The 1954 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 24th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at McCasland Field House.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 32 points and having three individual champions.
Tommy Evans of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M32 2Pittsburgh17 3Penn State13 T-4Navy12 T-4Iowa12 6Michigan State11 T-7Michigan10 T-7Oklahoma10 9Lehigh9 10Syracuse6Reference:
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 115 lbs Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Charles Ofsthun, Minnesota, 9–2 123 lbs Dick Govig, Iowa DEC Joe Lobaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 5–1 130 lbs Norvard Nalan, Michigan DEC Jim Howard, Ithaca, 6–1 137 lbs Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh, 8–4 147 lbs Tommy Evans, Oklahoma WBF Donald Thompson, Oklahoma A&M, 4:15 157 lbs Bob Hoke, Michigan State DEC Ed Rooney, Syracuse, 11–6 167 lbs Joe Solomon, Pittsburgh DEC Ernie Fischer, Maryland, 6–2177 lbsNed Blass, Oklahoma A&M DEC Royal Smith, Colorado, 5–4191 lbsPeter Blair, Navy DEC Joe Comly, Lehigh, 10–5UNLGene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 7–0Reference:
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