Daily Trivia (NCAA Tournament Edition)

[bnwtwg]

  On 2/1/2024 at 7:38 PM, cowcards said:

Question - True Freshman champs are rare, however, one year the same team had 2 of them. Name the year, team, and wrestlers. 

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Was it Davis and Zalesky?

[cowcards]

  On 2/1/2024 at 8:07 PM, Gus said:

Snyder and Myles Martin 2016 tOSU?

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Snyder was a SO.

 

  On 2/1/2024 at 8:12 PM, KCMO2 said:

Hall and Joseph in '17?

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Joseph redshirted. 

[cowcards]

  On 2/1/2024 at 8:58 PM, bnwtwg said:

Was it Davis and Zalesky?

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Davis was 7th and Zalesky was 5th as FR. 

[bnwtwg]

I expect @cowcards will be updating this wiki table with school and classification after someone finally figures this out. Right? Right.....?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Wrestling_Championships

[cowcards]

  On 2/1/2024 at 11:23 PM, bnwtwg said:

I expect @cowcards will be updating this wiki table with school and classification after someone finally figures this out. Right? Right.....?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Wrestling_Championships

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Once I get my website up and running you'll have all the info you need!

[lu_alum]

  On 2/1/2024 at 7:38 PM, cowcards said:

Question - True Freshman champs are rare, however, one year the same team had 2 of them. Name the year, team, and wrestlers. 

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1947

Cornell College (IA)

Dick Hauser at 121  https://cornellrams.com/honors/hall-of-fame/richard-j-hauser/165

Lowell Lange at 136  https://cornellrams.com/honors/hall-of-fame?hof=157

Found this video about the "1947 Dream Team" on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NWHOFDGM/videos/830691920718513/

Edited February 2, 2024 by lu_alum

[lu_alum]

Adding a little more about Lowell Lange:

"Lange won his first National AAU title while still at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. For three of the next four years, he reigned over the nation’s lightweight wrestlers. He claimed three individual NCAA titles at 136 pounds in 1947, 1949, and 1950, along with individual national AAU titles those years. Had he not suffered severe injuries in a car accident as a sophomore in the Olympic year of 1948, Lange likely would have become college wrestling’s first four-time champion, as well as an international medalist. Returning from injury as a junior, Lange swept through the 1949 collegiate tournament without surrendering a single point, perhaps the only wrestler to do so since scoring rules were adopted."

https://news.cornellcollege.edu/2019/04/lowell-lange-50-report/

[cowcards]

  On 2/2/2024 at 1:16 AM, lu_alum said:

1947

Cornell College (IA)

Dick Hauser at 121  https://cornellrams.com/honors/hall-of-fame/richard-j-hauser/165

Lowell Lange at 136  https://cornellrams.com/honors/hall-of-fame?hof=157

Found this video about the "1947 Dream Team" on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/NWHOFDGM/videos/830691920718513/

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Ding Ding Ding.

 

  On 2/2/2024 at 1:32 AM, lu_alum said:

Adding a little more about Lowell Lange:

"Lange won his first National AAU title while still at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. For three of the next four years, he reigned over the nation’s lightweight wrestlers. He claimed three individual NCAA titles at 136 pounds in 1947, 1949, and 1950, along with individual national AAU titles those years. Had he not suffered severe injuries in a car accident as a sophomore in the Olympic year of 1948, Lange likely would have become college wrestling’s first four-time champion, as well as an international medalist. Returning from injury as a junior, Lange swept through the 1949 collegiate tournament without surrendering a single point, perhaps the only wrestler to do so since scoring rules were adopted."

https://news.cornellcollege.edu/2019/04/lowell-lange-50-report/

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Of note with this is that Cornell didn't send a team to the 1948 tournament. Even without the injury he may not have been able to. I can't remember why exactly, but it may have been because of injuries so they decided to rest and wrestle AAU. 

[lu_alum]

  On 2/2/2024 at 1:49 AM, cowcards said:

Ding Ding Ding.

 

Of note with this is that Cornell didn't send a team to the 1948 tournament. Even without the injury he may not have been able to. I can't remember why exactly, but it may have been because of injuries so they decided to rest and wrestle AAU. 

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Watching the FB video, it seems that Lange was not the only guy injured in the auto accident.

Jay Hammond's summary in The History of Collegiate Wrestling confirms your assumption.  It states, "Defending champ Cornell of Iowa did not enter a team. The Rams were without injured NCAA champs Lowell Lange and Dick Hauser, and a number of other starters were not fully fit.  Cornell mentor Paul Scott decided to concentrate on the National AAU tournament, and the team did not make the trip to Bethlehem."

Edited February 2, 2024 by lu_alum

[cowcards]

  On 2/2/2024 at 2:08 AM, lu_alum said:

Watching the FB video, it seems that Lange was not the only guy injured in the auto accident.

Jay Hammond's summary in The History of Collegiate Wrestling confirms your assumption.  It states, "Defending champ Cornell of Iowa did not enter a team. The Rams were without injured NCAA champs Lowell Lange and Dick Hauser, and a number of other starters were not fully fit.  Cornell mentor Paul Scott decided to concentrate on the National AAU tournament, and the team did not make the trip to Bethlehem."

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I'm willing to bet that's the exact thing I read. Thanks!

[cowcards]

Didn't get a chance to jump on here yesterday so I will do 2 questions today. First:

Name the top-3, currently Non-D1, schools with the most AAs.

[cowcards]

The answers were Cornell (IA), Southwestern Oklahoma, Mankato/Slippery Rock.

Question - We'll stick with current Non-D1 wrestlers again. Lowell Lange and Carlton Haselrig both won 3 titles attending non-D1 schools. Name the wrestlers that have won 2 titles.

[11986]

  On 2/4/2024 at 2:29 PM, cowcards said:

The answers were Cornell (IA), Southwestern Oklahoma, Mankato/Slippery Rock.

Question - We'll stick with current Non-D1 wrestlers again. Lowell Lange and Carlton Haselrig both won 3 titles attending non-D1 schools. Name the wrestlers that have won 2 titles.

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Wade Schalles/Clarion. Dan Cuestas/Cal St Bakersfield. Rick Sanders/Portland St. 

[cowcards]

  On 2/4/2024 at 8:56 PM, 11986 said:

Wade Schalles/Clarion. Dan Cuestas/Cal St Bakersfield. Rick Sanders/Portland St. 

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The 3 of those are currently D1 schools. I asked about current non-D1 schools.

[11986]

  On 2/4/2024 at 9:23 PM, cowcards said:

The 3 of those are currently D1 schools. I asked about current non-D1 schools.

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Ah missed that but Portland St maybe still qualifies

[cowcards]

In this day and age everyone transfers. That obviously wasn't always the case. 

Two-part question:

1. Who is the first to AA after transferring? 
2. Who is the first to become a National Champion after transferring? 
 

[lu_alum]

  On 2/13/2024 at 4:48 AM, cowcards said:

In this day and age everyone transfers. That obviously wasn't always the case. 

Two-part question:

1. Who is the first to AA after transferring? 
2. Who is the first to become a National Champion after transferring? 
 

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Part 1:  No clue at the moment.  I'll have to do some digging.

Part 2:  Greg Ruth?  Competed at Lehigh through his Soph year (1959).  Spent 4yrs in the Army, then transferred to Oklahoma and won two titles (1965 & 1966)

[lu_alum]

  On 2/4/2024 at 9:23 PM, cowcards said:

The 3 of those are currently D1 schools. I asked about current non-D1 schools.

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Ralph Teague, Southwestern Oklahoma (1933, 1934)

Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg (1950, 1951)

Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (1988, 1989)

[cowcards]

  On 2/13/2024 at 6:07 AM, lu_alum said:

Ralph Teague, Southwestern Oklahoma (1933, 1934)

Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg (1950, 1951)

Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (1988, 1989)

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Correct!
 

  On 2/13/2024 at 5:54 AM, lu_alum said:

Part 1:  No clue at the moment.  I'll have to do some digging.

Part 2:  Greg Ruth?  Competed at Lehigh through his Soph year (1959).  Spent 4yrs in the Army, then transferred to Oklahoma and won two titles (1965 & 1966)

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You'll have to go back a bit more than that. 

[cowcards]

I'll give you a hint. They both transferred from the same program and went to HS in the same state.

[Jason Bryant]

Pick up my annual Preview Guide at wrestlingpreviewguide.com - it’s great for winning and hosting things like this. This year’s won’t be available until Tuesday(ish) before D1s.

[Fadzaev2]

  On 2/1/2024 at 8:58 PM, bnwtwg said:

Was it Davis and Zalesky?

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no

[cowcards]

  On 2/16/2024 at 2:02 AM, Jason Bryant said:

Pick up my annual Preview Guide at wrestlingpreviewguide.com - it’s great for winning and hosting things like this. This year’s won’t be available until Tuesday(ish) before D1s.

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I love your guide! Highly recommend. 

[cowcards]

The 2 answers:

Ralph Hammonds in 1928 
Harold Byrd in 1940

Both started at Oklahoma State. 

Edited February 16, 2024 by cowcards

[Fadzaev2]

  On 1/26/2024 at 2:58 AM, Wrestleknownothing said:

Gorriaran winner that year too with 3 pinfalls.

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can't it just be a pin or a fall????