1932 NCAA Wrestling Championships explained

1932 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Bloomington, Indiana
Start Date:March 1932
End Date:March 1932
Host:Indiana University
Venues:IU Fieldhouse
Champions:Unofficial
Indiana (1st title)
Runners-Up1:Oklahoma A&M
Runners-Up2:Iowa Agricultural College
Previous:1931
Next:1933

The 1932 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 5th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana hosted the tournament at IU Fieldhouse.

Indiana took home the team championship with 14 points with one individual champion.[1]

Edwin Belshaw of Indiana was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank School Points
1Indiana14
2Oklahoma A&M11
3Iowa Agricultural College10
4Northwestern9
T-5Oklahoma8
T-5Ohio8
7Michigan7
T-8Illinois6
T-8Navy6
T-8Southwestern Oklahoma6
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Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
123 lbs Joe Puerta, Illinois WBF Bobby Pearce, Oklahoma A&M, 9:06
134 lbs Edwin Belshaw, Indiana TA Ralph Rasor, Oklahoma A&M
145 lbs Hardie Lewis, Oklahoma TA Dale Goings, Indiana
158 lbs Carl Dougovito, Michigan TA Max Silverstein, Navy
174 lbs Robert Hess, Iowa Agricultural College TA Leroy McGuirk, Oklahoma A&M
191 lbs Kermit Blosser, Ohio WVF Ralph Teague, Southwestern Oklahoma, 7:56
UNL Jack Riley, Northwestern TA Peter Mehringer, Kansas
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestling. 19 April 2017. NCAA.ord. 28 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 5th NCAA Wrestling Tournament. 6 December 2013. wrestlingstats.com. 28 January 2018.