Leon 'L Wayne' Smith
Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 1946 to 1950. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.
9recorded wins
7recorded losses
0individual titles
1recorded falls
16appearance rows
Individual championship awards
No individual championship award is linked to this wrestler in the archive. Non-champions retain the same full match navigation.
Recorded match history
Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.
| Weight | Round | Result | Opponent | Method | Recorded seeds | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ||||||
| 136 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | W | Robert 'Paul' Riggins · Illinois | Dec 18–10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | W | Alan Rice · Minnesota | Dec 8–6 | 0 · recorded zero / No. 4 | Open |
| 136 | Semifinal Champ 4 | L | Lowell Lange · Cornell College (IA) | Dec 8–5 | No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Consi 4 #2 | W | Joe McKIm · California-Berkeley | Dec 10–8 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Third-place bout 3rd | W | Charles Farina · Purdue (IN) | Dflt | 0 · recorded zero / No. 3 | Open |
| 1948 | ||||||
| 136 | R1 | W | Stan Mousetis · Franklin & Marshall (PA) | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | R2 | L | Dick Dickenson · Michigan State | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | R3 | L | Nathan Bauer Sr. · Oklahoma State | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1947 | ||||||
| 136 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | W | Bill Bayles · Purdue (IN) | Dec 12–9 | No. 2 / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | W | Tony Verga · Lock Haven (PA) | Fall 5:58 | No. 2 / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Semifinal Champ 4 | L | Nathan Bauer Sr. · Oklahoma State | Dec 7–3 | No. 3 / No. 2 | Open |
| 136 | Consi 4 #2 | L | Don Johnson · Michigan State | Dec 8–1 | 0 · recorded zero / No. 2 | Open |
| 1946 | ||||||
| 136 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | W | Gordon Fleiger · Northern Colorado | Dec 17–9 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Semifinal Champ 4 | L | Russ Bush · Northern Iowa | Dec 5–4 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Consi 4 #2 | W | Robert Clark · Kent State (OH) | Dec 6–2 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 136 | Third-place bout 3rd | L | Elias George Jr. · Indiana (IN) | Dec 7–1 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |