NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1929 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion George Bancroft, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1George BancroftOKST
  2. 2James 'Otto' KellyMICH
  3. 3Albert MontgomeryIOWA
  4. 4Gomer StelljesRIT

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.

Connected 1929 145-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Albert Montgomery, Iowa over Gordon Brill, West Virginia — Dec TA 9:00 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Albert Montgomery, Iowa over William 'Harry' Dyer, Chicago (IL) — Dec TA 8:07 · View bout
    2. George Bancroft, Oklahoma State over Fred Robinson Jr., Purdue (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Gomer Stelljes, Rochester Tech (NY) over Guy Shinn, Cornell College (IA) — Dec TA 0:47 · View bout
    4. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Herbert Burns, Wilmington (OH) — Fall 1:41 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. George Bancroft, Oklahoma State over Albert Montgomery, Iowa — Dec TA 2:25 · View bout
    2. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Gomer Stelljes, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dec TA 5:11 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. George Bancroft, Oklahoma State over James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan — Dec TA 3:03 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Albert Montgomery, Iowa over Fred Robinson Jr., Purdue (IN) — Not recorded · View bout
      2. Gomer Stelljes, Rochester Tech (NY) over Herbert Burns, Wilmington (OH) — Not recorded · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Albert Montgomery, Iowa — Not recorded · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Albert Montgomery, Iowa over Gomer Stelljes, Rochester Tech (NY) — Not recorded · View bout