1952 NCAA wrestling championships

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1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport College wrestling
Location Fort Collins, Colorado
DatesMarch 28, 1952–March 29, 1952
Host(s) Colorado A&M
Venue(s)South College Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions Oklahoma (3rd title)
1st runners-up Iowa State Teachers College
2nd runners-up Oklahoma A&M
MVP Tommy Evans (Oklahoma)
  1951
1953  

The 1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 22nd NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted the tournament at their South College Gymnasium.

Contents

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 22 points and having two individual champions. [1]

Tommy Evans of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. [2]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma 22
2 Iowa State Teachers College 21
3 Oklahoma A&M 20
4 Toledo 10
5 Penn State 8
T-6 Waynesburg 7
T-6 Illinois 7
T-6 Colorado 7
T-9 Pittsburgh 6
T-9 Indiana 6
T-9 California 6
Reference: [2]

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbsHugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Will Howard Denver, 13–6
123 lbs Bill Borders , Oklahoma MAJOR Harry Arthur, Indiana, 15–6
130 lbsGene Lybbert, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Donald Reece, Oklahoma, 8–1
137 lbsGeorge Layman, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Morris, Iowa State Teachers College, 6–4
147 lbs Tommy Evans , Oklahoma MAJOR Jim Harmon, Iowa State Teachers College 16–2
157 lbs Bill Weick , Iowa State Teachers College DEC Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma A&M, 6–0
167 lbsJoe Lemyre, Penn State DEC George Bender, Michigan State, 6–0
177 lbsBentley Lyon, California SRD Maynard Skinner, Colorado, 3–3
191 lbsHarry Lanzi, Toledo DEC George Myers, Iowa, 7–5
UNLGene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M WBF John Witte, Oregon State, 4:19
Reference: [2]

References

  1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "22nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.