Program · 1941

Virginia Military at the 1941 NCAA Championships

Head coachSam Barnes1,2

1941 NCAA Championships · 1941 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

4qualifiers
3wins
6losses
1win by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
T21team place
1team points

Roster

Virginia Military 1941 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
128John McGrath Jr.1–10Lost quarterfinal
145Robert Jeffrey0–10Lost round of 16
155Joseph Swetting Jr.0–20Lost consolation round 5
175Steve Swift2–21Lost consolation semifinal

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Head coach sources

  1. VMI March25,2026 Wrestling Record Book annual Head Coach headings, Virginia Military Institute Athletics.Annual season-specific Head Coach headings for targetyears[1941, 1947, 1949], ending-spring mapping; boundary annuals also read; PDF page 4; printed page 4
  2. Dr Samuel Barnes, explicit VMI and UNC teaching/coaching career, National Wrestling Hall of Fame.1938–41 teachingVMI, postwarVMI/WashingtonLee, UNC1950–73 head career

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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