NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1928 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Leslie Beers, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Leslie BeersIOWA
  2. 2Harold 'Theron' DonahoeMICH

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 158-pound bracket

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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

5 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 1 bout

    3 byes into the semifinal

    1. Leslie Beers, Iowa over Ben Ferrier, Minnesota — Dflt · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. James Blair, Iowa State over Jay Ricks, Oklahoma State — Dec TA 2:08 · View bout
    2. Leslie Beers, Iowa over Harold 'Theron' Donahoe, Michigan — Dec TA 2:16 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Leslie Beers, Iowa over James Blair, Iowa State — Fall 9:05 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation semifinal · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the 2nd

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Harold 'Theron' Donahoe, Michigan over James Blair, Iowa State — MFF · View bout