1942 NCAA wrestling championships

1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	East Lansing, Michigan
Dates	March 27, 1942–March 28, 1942
Host(s)	Michigan State University
Venue(s)	Jenison Fieldhouse
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma A&M (13th title)
1st runners-up	Michigan State
2nd runners-up	Penn State
MVP	David Arndt (Oklahoma A&M)

Jenison Fieldhouse, Michigan State University

The 1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 15th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan hosted the tournament at Jenison Fieldhouse.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 31 points and having four individual champions.[1]

David Arndt of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma A&M	31
2	Michigan State	26
3	Penn State	10
4	Michigan	8
T-5	Purdue	7
T-5	Navy	7
T-5	Kent State	7
T-8	Penn	6
T-8	Illinois	6
10	Iowa State Teachers College	5
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs	Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Malcolm MacDonald, Michigan State, 3–2
128 lbs	Burl Jennings, Michigan State DEC Sidney Marks, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3
136 lbs	Bill Maxwell, Michigan State WBF Fred Bishop, Cornell College, 5:16
145 lbs	David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Manly Johnson, Michigan, 18–5
155 lbs	Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC Ted Seabrooke, Illinois, 9–3
165 lbs	Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Carmichael, Navy, 2–1
175 lbs	Dick DiBatista, Penn RD Leon Martin, Iowa State Teachers College, 4–4, 1–1
UNL	Loyd Arms, Oklahoma A&M DEC Walter Porowski, Kent State, 7–5
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "15th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.