1930 NCAA Championships
165 lb
Champion Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗
All-Americans
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 1930 165-pound bracket
Championship
Winner: George Belshaw
Fall5:59Winner: Jean Tonkoff
DecTA 5:27Winner: Jack VanBebber
DecTA 6:07Winner: George Belshaw
DecTA 9:18Winner: Sam Church
DecTA 5:47Winner: Jack VanBebber
Fall8:23Winner: Sam Church
DecTA 1:32Winner: Jack VanBebber
DecTA 7:40ConsConsolation
Winner: Joe Solano
n/rWinner: George Belshaw
n/rWinner: Sam Church
DecWinner: Joe Solano
FallChampionship
Opening round · 0 bouts
9 byes into the round of 16
Round of 16 · 1 bout
7 byes into the quarterfinal
- George Belshaw, Indiana (IN) over Walter Frank, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 5:59 · View bout
Quarterfinal · 4 bouts
- George Belshaw, Indiana (IN) over Charles Cala, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dec TA 9:18 · View bout
- Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Joe Solano, Harvard (MA) — Dec TA 6:07 · View bout
- Jean Tonkoff, Illinois over Curtis Turner, Oklahoma — Dec TA 5:27 · View bout
- Sam Church, Kansas over Sam McCrary, Virginia Military — Dec TA 5:47 · View bout
Semifinal · 2 bouts
- Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Jean Tonkoff, Illinois — Fall 8:23 · View bout
- Sam Church, Kansas over George Belshaw, Indiana (IN) — Dec TA 1:32 · View bout
Final · 1 bout
- Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Sam Church, Kansas — Dec TA 7:40 · View bout
Consolation
Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts
2 byes into the consolation semifinal
Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts
- George Belshaw, Indiana (IN) over Sam McCrary, Virginia Military — Not recorded · View bout
- Joe Solano, Harvard (MA) over Jean Tonkoff, Illinois — Not recorded · View bout
Placement bouts
2nd-place bout · 1 bout
- Sam Church, Kansas over Joe Solano, Harvard (MA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
3rd-place bout · 1 bout
- Joe Solano, Harvard (MA) over George Belshaw, Indiana (IN) — Fall · View bout