Leon 'L Wayne' Smith

Wrestler record · 1946–1950 · Navy (MD), Michigan

NCAA championship record, 1946–1950. Regular-season results are not included.

Leon 'L Wayne' Smith wrestled for Navy (MD) and Michigan at four NCAA championships, 1946–1950, and went 9–7. Smith placed fourth at 136 lb in 1946 and third at 136 lb in 1950.

4tournaments

9wins

7losses

0individual titles

1win by fall

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NCAA career

Leon 'L Wayne' Smith NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1950	Navy (MD)	136	No seed listed	3rd	4–1	5 bouts
1948	Navy (MD)	136	No seed listed	Lost round 3	1–2	3 bouts
1947	Navy (MD)	136	2	Lost consolation semifinal	2–2	4 bouts
1946	Michigan	136	No seed listed	4th	2–2	4 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 16

Leon 'L Wayne' Smith every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1950 · 136 lb
Round of 16	W	Robert 'Paul' Riggins · Illinois	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 18–10
Quarterfinal	W	Alan Rice · Minnesota	No seed listed	4	Dec 8–6
Semifinal	L	Lowell Lange · Cornell College (IA)	No seed listed	1	Dec 5–8
Consolation semifinal	W	Joe McKIm · California-Berkeley	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 10–8
3rd-place bout	W	Charles Farina · Purdue (IN)	No seed listed	3	Default
1948 · 136 lb
Round 1	W	Stan Mousetis · Franklin & Marshall (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Round 2	L	Dick Dickenson · Michigan State	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
Round 3	L	Nathan Bauer Sr. · Oklahoma State	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec (no score)
1947 · 136 lb
Round of 16	W	Bill Bayles · Purdue (IN)	2	No seed listed	Dec 12–9
Quarterfinal	W	Tony Verga · Lock Haven (PA)	2	No seed listed	Fall 5:58
Semifinal	L	Nathan Bauer Sr. · Oklahoma State	2	3	Dec 3–7
Consolation semifinal	L	Don Johnson · Michigan State	2	No seed listed	Dec 1–8
1946 · 136 lb
Quarterfinal	W	Gordon Fleiger · Northern Colorado	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 17–9
Semifinal	L	Russ Bush · Northern Iowa	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 4–5
Consolation semifinal	W	Robert Clark · Kent State (OH)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 6–2
3rd-place bout	L	Elias George Jr. · Indiana (IN)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 1–7

Cite this page: “Leon 'L Wayne' Smith”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_womkmvxhkbg7tuq6/leon-l-wayne-smith

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