| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|---|---|
| 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.
- 1 2 3 "22nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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