1930 NCAA Wrestling Championships
American collegiate wrestling tournament
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The 1930 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 3rd NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Rec Hall.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Dates | March 28, 1930âMarch 30, 1930 |
| Host | Penn State University |
| Venue | Rec Hall |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Oklahoma A&M (3rd title) |
| 1st runners-up | Illinois |
| 2nd runners-up | Oklahoma |
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 27 points with three individual champions.[1][2]
Team results
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 27 |
| 2 | Illinois | 14 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 12 |
| 4 | Iowa Agricultural College | 7 |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 |
| T-6 | MIT | 5 |
| T-6 | Kansas State Agricultural College | 5 |
| T-8 | Kansas | 4 |
| T-8 | Central State Teachers College | 4 |
| T-8 | Ohio State | 4 |
| T-8 | Cornell College | 4 |
| Reference:[2] | ||
Individual finals
| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Joe Sapora, Illinois MED FFT Robert Axford, MIT |
| 125 lbs | Laurance Mantooth, Oklahoma TA Lyle Morford, Cornell College, 1:49 |
| 135 lbs | Hugh Linn, Iowa Agricultural College TA Louis Bauerle, Illinois, 5:08 |
| 145 lbs | Hardie Lewis, Oklahoma TA Arlie Tomlinson, Oklahoma A&M, 1:33 |
| 155 lbs | Otto Kelly, Michigan TA Bryan Watkins, Central State Teachers College, 6:46 |
| 165 lbs | Jack Van Bebber, Oklahoma A&M TA Sam Church, Kansas, 7:40 |
| 175 lbs | Conrad Caldwell, Oklahoma A&M TA OT Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State, 0:58 |
| UNL | Earl McCready, Oklahoma A&M WBF Lloyd Burdick, Illinois, 2:17 |
| Reference:[2] | |