1933 NCAA Wrestling Championships
American collegiate wrestling tournament
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The 1933 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 6th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dates | March 24, 1933âMarch 25, 1933 |
| Host | Lehigh |
| Venue | Taylor Gymnasium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Unofficial Iowa Agricultural College (1st title) Oklahoma A&M (5th title) |
| MVP | Alan Kelley (Oklahoma A&M) |
There were no official team ratings, however, with three champions each Iowa Agricultural College and Oklahoma A&M are cited as unofficial co-champions.[1]
Alan Kelley of Oklahoma A&M was awarded the Outstanding Wrestler trophy.[2] Pat Johnson of Harvard, who took third place, received an award for being runner-up in the OW voting.[3]
Individual finals
| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Rex Peery, Oklahoma A&M TA Joe Puerta, Illinois, 6:09 |
| 126 lbs | Ross Flood, Oklahoma A&M WBF Robert Emmons, Illinois, 3:40 |
| 135 lbs | Patrick Devine, Indiana WBF Roy Phillips, Franklin & Marshall 4:56 |
| 145 lbs | Alan Kelley, Oklahoma A&M WBF Foy Stout, Southwestern Oklahoma, 12:12 |
| 155 lbs | Merrill Frevert, Iowa Agricultural College TA Warren Landis, Virginia Military, 7:00 |
| 165 lbs | George Martin, Iowa Agricultural College WBF Pete Peck, Lehigh, 8:46 |
| 175 lbs | Robert Hess, Iowa Agricultural College WBF Richard Voliva, Indiana, 5:47 |
| UNL | Ralph Teague, Southwestern Oklahoma TA Robert Jones, Indiana, 7:28 |
Source[4]