NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1962 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Sherwyn ThorsonIOWA
  2. 2Roger PillathWIS
  3. 3John BaumMSU
  4. 4Rory WeberNW

In 1962, 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 1962 Unlimited-pound bracket

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

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. DeWayne Schroeder, Colorado Mines over Steve Goodsell, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Ed Scharer (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Jerry Seeley, Colorado State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Jim Raschke (2), Nebraska over LeRoy Sprague, Baldwin Wallace (OH) — Fall 5:02 · View bout
    4. John Baum, Michigan State over Joe Kuhn, Western Colorado — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    5. Merrill Solowin (6), Toledo (OH) over George Gross, Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    6. Roger Pillath (1), Wisconsin over Everett Knott, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Rory Weber (5), Northwestern (IL) over Von Henry, Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    8. Sherwyn Thorson (3), Iowa over John Burns, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 3:36 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. John Baum, Michigan State over Jim Raschke (2), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Roger Pillath (1), Wisconsin over DeWayne Schroeder, Colorado Mines — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Rory Weber (5), Northwestern (IL) over Ed Scharer (4), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Sherwyn Thorson (3), Iowa over Merrill Solowin (6), Toledo (OH) — Fall 3:49 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Roger Pillath (1), Wisconsin over Rory Weber (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Sherwyn Thorson (3), Iowa over John Baum, Michigan State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Sherwyn Thorson (3), Iowa over Roger Pillath (1), Wisconsin — Fall 3:21 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. DeWayne Schroeder, Colorado Mines over Everett Knott, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
      2. Merrill Solowin (6), Toledo (OH) over John Burns, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. John Baum, Michigan State over Merrill Solowin (6), Toledo (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
      2. Rory Weber (5), Northwestern (IL) over DeWayne Schroeder, Colorado Mines — Fall 4:44 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. John Baum, Michigan State over Rory Weber (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout