NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

128 lb

Champion Burl 'Bo' Jennings, Michigan State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Burl 'Bo' JenningsMSU
  2. 2Sidney MarksOKST
  3. 3Sam HarryPSU
  4. 4Mark MatovinaPUR

In 1942, 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 1942 128-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

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Harry Mangus, Wyoming over Irv Kagen, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Burl 'Bo' Jennings (1), Michigan State over Fred Weltz, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Mark Matovina (4), Purdue (IN) over Gerald LeBlanc, Alfred State (NY) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
    3. Sam Harry (2), Penn State over Harry Mangus, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Sidney Marks (3), Oklahoma State over Leslie Landmesser, Iowa State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Burl 'Bo' Jennings (1), Michigan State over Mark Matovina (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. Sidney Marks (3), Oklahoma State over Sam Harry (2), Penn State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Burl 'Bo' Jennings (1), Michigan State over Sidney Marks (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Mark Matovina (4), Purdue (IN) over Fred Weltz, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout
      2. Sam Harry (2), Penn State over Leslie Landmesser, Iowa State — Fall 3:38 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Sam Harry (2), Penn State over Mark Matovina (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout