Program · 1929

Ohio at the 1929 NCAA Championships

Head coachThor Olson1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

1929 NCAA Championships · 1929 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

3qualifiers
1win
4losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
13*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Ohio that year.

Roster

Ohio 1929 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
125Claude McMillion0–10Lost quarterfinal
135Cecil Glass1–20Lost consolation semifinal
165Joe Begala0–10Lost quarterfinal

See all 5 Ohio bouts from 1929 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide1930, NCAA.PDF28/right printed47, Wrestling at OhioUniversity, explicit1929season; PDF page 28; printed page 47
  2. Athena yearbook1932, wrestling page, Ohio University / University Libraries.Selected-page PDF1/printed190, Wrestling retrospective1932season; PDF page 1; printed page 190
  3. Green and White March3,1933, Ohio University / University Libraries.OriginalJP2 printed1,col3, TwoRoundsWrestlingCardAreCompleted; paragraph below Both175-poundfinalists
  4. Athena yearbook1934, Ohio University / University Libraries.PDF170/printed166, Wrestling currentseason narrative and coachphoto; PDF page 170; printed page 166
  5. Athena yearbook1937, athletics staff, Ohio University / University Libraries.Selected-page PDF1/printed77, Assistants, ThorOlson headwrestlingcoach; PDF page 1; printed page 77
  6. Athena yearbook1937, minor sports, Ohio University / University Libraries.Selected-page PDF1/printed94, Wrestling1936–37results and caption; PDF page 1; printed page 94
  7. Green and White February17,1939, Ohio University / University Libraries.OriginalJP2 printed3,col4, OhioGrapplersTravelToMeetFindlay,W&J; currentseasonvarsityteam
  8. Athena yearbook1940, Mermen/matmen, Ohio University / University Libraries.Selected-page PDF1/printed98, Mermen,matmen season review; PDF page 1; printed page 98
  9. Athena yearbook1942, wrestling, Ohio University / University Libraries.Selected-page PDF1/printed131, WrestlingTeam currentseason and NCAA15thLansingreference; PDF page 1; printed page 131
  10. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide1948, NCAA.PDF50/printed48 annualheading1947; PDF54/printed52 OhioUniversitycoachbox; PDF page 54; printed page 52

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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