1941 NCAA wrestling championships

1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Taylor Gymnasium at Lehigh University
Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Dates	March 21, 1941–March 22, 1941
Host(s)	Lehigh
Venue(s)	Taylor Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma A&M (12th title)
1st runners-up	Michigan State
2nd runners-up	Minnesota
MVP	Al Whitehurst (Oklahoma A&M)

The 1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 14th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 37 points and having four individual champions.^[1]

Al Whitehurst of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.^[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma A&M	37
2	Michigan State	26
3	Minnesota	12
4	Yale	8
T-5	Wisconsin	7
T-5	Kent State	7
T-5	Appalachian State Teachers College	7
T-8	Penn	6
T-8	Kansas State	6
T-10	Iowa State Teachers College	5
T-10	Iowa	5
T-10	Franklin & Marshall	5
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
121 lbs	Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M, 9–5
128 lbs	Burl Jennings, Michigan State MAJOR Mike Slepecky, Kent State, 16–6
136 lbs	Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Maxwell, Michigan State
145 lbs	David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M DEC Vernon Hassman, Iowa State Teachers College, 8–3
155 lbs	Earl van Bebber, Oklahoma A&M DEC Leland Porter, Kansas State, 3–1
165 lbs	Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR John Roberts, Wisconsin, 11–0
175 lbs	Dick DiBatista, Penn DEC Al Crawford, Appalachian State Teachers College, 5–4
UNL	Leonard Levy, Minnesota DEC Larry Pickett, Yale, 5–2
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "14th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.