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Tournament History

Team and Individual Records Tournament Milestones
Most Points Scored: 1922
109.5 by Warren Central, 2016 First State Tournament
Most Individual Champions (One Team): held at Indiana University
7 by Bloomington, 1949 1933
First IHSAA-Sponsored
Most Times Placed in Top Five: State Tournament Held
48 by Bloomington 1935
First Use of Scoring System
First Father and Son Champions: 1944-49
Clifford Myers, Bloomington, 1931 and IHSAA Ceases Sponsorship
Robert Myers, Bloomington, 1953 and 1954 due to World War II

First Brothers State Champions: 1950
Richard Voliva, 1928 and Harry Voliva, 1934, Bloomington IHSAA Resumes Sponsorship of State
Tournament; Sectionals Implemented
First Brothers State Champions in Same Year: 1951
Maurice and James Bender, Bloomington 1934 First Set of Rules Written and Adopted
1957
First Twin Brothers State Champions: Rules Modified to help prevent
Henry and James Moore, Bloomington 1943 Excessive Weight Loss
1958
First State Champion, Two Different Schools: Regionals Implemented
David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and Delta, 1981 and 1982 1973
Most Team Championships: National Federation Rules Adopted
24 by Bloomington South (Bloomington) using Indiana Rules
1976
Most Consecutive Team Championships: Semi-States Implemented
9 by Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003) 1981
First State Finals held
Most Championships (Coach): at Market Square Arena
12 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei 1996
Most Consecutive Championships (Coach): Separate Tournament Initiated to
9 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003) determine Championship Team
2000
Fastest Fall in State Finals: First Individual State Finals held
:11 by Pat Day, Mishawaka, 2006 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2013
Fastest Fall in Championship Match: State Championship Team again determined
:20 by Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930 at Individual State Finals
Most Falls in State Finals:
10 by Ray Frankowski, 1936-38
(Frankowski pinned all 10 opponents in three years)
Indiana State High School Championships
Sponsored by Indiana University
Year Winner 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
Indiana State High School Invitational
War Year Champions
Year Winner 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
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