15th NCAA Wrestling Tournament

3/27/1942 to 3/28/1942 at Michigan State

Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler

Top Ten Team Scores

1942

Oklahoma State - 31 Points

David Arndt - Oklahoma State

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

1 Oklahoma State

31

(4)

8 Pennsylvania

2 Michigan State

26

(3)

8 Illinois

3 Penn State

10

4 Michigan

5 Purdue

5 Navy

5 Kent State

10 Northern Iowa

Champions and Place Winners

121

1st: Merle Jennings [1] - Michigan State (3-2)

3rd: Charley Ridenour [2] - Penn State (WBF 5:42)

2nd: Malcolm MacDonald [3] - Purdue

4th: Richard Kopel [US] - Michigan

128

1st: Burl Jennings [1] - Michigan State (5-3)

3rd: Sam Harry [2] - Penn State (6-5)

2nd: Sidney Marks [3] - Oklahoma State

4th: Mark Matovina [4] - Purdue

136

1st: Bill Maxwell [1] - Michigan State (WBF 5:16)

3rd: Dillard Talbutt [4] - Oklahoma State (12-7 OT)

2nd: Fred Bishop [US] - Cornell Iowa

4th: Warren Taylor [2] - Princeton

145

1st: David Arndt [1] - Oklahoma State (18-5)

3rd: Glenn Alexander [3] - Penn State (6-4)

2nd: Manly Johnson [2] - Michigan

4th: Newton Copple [US] - Nebraska

155

1st: Vernon Logan [1] - Oklahoma State (9-3)

3rd: LeLand Merrill [3] - Michigan State (5-4)

2nd: Ted Seabrooke [2] - Illinois

4th: Milton Bennett [4] - Navy

165

1st: Virgil Smith [1] - Oklahoma State (2-1)

3rd: Bill Courtright [4] - Michigan (5-1)

2nd: Bill Carmichael [3] - Navy

4th: Robert Bader [US] - Kent State

175

1st: Dick DiBatista [1] - Pennsylvania (4-4, 1-1 RD)

3rd: Paul Chronister [US] - Kansas State (13-9)

2nd: Leon Martin [3] - Northern Iowa

4th: Ken Berry [US] - Illinois

UNL 1st: Loyd Arms [1] - Oklahoma State (7-5)

3rd: Frank Ruggieri [2] - Purdue (11-4)

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2nd: Walter Porowski [US] - Kent State

4th: Shuford Swift [4] - Navy

(1)

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
121 Weight Class
Mel Stiefel, Kansas State

Mel Stiefel

Bye

Charley Ridenour Fall 3:21

Charley Ridenour, Penn State [2]

Charley Ridenour

Bye

Malcolm MacDonald 8-3

Malcolm MacDonald, Purdue [3]

Malcolm MacDonald

Bye

Malcolm MacDonald 4-3

Cecil Mott, Northern Iowa

Cecil Mott 11-1

Don Rippberger, Kent State

Merle Jennings 3-2

Merle Jennings, Michigan State [1]

Merle Jennings

Bye

Merle Jennings Fall 8:01

Bill Tomaras, Illinois

Bill Tomaras

Bye

Merle Jennings 22-5

Gaylord Bales, Iowa State [4]

Gaylord Bales

Bye

Richard Kopel 7-6

Richard Kopel, Michigan

Richard Kopel

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Mott
Mott, Northern Iowa

Ridenour Fall 4:44

Ridenour, Penn State

Bye

Tomaras

Bye
Tomaras, Illinois

Kopel 4-2
Kopel, Michigan

Third Place: Charley Ridenour, Penn State Fall 5:42

Fourth Place: Richard Kopel, Michigan

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
128 Weight Class
Lester Landmesser, Iowa State

Lester Landmesser

Bye

Sidney Marks 7-1

Sidney Marks, Oklahoma State [3]

Sidney Marks

Bye

Sidney Marks 3-0

Sam Harry, Penn State [2]

Sam Harry

Bye

Sam Harry 7-4

Irv Kagen, Illinois

Harry Mangus 4-2

Harry Mangus, Wyoming

Burl Jennings 5-3

Mark Matovina, Purdue [4]

Mark Matovina

Bye

Mark Matovina 13-7

Gerald LeBlanc, Alfred

Gerald LeBlanc

Bye

Burl Jennings 9-5

Burl Jennings, Michigan State [1]

Burl Jennings

Bye

Burl Jennings 8-2

Fred Weltz, Northern Iowa

Fred Weltz

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Landmesser
Landmesser, Iowa State

Harry Fall 3:38

Harry, Penn State

Bye

Weltz

Bye
Weltz, Northern Iowa

Matovina 9-7
Matovina, Purdue

Third Place: Sam Harry, Penn State 6-5

Fourth Place: Mark Matovina, Purdue

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
136 Weight Class
Dillard Talbutt, Oklahoma State [4]

Dillard Talbutt

Bye

Dillard Talbutt 8-3

Ivan Olsen, San Jose State

Ivan Olsen

Bye

Bill Maxwell Fall 5:39

Al Crabtree, Penn State

Al Crabtree 7-2

Dick Sachsel, Rutgers

Bill Maxwell 6-0

John Kulazinka, Ohio University

Bill Maxwell 13-0

Bill Maxwell, Michigan State [1]

Bill Maxwell Fall 5:16

Alex Aloia, Illinois

Warren Taylor 8-4

Warren Taylor, Princeton [2]

Fred Bishop 9-5 OT

Fred Bishop, Cornell Iowa

Fred Bishop

Bye

Fred Bishop 12-5

Raymond Deane, Michigan

Raymond Deane

Bye

Duane Hague 7-3

Duane Hague, Kent State [3]

Duane Hague

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Kulazinka, Ohio University
Kulazinka
Bye

Crabtree 5-4
Crabtree, Penn State

Talbutt 5-2
Talbutt, Oklahoma State

Bye

Taylor

Bye
Taylor, Princeton

Taylor 8-2
Hague, Kent State

Third Place: Dillard Talbutt, Oklahoma State 12-7 OT

Fourth Place: Warren Taylor, Princeton

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
145 Weight Class
Warren Gregory, Purdue [4]

Warren Gregory

Bye

Arlo Ellison 9-6

Arlo Ellison, Cornell Iowa

Arlo Ellison

Bye

David Arndt Fall 7:36

Newton Copple, Nebraska

David Arndt 13-3

David Arndt, Oklahoma State [1]

David Arndt 13-3

John Marrs, Michigan State

Santo Paterno 8-3

Santo Paterno, Rutgers

David Arndt 18-5

Bill Hess, Ohio University

Earl Thompson 12-4

Earl Thompson, Illinois

Glenn Alexander 7-3

Warren Johnson, Denver

Glenn Alexander 9-2

Glenn Alexander, Penn State [3]

Manly Johnson 5-0

Lucian Bowman, Illinois State

Lucian Bowman

Bye

Manly Johnson 8-2

Manly Johnson, Michigan [2]

Manly Johnson

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Copple, Nebraska
Copple
Bye

Copple 7-0
Paterno, Rutgers

Copple Med FFT

Ellison, Cornell Iowa

Bye

Bowman

Bye
Bowman, Illinois State

Alexander 4-1
Alexander, Penn State

Third Place: Glenn Alexander, Penn State 6-4

Fourth Place: Newton Copple, Nebraska

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
155 Weight Class
Leo Wempe, Kansas State

Leo Wempe

Bye

Milton Bennett 5-3

Milton Bennett, Navy [4]

Milton Bennett

Bye

Vernon Logan 8-4 OT

Bob Britt, Purdue

Vernon Logan 8-2

Vernon Logan, Oklahoma State [1]

Vernon Logan 12-6

Walter Heironimos, Wesleyan

Marvin Becker 13-7

Marvin Becker, Michigan

Vernon Logan 9-3

Wallace Littell, Cornell Iowa

LeLand Merrill Fall 7:18

LeLand Merrill, Michigan State [3]

LeLand Merrill Fall 8:01

Ben Ford, Rutgers

Ben Ford

Bye

Ted Seabrooke 5-2

Ted Seabrooke, Illinois [2]

Ted Seabrooke

Bye

Ted Seabrooke 8-1

Don Richter, Iowa State

Don Richter

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Becker, Michigan
Becker
Bye

Becker 8-6
Britt, Purdue

Bennett 7-4
Bennett, Navy

Bye

Richter

Bye
Richter, Iowa State

Merrill Fall 1:46

Merrill, Michigan State

Third Place: LeLand Merrill, Michigan State 5-4

Fourth Place: Milton Bennett, Navy

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
165 Weight Class
Bill Carmichael, Navy [3]

Bill Carmichael

Bye

Bill Carmichael 10-3

Robert Bader, Kent State

Robert Bader

Bye

Bill Carmichael 5-4

Norman Anthonisen, Illinois [2]

Norman Anthonisen

Bye

Norman Anthonisen Fall 5:38

Vince Murray, Rutgers

Vince Murray

Bye

Virgil Smith 2-1

Bill Courtright, Michigan [4]

Bill Courtright

Bye

Bill Courtright 3-2

Dale Thomas, Cornell Iowa

Dale Thomas

Bye

Virgil Smith 6-4

Cecil Hospelhorn, Illinois State

Cecil Hospelhorn

Bye

Virgil Smith 7-1

Virgil Smith, Oklahoma State [1]

Virgil Smith

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Bader
Bader, Kent State

Bader Med FFT

Anthonisen, Illinois

Bye

Hospelhorn

Bye
Hospelhorn, Illinois State

Courtright Fall 5:09

Courtright, Michigan

Third Place: Bill Courtright, Michigan 5-1

Fourth Place: Robert Bader, Kent State

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
175 Weight Class
Dick DiBatista, Pennsylvania [1]

Dick DiBatista

Bye

Dick DiBatista 11-0

Herman Cox, Illinois State

Herman Cox

Bye

Dick DiBatista 7-4

Tracy Young, Oklahoma State

Tracy Young

Bye

Paul Chronister 5-2

Paul Chronister, Kansas State

Paul Chronister 5-2

John Spalink, Michigan State [4]

Dick DiBatista 4-4, 1-1 RD

Ken Berry, Illinois

Ken Berry

Bye

Leon Martin Fall 7:10

Leon Martin, Northern Iowa [3]

Leon Martin

Bye

Leon Martin 8-5

Quentin Joy, Cornell Iowa

Quentin Joy

Bye

James Galles 7-4

James Galles, Michigan [2]

James Galles

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Cox
Cox, Illinois State

Chronister 6-0
Chronister, Kansas State

Bye

Berry

Bye
Berry, Illinois

Berry 6-2
Galles, Michigan

Third Place: Paul Chronister, Kansas State 13-9 OT

Fourth Place: Ken Berry, Illinois

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1942 NCAA Championship

3/27/1942 and 3/28/1942 at Michigan State
UNL Weight Class
Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State [1]

Loyd Arms

Bye

Loyd Arms 8-1

Fred Schleicher, Ohio University

Fred Schleicher

Bye

Loyd Arms 7-2

Walter Haloupek, Cornell Iowa

Walter Haloupek

Bye

Shuford Swift 9-4

Shuford Swift, Navy [4]

Shuford Swift Fall 8:31

James Wilson, Iowa State

Loyd Arms 7-5

Mearl Greene, Alfred [3]

Mearl Greene 9-3

Alex Agase, Illinois

Mearl Greene 8-2

Bert VanDerClute, Wesleyan

Bert VanDerClute

Bye

Walter Porowski 6-0

Frank Ruggieri, Purdue [2]

Frank Ruggieri

Bye

Walter Porowski Fall 6:23

Walter Porowski, Kent State

Walter Porowski

Bye

Consolation Bracket
Bye

Bye

Schleicher
Schleicher, Ohio University

Swift 6-3
Swift, Navy

Bye

Ruggieri

Bye
Ruggieri, Purdue

Ruggieri 5-0
Greene, Alfred

Third Place: Frank Ruggieri, Purdue 11-4

Fourth Place: Shuford Swift, Navy

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