NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1931 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion Bill Doyle, Kansas State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill DoyleKSU
  2. 2Walter ThomasISU

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final.

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

12 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 4 bouts

    4 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bill Doyle, Kansas State over Ernest Jordan, Syracuse (NY) — Fall · View bout
    2. Bliss Sargeant Jr., Lafayette (PA) over George Dewey Jr., Virginia Military — Fall 6:40 · View bout
    3. Walter Thomas, Iowa State over Ben Spiwak, Brown (RI) — Fall 9:07 · View bout
    4. Walter Young, Oklahoma State over William 'Harry' Dyer, Chicago (IL) — Fall 0:30 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Doyle, Kansas State over Walter Thomas, Iowa State — Dec TA 0:55 · View bout
    2. Robert Garrigan, Northwestern (IL) over Giff Foley, Haverford (PA) — Dec TA 7:17 · View bout
    3. Walter Young, Oklahoma State over Bliss Sargeant Jr., Lafayette (PA) — Dec TA 1:56 · View bout
    4. William 'Bud' Uanna, Tufts (MA) over Al Rometo, Washington & Jefferson (PA) — Fall 4:50 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Doyle, Kansas State over William 'Bud' Uanna, Tufts (MA) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
    2. Walter Young, Oklahoma State over Robert Garrigan, Northwestern (IL) — Dec TA 5:56 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Doyle, Kansas State over Walter Young, Oklahoma State — Dec TA 1:48 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1. Walter Thomas, Iowa State over Ernest Jordan, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 1:39 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Walter Thomas, Iowa State over William 'Bud' Uanna, Tufts (MA) — FF · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Walter Thomas, Iowa State over Walter Young, Oklahoma State — Dec TA 4:48 · View bout