NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1940 NCAA Championships

136 lb

Champion Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Al WhitehurstOKST
  2. 2Roger IsaacsonUNI

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

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al Whitehurst (1), Oklahoma State over Charles Fischer, Ohio — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Bennie Riggs, Michigan State over Herbert Trapp, Dubuque (IA) — Fall 6:45 · View bout
    3. Fortune Masdeo, San Jose State (CA) over Harry Boyer Jr., Lehigh (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Frank Gleason Jr., Penn State over Leonard Pomeroy, Kent State (OH) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    5. Joe Roman (2), Indiana (IN) over C 'Tom' Fuller, Washington & Lee (VA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    6. Roger Isaacson, Northern Iowa over George Casparian, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    7. Verle McClellan (3), Kansas State over Ray Greening, Northwestern (IL) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    8. Willis Kuhn, Iowa State over Paul Petry, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al Whitehurst (1), Oklahoma State over Roger Isaacson, Northern Iowa — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Joe Roman (2), Indiana (IN) over Bennie Riggs, Michigan State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Verle McClellan (3), Kansas State over Frank Gleason Jr., Penn State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Willis Kuhn, Iowa State over Fortune Masdeo, San Jose State (CA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Al Whitehurst (1), Oklahoma State over Willis Kuhn, Iowa State — Dflt · View bout
    2. Joe Roman (2), Indiana (IN) over Verle McClellan (3), Kansas State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Al Whitehurst (1), Oklahoma State over Joe Roman (2), Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1. Roger Isaacson, Northern Iowa over Charles Fischer, Ohio — Fall 8:30 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Roger Isaacson, Northern Iowa over Willis Kuhn, Iowa State — Dflt · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Roger Isaacson, Northern Iowa over Joe Roman (2), Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout