1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships

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1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationBethlehem, Pennsylvania
DatesMarch 21, 1941–March 22, 1941
Host(s)Lehigh
Venue(s)Taylor Gymnasium
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma A&M (12th title)
1st runners-upMichigan State
2nd runners-upMinnesota
MVPAl Whitehurst (Oklahoma A&M)
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The 1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 14th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 37 points and having four individual champions.[1]

Al Whitehurst of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results[]

Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma A&M 37
2 Michigan State 26
3 Minnesota 12
4 Yale 8
T-5 Wisconsin 7
T-5 Kent State 7
T-5 Appalachian State Teachers College 7
T-8 Penn 6
T-8 Kansas State 6
T-10 Iowa State Teachers College 5
T-10 Iowa 5
T-10 Franklin & Marshall 5
Reference:[2]

Individual finals[]

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M, 9–5
128 lbs Burl Jennings, Michigan State MAJOR Mike Slepecky, Kent State, 16–6
136 lbs Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Maxwell, Michigan State
145 lbs David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M DEC Vernon Hassman, Iowa State Teachers College, 8–3
155 lbs Earl van Bebber, Oklahoma A&M DEC Leland Porter, Kansas State, 3–1
165 lbs Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR John Roberts, Wisconsin, 11–0
175 lbs Dick DiBatista, Penn DEC Al Crawford, Appalachian State Teachers College, 5–4
UNL Leonard Levy, Minnesota DEC Larry Pickett, Yale, 5–2
Reference:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "14th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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