1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships

1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport College wrestling
Location Champaign, Illinois
Dates March 29, 1940–March 30, 1940
Host(s) University of Illinois
Venue(s) Huff Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions Oklahoma A&M (11th title)
1st runners-up Indiana
2nd runners-up Michigan
MVP Don Nichols (Michigan)

The 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 13th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 24 points and having two individual champions.[1]

Don Nichols of Michigan was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1 Oklahoma A&M 24
2 Indiana 14
3 Michigan 10
T-4 Ohio State 7
T-4 Lehigh 7
T-4 Colorado State 7
T-7 Minnesota 6
T-7 Iowa State Teachers College 6
T-9 Oklahoma 5
T-9 Iowa Agricultural College 5
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs Robert Antonacci, Indiana DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M
128 lbs Harold Byrd, Oklahoma DEC Dale Hanson, Minnesota
136 lbs Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Roger Isaacson, Iowa State Teachers College
145 lbs Harold Masem, Lehigh DEC OT William Combs, Michigan
155 lbs Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Marvin Farrell, Iowa Agricultural College
165 lbs Gene Grenard, Colorado State WBF Clay Albright, Oklahoma A&M, 7:47
175 lbs Don Nichols, Michigan DEC Garnett Inman, Indiana
UNL George Downes, Ohio State WDF OT George Chiga, Oklahoma A&M
Reference:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "13th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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