1934 NCAA Wrestling Championships explained

1934 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Ann Arbor, Michigan
Start Date:March 23, 1934
End Date:March 24, 1934
Host:University of Michigan
Venues:Yost Fieldhouse
Champions:Oklahoma A&M (6th title)
Runners-Up1:Indiana
Runners-Up2:Oklahoma
Previous:1933
Next:1935

The 1934 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 7th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan hosted the tournament at Yost Fieldhouse.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 29 points and three individual champions.[1]

Ben Bishop of Lehigh was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]

Team results

Rank School Points
1Oklahoma A&M29
2Indiana19
3Oklahoma14
4Southwestern Oklahoma12
5Lehigh7
6Springfield4
T-7Michigan3
T-7Central Oklahoma3
T-7Iowa State Teachers College3
T-10Washington & Lee2
T-10Illinois2
T-10Cornell College2
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Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Rex Peery, Oklahoma A&M DEC Alvie Natvig, Iowa State Teachers College
126 lbs Ross Flood, Oklahoma A&M WBF Oliver Cellini, Indiana, 6:55
135 lbs Wayne Martin, Oklahoma WDF Roger Leathers, Springfield
145 lbs Alan Kelley, Oklahoma A&M DEC Arthur Mosier, Michigan
155 lbs Ben Bishop, Lehigh WBF Frank Lewis, Oklahoma A&M, 5:20
165 lbs Marion Foreman, Oklahoma WBF Orville England, Southwestern Oklahoma, 8:22
175 lbsRichard Voliva, Indiana DEC Emil Shellstede, Central Oklahoma
UNL Ralph Teague, Southwestern Oklahoma WBF Otto Kuss, Indiana, 9:16
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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.