1952 NCAA wrestling championships

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.

1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationFort Collins, Colorado
DatesMarch 28, 1952–March 29, 1952
Host(s)Colorado A&M
Venue(s)South College Gymnasium
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma (3rd title)
1st runners-upIowa State Teachers College
2nd runners-upOklahoma A&M
MVPTommy Evans (Oklahoma)
← 1951
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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

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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

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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

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