IHSAA Wrestling

Team Champions

Through 2004-05

 

YEAR

SCHOOL

COACH

RUNNER-UP

SCORE

SITE

1932-33

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Bedford

38-33

Indiana University

1933-34

Bloomington

East Chicago Roosevelt

(Co-Champs)

Harold Mumby

Benham Williams

--

50

Indiana University

1934-35

Hammond

Auree Scott

East Chicago Roosevelt

43-40

Indiana University

1935-36

Hammond

Auree Scott

Bloomington

48-29

Indiana University

1936-37

Hammond

Auree Scott

Hammond Clark

49-30

Indiana University

1937-38

Hammond Clark

Wayne Cunningham

Hammond

36-35

Indiana University

1938-39

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

East Chicago Roosevelt

29-19

Indiana University

1939-40

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

Bloomington

20-19

Indiana University

1940-41

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

Southport

30-25

Indiana University

1941-42

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

South Bend Central

33-21

Indiana University

1942-43

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Southport

38-36

Indiana University

1944-49

IHSAA Meets Discontinued

 

 

 

 

1949-50

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

South Bend Central

39-29

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1950-51

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

South Bend Central

27-23

Bloomington HS

1951-52

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

William Treichler

South Bend Central

32-23

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1952-53

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Lafayette Jefferson

27-19

Bloomington HS

1953-54

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Indpls. Arsenal Technical

35-29

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1954-55

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Lafayette Jefferson

40-36

Bloomington HS

1955-56

South Bend Central

Robert Jones

Indpls. Arsenal Technical

57-50

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1956-57

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

Southport

44-35

Bloomington HS

1957-58

Indianapolis Broad Ripple,

Richmond (Co-Champions)

William Sirka

Charles Hilton

--

25

Lafayette Jefferson HS

1958-59

Indianapolis Shortridge

Paul Dill

Southport

37-32

Bloomington HS

1959-60

Indianapolis Wood

Frank Svarczkopf

Southport

32-27

Southport HS

1960-61

Indianapolis Wood

Frank Svarczkopf

New Albany

24-22

Southport HS

1961-62

Hammond

Don Clark

South Bend Central

31-25

Southport HS

1962-63

Hammond

Don Clark

Anderson

27-24

Lafayette HS

1963-64

Southport

Chauncey McDaniel

Indianapolis Arlington

33-29

Lafayette HS

1964-65

Indianapolis Arlington

Jim Ellis

Kokomo

45-23

Southport HS

1965-66

South Bend Adams

Morris Aronson

Carmel

28-22

Southport HS

1966-67

Indianapolis Shortridge

George Bohlin

Franklin Central

25-22

Southport HS

1967-68

Elkhart

Rollie Hoover

Franklin Central

34-23

Southport HS

1968-69

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

North Central (Indpls.)

28-23

Southport HS

1969-70

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

North Central (Indpls.)

43-34

Southport HS

1970-71

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

Penn

54-22

Southport HS

1971-72

Bloomington

Kay Hutsell

Beech Grove

33.5-33

Southport HS

1972-73

Bloomington South

Kay Hutsell

Indianapolis Chatard

36.5-25.5

Southport HS

1973-74

Muncie Northside

Fred Ginther

Bloomington South

46-36

Southport HS

1974-75

Muncie Southside

Jim Cartwright

Hammond Morton

42-23

Southport HS

1975-76

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

John Hurrle

Bloomington North

38-31.5

Southport HS

1976-77

Bloomington North

John Henry

Martinsville

47-40

Southport HS

1977-78

Bloomington South

Kay Hutsell

Warren Central

48-47

Southport HS

1978-79

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

John Hurrle

Bellmont

46-43.5

Southport HS

1979-80

Warren Central

Allen Morgan

North Central (Indpls.)

56-48

Southport HS

1980-81

Delta

Don Patton

Chesterton

99-50.5

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1981-82

Delta

Don Patton

Terre Haute South

70.5-44.5

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1982-83

Delta

Don Patton

Warren Central

72.5-51

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1983-84

Delta

Don Patton

Calumet

90.5-49

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1984-85

Delta

Don Patton

Muncie Southside

51.5-46.5

New Castle HS

1985-86

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Delta, Cathedral

92-75

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1986-87

Bellmont

Dennis Hays

Evansville Mater Dei

85.5-59

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1987-88

Bellmont

Dennis Hays

Indianapolis Cathedral

70.5-65.5

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1988-89

Chesterton

Bob Trzeciak

Lawrence North

59.5-51

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1989-90

Muncie Southside

John Smith

Decatur Central

83.5-59.5

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1990-91

Mishawaka

Al Smith

Lawrence North

70-57.5

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1991-92

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf, Jr.

Perry Meridian

90-48

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1992-93

Lawrence North

Frank Svarczkopf, Jr.

Southport

72-53

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1993-94

Bellmont

Brent Faurote

Castle

89-45

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1994-95

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Bellmont, Decatur Central

82-60

Market Square Arena, Indpls.

1995-96*

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

New Castle

33-21

Southport HS, Indianapolis

1996-97

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Penn

32-18

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

1997-98

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Portage

48-10

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

1998-99

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Bellmont

35-21

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

1999-00

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Mishawaka

45-12

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

2000-01

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Portage

40-16

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

2001-02

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Perry Meridian

49-12

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

2002-03

Evansville Mater Dei

Mike Goebel

Griffith

42-23

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

2003-04

Lawrence North

Brett Crousore

Perry Meridian

47-12

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

2004-05

Lawrence North

Brett Crousore

Avon

48-17

Center Grove HS, Greenwood

* First year for separate team and individual tournaments

 

The IHSAA took over the complete sponsorship of the state tournament in 1933.  The first Indiana state high school wrestling tournament was held by Indiana University in 1922 under the auspices of the IHSAA.  The following teams were champions during that time:

 

Year

School

Coach

1922

Terre Haute Wiley

Guy Stantz

1923

Terre Haute Wiley

Guy Stantz

1924

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

1925

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

1926

Elwood

Theodore Koontz

1927

Wabash

Billy Thom

1928

Wabash

(no coach)

1929

Bedford

Emil Held

1930

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

1931

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

1932

Muncie

Walter Fisher

 

From 1944–1949, the IHSAA dropped sponsorship of the state tournament.  A few of the schools throughout the state continued to compete by hosting an invitational tournament each year.  The following teams were champions during that time:

 

Year

School

Coach

1944

Southport

Arlington Pitcher

1945

Bloomington

Harold Mumby

1946

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

1947

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

1948

Bloomington

Clifford Myers

1949

Bloomington

Clifford Myers