NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1935 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Frank LewisOKST
  2. 2Howard McGrathCORNC

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

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State over Gene Bradford Jr., Ursinus (PA) — Fall 2:42 · View bout
    2. Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) over Ray Neal, Indiana (IN) — Fall 5:05 · View bout
    3. Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma over Ted Davenport, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 7:17 · View bout
    4. Julian Gregory, Princeton (NJ) over Woodrow Covell, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Art Paschal, Northeastern State (OK) over Joe Warren, City College (NY) — Fall 2:25 · View bout
    2. Arthur Downes Jr., Ohio State over Frank Bissell, Michigan — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State over Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 5:37 · View bout
    4. George Noland, Kansas over Erwin Smith, Tufts (MA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    5. Jesse 'Jay' McVicker, Southwestern Oklahoma over Jim Raab, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    6. Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma over Julian Gregory, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 4:46 · View bout
    7. Lee Teague, Central Oklahoma over Leroy Blackwelder Jr., Davidson (NC) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    8. Verne Derrer, Iowa over Abe Citron, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Art Paschal, Northeastern State (OK) over Verne Derrer, Iowa — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State over George Noland, Kansas — Fall 4:13 · View bout
    3. Jesse 'Jay' McVicker, Southwestern Oklahoma over Lee Teague, Central Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma over Arthur Downes Jr., Ohio State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State over Jesse 'Jay' McVicker, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma over Art Paschal, Northeastern State (OK) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Frank Lewis, Oklahoma State over Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma — Fall 4:22 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1. Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) over Gene Bradford Jr., Ursinus (PA) — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

    1. Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) over George Noland, Kansas — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

    1. Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) over Jesse 'Jay' McVicker, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Placement bouts

    2nd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Howard McGrath, Cornell College (IA) over Joe Kalpin, Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout