
  4. 4Kenneth MarlinILL

In 1947, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1947 155-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

15 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bill Courtright (1), Michigan over Emil Tomick, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. Don Mullison (2), Colorado State over Delbert Bush, Iowa State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Virgil Counsell, Iowa — Fall 5:30 · View bout
    4. James Wilkinson, Indiana (IN) over Grant Dixon, Penn State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    5. Kenneth Marlin, Illinois over John St. Clair (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    6. Leger Stecker, Oklahoma over Kent Lange, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    7. Lester Davidson (4), Northern Colorado over Wendell Harris, Wheaton (IL) — Fall 5:53 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Courtright (1), Michigan over Leger Stecker, Oklahoma — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Don Mullison (2), Colorado State over Dick Black, Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout
    3. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Kenneth Marlin, Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    4. James Wilkinson, Indiana (IN) over Lester Davidson (4), Northern Colorado — Dec 17–11 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Courtright (1), Michigan over James Wilkinson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Don Mullison (2), Colorado State — Fall 7:43 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Gale Mikles, Michigan State over Bill Courtright (1), Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Kenneth Marlin, Illinois over Virgil Counsell, Iowa — Fall 5:21 · View bout
      2. Leger Stecker, Oklahoma over Emil Tomick, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Kenneth Marlin, Illinois over Don Mullison (2), Colorado State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
      2. Leger Stecker, Oklahoma over James Wilkinson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Leger Stecker, Oklahoma over Kenneth Marlin, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout