NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1949 NCAA Championships

136 lb

Champion Lowell Lange, Cornell College (IA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Lowell LangeCORNC
  2. 2Dick DickensonMSU
  3. 3LuVerne KlarUNI
  4. 4Don MeekerOKST

In 1949, 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 1949 136-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

12 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 4 bouts

    4 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Dick Dickenson (2), Michigan State over Ben Coleman, Denver (CO) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Don Meeker (4), Oklahoma State over Clark Allen, Wyoming — Dec 8–0 · View bout
    3. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Archie Vernon, Kansas State — Fall 5:24 · View bout
    4. Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant (3), Indiana (IN) over Eugene Daise, Colorado State — Fall 4:01 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dick Dickenson (2), Michigan State over LuVerne Klar, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. Don Meeker (4), Oklahoma State over Harold Henson, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    3. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Joe Arnold, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    4. Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant (3), Indiana (IN) over Robert Strange, Illinois — Dec 9–6 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dick Dickenson (2), Michigan State over Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Don Meeker (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 7:20 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Lowell Lange (1), Cornell College (IA) over Dick Dickenson (2), Michigan State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Archie Vernon, Kansas State over Joe Arnold, Northern Colorado — Dec (no score) · View bout
      2. LuVerne Klar, Northern Iowa over Ben Coleman, Denver (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Don Meeker (4), Oklahoma State over Archie Vernon, Kansas State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
      2. LuVerne Klar, Northern Iowa over Simon 'Hawdy' Prizant (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. LuVerne Klar, Northern Iowa over Don Meeker (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout