1st NCAA Wrestling Tournament

At Iowa State
Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler

Top Ten Team Scores

Oklahoma State
None Selected

No team scoring

Champions and Place Winners

115

1st: Harold DeMarsh - Oklahoma State (TA 3:10)

3rd: Harold Higgins - Iowa State (Auto)

2nd: Marvin Leach - Oklahoma (Med FFT)

125

1st: Ralph Lupton - Northwestern (TA 3:40)

3rd: Cecil Paxson - Kansas (Auto)

2nd: Robert Hewett - Michigan (Dec)

135

1st: Arthur Holding - Iowa State (TA 1:36)

3rd: Blair Thomas - Michigan (Auto)

2nd: Brice Moore - Oklahoma State (Fall 8:15)

145

1st: Melvin Clodfelter - Oklahoma State (TA 1:39)

3rd: Tom Cox - Kansas (Dec)

2nd: Charles Swain - Indiana (Fall 5:10)

158

1st: Leslie Beers - Iowa (WBF 9:05)

3rd: James Blair - Iowa State (Auto)

2nd: Theron Donahoe - Michigan (Med FFT)

175

1st: George Rule - Oklahoma State (TA 5:21)

3rd: Floyd Helgerson - Ohio State (Med FFT)

2nd: Ralph Hammonds - Texas (Dec)

UNL

1st: Earl McCready - Oklahoma State (WBF 0:19)

3rd: Ralph Freese - Kansas (Auto)

2nd: Ralph Webster - Illinois (Fall 1:59)

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1928

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
115 Weight Class
Harold DeMarsh, Oklahoma State
Bye

Harold DeMarsh
Harold DeMarsh

Bye

Bye

Bye

Harold DeMarsh TA 2:30

Marvin Leach, Oklahoma

Marvin Leach

Bye

Marvin Leach Fall 6:10

Frank Thomas, Denver

Frank Thomas

Bye
Harold Higgins, Iowa State
Bye

Harold DeMarsh TA 3:10

Harold Higgins
Harold Higgins

Bye

Bye

Bye
Harold Copeland, Fort Hays State
Bye

Harold Higgins TA 6:02

Harold Copeland
Harold Copeland

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
115 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Marvin Leach, Oklahoma defeated Harold Higgins, Iowa State - Med FFT

Third Place
Third

Harold Higgins, Iowa State automatic

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
125 Weight Class
Ralph Lupton, Northwestern
Bye
Ralph Cornick, Cornell Iowa
Bye

Ralph Lupton
Ralph Lupton TA 7:11
Ralph Cornick
Ralph Lupton TA 2:11

Robert Hewett, Michigan

Robert Hewett

Bye

Robert Hewett TA 8:23

John Heller, Ohio State

John Heller

Bye

Ralph Lupton TA 3:40

Cecil Paxson, Kansas

Cecil Paxson

Bye
Laurance Mantooth, Oklahoma
Bye
Matthew Hesser, Oklahoma State
Bye
Kynard McCormick, Iowa State
Bye

Cecil Paxson TA 0:06 OT

Laurance Mantooth
Cecil Paxson TA 2:52 OT
Matthew Hesser
Matthew Hesser TA 5:25
Kynard McCormick

Consolation Bouts
125 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Semi-Final

Robert Hewett, Michigan defeated Ralph Cornick, Cornell Iowa - TA 8:48

Second

Robert Hewett, Michigan defeated Cecil Paxson, Kansas - TA 1:40

Third Place
Third

Cecil Paxson, Kansas automatic

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
135 Weight Class
Brice Moore, Oklahoma State
Bye
Maynard Bell, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Theodore Hesmer, Illinois
Bye

Brice Moore
Brice Moore Fall 9:50
Maynard Bell
Brice Moore Fall 9:40
Theodore Hesmer
Theodore Hesmer

Bye

Bye

Bye

Arthur Holding TA 1:36

Blair Thomas, Michigan

Blair Thomas

Bye
Finn Eriksen, Northern Iowa
Bye
Arthur Holding, Iowa State
Bye

Blair Thomas TA 2:09 OT

Finn Eriksen
Arthur Holding TA 2:13 OT
Arthur Holding
Arthur Holding

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
135 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Brice Moore, Oklahoma State defeated Blair Thomas, Michigan - Fall 8:15

Third Place
Third

Blair Thomas, Michigan automatic

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3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State

145 Weight Class
Melvin Clodfelter, Oklahoma State
Bye

Melvin Clodfelter
Melvin Clodfelter Fall 9:50

Albert Campbell, Illinois

Albert Campbell

Bye

Melvin Clodfelter TA 3:53

Clair Grooms, Iowa State

Clair Grooms

Bye

Clair Grooms TA 1:36

Russell Sauer, Michigan

Russell Sauer

Bye

Melvin Clodfelter TA 1:39

Tom Cox, Kansas

Tom Cox

Bye
Howard McGrath, Cornell Iowa
Bye

Tom Cox TA 1:30 OT

Howard McGrath
Charles Swain TA 2:15 OT

Charles Swain, Indiana

Charles Swain

Bye

Charles Swain

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
145 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Semi-Final

Albert Campbell, Illinois defeated Clair Grooms, Iowa State - WDF

Second

Charles Swain, Indiana defeated Albert Campbell, Illinois - Fall 5:10

Third Place
Third

Tom Cox, Kansas defeated Albert Campbell, Illinois - Dec

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
158 Weight Class
Leslie Beers, Iowa

Leslie Beers

Bye

Leslie Beers WDF

Ben Ferrier, Minnesota

Ben Ferrier

Bye
Theron Donahoe, Michigan
Bye

Leslie Beers TA 2:16

Theron Donahoe
Theron Donahoe

Bye

Bye

Bye

Leslie Beers Fall 9:05

James Blair, Iowa State

James Blair

Bye

James Blair

Bye

Bye

Bye
Jay Ricks, Oklahoma State
Bye

James Blair TA 2:08

Jay Ricks
Jay Ricks

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
158 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Theron Donahoe, Michigan defeated James Blair, Iowa State - Med FFT

Third Place
Third

James Blair, Iowa State automatic

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
175 Weight Class
George Rule, Oklahoma State
Bye
Kenneth Ruggles, Iowa State
Bye
Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State
Bye

George Rule
George Rule Fall
Kenneth Ruggles
George Rule Dec
Floyd Helgerson
Floyd Helgerson

Bye

Bye

Bye
Leland Wilson, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Kaare Krogh, Chicago University
Bye
Ralph Hammonds, Texas
Bye

George Rule TA 5:21

Leland Wilson
Leland Wilson TA 3:28 OT
Kaare Krogh
Ralph Hammonds Fall 2:15
Ralph Hammonds
Ralph Hammonds

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
175 Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
WRB Semi-Final

Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State defeated Kenneth Ruggles, Iowa State - TA 5:20

Second

Ralph Hammonds, Texas defeated Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State - TA 5:59

Third Place
Third

Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State defeated Leland Wilson, Cornell Iowa - Med FFT

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1928 NCAA Championship

3/30/1928 and 3/31/1928 at Iowa State
UNL Weight Class
Earl McCready, Oklahoma State
Bye

Earl McCready
Earl McCready

Bye

Bye

Bye

Earl McCready Fall 2:15

Ralph Webster, Illinois

Ralph Webster

Bye

Ralph Webster

Bye

Bye

Bye

Earl McCready Fall 0:19

Ralph Freese, Kansas

Ralph Freese

Bye

Ralph Freese

Bye

Bye

Bye
Ralph Goodale, Iowa State
Bye

Ralph Freese TA 2:57

Ralph Goodale
Ralph Goodale

Bye

Bye

Bye

Consolation Bouts
UNL Weight Class Consolation Bouts
Second Place
Second

Ralph Webster, Illinois defeated Ralph Freese, Kansas - Fall 1:59

Third Place
Third

Ralph Freese, Kansas automatic

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