Mike Natvig
Mike Natvig won two NCAA championships for the West Point team, capturing titles at 147 pounds in both 1962 and ‘63. He graduated with an overall record of 47-7-1 and is considered the most successful wrestler in the history of West Point. Though never a state champion in high school, Natvig was a star at Decorah High School, placing second in the 1958 state meet at 138 pounds. He retired from the Army in 1991 as a lieutenant colonel and today lives in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Awards:
Year
2008
|
Award
Glen Brand Inductee
|
Chapter/Region
National
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All American Awards:
Season
1963
|
School
Army
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
147
|
Place
1
|
Season
1962
|
School
Army
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
147
|
Place
1
|
College Season Records:
Season
1963
|
School
Army
|
Class
Senior
|
Bouts
20
|
Wins
19
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
3
|
Win PCT.
95
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1962
|
School
Army
|
Class
Junior
|
Bouts
19
|
Wins
17
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
3
|
Win PCT.
89.47
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1961
|
School
Army
|
Class
Sophomore
|
Bouts
16
|
Wins
11
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
1
|
Falls
1
|
Win PCT.
68.75
|
Place
DNP
|
Season
Career
|
Bouts
55
|
Wins
47
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
1
|
Falls
7
|
Win PCT.
85.45
|