1942 NCAA wrestling championships
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
Dates | March 27, 1942–March 28, 1942 |
Host(s) | Michigan State University |
Venue(s) | Jenison Fieldhouse |
Final positions | |
Champions | Oklahoma A&M (13th title) |
1st runners-up | Michigan State |
2nd runners-up | Penn State |
MVP | David Arndt (Oklahoma A&M) |
The 1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 15th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan hosted the tournament at Jenison Fieldhouse.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 31 points and having four individual champions.[1]
David Arndt of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
Team results
Rank | School | Points |
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1 | Oklahoma A&M | 31 |
2 | Michigan State | 26 |
3 | Penn State | 10 |
4 | Michigan | 8 |
T-5 | Purdue | 7 |
T-5 | Navy | 7 |
T-5 | Kent State | 7 |
T-8 | Penn | 6 |
T-8 | Illinois | 6 |
10 | Iowa State Teachers College | 5 |
Reference:[2] |
Individual finals
Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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121 lbs | Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Malcolm MacDonald, Michigan State, 3–2 |
128 lbs | Burl Jennings, Michigan State DEC Sidney Marks, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3 |
136 lbs | Bill Maxwell, Michigan State WBF Fred Bishop, Cornell College, 5:16 |
145 lbs | David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Manly Johnson, Michigan, 18–5 |
155 lbs | Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC Ted Seabrooke, Illinois, 9–3 |
165 lbs | Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Carmichael, Navy, 2–1 |
175 lbs | Dick DiBatista, Penn RD Leon Martin, Iowa State Teachers College, 4–4, 1–1 |
UNL | Loyd Arms, Oklahoma A&M DEC Walter Porowski, Kent State, 7–5 |
Reference:[2] |
References
- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "15th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.