NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1932 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion John 'Jack' Riley, Northwestern (IL).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1John 'Jack' RileyNW
  2. 2Peter MehringerKU

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 1932 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

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. Harry Fields, Haverford (PA) over Ernest Zellars, Indiana State — Fall 2:12 · View bout
    2. John 'Jack' Riley, Northwestern (IL) over Peter Mehringer, Kansas — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Art Gerber, Northern Iowa over Harry Fields, Haverford (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. John 'Jack' Riley, Northwestern (IL) over Otto Kuss, Indiana (IN) — Fall 10:34 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. John 'Jack' Riley, Northwestern (IL) over Art Gerber, Northern Iowa — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Peter Mehringer, Kansas over Otto Kuss, Indiana (IN) — Not recorded · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Peter Mehringer, Kansas over Art Gerber, Northern Iowa — Not recorded · View bout