1963 NCAA College Division Champions

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1963 NCAA College Division Champions

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Flash back to the NCAA College Division champions and medalists of 1963!

It was the very first year for what is now DII and DIII nationals. Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA.

The championships were hosted at State College of Iowa (now University of Northern Iowa) in Cedar Falls, IA.

Western State (CO) took home the team title, and SIU-Carbondale claimed four champions.

1963 NCAA Champions

115 - Van Doughty - Western State
123 - Terry Finn - SIU-Carbondale
130 - Dee Brainerd - South Dakota State
137 - Bill Dotson - Northern Iowa
147 - Jim Sanford - Northern Iowa
157 - Tom Jarman - Hiram
167 - Jim Gass - Cornell Iowa
177 - Ken Houston - SIU-Carbondale
191 - Roger Plapp - SIU-Carbondale
UNL - Larry Kristoff - SIU-Carbondale

Check out all the medalists!

https://www.jerseywrestling.com/ncaa_dii_medalists.php?year=1963

If anyone has a champions picture, you can email it to support@jerseywrestling.com, and it will be added to the website!

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