IHSAA Wrestling

State Finals Records through 2007-08

 

 

Team and Individual Records                        

Most Points Scored: 99 by Delta, 1981.

Most Individual Champions (One Team): 7 by Bloomington, 1949.       

Most Times Placed in Top Five: 46 by Bloomington.

First Father and Son Champions: Clifford Myers, Bloomington, 1931 and Robert Myers, Bloomington, 1953 and 1954.        

First Brothers State Champions: Richard Voliva, 1928 and Harry Voliva, 1934, Bloomington.

First Brothers State Champions in Same Year: Maurice and James Bender, Bloomington 1934.

First Twin Brothers State Champions: Henry and James Moore, Bloomington 1943.

First State Champion, Two Different Schools: David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and Delta, 1981 and 1982.

Most Team Championships: 24 by Bloomington South (Bloomington).

Most Consecutive Team Championships: 9 by Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003).

Most Championships (Coach): 12 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei.

Most Consecutive Championships (Coach): 9 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003).

Fastest Fall in State Finals: :11 by Pat Day, Mishawaka, 2006.

Fastest Fall in Championship Match: :20 by Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930.

Most Falls in State Finals: 10 by Ray Frankowski, 1936-38 (Frankowski pinned all 10 opponents in three years).

 

 

Four-Time State Champions          

Estil Ritter, Bloomington: 1924, 175 lb.; 1925, 175 lb.; 1926, Hvy.; 1927, Hvy.   

Willard Duffy, Muncie Central: 1930, l00 lb.; 1931, 108 lb.; 1932, 115 lb.; 1933, 115 lb.   

Howard Fisher, South Bend Central: 1949, 95 lb.; 1950, 112 lb.; 1951, 127 lb.; 1952, 133 lb.       

Lance Ellis, Indianapolis Cathedral: 1986, 98 lb.; 1987, 112 lb.; 1988, 112 lb.; 1989, 119 lb.

Blake Maurer, Evansville Mater Dei:  2001, 130 lb.; 2002, 145 lb.; 2003, 171 lb.; 2004, 171 lb.

Alex Tsirtsis, Griffith: 2001, 119 lb.; 2002, 130 lb.; 2003,135 lb.; 2004, 145 lb.

Angel Escobedo, Griffith: 2002, 112 lb.; 2003, 125 lb.; 2004, 130 lb.; 2005, 135 lb.

               

Three-Time State Champions

Clarence Fortner, Terre Haute Wiley: 1922, 125 lb.; 1923, 135 lb.; 1924, 135 lb.

George Ross, Wabash: 1925, 145 lb.; 1926 145 lb.; 1927, 165 lb.        

Charles McDaniel, Bloomington: 1931, Hvy.; 1932, Hvy.; 1933, Hvy.   

Ray Frankowski, Hammond: 1936, 165 lb.; 1937, 175 lb.; 1938, 175 1b.            

Jack Foster, Hammond Clark: 1937, 1251b.;1938,125 lb.;1939, 135 lb.             

Vernon Finley, Bloomington: 1943, 175 lb.; 1944, 175 lb.; 1945, 175 1b.             

Jack Benson, Bloomington: 1944, 120 lb.; 1945, 127 lb.; 1947, 133 lb.               

Richard Lyon, Bloomington: 1945, 138 lb.; 1946, 138 lb.; 1947, 138 1b.             

Richard Perkins, Muncie Central: 1946, 95 lb.; 1947, 103 lb.; 1948, 103 lb.

Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago Roosevelt: 1947, 175 lb.; 1948, 175 lb.; 1949 Hvy.

Bill Richardson, Lafayette Jefferson: 1956, 133 lb.; 1957,133 lb.; 1958, 133 lb.

Bill Andrews, Indianapolis Manual: 1957, 103 lb.; 1958, 112 lb.; 1959, 120 lb.

Charles Cone, Kokomo: 1963, 103 lb.; 1964, 112 lb.; 1965, 120 lb.

Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley: 1964, 154 lb.; 1965 154 lb.; 1966, 165 lb.

Jim Cornwell, Bloomington South: 1969, 103 lb.; 1970, 115 lb.; 1971, 119 lb.

Randy May, Bloomington South: 1974, 98 lb.; 1975, 105 lb.; 1976, 112 lb.

David Palmer, Muncie Southside/Delta: 1980, 167 lb.; 1981, 167 lb.; 1982, 177 lb.

Patrick Cassidy, Bloomington North: 1993, 103 lb.; 1994, 112 lb.; 1995, 119 lb.

Steven Bradley, Beech Grove: 1996, 119 lb.; 1997, 125 lb.; 1998, 125 lb.

Jake O’Brien, Franklin Central: 2001, 215 lb.; 2002 ,125 lb.; 2003, 215 lb.

Reece Humphrey, Lawrence North: 2003, 112 lb.; 2004 ,125 lb.; 2005, 130 lb.

Josh Harper, Mishawaka: 2006, 103 lb.; 2007, 112 lb.; 2008, 125 lb.

Andrew Howe, Hanover Central: 2006, 140 lb.; 2007, 152 lb.; 2008, 160 lb.

 

 

Most IHSAA Individual State Champions by School (1933-43; 1950-2008)

* No longer an IHSAA-member school

 

Total

School

66

Bloomington South (Bloomington)

27

Hammond

25

Evansville Mater Dei

25

Southport

23

*South Bend Central

19

Lawrence North

18

*Indianapolis Shortridge

17

Delta

16

*East Chicago Roosevelt

15

Decatur Central

15

Franklin Central

15

Griffith

15

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

15

Indianapolis Cathedral

14

Kokomo

14

Mishawaka

14

Muncie Central

13

*East Chicago Washington

13

Bloomington North

13

Lafayette Jefferson

13

Warren Central

12

Bellmont

12

Ben Davis

12

Portage

11

Hammond Clark

10

Carmel

10

Merrillville

10

North Central (Indianapolis)

9

*Bedford

9

*Hammond Technical

9

Anderson

9

Hobart

8

Elkhart Memorial

8

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

8

Logansport

7

Beech Grove

7

Crawfordsville

7

South Bend Riley

6

Fort Wayne Snider

6

Indianapolis Arlington

6

Lake Central

6

Martinsville

6

New Albany

6

Perry Meridian

6

Richmond

5

*Indianapolis Wood

5

Avon

5

Castle

5

Hanover Central

5

Lowell

5

Muncie Southside

5

Princeton

5

South Bend Adams

5

Wawasee

5

Whiteland

4

*Bloomington University

4

Calumet

4

Chesterton

4

East Chicago Central

4

Elkhart Central (Elkhart)

4

Evansville Central

4

Floyd Central

4

Fort Wayne North Side

4

Highland

4

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

4

Indianapolis Manual

4

Jeffersonville

4

LaPorte

4

Lawrence Central

4

Mooresville

4

Mount Vernon

4

South Bend Clay

4

South Bend Washington

4

Valparaiso

4

Warsaw

4

Winamac

4

Yorktown

3

*Indianapolis Washington

3

Anderson Highland

3

Center Grove

3

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

3

Frankfort

3

Hammond Gavit

3

Indianapolis Northwest

3

Plymouth

3

Roncalli

3

Western

2

*Brazil

2

*Gary Edison

2

*Michigan City Rogers

2

*Muncie Northside

2

Bluffton

2

Bremen

2

Brownsburg

2

Crown Point

2

Evansville Reitz

2

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

2

Fort Wayne Northrop

2

Franklin Community

2

Gary Mann

2

Gary Wirt

2

Greensburg

2

Greenwood

2

Jay County

2

Lebanon

2

Monrovia

2

Munster

2

New Castle

2

NorthWood

2

Penn

2

Plainfield

2

Rushville

2

South Bend LaSalle

2

Terre Haute South

1

*Chartrand

1

*Franklin Township

1

*Huntington

1

*Indianapolis Attucks

1

*South Bend Jackson