NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1928 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Ralph Lupton, Northwestern (IL).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ralph LuptonNW
  2. 2Robert HewittMICH

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1928 125-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

8 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Cecil Paxson, Kansas over Laurance Mantooth, Oklahoma — Dec TA 0:06 · View bout
    2. Mathew Hesser, Oklahoma State over Kynard McCormick, Iowa State — Dec TA 5:25 · View bout
    3. Ralph Lupton, Northwestern (IL) over Ralph Cornick, Cornell College (IA) — Dec TA 7:11 · View bout
    4. Robert Hewitt, Michigan over John Heller, Ohio State — Dec TA 8:23 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cecil Paxson, Kansas over Mathew Hesser, Oklahoma State — Dec TA 2:52 · View bout
    2. Ralph Lupton, Northwestern (IL) over Robert Hewitt, Michigan — Dec TA 2:11 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ralph Lupton, Northwestern (IL) over Cecil Paxson, Kansas — Dec TA 3:40 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Robert Hewitt, Michigan over Ralph Cornick, Cornell College (IA) — Dec TA 8:48 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Robert Hewitt, Michigan over Cecil Paxson, Kansas — Dec TA 1:40 · View bout