NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1941 NCAA Championships

121 lb

Champion Merle Jennings, Michigan State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Merle JenningsMSU
  2. 2Calvin MehlhornOKST
  3. 3Bill ShermanIOWA
  4. 4Charles ParksAPP

In 1941, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1941 121-pound bracket

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  • "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

15 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bill Sherman, Iowa over Frank Wolinski, Minnesota — Not recorded · View bout
    2. Calvin Mehlhorn (1), Oklahoma State over Jacob Twersky, City College (NY) — Not recorded · View bout
    3. Charles Parks (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Milton Kuska, Nebraska — Not recorded · View bout
    4. Charley Ridenour (4), Penn State over Ted Schoenberg, Harvard (MA) — Dec 17–5 · View bout
    5. John Kanavas, Dubuque (IA) over John 'Ed' Stehman, Lock Haven (PA) — Not recorded · View bout
    6. Merle Jennings (3), Michigan State over Charles 'Irving' Adams, Springfield (MA) — Not recorded · View bout
    7. Tony Carcione, Lehigh (PA) over Merle Smith, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Calvin Mehlhorn (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Sherman, Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Charles Parks (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Tony Carcione, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Charley Ridenour (4), Penn State over John Kanavas, Dubuque (IA) — Dec 14–11 · View bout
    4. Merle Jennings (3), Michigan State over Reynold Greenberg Jr., Lafayette (PA) — Fall 7:38 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Calvin Mehlhorn (1), Oklahoma State over Charley Ridenour (4), Penn State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    2. Merle Jennings (3), Michigan State over Charles Parks (2), Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 1:59 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Merle Jennings (3), Michigan State over Calvin Mehlhorn (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Bill Sherman, Iowa over Jacob Twersky, City College (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
      2. Charles 'Irving' Adams, Springfield (MA) over Reynold Greenberg Jr., Lafayette (PA) — FF · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Bill Sherman, Iowa over Charley Ridenour (4), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
      2. Charles Parks (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Charles 'Irving' Adams, Springfield (MA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bill Sherman, Iowa over Charles Parks (2), Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 3:10 · View bout