1952 NCAA gymnastics championships

The 1952 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the 10th annual NCAA-sanctioned gymnastics meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[1]

1952 NCAA gymnastics championships
Tournament information
SportCollegiate gymnastics
LocationColorado Boulder, Colorado
Host(s)University of Colorado Boulder
Venue(s)Balch Fieldhouse
Participants17 teams
Final positions
ChampionsFlorida State (2nd title)
1st runners-upUSC
2nd runners-upIllinois
Tournament statistics
All-Around
Champion(s)
Jack Beckner, USC
← 1951
1953 →

These championships were contested at Balch Fieldhouse at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.

Accumulating the most points across the individual events, defending champions Florida State again won the team national championship, the Seminoles' second.

The individual all-around championship was won by Jack Beckner from USC.

Team results edit

  • (H) = Hosts
  • (DC) = Defending champions
  • Italics = Debut appearance
Rank Team Points
  Florida State (DC) 89.5
  USC 75
  Illinois 60.5
4 Army 57.5
5 Minnesota 29
6 Michigan State 26
7 Iowa 20.5
8 Navy 14.5
9 Penn State 14
10 Michigan 13.5
UCLA
12 Syracuse 9
13 Georgia 8
14 California 6.5
15 Colorado (H) 6
16 Indiana 3
17 Ohio State 2

Individual events edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 19 January 2024.