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8th Annual Interstate Intercollegiate Individual Invitational Wrestling Tournament
Wrestling Tournament
@ Cleveland Athletic Club (Cleveland, Ohio)
Friday-Saturday, March 14-15, 1941

Kent State University, 1941 Interstate Champions
Kent State University, 1941 Interstate Champions
The outstanding bouts of the tournament were between Papushak of Kent and Hutson of Michigan State, in the 165-lb. class, and Slepecky of Kent and Sorber of Case, in the 128-lb. class. SOURCE: NCAA Wrestling Guide, 1942.

Album: General

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Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Alfred University [NY], Baldwin Wallace University [OH], Bowling Green State University [OH], Case School of Applied Science [OH], Kent State University [OH], Michigan State University [MI], Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute [NY], University of Findlay [OH], Waynesburg University [PA]
Team Final
No team scores reported.
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Leland Merrill (Michigan State University [MI], 145 lbs)
Placewinners
121 lbs: 1. Merle Jennings (Michigan State University [MI])
  2. Iggy Mancuso (University of Findlay [OH])
  3. Don Sinn (Kent State University [OH])
  4. Manny Citron (Case School of Applied Science [OH])
128 lbs: 1. Mike Siepecky (Kent State University [OH])
  2. Earl Sorber (Case School of Applied Science [OH])
  3. Dwane Gettemy (Waynesburg University [PA])
  4. J. Hamm (University of Findlay [OH])
136 lbs: 1. Bill Maxwell (Michigan State University [MI])
  2. Bill Green (Case School of Applied Science [OH])
  3. Duane Hague (Kent State University [OH])
  4. Royce Luce (Alfred University [NY])
145 lbs: 1. Leland Merrill (Michigan State University [MI])
  2. J. Diemert (University of Findlay [OH])
  3. Fred Swasey (Kent State University [OH])
  4. Bob Lease (Case School of Applied Science [OH])
155 lbs: 1. John Abraham (Waynesburg University [PA])
  2. Harry Lugert (Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute [NY])
  3. David Pletz (Michigan State University [MI])
  4. Dave Paulus (Kent State University [OH])
165 lbs: 1. George Papushak (Kent State University [OH])
  2. Charles Hutson (Michigan State University [MI])
  3. John Ross (Waynesburg University [PA])
  4. S. Hall (University of Findlay [OH])
175 lbs: 1. Joe Aschauer (Kent State University [OH])
  2. Frank Gren (University of Findlay [OH])
  3. Frank Baldwin (Waynesburg University [PA])
  4. Bob Renner (Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute [NY])
HWT: 1. Walt Porowski (Kent State University [OH])
  2. Mearl "Mike" Greene (Alfred University [NY])
  3. Ben Saggese (Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute [NY])
  4. Stan Walkowicz (Waynesburg University [PA])



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