Iowa Grips College Wrestling History With Oklahoma Rivalry
Gazette recalls Oklahoma State dominance in early NCAA men’s wrestling titles and Iowa’s rise to power. It notes 22 Oklahoma State team titles in 30 years, Iowa State and Iowa surging in the 1960s and 70s, and stars like Yagla Kinseth and Gable shaping Hawkeye legacy as NCAA tourney opens in Corvallis.
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Oklahoma
Cowboys
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Stillwater
Sooners
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Paul Scott
Iowa State
Aggies
Dave McCuskey
Penn State
Outstanding Wrestlers NCAA Champions 1932 to 1979
List of national champions by year in college wrestling from 1932 Edwin Belshaw to 1979 Bruce Kinseth. Names include Allan Kelley Oklahoma State, Joe McDaniel Oklahoma State, Dan Gable Iowa State, Yojiro Uetake Oklahoma State, Greg Strobel Oregon State, Mark Churella Michigan, Phil Hitchcock and others.
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Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa
Iowa State
Corvallis
Ore
Hawkeyes
Chuck Yagla
Hawkeye
Bruce Kinseth
Yagla
Dan Gable
Edwin Belshaw
Indiana
Allan Kelley
Okla
Ben Bishop
Lehigh
Ross Flood
Ohio
Wayne Martin
Stan Henson
Joe McDaniel
Dale Hanson
Minn
Don Nichols
Mich
A. Whitehurst
David Arndt
Okia
Gerry Leeman
Bill Koll
Lowa
Chas. Hetrick
Anthony Gironi
Waynesburg
Walt Romanoski
Cornell
Iow
Tommy Evans
Frank Bettucci
N.Y
Ed Eichelberger
Dan Hodge
Dick Delgado
Ron Gray
Jews State
Dave Auble
Elliott Simons
Lock Haven
Mickey Martin
Dean Lahr
Colorado
Yojiro Uetake
Richard Sanders
Portland St
Dwayne Keller
Larry Owings
Washington
Darrell Keller
Mark Churella
Olson Sees Iowa Edge In Sweet 16 Clash At Spectrum
Iowa coach Lute Olson returns Ronnie Lester to the lineup as No. 11 Iowa faces No. 6 Syracuse in a Sweet 16 game at Philadelphia's Spectrum. Olson notes Syracuse inside strength with Bouie and Orr, while Lester's return gives Iowa a front edge. Flu troubles plague Hawkeyes but players say the team is healthier for the matchup.
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Maryland
Louie Orr
Lute Olson
Ronnie Lester
Lute
Hawkeyes
Olson
Steve Krafcisin
North Carolina
Gannon
Hawks
Francis “Bus” Graham
Lester
Indianapolis
Orangemen
Villanova
Roosevelt Bouie
Jim Boeheim
Bouie
Louis Orr
Iowa Hawkeyes Ready For East Regional Challenge
Iowa coach Lute Olson insists his 21 8 team belongs in the NCAA East Regional after beating Virginia Commonwealth and NC State. Ronnie Lester returns from injury boosting Iowa as Syracuse’s Roosevel Bouie and Georgetown Maryland square off in the other half. Buck Williams and Albert King anchor Maryland Georgetown clash in the DC battle.
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Georgetown
Washington
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Lefty Driesell
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Albert King
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