NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

145 lb

Champion David Arndt, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1David ArndtOKST
  2. 2Manly JohnsonMICH
  3. 3Glenn AlexanderPSU
  4. 4Newton CoppleNEB

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 145-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

12 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 4 bouts

    4 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. David Arndt (1), Oklahoma State over Newton Copple, Nebraska — Dec 13–3 · View bout
    2. Glenn Alexander (3), Penn State over Warren Johnson, Denver (CO) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    3. Santo Paterno, Rutgers (NJ) over John Marrs, Michigan State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Vern 'Earl' Thompson, Illinois over Bill Hess, Ohio — Dec 12–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Arlo Ellison, Cornell College (IA) over Warren Gregory (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    2. David Arndt (1), Oklahoma State over Santo Paterno, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 13–3 · View bout
    3. Glenn Alexander (3), Penn State over Vern 'Earl' Thompson, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Manly Johnson (2), Michigan over Lucian Bowman, Illinois State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Arndt (1), Oklahoma State over Arlo Ellison, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 7:36 · View bout
    2. Manly Johnson (2), Michigan over Glenn Alexander (3), Penn State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. David Arndt (1), Oklahoma State over Manly Johnson (2), Michigan — Dec 18–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      1. Newton Copple, Nebraska over Santo Paterno, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Glenn Alexander (3), Penn State over Lucian Bowman, Illinois State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
      2. Newton Copple, Nebraska over Arlo Ellison, Cornell College (IA) — MFF · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Glenn Alexander (3), Penn State over Newton Copple, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout