NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1929 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Earl McCready, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Earl McCreadyOKST
  2. 2Selmer SwensonWIS

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 1929 Unlimited-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

6 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 2 bouts

    2 byes into the semifinal

    1. Earl McCready, Oklahoma State over Selmer Swenson, Wisconsin — Dec TA 7:17 · View bout
    2. Russ Fairall, Ohio State over Max Sonderby, Chicago (IL) — Fall 6:12 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Earl McCready, Oklahoma State over John Heppl, Case-Western Reserve (OH) — Fall 2:06 · View bout
    2. Russ Fairall, Ohio State over Leo 'Firpo' Draveling, Michigan — Fall 8:45 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Earl McCready, Oklahoma State over Russ Fairall, Ohio State — Fall 1:25 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Selmer Swenson, Wisconsin over John Heppl, Case-Western Reserve (OH) — Not recorded · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Selmer Swenson, Wisconsin over Russ Fairall, Ohio State — Not recorded · View bout