1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships

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1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport Wrestling
Location Lexington, Virginia
DatesMarch 20, 1936–March 21, 1936
Host(s) Washington and Lee University
Venue(s)Doremus Gymnasium
Participants11
Final positions
Champions Oklahoma
1st runners-up Central State (OK)
2nd runners-up Oklahoma A&M
MVP Wayne Martin (Oklahoma)
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1937  →

The 1936 NCAA Wrestling Championships involved eleven teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college wrestling national champion, and each wrestler competed for individual championships. The 9th edition of the tournament began on March 20, 1936, and concluded on March 21. Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia hosted the tournament at Doremus Gymnasium. [1]

Contents

The Oklahoma Sooners ended the streak of eight consecutive team championships of their Bedlam rivals the Oklahoma A&M Cowboys to claim their first team title. Oklahoma A&M finished in a second place tie with the Central State Bronchos. [2]

Team standings

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma 16
T2 Central State (OK) 10
Oklahoma A&M
T4 Lehigh 5
Michigan State
6 Southwestern Oklahoma State 4
T7 Cornell College (IA) 3
Indiana
9 Iowa 2
T10 Michigan 1
Navy

Individual results

WeightChampionSchoolScoreRunner-upSchool
123Ted Anderson Central State (OK) DecWillard Duffy Indiana
134Wayne Martin Oklahoma Fall 9:16Dale Brand Cornell (IA)
145 Harley Strong Oklahoma A&M DecKarl Kitt Southwestern Oklahoma
158Walter Jacob Michigan State DecBill Keas Oklahoma
174Harry Broadbent Oklahoma DecRay Vogel Navy
191 Ray Clemons Central State (OK) Fall 5:02Charles McDaniel Indiana
UNLHowell Scobey Lehigh Fall 2:18Hugo Bonino Washington & Lee

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1936 NCAA Wrestling Championship Results" (PDF). National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1936 NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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