1940 NCAA wrestling championships

The 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 13th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.

1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Champaign, Illinois
Dates	March 29, 1940–March 30, 1940
Host(s)	University of Illinois
Venue(s)	Huff Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma A&M (11th title)
1st runners-up	Indiana
2nd runners-up	Michigan
MVP	Don Nichols (Michigan)
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Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 24 points and having two individual champions.^[1]

Don Nichols of Michigan was named the Outstanding Wrestler.^[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma A&M	24
2	Indiana	14
3	Michigan	10
T-4	Ohio State	7
T-4	Lehigh	7
T-4	Colorado State	7
T-7	Minnesota	6
T-7	Iowa State Teachers College	6
T-9	Oklahoma	5
T-9	Iowa Agricultural College	5
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs	Robert Antonacci, Indiana DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M
128 lbs	Harold Byrd, Oklahoma DEC Dale Hanson, Minnesota
136 lbs	Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Roger Isaacson, Iowa State Teachers College
145 lbs	Harold Masem, Lehigh DEC OT William Combs, Michigan
155 lbs	Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Marvin Farrell, Iowa Agricultural College
165 lbs	Gene Grenard, Colorado State WBF Clay Albright, Oklahoma A&M, 7:47
175 lbs	Don Nichols, Michigan DEC Garnett Inman, Indiana
UNL	George Downes, Ohio State WDF OT George Chiga, Oklahoma A&M
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "13th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.