NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1930 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 2nd place bout

  1. 1James 'Otto' KellyMICH
  2. 2Bryan WatkinsCENOK

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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. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Paul Myers, West Virginia — Dec TA 5:57 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Wilbur Juhl, Iowa State — Dec TA 1:16 · View bout
    2. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over George Whitney, Rochester Tech (NY) — Fall 6:29 · View bout
    3. Phil Berry, Oklahoma over LeRoy McGuirk, Oklahoma State — Dec · View bout
    4. Woods Talman, Virginia Military over Cecil Cree, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec TA 6:45 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma — Dec TA 4:01 · View bout
    2. Phil Berry, Oklahoma over Woods Talman, Virginia Military — Dec TA 7:45 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Phil Berry, Oklahoma — Dec TA 6:46 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over George Whitney, Rochester Tech (NY) — n/r · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Phil Berry, Oklahoma — n/r · View bout