1949 NCAA gymnastics championships
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 1949 | |
_(14597912639).jpg) Gymnasium for Men, site of the 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate gymnastics |
| Location | Berkeley, California |
| Date | April 16, 1949 |
| Administrator | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Host(s) | University of California, Berkeley |
| Venue(s) | Gymnasium for Men |
| Participants | 12 teams[a] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Temple (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Minnesota |
| 2nd runners-up | Illinois |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 4,500[1] |
| All-Around Champion | Joe Kotys, Kent State (1035) |
The 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the seventh annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[2]
The championships were hosted by the University of California, Berkeley at Gymnasium for Men in Berkeley, California.[3]
Defending champions Penn State were bested by Maximillian Younger-led Temple. It was the Owls' first team gymnastics championship.
The individual all-around championship was won by Joe Kotys from Kent State.
The table below reflects the official NCAA record books. However, newspaper recaps of the event reported 15 total teams with additional participation from Arizona, San Jose State, and Stanford who all reportedly scored 0 points.[4][5][6] Some coverage reported Minnesota scoring 19 points,[1][7] while another had major differences including overall placement.[4]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Temple | 28 |
 | Minnesota | 18 |
 | Illinois | 17.5 |
| 4 | California | 17 |
| Kent State | ||
| 6 | Michigan State | 15 |
| 7 | USC | 14.5 |
| 8 | Army | 11 |
| 9 | Michigan | 10 |
| 10 | UCLA | 3 |
| 11 | Colorado | 2 |
| 12 | Occidental | 1 |
Individual event finals
Medalists
| Event[6][8][9] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual All-Around | Joe Kotys, Kent State (1035) | Mel Stout, Michigan State (1025) | Bob Stout, Temple (1003) |
| Side Horse[b] | Joe Berenato, Temple (270) | Harry Shuler, USC (266) | Joe Kotys, Kent State (264) |
| Parallel Bars | Joe Kotys, Kent State Mel Stout, Michigan State (274) |
— | Frank Dolan, Illinois (270) |
| Horizontal Bar | Bob Stout, Temple (277) | John Hodes, Army (275) | Mel Stout, Michigan State (270) |
| Trampoline | Edsel Buchanan, Michigan (275) | Gay Hughes[c], Illinois (268) | Charles Lucchesi, California (257) |
| Tumbling | Charlie Thompson[d], California (286) | Jim Peterson, Minnesota (265) | Charles Lucchesi, California (264) |
| Rope Climb | Ken Foreman, USC (3.4 sec.) | Bob Pearce, USC (4.2 sec.) | Bob Howell, California (4.4 sec.) |
| Flying Rings | Jerry Todd, USC (276) | Lewis Jamison, Army (273) | Donald Hedstrom, Minnesota (256) |