Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | Fort Collins, Colorado |
Dates | March 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) |
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.
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
Rank | School | Points |
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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 class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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115 lbs | Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Will Howard Denver, 13–6 |
123 lbs | Bill Borders, Oklahoma MAJOR Harry Arthur, Indiana, 15–6 |
130 lbs | Gene Lybbert, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Donald Reece, Oklahoma, 8–1 |
137 lbs | George 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 lbs | Joe Lemyre, Penn State DEC George Bender, Michigan State, 6–0 |
177 lbs | Bentley Lyon, California SRD Maynard Skinner, Colorado, 3–3 |
191 lbs | Harry Lanzi, Toledo DEC George Myers, Iowa, 7–5 |
UNL | Gene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M WBF John Witte, Oregon State, 4:19 |
Reference:[2] |
References
- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "22nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.