NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1928 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Melvin Clodfelter, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Melvin ClodfelterOKST
  2. 2Charles SwainIND
  3. 3Tom CoxKU
  4. 4Albert CampbellILL

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final. The runner-up won, so the wrestlers he had beaten wrestled back for 3rd place.

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

Connected 1928 145-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

7 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the semifinal

    1. Clair Grooms, Iowa State over Russell Sauer, Michigan — Dec TA 1:36 · View bout
    2. Melvin Clodfelter, Oklahoma State over Albert Campbell, Illinois — Fall 9:50 · View bout
    3. Tom Cox, Kansas over Verne McGrath, Cornell College (IA) — Dec TA 1:30 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Charles Swain, Indiana (IN) over Tom Cox, Kansas — Dec TA 2:15 · View bout
    2. Melvin Clodfelter, Oklahoma State over Clair Grooms, Iowa State — Dec TA 3:53 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Melvin Clodfelter, Oklahoma State over Charles Swain, Indiana (IN) — Dec TA 1:39 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1 byes into the 3rd-place bout

      1. Albert Campbell, Illinois over Clair Grooms, Iowa State — Dflt · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Charles Swain, Indiana (IN) over Albert Campbell, Illinois — Fall 5:10 · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Tom Cox, Kansas over Albert Campbell, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout