1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships

American collegiate wrestling tournament 1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships College wrestling Ames, Iowa Iowa Agricultural College State Gymnasium 21 UnofficialOklahoma A&M (1st title) 1929 The 1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sponsored wrestling meet to determine the individual national champions of collegiate wrestling in the United States. The inaugural edition was hosted by the Iowa Agricultural College (now known as Iowa State) at State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2014-15/DI.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 22, 2016 Unlike later editions in 1929 and 1930, and every NCAA Wrestling Championship event since 1934, no team championship was awarded. A total of seven individual championships were awarded across seven corresponding weight classes. Oklahoma A&M, nonetheless, won four of the seven weight classes and have been subsequently deemed the 1928 unofficial national team champions. Results Weight classChampionTeam115Harold DeMarshOklahoma A&M125Ralph LuptonNorthwestern135Arthur HoldingIowa Agricultural145Melvin ClodfelterOklahoma A&M158Leslie BeersIowa175George RuleOklahoma A&MHeavyweightEarl McCreadyOklahoma A&M Source:1928 NCAA Wrestling Championship Results http://nwhof.org/NCAA-Brackets/PDF/NCAA%201928.pdf National Wrestling Hall of Fame May 22, 2016 See also Pre-NCAA Wrestling Champion References Category:NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Category:Wrestling competitions in the United States NCAA Wrestling Championships NCAA Wrestling Championships NCAA Wrestling Championships