1952 NCAA wrestling championships

The 1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 22nd NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted the tournament at their South College Gymnasium.

1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Fort Collins, Colorado
Dates	March 28, 1952–March 29, 1952
Host(s)	Colorado A&M
Venue(s)	South College Gymnasium
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma (3rd title)
1st runners-up	Iowa State Teachers College
2nd runners-up	Oklahoma A&M
MVP	Tommy Evans (Oklahoma)
← 1951 1953 →

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 22 points and having two individual champions.^[1]

Tommy Evans of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.^[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma	22
2	Iowa State Teachers College	21
3	Oklahoma A&M	20
4	Toledo	10
5	Penn State	8
T-6	Waynesburg	7
T-6	Illinois	7
T-6	Colorado	7
T-9	Pittsburgh	6
T-9	Indiana	6
T-9	California	6
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Will Howard Denver, 13–6
123 lbs	Bill Borders, Oklahoma MAJOR Harry Arthur, Indiana, 15–6
130 lbs	Gene Lybbert, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Donald Reece, Oklahoma, 8–1
137 lbs	George Layman, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Morris, Iowa State Teachers College, 6–4
147 lbs	Tommy Evans, Oklahoma MAJOR Jim Harmon, Iowa State Teachers College 16–2
157 lbs	Bill Weick, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma A&M, 6–0
167 lbs	Joe Lemyre, Penn State DEC George Bender, Michigan State, 6–0
177 lbs	Bentley Lyon, California SRD Maynard Skinner, Colorado, 3–3
191 lbs	Harry Lanzi, Toledo DEC George Myers, Iowa, 7–5
UNL	Gene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M WBF John Witte, Oregon State, 4:19
Reference:[2]