Program · 1938

Penn State at the 1938 NCAA Championships

Head coachCharlie Speidel1,2

1938 NCAA Championships · 1938 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

8qualifiers
2wins
11losses
0wins by fall
0champions
1All-American
19*team place
0*team points

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

Roster

Penn State 1938 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
118Carl King1–20Lost consolation semifinal
126John Craighead0–20Lost consolation semifinal
135Marshall Gates0–10Lost round of 16
145Aldo Zazzi0–10Lost round of 16
155Stephen Priolo1–204th
165Ross Shaffer0–10Lost quarterfinal
175Ernest Bortz0–10Lost round of 16
UnlimitedWarren Elliott0–10Lost quarterfinal

See all 13 Penn State bouts from 1938 in Match Finder →

Head coach sources

  1. 2024–25 Penn State Wrestling Yearbook, Penn State Athletics.Printed/PDF p125,Year-by-Year Records,Coach column and rows1927–1942; PDF page 125; printed page 125
  2. Coaching History, Penn State Wrestling Club.Coaching History table,Charlie Speidel row matching the official annual table

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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